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109th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    109-360
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        NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006

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                           CONFERENCE REPORT

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109th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    109-360
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        NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006

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                           CONFERENCE REPORT

                              TO ACCOMPANY

                               H.R. 1815




               December 18, 2005.--Ordered to be printed


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JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE.......   429
    Summary of Statement of Conference Actions...................   429
    Summary Table of Authorizations..............................   429
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS.................   439
Title I--Procurement.............................................   439
            Procurement overview.................................   439
            Aircraft Procurement, Army overview..................   441
            Missile Procurement, Army overview...................   444
            Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, 
              Army overview......................................   447
            Procurement of Ammunition, Army overview.............   451
            Other Procurement, Army overview.....................   455
            Aircraft Procurement, Navy overview..................   465
            Weapons Procurement, Navy overview...................   470
            Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps 
              overview...........................................   474
            Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy overview...........   477
            Other Procurement, Navy overview.....................   480
            Procurement, Marine Corps overview...................   490
            Aircraft Procurement, Air Force overview.............   496
            Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force overview........   503
            Missile Procurement, Air Force overview..............   506
            Other Procurement, Air Force overview................   509
            Procurement, Defense-wide overview...................   516
    Items of Special Interest....................................   523
            Joint Combat Pistol program..........................   523
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   523
        Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations..............   523
            Authorization of appropriations (secs. 101-104)......   523
        Subtitle B--Army Programs................................   523
            Multiyear procurement authority for utility 
              helicopters (sec. 111).............................   523
            Multiyear procurement authority for Modernized Target 
              Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision 
              Sensors for AH-64 Apache attack helicopters (sec. 
              112)...............................................   524
            Multiyear procurement authority for conversion of AH-
              64A Apache attack helicopters to the AH-64D Block 
              II configuration (sec. 113)........................   524
            Acquisition strategy for tactical wheeled vehicle 
              programs (sec. 114)................................   524
            Report on Army modular force initiative (sec. 115)...   525
        Subtitle C--Navy Programs................................   526
            Virginia-class submarine program (sec. 121)..........   526
            LHA replacement (LHA(R)) amphibious assault ship 
              program (sec. 122).................................   526
            Cost limitation for next-generation destroyer program 
              (sec. 123).........................................   527
            Littoral combat ship (LCS) program (sec. 124)........   527
            Prohibition on acquisition of next-generation 
              destroyer through a single shipyard (sec. 125).....   528
            Aircraft carrier force structure (sec. 126)..........   529
            Refueling and complex overhaul of the USS Carl Vinson 
              (sec. 127).........................................   529
            CVN-78 aircraft carrier (sec. 128)...................   530
            LHA replacement (LHA(R)) ship (sec. 129).............   530
            Report on alternative propulsion methods for surface 
              combatants and amphibious warfare ships (sec. 130).   530
        Subtitle D--Air Force Programs...........................   531
            C-17 aircraft program and assessment of intertheater 
              airlift requirements (sec. 131)....................   531
            Prohibition on retirement of KC-135E aircraft (sec. 
              132)...............................................   532
            Prohibition on retirement of F-117 aircraft during 
              fiscal year 2006 (sec. 133)........................   532
            Prohibition on retirement of C-130E/H tactical 
              airlift aircraft during fiscal year 2006 (sec. 134)   532
            Procurement of C-130J/KC-130J aircraft after fiscal 
              year 2005 (sec. 135)...............................   532
            Report on Air Force aircraft aeromedical evacuation 
              programs (sec. 136)................................   532
        Subtitle E--Joint and Multiservice Matters...............   533
            Requirement that tactical unmanned aerial vehicles 
              use specified standard data link (sec. 141)........   533
            Limitation on initiation of new unmanned aerial 
              vehicle systems (sec. 142).........................   534
            Advanced SEAL Delivery System (sec. 143).............   534
    Legislative Provisions Not Adopted...........................   535
            Authorization of two additional Arleigh Burke-class 
              destroyers.........................................   535
            C-37B aircraft.......................................   535
            Contingent transfer of additional funds for CVN-21 
              carrier replacement program........................   535
            Contract requirement for Objective Individual Combat 
              Weapon--increment one..............................   536
            Rapid intravenous infusion pumps.....................   536
            Second source for production and supply of tires for 
              the Stryker combat vehicle.........................   536
            UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter procurement in response 
              to attrition.......................................   537
            Use of Tanker Replacement Transfer Fund for 
              modernization of aerial refueling tankers..........   537
Title II--Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation............   537
        Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation overview.....   537
        Army.....................................................   539
            Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army 
              overview...........................................   539
        Navy.....................................................   558
            Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy 
              overview...........................................   558
            Advanced submarine system development................   575
        Air Force................................................   575
            Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air 
              Force overview.....................................   575
            Transformational satellite communications............   590
            Space Radar..........................................   591
            Penetrator study.....................................   592
            E-8C joint surveillance and target attack radar 
              system reengining..................................   592
        Defense-wide.............................................   592
            Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-
              wide overview......................................   592
            Ballistic missile defense............................   608
            Ground-based midcourse defense.......................   608
            Aegis ballistic missile defense......................   608
            Ballistic missile defense system interceptor.........   609
            Tactical exploitation of innovative sensors..........   609
        Test and Evaluation......................................   609
            Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense overview....   609
    Items of Special Interest....................................   611
            Fuel Cell Vehicles...................................   611
            Joint Service Combat Feeding Technology..............   611
            Report on naval surface fire support.................   611
            Slow rotor concept...................................   611
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   612
        Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations..............   612
            Authorization of appropriations (sec. 201)...........   612
            Amount for defense science and technology (sec. 202).   612
        Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and 
          Limitations............................................   612
            Annual Comptroller General report on Future Combat 
              Systems program (sec. 211).........................   612
            Contract for the procurement of the Future Combat 
              System (FCS) (sec. 212)............................   612
            Limitations on systems development and demonstration 
              of manned ground vehicles under Armored Systems 
              Modernization program (sec. 213)...................   613
            Separate program elements required for significant 
              systems development and demonstration projects for 
              Armored Systems Modernization program (sec. 214)...   614
            Initiation of program to design and develop next-
              generation nuclear attack submarine (sec. 215).....   614
            Extension of requirements relating to management 
              responsibility for naval mine countermeasures 
              programs (sec. 216)................................   614
            Single set of requirements for the Army and Marine 
              Corps heavy lift rotorcraft program (sec. 217).....   615
            Requirements for development of tactical radio 
              communications systems (sec. 218)..................   615
            Limitation on systems development and demonstration 
              of personnel recovery vehicle (sec. 219)...........   616
            Limitation on VXX helicopter program (sec. 220)......   617
            Report on testing of Internet Protocol version 6 
              (sec. 221).........................................   618
        Subtitle C--Missile Defense Programs.....................   618
            Report on capabilities and costs for operational 
              boost/ascent-phase missile defense systems (sec. 
              231)...............................................   618
            One-year extension of Comptroller General assessments 
              of ballistic missile defense programs (sec. 232)...   619
            Fielding of ballistic missile defense capabilities 
              (sec. 233).........................................   619
            Plans for test and evaluation of operational 
              capability of the ballistic missile defense system 
              (sec. 234).........................................   619
        Subtitle D--High-Performance Defense Manufacturing 
          Technology Research and Development....................   619
            High-performance defense manufacturing technology 
              research and development (secs. 241-245)...........   619
        Subtitle E--Other Matters................................   620
            Comptroller General report on program element 
              structure for research, development, test, and 
              evaluation projects (sec. 251).....................   620
            Research and development efforts for purposes of 
              small business research (sec. 252).................   620
            Revised requirements relating to submission of Joint 
              Warfighting Science and Technology plan (sec. 253).   621
            Report on efficiency of naval shipbuilding industry 
              (sec. 254).........................................   621
            Technology transition (sec. 255).....................   622
            Prevention, mitigation, and treatment of blast 
              injuries (sec. 256)................................   622
            Modification of requirements for annual report on 
              DARPA program to award cash prizes for advanced 
              technology achievements (sec. 257).................   622
            Designation of facilities and resources constituting 
              the major range and test facility base (sec. 258)..   622
            Report on cooperation between Department of Defense 
              and National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
              on research, development, test, and evaluation 
              activities (sec. 259)..............................   623
            Delayed effective date for limitation on procurement 
              of systems not GPS-equipped (sec. 260).............   623
            Report on development and use of robotics and 
              unmanned ground vehicle systems (sec. 261).........   623
    Legislative Provisions Not Adopted...........................   624
            Aging military aircraft fleet support................   624
            Arrow ballistic missile defense system...............   624
            Defense basic research programs......................   624
            Field programmable gate array........................   625
            Funding for development of distributed generation 
              technologies.......................................   625
            Funding for research and technology transition for 
              high-brightness electron source program............   625
            Funding for supersonic cruise missile engine 
              qualification......................................   625
            Joint service small arms program.....................   625
            Long wavelength array low frequency radio astronomy 
              instruments........................................   626
            Medium tactical vehicle modifications................   626
            Objective requirements for Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon 
              system not to be diminished to meet weight 
              requirements.......................................   626
            Project Sheriff......................................   626
            Renewal of University National Oceanographic 
              Laboratory System fleet............................   626
            Required flight-intercept test of ballistic missile 
              defense ground-based midcourse system..............   627
            Telemedicine and advanced technology research center.   627
            Towed array handler..................................   627
            Warhead/Grenade Scientific Based Manufacturing 
              Technology.........................................   627
Title III--Operation and Maintenance.............................   628
            Operation and Maintenance overview...................   628
    Items of Special Interest....................................   668
            Unjustified base support cost growth.................   668
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   668
        Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations..............   668
            Authorization of appropriations (secs. 301-303)......   668
        Subtitle B--Environmental Provisions.....................   668
            Elimination and simplification of certain items 
              required in the annual report on environmental 
              quality programs and other environmental activities 
              (sec. 311).........................................   668
            Payment of certain private cleanup costs in 
              connection with Defense environmental restoration 
              program (sec. 312).................................   668
        Subtitle C--Workplace and Depot Issues...................   669
            Modification of authority of Army working-capital 
              funded facilities to engage in cooperative 
              activities with non-Army entities (sec. 321).......   669
            Limitation on transition of funding for east coast 
              shipyards from funding through Navy Working Capital 
              Fund to direct funding (sec. 322)..................   669
            Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support 
              Initiative matters (sec. 323)......................   670
            Sense of Congress regarding depot maintenance (sec. 
              324)...............................................   670
        Subtitle D--Extension of Program Authorities.............   670
            Extension of authority to provide logistics support 
              and services for weapon systems contractors (sec. 
              331)...............................................   670
            Extension of period for reimbursement for certain 
              protective, safety, or health equipment purchased 
              by or for members of the armed forces deployed in 
              contingency operations (sec. 332)..................   671
        Subtitle E--Outsourcing..................................   671
            Public-private competition (sec. 341)................   671
            Contracting for procurement of certain supplies and 
              services (sec. 342)................................   671
            Performance of certain work by federal government 
              employees (sec. 343)...............................   672
            Extension of temporary authority for contractor 
              performance of security guard functions (sec. 344).   672
        Subtitle F--Analysis, Strategies, and Reports............   672
            Report on Department of Army programs for 
              prepositioning of equipment and other materiel 
              (sec. 351).........................................   672
            Reports on budget models used for base operations 
              support, sustainment, and facilities 
              recapitalization (sec. 352)........................   673
            Army training strategy for brigade-based combat teams 
              and functional supporting brigades (sec. 353)......   673
            Report regarding effect on military readiness of 
              undocumented immigrants trespassing upon 
              operational ranges (sec. 354)......................   673
            Report regarding management of Army Lodging (sec. 
              355)...............................................   674
            Comptroller General report on corrosion prevention 
              and mitigation programs of the Department of 
              Defense (sec. 356).................................   674
            Study on use of biodiesel and ethanol fuel (sec. 357)   675
            Report on effects of windmill farms on military 
              readiness (sec. 358)...............................   675
            Report on space-available travel for certain disabled 
              veterans and gray-area retirees (sec. 359).........   675
            Report on joint field training and experimentation on 
              stability, security, transition, and reconstruction 
              operations (sec. 360)..............................   676
            Reports on budgeting relating to sustainment of key 
              military equipment (sec. 361)......................   676
            Repeal of Air Force report on military installation 
              encroachment issues (sec. 362).....................   676
        Subtitle G--Other Matters................................   677
            Supervision and management of Defense Business 
              Transformation Agency (sec. 371)...................   677
            Codification and revision of limitation on 
              modification of major items of equipment scheduled 
              for retirement or disposal (sec. 372)..............   677
            Limitation on purchase of investment items with 
              operation and maintenance funds (sec. 373).........   677
            Operation and use of general gift funds of the 
              Department of Defense and Coast Guard (sec. 374)...   677
            Inclusion of packet based telephony in Department of 
              Defense telecommunications benefits (sec. 375).....   678
            Limitation on financial management improvement and 
              audit initiatives within the Department of Defense 
              (sec. 376).........................................   678
            Provision of welfare of special category residents at 
              Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (sec. 377)......   678
            Commemoration of success of the armed forces in 
              Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi 
              Freedom (sec. 378).................................   679
        Subtitle H--Utah Test and Training Range.................   679
            Definitions (sec. 381)...............................   679
            Military operations and overflights, Utah Test and 
              Training Range (sec. 382)..........................   679
            Analysis of military readiness and operational 
              impacts in planning process for federal lands in 
              Utah Test and Training Range (sec. 383)............   679
            Designation and management of Cedar Mountain 
              Wilderness, Utah (sec. 384)........................   680
            Relation to other lands (sec. 385)...................   680
    Legislative Provisions Not Adopted...........................   680
            Child and family assistance benefits for members of 
              the armed forces...................................   680
            Congressional notification requirements regarding 
              placement of liquefied natural gas facilities, 
              pipelines, and related structures on defense lands.   680
            Grants for local workforce investment boards for 
              services for certain spouses of members of the 
              armed forces.......................................   681
            Identification of additional Bureau of Land 
              Management land in Utah as trust land for Skull 
              Valley Band of Goshutes............................   681
            Legal standing and bid protests by federal employees 
              in actions under Office of Management and Budget 
              Circular A-76......................................   681
            Long Arm High-Intensity Arc Metal Halide Handheld 
              Searchlight........................................   682
            Navy human resources benefits call center............   682
            Pilot project on compatible use buffers on real 
              property bordering Fort Carson, Colorado...........   682
            Point of Maintenance/Arsenal/Depot AIT Initiative....   683
            Provision of Department of Defense support for 
              certain paralympic sporting events.................   683
            Report on aircraft to perform High-Altitude Aviation 
              Training Site......................................   684
Title IV--Military Personnel Authorizations......................   684
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   684
        Subtitle A--Active Forces................................   684
            End strengths for active forces (sec. 401)...........   684
            Revision in permanent active-duty end strength 
              minimum levels (sec. 402)..........................   685
            Additional authority for increases of Army and Marine 
              Corps active-duty end strengths for fiscal years 
              2007 through 2009 (sec. 403).......................   686
        Subtitle B--Reserve Forces...............................   686
            End strengths for Selected Reserve (sec. 411)........   686
            End strengths for reserves on active duty in support 
              of the reserves (sec. 412).........................   686
            End strengths for military technicians (dual status) 
              (sec. 413).........................................   687
            Fiscal year 2006 limitation on number of non-dual 
              status technicians (sec. 414)......................   688
            Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be 
              on active duty for operational support (sec. 415)..   688
        Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations..............   688
            Military personnel (sec. 421)........................   688
            Armed Forces Retirement Home (sec. 422)..............   689
Title V--Military Personnel Policy...............................   689
    Items of Special Interest....................................   689
            Department of Defense Policy on Transportation of 
              Military Remains...................................   689
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   690
        Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy.....................   690
            Temporary increase in percentage limits on reduction 
              of time-in-grade requirements for retirement in 
              grade upon voluntary retirement (sec. 501).........   690
            Two-year renewal of temporary authority to reduce 
              minimum length of commissioned service required for 
              voluntary retirement as an officer (sec. 502)......   690
            Exclusion from active-duty general and flag officer 
              distribution and strength limitations of officers 
              on leave pending separation or retirement or 
              between senior positions (sec. 503)................   690
            Consolidation of grade limitations on officer 
              assignment and insignia practice known as frocking 
              (sec. 504).........................................   691
            Clarification of deadline for receipt by promotion 
              selection boards of certain communications from 
              eligible officers (sec. 505).......................   691
            Furnishing to promotion selection boards of adverse 
              information on officers eligible for promotion to 
              certain senior grades (sec. 506)...................   691
            Applicabilty of officer distribution and strength 
              limitations to officers serving in intelligence 
              community positions (sec. 507).....................   691
            Grades of the judge advocates general (sec. 508).....   692
            Authority to retain permanent professors at the Naval 
              Academy beyond 30 years of active commissioned 
              service (sec. 509).................................   692
            Authority for designation of a general/flag officer 
              position on the Joint Staff to be held by reserve 
              component general or flag officer on active duty 
              (sec. 510).........................................   692
        Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management.................   693
            Separation at age 64 for reserve component senior 
              officers (sec. 511)................................   693
            Modification of strength-in-grade limitations 
              applicable to reserve flag officers in active 
              status (sec. 512)..................................   693
            Military technicians (dual status) mandatory 
              separation (sec. 513)..............................   693
            Military retirement credit for certain service by 
              National Guard members performed while in a state 
              duty status immediately after the terrorist attacks 
              of September 11, 2001 (sec. 514)...................   693
            Redesignation of the Naval Reserve as the Navy 
              Reserve (sec. 515).................................   694
            Clarification of certain authorities relating to the 
              Commission on the National Guard and Reserves (sec. 
              516)...............................................   694
            Report on employment matters for members of the 
              reserve components (sec. 517)......................   694
            Defense Science Board study on deployment of members 
              of the National Guard and reserves in the global 
              war on terrorism (sec. 518)........................   695
            Sense of Congress on certain matters relating to the 
              National Guard and Reserves (sec. 519).............   695
            Pilot program on enhanced quality of life for members 
              of the Army Reserve and their families (sec. 520)..   695
        Subtitle C--Education and Training.......................   696
            Part I--Department of Defense Schools Generally......   696
              Authority for National Defense University award of 
                degree of Master of Science in Joint Campaign 
                Planning and Strategy (sec. 521).................   696
              Authority for certain professional military 
                education schools to receive faculty research 
                grants for certain purposes (sec. 522)...........   696
            Part II--United States Naval Postgraduate School.....   696
              Revision to mission of the Naval Postgraduate 
                School (sec. 523)................................   696
              Modification of eligibility for position of 
                president of the Naval Postgraduate School (sec. 
                524).............................................   696
              Increased enrollment for eligible defense industry 
                employees in the defense product development 
                program at Naval Postgraduate School (sec. 525)..   697
              Instruction for enlisted personnel by the Naval 
                Postgraduate School (sec. 526)...................   697
            Part III--Reserve Officers' Training Corps...........   698
              Repeal of limitation on amount of financial 
                assistance under ROTC scholarship programs (sec. 
                531).............................................   698
              Increase in annual limit on number of ROTC 
                scholarships under Army Reserve and National 
                Guard program (sec. 532).........................   698
              Procedures for suspending financial assistance and 
                subsistence allowance for senior ROTC cadets and 
                midshipmen on the basis of health-related 
                conditions (sec. 533)............................   698
              Eligibility of United States nationals for 
                appointment to the Senior Reserve Officers' 
                Training Corps (sec. 534)........................   699
              Promotion of foreign language skills among members 
                of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (sec. 
                535).............................................   699
              Designation of Ike Skelton Early Commissioning 
                Program scholarships (sec. 536)..................   699
            Part IV--Other Matters...............................   699
              Enhancement of educational loan repayment 
                authorities (sec. 537)...........................   699
              Payment of expenses of members of the armed forces 
                to obtain professional credentials (sec. 538)....   700
              Use of Reserve Montgomery GI Bill benefits and 
                benefits for mobilized members of the Selected 
                Reserve and National Guard for payments for 
                licensing or certification tests (sec. 539)......   700
              Modification of educational assistance for reserves 
                supporting contingency and other operations (sec. 
                540).............................................   700
        Subtitle D--General Service Requirements.................   701
            Ground combat and other exclusion policies (sec. 541)   701
            Uniform citizenship or residency requirements for 
              enlistment in the armed forces (sec. 542)..........   701
            Increase in maximum age for enlistment (sec. 543)....   701
            Increase in maximum term of original enlistment in 
              regular component (sec. 544).......................   701
            National Call to Service program (sec. 545)..........   702
            Reports on information provided to potential recruits 
              and to new entrants into the armed forces on ``stop 
              loss'' authorities and initial period of military 
              service obligation (sec. 546)......................   702
        Subtitle E--Military Justice and Legal Assistance Matters   702
            Offense of stalking under the Uniform Code of 
              Military Justice (sec. 551)........................   702
            Rape, sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct 
              under Uniform Code of Military Justice (sec. 552)..   703
            Extension of statute of limitations for murder, rape, 
              and child abuse offenses under the Uniform Code of 
              Military Justice (sec. 553)........................   703
            Reports by officers and senior enlisted members of 
              conviction of criminal law (sec. 554)..............   703
            Clarification of authority of military legal 
              assistance counsel to provide military legal 
              assistance without regard to licensing requirements 
              (sec. 555).........................................   704
            Use of teleconferencing in administrative sessions of 
              courts-martial (sec. 556)..........................   704
            Sense of Congress on applicability of Uniform Code of 
              Military Justice to reserves on inactive-duty 
              training overseas (sec. 557).......................   704
        Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Casualties...............   705
            Authority for members on active duty with 
              disabilities to participate in Paralympic Games 
              (sec. 561).........................................   705
            Policy and procedures on casualty assistance to 
              survivors of military decedents (sec. 562).........   705
            Policy and procedures on assistance to severely 
              wounded or injured service members (sec. 563)......   706
            Designation by members of the armed forces of persons 
              authorized to direct the disposition of member 
              remains (sec. 564).................................   706
        Subtitle G--Assistance to Local Educational Agencies for 
          Defense Dependents Education...........................   707
            Expansion of authorized enrollment in Department of 
              Defense Dependents Schools overseas (sec. 571).....   707
            Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit 
              dependents of members of the armed forces and 
              Department of Defense civilian employees (sec. 572)   707
            Impact aid for children with severe disabilities 
              (sec. 573).........................................   708
            Continuation of impact aid assistance on behalf of 
              dependents of certain members despite change in 
              status of member (sec. 574)........................   708
        Subtitle H--Decorations and Awards.......................   709
            Eligibility for Operation Enduring Freedom campaign 
              medal (sec. 576)...................................   709
        Subtitle I--Consumer Protection Matters..................   709
            Requirement for regulations on policies and 
              procedures on personal commercial solicitations on 
              Department of Defense installations (sec. 577).....   709
            Consumer education for members of the armed forces 
              and their spouses on insurance and other financial 
              services (sec. 578)................................   709
            Report on predatory lending practices directed at 
              members of the armed forces and their dependents 
              (sec. 579).........................................   710
        Subtitle J--Reports and Sense of Congress Statements.....   710
            Report on need for a personnel plan for linguists in 
              the armed forces (sec. 581)........................   710
            Sense of Congress that colleges and universities give 
              equal access to military recruiters and ROTC in 
              accordance with the Solomon amendment and 
              requirement for report to Congress (sec. 582)......   710
            Sense of Congress concerning study of options for 
              providing homeland defense education (sec. 583)....   711
            Sense of Congress recognizing the diversity of the 
              members of the armed forces serving in Operation 
              Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom and 
              honoring their sacrifices and the sacrifices of 
              their families (sec. 584)..........................   711
        Subtitle K--Other Matters................................   711
            Expansion and enhancement of authority to present 
              recognition items for recruitment and retention 
              purposes (sec. 589)................................   711
            Extension of date of submittal of report of Veterans' 
              Disability Benefits Commission (sec. 590)..........   712
            Recruitment and enlistment of home-schooled students 
              in the armed forces (sec. 591).....................   712
            Modification of requirement for certain 
              intermediaries under certain authorities relating 
              to adoption (sec. 592).............................   712
            Adoption leave for members of the armed forces 
              adopting children (sec. 593).......................   712
            Addition of information to be covered in mandatory 
              preseparation counseling (sec. 594)................   713
            Report on Transition Assistance Programs (sec. 595)..   713
            Improvement to Department of Defense capacity to 
              respond to sexual assault affecting members of the 
              armed forces (sec. 596)............................   713
            Authority for appointment of Coast Guard flag officer 
              as Chief of Staff to the President (sec. 597)......   714
            Prayer at military service academy activities (sec. 
              598)...............................................   714
            Modification of authority to make military working 
              dogs available for adoption (sec. 599).............   714
    Legislative Provisions Not Adopted...........................   714
            Administrative censures of members of the armed 
              forces.............................................   714
            CAPSTONE overseas field studies trips to People's 
              Republic of China and Republic of China on Taiwan..   715
            Cold War Victory Medal...............................   715
            Commencement of receipt of non-regular service 
              retired pay by members of the ready reserve on 
              active federal status or active duty for 
              significant periods................................   715
            Comptroller General study of military recruiting.....   716
            Eligibility of certain persons for space-available 
              travel on military aircraft........................   716
            Establishment of Combat Medevac Badge................   716
            Extension of waiver authority of Secretary of 
              Education with respect to student financial 
              assistance during a war or other military operation 
              or national emergency..............................   716
            Federal assistance for state programs under the 
              National Guard Youth Challenge program.............   717
            Improved administration of transitional assistance 
              programs...........................................   717
            Members completing statutory initial military service 
              obligation.........................................   717
            National Call to Service program.....................   717
            Performance by reserve component personnel of 
              operational test and evaluation and training 
              relating to new equipment..........................   718
            Repeal of limitation on authority to redesignate the 
              Naval Reserve as the Navy Reserve..................   718
            Sense of the Senate on notice to Congress of 
              recognition of members of the armed forces for 
              extraordinary acts of bravery, heroism, and 
              achievement........................................   718
            Short title..........................................   718
            Short title..........................................   719
            Standardization of grade of senior dental officer of 
              the Air Force with that of senior dental officer of 
              the Army...........................................   719
            Use of National Guard to provide military support to 
              civilian law enforcement agencies for domestic 
              counterterrorism activities........................   719
Title VI--Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits..............   719
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   719
        Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances...........................   719
            Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 2006 (sec. 601)   719
            Additional pay for permanent military professors at 
              United States Naval Academy with over 36 years of 
              service (sec. 602).................................   719
            Basic pay rates for reserve component members 
              selected to attend military service academy 
              preparatory schools (sec. 603).....................   720
            Clarification of restriction on compensation for 
              correspondence courses (sec. 604)..................   720
            Enhanced authority for agency contributions for 
              members of the armed forces participating in the 
              Thrift Savings Plan (sec. 605).....................   720
            Pilot program on contributions to Thrift Savings Plan 
              for initial enlistees in the Army (sec. 606).......   720
            Prohibition against requiring certain injured members 
              to pay for meals provided by military treatment 
              facilities (sec. 607)..............................   720
            Permanent authority for supplemental subsistence 
              allowance for low-income members with dependents 
              (sec. 608).........................................   721
            Increase in basic allowance for housing and extension 
              of temporary lodging expenses authority for areas 
              subject to major disaster declaration or for 
              installations experiencing sudden increase in 
              personnel levels (sec. 609)........................   721
            Basic allowance for housing for reserve component 
              members (sec. 610).................................   721
            Permanent increase in length of time dependents of 
              certain deceased members may continue to occupy 
              military family housing or receive basic allowance 
              for housing (sec. 611).............................   722
            Overseas cost of living allowance (sec. 612).........   722
            Allowance to cover portion of monthly deduction from 
              basic pay for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance 
              coverage for members serving in Operation Enduring 
              Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom (sec. 613)......   722
            Income replacement payments for reserves experiencing 
              extended and frequent mobilization for active duty 
              service (sec. 614).................................   723
        Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays.......   723
            Extension or resumption of certain bonus and special 
              pay authorities for reserve forces (sec. 621)......   723
            Extension of certain bonus and special pay 
              authorities for certain health care professionals 
              (sec. 622).........................................   723
            Extension of special pay and bonus authorities for 
              nuclear officers (sec. 623)........................   724
            Extension of other bonus and special pay authorities 
              (sec. 624).........................................   724
            Eligibility of oral and maxillofacial surgeons for 
              incentive special pay (sec. 625)...................   724
            Eligibility of dental officers for additional special 
              pay (sec. 626).....................................   724
            Increase in maximum monthly rate authorized for 
              hardship duty pay (sec. 627).......................   725
            Flexible payment of assignment incentive pay (sec. 
              628)...............................................   725
            Active-duty reenlistment bonus (sec. 629)............   725
            Reenlistment bonus for members of Selected Reserve 
              (sec. 630).........................................   725
            Consolidation and modification of bonuses for 
              affiliation or enlistment in Selected Reserve (sec. 
              631)...............................................   726
            Expansion and enhancement of special pay for enlisted 
              members of the Selected Reserve assigned to certain 
              high priority units (sec. 632).....................   726
            Eligibility requirements for prior service enlistment 
              bonus (sec. 633)...................................   726
            Increase and enhancement of affiliation bonus for 
              officers of the Selected Reserve (sec. 634)........   726
            Increase in authorized maximum amount of enlistment 
              bonus (sec. 635)...................................   727
            Discretion of Secretary of Defense to authorize 
              retroactive hostile fire and imminent danger pay 
              (sec. 636).........................................   727
            Increase in maximum bonus amount for nuclear-
              qualified officers extending period of active duty 
              (sec. 637).........................................   727
            Increase in maximum amount of nuclear career annual 
              incentive bonus for nuclear-qualified officers 
              trained while serving as enlisted members (sec. 
              638)...............................................   727
            Uniform payment of foreign language proficiency pay 
              to eligible reserve component members and regular 
              component members (sec. 639).......................   727
            Retention bonus for members qualified in certain 
              critical skills or assigned to high priority units 
              (sec. 640).........................................   728
            Incentive bonus for transfer between armed forces 
              (sec. 641).........................................   728
            Availability of special pay for members during 
              rehabilitation from wounds, injuries, and illnesses 
              incurred in a combat operation or combat zone (sec. 
              642)...............................................   728
            Pay and benefits to facilitate voluntary separation 
              of targeted members of the armed forces (sec. 643).   729
            Ratification of payment of critical-skills accession 
              bonus for persons enrolled in Senior Reserve 
              Officers' Training Corps obtaining nursing degrees 
              (sec. 644).........................................   729
            Temporary authority to pay bonus to encourage members 
              of the Army to refer other persons for enlistment 
              in the Army (sec. 645).............................   730
        Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances.........   730
            Authorized absences of members for which lodging 
              expenses at temporary duty location may be paid 
              (sec. 651).........................................   730
            Extended period for selection of home for travel and 
              transportation allowances for dependents of 
              deceased member (sec. 652).........................   730
            Transportation of family members in connection with 
              the repatriation of members held captive (sec. 653)   730
            Increased weight allowances for shipment of household 
              goods of senior noncommissioned officers (sec. 654)   731
            Permanent authority to provide travel and 
              transportation allowances for family members to 
              visit hospitalized members of the armed forces 
              injured in combat operation or combat zone (sec. 
              655)...............................................   731
        Subtitle D--Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits............   731
            Monthly disbursement to states of State income tax 
              withheld from retired or retainer pay (sec. 661)...   731
            Denial of certain burial-related benefits for 
              individuals who committed a capital offense (sec. 
              662)...............................................   731
            Concurrent receipt of veterans disability 
              compensation and military retired pay (sec. 663)...   732
            Additional amounts of death gratuity for survivors of 
              certain members of the armed forces dying on active 
              duty (sec. 664)....................................   732
            Child support for certain minor children of 
              retirement-eligible members convicted of domestic 
              violence resulting in death of child's other parent 
              (sec. 665).........................................   733
            Comptroller General report on actuarial soundness of 
              the Survivor Benefit Plan (sec. 666)...............   733
        Subtitle E--Commissary and Nonappropriated Fund 
          Instrumentality Benefits...............................   734
            Increase in authorized level of supplies and services 
              procurement from overseas exchange stores (sec. 
              671)...............................................   734
            Requirements for private operation of commissary 
              store functions (sec. 672).........................   734
            Provision of and payment for overseas transportation 
              services for commissary and exchange supplies and 
              products (sec. 673)................................   734
            Compensatory time off for certain nonappropriated 
              fund employees (sec. 674)..........................   734
            Rest and Recuperation Leave Programs (sec. 675)......   734
        Subtitle F--Other Matters................................   735
            Temporary Army authority to provide additional 
              recruitment incentives (sec. 681)..................   735
            Clarification of leave accrual for members assigned 
              to a deployable ship or mobile unit or other duty 
              (sec. 682).........................................   735
            Expansion of authority to remit or cancel 
              indebtedness of members of the armed forces 
              incurred on active duty (sec. 683).................   735
            Loan repayment program for chaplains in the Selected 
              Reserve (sec. 684).................................   736
            Inclusion of Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Chairman 
              of the Joint Chiefs of Staff among senior enlisted 
              members of the armed forces (sec. 685).............   736
            Special and incentive pays considered for saved pay 
              upon appointment of members as officers (sec. 686).   736
            Repayment of unearned portion of bonuses, special 
              pays, and educational benefits (sec. 687)..........   736
            Rights of members of the armed forces and their 
              dependents under Housing and Urban Development Act 
              of 1968 (sec. 688).................................   737
            Extension of eligibility for SSI for certain 
              individuals in families that include members of the 
              Reserve and National Guard (sec. 689)..............   737
            Information for members of the armed forces and their 
              dependents on rights and protections of the 
              Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (sec. 690).........   737
    Legislative Provisions Not Adopted...........................   737
            Comptroller General report regarding compensation and 
              benefits for reserve component members.............   737
            Effective date for paid-up coverage under SBP........   738
            Increase in maximum rate of assignment incentive pay.   738
            Provision of information technology services for 
              accommodations provided by non-appropriated fund 
              instrumentalities for wounded members of the armed 
              forces and their families..........................   738
            Repeal of requirement of reduction of SBP survivor 
              annuities by dependency and indemnity compensation.   738
            Revision to eligibility for nonregular service 
              retirement after establishing eligibility for 
              regular retirement.................................   739
            Special compensation for reserve component members 
              who are also tobacco farmers adversely affected by 
              terms of tobacco quota buyout......................   739
Title VII--Health Care Provisions................................   739
    Items of Special Interest....................................   739
            Plan to expedite authorization for use of medical 
              products in an avian or pandemic influenza 
              emergency..........................................   739
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   740
        Subtitle A--Improvements to Health Benefits for Reserves.   740
            Enhancement of TRICARE Reserve Select Program (sec. 
              701)...............................................   740
            Expanded eligibility of members of the Selected 
              Reserve under the TRICARE program (sec. 702).......   741
        Subtitle B--TRICARE Program Improvements.................   742
            Additional information required by surveys on TRICARE 
              Standard (sec. 711)................................   742
            Availability of chiropractic health care services 
              (sec. 712).........................................   742
            Surviving-dependent eligibility under TRICARE dental 
              plan for surviving spouses who were on active duty 
              at time of death of military spouse (sec. 713).....   743
            Exceptional eligibility for TRICARE Prime Remote 
              (sec. 714).........................................   743
            Increased period of continued TRICARE Prime coverage 
              of children of members of the uniformed services 
              who die while serving on active duty for a period 
              of more than 30 days (sec. 715)....................   743
            TRICARE Standard in TRICARE regional offices (sec. 
              716)...............................................   744
            Qualifications for individuals serving as TRICARE 
              regional directors (sec. 717)......................   744
        Subtitle C--Mental Health-Related Provisions.............   744
            Program for mental health awareness for dependents 
              and pilot project on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 
              (sec. 721).........................................   744
            Pilot projects on early diagnosis and treatment of 
              Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and other mental 
              health conditions (sec. 722).......................   745
            Department of Defense task force on mental health 
              (sec. 723).........................................   745
        Subtitle D--Studies and Reports..........................   745
            Study relating to predeployment and postdeployment 
              medical exams of certain members of the armed 
              forces (sec. 731)..................................   745
            Requirements for physical examinations and medical 
              and dental readiness for members of the Selected 
              Reserve not on active duty (sec. 732)..............   746
            Report on delivery of health care benefits through 
              military health care system (sec. 733).............   746
            Comptroller General studies and report on 
              differential payments to children's hospitals for 
              health care for children dependents and maximum 
              allowable charge for obstetrical care services 
              under TRICARE (sec. 734)...........................   746
            Report on the Department of Defense AHLTA global 
              electronic health record system (sec. 735).........   747
            Comptroller General study and report on vaccine 
              healthcare centers (sec. 736)......................   747
            Report on adverse health events associated with use 
              of anti-malarial drugs (sec. 737)..................   747
            Report on Reserve Dental Insurance program (sec. 738)   748
            Demonstration project study on Medicare Advantage 
              regional preferred provider organization option for 
              TRICARE-medicare dual-eligible beneficiaries (sec. 
              739)...............................................   748
            Pilot projects on pediatric early literacy among 
              children of members of the armed forces (sec. 740).   748
        Subtitle E--Other Matters................................   748
            Authority to relocate patient safety center; renaming 
              MedTeams program (sec. 741)........................   748
            Modification of health care quality information and 
              technology enhancement reporting requirement (sec. 
              742)...............................................   749
            Correction to eligibility of certain reserve officers 
              for military health care pending active duty 
              following commissioning (sec. 743).................   749
            Prohibition on conversions of military medical and 
              dental positions to civilian medical positions 
              until submission of certification (sec. 744).......   749
            Clarification of inclusion of dental care in medical 
              readiness tracking and health surveillance program 
              (sec. 745).........................................   750
            Cooperative outreach to members and former members of 
              the naval service exposed to environmental factors 
              related to sarcoidosis (sec. 746)..................   750
            Repeal of requirement for Comptroller General reviews 
              of certain Department of Defense--Department of 
              Veterans Affairs projects on sharing of health care 
              resources (sec. 747)...............................   750
            Pandemic avian flu preparedness (sec. 748)...........   750
            Follow up assistance for members of the armed forces 
              after preseparation physical examinations (sec. 
              749)...............................................   751
            Policy on role of military medical and behavioral 
              science personnel in interrogation of detainees 
              (sec. 750).........................................   751
    Legislative Provisions Not Adopted...........................   752
            Comptroller General report on expanded partnership 
              between the Department of Defense and the 
              Department of Veterans Affairs on the provision on 
              health care services...............................   752
            Early identification and treatment of mental health 
              and substance abuse disorders......................   752
            Limitation on deductible and copayment requirements 
              for nursing home residents under the pharmacy 
              benefits program...................................   752
            Mental health screening of members of the armed 
              forces for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and other 
              mental health conditions...........................   752
            Services of mental health counselors.................   753
            Study and report on civilian and military partnership 
              project............................................   754
Title VIII--Acquisition Policy, Acquisition Management, and 
  Related Matters................................................   754
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   754
        Subtitle A--Provisions Relating to Major Defense 
          Acquisition Programs...................................   754
            Requirement for certification before major defense 
              acquisition program may proceed to Milestone B 
              (sec. 801).........................................   754
            Requirements applicable to major defense acquisition 
              programs exceeding baseline costs (sec. 802).......   754
            Requirements for determination by Secretary of 
              Defense and notification to Congress before 
              procurement of major weapon systems as commercial 
              items (sec. 803)...................................   755
            Reports on significant increases in program 
              acquisition unit costs or procurement units costs 
              of major defense acquisition programs (sec. 804)...   755
            Report on use of lead system integrators in the 
              acquisition of major systems (sec. 805)............   756
            Congressional notification of cancellation of major 
              automated information systems (sec. 806)...........   756
        Subtitle B--Acquisition Policy and Management............   756
            Internal controls for procurements on behalf of the 
              Department of Defense (sec. 811)...................   756
            Management structure for the procurement of contract 
              services (sec. 812)................................   756
            Report on service surcharges for purchases made for 
              military departments through other Department of 
              Defense agencies (sec. 813)........................   757
            Review of defense acquisition structures and 
              capabilities (sec. 814)............................   757
            Modification of requirements applicable to contracts 
              authorized by law for certain military materiel 
              (sec. 815).........................................   757
            Guidance on use of tiered evaluations of offers for 
              contracts and task orders under contracts (sec. 
              816)...............................................   758
            Joint policy on contingency contracting (sec. 817)...   758
            Acquisition strategy for commercial satellite 
              communication services (sec. 818)..................   758
            Authorization of evaluation factor for defense 
              contractors employing or subcontracting with 
              members of the selected reserve of the reserve 
              components of the armed forces (sec. 819)..........   758
        Subtitle C--Amendments to General Contracting 
          Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations...............   759
            Participation by Department of Defense in acquisition 
              workforce training fund (sec. 821).................   759
            Increase in cost accounting standard threshold (sec. 
              822)...............................................   759
            Modification of authority to carry out certain 
              prototype projects (sec. 823)......................   759
            Increased limit applicable to assistance provided 
              under certain Procurement Technical Assistance 
              Programs (sec. 824)................................   759
        Subtitle D--United States Defense Industrial Base 
          Provisions.............................................   760
            Clarification of exception from Buy American 
              requirements for procurement of perishable food for 
              establishments outside the United States (sec. 831)   760
            Training for defense acquisition workforce on the 
              requirements of the Berry Amendment (sec. 832).....   760
            Amendments to domestic source requirements relating 
              to clothing materials and components covered (sec. 
              833)...............................................   760
        Subtitle E--Other Matters................................   760
            Review and report on Department of Defense efforts to 
              identify contract fraud, waste, and abuse (sec. 
              841)...............................................   760
            Extension of contract goal for small disadvantaged 
              businesses and certain institutions of higher 
              education (sec. 842)...............................   761
            Extension of deadline for report of advisory panel on 
              laws and regulations on acquisition practices (sec. 
              843)...............................................   761
            Exclusion of certain security expenses from 
              consideration for purpose of small business size 
              standards (sec. 844)...............................   761
            Disaster relief for small business concerns damaged 
              by drought (sec. 845)..............................   761
            Extension of limited acquisition authority for the 
              Commander of the United States Joint Forces Command 
              (sec. 846).........................................   761
            Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (sec. 847)........   762
            Statement of policy and report relating to 
              contracting with employers of persons with 
              disabilities (sec. 848)............................   762
            Study on Department of Defense contracting with small 
              business concerns owned and controlled by service-
              disabled veterans (sec. 849).......................   762
    Legislative Provisions Not Adopted...........................   763
            Applicability of statutory executive compensation cap 
              made prospective...................................   763
            Buy America requirement for procurements of goods 
              containing components..............................   763
            Clarification of rapid acquisition authority to 
              respond to combat emergencies......................   763
            Conditional waiver of domestic source or content 
              requirements for certain countries with reciprocal 
              procurement agreements with the United States......   763
            Consistency with United States obligations under 
              trade agreements...................................   764
            Contracting incentive for small power plants on 
              former military bases..............................   764
            Contractors on the battlefield.......................   764
            Domestic source restriction for lithium ion cells and 
              batteries..........................................   765
            Ensuring transparency in federal contracting.........   765
            Fair access to multiple-award contracts..............   765
            Increased flexibility for designation of critical 
              acquisition positions in defense acquisition 
              workforce..........................................   765
            Limitation and reinvestment authority relating to 
              reduction of the defense acquisition and support 
              workforce..........................................   766
            Modification and extension of pilot program on share-
              in-savings contracts...............................   766
            Pilot program to expand public-private partnerships 
              for research and development.......................   766
            Prohibition on defense contractors requiring licenses 
              or fees for use of military likenesses and 
              designations.......................................   766
            Prohibition on procurement from beneficiaries of 
              foreign subsidies..................................   766
            Radio Frequency Identifier Technology................   767
            Rapid acquisition authority to respond to defense 
              intelligence community emergencies.................   767
            Reports on certain defense contracts in Iraq and 
              Afghanistan........................................   767
            Requirement for contracting operations to be included 
              in interagency planning related to stabilization 
              and reconstruction.................................   768
            Requirements for defense contractors relating to 
              certain former Department of Defense officials.....   768
            Review of certain contractor ethics matters..........   768
            Sense of Senate on applicability of competition 
              exceptions to eligibility of National Guard for 
              financial assistance for performance of additional 
              duties.............................................   768
            Small business contracting in overseas procurements..   769
            Technical amendments relating to defense acquisition 
              workforce improvements.............................   769
            Temporary Inapplicability of the Berry Amendment to 
              Procurements of Speciality Metals that are used to 
              produce Force Protection Equipment.................   769
            Termination of program...............................   769
            Use of commercially available online services for 
              federal procurement of commercial items............   769
Title IX--Department of Defense Organization and Management......   770
    Items of Special Interest....................................   770
            The current state of military space..................   770
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   771
        Subtitle A--General Department of Defense Management 
          Matters................................................   771
            Parity in pay levels among Under Secretary Positions 
              (sec. 901).........................................   771
            Expansion of eligibility for leadership of Department 
              of Defense Test Resource Management Center (sec. 
              902)...............................................   771
            Standardization of authority for acceptance of gifts 
              and donations for Department of Defense regional 
              centers for security studies (sec. 903)............   771
            Directors of Small Business Programs in Department of 
              Defense and military departments (sec. 904)........   772
            Plan to defend the homeland against cruise missiles 
              and other low-altitude aircraft (sec. 905).........   772
            Provision of audiovisual support services by White 
              House Communications Agency on nonreimbursable 
              basis (sec. 906)...................................   772
            Report on establishment of a Deputy Secretary of 
              Defense for Management (sec. 907)..................   772
            Responsibility of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as 
              military advisers to the Homeland Security Council 
              (sec. 908).........................................   773
            Improvement in health care services for residents of 
              Armed Forces Retirement Home (sec. 909)............   773
        Subtitle B--Space Activities.............................   773
            Space Situational Awareness Strategy and space 
              control mission review (sec. 911)..................   773
            Military satellite communications (sec. 912).........   773
            Operationally responsive space (sec. 913)............   774
            Report on use of Space Radar for topographical 
              mapping for scientific and civil purposes (sec. 
              914)...............................................   774
            Sense of Congress regarding national security aspect 
              of United States preeminence in human spaceflight 
              (sec. 915).........................................   774
        Subtitle C--Chemical Demilitarization Program............   774
            Clarification of cooperative agreement authority 
              under chemical demilitarization program (sec. 921).   774
            Chemical demilitarization facilities (sec. 922)......   774
        Subtitle D--Intelligence-Related Matters.................   775
            Department of Defense strategy for open source 
              intelligence (sec. 931)............................   775
            Comprehensive inventory of Department of Defense 
              intelligence and intelligence-related programs and 
              projects (sec. 932)................................   775
            Operational files of the Defense Intelligence Agency 
              (sec. 933).........................................   776
    Legislative Provisions Not Adopted...........................   776
            Advisory committee on Department of Defense 
              requirements for space control.....................   776
            American Forces Network..............................   776
            Prohibition on implementation of certain orders and 
              guidance on functions and duties of the General 
              Counsel and the Judge Advocate General of the Air 
              Force..............................................   776
            Redesignation of the Department of the Navy as the 
              Department of the Navy and Marine Corps............   777
            Transfer to Secretary of the Army of responsibility 
              for Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program   777
            United States Military Cancer Institute..............   777
Title X--General Provisions......................................   778
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   778
        Subtitle A--Financial Matters............................   778
            Transfer authority (sec. 1001).......................   778
            Authorization of emergency supplemental 
              appropriations for fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (sec. 
              1002)..............................................   778
            Increase in fiscal year 2005 general transfer 
              authority (sec. 1003)..............................   778
            Reports on feasibility and desirability of capital 
              budgeting for major defense acquisition programs 
              (sec. 1004)........................................   778
            United States contribution to NATO common-funded 
              budgets in fiscal year 2006 (sec. 1005)............   779
        Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards..................   779
            Conveyance, Navy drydock, Seattle, Washington (sec. 
              1011)..............................................   779
            Conveyance, Navy drydock, Jacksonville, Florida (sec. 
              1012)..............................................   779
            Conveyance, Navy drydock, Port Arthur, Texas (sec. 
              1013)..............................................   780
            Transfer of battleships USS Wisconsin and USS Iowa 
              (sec. 1014)........................................   780
            Transfer of ex-USS Forrest Sherman (sec. 1015).......   781
            Report on leasing of vessels to meet national defense 
              sealift requirements (sec. 1016)...................   781
            Establishment of the USS Oklahoma memorial and other 
              memorials at Pearl Harbor (sec. 1017)..............   781
            Authority to use National Defense Sealift Fund to 
              purchase certain maritime prepositioning ships 
              currently under charter to the Navy (sec. 1018)....   782
        Subtitle C--Counter-Drug Activities......................   782
            Resumption of reporting requirement regarding 
              Department of Defense expenditures to support 
              foreign counterdrug activities (sec. 1021).........   782
            Clarification of authority for joint task forces to 
              support law enforcement agencies conducting 
              counterterrorism activities (sec. 1022)............   783
            Sense of Congress regarding drug trafficking 
              deterrence (sec. 1023).............................   783
        Subtitle D--Matters Related to Homeland Security.........   783
            Responsibilities of Assistant Secretary of Defense 
              for Homeland Defense relating to nuclear, chemical, 
              and biological emergency response (sec. 1031)......   783
            Testing of preparedness for emergencies involving 
              nuclear, radiological, chemical, biological, and 
              high-yield explosives weapons (sec. 1032)..........   784
            Department of Defense chemical, biological, 
              radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives 
              response teams (sec. 1033).........................   784
            Repeal of Department of Defense emergency response 
              assistance program (sec. 1034).....................   784
            Report on use of Department of Defense aerial 
              reconnaissance assets to support Homeland Security 
              border security missions (sec. 1035)...............   784
        Subtitle E--Reports and Studies..........................   785
            Review of Defense Base Act insurance (sec. 1041).....   785
            Report on Department of Defense response to findings 
              and recommendations of Defense Science Board Task 
              Force on High Performance Microchip Supply (sec. 
              1042)..............................................   785
        Subtitle F--Other Matters................................   785
            Commission on the Implementation of the New Strategic 
              Posture of the United States (sec. 1051)...........   785
            Reestablishment of EMP Commission (sec. 1052)........   786
            Modernization of authority relating to security of 
              defense property and facilities (sec. 1053)........   786
            Revision of Department of Defense counterintelligence 
              polygraph program (sec. 1054)......................   787
            Preservation of records pertaining to radioactive 
              fallout from nuclear weapons testing (sec. 1055)...   787
            Technical and clerical amendments (sec. 1056)........   787
            Deletion of obsolete definitions in titles 10 and 32, 
              United States Code (sec. 1057).....................   787
            Support for youth organizations (sec. 1058)..........   788
            Special immigrant status for persons serving as 
              translators with United States armed forces (sec. 
              1059)..............................................   788
            Expansion of emergency services under reciprocal 
              agreements (sec. 1060).............................   788
            Renewal of moratorium on return of veterans memorial 
              objects to foreign nations without specific 
              authorization in law (sec. 1061)...................   788
            Sense of Congress on national security interest of 
              maintaining aeronautics research and development 
              (sec. 1062)........................................   789
            Airport certification (sec. 1063)....................   789
        Subtitle G--Military Mail Matters........................   789
            Safe delivery of mail in military mail system (sec. 
              1071)..............................................   789
    Legislative Provisions Not Adopted...........................   789
            Assignment of members of the armed forces to assist 
              Bureau of Border Security and Bureau of Citizenship 
              and Immigration Services of the Department of 
              Homeland Security..................................   789
            Coal-to-liquid fuel development plan.................   790
            Delivery of mail addressed to any service member.....   790
            Establishment of National Foreign Language 
              Coordination Council...............................   791
            Extension of Department of Defense authority to 
              support counterdrug activities.....................   791
            Grant of federal charter to Korean War Veterans 
              Association, Incorporated..........................   791
            Incorporation of classified annex....................   791
            Policy of the United States on the Intercontinental 
              Ballistic Missile force............................   792
            Reduction in overall authorization due to inflation 
              savings............................................   792
            Repeal of requirement for report to Congress 
              regarding global strike capability.................   792
            Report on alleged clandestine detention facilities 
              for individuals captured in the global war on 
              terrorism..........................................   793
            Retention on reimbursement for provision of 
              reciprocal fire protection services................   793
            Sense of the Senate on Common Remotely Operated 
              Weapons Station platform...........................   793
            Support for counterdrug activities through bases of 
              operation and training facilities in Afghanistan...   794
            Technical amendments relating to certain provisions 
              of environmental defense laws......................   794
Title XI--Civilian Personnel Matters.............................   795
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   795
        Subtitle A--Extensions of Authorities....................   795
            Extension of eligibility to continue Federal employee 
              health benefits (sec. 1101)........................   795
            Extension of Department of Defense voluntary 
              reduction in force authority (sec. 1102)...........   795
            Extension of authority to make lump sum severance 
              payments (sec. 1103)...............................   795
            Permanent extension of Science, Mathematics, and 
              Research for Transformation (SMART) defense 
              education program (sec. 1104)......................   795
            Authority to waive annual limitation on total 
              compensation paid to Federal civilian employees 
              (sec. 1105)........................................   796
        Subtitle B--Veterans Preference Matters..................   796
            Veterans' preference status for certain veterans who 
              served on active duty during the period beginning 
              on September 11, 2001, and ending as of the close 
              of Operation Iraqi Freedom (sec. 1111).............   796
            Veterans' preference eligibility for military 
              reservists (sec. 1112).............................   796
        Subtitle C--Other Matters................................   796
            Transportation of family members in connection with 
              the repatriation of Federal employees held captive 
              (sec. 1121)........................................   796
            Strategic human capital plan for civilian employees 
              of the Department of Defense (sec. 1122)...........   797
            Independent study on features of successful personnel 
              management systems of highly technical and 
              scientific workforces (sec. 1123)..................   797
            Support by Department of Defense of pilot project for 
              Civilian Linguist Reserve Corps (sec. 1124)........   797
            Increase in authorized number of positions in Defense 
              Intelligence Senior Executive Service (sec. 1125)..   798
    Legislative Provisions Not Adopted...........................   798
            Authority for heads of agencies to allow shorter 
              length of required service by federal employees 
              after completion of training.......................   798
Title XII--Matters Relating to Foreign Nations...................   798
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   798
        Subtitle A--Assistance and Training......................   798
            Extension of humanitarian and civic assistance 
              provided to host nations in conjunction with 
              military operations (sec. 1201)....................   798
            Commanders' Emergency Response Program (sec. 1202)...   798
            Modification of geographic restriction under 
              bilateral and regional cooperation programs for 
              payment of certain expenses of defense personnel of 
              developing countries (sec. 1203)...................   799
            Authority for Department of Defense to enter into 
              acquisition and cross-servicing agreements with 
              regional organizations of which the United States 
              is not a member (sec. 1204)........................   800
            Two-year extension of authority for payment of 
              certain administrative services and support for 
              coalition liaison officers (sec. 1205).............   800
            Authority to build the capacity of foreign military 
              forces (sec. 1206).................................   800
            Security and stabilization assistance (sec. 1207)....   801
            Reimbursement of certain coalition nations for 
              support provided to United States military 
              operations (sec. 1208).............................   802
            Authority to transfer defense articles and provide 
              defense services to the military and security 
              forces of Iraq and Afghanistan (sec. 1209).........   802
        Subtitle B--Nonproliferation Matters and Countries of 
          Concern................................................   803
            Prohibition on procurements from Communist Chinese 
              military companies (sec. 1211).....................   803
            Report on nonstrategic nuclear weapons (sec. 1212)...   803
        Subtitle C--Reports and Sense of Congress Provisions.....   804
            War-related reporting requirements (sec. 1221).......   804
            Quarterly reports on war strategy in Iraq (sec. 1222)   804
            Report on records of civilian casualties in 
              Afghanistan and Iraq (sec. 1223)...................   804
            Annual report on Department of Defense costs to carry 
              out United Nations resolutions (sec. 1224).........   805
            Report on claims related to the bombing of the 
              LaBelle Discotheque (sec. 1225)....................   805
            Sense of Congress concerning cooperation with Russia 
              on issues pertaining to missile defense (sec. 1226)   805
            United States policy on Iraq (sec. 1227).............   805
        Subtitle D--Other Matters................................   806
            Purchase of weapons overseas for force protection 
              purposes in countries in which combat operations 
              are ongoing (sec. 1231)............................   806
            Riot control agents (sec. 1232)......................   806
            Requirement for establishment of certain criteria 
              applicable to Global Posture Review (sec. 1233)....   807
            The United States-China Economic Security Review 
              Commission (sec. 1234).............................   807
    Legislative Provisions Not Adopted...........................   808
            Military educational exchanges between senior 
              officers and officials of the United States and 
              Taiwan.............................................   808
            Procurement sanctions against foreign persons that 
              transfer certain defense articles and services to 
              the People's Republic of China.....................   808
            Prohibition on engaging in certain transactions......   808
            Report on acquisition by Iran of nuclear weapons.....   808
            Sense of Congress on support for Nuclear Non-
              Proliferation Treaty...............................   808
Title XIII--Cooperative Threat Reduction With States of the 
  Former Soviet Union............................................   809
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   809
            Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction 
              programs and funds (sec. 1301).....................   809
            Funding allocations (sec. 1302)......................   810
            Permanent waiver of restrictions on use of funds for 
              threat reduction in states of the former Soviet 
              Union (sec. 1303)..................................   810
            Report on elimination of impediments to threat-
              reduction and nonproliferation programs in the 
              former Soviet Union (sec. 1304)....................   810
            Repeal of requirement for annual Comptroller General 
              assessment of annual Department of Defense report 
              on activities and assistance under Cooperative 
              Threat Reduction programs (sec. 1305)..............   811
    Legislative Provisions Not Adopted...........................   811
            Authority to obligate weapons of mass destruction 
              proliferation prevention funds for nuclear weapons 
              storage security...................................   811
            Modification of authority to use Cooperative Threat 
              Reduction funds outside the former Soviet Union....   811
            Removal of certain restrictions on provision of 
              cooperative threat reduction assistance............   812
Title XIV--Matters Relating to Detainees.........................   812
    Legislative Provision Adopted................................   812
            Matters relating to detainees (secs. 1401-1406)......   812
Title XV--Authorization for Increased Costs Due to Operation 
  Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom...................   814
            Overview.............................................   814
            Summary table of authorization.......................   815
    Items of Special Interest....................................   826
            Advanced First Responder Network.....................   826
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   826
            Purpose (sec. 1501)..................................   826
            Army Procurement (sec. 1502).........................   826
            Navy and Marine Corps Procurement (sec. 1503)........   827
            Air Force Procurement (sec. 1504)....................   827
            Defense-wide activities procurement (sec. 1505)......   827
            Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (sec. 
              1506)..............................................   827
            Operation and Maintenance (sec. 1507)................   828
            Defense Working Capital Funds (sec. 1508)............   828
            Defense Health Program (sec. 1509)...................   828
            Military Personnel (sec. 1510).......................   828
            Iraq Freedom Fund (sec. 1511)........................   828
            Treatment as additional authorizations (sec. 1512)...   829
            Transfer authority (sec. 1513).......................   829
            Availability of funds (sec. 1514)....................   829
    Legislative Provisions Not Adopted...........................   829
            Designation of emergency authorization...............   829
DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS.................   830
            Explanation of funding tables........................   830
    Items of Special Interest....................................   830
            Unspecified minor construction accounts..............   830
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   851
            Short title (sec. 2001)..............................   851
Title XXI--Army..................................................   851
            Overview.............................................   851
    Items of Special Interest....................................   851
            Army use of alternate authorities to acquire 
              unaccompanied housing..............................   851
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   852
            Authorized Army construction and land acquisition 
              projects (sec. 2101)...............................   852
            Family housing (sec. 2102)...........................   852
            Improvements to military family housing units (sec. 
              2103)..............................................   852
            Authorization of appropriations, Army (sec. 2104)....   852
            Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal 
              year 2004 project (sec. 2105)......................   852
    Legislative Provisions Not Adopted...........................   853
            Construction of battalion dining facilities, Fort 
              Knox, Kentucky.....................................   853
Title XXII--Navy.................................................   853
            Overview.............................................   853
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   853
            Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition 
              projects (sec. 2201)...............................   853
            Family housing (sec. 2202)...........................   854
            Improvements to military family housing units (sec. 
              2203)..............................................   854
            Authorization of appropriations, Navy (sec. 2204)....   854
            Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal 
              year 2004 project (sec. 2205)......................   854
            Modifications of authority to carry out certain 
              fiscal year 2005 projects (sec. 2206)..............   855
Title XXIII--Air Force...........................................   855
            Overview.............................................   855
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   855
            Authorized Air Force construction and land 
              acquisition projects (sec. 2301)...................   855
            Family housing (sec. 2302)...........................   855
            Improvements to military family housing units (sec. 
              2303)..............................................   856
            Authorization of appropriations, Air Force (sec. 
              2304)..............................................   856
Title XXIV--Defense Agencies.....................................   856
            Overview.............................................   856
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   857
            Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land 
              acquisition projects (sec. 2401)...................   857
            Energy conservation projects (sec. 2402).............   857
            Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies 
              (sec. 2403)........................................   857
Title XXV--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
  Program........................................................   858
            Overview.............................................   858
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   858
            Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition 
              projects (sec. 2501)...............................   858
            Authorization of appropriations, NATO (sec. 2502)....   858
Title XXVI--Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities..................   858
            Overview.............................................   858
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   859
            Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land 
              acquisition projects (sec. 2601)...................   859
    Legislative Provisions Not Adopted...........................   859
            Construction of facilities, New Castle County Airport 
              Air Guard Base, Delaware...........................   859
            Construction of maintenance hangar, New Castle County 
              Airport Air Guard Base, Delaware...................   859
            National Guard construction projects.................   860
            Specific authorized Army National Guard construction 
              projects...........................................   860
Title XXVII--Expiration and Extension of Authorizations..........   860
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   860
            Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to 
              be specified by law (sec. 2701)....................   860
            Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 
              2003 projects (sec. 2702)..........................   861
            Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 
              2002 projects (sec. 2703)..........................   861
    Legislative Provisions Not Adopted...........................   861
            Effective date.......................................   861
Title XXVIII--General Provisions.................................   861
    Items of Special Interest....................................   861
            Joint urban operations training facilities...........   861
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   862
        Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military 
          Family Housing Changes.................................   862
            Modification of congressional notification 
              requirements for certain military construction 
              activities (sec. 2801).............................   862
            Increase in number of family housing units in Korea 
              authorized for lease by the Army at maximum amount 
              (sec. 2802)........................................   862
            Improvement in availability and timeliness of 
              Department of Defense information regarding 
              military construction and family housing accounts 
              and activities (sec. 2803).........................   863
            Modification of cost variation authority (sec. 2804).   863
            Inapplicability to child development centers of 
              restriction on authority to acquire or construct 
              ancillary supporting facilities (sec. 2805)........   863
            Department of Defense housing funds (sec. 2806)......   864
            Use of design-build selection procedures to 
              accelerate design effort in connection with 
              military construction projects (sec. 2807).........   864
            Acquisition of associated utilities, equipment, and 
              furnishings in reserve component facility exchange 
              (sec. 2808)........................................   864
            One-year extension of temporary, limited authority to 
              use operation and maintenance funds for 
              construction projects outside the United States 
              (sec. 2809)........................................   864
            Temporary program to use minor military construction 
              authority for construction of child development 
              centers (sec. 2810)................................   864
            General and flag officers quarters in the National 
              Capital Region (sec. 2811).........................   865
        Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration..   865
            Consolidation of Department of Defense land 
              acquisition authorities and limitations on use of 
              such authorities (sec. 2821).......................   865
            Modification of authorities on agreements to limit 
              encroachments and other constraints on military 
              training, testing, and operations (sec. 2822)......   865
            Modification of utility system conveyance authority 
              and related reporting requirements (sec. 2823).....   866
            Report on application of force protection and anti-
              terrorism standards to leased facilities (sec. 
              2824)..............................................   867
            Report on use of ground source heat pumps at 
              Department of Defense facilities (sec. 2825).......   867
        Subtitle C--Base Closure and Realignment.................   867
            Additional reporting requirements regarding base 
              closure process and use of Department of Defense 
              base closure accounts (sec. 2831)..................   867
            Expanded availability of adjustment and 
              diversification assistance for communities 
              adversely affected by mission realignments in base 
              closure process (sec. 2832)........................   868
            Treatment of Indian Tribal Governments as public 
              entities for purposes of disposal of real property 
              recommended for closure in July 1993 BRAC 
              Commission Report (sec. 2833)......................   868
            Termination of project authorizations for military 
              installations approved for closure in 2005 round of 
              base realignments and closures (sec. 2834).........   868
            Required consultation with State and local entities 
              on issues related to increase in number of military 
              personnel at military installations (sec. 2835)....   868
            Sense of Congress regarding infrastructure and 
              installation requirements for transfer of units and 
              personnel from closed and realigned military 
              installations to receiving locations (sec. 2836)...   869
            Defense access road program and military 
              installations affected by defense base closure 
              process or Integrated Global Presence and Basing 
              Strategy (sec. 2837)...............................   869
            Sense of Congress on reversionary interests involving 
              real property at Navy homeports (sec. 2838)........   869
        Subtitle D--Land Conveyances.............................   869
            Part I--Army Conveyances.............................   869
              Land conveyance, Camp Navajo, Arizona (sec. 2841)..   869
              Land conveyance, Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, 
                Middletown, Iowa (sec. 2842).....................   870
              Land conveyance, Helena, Montana (sec. 2843).......   870
              Lease authority, Army Heritage and Education 
                Center, Carlisle, Pennsylvania (sec. 2844).......   870
              Land exchange, Fort Hood, Texas (sec. 2845)........   870
              Modification of land conveyance, Engineer Proving 
                Ground, Fort Belvoir, Virginia (sec. 2846).......   870
              Land conveyance, Fort Belvoir, Virginia (sec. 2847)   871
              Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Bothell, 
                Washington (sec. 2848)...........................   871
            Part II--Navy Conveyances............................   871
              Land conveyance, Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, 
                San Diego, California (sec. 2851)................   871
              Lease or license of United States Navy Museum 
                facilities at Washington Navy Yard, District of 
                Columbia (sec. 2852).............................   871
            Part III--Air Force Conveyances......................   872
              Purchase of build-to-lease family housing, Eielson 
                Air Force Base, Alaska (sec. 2861)...............   871
              Land conveyance, Air Force property, Jacksonville, 
                Arkansas (sec. 2862).............................   872
              Land conveyance, Air Force property, La Junta, 
                Colorado (sec. 2863).............................   872
              Lease, National Imagery and Mapping Agency site, 
                St. Louis, Missouri (sec. 2864)..................   872
        Subtitle E--Other Matters................................   873
            Clarification of moratorium on certain improvements 
              at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico (sec. 2871)..........   873
            Transfer of excess Department of Defense property on 
              Santa Rosa and Okaloosa Island, Florida, to Gulf 
              Islands National Seashore (sec. 2872)..............   873
            Authorized military uses of Papago Park Military 
              Reservation, Phoenix, Arizona (sec. 2873)..........   873
            Assessment of water needs for Presidio of Monterey 
              and Ord military community (sec. 2874).............   873
            Redesignation of McEntire Air National Guard Station, 
              South Carolina, as McEntire Joint National Guard 
              Base (sec. 2875)...................................   874
            Sense of Congress regarding community impact 
              assistance related to construction of Navy landing 
              field, North Carolina (sec. 2876)..................   874
            Sense of Congress on establishment of Bakers Creek 
              Memorial (sec. 2877)...............................   874
    Legislative Provisions Not Adopted...........................   874
            Authority to lease non-excess property of Department 
              of Defense field activities........................   874
            Designation of William B. Bryant Annex...............   874
            Expanded authority to enter into lease-purchase 
              agreements.........................................   875
            Expansion of authority to convey property at military 
              installations to support military construction.....   875
            Identification of environmental conditions at 
              military installations closed or realigned under 
              2005 round of defense base closure and realignment.   875
            Increase in thresholds for unspecified minor military 
              construction projects..............................   876
            One-year extension of Department of Defense 
              laboratory revitalization program..................   876
            Sense of Congress regarding consideration of national 
              defense industrial base interests during Base 
              Closure and Realignment Commission review of 
              Department of Defense base closure and realignment 
              recommendations....................................   876
DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS 
  AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.......................................   876
Title XXXI--Department of Energy National Security Programs......   876
            Overview.............................................   876
    Items of Special Interest....................................   897
            Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium at Savannah 
              River, South Carolina..............................   897
            Nanotechnology Enterprise Development Center.........   897
            National laboratory work on force protection 
              technologies.......................................   897
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   898
        Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations....   898
            National Nuclear Security Administration (sec. 3101).   898
            Defense environmental cleanup (sec. 3102)............   899
            Other defense activities (sec. 3103).................   899
            Defense nuclear waste disposal (sec. 3104)...........   899
        Subtitle B--Other Matters................................   899
            Reliable Replacement Warhead program (sec. 3111).....   899
            Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (sec. 3112)   900
            Report on compliance with Design Basis Threat issued 
              by Department of Energy in 2005 (sec. 3113)........   900
            Reports associated with Waste Treatment and 
              Immobilization Plant Project, Hanford Site, 
              Richland, Washington (sec. 3114)...................   900
            Report on assistance for a comprehensive inventory of 
              Russian nonstrategic nuclear weapons (sec. 3115)...   901
            Report on international border security programs 
              (sec. 3116)........................................   901
            Savannah River National Laboratory (sec. 3117).......   901
    Legislative Provisions Not Adopted...........................   902
            Prohibition on use of funds for robust nuclear earth 
              penetrator.........................................   902
            Report on advanced technologies for nuclear power 
              reactors in the United States......................   902
            Sense of the Senate regarding interim reports on 
              residual beryllium contamination at Department of 
              Energy vendor facilities...........................   903
Title XXXII--Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.............   903
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   903
            Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (sec. 3201)..   903
Title XXXIII--National Defense Stockpile.........................   903
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   903
            Authorized uses of National Defense Stockpile funds 
              (sec. 3301)........................................   903
            Revisions to required receipt objectives for 
              previously authorized disposals from National 
              Defense Stockpile (sec. 3302)......................   904
            Authorization for disposal of tungsten ores and 
              concentrates (sec. 3303)...........................   904
            Disposal of ferromanganese (sec. 3304)...............   904
Title XXXIV--Naval Petroleum Reserves............................   904
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   904
            Authorization of appropriations (sec. 3401)..........   904
Title XXXV--Maritime Administration..............................   905
    Legislative Provisions Adopted...............................   905
            Maritime administration (secs. 3501-3510)............   905


109th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    109-360

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        NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006

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               December 18, 2005.--Ordered to be printed

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 Mr. Hunter, from the committee of conference, submitted the following

                           CONFERENCE REPORT

                        [To accompany H.R. 1815]

    The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
1815), to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such 
fiscal year, and for other purposes, having met, after full and 
free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to 
their respective Houses as follows:
    That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment 
as follows:
    In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate 
amendment, insert the following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006''.

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

    (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into three divisions 
as follows:
            (1) Division A--Department of Defense 
        Authorizations.
            (2) Division B--Military Construction 
        Authorizations.
            (3) Division C--Department of Energy National 
        Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees.

            Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations

                          TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

               Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

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

                        Subtitle B--Army Programs

Sec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority for utility helicopters.
Sec. 112. Multiyear procurement authority for modernized target 
          acquisition designation sight/pilot night vision sensors for 
          AH-64 Apache attack helicopters.
Sec. 113. Multiyear procurement authority for conversion of AH-64A 
          Apache attack helicopters to the AH-64D Block II 
          configuration.
Sec. 114. Acquisition strategy for tactical wheeled vehicle programs.
Sec. 115. Report on Army Modular Force Initiative.

                        Subtitle C--Navy Programs

Sec. 121. Virginia-class submarine program.
Sec. 122. LHA Replacement (LHA(R)) amphibious assault ship program.
Sec. 123. Cost limitation for next-generation destroyer program.
Sec. 124. Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program.
Sec. 125. Prohibition on acquisition of next-generation destroyer 
          through a single shipyard.
Sec. 126. Aircraft carrier force structure.
Sec. 127. Refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. Carl Vinson.
Sec. 128. CVN-78 aircraft carrier.
Sec. 129. LHA Replacement (LHA(R)) ship.
Sec. 130. Report on alternative propulsion methods for surface 
          combatants and amphibious warfare ships.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

Sec. 131. C-17 aircraft program and assessment of intertheater airlift 
          requirements.
Sec. 132. Prohibition on retirement of KC-135E aircraft.
Sec. 133. Prohibition on retirement of F-117 aircraft during fiscal year 
          2006.
Sec. 134. Prohibition on retirement of C-130E/H tactical airlift 
          aircraft during fiscal year 2006.
Sec. 135. Procurement of C-130J/KC-130J aircraft after fiscal year 2005.
Sec. 136. Report on Air Force aircraft aeromedical evacuation programs.

               Subtitle E--Joint and Multiservice Matters

Sec. 141. Requirement that tactical unmanned aerial vehicles use 
          specified standard data link.
Sec. 142. Limitation on initiation of new unmanned aerial vehicle 
          systems.
Sec. 143. Advanced SEAL Delivery System.

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

               Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

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

     Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 211. Annual Comptroller General report on Future Combat Systems 
          program.
Sec. 212. Contract for the procurement of the Future Combat Systems 
          (FCS).
Sec. 213. Limitations on systems development and demonstration of manned 
          ground vehicles under Armored Systems Modernization program.
Sec. 214. Separate program elements required for significant systems 
          development and demonstration projects for Armored Systems 
          Modernization program.
Sec. 215. Initiation of program to design and develop next-generation 
          nuclear attack submarine.
Sec. 216. Extension of requirements relating to management 
          responsibility for naval mine countermeasures programs.
Sec. 217. Single set of requirements for Army and Marine Corps heavy 
          lift rotorcraft program.
Sec. 218. Requirements for development of tactical radio communications 
          systems.
Sec. 219. Limitation on systems development and demonstration of 
          Personnel Recovery Vehicle.
Sec. 220. Limitation on VXX helicopter program.
Sec. 221. Report on testing of Internet Protocol version 6.

                  Subtitle C--Missile Defense Programs

Sec. 231. Report on capabilities and costs for operational boost/ascent-
          phase missile defense systems.
Sec. 232. One-year extension of Comptroller General assessments of 
          ballistic missile defense programs.
Sec. 233. Fielding of ballistic missile defense capabilities.
Sec. 234. Plans for test and evaluation of operational capability of the 
          ballistic missile defense system.

 Subtitle D--High-Performance Defense Manufacturing Technology Research 
                             and Development

Sec. 241. Pilot program for identification and transition of advanced 
          manufacturing processes and technologies.
Sec. 242. Transition of transformational manufacturing processes and 
          technologies to defense manufacturing base.
Sec. 243. Manufacturing technology strategies.
Sec. 244. Report.
Sec. 245. Definitions.

                        Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 251. Comptroller General report on program element structure for 
          research, development, test, and evaluation projects.
Sec. 252. Research and development efforts for purposes of small 
          business research.
Sec. 253. Revised requirements relating to submission of Joint 
          Warfighting Science and Technology Plan.
Sec. 254. Report on efficiency of naval shipbuilding industry.
Sec. 255. Technology transition.
Sec. 256. Prevention, mitigation, and treatment of blast injuries.
Sec. 257. Modification of requirements for annual report on DARPA 
          program to award cash prizes for advanced technology 
          achievements.
Sec. 258. Designation of facilities and resources constituting the Major 
          Range and Test Facility Base.
Sec. 259. Report on cooperation between Department of Defense and 
          National Aeronautics and Space Administration on research, 
          development, test, and evaluation activities.
Sec. 260. Delayed effective date for limitation on procurement of 
          systems not GPS-equipped.
Sec. 261. Report on development and use of robotics and unmanned ground 
          vehicle systems.

                  TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

               Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding.
Sec. 302. Working capital funds.
Sec. 303. Other Department of Defense programs.

                  Subtitle B--Environmental Provisions

Sec. 311. Elimination and simplification of certain items required in 
          the annual report on environmental quality programs and other 
          environmental activities.
Sec. 312. Payment of certain private cleanup costs in connection with 
          Defense Environmental Restoration Program.

                 Subtitle C--Workplace and Depot Issues

Sec. 321. Modification of authority of Army working-capital funded 
          facilities to engage in cooperative activities with non-Army 
          entities.
Sec. 322. Limitation on transition of funding for east coast shipyards 
          from funding through Navy working capital fund to direct 
          funding.
Sec. 323. Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support Initiative 
          matters.
Sec. 324. Sense of Congress regarding depot maintenance.

              Subtitle D--Extension of Program Authorities

Sec. 331. Extension of authority to provide logistics support and 
          services for weapons systems contractors.
Sec. 332. Extension of period for reimbursement for certain protective, 
          safety, or health equipment purchased by or for members of the 
          Armed Forces deployed in contingency operations.

                         Subtitle E--Outsourcing

Sec. 341. Public-private competition.
Sec. 342. Contracting for procurement of certain supplies and services.
Sec. 343. Performance of certain work by Federal Government employees.
Sec. 344. Extension of temporary authority for contractor performance of 
          security-guard functions.

              Subtitle F--Analysis, Strategies, and Reports

Sec. 351. Report on Department of Army programs for prepositioning of 
          equipment and other materiel.
Sec. 352. Reports on budget models used for base operations support, 
          sustainment, and facilities recapitalization.
Sec. 353. Army training strategy for brigade-based combat teams and 
          functional supporting brigades.
Sec. 354. Report regarding effect on military readiness of undocumented 
          immigrants trespassing upon operational ranges.
Sec. 355. Report regarding management of Army lodging.
Sec. 356. Comptroller General report on corrosion prevention and 
          mitigation programs of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 357. Study on use of biodiesel and ethanol fuel.
Sec. 358. Report on effects of windmill farms on military readiness.
Sec. 359. Report on space-available travel for certain disabled veterans 
          and gray-area retirees.
Sec. 360. Report on joint field training and experimentation on 
          stability, security, transition, and reconstruction 
          operations.
Sec. 361. Reports on budgeting relating to sustainment of key military 
          equipment.
Sec. 362. Repeal of Air Force report on military installation 
          encroachment issues.

                        Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 371. Supervision and management of Defense Business Transformation 
          Agency.
Sec. 372. Codification and revision of limitation on modification of 
          major items of equipment scheduled for retirement or disposal.
Sec. 373. Limitation on purchase of investment items with operation and 
          maintenance funds.
Sec. 374. Operation and use of general gift funds of the Department of 
          Defense and Coast Guard.
Sec. 375. Inclusion of packet based telephony in Department of Defense 
          telecommunications benefit.
Sec. 376. Limitation on financial management improvement and audit 
          initiatives within Department of Defense.
Sec. 377. Provision of welfare of special category residents at Naval 
          Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 378. Commemoration of success of the Armed Forces in Operation 
          Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

                Subtitle H--Utah Test and Training Range

Sec. 381. Definitions.
Sec. 382. Military operations and overflights, Utah Test and Training 
          Range.
Sec. 383. Analysis of military readiness and operational impacts in 
          planning process for Federal lands in Utah Test and Training 
          Range.
Sec. 384. Designation and management of Cedar Mountain Wilderness, Utah.
Sec. 385. Relation to other lands.

               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.
Sec. 403. Additional authority for increases of Army and Marine Corps 
          active duty end strengths for fiscal years 2007 through 2009.

                       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 2006 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.
Sec. 422. Armed Forces Retirement Home.

                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

Sec. 501. Temporary increase in percentage limits on reduction of time-
          in-grade requirements for retirement in grade upon voluntary 
          retirement.
Sec. 502. Two-year renewal of temporary authority to reduce minimum 
          length of commissioned service required for voluntary 
          retirement as an officer.
Sec. 503. Exclusion from active-duty general and flag officer 
          distribution and strength limitations of officers on leave 
          pending separation or retirement or between senior positions.
Sec. 504. Consolidation of grade limitations on officer assignment and 
          insignia practice known as frocking.
Sec. 505. Clarification of deadline for receipt by promotion selection 
          boards of certain communications from eligible officers.
Sec. 506. Furnishing to promotion selection boards of adverse 
          information on officers eligible for promotion to certain 
          senior grades.
Sec. 507. Applicability of officer distribution and strength limitations 
          to officers serving in intelligence community positions.
Sec. 508. Grades of the Judge Advocates General.
Sec. 509. Authority to retain permanent professors at the Naval Academy 
          beyond 30 years of active commissioned service.
Sec. 510. Authority for designation of a general/flag officer position 
          on the Joint Staff to be held by reserve component general or 
          flag officer on active duty.

                Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management

Sec. 511. Separation at age 64 for reserve component senior officers.
Sec. 512. Modification of strength-in-grade limitations applicable to 
          Reserve flag officers in active status.
Sec. 513. Military technicians (dual status) mandatory separation.
Sec. 514. Military retirement credit for certain service by National 
          Guard members performed while in a State duty status 
          immediately after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Sec. 515. Redesignation of the Naval Reserve as the Navy Reserve.
Sec. 516. Clarification of certain authorities relating to the 
          Commission on the National Guard and Reserves.
Sec. 517. Report on employment matters for members of the reserve 
          components.
Sec. 518. Defense Science Board study on deployment of members of the 
          National Guard and Reserves in the Global War on Terrorism.
Sec. 519. Sense of Congress on certain matters relating to the National 
          Guard and Reserves.
Sec. 520. Pilot program on enhanced quality of life for members of the 
          Army Reserve and their families.

                   Subtitle C--Education and Training

             Part I--Department of Defense Schools Generally

Sec. 521. Authority for National Defense University award of degree of 
          Master of Science in Joint Campaign Planning and Strategy.
Sec. 522. Authority for certain professional military education schools 
          to receive faculty research grants for certain purposes.

            Part II--United States Naval Postgraduate School

Sec. 523. Revision to mission of the Naval Postgraduate School.
Sec. 524. Modification of eligibility for position of President of the 
          Naval Postgraduate School.
Sec. 525. Increased enrollment for eligible defense industry employees 
          in the defense product development program at Naval 
          Postgraduate School.
Sec. 526. Instruction for enlisted personnel by the Naval Postgraduate 
          School.

               Part III--Reserve Officers' Training Corps

Sec. 531. Repeal of limitation on amount of financial assistance under 
          ROTC scholarship programs.
Sec. 532. Increase in annual limit on number of ROTC scholarships under 
          Army Reserve and National Guard program.
Sec. 533. Procedures for suspending financial assistance and subsistence 
          allowance for Senior ROTC cadets and midshipmen on the basis 
          of health-related conditions.
Sec. 534. Eligibility of United States nationals for appointment to the 
          Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
Sec. 535. Promotion of foreign language skills among members of the 
          Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
Sec. 536. Designation of Ike Skelton Early Commissioning Program 
          scholarships.

                         Part IV--Other Matters

Sec. 537. Enhancement of educational loan repayment authorities.
Sec. 538. Payment of expenses of members of the Armed Forces to obtain 
          professional credentials.
Sec. 539. Use of Reserve Montgomery GI Bill benefits and benefits for 
          mobilized members of the Selected Reserve and National Guard 
          for payments for licensing or certification tests.
Sec. 540. Modification of educational assistance for Reserves supporting 
          contingency and other operations.

                Subtitle D--General Service Requirements

Sec. 541. Ground combat and other exclusion policies.
Sec. 542. Uniform citizenship or residency requirements for enlistment 
          in the Armed Forces.
Sec. 543. Increase in maximum age for enlistment.
Sec. 544. Increase in maximum term of original enlistment in regular 
          component.
Sec. 545. National Call to Service program.
Sec. 546. Reports on information provided to potential recruits and to 
          new entrants into the Armed Forces on ``stop loss'' 
          authorities and initial period of military service obligation.

        Subtitle E--Military Justice and Legal Assistance Matters

Sec. 551. Offense of stalking under the Uniform Code of Military 
          Justice.
Sec. 552. Rape, sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct under 
          Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Sec. 553. Extension of statute of limitations for murder, rape, and 
          child abuse offenses under the Uniform Code of Military 
          Justice.
Sec. 554. Reports by officers and senior enlisted members of conviction 
          of criminal law.
Sec. 555. Clarification of authority of military legal assistance 
          counsel to provide military legal assistance without regard to 
          licensing requirements.
Sec. 556. Use of teleconferencing in administrative sessions of courts-
          martial.
Sec. 557. Sense of Congress on applicability of Uniform Code of Military 
          Justice to Reserves on inactive-duty training overseas.

               Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Casualties

Sec. 561. Authority for members on active duty with disabilities to 
          participate in Paralympic Games.
Sec. 562. Policy and procedures on casualty assistance to survivors of 
          military decedents.
Sec. 563. Policy and procedures on assistance to severely wounded or 
          injured service members.
Sec. 564. Designation by members of the Armed Forces of persons 
          authorized to direct the disposition of member remains.

    Subtitle G--Assistance to Local Educational Agencies for Defense 
                          Dependents Education

Sec. 571. Expansion of authorized enrollment in Department of Defense 
          dependents schools overseas.
Sec. 572. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit 
          dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of 
          Defense civilian employees.
Sec. 573. Impact aid for children with severe disabilities.
Sec. 574. Continuation of impact aid assistance on behalf of dependents 
          of certain members despite change in status of member.

                   Subtitle H--Decorations and Awards

Sec. 576. Eligibility for Operation Enduring Freedom campaign medal.

                 Subtitle I--Consumer Protection Matters

Sec. 577. Requirement for regulations on policies and procedures on 
          personal commercial solicitations on Department of Defense 
          installations.
Sec. 578. Consumer education for members of the Armed Forces and their 
          spouses on insurance and other financial services.
Sec. 579. Report on predatory lending practices directed at members of 
          the Armed Forces and their dependents.

          Subtitle J--Reports and Sense of Congress Statements

Sec. 581. Report on need for a personnel plan for linguists in the Armed 
          Forces.
Sec. 582. Sense of Congress that colleges and universities give equal 
          access to military recruiters and ROTC in accordance with the 
          Solomon Amendment and requirement for report to Congress.
Sec. 583. Sense of Congress concerning study of options for providing 
          homeland defense education.
Sec. 584. Sense of Congress recognizing the diversity of the members of 
          the Armed Forces serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and 
          Operation Enduring Freedom and honoring their sacrifices and 
          the sacrifices of their families.

                        Subtitle K--Other Matters

Sec. 589. Expansion and enhancement of authority to present recognition 
          items for recruitment and retention purposes.
Sec. 590. Extension of date of submittal of report of Veterans' 
          Disability Benefits Commission.
Sec. 591. Recruitment and enlistment of home-schooled students in the 
          Armed Forces.
Sec. 592. Modification of requirement for certain intermediaries under 
          certain authorities relating to adoptions.
Sec. 593. Adoption leave for members of the Armed Forces adopting 
          children.
Sec. 594. Addition of information to be covered in mandatory 
          preseparation counseling.
Sec. 595. Report on Transition Assistance Programs.
Sec. 596. Improvement to Department of Defense capacity to respond to 
          sexual assault affecting members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 597. Authority for appointment of Coast Guard flag officer as Chief 
          of Staff to the President.
Sec. 598. Prayer at military service academy activities.
Sec. 599. Modification of authority to make military working dogs 
          available for adoption.

           TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 2006.
Sec. 602. Additional pay for permanent military professors at United 
          States Naval Academy with over 36 years of service.
Sec. 603. Basic pay rates for reserve component members selected to 
          attend military service academy preparatory schools.
Sec. 604. Clarification of restriction on compensation for 
          correspondence courses.
Sec. 605. Enhanced authority for agency contributions for members of the 
          Armed Forces participating in the Thrift Savings Plan.
Sec. 606. Pilot program on contributions to Thrift Savings Plan for 
          initial enlistees in the Army.
Sec. 607. Prohibition against requiring certain injured members to pay 
          for meals provided by military treatment facilities.
Sec. 608. Permanent authority for supplemental subsistence allowance for 
          low-income members with dependents.
Sec. 609. Increase in basic allowance for housing and extension of 
          temporary lodging expenses authority for areas subject to 
          major disaster declaration or for installations experiencing 
          sudden increase in personnel levels.
Sec. 610. Basic allowance for housing for reserve component members.
Sec. 611. Permanent increase in length of time dependents of certain 
          deceased members may continue to occupy military family 
          housing or receive basic allowance for housing.
Sec. 612. Overseas cost of living allowance.
Sec. 613. Allowance to cover portion of monthly deduction from basic pay 
          for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance coverage for members 
          serving in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi 
          Freedom.
Sec. 614. Income replacement payments for Reserves experiencing extended 
          and frequent mobilization for active duty service.

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

Sec. 621. Extension or resumption of certain bonus and special pay 
          authorities for reserve forces.
Sec. 622. Extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for 
          certain health care professionals.
Sec. 623. Extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear 
          officers.
Sec. 624. Extension of other bonus and special pay authorities.
Sec. 625. Eligibility of oral and maxillofacial surgeons for incentive 
          special pay.
Sec. 626. Eligibility of dental officers for additional special pay.
Sec. 627. Increase in maximum monthly rate authorized for hardship duty 
          pay.
Sec. 628. Flexible payment of assignment incentive pay.
Sec. 629. Active-duty reenlistment bonus.
Sec. 630. Reenlistment bonus for members of the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 631. Consolidation and modification of bonuses for affiliation or 
          enlistment in the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 632. Expansion and enhancement of special pay for enlisted members 
          of the Selected Reserve assigned to certain high priority 
          units.
Sec. 633. Eligibility requirements for prior service enlistment bonus.
Sec. 634. Increase and enhancement of affiliation bonus for officers of 
          the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 635. Increase in authorized maximum amount of enlistment bonus.
Sec. 636. Discretion of Secretary of Defense to authorize retroactive 
          hostile fire and imminent danger pay.
Sec. 637. Increase in maximum bonus amount for nuclear-qualified 
          officers extending period of active duty.
Sec. 638. Increase in maximum amount of nuclear career annual incentive 
          bonus for nuclear-qualified officers trained while serving as 
          enlisted members.
Sec. 639. Uniform payment of foreign language proficiency pay to 
          eligible reserve component members and regular component 
          members.
Sec. 640. Retention bonus for members qualified in certain critical 
          skills or assigned to high priority units.
Sec. 641. Incentive bonus for transfer between Armed Forces.
Sec. 642. Availability of special pay for members during rehabilitation 
          from wounds, injuries, and illnesses incurred in a combat 
          operation or combat zone.
Sec. 643. Pay and benefits to facilitate voluntary separation of 
          targeted members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 644. Ratification of payment of critical-skills accession bonus for 
          persons enrolled in Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps 
          obtaining nursing degrees.
Sec. 645. Temporary authority to pay bonus to encourage members of the 
          Army to refer other persons for enlistment in the Army.

            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

Sec. 651. Authorized absences of members for which lodging expenses at 
          temporary duty location may be paid.
Sec. 652. Extended period for selection of home for travel and 
          transportation allowances for dependents of deceased members.
Sec. 653. Transportation of family members in connection with the 
          repatriation of members held captive.
Sec. 654. Increased weight allowances for shipment of household goods of 
          senior noncommissioned officers.
Sec. 655. Permanent authority to provide travel and transportation 
          allowances for family members to visit hospitalized members of 
          the Armed Forces injured in combat operation or combat zone.

              Subtitle D--Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits

Sec. 661. Monthly disbursement to States of State income tax withheld 
          from retired or retainer pay.
Sec. 662. Denial of certain burial-related benefits for individuals who 
          committed a capital offense.
Sec. 663. Concurrent receipt of veterans disability compensation and 
          military retired pay.
Sec. 664. Additional amounts of death gratuity for survivors of certain 
          members of the Armed Forces dying on active duty.
Sec. 665. Child support for certain minor children of retirement-
          eligible members convicted of domestic violence resulting in 
          death of child's other parent.
Sec. 666. Comptroller General report on actuarial soundness of the 
          Survivor Benefit Plan.

Subtitle E--Commissary and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits

Sec. 671. Increase in authorized level of supplies and services 
          procurement from overseas exchange stores.
Sec. 672. Requirements for private operation of commissary store 
          functions.
Sec. 673. Provision of and payment for overseas transportation services 
          for commissary and exchange supplies and products.
Sec. 674. Compensatory time off for certain nonappropriated fund 
          employees.
Sec. 675. Rest and recuperation leave programs.

                        Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 681. Temporary Army authority to provide additional recruitment 
          incentives.
Sec. 682. Clarification of leave accrual for members assigned to a 
          deployable ship or mobile unit or other duty.
Sec. 683. Expansion of authority to remit or cancel indebtedness of 
          members of the Armed Forces incurred on active duty.
Sec. 684. Loan repayment program for chaplains in the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 685. Inclusion of Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Chairman of the 
          Joint Chiefs of Staff among senior enlisted members of the 
          Armed Forces.
Sec. 686. Special and incentive pays considered for saved pay upon 
          appointment of members as officers.
Sec. 687. Repayment of unearned portion of bonuses, special pays, and 
          educational benefits.
Sec. 688. Rights of members of the Armed Forces and their dependents 
          under Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968.
Sec. 689. Extension of eligibility for SSI for certain individuals in 
          families that include members of the Reserve and National 
          Guard.
Sec. 690. Information for members of the Armed Forces and their 
          dependents on rights and protections of the Servicemembers 
          Civil Relief Act.

                    TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

        Subtitle A--Improvements to Health Benefits for Reserves

Sec. 701. Enhancement of TRICARE Reserve Select program.
Sec. 702. Expanded eligibility of members of the Selected Reserve under 
          the TRICARE program.

                Subtitle B--TRICARE Program Improvements

Sec. 711. Additional information required by surveys on TRICARE 
          Standard.
Sec. 712. Availability of chiropractic health care services.
Sec. 713. Surviving-dependent eligibility under TRICARE dental plan for 
          surviving spouses who were on active duty at time of death of 
          military spouse.
Sec. 714. Exceptional eligibility for TRICARE Prime Remote.
Sec. 715. Increased period of continued TRICARE Prime coverage of 
          children of members of the uniformed services who die while 
          serving on active duty for a period of more than 30 days.
Sec. 716. TRICARE Standard in TRICARE Regional Offices.
Sec. 717. Qualifications for individuals serving as TRICARE Regional 
          Directors.

              Subtitle C--Mental Health-Related Provisions

Sec. 721. Program for mental health awareness for dependents and pilot 
          project on post traumatic stress disorder.
Sec. 722. Pilot projects on early diagnosis and treatment of post 
          traumatic stress disorder and other mental health conditions.
Sec. 723. Department of Defense task force on mental health.

                     Subtitle D--Studies and Reports

Sec. 731. Study relating to predeployment and postdeployment medical 
          exams of certain members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 732. Requirements for physical examinations and medical and dental 
          readiness for members of the Selected Reserve not on active 
          duty.
Sec. 733. Report on delivery of health care benefits through the 
          military health care system.
Sec. 734. Comptroller General studies and report on differential 
          payments to children's hospitals for health care for children 
          dependents and maximum allowable charge for obstetrical care 
          services under TRICARE.
Sec. 735. Report on the Department of Defense AHLTA global electronic 
          health record system.
Sec. 736. Comptroller General study and report on Vaccine Healthcare 
          Centers.
Sec. 737. Report on adverse health events associated with use of anti-
          malarial drugs.
Sec. 738. Report on Reserve dental insurance program.
Sec. 739. Demonstration project study on Medicare Advantage regional 
          preferred provider organization option for TRICARE-medicare 
          dual-eligible beneficiaries.
Sec. 740. Pilot projects on pediatric early literacy among children of 
          members of the Armed Forces.

                        Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 741. Authority to relocate patient safety center; renaming MedTeams 
          Program.
Sec. 742. Modification of health care quality information and technology 
          enhancement reporting requirement.
Sec. 743. Correction to eligibility of certain Reserve officers for 
          military health care pending active duty following 
          commissioning.
Sec. 744. Prohibition on conversions of military medical and dental 
          positions to civilian medical positions until submission of 
          certification.
Sec. 745. Clarification of inclusion of dental care in medical readiness 
          tracking and health surveillance program.
Sec. 746. Cooperative outreach to members and former members of the 
          naval service exposed to environmental factors related to 
          sarcoidosis.
Sec. 747. Repeal of requirement for Comptroller General reviews of 
          certain Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs 
          projects on sharing of health care resources.
Sec. 748. Pandemic avian flu preparedness.
Sec. 749. Follow up assistance for members of the Armed Forces after 
          preseparation physical examinations.
Sec. 750. Policy on role of military medical and behavioral science 
          personnel in interrogation of detainees.

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

  Subtitle A--Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs

Sec. 801. Requirement for certification before major defense acquisition 
          program may proceed to Milestone B.
Sec. 802. Requirements applicable to major defense acquisition programs 
          exceeding baseline costs.
Sec. 803. Requirement for determination by Secretary of Defense and 
          notification to Congress before procurement of major weapon 
          systems as commercial items.
Sec. 804. Reports on significant increases in program acquisition unit 
          costs or procurement unit costs of major defense acquisition 
          programs.
Sec. 805. Report on use of lead system integrators in the acquisition of 
          major systems.
Sec. 806. Congressional notification of cancellation of major automated 
          information systems.

              Subtitle B--Acquisition Policy and Management

Sec. 811. Internal controls for procurements on behalf of the Department 
          of Defense.
Sec. 812. Management structure for the procurement of contract services.
Sec. 813. Report on service surcharges for purchases made for military 
          departments through other Department of Defense agencies.
Sec. 814. Review of defense acquisition structures and capabilities.
Sec. 815. Modification of requirements applicable to contracts 
          authorized by law for certain military materiel.
Sec. 816. Guidance on use of tiered evaluations of offers for contracts 
          and task orders under contracts.
Sec. 817. Joint policy on contingency contracting.
Sec. 818. Acquisition strategy for commercial satellite communication 
          services.
Sec. 819. Authorization of evaluation factor for defense contractors 
          employing or subcontracting with members of the Selected 
          Reserve of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.

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

Sec. 821. Participation by Department of Defense in acquisition 
          workforce training fund.
Sec. 822. Increase in cost accounting standard threshold.
Sec. 823. Modification of authority to carry out certain prototype 
          projects.
Sec. 824. Increased limit applicable to assistance provided under 
          certain procurement technical assistance programs.

      Subtitle D--United States Defense Industrial Base Provisions

Sec. 831. Clarification of exception from Buy American requirements for 
          procurement of perishable food for establishments outside the 
          United States.
Sec. 832. Training for defense acquisition workforce on the requirements 
          of the Berry Amendment.
Sec. 833. Amendments to domestic source requirements relating to 
          clothing materials and components covered.

                        Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 841. Review and report on Department of Defense efforts to identify 
          contract fraud, waste, and abuse.
Sec. 842. Extension of contract goal for small disadvantaged businesses 
          and certain institutions of higher education.
Sec. 843. Extension of deadline for report of advisory panel on laws and 
          regulations on acquisition practices.
Sec. 844. Exclusion of certain security expenses from consideration for 
          purpose of small business size standards.
Sec. 845. Disaster relief for small business concerns damaged by 
          drought.
Sec. 846. Extension of limited acquisition authority for the commander 
          of the United States Joint Forces Command.
Sec. 847. Civilian Board of Contract Appeals.
Sec. 848. Statement of policy and report relating to contracting with 
          employers of persons with disabilities.
Sec. 849. Study on Department of Defense contracting with small business 
          concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.

       TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

      Subtitle A--General Department of Defense Management Matters

Sec. 901. Parity in pay levels among Under Secretary positions.
Sec. 902. Expansion of eligibility for leadership of Department of 
          Defense Test Resource Management Center.
Sec. 903. Standardization of authority for acceptance of gifts and 
          donations for Department of Defense regional centers for 
          security studies.
Sec. 904. Directors of Small Business Programs in Department of Defense 
          and military departments.
Sec. 905. Plan to defend the homeland against cruise missiles and other 
          low-altitude aircraft.
Sec. 906. Provision of audiovisual support services by White House 
          Communications Agency on nonreimbursable basis.
Sec. 907. Report on establishment of a Deputy Secretary of Defense for 
          Management.
Sec. 908. Responsibility of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as military 
          advisers to the Homeland Security Council.
Sec. 909. Improvement in health care services for residents of Armed 
          Forces Retirement Home.

                      Subtitle B--Space Activities

Sec. 911. Space Situational Awareness Strategy and space control mission 
          review.
Sec. 912. Military satellite communications.
Sec. 913. Operationally responsive space.
Sec. 914. Report on use of Space Radar for topographical mapping for 
          scientific and civil purposes.
Sec. 915. Sense of Congress regarding national security aspect of United 
          States preeminence in human spaceflight.

              Subtitle C--Chemical Demilitarization Program

Sec. 921. Clarification of Cooperative Agreement Authority under 
          Chemical Demilitarization Program.
Sec. 922. Chemical demilitarization facilities.

                Subtitle D--Intelligence-Related Matters

Sec. 931. Department of Defense Strategy for Open-Source Intelligence.
Sec. 932. Comprehensive inventory of Department of Defense Intelligence 
          and Intelligence-related programs and projects.
Sec. 933. Operational files of the Defense Intelligence Agency.

                       TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                      Subtitle A--Financial Matters

Sec. 1001. Transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Authorization of emergency supplemental appropriations for 
          fiscal years 2005 and 2006.
Sec. 1003. Increase in fiscal year 2005 general transfer authority.
Sec. 1004. Reports on feasibility and desirability of capital budgeting 
          for major defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 1005. United States contribution to NATO common-funded budgets in 
          fiscal year 2006.

                 Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

Sec. 1011. Conveyance, Navy drydock, Seattle, Washington.
Sec. 1012. Conveyance, Navy drydock, Jacksonville, Florida.
Sec. 1013. Conveyance, Navy drydock, Port Arthur, Texas.
Sec. 1014. Transfer of battleships U.S.S. WISCONSIN and U.S.S. IOWA.
Sec. 1015. Transfer of ex-U.S.S. Forrest Sherman.
Sec. 1016. Report on leasing of vessels to meet national defense sealift 
          requirements.
Sec. 1017. Establishment of the USS Oklahoma Memorial and other 
          memorials at Pearl Harbor.
Sec. 1018. Authority to use National Defense Sealift Fund to purchase 
          certain maritime prepositioning ships currently under charter 
          to the Navy.

                   Subtitle C--Counter-Drug Activities

Sec. 1021. Resumption of reporting requirement regarding Department of 
          Defense expenditures to support foreign counter-drug 
          activities.
Sec. 1022. Clarification of authority for joint task forces to support 
          law enforcement agencies conducting counter-terrorism 
          activities.
Sec. 1023. Sense of Congress regarding drug trafficking deterrence.

            Subtitle D--Matters Related to Homeland Security

Sec. 1031. Responsibilities of Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
          Homeland Defense relating to nuclear, chemical, and biological 
          emergency response.
Sec. 1032. Testing of preparedness for emergencies involving nuclear, 
          radiological, chemical, biological, and high-yield explosives 
          weapons.
Sec. 1033. Department of Defense chemical, biological, radiological, 
          nuclear, and high-yield explosives response teams.
Sec. 1034. Repeal of Department of Defense emergency response assistance 
          program.
Sec. 1035. Report on use of Department of Defense aerial reconnaissance 
          assets to support Homeland Security border security missions.

                     Subtitle E--Reports and Studies

Sec. 1041. Review of Defense Base Act insurance.
Sec. 1042. Report on Department of Defense response to findings and 
          recommendations of Defense Science Board Task Force on High 
          Performance Microchip Supply.

                        Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 1051. Commission on the Implementation of the New Strategic Posture 
          of the United States.
Sec. 1052. Reestablishment of EMP Commission.
Sec. 1053. Modernization of authority relating to security of defense 
          property and facilities.
Sec. 1054. Revision of Department of Defense counterintelligence 
          polygraph program.
Sec. 1055. Preservation of records pertaining to radioactive fallout 
          from nuclear weapons testing.
Sec. 1056. Technical and clerical amendments.
Sec. 1057. Deletion of obsolete definitions in titles 10 and 32, United 
          States Code.
Sec. 1058. Support for youth organizations.
Sec. 1059. Special immigrant status for persons serving as translators 
          with United States Armed Forces.
Sec. 1060. Expansion of emergency services under reciprocal agreements.
Sec. 1061. Renewal of moratorium on return of veterans memorial objects 
          to foreign nations without specific authorization in law.
Sec. 1062. Sense of Congress on national security interest of 
          maintaining aeronautics research and development.
Sec. 1063. Airport certification.

                    Subtitle G--Military Mail Matters

Sec. 1071. Safe delivery of mail in military mail system.

                  TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS

                  Subtitle A--Extensions of Authorities

Sec. 1101. Extension of eligibility to continue Federal employee health 
          benefits.
Sec. 1102. Extension of Department of Defense voluntary reduction in 
          force authority.
Sec. 1103. Extension of authority to make lump sum severance payments.
Sec. 1104. Permanent extension of Science, Mathematics, and Research for 
          Transformation (SMART) Defense Education Program.
Sec. 1105. Authority to waive annual limitation on total compensation 
          paid to Federal civilian employees.

                 Subtitle B--Veterans Preference Matters

Sec. 1111. Veterans' preference status for certain veterans who served 
          on active duty during the period beginning on September 11, 
          2001, and ending as of the close of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sec. 1112. Veterans' preference eligibility for military reservists.

                        Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 1121. Transportation of family members in connection with the 
          repatriation of Federal employees held captive.
Sec. 1122. Strategic human capital plan for civilian employees of the 
          Department of Defense.
Sec. 1123. Independent study on features of successful personnel 
          management systems of highly technical and scientific 
          workforces.
Sec. 1124. Support by Department of Defense of pilot project for 
          Civilian Linguist Reserve Corps.
Sec. 1125. Increase in authorized number of positions in Defense 
          Intelligence Senior Executive Service.

             TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

                   Subtitle A--Assistance and Training

Sec. 1201. Extension of humanitarian and civic assistance provided to 
          host nations in conjunction with military operations.
Sec. 1202. Commanders' Emergency Response Program.
Sec. 1203. Modification of geographic restriction under bilateral and 
          regional cooperation programs for payment of certain expenses 
          of defense personnel of developing countries.
Sec. 1204. Authority for Department of Defense to enter into acquisition 
          and cross-servicing agreements with regional organizations of 
          which the United States is not a member.
Sec. 1205. Two-year extension of authority for payment of certain 
          administrative services and support for coalition liaison 
          officers.
Sec. 1206. Authority to build the capacity of foreign military forces.
Sec. 1207. Security and stabilization assistance.
Sec. 1208. Reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support 
          provided to United States military operations.
Sec. 1209. Authority to transfer defense articles and provide defense 
          services to the military and security forces of Iraq and 
          Afghanistan.

      Subtitle B--Nonproliferation Matters and Countries of Concern

Sec. 1211. Prohibition on procurements from Communist Chinese military 
          companies.
Sec. 1212. Report on nonstrategic nuclear weapons.

          Subtitle C--Reports and Sense of Congress Provisions

Sec. 1221. War-related reporting requirements.
Sec. 1222. Quarterly reports on war strategy in Iraq.
Sec. 1223. Report on records of civilian casualties in Afghanistan and 
          Iraq.
Sec. 1224. Annual report on Department of Defense costs to carry out 
          United Nations resolutions.
Sec. 1225. Report on claims related to the bombing of the LaBelle 
          Discotheque.
Sec. 1226. Sense of Congress concerning cooperation with Russia on 
          issues pertaining to missile defense.
Sec. 1227. United States policy on Iraq.

                        Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 1231. Purchase of weapons overseas for force protection purposes in 
          countries in which combat operations are ongoing.
Sec. 1232. Riot control agents.
Sec. 1233. Requirement for establishment of certain criteria applicable 
          to Global Posture Review.
Sec. 1234. The United States-China Economic Security Review Commission.

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

Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and 
          funds.
Sec. 1302. Funding allocations.
Sec. 1303. Permanent waiver of restrictions on use of funds for threat 
          reduction in states of the former Soviet Union.
Sec. 1304. Report on elimination of impediments to threat-reduction and 
          nonproliferation programs in the former Soviet Union.
Sec. 1305. Repeal of requirement for annual Comptroller General 
          assessment of annual Department of Defense report on 
          activities and assistance under Cooperative Threat Reduction 
          programs.

                TITLE XIV--MATTERS RELATING TO DETAINEES

Sec. 1401. Short title.
Sec. 1402. Uniform standards for the interrogation of persons under the 
          detention of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1403. Prohibition on cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or 
          punishment of persons under custody or control of the United 
          States Government.
Sec. 1404. Protection of United States Government personnel engaged in 
          authorized interrogations.
Sec. 1405. Procedures for status review of detainees outside the United 
          States.
Sec. 1406. Training of Iraqi security forces regarding treatment of 
          detainees.

   TITLE XV--AUTHORIZATION FOR INCREASED COSTS DUE TO OPERATION IRAQI 
                 FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Sec. 1501. Purpose.
Sec. 1502. Army procurement.
Sec. 1503. Navy and Marine Corps procurement.
Sec. 1504. Air Force procurement.
Sec. 1505. Defense-wide activities procurement.
Sec. 1506. Research, development, test and evaluation.
Sec. 1507. Operation and maintenance.
Sec. 1508. Defense Working Capital Fund.
Sec. 1509. Defense Health Program.
Sec. 1510. Military personnel.
Sec. 1511. Iraq Freedom Fund.
Sec. 1512. Treatment as additional authorizations.
Sec. 1513. Transfer authority.
Sec. 1514. Availability of funds.

            Division  B--Military Construction Authorizations

Sec. 2001. Short title.

                             TITLE XXI--ARMY

Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2102. Family housing.
Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army.
Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 
          2004 project.

                            TITLE XXII--NAVY

Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2202. Family housing.
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.
Sec. 2205. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 
          2004 projects.
Sec. 2206. Modifications of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 
          2005 projects.

                         TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE

Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition 
          projects.
Sec. 2302. Family housing.
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.

                      TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES

Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition 
          projects.
Sec. 2402. Energy conservation projects.
Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.

   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 Guard and Reserve construction and land 
          acquisition projects.

         TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be 
          specified by law.
Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2003 
          projects.
Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2002 
          projects.

                    TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

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

Sec. 2801. Modification of congressional notification requirements for 
          certain military construction activities.
Sec. 2802. Increase in number of family housing units in Korea 
          authorized for lease by the Army at maximum amount.
Sec. 2803. Improvement in availability and timeliness of Department of 
          Defense information regarding military construction and family 
          housing accounts and activities.
Sec. 2804. Modification of cost variation authority.
Sec. 2805. Inapplicability to child development centers of restriction 
          on authority to acquire or construct ancillary supporting 
          facilities.
Sec. 2806. Department of Defense Housing Funds.
Sec. 2807. Use of design-build selection procedures to accelerate design 
          effort in connection with military construction projects.
Sec. 2808. Acquisition of associated utilities, equipment, and 
          furnishings in reserve component facility exchange.
Sec. 2809. One-year extension of temporary, limited authority to use 
          operation and maintenance funds for construction projects 
          outside the United States.
Sec. 2810. Temporary program to use minor military construction 
          authority for construction of child development centers.
Sec. 2811. General and flag officers quarters in the National Capital 
          Region.

         Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration

Sec. 2821. Consolidation of Department of Defense land acquisition 
          authorities and limitations on use of such authorities.
Sec. 2822. Modification of authorities on agreements to limit 
          encroachments and other constraints on military training, 
          testing, and operations.
Sec. 2823. Modification of utility system conveyance authority and 
          related reporting requirements.
Sec. 2824. Report on application of force protection and anti-terrorism 
          standards to leased facilities.
Sec. 2825. Report on use of ground source heat pumps at Department of 
          Defense facilities.

                Subtitle C--Base Closure and Realignment

Sec. 2831. Additional reporting requirements regarding base closure 
          process and use of Department of Defense base closure 
          accounts.
Sec. 2832. Expanded availability of adjustment and diversification 
          assistance for communities adversely affected by mission 
          realignments in base closure process.
Sec. 2833. Treatment of Indian Tribal Governments as public entities for 
          purposes of disposal of real property recommended for closure 
          in July 1993 BRAC Commission report.
Sec. 2834. Termination of project authorizations for military 
          installations approved for closure in 2005 round of base 
          realignments and closures.
Sec. 2835. Required consultation with State and local entities on issues 
          related to increase in number of military personnel at 
          military installations.
Sec. 2836. Sense of Congress regarding infrastructure and installation 
          requirements for transfer of units and personnel from closed 
          and realigned military installations to receiving locations.
Sec. 2837. Defense access road program and military installations 
          affected by defense base closure process or Integrated Global 
          Presence and Basing Strategy.
Sec. 2838. Sense of Congress on reversionary interests involving real 
          property at Navy homeports.

                      Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

                        Part I--Army Conveyances

Sec. 2841. Land conveyance, Camp Navajo, Arizona.
Sec. 2842. Land conveyance, Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, Middletown, 
          Iowa.
Sec. 2843. Land conveyance, Helena, Montana.
Sec. 2844. Lease authority, Army Heritage and Education Center, 
          Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 2845. Land exchange, Fort Hood, Texas.
Sec. 2846. Modification of land conveyance, Engineer Proving Ground, 
          Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Sec. 2847. Land conveyance, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Sec. 2848. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Bothell, Washington.

                        Part II--Navy Conveyances

Sec. 2851. Land conveyance, Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, San 
          Diego, California.
Sec. 2852. Lease or license of United States Navy Museum facilities at 
          Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia.

                     Part III--Air Force Conveyances

Sec. 2861. Purchase of build-to-lease family housing, Eielson Air Force 
          Base, Alaska.
Sec. 2862. Land conveyance, Air Force property, Jacksonville, Arkansas.
Sec. 2863. Land conveyance, Air Force property, La Junta, Colorado.
Sec. 2864. Lease, National Imagery and Mapping Agency site, St. Louis, 
          Missouri.

                        Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 2871. Clarification of moratorium on certain improvements at Fort 
          Buchanan, Puerto Rico.
Sec. 2872. Transfer of excess Department of Defense property on Santa 
          Rosa and Okaloosa Island, Florida, to Gulf Islands National 
          Seashore.
Sec. 2873. Authorized military uses of Papago Park Military Reservation, 
          Phoenix, Arizona.
Sec. 2874. Assessment of water needs for Presidio of Monterey and Ord 
          Military Community.
Sec. 2875. Redesignation of McEntire Air National Guard Station, South 
          Carolina, as McEntire Joint National Guard Base.
Sec. 2876. Sense of Congress regarding community impact assistance 
          related to construction of Navy landing field, North Carolina.
Sec. 2877. Sense of Congress on establishment of Bakers Creek Memorial.

 Division  C--Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and 
                          Other Authorizations

       TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

          Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations

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

                        Subtitle B--Other Matters

Sec. 3111. Reliable Replacement Warhead program.
Sec. 3112. Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site.
Sec. 3113. Report on compliance with Design Basis Threat issued by 
          Department of Energy in 2005.
Sec. 3114. Reports associated with Waste Treatment and Immobilization 
          Plant Project, Hanford Site, Richland, Washington.
Sec. 3115. Report on assistance for a comprehensive inventory of Russian 
          nonstrategic nuclear weapons.
Sec. 3116. Report on international border security programs.
Sec. 3117. Savannah River National Laboratory.

          TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

Sec. 3201. Authorization.

                TITLE XXXIII--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE

Sec. 3301. Authorized uses of National Defense Stockpile funds.
Sec. 3302. Revisions to required receipt objectives for previously 
          authorized disposals from National Defense Stockpile.
Sec. 3303. Authorization for disposal of tungsten ores and concentrates.
Sec. 3304. Disposal of ferromanganese.

                  TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES

Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations.

                   TITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2006.
Sec. 3502. Payments for State and regional maritime academies.
Sec. 3503. Maintenance and repair reimbursement pilot program.
Sec. 3504. Tank vessel construction assistance.
Sec. 3505. Improvements to the Maritime Administration vessel disposal 
          program.
Sec. 3506. Assistance for small shipyards and maritime communities.
Sec. 3507. Transfer of authority for title XI non-fishing loan guarantee 
          decisions to Maritime Administration.
Sec. 3508. Technical corrections.
Sec. 3509. United States Maritime Service.
Sec. 3510. Awards and medals.

SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES.

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

            DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS

                          TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

               Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

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

                        Subtitle B--Army Programs

Sec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority for utility helicopters.
Sec. 112. Multiyear procurement authority for modernized target 
          acquisition designation sight/pilot night vision sensors for 
          AH-64 Apache attack helicopters.
Sec. 113. Multiyear procurement authority for conversion of AH-64A 
          Apache attack helicopters to the AH-64D Block II 
          configuration.
Sec. 114. Acquisition strategy for tactical wheeled vehicle programs.
Sec. 115. Report on Army Modular Force Initiative.

                        Subtitle C--Navy Programs

Sec. 121. Virginia-class submarine program.
Sec. 122. LHA Replacement (LHA(R)) amphibious assault ship program.
Sec. 123. Cost limitation for next-generation destroyer program.
Sec. 124. Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program.
Sec. 125. Prohibition on acquisition of next-generation destroyer 
          through a single shipyard.
Sec. 126. Aircraft carrier force structure.
Sec. 127. Refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. Carl Vinson.
Sec. 128. CVN-78 aircraft carrier.
Sec. 129. LHA Replacement (LHA(R)) ship.
Sec. 130. Report on alternative propulsion methods for surface 
          combatants and amphibious warfare ships.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

Sec. 131. C-17 aircraft program and assessment of intertheater airlift 
          requirements.
Sec. 132. Prohibition on retirement of KC-135E aircraft.
Sec. 133. Prohibition on retirement of F-117 aircraft during fiscal year 
          2006.
Sec. 134. Prohibition on retirement of C-130E/H tactical airlift 
          aircraft during fiscal year 2006.
Sec. 135. Procurement of C-130J/KC-130J aircraft after fiscal year 2005.
Sec. 136. Report on Air Force aircraft aeromedical evacuation programs.

               Subtitle E--Joint and Multiservice Matters

Sec. 141. Requirement that tactical unmanned aerial vehicles use 
          specified standard data link.
Sec. 142. Limitation on initiation of new unmanned aerial vehicle 
          systems.
Sec. 143. Advanced SEAL Delivery System.

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 101. ARMY.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2006 for procurement for the Army as follows:
            (1) For aircraft, $2,792,580,000.
            (2) For missiles, $1,246,850,000.
            (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, 
        $1,652,949,000.
            (4) For ammunition, $1,738,872,000.
            (5) For other procurement, $4,328,934,000.

SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.

    (a) Navy.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
for fiscal year 2006 for procurement for the Navy as follows:
            (1) For aircraft, $9,803,126,000.
            (2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, 
        $2,737,841,000.
            (3) For shipbuilding and conversion, 
        $8,880,623,000.
            (4) For other procurement, $5,518,287,000.
    (b) Marine Corps.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2006 for procurement for the 
Marine Corps in the amount of $1,396,705,000.
    (c) Navy and Marine Corps Ammunition.--Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2006 for 
procurement of ammunition for the Navy and the Marine Corps in 
the amount of $867,470,000.

SEC. 103. AIR FORCE.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2006 for procurement for the Air Force as follows:
            (1) For aircraft, $12,862,333,000.
            (2) For ammunition, $1,021,207,000.
            (3) For missiles, $5,394,557,000.
            (4) For other procurement, $14,024,689,000.

SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2006 for Defense-wide procurement in the amount of 
$2,646,988,000.

                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

SEC. 111. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR UTILITY HELICOPTERS.

    (a) UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters.--Subject to subsection 
(c), the Secretary of the Army may enter into a multiyear 
contract for the procurement of UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters.
    (b) MH-60S Seahawk Helicopters.--Subject to subsection (c), 
the Secretary of the Army, acting as executive agent for the 
Department of the Navy, may enter into a multiyear contract for 
the procurement of MH-60S Seahawk helicopters.
    (c) Contract Requirements.--Any multiyear contract under 
this section shall be entered into in accordance with section 
2306b of title 10, United States Code, and shall commence with 
the fiscal year 2007 program year.

SEC. 112. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR MODERNIZED TARGET 
                    ACQUISITION DESIGNATION SIGHT/PILOT NIGHT VISION 
                    SENSORS FOR AH-64 APACHE ATTACK HELICOPTERS.

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Army may, in 
accordance with section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, 
enter into a multiyear contract, beginning with the fiscal year 
2006 program year, for procurement of modernized target 
acquisition designation sight/pilot night vision sensors for 
AH-64 Apache attack helicopters.
    (b) Limitation on Term of Contract.--Notwithstanding 
subsection (k) of section 2306b of title 10, United States 
Code, a contract under this section may not be for a period in 
excess of four program years.

SEC. 113. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CONVERSION OF AH-64A 
                    APACHE ATTACK HELICOPTERS TO THE AH-64D BLOCK II 
                    CONFIGURATION.

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Army may, in 
accordance with section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, 
enter into a multiyear contract, beginning with the fiscal year 
2006 program year, for conversion of AH-64A Apache attack 
helicopters to the AH-64D Block II configuration.
    (b) Limitation on Term of Contract.--Notwithstanding 
subsection (k) of section 2306b of title 10, United States 
Code, a contract under this section may not be for a period in 
excess of four program years.

SEC. 114. ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE PROGRAMS.

    (a) Army.--If, in carrying out a program for modernization 
and recapitalization of the fleet of tactical wheeled vehicles 
of the Army, the Secretary of the Army determines to award a 
contract for procurement of a new vehicle class for the next-
generation tactical wheeled vehicle, the Secretary shall award 
and execute the acquisition program under that contract as a 
joint service program with the Marine Corps.
    (b) Marine Corps.--If, in carrying out a program for 
modernization and recapitalization of the fleet of tactical 
wheeled vehicles of the Marine Corps, the Secretary of the Navy 
determines to award a contract for procurement of a new vehicle 
class for the next-generation tactical wheeled vehicle, the 
Secretary shall award and execute the acquisition program under 
that contract as a joint service program with the Army.
    (c) Applicability Only to New Vehicle Class.--Subsections 
(a) and (b) do not apply to a contract for modifications, 
upgrades, or product improvements to the existing fleet of 
tactical wheeled vehicles of the Army or Marine Corps, 
respectively.

SEC. 115. REPORT ON ARMY MODULAR FORCE INITIATIVE.

    (a) Report.--The Secretary of the Army shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the complex of 
programs referred to as the Army Modular Force Initiative. The 
report shall be submitted not later than 30 days after the date 
of the submission to Congress of a request by the President for 
the enactment of emergency supplemental appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2006.
    (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report under subsection 
(a) shall include the following:
            (1) A specification of each acquisition program of 
        the Army that is considered by the Secretary of the 
        Army to be part of the complex of programs constituting 
        the Army Modular Force Initiative.
            (2) For each program specified under paragraph (1), 
        the acquisition objective of the program, the funding 
        profile of the program, and the requirement for the 
        program.
            (3) The requirements of each such program that, 
        under current funding plans of the Department of 
        Defense for fiscal years after fiscal year 2006, would 
        not be funded.
            (4) A detailed accounting of the amounts for the 
        Army Modular Force Initiative in the request for 
        supplemental appropriations referred to in subsection 
        (a).

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

SEC. 121. VIRGINIA-CLASS SUBMARINE PROGRAM.

    (a) Limitation of Costs.--Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the total amount obligated or expended for procurement of 
the five Virginia-class submarines designated as SSN-779, SSN-
780, SSN-781, SSN-782, and SSN-783 may not exceed the following 
amounts:
            (1) For the SSN-779 submarine, $2,330,000,000.
            (2) For the SSN-780 submarine, $2,470,000,000.
            (3) For the SSN-781 submarine, $2,550,000,000.
            (4) For the SSN-782 submarine, $2,670,000,000.
            (5) For the SSN-783 submarine, $2,720,000,000.
    (b) Adjustment of Limitation Amounts.--The Secretary of the 
Navy may adjust the amount set forth in subsection (a) for any 
Virginia-class submarine specified in that subsection by the 
following:
            (1) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs 
        attributable to economic inflation after September 30, 
        2005.
            (2) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs 
        attributable to compliance with changes in Federal, 
        State, or local laws enacted after September 30, 2005.
            (3) The amounts of outfitting costs and post-
        delivery costs incurred for that submarine.
            (4) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs 
        of that submarine that are attributable to insertion of 
        new technology into that submarine, as compared to the 
        technology built into the lead vessel of the Virginia 
        class.
    (c) Limitation on Technology Insertion Cost Adjustment.--
The Secretary of the Navy may use the authority under paragraph 
(4) of subsection (b) to adjust the amount set forth in 
subsection (a) for any Virginia-class submarine with respect to 
insertion of new technology into that submarine only if--
            (1) the Secretary determines, and certifies to the 
        congressional defense committees, that insertion of the 
        new technology would lower the life-cycle cost of the 
        submarine; or
            (2) the Secretary determines, and certifies to the 
        congressional defense committees, that insertion of the 
        new technology is required to meet an emerging threat 
        and the Secretary of Defense certifies to those 
        committees that such threat poses grave harm to 
        national security.
    (d) Notice to Congress of Program Changes.--The Secretary 
of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees each year, at the same time that the budget is 
submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, for the next fiscal year, written notice of any change in 
any of the amounts set forth in subsection (a) during the 
preceding fiscal year that the Secretary has determined to be 
associated with a cost referred to in subsection (b).

SEC. 122. LHA REPLACEMENT (LHA(R)) AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP PROGRAM.

    (a) Limitation on Procurement Funds.--Of the funds 
available to the Department of the Navy for Shipbuilding and 
Conversion, Navy, for fiscal year 2006 for procurement for the 
LHA Replacement (LHA(R)) amphibious assault ship program, not 
more than 70 percent may be obligated or expended until the 
Secretary of the Navy submits to the congressional defense 
committees the Secretary's certification in writing that--
            (1) a detailed operational requirements document 
        for the program has been approved within the Department 
        of Defense by an appropriate approval authority; and
            (2) there exists a stable design for the LHA(R) 
        class of vessels.
    (b) Stable Design.--For purposes of this section, the 
design of a class of vessels shall be considered to be stable 
when no substantial change to the design is anticipated.

SEC. 123. COST LIMITATION FOR NEXT-GENERATION DESTROYER PROGRAM.

    (a) Limitation of Costs.--Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the total amount obligated or expended for procurement of 
the fifth vessel in the next-generation destroyer program may 
not exceed $2,300,000,000.
    (b) Adjustment of Limitation Amount.--The Secretary of the 
Navy may adjust the amount set forth in subsection (a) for the 
vessel referred to in that subsection by the following:
            (1) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs 
        attributable to economic inflation after September 30, 
        2005.
            (2) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs 
        attributable to compliance with changes in Federal, 
        State, or local laws enacted after September 30, 2005.
            (3) The amounts of outfitting costs and post-
        delivery costs incurred for that vessel.
            (4) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs 
        of that vessel that are attributable to insertion of 
        new technology into that vessel, as compared to the 
        technology built into the lead vessel of the next-
        generation destroyer program class.
    (c) Limitation on Technology Insertion Cost Adjustment.--
The Secretary of the Navy may use the authority under paragraph 
(4) of subsection (b) to adjust the amount set forth in 
subsection (a) for the vessel referred to in that subsection 
with respect to insertion of new technology into that vessel 
only if--
            (1) the Secretary determines, and certifies to the 
        congressional defense committees, that insertion of the 
        new technology would lower the life-cycle cost of the 
        vessel; or
            (2) the Secretary determines, and certifies to the 
        congressional defense committees, that insertion of the 
        new technology is required to meet an emerging threat 
        and the Secretary of Defense certifies to those 
        committees that such threat poses grave harm to 
        national security.
    (d) Written Notice of Change in Amount.--
            (1) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Navy shall 
        submit to the congressional defense committees each 
        year, at the same time that the budget is submitted 
        under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
        for the next fiscal year, written notice of any change 
        in the amount set forth in subsection (a) during the 
        preceding fiscal year that the Secretary has determined 
        to be associated with a cost referred to in subsection 
        (b).
            (2) Effective date.--The requirement in paragraph 
        (1) shall become effective with the budget request for 
        the year of procurement of the vessel referred to in 
        subsection (a), such year being the fiscal year in 
        which the Secretary of the Navy intends to award a 
        contract for detail design and construction.
    (e) Next-Generation Destroyer Program.--In this section, 
the term ``next-generation destroyer program'' means the 
program to acquire and deploy a new class of destroyers as the 
follow-on to the Arleigh Burke class of destroyers.

SEC. 124. LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS) PROGRAM.

    (a) Limitation of Costs.--Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the total amount obligated or expended for procurement of 
the fifth and sixth vessels in the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 
class of vessels, excluding amounts for elements designated by 
the Secretary of the Navy as a mission package, may not exceed 
$220,000,000 per vessel.
    (b) Adjustment of Limitation Amount.--The Secretary of the 
Navy may adjust the amount set forth in subsection (a) for 
either vessel referred to in that subsection by the following:
            (1) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs 
        attributable to economic inflation after September 30, 
        2005.
            (2) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs 
        attributable to compliance with changes in Federal, 
        State, or local laws enacted after September 30, 2005.
            (3) The amounts of outfitting costs and post-
        delivery costs incurred for that vessel.
            (4) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs 
        of that vessel that are attributable to insertion of 
        new technology into that vessel, as compared to the 
        technology built into the first and second vessels, 
        respectively, of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class 
        of vessels.
    (c) Limitation on Technology Insertion Cost Adjustment.--
The Secretary of the Navy may use the authority under paragraph 
(4) of subsection (b) to adjust the amount set forth in 
subsection (a) for any vessel referred to in that subsection 
with respect to insertion of new technology into that vessel 
only if--
            (1) the Secretary determines, and certifies to the 
        congressional defense committees, that insertion of the 
        new technology would lower the life-cycle cost of the 
        vessel; or
            (2) the Secretary determines, and certifies to the 
        congressional defense committees, that insertion of the 
        new technology is required to meet an emerging threat 
        and the Secretary of Defense certifies to those 
        committees that such threat poses grave harm to 
        national security.
    (d) Annual Report on Cost Growth.--
            (1) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Navy shall 
        submit to the congressional defense committees each 
        year, at the same time that the budget is submitted 
        under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
        for the next fiscal year, written notice of any change 
        in the amount set forth in subsection (a) during the 
        preceding fiscal year that the Secretary has determined 
        to be associated with a cost referred to in subsection 
        (b).
            (2) Effective date.--The requirement in paragraph 
        (1) shall become effective with the budget request for 
        the year of procurement of the fifth and sixth vessels 
        in the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class of vessels, 
        such year being the fiscal year in which the Secretary 
        of the Navy intends to award a contract for detail 
        design and construction of those vessels.
    (e) Annual Report on Mission Packages.--The Secretary of 
the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
each year, at the same time as the President's budget for the 
next fiscal year is submitted under section 1105(a) of title 
31, United States Code, a report that provides current 
information regarding the content of any element of the 
Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class of vessels that is designated 
as a ``mission package'', the estimated cost of any such 
element, and the total number of such elements anticipated.
    (f) Limitation on Ships and Mission Modules.--No funds 
available to the Navy may be used for the procurement of 
Littoral Combat Ships, or elements for such Littoral Combat 
Ships referred to in subsection (e), after procurement of the 
first four vessels in the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class 
until the Secretary of the Navy submits to the congressional 
defense committees the Secretary's certification in writing 
that there exist stable designs for the Littoral Combat Ship 
class of vessels.
    (g) Stable Design.--For purposes of this section, the 
designs of a class of vessels shall be considered to be stable 
when no substantial change to those designs is anticipated.

SEC. 125. PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF NEXT-GENERATION DESTROYER 
                    THROUGH A SINGLE SHIPYARD.

    (a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of the Navy may not acquire 
vessels under the next-generation destroyer program through a 
winner-take-all acquisition strategy.
    (b) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--The Secretary of the Navy 
may not obligate or expend any funds to prepare for, conduct, 
or implement a strategy for the acquisition of vessels under 
the next-generation destroyer program through a winner-take-all 
acquisition strategy.
    (c) Winner-Take-All Acquisition Strategy Defined.--In this 
section, the term ``winner-take-all acquisition strategy'', 
with respect to the acquisition of vessels under the next-
generation destroyer program, means the acquisition (including 
design and construction) of such vessels through a single 
shipyard.
    (d) Next-Generation Destroyer Program.--In this section, 
the term ``next-generation destroyer program'' means the 
program to acquire and deploy a new class of destroyers as the 
follow-on to the Arleigh Burke class of destroyers.

SEC. 126. AIRCRAFT CARRIER FORCE STRUCTURE.

    (a) Requirement for 12 Operational Aircraft Carriers Within 
the Navy.--Section 5062 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
        subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 
        new subsection (b):
    ``(b) The naval combat forces of the Navy shall include not 
less than 12 operational aircraft carriers. For purposes of 
this subsection, an operational aircraft carrier includes an 
aircraft carrier that is temporarily unavailable for worldwide 
deployment due to routine or scheduled maintenance or 
repair.''.
    (b) Funding for Repair and Maintenance of U.S.S. John F. 
Kennedy.--Of the amounts available for operation and 
maintenance for the Navy pursuant to this Act and any other Act 
for fiscal year 2006, not more than $288,000,000 shall be 
available for repair and maintenance to extend the life of the 
U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CVN-67).

SEC. 127. REFUELING AND COMPLEX OVERHAUL OF THE U.S.S. CARL VINSON.

    (a) Amount Authorized From FY06 SCN Account.--Of the amount 
authorized to be appropriated by section 102(a)(3) for fiscal 
year 2006 for shipbuilding and conversion, Navy, $1,493,563,000 
is available for work on the nuclear refueling and complex 
overhaul of the U.S.S. Carl Vinson (CVN-70) under the contract 
authorized by Public Law 109-104.
    (b) Contract Authority.--The amount specified in subsection 
(a) includes the amount of $89,000,000 made available by Public 
Law 109-104 for fiscal year 2006 for a period of such fiscal 
year preceding the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 128. CVN-78 AIRCRAFT CARRIER.

    (a) Authority to Use Multiple Years of Funding.--The 
Secretary of the Navy is authorized to enter into a contract 
for detail design and construction of the aircraft carrier 
designated CVN-78 that provides that, subject to subsection 
(b), funds for payments under the contract may be provided from 
amounts appropriated for Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, for 
fiscal years 2007, 2008, and 2009.
    (b) Condition for Out-Year Contract Payments.--A contract 
described in subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation 
of the United States to make a payment under the contract for a 
fiscal year after fiscal year 2006 is subject to the 
availability of appropriations for that purpose for that fiscal 
year.

SEC. 129. LHA REPLACEMENT (LHA(R)) SHIP.

    (a) Amount Authorized From SCN Account for Fiscal Year 
2006.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
102(a)(3) for fiscal year 2006 for shipbuilding and conversion, 
Navy, $200,447,000 shall be available for design, advance 
procurement, advance construction, detail design, and 
construction with respect to the LHA Replacement (LHA(R)) ship.
    (b) Amounts Authorized From SCN Account for Fiscal Years 
2007 and 2008.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal years 2007 and 2008 for shipbuilding and conversion, 
Navy, shall be available for construction with respect to the 
LHA Replacement ship.
    (c) Contract Authority.--
            (1) Design, advance procurement, and advance 
        construction.--The Secretary of the Navy may enter into 
        a contract during fiscal year 2006 for design, advance 
        procurement, and advance construction with respect to 
        the LHA Replacement ship.
            (2) Detail design and construction.--The Secretary 
        may enter into a contract during fiscal year 2006 for 
        the detail design and construction of the LHA 
        Replacement ship.
    (d) Condition for Out-Year Contract Payments.--A contract 
entered into under subsection (c) shall provide that any 
obligation of the United States to make a payment under the 
contract for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2006 is subject to 
the availability of appropriations for that purpose for such 
fiscal year.
    (e) Funding as Increment of Full Funding.--The amounts 
available under subsections (a) and (b) for the LHA Replacement 
ship are the first increments of funding for the full funding 
of the LHA Replacement (LHA(R)) ship program.

SEC. 130. REPORT ON ALTERNATIVE PROPULSION METHODS FOR SURFACE 
                    COMBATANTS AND AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE SHIPS.

    (a) Analysis of Alternatives.--The Secretary of the Navy 
shall conduct an analysis of alternative propulsion methods for 
surface combatant vessels and amphibious warfare ships of the 
Navy.
    (b) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the analysis of 
alternative propulsion systems carried out under subsection 
(a). The report shall be submitted not later than November 1, 
2006.
    (c) Matters To Be Included.--The report under subsection 
(b) shall include the following:
            (1) The key assumptions used in carrying out the 
        analysis under subsection (a).
            (2) The methodology and techniques used in 
        conducting the analysis.
            (3) A description of current and future technology 
        relating to propulsion that has been incorporated in 
        recently-designed surface combatant vessels and 
        amphibious warfare ships or that is expected to be 
        available for those types of vessels within the next 
        10-to-20 years.
            (4) A description of each propulsion alternative 
        for surface combatant vessels and amphibious warfare 
        ships that was considered under the study and an 
        analysis and evaluation of each such alternative from 
        an operational and cost-effectiveness standpoint.
            (5) A comparison of the life-cycle costs of each 
        propulsion alternative.
            (6) For each nuclear propulsion alternative, an 
        analysis of when that nuclear propulsion alternative 
        becomes cost effective as the price of a barrel of 
        crude oil increases for each type of surface combatant 
        vessel and each type of amphibious warfare ship.
            (7) The conclusions and recommendations of the 
        study, including those conclusions and recommendations 
        that could impact the design of future ships or lead to 
        modifications of existing ships.
            (8) The Secretary's intended actions, if any, for 
        implementation of the conclusions and recommendations 
        of the study.
    (d) Life-Cycle Costs.--For purposes of this section, the 
term ``life-cycle costs'' includes those elements of cost that 
would be considered for a life-cycle cost analysis for a major 
defense acquisition program.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

SEC. 131. C-17 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM AND ASSESSMENT OF INTERTHEATER AIRLIFT 
                    REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Multiyear Procurement Authorized.--Subject to 
subsection (b), the Secretary of the Air Force may, in 
accordance with section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, 
enter into a multiyear contract, beginning with the fiscal year 
2006 program year, for the procurement of up to 42 additional 
C-17 aircraft.
    (b) Certification Required.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
may not exercise the authority in subsection (a) until the 
Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense 
committees a certification that the additional airlift capacity 
to be provided by the C-17 aircraft to be procured under that 
authority is consistent with the assessment of the intertheater 
airlift capabilities required to support the national defense 
strategy carried out pursuant to subsection (c) and submitted 
to the congressional committees pursuant to subsection (d).
    (c) Assessment of Intertheater Airlift Requirements.--
            (1) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
        carry out an assessment of the intertheater airlift 
        capabilities required to support the national defense 
        strategy. The assessment shall include development of 
        recommendations for future airlift force structure 
        requirements, together with an explanation for each 
        such recommendation. The Secretary shall submit the 
        assessment pursuant to subsection (d).
            (2) Additional information.--In the report on the 
        results of the assessment required by paragraph (1), 
        the Secretary shall explain how the recommendations for 
        future airlift force structure requirements in that 
        report take into account the following:
                    (A) The increased airlift demands 
                associated with the Army modular brigade combat 
                teams.
                    (B) The objective to be able to deliver--
                            (i) a brigade combat team anywhere 
                        in the world within four to seven days;
                            (ii) a division anywhere in the 
                        world within 10 days; and
                            (iii) multiple divisions anywhere 
                        in the world within 20 days.
                    (C) The increased airlift demands 
                associated with the expanded scope of 
                operational activities of the Special 
                Operations forces.
                    (D) The realignment of the overseas basing 
                structure in accordance with the Integrated 
                Presence and Basing Strategy announced by the 
                Secretary of Defense on March 20, 2003.
                    (E) Adjustments in the force structure to 
                meet homeland defense requirements.
                    (F) The potential for simultaneous homeland 
                defense activities and major combat operations.
                    (G) Potential changes in requirements for 
                intratheater airlift or sealift capabilities.
                    (H) The capability of the Civil Reserve Air 
                Fleet to provide adequate augmentation in 
                meeting global mobility requirements.
    (d) Submission of Assessment of Intertheater Airlift 
Requirements.--
            (1) Inclusion in quadrennial defense review.--
        Subject to paragraph (2), the assessment of the 
        intertheater airlift capabilities required to support 
        the national defense strategy required by subsection 
        (c)(1) shall be carried out as part of the quadrennial 
        defense review under section 118 of title 10, United 
        States Code, in 2005 and in accordance with the 
        provisions of subsection (d)(9) of that section, and 
        the report under subsection (c)(1) on that assessment 
        shall be included in the report on that quadrennial 
        defense review submitted to the Committees on Armed 
        Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
        with the budget of the President for fiscal year 2007 
        (as submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
        States Code).
            (2) Alternative submission.--If the Secretary of 
        Defense determines that, because of the date required 
        by law for the submission of the report on the 
        quadrennial defense review referred to in paragraph 
        (1), the assessment of the intertheater airlift 
        capabilities required to support the national defense 
        strategy required by subsection (c)(1) cannot be 
        carried out as part of the quadrennial defense review 
        referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary may submit 
        the report of such assessment not later than 45 days 
        after the date of the submission of that review 
        pursuant to section 118(d) of title 10, United States 
        Code. In that case, the Secretary shall submit the 
        report of such assessment to the congressional defense 
        committees.
    (e) Maintenance of C-17 Aircraft Production Line.--If the 
Secretary of Defense is unable to make the certification 
specified in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Air Force 
should procure sufficient C-17 aircraft to maintain the C-17 
aircraft production line at not less than the minimum 
sustaining rate until sufficient flight test data regarding 
improved C-5 aircraft mission capability rates as a result of 
the Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program and 
Avionics Modernization Program have been obtained to determine 
the validity of assumptions concerning the C-5 aircraft used in 
the Mobility Capabilities Study.

SEC. 132. PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT OF KC-135E AIRCRAFT.

    The Secretary of the Air Force may not retire any KC-135E 
aircraft of the Air Force in fiscal year 2006.

SEC. 133. PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT OF F-117 AIRCRAFT DURING FISCAL 
                    YEAR 2006.

    The Secretary of the Air Force may not retire any F-117 
Nighthawk attack aircraft during fiscal year 2006.

SEC. 134. PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT OF C-130E/H TACTICAL AIRLIFT 
                    AIRCRAFT DURING FISCAL YEAR 2006.

    The Secretary of the Air Force may not retire any C-130E/H 
tactical airlift aircraft during fiscal year 2006.

SEC. 135. PROCUREMENT OF C-130J/KC-130J AIRCRAFT AFTER FISCAL YEAR 
                    2005.

    Any C-130J/KC-130J aircraft procured after fiscal year 2005 
(including C-130J/KC-130J aircraft procured through a multiyear 
contract continuing in force from a fiscal year before fiscal 
year 2006) shall be procured through a contract under part 15 
of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), relating to 
acquisition of items by negotiated contract (48 C.F.R. 15.000 
et seq.), rather than through a contract under part 12 of the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation, relating to acquisition of 
commercial items (48 C.F.R. 12.000 et seq.).

SEC. 136. REPORT ON AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION PROGRAMS.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on aircraft aeromedical evacuation programs of the Air Force. 
The report shall contain a comprehensive evaluation and overall 
assessment of (1) the current aeromedical evacuation program, 
carried out through the use of designated aircraft, compared to 
(2) the former aeromedical evacuation program, carried out 
through the use of dedicated aircraft.
    (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report shall include the 
following:
            (1) A description of challenges and capability gaps 
        of the current aircraft aeromedical evacuation program 
        compared to the challenges and capability gaps of the 
        former program.
            (2) A description of possible means by which to 
        best mitigate or resolve the challenges and capability 
        gaps described under paragraph (1) with respect to the 
        current program.
            (3) Specification of medical equipment or upgrades 
        needed to enhance the current program.
            (4) Specification of aircraft equipment or upgrades 
        needed to enhance the current program.
            (5) A description of the advantages and 
        disadvantages of the current program compared to the 
        advantages and disadvantages of the former program.
            (6) A cost comparison analysis of the current 
        program and the former program.
            (7) A description of the manner in which customer 
        feedback is obtained and applied to the current 
        program.

               Subtitle E--Joint and Multiservice Matters

SEC. 141. REQUIREMENT THAT TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES USE 
                    SPECIFIED STANDARD DATA LINK.

    (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall take such 
steps as necessary to ensure that (except as specified in 
subsection (c)) all tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of 
the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force are equipped and 
configured so that--
            (1) the data link used by those vehicles is the 
        Department of Defense standard tactical unmanned aerial 
        vehicle data link known as the Tactical Common Data 
        Link (TCDL), until such time as the Tactical Common 
        Data Link standard is replaced by an updated standard 
        for use by those vehicles; and
            (2) those vehicles use data formats consistent with 
        the architectural standard for tactical unmanned aerial 
        vehicles known as STANAG 4586, developed to facilitate 
        multinational interoperability among NATO member 
        nations.
    (b) Funding Limitation.--After December 1, 2006, no funds 
available to the Department of Defense may be used to enter 
into a contract for procurement of a new tactical unmanned 
aerial vehicle system with data links other than as required by 
subsection (a)(1).
    (c) Waiver Authority.--The Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics may waive the 
applicability of subsection (a) to any tactical unmanned aerial 
vehicle if the Under Secretary determines, and certifies to the 
congressional defense committees, that it would be 
technologically infeasible or uneconomically acceptable to 
integrate a tactical data link specified in that subsection 
into that tactical unmanned aerial vehicle.
    (d) Report.--Not later than February 1, 2006, the Secretary 
of each military department shall submit to Congress a report 
on the status of implementation of standard data links for 
unmanned aerial vehicles under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary in accordance with subsection (a).

SEC. 142. LIMITATION ON INITIATION OF NEW UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE 
                    SYSTEMS.

    (a) Limitation.--Funds available to the Department of 
Defense may not be used to procure an unmanned aerial vehicle 
(UAV) system, including any air vehicle, data link, ground 
station, sensor, or other associated equipment for any such 
system, or to modify any such system to include any form of 
armament, unless such procurement or modification is authorized 
in writing in advance by the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.
    (b) Exception for Existing Systems.--The limitation in 
subsection (a) does not apply with respect to an unmanned 
aerial vehicle (UAV) system for which funds are under contract 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act or for which funds 
have been appropriated for procurement before the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 143. ADVANCED SEAL DELIVERY SYSTEM.

    (a) Limitation.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2006 for operation and 
maintenance, Defense-wide, that are available for the United 
States Special Operations Command, $10,100,000 may not be 
obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense submits to 
the congressional defense committees each of the following:
            (1) The Secretary's certification that the 
        Secretary has revalidated the requirement for the 
        Advanced SEAL Delivery System.
            (2) A report on the Advanced SEAL Delivery System 
        program that, at a minimum, includes--
                    (A) the conclusions of the quadrennial 
                defense review concerning the program;
                    (B) the number of boats required for the 
                program and the manner of their expected 
                employment;
                    (C) an updated cost estimate for the 
                program; and
                    (D) a timeline for addressing the 
                technological challenges faced by the program 
                by March 1, 2006.
    (b) Report on Ongoing Critical Systems Review.--Not later 
than January 1, 2007, the Secretary shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report providing the 
conclusions of the ongoing critical systems review with respect 
to the Advanced SEAL Delivery System program.

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

               Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

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

     Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 211. Annual Comptroller General report on Future Combat Systems 
          program.
Sec. 212. Contract for the procurement of the Future Combat Systems 
          (FCS).
Sec. 213. Limitations on systems development and demonstration of manned 
          ground vehicles under Armored Systems Modernization program.
Sec. 214. Separate program elements required for significant systems 
          development and demonstration projects for Armored Systems 
          Modernization program.
Sec. 215. Initiation of program to design and develop next-generation 
          nuclear attack submarine.
Sec. 216. Extension of requirements relating to management 
          responsibility for naval mine countermeasures programs.
Sec. 217. Single set of requirements for Army and Marine Corps heavy 
          lift rotorcraft program.
Sec. 218. Requirements for development of tactical radio communications 
          systems.
Sec. 219. Limitation on systems development and demonstration of 
          Personnel Recovery Vehicle.
Sec. 220. Limitation on VXX helicopter program.
Sec. 221. Report on testing of Internet Protocol version 6.

                  Subtitle C--Missile Defense Programs

Sec. 231. Report on capabilities and costs for operational boost/ascent-
          phase missile defense systems.
Sec. 232. One-year extension of Comptroller General assessments of 
          ballistic missile defense programs.
Sec. 233. Fielding of ballistic missile defense capabilities.
Sec. 234. Plans for test and evaluation of operational capability of the 
          ballistic missile defense system.

 Subtitle D--High-Performance Defense Manufacturing Technology Research 
                             and Development

Sec. 241. Pilot program for identification and transition of advanced 
          manufacturing processes and technologies.
Sec. 242. Transition of transformational manufacturing processes and 
          technologies to defense manufacturing base.
Sec. 243. Manufacturing technology strategies.
Sec. 244. Report.
Sec. 245. Definitions.

                        Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 251. Comptroller General report on program element structure for 
          research, development, test, and evaluation projects.
Sec. 252. Research and development efforts for purposes of small 
          business research.
Sec. 253. Revised requirements relating to submission of Joint 
          Warfighting Science and Technology Plan.
Sec. 254. Report on efficiency of naval shipbuilding industry.
Sec. 255. Technology transition.
Sec. 256. Prevention, mitigation, and treatment of blast injuries.
Sec. 257. Modification of requirements for annual report on DARPA 
          program to award cash prizes for advanced technology 
          achievements.
Sec. 258. Designation of facilities and resources constituting the Major 
          Range and Test Facility Base.
Sec. 259. Report on cooperation between Department of Defense and 
          National Aeronautics and Space Administration on research, 
          development, test, and evaluation activities.
Sec. 260. Delayed effective date for limitation on procurement of 
          systems not GPS-equipped.
Sec. 261. Report on development and use of robotics and unmanned ground 
          vehicle systems.

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2006 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
research, development, test, and evaluation as follows:
            (1) For the Army, $10,036,004,000.
            (2) For the Navy, $18,581,441,000.
            (3) For the Air Force, $22,305,012,000.
            (4) For Defense-wide activities, $19,277,402,000, 
        of which $168,458,000 is authorized for the Director of 
        Operational Test and Evaluation.

SEC. 202. AMOUNT FOR DEFENSE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) Fiscal Year 2006.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
appropriated by section 201, $11,363,021,000 shall be available 
for the Defense Science and Technology Program, including basic 
research, applied research, and advanced technology development 
projects.
    (b) Basic Research, Applied Research, and Advanced 
Technology Development Defined.--For purposes of this section, 
the term ``basic research, applied research, and advanced 
technology development'' means work funded in program elements 
for defense research and development under Department of 
Defense budget activities 1, 2, and 3.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

SEC. 211. ANNUAL COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEMS 
                    PROGRAM.

    (a) Annual GAO Review.--The Comptroller General shall 
conduct an annual review of the Future Combat Systems program 
and shall, not later than March 15 of each year, submit to 
Congress a report on the results of the most recent review. 
With each such report, the Comptroller General shall submit a 
certification as to whether the Comptroller General has had 
access to sufficient information to enable the Comptroller 
General to make informed judgments on the matters covered by 
the report.
    (b) Matters To Be Included.--Each report on the Future 
Combat Systems program under subsection (a) shall include the 
following with respect to research and development under the 
program:
            (1) The extent to which systems development and 
        demonstration under the program is meeting established 
        goals, including the goals established for performance, 
        key performance parameters, technology readiness 
        levels, cost, and schedule.
            (2) The budget for the current fiscal year, and the 
        projected budget for the next fiscal year, for all 
        Department of Defense programs directly supporting the 
        Future Combat Systems program and an evaluation of the 
        contribution each such program makes to meeting the 
        goals established for performance, key performance 
        parameters, and technology readiness levels of the 
        Future Combat Systems program.
            (3) The plan for such systems development and 
        demonstration (leading to production) for the fiscal 
        year that begins in the year in which the report is 
        submitted.
            (4) The Comptroller General's conclusion regarding 
        whether such systems development and demonstration 
        (leading to production) is likely to be completed at a 
        total cost not in excess of the amount specified (or to 
        be specified) for such purpose in the Selected 
        Acquisition Report for the Future Combat Systems 
        program under section 2432 of title 10, United States 
        Code, for the first quarter of the fiscal year during 
        which the report of the Comptroller General is 
        submitted.
    (c) Termination.--No report is required under this section 
after systems development and demonstration under the Future 
Combat Systems program is completed.

SEC. 212. CONTRACT FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF THE FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEMS 
                    (FCS).

    The Secretary of the Army shall procure the Future Combat 
Systems (FCS) through a contract under part 15 of the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation (FAR), relating to acquisition of items 
by negotiated contract (48 C.F.R. 15.000 et seq.), rather than 
through a transaction under section 2371 of title 10, United 
States Code.

SEC. 213. LIMITATIONS ON SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION OF 
                    MANNED GROUND VEHICLES UNDER ARMORED SYSTEMS 
                    MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Limitations.--Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise 
made available pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
in section 201 for the Armored Systems Modernization program, 
not more than 70 percent may be obligated for systems 
development and demonstration of manned ground vehicle variants 
under that program until each of the following occurs:
            (1) The Secretary of Defense certifies to the 
        congressional defense committees that the threshold 
        requirements for manned ground vehicle variants with 
        respect to lethality and survivability have been met 
        and demonstrated, in accordance with applicable 
        regulations, in a relevant environment to be at least 
        equal to the lethality and survivability of the manned 
        ground vehicles to be replaced by those variants.
            (2) The Secretary of Defense submits to the 
        congressional defense committees the results of an 
        independent analysis carried out with respect to the 
        transportability requirement for the manned ground 
        vehicle variants under the Future Combat Systems 
        program for the purpose of determining whether--
                    (A) the requirement can be supported by the 
                future-years defense plan and the projected 
                extended planning period inter-theater and 
                intra-theater airlift force structure budget;
                    (B) the requirement is justified by any 
                likely deployment scenario envisioned by 
                current operational plans; and
                    (C) the projected unit procurement cost 
                warrants the investment required to deploy 
                those variants.
            (3) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
        Technology, and Logistics submits to the congressional 
        defense committees the results of an independent cost 
        estimate, prepared by the cost analysis improvement 
        group of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, with 
        respect to the Future Combat Systems program.
            (4) The Secretary of the Army submits to the 
        congressional defense committees a report containing--
                    (A) the organizational design, quantities, 
                and fielding plan for each of the current force 
                Brigade Combat Teams and the Future Combat 
                Systems Brigade Combat Teams; and
                    (B) the Future Combat Systems Manned Ground 
                Vehicle research, development, test, and 
                evaluation and procurement plan and budgets 
                through the future-years defense plan, 
                including unit procurement cost for each Future 
                Combat Systems Manned Ground Vehicle variant in 
                constant and current-year dollars.
            (5) The Secretary of Defense submits to the 
        congressional defense committees a report describing 
        and evaluating the requirements and budgets for the 
        technology insertion program for integrating Future 
        Combat Systems capabilities into current force programs 
        through the future-years defense plan for the purpose 
        of determining--
                    (A) the balance in programs and resources 
                between the Future Combat Systems Brigade 
                Combat Teams and the current force Brigade 
                Combat Teams;
                    (B) the feasibility of accelerating 
                technology insertion into the current force 
                Brigade Combat Teams;
                    (C) the level of research, development, 
                test, and evaluation and procurement funding to 
                support planned technology insertions into the 
                current force Brigade Combat Teams through the 
                future-years defense plan; and
                    (D) the capabilities of a current force 
                Brigade Combat Team equipped with planned 
                technology insertions in 2010, in comparison to 
                a Future Combat Systems Manned Ground Vehicle 
                Brigade Combat Team in 2014.
    (b) Exception for Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon System.--This 
section does not apply with respect to the obligation of funds 
for systems development and demonstration of the non-line-of-
sight cannon system.

SEC. 214. SEPARATE PROGRAM ELEMENTS REQUIRED FOR SIGNIFICANT SYSTEMS 
                    DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS FOR ARMORED 
                    SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Program Elements Specified.--Effective for the budget 
of the President submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of 
title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2008 and each 
fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
that a separate, dedicated program element is assigned to each 
of the following systems development and demonstration projects 
of the Armored Systems Modernization program:
            (1) Manned Ground Vehicles.
            (2) Systems of Systems Engineering and Program 
        Management.
            (3) Future Combat Systems Reconnaissance Platforms 
        and Sensors.
            (4) Future Combat Systems Unmanned Ground Vehicles.
            (5) Unattended Sensors.
            (6) Sustainment.
    (b) Early Commencement of Display in Budget Justification 
Materials.--As part of the budget justification materials 
submitted to Congress in support of the Department of Defense 
budget for fiscal year 2007, as submitted with the budget of 
the President under such section 1105(a), the Secretary of the 
Army shall set forth the budget justification material for the 
systems development and demonstration projects of the Armored 
Systems Modernization program identified in subsection (a) as 
if the projects were already separate program elements.
    (c) Technology Insertion to Current Force.--
            (1) Report on establishment of additional program 
        element.--Not later than June 1, 2006, the Secretary of 
        the Army shall submit a report to the congressional 
        defense committees describing the manner in which the 
        costs of integrating Future Combat Systems capabilities 
        into current force programs could be assigned to a 
        separate, dedicated program element and any management 
        issues that would be raised as a result of establishing 
        such a program element.
            (2) Display in budget justification materials.--As 
        part of the budget justification materials submitted to 
        Congress in support of the Department of Defense budget 
        for fiscal year 2007 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
        as submitted with the budget of the President under 
        such section 1105(a), the Secretary of the Army shall 
        set forth the budget justification material for 
        technology insertion to the current force under the 
        Armored Systems Modernization program.

SEC. 215. INITIATION OF PROGRAM TO DESIGN AND DEVELOP NEXT-GENERATION 
                    NUCLEAR ATTACK SUBMARINE.

    (a) Program Required.--The Secretary of the Navy shall 
initiate a program to design and develop the next-generation of 
nuclear attack submarines.
    (b) Objective.--The objective of the program required by 
subsection (a) is to develop a nuclear attack submarine that 
meets or exceeds the warfighting capability of a submarine of 
the current Virginia class at a cost dramatically lower than 
the cost of a submarine of the Virginia class. The Secretary 
may meet such objective by modifying the Virginia class of 
nuclear submarines to incorporate new technology.
    (c) Report.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Navy shall 
        include, with the defense budget justification 
        materials submitted in support of the President's 
        budget for fiscal year 2007 submitted to Congress under 
        section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, a report 
        on the program required by subsection (a).
            (2) Contents.--The report shall include--
                    (A) an outline of the management approach 
                to be used in carrying out the program;
                    (B) the goals for the program; and
                    (C) a schedule for the program.

SEC. 216. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO MANAGEMENT 
                    RESPONSIBILITY FOR NAVAL MINE COUNTERMEASURES 
                    PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 216 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 
102-190; 105 Stat. 1317), as most recently amended by section 
212 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314; 116 Stat. 2480), is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2008'' and 
        inserting ``2011'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting after 
        ``Secretary of Defense'' the following: ``, and the 
        Secretary of Defense has forwarded to the congressional 
        defense committees,'';
            (3) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting before the 
        semicolon at the end the following: ``and, by so 
        certifying, ensures that the budget meets the 
        requirements of section 2437 of title 10, United States 
        Code''; and
            (4) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
        following new subsection (c):
    ``(c) Notification of Certain Proposed Changes.--
            ``(1) In general.--With respect to a fiscal year, 
        the Secretary may not carry out any change to the naval 
        mine countermeasures master plan or the budget 
        resources for mine countermeasures with respect to that 
        fiscal year until after the Under Secretary of Defense 
        for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics submits to 
        the congressional defense committees a notification of 
        the proposed change. Such notification shall describe 
        the nature of the proposed change and the effect of the 
        proposed change on the naval mine countermeasures 
        program or related programs with respect to that fiscal 
        year.
            ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to a 
        change if both--
                    ``(A) the amount of the change is below the 
                applicable reprogramming threshold; and
                    ``(B) the effect of the change does not 
                affect the validity of the decision to 
                certify.''.
    (b) Notice and Certification Before Decommissioning of MHC-
51 Vessels.--The Secretary of the Navy may not decommission any 
vessel of the MHC-51 mine countermeasures class before the end 
of the service life of that vessel until--
            (1) the Secretary submits to the Committee on Armed 
        Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
        Services of the House of Representatives a report on 
        existing capabilities to assume the MHC-51 mission, 
        together with the Secretary's certification that the 
        capabilities of the vessels of the MHC-51 mine 
        countermeasures class are no longer required; and
            (2) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the date 
        of receipt of that report and certification by those 
        committees.

SEC. 217. SINGLE SET OF REQUIREMENTS FOR ARMY AND MARINE CORPS HEAVY 
                    LIFT ROTORCRAFT PROGRAM.

    (a) Joint Requirement.--The Secretary of the Army and the 
Secretary of the Navy shall develop a single set of 
requirements for the Joint Heavy Lift program for the Army and 
the Marine Corps.
    (b) Approval by JROC Required.--The Secretary of Defense 
may not authorize entry into Systems Development and 
Demonstration for the next-generation heavy lift rotorcraft 
until the single joint requirement required by subsection (a) 
has been approved by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council.
    (c) Exception.--This section does not apply to the CH-53X 
Heavy Lift Replacement Program.

SEC. 218. REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TACTICAL RADIO COMMUNICATIONS 
                    SYSTEMS.

    (a) Interim Tactical Radio Communications.--The Secretary 
of Defense shall--
            (1) assess the immediate requirements of the 
        military departments for tactical radio communications 
        systems;
            (2) ensure that the military departments rapidly 
        acquire tactical radio communications systems utilizing 
        existing technology or mature systems readily available 
        in the commercial marketplace; and
            (3) develop a plan and roadmap for the development, 
        procurement, deployment, and sustainment of interim and 
        future tactical radio communications systems.
    (b) Joint Tactical Radio System.--The Secretary of Defense 
shall apply Department of Defense Instruction 5000.2 to the 
Joint Tactical Radio System in a manner that does not permit 
the Milestone B entrance requirements to be waived unless the 
Secretary certifies that the Department is unable to meet 
critical national security objectives.
    (c) Certification of Budgets.--
            (1) Budgeting through joint program office.--The 
        Secretary of Defense shall require that the Secretary 
        of each military department, and the head of each 
        Defense Agency with programs developing components of 
        or research related to the Joint Tactical Radio System 
        transmit such proposed budgets for these activities, 
        including all waveform development activities, for a 
        fiscal year to the head of the single joint program 
        office designated under section 213 of the National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public 
        Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1416) for review and 
        certification under paragraph (2) before submitting 
        such proposed budget to the Under Secretary of Defense 
        (Comptroller).
            (2) Actions of head of joint program office.--The 
        head of the single joint program office designated 
        under section 213 of the National Defense Authorization 
        Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 
        1416) shall review each proposed budget transmitted 
        under paragraph (1) and shall, not later than January 
        31 of the year preceding the fiscal year for which such 
        budgets are proposed, submit to the Secretary of 
        Defense a report containing comments with respect to 
        all such proposed budgets, together with the 
        certification as to whether such proposed budgets are 
        adequate and whether such proposed budgets provide 
        balanced support for the plan required under subsection 
        (a)(3).
            (3) Actions of secretary of defense.--The Secretary 
        of Defense shall, not later than March 31 of the year 
        preceding the fiscal year for which such budgets are 
        proposed, submit to Congress a report on those proposed 
        budgets which the head of the single joint program 
        office has not certified under paragraph (2) to be 
        adequate, including a discussion of the actions that 
        the Secretary proposes to take to address the 
        inadequacy of the proposed budgets.
    (d) Report on Implementation Required.--Not later than May 
1, 2006, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives a report on the 
implementation of this section.

SEC. 219. LIMITATION ON SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION OF 
                    PERSONNEL RECOVERY VEHICLE.

    Not more than 40 percent of the amounts made available 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 201 
for systems development and demonstration of the Personnel 
Recovery Vehicle may be obligated until 30 days after the date 
on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional 
defense committees each of the following:
            (1) The Secretary's certification that the 
        requirements for the Personnel Recovery Vehicle have 
        been validated by the Joint Requirements Oversight 
        Council and that the acquisition schedule has been 
        validated by the Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.
            (2) The Secretary's certification that all 
        technologies required to meet the requirements (as 
        validated under paragraph (1)) for the Personnel 
        Recovery Vehicle are mature and will have been 
        demonstrated in a relevant environment before inclusion 
        in production aircraft.
            (3) The Secretary's assessment of whether another 
        aircraft, or modification of an aircraft, in the 
        inventory of the Department of Defense can meet the 
        requirements and provide a more cost effective solution 
        (as validated under paragraph (1)) for the Personnel 
        Recovery Vehicle Program.
            (4) In the event that the Department chooses to 
        award a contract for the Personnel Recovery Vehicle 
        Program for an aircraft not in the Department of 
        Defense inventory, the Secretary's explanation of the 
        reasons why the chosen system would be more effective 
        or less expensive in terms of total life-cycle costs.
            (5) A statement setting forth the independent cost 
        estimate and manpower estimate (as required by section 
        2434 of title 10, United States Code) for the Personnel 
        Recovery Vehicle.

SEC. 220. LIMITATION ON VXX HELICOPTER PROGRAM.

    (a) Limitation.--Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise 
made available pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
in section 201 for the VXX executive helicopter program, not 
more than 75 percent may be obligated for system development 
and demonstration of the VXX helicopter until the Secretary of 
the Navy submits to Congress an event-driven acquisition 
strategy for Increment Two of the program that includes the 
completion of at least one phase of operational testing on 
production representative test vehicles before the initiation 
of aircraft production. That acquisition strategy shall be 
developed by the Secretary working the with the Director of 
Operational Test and Evaluation of the Department of Defense.
    (a) Report.--Not later than March 15, 2006, the Secretary 
of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report setting forth in detail the acquisition 
strategy referred to in subsection (a). The report shall, at a 
minimum, include the following:
            (1) A list of the critical technologies required 
        for the production and operation of Increment Two 
        aircraft for the VXX executive helicopter program.
            (2) A schedule that accepts no more than moderate 
        risk in either cost or schedule for the demonstration 
        and test of each critical technology listed pursuant to 
        paragraph (1).
            (3) A description of the event-based decision 
        points and associated decision criteria that will occur 
        before the initiation of production of Increment Two 
        aircraft.
            (4) A description of a proposed operational 
        evaluation using production representative test 
        vehicles to occur before the initiation of production 
        of Increment Two aircraft.
            (5) An evaluation of the acquisition strategy for 
        Increment Two aircraft detailed in the report provided 
        by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation of 
        the Department of Defense.

SEC. 221. REPORT ON TESTING OF INTERNET PROTOCOL VERSION 6.

    (a) Additional Plan Element.--Subsection (b) of section 331 
of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 1850) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) A certification by the Chairman of the Joint 
        Chiefs of Staff that the conversion of Department of 
        Defense networks to Internet Protocol version 6 will 
        provide equivalent or better performance and 
        capabilities than that which would be provided by any 
        other combination of available technologies or 
        protocols.''.
    (b) Official Responsible for Oversight of Test and 
Evaluation Plan.--Such section is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
        (e); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following 
        new subsection (d):
    ``(d) Official Responsible for Oversight of Test and 
Evaluation Plan.--The Secretary of Defense shall designate the 
Director of Operational Test and Evaluation of the Department 
of Defense as the official responsible within the Department of 
Defense for oversight and direction of the test and evaluation 
plan under this section and for approval of the master test and 
evaluation plan under this section.''.
    (c) Annual Report.--Subsection (e) of such section (as 
redesignated by subsection (b)(1)) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(e) Reports.--
            ``(1) Not later than June 30, 2006, the Secretary 
        of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
        committees a report containing the transition plan 
        under subsection (a), updated to the time of the 
        submission of the report.
            ``(2) For each of fiscal years 2006 through 2008, 
        the Secretary of Defense shall, not later than the end 
        of that fiscal year, submit to the congressional 
        defense committees a report on the testing and 
        evaluation carried out pursuant to subsection (c).''.

                  Subtitle C--Missile Defense Programs

SEC. 231. REPORT ON CAPABILITIES AND COSTS FOR OPERATIONAL BOOST/
                    ASCENT-PHASE MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS.

    (a) Secretary of Defense Assessment.--The Secretary of 
Defense shall conduct an assessment of the United States 
missile defense programs that are designed to provide 
capability against threat ballistic missiles in the boost/
ascent phase of flight.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the assessment shall be to 
compare and contrast--
            (1) capabilities of those programs (if operational) 
        to defeat, while in the boost/ascent phase of flight, 
        ballistic missiles launched from North Korea or a 
        location in the Middle East against the continental 
        United States, Alaska, or Hawaii; and
            (2) asset requirements and costs for those programs 
        to become operational with the capabilities referred to 
        in paragraph (1).
    (c) Report.--Not later than October 1, 2006, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report providing the results of the 
assessment.

SEC. 232. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENTS OF 
                    BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMS.

    (a) Extension.--Section 232(g) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107; 10 
U.S.C. 2431 note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``through 2006'' 
        and inserting ``through 2007''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``through 2007'' 
        and inserting ``through 2008''.
    (b) Modification of Submittal Date.--Paragraph (2) of such 
section is further amended by striking ``February 15'' and 
inserting ``March 15''.

SEC. 233. FIELDING OF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITIES.

    Upon approval by the Secretary of Defense, funds authorized 
to be appropriated for fiscal years 2006 and 2007 for research, 
development, test, and evaluation for the Missile Defense 
Agency may be used for the development and fielding of 
ballistic missile defense capabilities.

SEC. 234. PLANS FOR TEST AND EVALUATION OF OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY OF 
                    THE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM.

    (a) Test and Evaluation Plans for Blocks.--
            (1) Plans required.--With respect to block 06 and 
        each subsequent block of the Ballistic Missile Defense 
        System, the appropriate joint and service operational 
        test and evaluation components of the Department of 
        Defense concerned with the block shall prepare a plan, 
        appropriate for the level of technological maturity of 
        the block, to test, evaluate, and characterize the 
        operational capability of the block.
            (2) Consultation and review.--The preparation of 
        each plan under this subsection shall be--
                    (A) carried out in coordination with the 
                Missile Defense Agency; and
                    (B) subject to the review and approval of 
                the Director of Operational Test and 
                Evaluation.
    (b) Reports on Test and Evaluation of Blocks.--At the 
conclusion of the test and evaluation of block 06 and each 
subsequent block of the Ballistic Missile Defense System, the 
Director of Operational Test and Evaluation shall submit to the 
Secretary of Defense and the congressional defense committees a 
report providing--
            (1) the assessment of the Director as to whether or 
        not the test and evaluation was adequate to evaluate 
        the operational capability of the block; and
            (2) the characterization of the Director as to the 
        operational effectiveness, suitability, and 
        survivability of the block, as appropriate for the 
        level of technological maturity of the block tested.

Subtitle D--High-Performance Defense Manufacturing Technology Research 
                            and Development

SEC. 241. PILOT PROGRAM FOR IDENTIFICATION AND TRANSITION OF ADVANCED 
                    MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGIES.

    (a) Pilot Program Required.--The Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall conduct a 
pilot program under the authority of section 2521 of title 10, 
United States Code, to identify and transition advanced 
manufacturing processes and technologies the utilization of 
which would achieve significant productivity and efficiency 
gains in the defense manufacturing base.
    (b) Consideration of Defense Priorities.--In carrying out 
subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall take into 
consideration the defense priorities established in the most 
current Joint Warfighting Science and Technology plan, as 
required under section 270 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 10 
U.S.C. 2501 note).
    (c) Identification for Transition.--In identifying 
manufacturing processes and technologies for transition to the 
defense manufacturing base under the pilot program, the Under 
Secretary shall select the most promising transformational 
technologies and manufacturing processes, in consultation with 
the Director of Defense Research and Engineering, the Joint 
Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel, and other such entities 
as may be appropriate, including the Director of the Small 
Business Innovation Research Program.

SEC. 242. TRANSITION OF TRANSFORMATIONAL MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND 
                    TECHNOLOGIES TO DEFENSE MANUFACTURING BASE.

    (a) Prototypes and Test Beds.--The Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall 
undertake the development of prototypes and test beds to 
validate the manufacturing processes and technologies selected 
for transition under the pilot program under section 241.
    (b) Diffusion of Enhancements.--The Under Secretary shall 
seek the cooperation of industry in adopting such manufacturing 
processes and technologies through the following:
            (1) The Manufacturing Extension Partnership 
        Program.
            (2) The identification of incentives for industry 
        to incorporate and utilize such manufacturing processes 
        and technologies.

SEC. 243. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIES.

    (a) In General.--The Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics may--
            (1) identify an area of technology where the 
        development of an industry-prepared roadmap for new 
        manufacturing and technology processes applicable to 
        defense manufacturing requirements would be beneficial 
        to the Department of Defense; and
            (2) establish a task force, and act in cooperation, 
        with the private sector to map the strategy for the 
        development of manufacturing processes and technologies 
        needed to support technology development in the area 
        identified under paragraph (1).
    (b) Commencement of Roadmapping.--The Under Secretary shall 
commence any roadmapping identified pursuant to subsection 
(a)(1) not later than January 2007.

SEC. 244. REPORT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than December 31, 2007, the 
Under Secretary of the Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and 
Logistics shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on the actions undertaken by the Under Secretary under 
this subtitle during fiscal year 2006.
    (b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
include--
            (1) a comprehensive description of the actions 
        undertaken under this subtitle during fiscal year 2006;
            (2) an assessment of effectiveness of such actions 
        in enhancing research and development on manufacturing 
        technologies and processes, and the implementation of 
        such within the defense manufacturing base; and
            (3) such recommendations as the Under Secretary 
        considers appropriate for additional actions to be 
        undertaken in order to increase the effectiveness of 
        the actions undertaken under this subtitle in enhancing 
        manufacturing activities within the defense 
        manufacturing base.

SEC. 245. DEFINITIONS.

    In this subtitle:
            (1) Defense manufacturing base.--The term ``defense 
        manufacturing base'' includes any supplier of the 
        Department of Defense, including a supplier of raw 
        materials.
            (2) Manufacturing extension partnership program.--
        The term ``Manufacturing Extension Partnership 
        Program'' means the Manufacturing Extension Partnership 
        Program of the Department of Commerce.
            (3) Small business innovation research program.--
        The term ``Small Business Innovation Research Program'' 
        has the meaning given that term in section 2500(11) of 
        title 10, United States Code.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

SEC. 251. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON PROGRAM ELEMENT STRUCTURE FOR 
                    RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
                    PROJECTS.

    (a) Report Required.--The Comptroller General shall prepare 
a report containing assessments of--
            (1) the current program element structure and 
        content used to account for projects carried out, or 
        proposed to be carried out, using amounts for research, 
        development, test, and evaluation activities; and
            (2) the effectiveness of such program elements, and 
        related budget justification materials, in providing 
        necessary information for budget transparency and 
        oversight by the congressional defense committees.
    (b) Recommendations.--The report required by subsection (a) 
shall also include such recommendations as the Comptroller 
General considers to be appropriate regarding program element 
size and content, budget justification material content, and 
appropriate reprogramming authorities within and between 
program elements, particularly in connection with highly 
complex research and development programs that employ the 
system-of-systems concept.
    (c) Submission.-- The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted to the congressional defense committees not 
later than February 1, 2007.

SEC. 252. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS FOR PURPOSES OF SMALL 
                    BUSINESS RESEARCH.

    (a) In General.--Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsections:
    ``(x) Research and Development Focus.--
            ``(1) Revision and update of criteria and 
        procedures of identification.--In carrying out 
        subsection (g), the Secretary of Defense shall, not 
        less often than once every 4 years, revise and update 
        the criteria and procedures utilized to identify areas 
        of the research and development efforts of the 
        Department of Defense which are suitable for the 
        provision of funds under the Small Business Innovation 
        Research Program and the Small Business Technology 
        Transfer Program.
            ``(2) Utilization of plans.--The criteria and 
        procedures described in paragraph (1) shall be 
        developed through the use of the most current versions 
        of the following plans:
                    ``(A) The Joint Warfighting Science and 
                Technology Plan required under section 270 of 
                the National Defense Authorization Act for 
                Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 10 U.S.C. 
                2501 note).
                    ``(B) The Defense Technology Area Plan of 
                the Department of Defense.
                    ``(C) The Basic Research Plan of the 
                Department of Defense.
            ``(3) Input in identification of areas of effort.--
        The criteria and procedures described in paragraph (1) 
        shall include input in the identification of areas of 
        research and development efforts described in that 
        paragraph from Department of Defense program managers 
        (PMs) and program executive officers (PEOs).
    ``(y) Commercialization Pilot Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense and the 
        Secretary of each military department is authorized to 
        create and administer a `Commercialization Pilot 
        Program' to accelerate the transition of technologies, 
        products, and services developed under the Small 
        Business Innovation Research Program to Phase III, 
        including the acquisition process.
            ``(2) Identification of research programs for 
        accelerated transition to acquisition process.--In 
        carrying out the Commercialization Pilot Program, the 
        Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of each military 
        department shall identify research programs of the 
        Small Business Innovation Research Program that have 
        the potential for rapid transitioning to Phase III and 
        into the acquisition process.
            ``(3) Limitation.--No research program may be 
        identified under paragraph (2) unless the Secretary of 
        the military department concerned certifies in writing 
        that the successful transition of the program to Phase 
        III and into the acquisition process is expected to 
        meet high priority military requirements of such 
        military department.
            ``(4) Funding.--For payment of expenses incurred to 
        administer the Commercialization Pilot Program under 
        this subsection, the Secretary of Defense and each 
        Secretary of a military department is authorized to use 
        not more than an amount equal to 1 percent of the funds 
        available to the Department of Defense or the military 
        department pursuant to the Small Business Innovation 
        Research Program. Such funds--
                    ``(A) shall not be subject to the 
                limitations on the use of funds in subsection 
                (f)(2); and
                    ``(B) shall not be used to make Phase III 
                awards.
            ``(5) Evaluative report.--At the end of each fiscal 
        year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
        Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Small 
        Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the 
        Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Small 
        Business of the House of Representatives an evaluative 
        report regarding activities under the Commercialization 
        Pilot Program. The report shall include--
                    ``(A) an accounting of the funds used in 
                the Commercialization Pilot Program;
                    ``(B) a detailed description of the 
                Commercialization Pilot Program, including 
                incentives and activities undertaken by 
                acquisition program managers, program executive 
                officers, and prime contractors; and
                    ``(C) a detailed compilation of results 
                achieved by the Commercialization Pilot 
                Program, including the number of small business 
                concerns assisted and the number of projects 
                commercialized.
            ``(6) Sunset.--The pilot program under this 
        subsection shall terminate at the end of fiscal year 
        2009.''.
    (b) Implementation of Executive Order 13329.--Section 9 of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), as amended by 
subsection (a), is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' 
                at the end;
                    (B) in paragraph (7), by striking the 
                period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) to provide for and fully implement the tenets 
        of Executive Order 13329 (Encouraging Innovation in 
        Manufacturing).'';
            (2) in subsection (g)--
                    (A) in paragraph (9), by striking ``and'' 
                at the end;
                    (B) in paragraph (10), by striking the 
                period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(11) provide for and fully implement the tenets 
        of Executive Order 13329 (Encouraging Innovation in 
        Manufacturing).''; and
            (3) in subsection (o)--
                    (A) in paragraph (14), by striking ``and'' 
                at the end;
                    (B) in paragraph (15), by striking the 
                period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(16) provide for and fully implement the tenets 
        of Executive Order 13329 (Encouraging Innovation in 
        Manufacturing).''.
    (c) Testing and Evaluation Authority.--Section 9(e) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' at the 
        end;
            (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the 
        end and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) the term `commercial applications' shall not 
        be construed to exclude testing and evaluation of 
        products, services, or technologies for use in 
        technical or weapons systems, and further, awards for 
        testing and evaluation of products, services, or 
        technologies for use in technical or weapons systems 
        may be made in either the second or the third phase of 
        the Small Business Innovation Research Program and of 
        the Small Business Technology Transfer Program, as 
        defined in this subsection.''.

SEC. 253. REVISED REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO SUBMISSION OF JOINT 
                    WARFIGHTING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PLAN.

    (a) Biennial Submittal.--Section 270 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-
201; 10 U.S.C. 2501 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``ANNUAL'' in the section heading 
        and inserting ``BIENNIAL''; and
            (2) by striking ``(a) Annual Plan Required.--On 
        March 1 of each year'' and inserting ``Not later than 
        March 1 of each even-numbered year''.
    (b) Repeal of Requirement for Inclusion of Technology Area 
Review and Assessment Summaries With JWSTP.--Subsection (b) of 
such section is repealed.
    (c) Requirement for Separate Reports on Technology Area 
Review and Assessment Summaries.--Whenever the Secretary of 
Defense provides for the conduct of a study referred to as a 
Technology Area Review and Assessment, the Secretary shall, not 
later than March 1 of the year following the year in which that 
study is conducted, submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report containing a summary of each such 
Technology Area Review and Assessment conducted during that 
year.

SEC. 254. REPORT ON EFFICIENCY OF NAVAL SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY.

    (a) Assessment of Efficiency of Naval Shipbuilding 
Industry.--
            (1) Assessment required.--The Secretary of the Navy 
        shall conduct an assessment of the United States naval 
        shipbuilding industry to determine how worldwide 
        shipbuilding industry best practices for innovation, 
        design, and production technologies, processes, and 
        infrastructure could be adopted to improve efficiency 
        in the following areas:
                    (A) Program design, engineering, and 
                production engineering.
                    (B) Organization and operating systems.
                    (C) Steelwork production.
                    (D) Ship construction and outfitting.
            (2) Contents of assessment.--The assessment under 
        paragraph (1) shall include the following:
                    (A) An identification of any best practice 
                of the worldwide shipbuilding industry that the 
                United States naval shipbuilding industry has 
                not adopted, the adoption of which would lower 
                construction costs.
                    (B) The estimated cost of adopting any best 
                practice identified under subparagraph (A) and 
                any estimated return on an investment made by a 
                shipyard to adopt such a best practice.
                    (C) Any recommendation of the Secretary to 
                increase the efficiency of the United States 
                naval shipbuilding industry.
            (3) Relation to independent navy ship construction 
        assessment.--The assessment under paragraph (1) shall 
        occur subsequent to, and take into consideration the 
        results of, the study of the cost effectiveness of the 
        ship construction program of the Navy required by 
        section 1014 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-
        375; 118 Stat. 2041).
    (b) Report.--Not later than April 1, 2006, the Secretary of 
the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report containing the Secretary's findings and conclusions 
based on the assessment under subsection (a).

SEC. 255. TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION.

    (a) Clarification of Duties of Technology Transition 
Council.--Paragraph (2) of section 2359a(g) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(2) The duty of the Council shall be to support the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 
in developing policies to facilitate the rapid transition of 
technologies from science and technology programs into 
acquisition programs of the Department of Defense.''.
    (b) Report on Technology Transition.--
            (1) Report required.--The Secretary of Defense 
        shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
        Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
        of Representatives a report concerning the challenges 
        associated with technology transition from the science 
        and technology programs of the Department of Defense to 
        the acquisition programs of the Department of Defense. 
        The Secretary shall include in the report a strategy to 
        address those challenges. The Secretary shall prepare 
        the report working through the Technology Transition 
        Council of the Department of Defense established under 
        section 2359a(g) of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) Matters to be included.--The report shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) A description of any internal 
                organizational barriers within the Department 
                to technology transition between the technology 
                development, acquisition, and operations 
                components of the Department.
                    (B) An assessment of the effect of 
                Department acquisition regulations on 
                technology transition.
                    (C) An assessment of the effects of the 
                requirements validation process and the 
                planning, programming, budgeting, and execution 
                processes of the Department on technology 
                transition.
                    (D) A description of other challenges 
                associated with technology transition in the 
                Department that are identified by the 
                Secretary.
                    (E) A Department-wide strategy for pursuing 
                technology transition.
                    (F) Such recommendations as the Secretary 
                considers appropriate to eliminate internal 
                barriers within the Department to technology 
                transition.
            (3) Submittal date.--The report under paragraph (1) 
        shall be submitted not later than nine months after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 256. PREVENTION, MITIGATION, AND TREATMENT OF BLAST INJURIES.

    (a) Designation of Executive Agent.--The Secretary of 
Defense shall designate an executive agent to be responsible 
for coordinating and managing the medical research efforts and 
programs of the Department of Defense relating to the 
prevention, mitigation, and treatment of blast injuries.
    (b) General Responsibilities.--The executive agent 
designated under subsection (a) shall be responsible for--
            (1) planning for the medical research and 
        development projects, diagnostic and field treatment 
        programs, and patient tracking and monitoring 
        activities within the Department that relate to combat 
        blast injuries;
            (2) efficient execution of such projects, programs, 
        and activities;
            (3) enabling the sharing of blast injury health 
        hazards and survivability data collected through such 
        projects, programs, and activities with the programs of 
        the Department of Defense;
            (4) working with the Director, Defense Research and 
        Engineering and the Secretaries of the military 
        departments to ensure resources are adequate to also 
        meet non-medical requirements related to blast injury 
        prevention, mitigation, and treatment; and
            (5) ensuring that a joint combat trauma registry is 
        established and maintained for the purposes of 
        collection and analysis of contemporary combat 
        casualties, including casualties with traumatic brain 
        injury.
    (c) Medical Research Efforts.--
            (1) In general.--The executive agent designated 
        under subsection (a) shall review and assess the 
        adequacy of medical research efforts of the Department 
        of Defense as of the date of the enactment of this Act 
        relating to the following:
                    (A) The characterization of blast effects 
                leading to injury, including the injury 
                potential of blasts in various environments.
                    (B) Medical technologies and protocols to 
                more accurately detect and diagnose blast 
                injuries, including improved discrimination 
                between traumatic brain injuries and mental 
                health disorders.
                    (C) Enhanced treatment of blast injuries in 
                the field.
                    (D) Integrated treatment approaches for 
                members of the Armed Forces who have a 
                combination of traumatic brain injuries and 
                mental health disorders or other injuries.
                    (E) Such other blast injury matters as the 
                executive agent considers appropriate.
            (2) Requirements for research efforts.--Based on 
        the assessment under paragraph (1), the executive agent 
        shall establish requirements for medical research 
        efforts described in that paragraph in order to enhance 
        and accelerate those research efforts.
            (3) Oversight of research efforts.--The executive 
        agent shall establish, coordinate, and oversee 
        Department-wide medical research efforts relating to 
        the prevention, mitigation, and treatment of blast 
        injuries, as necessary, to fulfill requirements 
        established under paragraph (2).
    (d) Other Related Research Efforts.--The Director, Defense 
Research and Engineering, in coordination with the executive 
agent designated under subsection (a) and the Director of the 
Joint IED Defeat Task Force, shall--
            (1) review and assess the adequacy of current 
        research efforts of the Department on the prevention 
        and mitigation of blast injuries;
            (2) based on subsection (c)(1), establish 
        requirements for further research; and
            (3) address any deficiencies identified in 
        paragraphs (1) and (2) by establishing, coordinating, 
        and overseeing Department-wide research and development 
        initiatives on the prevention and mitigation of blast 
        injuries, including explosive detection and defeat and 
        personnel and vehicle blast protection.
    (e) Studies.--The executive agent designated under 
subsection (a) shall conduct studies on the prevention, 
mitigation, and treatment of blast injuries, including--
            (1) studies to improve the clinical evaluation and 
        treatment approach for blast injuries, with an emphasis 
        on traumatic brain injuries and other consequences of 
        blast injury, including acoustic and eye injuries and 
        injuries resulting from over-pressure wave;
            (2) studies on the incidence of traumatic brain 
        injuries attributable to blast injury in soldiers 
        returning from combat;
            (3) studies to develop protocols for medical 
        tracking of members of the Armed Forces for up to five 
        years following blast injuries; and
            (4) studies to refine and improve educational 
        interventions for blast injury survivors and their 
        families.
    (f) Training.--The executive agent designated under 
subsection (a), in coordination with the Director of the Joint 
IED Defeat Task Force, shall develop training protocols for 
medical and non-medical personnel on the prevention, 
mitigation, and treatment of blast injuries. Those protocols 
shall be intended to improve field and clinical training on 
early identification of blast injury consequences, both seen 
and unseen, including traumatic brain injuries, acoustic 
injuries, and internal injuries.
    (g) Information Sharing.--The executive agent designated 
under subsection (a) shall make available the results of 
relevant medical research and development projects and studies 
to--
            (1) Department of Defense programs focused on--
                    (A) promoting the exchange of blast health 
                hazards data with blast characterization data 
                and blast modeling and simulation tools; and
                    (B) encouraging the incorporation of blast 
                hazards data into design and operational 
                features of blast detection, mitigation, and 
                defeat capabilities, such as comprehensive 
                armor systems which provide blast, ballistic, 
                and fire protection for the head, neck, ears, 
                eyes, torso, and extremities; and
            (2) traumatic brain injury treatment programs to 
        enhance the evaluation and care of members of the Armed 
        Forces with traumatic brain injuries in medical 
        facilities in the United States and in deployed medical 
        facilities, including those outside the Department of 
        Defense.
    (h) Reports on Blast Injury Matters.--
            (1) Reports required.--Not later than 270 days 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
        annually thereafter through 2008, the Secretary of 
        Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services 
        of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
        the House of Representatives a report on the efforts 
        and programs of the Department of Defense relating to 
        the prevention, mitigation, and treatment of blast 
        injuries.
            (2) Elements.--Each report under paragraph (1) 
        shall include the following:
                    (A) A description of the activities 
                undertaken under this section during the two 
                years preceding the report to improve the 
                prevention, mitigation, and treatment of blast 
                injuries.
                    (B) A consolidated budget presentation for 
                Department of Defense biomedical research 
                efforts and studies related to blast injury for 
                the two fiscal years following the year of the 
                report.
                    (C) A description of any gaps in the 
                capabilities of the Department and any plans to 
                address such gaps within biomedical research 
                related to blast injury, blast injury 
                diagnostic and treatment programs, and blast 
                injury tracking and monitoring activities.
                    (D) A description of collaboration, if any, 
                with other departments and agencies of the 
                Federal Government, and with other countries, 
                during the two years preceding the report in 
                efforts for the prevention, mitigation, and 
                treatment of blast injuries.
                    (E) A description of any efforts during the 
                two years preceding the report to disseminate 
                findings on the diagnosis and treatment of 
                blast injuries through civilian and military 
                research and medical communities.
                    (F) A description of the status of efforts 
                during the two years preceding the report to 
                incorporate blast injury effects data into 
                appropriate programs of the Department of 
                Defense and into the development of 
                comprehensive force protection systems that are 
                effective in confronting blast, ballistic, and 
                fire threats.
    (i) Deadline for Designation of Executive Agent.--The 
Secretary shall make the designation required by subsection (a) 
not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
    (j) Blast Injuries Defined.--In this section, the term 
``blast injuries'' means injuries that occur as the result of 
the detonation of high explosives, including vehicle-borne and 
person-borne explosive devices, rocket-propelled grenades, and 
improvised explosive devices.
    (k) Executive Agent Defined.--In this section, the term 
``executive agent'' has the meaning provided such term in 
Department of Defense Directive 5101.1.

SEC. 257. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR ANNUAL REPORT ON DARPA 
                    PROGRAM TO AWARD CASH PRIZES FOR ADVANCED 
                    TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVEMENTS.

    Subsection (e) of section 2374a of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) Annual Report.--(1) Not later than March 1 each year, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
activities undertaken by the Director of the Defense Advanced 
Research Projects Agency during the preceding fiscal year under 
the authority of this section.
    ``(2) The report for a fiscal year under this subsection 
shall include the following:
            ``(A) The results of consultations between the 
        Director and officials of the military departments 
        regarding the areas of research, technology 
        development, or prototype development for which prizes 
        would be awarded under the program under this section.
            ``(B) A description of the proposed goals of the 
        competitions established under the program, including 
        the areas of research, technology development, or 
        prototype development to be promoted by such 
        competitions and the relationship of such areas to the 
        military missions of the Department.
            ``(C) The total amount of cash prizes awarded under 
        the program, including a description of the manner in 
        which the amounts of cash prizes awarded and claimed 
        were allocated among the accounts of the Defense 
        Advanced Research Projects Agency for recording as 
        obligations and expenditures.
            ``(D) The methods used for the solicitation and 
        evaluation of submissions under the program, together 
        with an assessment of the effectiveness of such 
        methods.
            ``(E) A description of the resources, including 
        personnel and funding, used in the execution of the 
        program, together with a detailed description of the 
        activities for which such resources were used.
            ``(F) A description of any plans to transition the 
        technologies or prototypes developed as a result of the 
        program into acquisition programs of the Department.''.

SEC. 258. DESIGNATION OF FACILITIES AND RESOURCES CONSTITUTING THE 
                    MAJOR RANGE AND TEST FACILITY BASE.

    (a) Department of Defense Test Resource Management 
Center.--Section 196(h) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``Director of Operational Test and 
Evaluation'' and inserting ``Secretary of Defense''.
    (b) Institutional Funding of Test and Evaluation 
Activities.--Section 232(b)(1) of the Bob Stump National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-
314; 116 Stat. 2490) is amended by striking ``Director of 
Operational Test and Evaluation'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
Defense''.

SEC. 259. REPORT ON COOPERATION BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND 
                    NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION ON 
                    RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
                    ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and 
the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration shall jointly submit to Congress a report 
setting forth the recommendations of the Secretary and the 
Administrator regarding cooperative activities between the 
Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration related to research, development, test, and 
evaluation on areas of mutual interest to the Department and 
the Administration.
    (b) Areas Covered.--The areas of mutual interest to the 
Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration referred to in subsection (a) may include the 
following:
            (1) Aeronautics research.
            (2) Facilities, personnel, and support 
        infrastructure.
            (3) Propulsion and power technologies.
            (4) Space access and operations, including 
        responsive launch and small satellite development.

SEC. 260. DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE FOR LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF 
                    SYSTEMS NOT GPS-EQUIPPED.

    (a) Delayed Effective Date.--Section 152(b) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (10 U.S.C. 2281 
note) is amended by striking ``After September 30, 2005'' and 
inserting ``After September 30, 2007''.
    (b) Ratification of Actions.--The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall be deemed to have taken effect at the 
close of September 30, 2005, and any obligation or expenditure 
of funds by the Department of Defense during the period 
beginning on October 1, 2005, and ending on the date of the 
enactment of this Act to modify or procure a Department of 
Defense aircraft, ship, armored vehicle, or indirect-fire 
weapon system that is not equipped with a Global Positioning 
System receiver is hereby ratified with respect to the 
provision of law specified in subsection (a).

SEC. 261. REPORT ON DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF ROBOTICS AND UNMANNED GROUND 
                    VEHICLE SYSTEMS.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than nine months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
development and utilization of robotics and unmanned ground 
vehicle systems by the Department of Defense.
    (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) A description of the utilization of robotics 
        and unmanned ground vehicle systems in current military 
        operations.
            (2) A description of the manner in which the 
        development of robotics and unmanned ground vehicle 
        systems capabilities supports current major acquisition 
        programs of the Department of Defense.
            (3) A description, including budget estimates, of 
        all Department programs and activities on robotics and 
        unmanned ground vehicle systems for fiscal years 2004 
        through 2012, including the Joint Robotics Program and 
        other programs and activities relating to research, 
        development, test and evaluation, procurement, and 
        operation and maintenance.
            (4) A description of the long-term research and 
        development strategy of the Department on technology 
        for the development and integration of new robotics and 
        unmanned ground vehicle systems capabilities in support 
        of Department missions.
            (5) A description of any planned demonstration or 
        experimentation activities of the Department that will 
        support the development and deployment of robotics and 
        unmanned ground vehicle systems by the Department.
            (6) A statement of the Department organizations 
        currently participating in the development of new 
        robotics or unmanned ground vehicle systems 
        capabilities, including the specific missions of each 
        such organization in such efforts.
            (7) A description of the activities of the 
        Department to collaborate with industry, academia, and 
        other government and nongovernmental organizations in 
        the development of new capabilities in robotics and 
        unmanned ground vehicle systems.
            (8) An assessment of the short-term and long-term 
        ability of the industrial base of the United States to 
        support the production of robotics and unmanned ground 
        vehicle systems to meet Department requirements.
            (9) An assessment of the progress being made to 
        achieve the goal established by section 220(a)(2) 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-38) that, by 2015, one-third 
        of operational ground combat vehicles be unmanned.
            (10) An assessment of international research, 
        technology, and military capabilities in robotics and 
        unmanned ground vehicle systems.
            (11) A description of the role and placement of the 
        Joint Robotics Program in the Department.
            (12) A description of the mechanisms of the 
        Department for coordinating pre-systems development and 
        demonstration funding for robotics and unmanned ground 
        vehicle systems.

                  TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

               Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding.
Sec. 302. Working capital funds.
Sec. 303. Other Department of Defense programs.

                  Subtitle B--Environmental Provisions

Sec. 311. Elimination and simplification of certain items required in 
          the annual report on environmental quality programs and other 
          environmental activities.
Sec. 312. Payment of certain private cleanup costs in connection with 
          Defense Environmental Restoration Program.

                 Subtitle C--Workplace and Depot Issues

Sec. 321. Modification of authority of Army working-capital funded 
          facilities to engage in cooperative activities with non-Army 
          entities.
Sec. 322. Limitation on transition of funding for east coast shipyards 
          from funding through Navy working capital fund to direct 
          funding.
Sec. 323. Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support Initiative 
          matters.
Sec. 324. Sense of Congress regarding depot maintenance.

              Subtitle D--Extension of Program Authorities

Sec. 331. Extension of authority to provide logistics support and 
          services for weapons systems contractors.
Sec. 332. Extension of period for reimbursement for certain protective, 
          safety, or health equipment purchased by or for members of the 
          Armed Forces deployed in contingency operations.

                         Subtitle E--Outsourcing

Sec. 341. Public-private competition.
Sec. 342. Contracting for procurement of certain supplies and services.
Sec. 343. Performance of certain work by Federal Government employees.
Sec. 344. Extension of temporary authority for contractor performance of 
          security-guard functions.

              Subtitle F--Analysis, Strategies, and Reports

Sec. 351. Report on Department of Army programs for prepositioning of 
          equipment and other materiel.
Sec. 352. Reports on budget models used for base operations support, 
          sustainment, and facilities recapitalization.
Sec. 353. Army training strategy for brigade-based combat teams and 
          functional supporting brigades.
Sec. 354. Report regarding effect on military readiness of undocumented 
          immigrants trespassing upon operational ranges.
Sec. 355. Report regarding management of Army lodging.
Sec. 356. Comptroller General report on corrosion prevention and 
          mitigation programs of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 357. Study on use of biodiesel and ethanol fuel.
Sec. 358. Report on effects of windmill farms on military readiness.
Sec. 359. Report on space-available travel for certain disabled veterans 
          and gray-area retirees.
Sec. 360. Report on joint field training and experimentation on 
          stability, security, transition, and reconstruction 
          operations.
Sec. 361. Reports on budgeting relating to sustainment of key military 
          equipment.
Sec. 362. Repeal of Air Force report on military installation 
          encroachment issues.

                        Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 371. Supervision and management of Defense Business Transformation 
          Agency.
Sec. 372. Codification and revision of limitation on modification of 
          major items of equipment scheduled for retirement or disposal.
Sec. 373. Limitation on purchase of investment items with operation and 
          maintenance funds.
Sec. 374. Operation and use of general gift funds of the Department of 
          Defense and Coast Guard.
Sec. 375. Inclusion of packet based telephony in Department of Defense 
          telecommunications benefit.
Sec. 376. Limitation on financial management improvement and audit 
          initiatives within Department of Defense.
Sec. 377. Provision of welfare of special category residents at Naval 
          Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 378. Commemoration of success of the Armed Forces in Operation 
          Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

                Subtitle H--Utah Test and Training Range

Sec. 381. Definitions.
Sec. 382. Military operations and overflights, Utah Test and Training 
          Range.
Sec. 383. Analysis of military readiness and operational impacts in 
          planning process for Federal lands in Utah Test and Training 
          Range.
Sec. 384. Designation and management of Cedar Mountain Wilderness, Utah.
Sec. 385. Relation to other lands.

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2006 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, $24,686,295,000.
            (2) For the Navy, $30,538,089,000.
            (3) For the Marine Corps, $3,809,526,000.
            (4) For the Air Force, $31,117,136,000.
            (5) For Defense-wide activities, $18,550,169,000.
            (6) For the Army Reserve, $1,992,542,000.
            (7) For the Navy Reserve, $1,237,295,000.
            (8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $198,034,000.
            (9) For the Air Force Reserve, $2,487,786,000.
            (10) For the Army National Guard, $4,478,319,000.
            (11) For the Air National Guard, $4,701,991,000.
            (12) For the United States Court of Appeals for the 
        Armed Forces, $11,236,000.
            (13) For Environmental Restoration, Army, 
        $407,865,000.
            (14) For Environmental Restoration, Navy, 
        $305,275,000.
            (15) For Environmental Restoration, Air Force, 
        $406,461,000.
            (16) For Environmental Restoration, Defense-wide, 
        $28,167,000.
            (17) For Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used 
        Defense Sites, $261,921,000.
            (18) For Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic 
        Aid programs, $61,546,000.
            (19) For Cooperative Threat Reduction programs, 
        $415,459,000.
            (20) For the Overseas Contingency Operations 
        Transfer Fund, $20,000,000.

SEC. 302. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2006 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, 
        $316,340,000.
            (2) For the National Defense Sealift Fund, 
        $1,657,717,000.
            (3) For the Defense Working Capital Fund, Defense 
        Commissary, $1,155,000,000.

SEC. 303. OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS.

    (a) Defense Health Program.--Funds are hereby authorized to 
be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
2006 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for the Defense 
Health Program, in the amount of $19,892,594,000, of which--
            (1) $19,348,119,000 is for Operation and 
        Maintenance;
            (2) $169,156,000 is for Research, Development, 
        Test, and Evaluation; and
            (3) $375,319,000 is for Procurement.
    (b) Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense.--
            (1) Authorization of appropriations.--Funds are 
        hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
        of Defense for fiscal year 2006 for expenses, not 
        otherwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and 
        Munitions Destruction, Defense, in the amount of 
        $1,425,827,000, of which--
                    (A) $1,241,514,000 is for Operation and 
                Maintenance;
                    (B) $67,786,000 is for Research, 
                Development, Test, and Evaluation; and
                    (C) $116,527,000 is for Procurement.
            (2) Use.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
        under paragraph (1) are authorized for--
                    (A) 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
                    (B) the destruction of chemical warfare 
                materiel of the United States that is not 
                covered by section 1412 of such Act.
    (c) Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-
Wide.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2006 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug 
Activities, Defense-wide, in the amount of $901,741,000.
    (d) Defense Inspector General.--Funds are hereby authorized 
to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal 
year 2006 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for the 
Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, 
in the amount of $209,687,000, of which--
            (1) $208,687,000 is for Operation and Maintenance; 
        and
            (2) $1,000,000 is for Procurement.

                  Subtitle B--Environmental Provisions

SEC. 311. ELIMINATION AND SIMPLIFICATION OF CERTAIN ITEMS REQUIRED IN 
                    THE ANNUAL REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PROGRAMS 
                    AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES.

    Section 2706(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E);
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the 
        following new subparagraph:
            ``(D) A summary of fines and penalties imposed or 
        assessed against the Department of Defense and the 
        military departments under Federal, State, or local 
        environmental laws during the fiscal year in which the 
        report is submitted and the four preceding fiscal 
        years, which summary shall include--
                    ``(i) a trend analysis of such fines and 
                penalties for military installations inside and 
                outside the United States; and
                    ``(ii) a list of such fines or penalties 
                that exceeded $1,000,000 and the provisions of 
                law under which such fines or penalties were 
                imposed or assessed.''; and
            (3) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as 
        subparagraph (E) and, in such subparagraph, by striking 
        ``and amounts for conferences'' and all that follows 
        through ``such activities''.

SEC. 312. PAYMENT OF CERTAIN PRIVATE CLEANUP COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH 
                    DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Activities at Former Defense Property Subject to 
Covenant for Additional Remedial Action.--Section 2701(d) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``any owner of covenant 
                property,'' after ``any Indian tribe,''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``owner,'' after ``, 
                Indian tribe,'';
            (2) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the 
        following new sentence: ``An agreement under such 
        paragraph with respect to a site also may not change 
        the cleanup standards selected for the site pursuant to 
        law.'';
            (3) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the 
        following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) The term `owner of covenant property' 
                means an owner of property subject to a 
                covenant provided by the United States in 
                accordance with the requirements of paragraphs 
                (3) and (4) of section 120(h) of CERCLA (42 
                U.S.C. 9620(h)), so long as the covenant 
                property is the site at which the services 
                procured under paragraph (1) are to be 
                performed.''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(5) Savings clause.--Nothing in this subsection 
        affects the applicability of section 120 of CERCLA (42 
        U.S.C. 6920) to the Department of Defense or the 
        obligations and responsibilities of the Department of 
        Defense under subsection (h) of such section.''.
    (b) Source of Funds for Former BRAC Property Subject to 
Covenant for Additional Remedial Action.--Section 2703 of such 
title is amended--
            (1) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ``The sole 
        source'' and inserting ``Except as provided in 
        subsection (h), the sole source''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(h) Sole Source of Funds for Environmental Remediation at 
Certain Base Realignment and Closure Sites.--In the case of 
property disposed of pursuant to a base closure law and subject 
to a covenant that was required to be provided by paragraphs 
(3) and (4) of section 120(h) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)), 
the sole source of funds for services procured under subsection 
2701(d)(1) of this title shall be the applicable Department of 
Defense base closure account. The limitation in this subsection 
shall expire upon the closure of the applicable base closure 
account.''.

                 Subtitle C--Workplace and Depot Issues

SEC. 321. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF ARMY WORKING-CAPITAL FUNDED 
                    FACILITIES TO ENGAGE IN COOPERATIVE ACTIVITIES WITH 
                    NON-ARMY ENTITIES.

    (a) Applicability of Sunset.--Subsection (j) of section 
4544 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``September 30, 2009,'' and all that follows through the end 
and inserting ``September 30, 2009.''.
    (b) Crediting of Proceeds of Sale of Articles and 
Services.--Such section is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (d), by striking ``subsection 
        (e)'' and inserting ``subsection (f)'';
            (2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), 
        (h), (i), and (j) as subsections (f), (g), (h), (i), 
        (j), and (k) respectively;
            (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 
        new subsection (e):
    ``(e) Proceeds Credited to Working Capital Fund.--The 
proceeds received from the sale of an article or service 
pursuant to a contract or other cooperative arrangement under 
this section shall be credited to the working capital fund that 
incurs the cost of manufacturing the article or performing the 
service.''; and
            (4) in subsection (g), as redesignated by paragraph 
        (2), by striking ``subsection (e)'' and inserting 
        ``subsection (f)''.

SEC. 322. LIMITATION ON TRANSITION OF FUNDING FOR EAST COAST SHIPYARDS 
                    FROM FUNDING THROUGH NAVY WORKING CAPITAL FUND TO 
                    DIRECT FUNDING.

    (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Navy may not convert 
funding for the shipyards of the Navy on the east coast of the 
United States from funding through the working capital fund of 
the Navy to funding on a direct basis (also known as ``mission 
funding'') before October 1, 2006.
    (b) Report on Direct Funding for Puget Sound Naval 
Shipyard.--
            (1) Report required.--Not later than March 1, 2006, 
        the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
        committees a report that contains the assessment of the 
        Secretary on the effects on Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, 
        Washington, of the conversion of that shipyard from 
        funding through the working capital fund of the Navy to 
        funding on a direct basis.
            (2) Matters to be included.--The report under 
        paragraph (1) shall address the effect of the 
        conversion of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard to direct 
        funding on each of the following:
                    (A) The cost visibility of specific work 
                performed.
                    (B) The total cost of consolidated ship 
                maintenance operations on an ongoing basis.
                    (C) The ability to distinguish between 
                depot and intermediate work of consolidated 
                ship maintenance activities.
                    (D) The costs associated with buyout 
                expenses for the transfer of the shipyards of 
                the Navy on the east coast of the United States 
                from funding through the working capital fund 
                of the Navy to funding on a direct basis.
                    (E) The flexibility of the shipyard to 
                continue routine ship maintenance operations 
                during a potential funding gap at the beginning 
                of a fiscal year or when expected maintenance 
                costs exceed annual appropriations.
                    (F) Operational and financial flexibility 
                and responsiveness of funding on a direct basis 
                compared to funding through the working capital 
                fund of the Navy.
                    (G) Long-term funding for the capital 
                improvement programs of the shipyard.
                    (H) Compliance with section 2460 of title 
                10, United States Code, which defines the work 
                that is considered to be depot-level 
                maintenance and repair versus work that is 
                considered to be a major modification of a 
                weapons system.
                    (I) Compliance with section 2466 of title 
                10, United States Code, which limits the amount 
                of depot-level maintenance and repair workload 
                of the Department of Navy that is performed by 
                non-Federal Government personnel in any fiscal 
                year to not more than 50 percent of the total 
                depot workload reported to the Department in 
                that fiscal year.
                    (J) Compliance with sections 1115 and 1116 
                of title 31, United States Code, which require 
                agencies to set annual performance goals, 
                measure performance toward the achievement of 
                those goals, and publicly report on progress.
                    (K) Compliance with chapter 35 of title 31, 
                United States Code, which requires audited 
                financial statements to include the ability to 
                properly charge and account for reimbursable 
                workload.
            (3) Government accountability office review.--Not 
        later than 60 days after the date on which the report 
        required under paragraph (1) is submitted, the 
        Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional 
        defense committees a review of the report, which shall 
        include the Comptroller General's assessment of whether 
        the report adequately addresses each of the matters 
        specified under paragraph (2).
    (c) Report on Proposed Congressional Budget Exhibits for 
Navy Mission-Funded Shipyards.--
            (1) Report required.--Not later than March 1, 2006, 
        the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
        committees a report that proposes congressional budget 
        exhibits for use in connection with the funding of Navy 
        shipyards on a direct basis.
            (2) Matters to be included.--The report under 
        paragraph (1) shall comprehensively address the 
        following:
                    (A) The establishment of annual categories, 
                metrics, and measurements to objectively 
                compare the performance of each shipyard over 
                time with respect to the following:
                            (i) Schedule adherence.
                            (ii) Quality of work.
                            (iii) Cost management.
                            (iv) Administrative efficiency.
                            (v) Number of hulls for which 
                        repairs are completed during the fiscal 
                        year.
                            (vi) Number of hulls that are in 
                        the process of being repaired at the 
                        end of the fiscal year.
                    (B) Capital replenishment for each 
                shipyard.
                    (C) Workload indicators to determine 
                whether each shipyard is effectively utilized.
                    (D) Annual budget management reports to 
                enable effective monitoring of each shipyard 
                with respect to the following:
                            (i) Obligation authority from 
                        Department of the Navy accounts, 
                        including operation and maintenance 
                        funds for the Atlantic Fleet, the 
                        Pacific Fleet, and the Naval Sea 
                        Systems Command and procurement funds 
                        for the Navy shipbuilding and 
                        conversion account and the other 
                        procurement accounts.
                            (ii) Obligation authority provided 
                        by reimbursement from non-Department of 
                        the Navy sources, including other 
                        Department of Defense accounts, foreign 
                        military sales accounts, other Federal 
                        Government agency accounts, and non-
                        Federal Government sources.
                            (iii) Costs and expenses of 
                        military personnel, civilian personnel, 
                        materiels, contracts, travel, supplies, 
                        overhead, and other costs.
                            (iv) Capital expenditures.
                            (v) Military construction.
                            (vi) Base operating support.
                            (vii) Facilities sustainment, 
                        restoration, and modernization.
                            (viii) Personnel and labor 
                        management, including military end 
                        strengths, civilian end strengths, 
                        military man-days, and civilian man-
                        days.
            (3) Congressional budget office review.--Not later 
        than 60 days after the date on which the report 
        required under paragraph (1) is submitted, the Director 
        of the Congressional Budget Office shall submit to the 
        congressional defense committees a review of the 
        report, which shall include the Director's assessment 
        of whether the report comprehensively addresses each of 
        the matters specified in subparagraphs (A) through (D) 
        of paragraph (2).

SEC. 323. ARMAMENT RETOOLING AND MANUFACTURING SUPPORT INITIATIVE 
                    MATTERS.

    (a) Inclusion of Additional Facilities Within ARMS 
Initiative.--Section 4551(2) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ``, or a Government-owned, contractor-
operated depot for the storage, maintenance, renovation, or 
demilitarization of ammunition,'' after ``manufacturing 
facility''.
    (b) Additional Consideration for Use of Facilities.--
Section 4554(b)(2) of such title is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(D) The demilitarization and storage of 
        conventional ammunition.''.
    (c) Additional Policy Objectives With Respect to Ammunition 
Facilities and Capacity.--Section 4552 of such title is amended 
in paragraphs (1) and (8) by inserting ``, storage, 
maintenance, renovation, and demilitarization'' after 
``manufacturing''.
    (d) Broadening of Purpose of ARMS Initiative With Respect 
to Work Force Skills.--Section 4533(b)(3) of such title is 
amended by striking ``in manufacturing processes that are''.

SEC. 324. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DEPOT MAINTENANCE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Depot Maintenance Strategy and Master Plan 
        of the Air Force reflects the essential requirements 
        for the Air Force to maintain a ready and controlled 
        source of organic technical competence, thereby 
        ensuring an effective and timely response to national 
        defense contingencies and emergency requirements.
            (2) Since the publication of the Depot Maintenance 
        Strategy and Master Plan of the Air Force in 2002, the 
        Air Force has made great progress toward modernizing 
        all three of its depots, in order to maintain the 
        status of those depots as ``world class'' maintenance 
        repair and overhaul operations.
            (3) One of the central components of the Depot 
        Maintenance Strategy and Master Plan of the Air Force 
        is the commitment of the Air Force to allocate 
        $150,000,000 each fiscal year for six years, beginning 
        in fiscal year 2004, for recapitalization and 
        investment, including the procurement of 
        technologically advanced facilities and equipment, of 
        the Nation's three Air Force depots.
            (4) The funds expended to date have ensured that 
        transformation projects, such as the initial 
        implementation of ``Lean'' and ``Six Sigma'' production 
        techniques, have achieved great success in reducing the 
        time necessary to perform depot maintenance on 
        aircraft.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Air Force should be commended for the 
        implementation of its Depot Maintenance Strategy and 
        Master Plan and, in particular, meeting the capital 
        investment strategy pursuant to the Plan; and
            (2) the Air Force should remain committed to the 
        depot maintenance process improvement initiatives and 
        the investments and recapitalization projects pursuant 
        to the Depot Maintenance Strategy and Master Plan.

              Subtitle D--Extension of Program Authorities

SEC. 331. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND 
                    SERVICES FOR WEAPONS SYSTEMS CONTRACTORS.

    Section 365(g)(1) of the Bob Stump National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314; 116 
Stat. 2521; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended by striking 
``September 30, 2007'' and inserting ``September 30, 2010''.

SEC. 332. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN PROTECTIVE, 
                    SAFETY, OR HEALTH EQUIPMENT PURCHASED BY OR FOR 
                    MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES DEPLOYED IN CONTINGENCY 
                    OPERATIONS.

    (a) Extension.--Section 351(a)(3) of the Ronald W. Reagan 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public 
Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 1857) is amended by striking ``July 31, 
2004'' and inserting ``April 1, 2006''.
    (b) Funding.--Amounts for reimbursements made under section 
351 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2005 after the date of the enactment of this 
Act shall be derived from supplemental appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2006 for military 
operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the Global War on 
Terrorism, contingent upon such appropriations being enacted.

                        Subtitle E--Outsourcing

SEC. 341. PUBLIC-PRIVATE COMPETITION.

    (a) Public-Private Competition Required Prior to Conversion 
of Certain Department of Defense Functions.--Subsection (a) of 
section 2461 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``(a) Public-Private Competition.--(1) A function of the 
Department of Defense performed by 10 or more Department of 
Defense civilian employees may not be converted, in whole or in 
part, to performance by a contractor unless the conversion is 
based on the results of a public-private competition that--
            ``(A) formally compares the cost of performance of 
        the function by Department of Defense civilian 
        employees with the cost of performance by a contractor;
            ``(B) creates an agency tender, including a most 
        efficient organization plan, in accordance with Office 
        of Management and Budget Circular A-76, as implemented 
        on May 29, 2003;
            ``(C) includes the issuance of a solicitation;
            ``(D) determines whether the submitted offers meet 
        the needs of the Department of Defense with respect to 
        factors other than cost, including quality and 
        reliability;
            ``(E) examines the cost of performance of the 
        function by Department of Defense civilian employees 
        and the cost of performance of the function by one or 
        more contractors to demonstrate whether converting to 
        performance by a contractor will result in savings to 
        the Government over the life of the contract, 
        including--
                    ``(i) the estimated cost to the Government 
                (based on offers received) for performance of 
                the function by a contractor;
                    ``(ii) the estimated cost to the Government 
                for performance of the function by Department 
                of Defense civilian employees; and
                    ``(iii) an estimate of all other costs and 
                expenditures that the Government would incur 
                because of the award of such a contract;
            ``(F) requires continued performance of the 
        function by Department of Defense civilian employees 
        unless the difference in the cost of performance of the 
        function by a contractor compared to the cost of 
        performance of the function by Department of Defense 
        civilian employees would, over all performance periods 
        required by the solicitation, be equal to or exceed the 
        lesser of--
                    ``(i) 10 percent of the personnel-related 
                costs for performance of that function in the 
                agency tender; or
                    ``(ii) $10,000,000; and
            ``(G) examines the effect of performance of the 
        function by a contractor on the military mission 
        associated with the performance of the function.
    ``(2) A function that is performed by the Department of 
Defense and is reengineered, reorganized, modernized, upgraded, 
expanded, or changed to become more efficient, but still 
essentially provides the same service, shall not be considered 
a new requirement.
    ``(3) In no case may a function being performed by 
Department of Defense personnel be--
            ``(A) modified, reorganized, divided, or in any way 
        changed for the purpose of exempting the conversion of 
        the function from the requirements of this section; or
            ``(B) converted to performance by a contractor to 
        circumvent a civilian personnel ceiling.''.
    (b) Congressional Notification.--Subsection (b) of such 
section is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``to analyze'' and all that 
                follows through ``private sector'' and 
                inserting ``a public-private competition under 
                subsection (a)'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``to 
                be analyzed for possible change'' and inserting 
                ``for which such public-private competition is 
                to be conducted'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
                ``Department of Defense'' before ``civilian 
                employee'';
                    (D) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``the 
                analysis'' both places it appears and inserting 
                ``the public-private competition''; and
                    (E) in subparagraph (E)--
                            (i) by striking ``commercial or 
                        industrial type'' before ``function''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking ``persons who are 
                        not civilian employees of the 
                        Department of Defense'' and inserting 
                        ``a contractor'';
            (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 
        inserting the following new paragraph (2):
    ``(2) The report required under paragraph (1) shall include 
an examination the potential economic effect of performance of 
the function by a contractor on--
            ``(A) Department of Defense civilian employees who 
        would be affected by such a conversion in performance; 
        and
            ``(B) the local community and the Government, if 
        more than 50 Department of Defense civilian employees 
        perform the function.'';
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
        (3); and
            (4) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``where a 
                        commercial'' and all that follows 
                        through ``performance'' and inserting 
                        ``where a public-private competition is 
                        conducted''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``the analysis'' 
                        both places it appears and inserting 
                        ``the public private competition''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``the 
                commercial'' and all that follows through ``to 
                which objected'' and inserting ``the function 
                for which the public-private competition was 
                conducted for which the objection was 
                submitted''.
    (c) Consolidation and Restatement of Reporting 
Provisions.--
            (1) Consolidation and restatement.--Section 2462 of 
        such title is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 2462. Reports on public-private competition

    ``(a) Report on Public-Private Competition Results.--(1) 
Upon the completion of a public-private competition under 
section 2461 of this title, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to Congress a report containing the results of the 
public-private competition required by subsection (a) of such 
section.
    ``(2) Each report under this subsection shall include the 
following:
            ``(A) The date on which the public-private 
        competition was commenced.
            ``(B) The number of Department of Defense civilian 
        employees who were performing the function when the 
        public-private competition was commenced and the number 
        of such employees whose employment was or will be 
        terminated or otherwise affected by converting to 
        performance of the function by a contractor or by 
        implementation of the most efficient organization of 
        the function.
            ``(C) The Secretary's certification that the 
        Government's calculation of the cost of performance of 
        the function by Department of Defense civilian 
        employees is based on an estimate of the most cost 
        effective manner for performance of the function by 
        Department of Defense civilian employees that meets the 
        needs of the Department with respect to factors other 
        than cost, including quality and reliability.
            ``(D) The Secretary's certification that the 
        public-private competition did not include any 
        predetermined personnel constraint or limitation in 
        terms of man years, end strength, full-time equivalent 
        positions, or maximum number of employees.
            ``(E) The Secretary's certification that the entire 
        public-private competition is available for 
        examination.
            ``(F) In the case of a function performed at a 
        Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence 
        designated under section 2474(a) of this title or an 
        Army ammunition plant, a description of the effect that 
        the manner of performance of the function, and 
        administration of the resulting contract if any, will 
        have on the overhead costs of the center or ammunition 
        plant, as the case may be.
            ``(G) A schedule for implementing the results of 
        the public-private competition.
    ``(3)(A) No decision made on the basis of a public-private 
competition under section 2461 of this title may be implemented 
until after the submission of a report under paragraph (1).
    ``(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), in the case of 
function performed at a Center of Industrial and Technical 
Excellence designated under section 2474(a) of this title or an 
Army ammunition plant, the conversion of the function to 
performance by a contractor may not begin until at least 60 
days after the submission of a report under paragraph (1).
    ``(b) Annual Report.--Not later than June 30 of each year, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a written 
report, which shall include the following:
            ``(1) An estimate of the percentage of functions 
        (other than functions that are inherently governmental) 
        that Department of Defense civilian employees will 
        perform and an estimate of the percentage of such 
        functions that contractors will perform during the 
        fiscal year during which the report is submitted.
            ``(2) The results of public-private competitions 
        conducted under section 2461 of this title that were 
        completed during the preceding fiscal year, including 
        each of the following:
                    ``(A) The number of such competitions 
                completed during such fiscal year and the 
                number of Department of Defense civilian 
                employees performing functions for which such a 
                competition was conducted.
                    ``(B) The percentage of such competitions 
                that resulted in the continued performance of a 
                function by Department of Defense civilian 
                employees.
                    ``(C) The percentage of such competitions 
                that resulted in the conversion of a function 
                to performance by a contractor.
                    ``(D) The percentage of the Department of 
                Defense civilian employees identified pursuant 
                to subparagraph (A) whose positions will be 
                converted to performance by contractors or 
                eliminated as a result of implementing the 
                results of such competitions.
            ``(3) The results of monitoring the performance of 
        Department functions under section 2461a of this title, 
        including for each function subject to monitoring, each 
        of the following:
                    ``(A) The cost of the public-private 
                competition conducted under section 2461 of 
                this title.
                    ``(B) The cost of performing the function 
                before such competition compared to the costs 
                incurred after implementing the conversion, 
                reorganization, or reengineering actions 
                recommended pursuant to the competition.
                    ``(C) The actual savings derived from the 
                implementation of the recommendations made 
                pursuant to such competition, if any, compared 
                to the anticipated savings that were to result 
                from the conversion, reorganization, or 
                reengineering actions.''.
            (2) Waiver for small functions and conforming 
        amendments.--Section 2461 of such title, as amended by 
        subsections (a) and (b), is further amended--
                    (A) by striking subsections (c), (d), (f) 
                and (g); and
                    (B) by redesignating subsections (e) and 
                (h) as subsections (c) and (d) respectively.
            (3) Correction of terminology.--The heading for 
        subsection (c) of such section, as redesignated by 
        paragraph (2), is amended by striking ``Waiver'' and 
        inserting ``Exemption''.
    (d) Performance Monitoring.--Section 2461a of such title is 
amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (a), (c), and (d);
            (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (e) as 
        subsections (a) and (b) respectively;
            (3) in subsection (a), as so redesignated--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``establish a 
                        system for monitoring'' and inserting 
                        ``monitor''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``a workforce 
                        review'' and inserting ``a public-
                        private competition conducted under 
                        section 2461 of this title'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking all and 
                inserting the following:
    ``(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
            ``(A) compare the cost of performing the function 
        before the public-private competition to the cost of 
        performing the function after the implementation of the 
        results of the public-private competition; and
            ``(B) identify any actual savings of the Department 
        of Defense after the implementation of the results of 
        the public-private competition and compare such savings 
        to the estimated savings identified pursuant to section 
        2461(a)(1)(E) of this title for that public-private 
        competition;''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting 
                ``pursuant to such a public-private 
                competition'' after ``reengineering of the 
                function''; and
            (4) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by 
        striking ``workforce reviews'' and inserting ``public-
        private competitions conducted under section 2461 of 
        this title''.
    (e) Inapplicability to Best-Value Source Selection Pilot 
Program.--Subsection (a)(1)(E) of section 2461 of title 10, 
United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), shall not 
apply with respect to the pilot program for best-value source 
selection for performance of information technology services 
authorized by section 336 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1444; 
10 U.S.C. 2461 note).
    (f) Repeal of Redundant Provision.--Section 2463 of such 
title is repealed.
    (g) Clerical and Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 2461.--Section 2461(c) of such title, 
        as redesignated by subsection (c), is amended by 
        striking ``Subsections (a) through (c) and subsection 
        (g)'' and inserting ``This section''.
            (2) Headings.--
                    (A) 2461.--The heading for section 2461 of 
                such title is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 2461. Public-private competition required before conversion to 
                    contractor performance''.

                    (B) 2461(b).--The heading for subsection 
                (b) of such section is amended to read as 
                follows:
    ``(b) Congressional Notification.--''.
                    (C) 2461a.--The heading for section 2461a 
                of such title is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 2461a. Development and implementation of system for monitoring 
                    cost saving resulting from public-private 
                    competitions''.

            (3) Public law 108-375.--Section 327 of the Ronald 
        W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
        Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 10 U.S.C. 2461 note) is 
        repealed.
            (4) Table of sections.--The table of sections at 
        the beginning of chapter 146 of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended by striking the items relating to 
        sections 2461 through 2463 and inserting the following 
        new items:

``2461. Public-private competition required before conversion to 
          contractor performance.
``2461a. Development and implementation of system for monitoring cost 
          saving resulting from public-private competitions.
``2462. Reports on public-private competition.''.

SEC. 342. CONTRACTING FOR PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN SUPPLIES AND SERVICES.

    Section 8014(a)(3) of the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public law 108-287; 118 Stat. 972) is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, payment 
        that could be used in lieu of such a plan, health 
        savings account, or medical savings account'' after 
        ``health insurance plan''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``that 
        requires'' and all that follows through the end and 
        inserting ``that does not comply with the requirements 
        of any Federal law governing the provision of health 
        care benefits by Government contractors that would be 
        applicable if the contractor performed the activity or 
        function under the contract.''.

SEC. 343. PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN WORK BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Guidelines.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
        prescribe guidelines and procedures for ensuring that 
        consideration is given to using Federal Government 
        employees for work that is currently performed or would 
        otherwise be performed under Department of Defense 
        contracts.
            (2) Criteria.--The guidelines and procedures 
        prescribed under paragraph (1) shall provide for 
        special consideration to be given to contracts that--
                    (A) have been performed by Federal 
                Government employees at any time on or after 
                October 1, 1980;
                    (B) are associated with the performance of 
                inherently governmental functions;
                    (C) were not awarded on a competitive 
                basis; or
                    (D) have been determined by a contracting 
                officer to be poorly performed due to excessive 
                costs or inferior quality.
    (b) Use of Flexible Hiring Authority.--The Secretary shall 
include the use of the flexible hiring authority available 
through the National Security Personnel System in order to 
facilitate performance by Federal Government employees of new 
requirements and work that is performed under Department of 
Defense contracts.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``National Security Personnel System'' 
        means the human resources management system established 
        under the authority of section 9902 of title 5, United 
        States Code.
            (2) The term ``inherently governmental function'' 
        has the meaning given that term in section 5 of the 
        Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Public 
        Law 105-270; 112 Stat. 2384; 31 U.S.C. 501 note).

SEC. 344. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE 
                    OF SECURITY-GUARD FUNCTIONS.

    Section 332(c) of the Bob Stump National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314; 116 
Stat. 2513) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``2006'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``2007''; and
            (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, except that'' 
        and all that follows through the end and inserting a 
        period.

             Subtitle F--Analysis, Strategies, and Reports

SEC. 351. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF ARMY PROGRAMS FOR PREPOSITIONING OF 
                    EQUIPMENT AND OTHER MATERIEL.

    (a) Secretary of Army Assessment.--The Secretary of the 
Army shall conduct an assessment of the programs of the 
Department of Army for the prepositioning of equipment and 
other materiel stocks. The assessment shall focus on how such 
programs are configured to support the evolving goals of the 
Department of Army and shall include an identification of each 
of the following:
            (1) The key operational capabilities currently 
        available in both the afloat and ashore prepositioned 
        stocks of the Army, organized by geographic region, 
        including inventory levels in brigade sets, operational 
        projects, and sustainment programs.
            (2) Any significant shortfalls that exist in such 
        stocks, particularly in combat and support equipment, 
        spare parts, and munitions, and how the Army would 
        mitigate those shortfalls in the event of a new 
        conflict.
            (3) The maintenance condition of prepositioned 
        equipment and supplies, especially the key ``pacing'' 
        items in brigade sets, including the percentage 
        currently maintained at the Technical Manual -10/20 
        standard required by the Army.
            (4) The percentage of required cyclic maintenance 
        performed on all stocks for each of fiscal years 2003, 
        2004, and 2005, and the quality control procedures used 
        to ensure that such maintenance was completed according 
        to Army standards.
            (5) Whether the oversight mechanisms and internal 
        management reports of the Army with respect to such 
        stocks are adequate and ensure an accurate portrayal of 
        the readiness of such stocks.
            (6) The funding allocated and expended for 
        prepositioning programs for each fiscal year beginning 
        with fiscal year 2000, organized by region, and an 
        assessment of whether the funding levels for such 
        programs have been adequate to maintain program 
        readiness.
            (7) The facilities used to store and maintain 
        brigade sets, organized by region, and whether those 
        facilities provide adequate (or excess) capacity for 
        the current and future mission.
            (8) The current funding for the war reserve, the 
        sufficiency of the war reserve inventory, and the 
        effect of the war reserve on the ability of the Army to 
        conduct operations.
    (b) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2006, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report on the assessment under 
subsection (a). The report shall include each of the matters 
specified in paragraphs (1) through (8) of that subsection.
    (c) Comptroller General Review.--Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the receipt of the report under subsection 
(b), the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a review 
of the assessment conducted by the Secretary of the Army under 
subsection (a). The review under this subsection shall include 
the following:
            (1) The Comptroller General's assessment of whether 
        the assessment by the Secretary of the Army under 
        subsection (a) comprehensively addresses each of the 
        matters specified in paragraphs (1) through (8) of that 
        subsection.
            (2) The extent to which any shortfall or other 
        issue reported by the Secretary of the Army or 
        identified by the Comptroller General has been 
        addressed and an assessment of any plan to address any 
        remaining such shortfalls in the future.

SEC. 352. REPORTS ON BUDGET MODELS USED FOR BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT, 
                    SUSTAINMENT, AND FACILITIES RECAPITALIZATION.

    (a) Reports Required.--Not later than March 30 of each of 
the calendar years 2006 through 2010, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
describing the models used to prepare the budget requests for 
base operations support, sustainment, and facilities 
recapitalization submitted to Congress by the President under 
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for the next 
fiscal year.
    (b) Content of Reports.--The report for a fiscal year under 
subsection (a) shall include the following:
            (1) An explanation of the methodology used to 
        develop each model and, if there have been any changes 
        to the methodology since the previous report, an 
        explanation of the changes and the reasons therefor.
            (2) A description of the items contained in each 
        model.
            (3) An explanation of whether the models are being 
        applied to each military department and Defense Agency 
        under common definitions of base operations support, 
        sustainment, and facilities recapitalization and, if 
        common definitions are not being used, an explanation 
        of the differences and the reasons therefor.
            (4) A description of the requested funding levels 
        for base operations support, sustainment, and 
        facilities recapitalization for the fiscal year covered 
        by the report and the funding goals established for 
        base operations support, sustainment, and facilities 
        recapitalization for at least the four succeeding 
        fiscal years.
            (5) If the requested funding levels for base 
        operations support, sustainment, and facilities 
        recapitalization for the fiscal year covered by the 
        report deviate from the goals for that fiscal year 
        contained in the preceding report, or the funding goals 
        established for succeeding fiscal years deviate from 
        the goals for those fiscal years contained in the 
        preceding report, a justification for the funding 
        levels and goals and an explanation of the reasons for 
        the changes from the preceding report.

SEC. 353. ARMY TRAINING STRATEGY FOR BRIGADE-BASED COMBAT TEAMS AND 
                    FUNCTIONAL SUPPORTING BRIGADES.

    (a) Training Strategy.--
            (1) Strategy required.--The Secretary of the Army 
        shall develop and implement a strategy for the training 
        of brigade-based combat teams and functional supporting 
        brigades in order to ensure the readiness of such teams 
        and brigades.
            (2) Elements.--The training strategy under 
        paragraph (1) shall include the following:
                    (A) A statement of the purpose of training 
                for brigade-based combat teams and functional 
                supporting brigades.
                    (B) Performance goals for both active-
                component and reserve-component brigade-based 
                combat teams and functional supporting 
                brigades, including goals for live, virtual, 
                and constructive training.
                    (C) Metrics to quantify training 
                performance against the performance goals 
                specified under subparagraph (B).
                    (D) A process to report the status of 
                collective training to Army leadership for 
                monitoring the training performance of brigade-
                based combat teams and functional supporting 
                brigades.
                    (E) A model to quantify, and to forecast, 
                operation and maintenance funding required for 
                each fiscal year to attain the performance 
                goals specified under subparagraph (B).
            (3) Timing of implementation.--The Secretary of the 
        Army shall develop and implement the training strategy 
        under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) Report required.--Not later than one year after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
        the Army shall submit to the congressional defense 
        committees a report on the training strategy developed 
        under subsection (a).
            (2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) A discussion of the training strategy 
                developed under subsection (a), including a 
                description of the performance goals and 
                metrics developed under that subsection.
                    (B) A discussion and description of the 
                training ranges and other essential elements 
                required to support the training strategy.
                    (C) A list of the funding requirements, 
                shown by fiscal year and set forth in a format 
                consistent with the future-years defense 
                program to accompany the budget of the 
                President under section 221 of title 10, United 
                States Code, necessary to meet the requirements 
                of the training ranges and other essential 
                elements described under subparagraph (B).
                    (D) A schedule for the implementation of 
                the training strategy.
    (c) Comptroller General Review of Implementation.--
            (1) In general.--The Comptroller General shall 
        monitor the implementation of the training strategy 
        developed under subsection (a).
            (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
        on which the Secretary of the Army submits the report 
        under subsection (b), the Comptroller General shall 
        submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
        containing the assessment of the Comptroller General of 
        the current progress of the Army in implementing the 
        training strategy.

SEC. 354. REPORT REGARDING EFFECT ON MILITARY READINESS OF UNDOCUMENTED 
                    IMMIGRANTS TRESPASSING UPON OPERATIONAL RANGES.

    (a) Report Containing Assessment and Response Plan.--Not 
later than April 15, 2006, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to Congress a report containing--
            (1) an assessment of the impact on military 
        readiness caused by undocumented immigrants whose entry 
        into the United States involves trespassing upon 
        operational ranges of the Department of Defense; and
            (2) a plan for the implementation of measures to 
        prevent such trespass.
    (b) Preparation and Elements of Assessment.--The assessment 
required by subsection (a)(1) shall be prepared by the 
Secretary of Defense. The assessment shall include the 
following:
            (1) A listing of the operational ranges adversely 
        affected by the trespass of undocumented immigrants 
        upon operational ranges.
            (2) A description of the types of range activities 
        affected by such trespass.
            (3) A determination of the amount of time lost for 
        range activities, and the increased costs incurred, as 
        a result of such trespass.
            (4) An evaluation of the nature and extent of such 
        trespass and means of travel.
            (5) An evaluation of the factors that contribute to 
        the use by undocumented immigrants of operational 
        ranges as a means to enter the United States.
            (6) A description of measures currently in place to 
        prevent such trespass, including the use of barriers to 
        vehicles and persons, military patrols, border patrols, 
        and sensors.
    (c) Preparation and Elements of Plan.--The plan required by 
subsection (a)(2) shall be prepared jointly by the Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security. The plan shall 
include the following:
            (1) The types of measures to be implemented to 
        improve prevention of trespass of undocumented 
        immigrants upon operational ranges, including the 
        specific physical methods, such as barriers and 
        increased patrols or monitoring, to be implemented and 
        any legal or other policy changes recommended by the 
        Secretaries.
            (2) The costs of, and timeline for, implementation 
        of the plan.
    (d) Implementation Reports.--Not later than September 15, 
2006, March 15, 2007, September 15, 2007, and March 15, 2008, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
detailing the progress made by the Department of Defense, 
during the period covered by the report, in implementing 
measures recommended in the plan required by subsection (a)(2) 
to prevent undocumented immigrants from trespassing upon 
operational ranges. Each report shall include the number and 
types of mitigation measures implemented and the success of 
such measures in preventing such trespass.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``operational 
range'' and ``range activities'' have the meaning given those 
terms in section 101(e) of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 355. REPORT REGARDING MANAGEMENT OF ARMY LODGING.

    (a) Report on Merits and Impacts of Privatization.--The 
Secretary of the Army shall submit to Congress a report 
containing the results of a study evaluating the merits of 
privatization of Army lodging. The study should consider at a 
minimum the following:
            (1) The potential overall costs and benefits of 
        privatization of Army lodging.
            (2) Whether current lodging agreements with the 
        Army and Air Force Exchange Service to provide 
        hospitality telecommunication services would be 
        impacted by privatization and whether the proposed 
        change will have an impact on funds contributed to 
        morale, welfare, and recreation accounts.
            (3) Whether privatization of Army lodging will 
        result in significant cost increases to members of the 
        Armed Forces or other eligible patrons or the loss of 
        such lodging if it is determined that management of 
        such lodging is not a profitable marketing venture.
            (4) Whether privatization of Army lodging will 
        provide ancillary support facilities and services that 
        might impact the Army and Air Force Exchange Service 
        and to what extent such facilities and services may 
        impact the funds contributed to morale, welfare, and 
        recreation accounts.
            (5) The number of Army lodging personnel who would 
        be impacted by privatization and the total personnel-
        related costs that could occur as a result of 
        privatization.
    (b) Army and Air Force Exchange Service Participation in 
Privatization.--The Army and Air Force Exchange Service shall 
submit to Congress a report commenting on the feasibility of 
its participation in privatization of Army lodging. The report 
should include at a minimum the following:
            (1) The potential overall costs and benefits of an 
        Army and Air Force Exchange Service partnership in Army 
        lodging.
            (2) Whether the Army and Air Force Exchange Service 
        can adequately participate as a partner in the 
        management of Army lodging, including whether such 
        participation could enhance the quality of lodging and 
        improve access to such lodging when provided through a 
        nonprofit organization versus a partnership with a for-
        profit corporation.
            (3) Whether there are certain benefits, including 
        cost benefits, to having the Army and Air Force 
        Exchange Service become the partner with the Army that 
        would not exist were the Army to partner with a private 
        sector entity.
            (4) The number of Army lodging personnel who would 
        be impacted by an Army and Air Force Exchange Service 
        partnership and the total personnel related costs that 
        could occur as a result of such partnership.
    (c) Limitation Pending Submission of Report.--Until the 
Secretary of the Army submits the report required by subsection 
(a) to Congress, the Secretary may not solicit or consider any 
request for qualifications that would privatize Army lodging 
beyond the level of privatization identified for inclusion in 
Group A of the Privatization of Army Lodging Initiative.

SEC. 356. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON CORROSION PREVENTION AND 
                    MITIGATION PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than April 1, 2007, the 
Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the effectiveness of the corrosion 
prevention and mitigation programs of the Department of 
Defense.
    (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) An assessment of the document of the Department 
        of Defense entitled ``Long-Term Strategy to Reduce 
        Corrosion and the Effects of Corrosion on the Military 
        Equipment and Infrastructure of the Department of 
        Defense'' and dated November 2004.
            (2) An assessment of the adequacy for purposes of 
        the strategy set forth in that document of the funding 
        requested in the budgets of the President for fiscal 
        years 2006 and 2007, as submitted to Congress pursuant 
        to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, and 
        the associated Future-Years Defense Program under 
        section 221 of title 10, United States Code.
            (3) An assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness 
        of the organizational structure of the Department of 
        Defense in implementing that strategy.
            (4) An assessment of the progress made as of the 
        date of the report in establishing throughout the 
        Department common metrics, definitions, and procedures 
        on corrosion prevention and mitigation.
            (5) An assessment of the progress made as of the 
        date of the report in establishing a baseline estimate 
        of the scope of the corrosion problems of the 
        Department.
            (6) An assessment of the extent to which the 
        strategy of the Department on corrosion prevention and 
        mitigation has been revised to incorporate the 
        recommendations contained in the report of the Defense 
        Science Board on corrosion control issued in October 
        2004.
            (7) An assessment of the implementation of the 
        corrosion prevention and mitigation programs of the 
        Department during fiscal year 2006.
            (8) Such recommendations as the Comptroller General 
        considers appropriate for addressing any shortfalls or 
        areas of potential improvement identified in the review 
        for purposes of the report.

SEC. 357. STUDY ON USE OF BIODIESEL AND ETHANOL FUEL.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
study on the use of biodiesel and ethanol fuel by the Armed 
Forces and the Defense Agencies and any measures that can be 
taken to increase such use.
    (b) Elements.--The study shall include--
            (1) an evaluation of the historical utilization of 
        biodiesel and ethanol fuel by the Armed Forces and the 
        Defense Agencies, including the quantity of biodiesel 
        and ethanol fuel acquired by the Department of Defense 
        for the Armed Forces and the Defense Agencies during 
        the 5-year period ending on the date of the report 
        under subsection (c);
            (2) a review and assessment of potential 
        requirements for increased use of biodiesel and ethanol 
        fuel within the Department of Defense and any research 
        and development efforts required to meet those 
        increased requirements;
            (3) based on the review under paragraph (2), a 
        forecast of the requirements of the Armed Forces and 
        the Defense Agencies for biodiesel and ethanol fuels 
        for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012;
            (4) an assessment of the current and future 
        commercial availability of biodiesel and ethanol fuel, 
        including facilities for the production, storage, 
        transportation, distribution, and commercial sale of 
        such fuel;
            (5) an assessment of the utilization by the 
        Department of Defense of the commercial infrastructure 
        for ethanol fuel as described in paragraph (4);
            (6) a review of the actions of the Department of 
        Defense to coordinate with State, local, and private 
        entities to support the expansion and use of 
        alternative fuel refueling stations that are accessible 
        to the public; and
            (7) an assessment of the fueling infrastructure on 
        military installations in the United States, including 
        storage and distribution facilities, that could be 
        adapted or converted for the delivery of biodiesel and 
        ethanol fuel, including--
                    (A) an assessment of cost of the adaptation 
                or conversion of such infrastructure to the 
                delivery of biodiesel and ethanol fuel; and
                    (B) an assessment of the feasibility and 
                advisability of that adaptation or conversion.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the 
study conducted under this section.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``ethanol fuel'' means fuel that is 85 
        percent ethyl alcohol.
            (2) The term ``biodiesel'' means a diesel fuel 
        substitute produced from nonpetroleum renewable 
        resources that meets the registration requirements for 
        fuels and fuel additives established by the 
        Environmental Protection Agency under section 211 of 
        the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545).

SEC. 358. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF WINDMILL FARMS ON MILITARY READINESS.

    Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the 
effects of windmill farms on military readiness, including an 
assessment of the effects on the operations of military radar 
installations of the proximity of windmill farms to such 
installations and of technologies that could mitigate any 
adverse effects on military operations identified.

SEC. 359. REPORT ON SPACE-AVAILABLE TRAVEL FOR CERTAIN DISABLED 
                    VETERANS AND GRAY-AREA RETIREES.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to Congress a report on the feasibility of 
providing transportation on Department of Defense aircraft on a 
space-available basis for--
            (1) veterans with a service-connected disability 
        rating of 50 percent or higher;
            (2) members and former members of a reserve 
        component under 60 years of age who, but for age, would 
        be eligible for retired pay under chapter 1223 of title 
        10, United States Code; and
            (3) dependents of persons described in paragraph 
        (1) or (2).
    (b) Consultation.--The Secretary of Defense shall prepare 
the report in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs.

SEC. 360. REPORT ON JOINT FIELD TRAINING AND EXPERIMENTATION ON 
                    STABILITY, SECURITY, TRANSITION, AND RECONSTRUCTION 
                    OPERATIONS.

    Not later than February 1, 2007, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on joint field training and experimentation conducted to 
address matters relating to stability, security, transition, 
and reconstruction operations during fiscal years 2005 and 
2006. The report shall include--
            (1) a description of each such joint field training 
        and experimentation event, including a description of 
        the participation of other Federal departments and 
        agencies and of the participation of allied and 
        coalition partners;
            (2) the findings of the Secretary as a result of 
        such joint field training and experimentation; and
            (3) such recommendations as the Secretary considers 
        appropriate in light of such joint field training and 
        experimentation, including recommendations with respect 
        to legislative or administrative action and 
        recommendations for any funding required to implement 
        such action.

SEC. 361. REPORTS ON BUDGETING RELATING TO SUSTAINMENT OF KEY MILITARY 
                    EQUIPMENT.

    (a) Reports Required.--In each of 2006, 2007, and 2008, at 
or about the time that the budget of the President is submitted 
to Congress that year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 
a report on the budgeting of the Department of Defense for the 
sustainment of key military equipment.
    (b) Report Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) 
for a year shall set forth the following:
            (1) A description of the current strategies of the 
        Department of Defense for sustaining key military 
        equipment, and for any modernization that will be 
        required of such equipment.
            (2) A description of the amounts required for the 
        Department for the fiscal year beginning in such year 
        in order to fully fund the strategies described in 
        paragraph (1).
            (3) A description of the amounts requested for the 
        Department for such fiscal year in order to fully fund 
        such strategies.
            (4) A description of the risks, if any, of failing 
        to fund such strategies in the amounts required to 
        fully fund such strategies (as specified in paragraph 
        (2)).
            (5) A description of the actions being taken by the 
        Department of Defense to mitigate the risks described 
        in paragraph (4).
    (c) Key Military Equipment Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``key military equipment''--
            (1) means--
                    (A) major weapons systems that are 
                essential to accomplishing the national defense 
                strategy; and
                    (B) other military equipment, such as major 
                command, control, communications, computer, 
                intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance 
                (C4ISR) equipment, and systems designed to 
                prevent fratricide, that is critical to the 
                readiness of military units; and
            (2) includes equipment reviewed in the report of 
        the Comptroller General of the United States numbered 
        GAO-06-141.

SEC. 362. REPEAL OF AIR FORCE REPORT ON MILITARY INSTALLATION 
                    ENCROACHMENT ISSUES.

    Section 315 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 118 
Stat. 1843) is repealed.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

SEC. 371. SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF DEFENSE BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION 
                    AGENCY.

    Section 192 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Special Rule for Defense Business Transformation 
Agency.--(1) The Defense Business Transformation Agency shall 
be supervised by the vice chairman of the Defense Business 
System Management Committee.
    ``(2) Notwithstanding the results of any periodic review 
under subsection (c) with regard to the Defense Business 
Transformation Agency, the Secretary of Defense shall designate 
that the Agency be managed cooperatively by the Deputy Under 
Secretary of Defense for Business Transformation and the Deputy 
Under Secretary of Defense for Financial Management.''.

SEC. 372. CODIFICATION AND REVISION OF LIMITATION ON MODIFICATION OF 
                    MAJOR ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT SCHEDULED FOR RETIREMENT 
                    OR DISPOSAL.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 134 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 2244 the following 
new section:

``Sec. 2244a. Equipment scheduled for retirement or disposal: 
                    limitation on expenditures for modifications

    ``(a) Prohibition.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
section, the Secretary of a military department may not carry 
out a modification of an aircraft, weapon, vessel, or other 
item of equipment that the Secretary plans to retire or 
otherwise dispose of within five years after the date on which 
the modification, if carried out, would be completed.
    ``(b) Exceptions.--
            ``(1) Exception for below-threshold 
        modifications.--The prohibition in subsection (a) does 
        not apply to a modification for which the cost is less 
        than $100,000.
            ``(2) Exception for transfer of reusable items of 
        value.--The prohibition in subsection (a) does not 
        apply to a modification in a case in which--
                    ``(A) the reusable items of value, as 
                determined by the Secretary, installed on the 
                item of equipment as part of such modification 
                will, upon the retirement or disposal of the 
                item to be modified, be removed from such item 
                of equipment, refurbished, and installed on 
                another item of equipment; and
                    ``(B) the cost of such modification 
                (including the cost of the removal and 
                refurbishment of reusable items of value under 
                subparagraph (A)) is less than $1,000,000.
            ``(3) Exception for safety modifications.--The 
        prohibition in subsection (a) does not apply to a 
        safety modification.
    ``(c) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary concerned may waive 
the prohibition in subsection (a) in the case of any 
modification otherwise subject to that subsection if the 
Secretary determines that carrying out the modification is in 
the national security interest of the United States. Whenever 
the Secretary issues such a waiver, the Secretary shall notify 
the congressional defense committees in writing.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 2244 the following new item:

``2244a. Equipment scheduled for retirement or disposal: limitation on 
          expenditures for modifications.''.

    (c) Conforming Repeal.--Section 8053 of the Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-56; 10 U.S.C. 
2241 note) is repealed.

SEC. 373. LIMITATION ON PURCHASE OF INVESTMENT ITEMS WITH OPERATION AND 
                    MAINTENANCE FUNDS.

    (a) Limitation on Use of Operation and Maintenance Funds.--
Chapter 134 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after section 2245 the following new section:

``Sec. 2245a. Use of operation and maintenance funds for purchase of 
                    investment items: limitation

    ``Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for 
operation and maintenance may not be used to purchase any item 
(including any item to be acquired as a replacement for an 
item) that has an investment item unit cost that is greater 
than $250,000.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 2245 the following new item:

``2245a. Use of operation and maintenance funds for purchase of 
          investment items: limitation.''.

SEC. 374. OPERATION AND USE OF GENERAL GIFT FUNDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                    DEFENSE AND COAST GUARD.

    Section 2601 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows:

``Sec. 2601. General gift funds

    ``(a) General Authority to Accept Gifts.--Subject to 
subsection (d)(2), the Secretary concerned may accept, hold, 
administer, and spend any gift, devise, or bequest of real 
property, personal property, or money made on the condition 
that the gift, devise, or bequest be used for the benefit, or 
in connection with, the establishment, operation, or 
maintenance, of a school, hospital, library, museum, cemetery, 
or other institution or organization under the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary.
    ``(b) Additional Authority to Accept Gifts to Benefit 
Certain Members, Dependents, and Civilian Employees.--(1) 
Subject to subsection (d)(2), the Secretary concerned may 
accept, hold, administer, and spend any gift, devise, or 
bequest of real property, personal property, money, or services 
made on the condition that the gift, devise, or bequest be used 
for the benefit of--
            ``(A) members of the armed forces, including 
        members performing full-time National Guard duty under 
        section 502(f) of title 32, who incur a wound, injury, 
        or illness while in the line of duty;
            ``(B) civilian employees of the Department of 
        Defense who incur a wound, injury, or illness while in 
        the line of duty;
            ``(C) dependents of such members or employees; and
            ``(D) survivors of such members or employees who 
        are killed.
    ``(2) The Secretary concerned may not accept a gift of 
services from a foreign government or international 
organization under this subsection. A gift of real property, 
personal property, or money from a foreign government or 
international organization may be accepted under this 
subsection only if the gift is not designated for a specific 
individual.
    ``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations 
specifying the conditions that may be attached to a gift, 
devise, or bequest accepted under this subsection.
    ``(4) The authority to accept gifts, devises, or bequests 
under this subsection expires on December 31, 2007.
    ``(c) Gift Funds.--Gifts and bequests of money, and the 
proceeds of the sale of property, received under subsection (a) 
or (b) shall be deposited in the Treasury in the following 
accounts:
            ``(1) The Department of the Army General Gift Fund, 
        in the case of deposits made by the Secretary of the 
        Army.
            ``(2) The Department of the Navy General Gift Fund, 
        in the case of deposits made by the Secretary of the 
        Navy.
            ``(3) The Department of the Air Force General Gift 
        Fund, in the case of deposits made by the Secretary of 
        the Air Force.
            ``(4) The Coast Guard General Gift Fund, in the 
        case of deposits made by the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security.
            ``(5) The Department of Defense General Gift Fund, 
        in the case of deposits made by the Secretary of 
        Defense.
    ``(d) Use of Gifts; Prohibitions.--(1) Except as provided 
in paragraph (2), property and money accepted under subsection 
(a) or (b) may be used by the Secretary concerned, and services 
accepted under subsection (b) may be performed, without further 
specific authorization in law.
    ``(2) Property and money may not be accepted under 
subsection (a) and property, money, and services may not be 
accepted under subsection (b)--
            ``(A) if the use of the property or money or the 
        performance of the services in connection with any 
        program, project, or activity would result in the 
        violation of any prohibition or limitation otherwise 
        applicable to such program, project, or activity;
            ``(B) if the conditions attached to the property, 
        money, or services are inconsistent with applicable law 
        or regulations;
            ``(C) if the Secretary concerned determines that 
        the use of the property or money or the performance of 
        the services would reflect unfavorably on the ability 
        of the Department of Defense or the Coast Guard, any 
        employee of the Department or Coast Guard, or any 
        member of the armed forces to carry out any 
        responsibility or duty in a fair and objective manner; 
        or
            ``(D) if the Secretary concerned determines that 
        the use of the property or money or the performance of 
        the services would compromise the integrity or 
        appearance of integrity of any program of the 
        Department of Defense or Coast Guard, or any individual 
        involved in such a program.
    ``(3) The Secretary concerned may disburse funds deposited 
in a gift fund referred to in subsection (c) for the purposes 
specified in subsections (a) and (b), subject to the terms of 
the gift, devise, or bequest.
    ``(e) Payment of Expenses.--The Secretary concerned may pay 
all necessary expenses in connection with the conveyance or 
transfer of a gift, devise, or bequest accepted under this 
section.
    ``(f) Treatment of Gifts.--For the purposes of Federal 
income, estate, and gift taxes, any property or money accepted 
under subsection (a) and any property, money, or services 
accepted under subsection (b) shall be considered as a gift, 
devise, or bequest to or for the use of the United States.
    ``(g) Management of Funds.--In the case of each gift fund 
referred to in subsection (c), the Secretary of the Treasury, 
upon the request of the Secretary concerned, may retain money, 
securities, and the proceeds of the sale of securities in the 
gift fund and may invest money and reinvest the proceeds of the 
sale of securities in the gift fund in securities of the United 
States or in securities guaranteed as to principal and interest 
by the United States. The interest and profits accruing from 
those securities shall be deposited to the credit of the gift 
fund and may be disbursed as provided in subsection (d).
    ``(h) Comptroller General Review.--The Comptroller General 
shall make periodic audits of gifts, devises, and bequests 
accepted under subsection (a) or (b) at such intervals as the 
Comptroller General determines to be warranted. The Comptroller 
General shall submit to Congress a report on the results of 
each such audit.
    ``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `Secretary concerned' includes the 
        Secretary of Defense.
            ``(2) The term `services' includes activities that 
        benefit the morale, welfare, or recreation of members 
        of the armed forces and their dependents or are related 
        or incidental to the conveyance of a gift, devise, or 
        bequest of real property or personal property under 
        subsection (a) or (b).''.

SEC. 375. INCLUSION OF PACKET BASED TELEPHONY IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                    TELECOMMUNICATIONS BENEFIT.

    (a) Inclusion in Benefit.--Subsection (a) of section 344 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 
(Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1448) is amended by inserting 
``packet based telephony service,'' after ``prepaid phone 
cards,''.
    (b) Inclusion of Internet Telephony in Deployment of 
Additional Telephone Equipment.--Subsection (e) of such section 
is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``or Internet service'' after 
        ``additional telephones'';
            (2) by inserting ``or packet based telephony'' 
        after ``to facilitate telephone''; and
            (3) by inserting ``or Internet access'' after 
        ``installation of telephones''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
amended--
            (1) in the heading for subsection (a), by striking 
        ``Prepaid Phone Cards'' and inserting ``Benefit''; and
            (2) in the heading for subsection (e), by inserting 
        ``or Internet Access'' after ``Telephone Equipment''.

SEC. 376. LIMITATION ON FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT AND AUDIT 
                    INITIATIVES WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) Limitation.--During fiscal year 2006, the Secretary of 
Defense may not obligate or expend any funds for the purpose of 
any financial management improvement activity relating to the 
preparation, processing, or auditing of financial statements 
until the Secretary submits to the congressional defense 
committees each of the following:
            (1) A comprehensive and integrated financial 
        management improvement plan that--
                    (A) describes specific actions to be taken 
                to correct financial management deficiencies 
                that impair the ability of the Department of 
                Defense to prepare timely, reliable, and 
                complete financial management information; and
                    (B) systematically ties such actions to 
                process and control improvements and business 
                systems modernization efforts described in the 
                business enterprise architecture and transition 
                plan required by section 2222 of title 10, 
                United States Code.
            (2) A written determination that each financial 
        management improvement activity to be undertaken is--
                    (A) consistent with the financial 
                management improvement plan submitted pursuant 
                to paragraph (1); and
                    (B) likely to improve internal controls or 
                otherwise result in sustained improvements in 
                the ability of the Department to produce 
                timely, reliable, and complete financial 
                management information.
    (b) Exception.--The limitation under subsection (a) shall 
not apply to an activity directed exclusively at assessing the 
adequacy of internal controls and remediating any inadequacy 
identified pursuant to such an assessment.

SEC. 377. PROVISION OF WELFARE OF SPECIAL CATEGORY RESIDENTS AT NAVAL 
                    STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Navy may provide for 
the general welfare, including subsistence, housing, and health 
care, of any person at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who 
is designated by the Secretary, not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, as a ``special category 
resident''.
    (b) Prohibition on Construction of New Facilities.--The 
authorization under subsection (a) shall not be construed as an 
authorization for the construction of a new housing facility or 
medical treatment facility.
    (c) Prior Use of Funds.--Any obligation or expenditure of 
funds for the general welfare of any person described in 
subsection (a) before the date of the enactment of this Act is 
deemed to be not subject to the provisions of chapter 13 of 
title 31, United States Code.

SEC. 378. COMMEMORATION OF SUCCESS OF THE ARMED FORCES IN OPERATION 
                    ENDURING FREEDOM AND OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM.

    (a) Celebration Honoring Military Efforts in Operation 
Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.--The President 
may--
            (1) designate a day of celebration to honor the 
        soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines of the Armed 
        Forces who have served in Operation Enduring Freedom or 
        Operation Iraqi Freedom and have returned to the United 
        States; and
            (2) issue a proclamation calling on the people of 
        the United States to observe that day with appropriate 
        ceremonies and activities.
    (b) Participation of Armed Forces in Celebration.--
            (1) Participation authorized.--Members and units of 
        the Armed Forces may participate in activities 
        associated with a day of celebration designated under 
        subsection (a) that are held in Washington, District of 
        Columbia.
            (2) Availability of funds.--Subject to paragraph 
        (4), amounts authorized to be appropriated for the 
        Department of Defense for fiscal year 2006 may be used 
        to cover costs associated with the participation of 
        members and units of the Armed Forces in the activities 
        described in paragraph (1).
            (3) Acceptance of private contributions.--(A) 
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
        Secretary of Defense may accept cash contributions from 
        private individuals and entities for the purposes of 
        covering the costs of the participation of members and 
        units of the Armed Forces in the activities described 
        in paragraph (1). Amounts so accepted shall be 
        deposited in an account established for purposes of 
        this paragraph.
            (B) Amounts accepted under subparagraph (A) may be 
        used for the purposes described in that subparagraph 
        until expended.
            (4) Limitation.--The total amount of funds 
        described in paragraph (2) that are available for the 
        purpose set forth in that paragraph may not exceed the 
        amount equal to--
                    (A) $20,000,000, minus
                    (B) the amount of any cash contributions 
                accepted by the Secretary under paragraph (3).
    (c) Award of Recognition Items.--
            (1) Authority to award.--Under regulations 
        prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, appropriate 
        recognition items may be awarded to any individual who 
        served honorably as a member of the Armed Forces in 
        Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom 
        during the Global War on Terrorism. The purpose of the 
        award of such items is to recognize the contribution of 
        such individuals to the success of the United States in 
        those operations.
            (2) Recognition items defined.--In this subsection, 
        the term ``recognition items'' means recognition items 
        authorized for presentation under section 2261 of title 
        10, United States Code (as added by section 589 of this 
        Act).

                Subtitle H--Utah Test and Training Range

SEC. 381. DEFINITIONS.

    In this subtitle:
            (1) The term ``covered wilderness'' means the 
        wilderness area designated by this subtitle and 
        wilderness study areas located near lands withdrawn for 
        military use and beneath special use airspace critical 
        to the support of military test and training missions 
        at the Utah Test and Training Range, including the Deep 
        Creek, Fish Springs, Swasey Mountain, Howell Peak, 
        Notch Peak, King Top, Wah Wah Mountain, and Conger 
        Mountain units designated by the Department of the 
        Interior.
            (2) The term ``Utah Test and Training Range'' means 
        those portions of the military operating area of the 
        Utah Test and Training Area located solely in the State 
        of Utah. The term includes the Dugway Proving Ground.
            (3) The term ``Wilderness Act'' means Public Law 
        88-577, approved September 3, 1964 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
        seq.).

SEC. 382. MILITARY OPERATIONS AND OVERFLIGHTS, UTAH TEST AND TRAINING 
                    RANGE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The testing and development of military weapons 
        systems and the training of military forces are 
        critical to ensuring the national security of the 
        United States.
            (2) The Utah Test and Training Range in the State 
        of Utah is a unique and irreplaceable national asset at 
        the core of the test and training mission of the 
        Department of Defense.
            (3) The Cedar Mountain Wilderness Area designated 
        by section 384, as well as several wilderness study 
        areas, are located near lands withdrawn for military 
        use or are beneath special use airspace critical to the 
        support of military test and training missions at the 
        Utah Test and Training Range.
            (4) The Utah Test and Training Range and special 
        use airspace withdrawn for military uses create unique 
        management circumstances for the covered wilderness in 
        this subtitle, and it is not the intent of Congress 
        that passage of this subtitle shall be construed as 
        establishing a precedent with respect to any future 
        national conservation area or wilderness designation.
            (5) Continued access to the special use airspace 
        and lands that comprise the Utah Test and Training 
        Range, under the terms and conditions described in this 
        subtitle, is a national security priority and is not 
        incompatible with the protection and proper management 
        of the natural, environmental, cultural, and other 
        resources of such lands.
    (b) Overflights.--Nothing in this subtitle or the 
Wilderness Act shall preclude low-level overflights and 
operations of military aircraft, helicopters, missiles, or 
unmanned aerial vehicles over the covered wilderness, including 
military overflights and operations that can be seen or heard 
within the covered wilderness.
    (c) Special Use Airspace and Training Routes.--Nothing in 
this subtitle or the Wilderness Act shall preclude the 
designation of new units of special use airspace, the expansion 
of existing units of special use airspace, or the use or 
establishment of military training routes over the covered 
wilderness.
    (d) Communications and Tracking Systems.--Nothing in this 
subtitle shall prevent any required maintenance of existing 
communications, instrumentation, or electronic tracking systems 
(or infrastructure supporting such systems) or prevent the 
installation of new communication, instrumentation, or other 
equipment necessary for effective testing and training to meet 
military requirements in wilderness study areas located beneath 
special use airspace comprising the Utah Test and Training 
Range, including the Deep Creek, Fish Springs, Swasey Mountain, 
Howell Peak, Notch Peak, King Top, Wah Wah Mountain, and Conger 
Mountain units designated by the Department of Interior, so 
long as the Secretary of the Interior, after consultation with 
the Secretary of the Air Force, determines that the 
installation and maintenance of such systems, when considered 
both individually and collectively, comply with section 603 of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1782).
    (e) Emergency Access and Response.--Nothing in this 
subtitle or the Wilderness Act shall preclude the continuation 
of the memorandum of understanding in existence as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act between the Department of the 
Interior and the Department of the Air Force with respect to 
emergency access and response.
    (f) Prohibition on Ground Military Operations.--Except as 
provided in subsections (d) and (e), nothing in this section 
shall be construed to permit a military operation to be 
conducted on the ground in covered wilderness in the Utah Test 
and Training Range unless such ground operation is otherwise 
permissible under Federal law and consistent with the 
Wilderness Act.

SEC. 383. ANALYSIS OF MILITARY READINESS AND OPERATIONAL IMPACTS IN 
                    PLANNING PROCESS FOR FEDERAL LANDS IN UTAH TEST AND 
                    TRAINING RANGE.

    The Secretary of the Interior shall develop, maintain, and 
revise land use plans pursuant to section 202 of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712) for 
Federal lands located in the Utah Test and Training Range in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense. As part of the 
required consultation in connection with a proposed revision of 
a land use plan, the Secretary of Defense shall prepare and 
transmit to the Secretary of the Interior an analysis of the 
military readiness and operational impacts of the proposed 
revision within six months of a request from the Secretary of 
the Interior.

SEC. 384. DESIGNATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CEDAR MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS, 
                    UTAH.

    (a) Designation.--Certain Federal lands in Tooele County, 
Utah, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Cedar 
Mountain Wilderness'' and dated March 7, 2004, are hereby 
designated as wilderness and, therefore, as a component of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System to be known as the 
Cedar Mountain Wilderness Area.
    (b) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
Federal lands in the Cedar Mountain Wilderness Area are hereby 
withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal 
under the public land laws, from location, entry, and patent 
under the United States mining laws, and from disposition under 
all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing, and 
mineral materials, and all amendments to such laws.
    (c) Map and Description.--
            (1) Transmittal.--As soon as practicable after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
        Interior shall transmit a map and legal description of 
        the Cedar Mountain Wilderness Area to the Committee on 
        Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
        Senate.
            (2) Legal effect.--The map and legal description 
        shall have the same force and effect as if included in 
        this Act, except that the Secretary of the Interior may 
        correct clerical and typographical errors in the map 
        and legal description.
            (3) Availability.--The map and legal description 
        shall be on file and available for public inspection in 
        the office of the Director of the Bureau of Land 
        Management and the office of the State Director of the 
        Bureau of Land Management in the State of Utah.
    (d) Administration.--Subject to valid existing rights and 
this subtitle, the Cedar Mountain Wilderness Area shall be 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance 
with the provisions of the Wilderness Act, except that any 
reference in such provisions to the effective date of the 
Wilderness Act (or any similar reference) shall be deemed to be 
a reference to the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (e) Land Acquisition.--Any lands or interest in lands 
within the boundaries of the Cedar Mountain Wilderness Area 
acquired by the United States after the date of the enactment 
of this Act shall be added to and administered as part of the 
Cedar Mountain Wilderness Area.
    (f) Fish and Wildlife Management.--As provided in section 
4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing 
in this subtitle shall be construed as affecting the 
jurisdiction of the State of Utah with respect to fish and 
wildlife on the Federal lands located in that State.
    (g) Grazing.--Within the Cedar Mountain Wilderness Area, 
the grazing of livestock, where established before the date of 
the enactment of this Act, shall be permitted to continue 
subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices 
as the Secretary of the Interior considers necessary, as long 
as such regulations, policies, and practices fully conform with 
and implement the intent of Congress regarding grazing in such 
areas, as such intent is expressed in the Wilderness Act, 
section 101(f) of Public Law 101-628 (104 Stat. 4473), and 
appendix A of the Report of the Committee on Interior and 
Insular Affairs to accompany H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress 
(H. Rept. 101-405).
    (h) Buffer Zones.--Congress does not intend for the 
designation of the Cedar Mountain Wilderness Area to lead to 
the creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones around 
the wilderness area. The fact that nonwilderness activities or 
uses can be seen or heard within the wilderness area shall not, 
of itself, preclude such activities or uses up to the boundary 
of the wilderness area.
    (i) Release From Wilderness Study Area Status.--The lands 
identified as the Browns Spring Cherrystem on the map entitled 
``Proposed Browns Spring Cherrystem'' and dated May 11, 2004, 
are released from their status as a wilderness study area, and 
shall no longer be subject to the requirements of section 
603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1782(c)) pertaining to the management of wilderness 
study areas in a manner that does not impair the suitability of 
those areas for preservation of wilderness.

SEC. 385. RELATION TO OTHER LANDS.

    Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to affect any 
Federal lands located outside of the covered wilderness or the 
management of such lands.

              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.
Sec. 403. Additional authority for increases of Army and Marine Corps 
          active duty end strengths for fiscal years 2007 through 2009.

                       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 2006 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.
Sec. 422. Armed Forces Retirement Home.

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES.

    (a) In General.--The Armed Forces are authorized strengths 
for active duty personnel as of September 30, 2006, as follows:
            (1) The Army, 512,400.
            (2) The Navy, 352,700.
            (3) The Marine Corps, 179,000.
            (4) The Air Force, 357,400.
    (b) Limitation.--
            (1) Army.--The authorized strength for the Army 
        provided in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) for active 
        duty personnel for fiscal year 2006 is subject to the 
        condition that costs of active duty personnel of the 
        Army for that fiscal year in excess of 482,400 shall be 
        paid out of funds authorized to be appropriated for 
        that fiscal year for a contingent emergency reserve 
        fund or as an emergency supplemental appropriation.
            (2) Marine corps.--The authorized strength for the 
        Marine Corps provided in paragraph (3) of subsection 
        (a) for active duty personnel for fiscal year 2006 is 
        subject to the condition that costs of active duty 
        personnel of the Marine Corps for that fiscal year in 
        excess of 175,000 shall be paid out of funds authorized 
        to be appropriated for that fiscal year for a 
        contingent emergency reserve fund or as an emergency 
        supplemental appropriation.

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:
            ``(1) For the Army, 502,400.
            ``(2) For the Navy, 352,700.
            ``(3) For the Marine Corps, 179,000.
            ``(4) For the Air Force, 357,400.''.

SEC. 403. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY FOR INCREASES OF ARMY AND MARINE CORPS 
                    ACTIVE DUTY END STRENGTHS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2007 
                    THROUGH 2009.

    Effective October 1, 2006, the text of section 403 of the 
Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 1863) is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``(a) Authority.--
            ``(1) Army.--For each of fiscal years 2007, 2008, 
        and 2009, the Secretary of Defense may, as the 
        Secretary determines necessary for the purposes 
        specified in paragraph (3), establish the active-duty 
        end strength for the Army at a number greater than the 
        number otherwise authorized by law up to the number 
        equal to the fiscal-year 2006 baseline plus 20,000.
            ``(2) Marine corps.--For each of fiscal years 2007, 
        2008, and 2009, the Secretary of Defense may, as the 
        Secretary determines necessary for the purposes 
        specified in paragraph (3), establish the active-duty 
        end strength for the Marine Corps at a number greater 
        than the number otherwise authorized by law up to the 
        number equal to the fiscal-year 2006 baseline plus 
        5,000.
            ``(3) Purpose of increases.--The purposes for which 
        increases may be made in Army and Marine Corps active 
        duty end strengths under paragraphs (1) and (2) are--
                    ``(A) to support operational missions; and
                    ``(B) to achieve transformational 
                reorganization objectives, including objectives 
                for increased numbers of combat brigades and 
                battalions, increased unit manning, force 
                stabilization and shaping, and rebalancing of 
                the active and reserve component forces.
            ``(4) Fiscal-year 2006 baseline.--In this 
        subsection, the term `fiscal-year 2006 baseline', with 
        respect to the Army and Marine Corps, means the active-
        duty end strength authorized for those services in 
        section 401 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
        for Fiscal Year 2006.
            ``(5) Active-duty end strength.--In this 
        subsection, the term `active-duty end strength' means 
        the strength for active-duty personnel of one of the 
        Armed Forces as of the last day of a fiscal year.
    ``(b) Relationship to Presidential Waiver Authority.--
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the 
President's authority under section 123a of title 10, United 
States Code, to waive any statutory end strength in a time of 
war or national emergency.
    ``(c) Relationship to Other Variance Authority.--The 
authority under subsection (a) is in addition to the authority 
to vary authorized end strengths that is provided in 
subsections (e) and (f) of section 115 of title 10, United 
States Code.
    ``(d) Budget Treatment.--
            ``(1) Fiscal year 2007 budget.--The budget for the 
        Department of Defense for fiscal year 2007 as submitted 
        to Congress shall comply, with respect to funding, with 
        subsections (c) and (d) of section 691 of title 10, 
        United States Code.
            ``(2) Other increases.--If the Secretary of Defense 
        plans to increase the Army or Marine Corps active duty 
        end strength for a fiscal year under subsection (a), 
        then the budget for the Department of Defense for that 
        fiscal year as submitted to Congress shall include the 
        amounts necessary for funding that active duty end 
        strength in excess of the fiscal year 2006 active duty 
        end strength authorized for that service under section 
        401 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
        Fiscal Year 2006.''.

                       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, 2006, as follows:
            (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 
        350,000.
            (2) The Army Reserve, 205,000.
            (3) The Navy Reserve, 73,100.
            (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 39,600.
            (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 
        106,800.
            (6) The Air Force Reserve, 74,000.
            (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 10,000.
    (b) Adjustments.--The end strengths prescribed by 
subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve 
component shall be proportionately reduced by--
            (1) the total authorized strength of units 
        organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of 
        such component which are on active duty (other than for 
        training) at the end of the fiscal year; and
            (2) the total number of individual members not in 
        units organized to serve as units of the Selected 
        Reserve of such component who are on active duty (other 
        than for training or for unsatisfactory participation 
        in training) without their consent at the end of the 
        fiscal year.
Whenever such units or such individual members are released 
from active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength 
prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of 
such reserve component shall be increased proportionately by 
the total authorized strengths of such units and by the total 
number of such individual members.

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

    Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the 
reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of 
September 30, 2006, 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, 
        27,396.
            (2) The Army Reserve, 15,270.
            (3) The Navy Reserve, 13,392.
            (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261.
            (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 
        13,123.
            (6) The Air Force Reserve, 2,290.

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 2006 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, 7,649.
            (2) For the Army National Guard of the United 
        States, 25,563.
            (3) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,852.
            (4) For the Air National Guard of the United 
        States, 22,971.

SEC. 414. FISCAL YEAR 2006 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, 2006, may not 
        exceed the following:
                    (A) For the Army National Guard of the 
                United States, 1,600.
                    (B) For the Air National Guard of the 
                United States, 350.
            (2) Army reserve.--The number of non-dual status 
        technicians employed by the Army Reserve as of 
        September 30, 2006, may not exceed 695.
            (3) Air force reserve.--The number of non-dual 
        status technicians employed by the Air Force Reserve as 
        of September 30, 2006, may not exceed 90.
    (b) Non-Dual Status Technicians Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``non-dual status technician'' has the meaning given 
that term in section 10217(a) of title 10, United States Code.

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

    During fiscal year 2006, 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 Naval 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.

    There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of Defense for military personnel for fiscal year 
2006 a total of $108,942,746,000. The authorization in the 
preceding sentence supersedes any other authorization of 
appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for 
fiscal year 2006.

SEC. 422. ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME.

    There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2006 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund the 
sum of $58,281,000 for the operation of the Armed Forces 
Retirement Home.

                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

Sec. 501. Temporary increase in percentage limits on reduction of time-
          in-grade requirements for retirement in grade upon voluntary 
          retirement.
Sec. 502. Two-year renewal of temporary authority to reduce minimum 
          length of commissioned service required for voluntary 
          retirement as an officer.
Sec. 503. Exclusion from active-duty general and flag officer 
          distribution and strength limitations of officers on leave 
          pending separation or retirement or between senior positions.
Sec. 504. Consolidation of grade limitations on officer assignment and 
          insignia practice known as frocking.
Sec. 505. Clarification of deadline for receipt by promotion selection 
          boards of certain communications from eligible officers.
Sec. 506. Furnishing to promotion selection boards of adverse 
          information on officers eligible for promotion to certain 
          senior grades.
Sec. 507. Applicability of officer distribution and strength limitations 
          to officers serving in intelligence community positions.
Sec. 508. Grades of the Judge Advocates General.
Sec. 509. Authority to retain permanent professors at the Naval Academy 
          beyond 30 years of active commissioned service.
Sec. 510. Authority for designation of a general/flag officer position 
          on the Joint Staff to be held by reserve component general or 
          flag officer on active duty.

                Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management

Sec. 511. Separation at age 64 for reserve component senior officers.
Sec. 512. Modification of strength-in-grade limitations applicable to 
          Reserve flag officers in active status.
Sec. 513. Military technicians (dual status) mandatory separation.
Sec. 514. Military retirement credit for certain service by National 
          Guard members performed while in a State duty status 
          immediately after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Sec. 515. Redesignation of the Naval Reserve as the Navy Reserve.
Sec. 516. Clarification of certain authorities relating to the 
          Commission on the National Guard and Reserves.
Sec. 517. Report on employment matters for members of the reserve 
          components.
Sec. 518. Defense Science Board study on deployment of members of the 
          National Guard and Reserves in the Global War on Terrorism.
Sec. 519. Sense of Congress on certain matters relating to the National 
          Guard and Reserves.
Sec. 520. Pilot program on enhanced quality of life for members of the 
          Army Reserve and their families.

                   Subtitle C--Education and Training

             Part I--Department of Defense Schools Generally

Sec. 521. Authority for National Defense University award of degree of 
          Master of Science in Joint Campaign Planning and Strategy.
Sec. 522. Authority for certain professional military education schools 
          to receive faculty research grants for certain purposes.

            Part II--United States Naval Postgraduate School

Sec. 523. Revision to mission of the Naval Postgraduate School.
Sec. 524. Modification of eligibility for position of President of the 
          Naval Postgraduate School.
Sec. 525. Increased enrollment for eligible defense industry employees 
          in the defense product development program at Naval 
          Postgraduate School.
Sec. 526. Instruction for enlisted personnel by the Naval Postgraduate 
          School.

               Part III--Reserve Officers' Training Corps

Sec. 531. Repeal of limitation on amount of financial assistance under 
          ROTC scholarship programs.
Sec. 532. Increase in annual limit on number of ROTC scholarships under 
          Army Reserve and National Guard program.
Sec. 533. Procedures for suspending financial assistance and subsistence 
          allowance for Senior ROTC cadets and midshipmen on the basis 
          of health-related conditions.
Sec. 534. Eligibility of United States nationals for appointment to the 
          Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
Sec. 535. Promotion of foreign language skills among members of the 
          Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
Sec. 536. Designation of Ike Skelton Early Commissioning Program 
          Scholarships.

                         Part IV--Other Matters

Sec. 537. Enhancement of educational loan repayment authorities.
Sec. 538. Payment of expenses of members of the Armed Forces to obtain 
          professional credentials.
Sec. 539. Use of Reserve Montgomery GI Bill benefits and benefits for 
          mobilized members of the Selected Reserve and National Guard 
          for payments for licensing or certification tests.
Sec. 540. Modification of educational assistance for reserves supporting 
          contingency and other operations.

                Subtitle D--General Service Requirements

Sec. 541. Ground combat and other exclusion policies.
Sec. 542. Uniform citizenship or residency requirements for enlistment 
          in the Armed Forces.
Sec. 543. Increase in maximum age for enlistment.
Sec. 544. Increase in maximum term of original enlistment in regular 
          component.
Sec. 545. National Call to Service program.
Sec. 546. Reports on information provided to potential recruits and to 
          new entrants into the Armed Forces on ``stop loss'' 
          authorities and initial period of military service obligation.

        Subtitle E--Military Justice and Legal Assistance Matters

Sec. 551. Offense of stalking under the Uniform Code of Military 
          Justice.
Sec. 552. Rape, sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct under 
          Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Sec. 553. Extension of statute of limitations for murder, rape, and 
          child abuse offenses under the Uniform Code of Military 
          Justice.
Sec. 554. Reports by officers and senior enlisted members of conviction 
          of criminal law.
Sec. 555. Clarification of authority of military legal assistance 
          counsel to provide military legal assistance without regard to 
          licensing requirements.
Sec. 556. Use of teleconferencing in administrative sessions of courts-
          martial.
Sec. 557. Sense of Congress on applicability of Uniform Code of Military 
          Justice to Reserves on inactive-duty training overseas.

               Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Casualties

Sec. 561. Authority for members on active duty with disabilities to 
          participate in Paralympic Games.
Sec. 562. Policy and procedures on casualty assistance to survivors of 
          military decedents.
Sec. 563. Policy and procedures on assistance to severely wounded or 
          injured service members.
Sec. 564. Designation by members of the Armed Forces of persons 
          authorized to direct the disposition of member remains.

    Subtitle G--Assistance to Local Educational Agencies for Defense 
                          Dependents Education

Sec. 571. Expansion of authorized enrollment in Department of Defense 
          dependents schools overseas.
Sec. 572. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit 
          dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of 
          Defense civilian employees.
Sec. 573. Impact aid for children with severe disabilities.
Sec. 574. Continuation of impact aid assistance on behalf of dependents 
          of certain members despite change in status of member.

                   Subtitle H--Decorations and Awards

Sec. 576. Eligibility for Operation Enduring Freedom campaign medal.

                 Subtitle I--Consumer Protection Matters

Sec. 577. Requirement for regulations on policies and procedures on 
          personal commercial solicitations on Department of Defense 
          installations.
Sec. 578. Consumer education for members of the Armed Forces and their 
          spouses on insurance and other financial services.
Sec. 579. Report on predatory lending practices directed at members of 
          the Armed Forces and their dependents.

          Subtitle J--Reports and Sense of Congress Statements

Sec. 581. Report on need for a personnel plan for linguists in the Armed 
          Forces.
Sec. 582. Sense of Congress that colleges and universities give equal 
          access to military recruiters and ROTC in accordance with the 
          Solomon Amendment and requirement for report to Congress.
Sec. 583. Sense of Congress concerning study of options for providing 
          homeland defense education.
Sec. 584. Sense of Congress recognizing the diversity of the members of 
          the Armed Forces serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and 
          Operation Enduring Freedom and honoring their sacrifices and 
          the sacrifices of their families.

                        Subtitle K--Other Matters

Sec. 589. Expansion and enhancement of authority to present recognition 
          items for recruitment and retention purposes.
Sec. 590. Extension of date of submittal of report of Veterans' 
          Disability Benefits Commission.
Sec. 591. Recruitment and enlistment of home-schooled students in the 
          Armed Forces.
Sec. 592. Modification of requirement for certain intermediaries under 
          certain authorities relating to adoptions.
Sec. 593. Adoption leave for members of the Armed Forces adopting 
          children.
Sec. 594. Addition of information to be covered in mandatory 
          preseparation counseling.
Sec. 595. Report on Transition Assistance Programs.
Sec. 596. Improvement to Department of Defense capacity to respond to 
          sexual assault affecting members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 597. Authority for appointment of Coast Guard flag officer as Chief 
          of Staff to the President.
Sec. 598. Prayer at military service academy activities.
Sec. 599. Modification of authority to make military working dogs 
          available for adoption.

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

SEC. 501. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN PERCENTAGE LIMITS ON REDUCTION OF TIME-
                    IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS FOR RETIREMENT IN GRADE UPON 
                    VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT.

    Section 1370(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(F) Notwithstanding subparagraph (E), during the period 
ending on December 31, 2007, the number of lieutenant colonels 
and colonels of the Air Force, and the number of commanders and 
captains of the Navy, for whom a reduction is made under this 
section during any fiscal year in the period of service-in-
grade otherwise required under this paragraph may not exceed 
four percent of the authorized active-duty strength for that 
fiscal year for officers of that armed force in that grade.''.

SEC. 502. TWO-YEAR RENEWAL OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO REDUCE MINIMUM 
                    LENGTH OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE REQUIRED FOR 
                    VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT AS AN OFFICER.

    (a) Army.--Section 3911(b) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)'';
            (2) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by striking 
        ``during the period beginning on October 1, 1990, and 
        ending on December 31, 2001'' and inserting ``during 
        the period specified in paragraph (2),''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(2) The period specified in this paragraph is the period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 and ending on December 
31, 2008.''.
    (b) Navy and Marine Corps.--Section 6323(a)(2) of such 
title is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(2)'';
            (2) in subparagraph (A), as so designated, by 
        striking ``during the period beginning on October 1, 
        1990, and ending on December 31, 2001'' and inserting 
        ``during the period specified in subparagraph (B),''; 
        and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new 
        subparagraph:
    ``(B) The period specified in this subparagraph is the 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 and ending on 
December 31, 2008.''.
    (c) Air Force.--Section 8911(b) of such title is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)'';
            (2) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by striking 
        ``during the period beginning on October 1, 1990, and 
        ending on December 31, 2001'' and inserting ``during 
        the period specified in paragraph (2),''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(2) The period specified in this paragraph is the period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 and ending on December 
31, 2008.''.

SEC. 503. EXCLUSION FROM ACTIVE-DUTY GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICER 
                    DISTRIBUTION AND STRENGTH LIMITATIONS OF OFFICERS 
                    ON LEAVE PENDING SEPARATION OR RETIREMENT OR 
                    BETWEEN SENIOR POSITIONS.

    (a) Distribution Limitations.--Section 525 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(e) In determining the total number of general officers 
or flag officers of an armed force on active duty for purposes 
of this section, the following officers shall not be counted:
            ``(1) An officer of that armed force in the grade 
        of brigadier general or above or, in the case of the 
        Navy, in the grade of rear admiral (lower half) or 
        above, who is on leave pending the retirement, 
        separation, or release of that officer from active 
        duty, but only during the 60-day period beginning on 
        the date of the commencement of such leave of such 
        officer.
            ``(2) An officer of that armed force who has been 
        relieved from a position designated under section 
        601(a) of this title and is under orders to assume 
        another such position, but only during the 60-day 
        period beginning on the date on which those orders are 
        published.''.
    (b) Active-Duty Strength Limitations.--
            (1) In general.--Section 526 of such title is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(e) Exclusion of Certain Officers Pending Separation or 
Retirement or Between Senior Positions.--The limitations of 
this section do not apply to a general or flag officer who is 
covered by an exclusion under section 525(e) of this title.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--The heading of 
        subsection (d) of such section is amended by striking 
        ``Certain Officers'' and inserting ``Certain Reserve 
        Officers''.
    (c) Prohibition of Frocking to Grades Above Major General 
and Rear Admiral.--Section 777(a) of such title is amended by 
inserting ``in a grade below the grade of major general or, in 
the case of the Navy, rear admiral,'' after ``An officer'' in 
the first sentence.

SEC. 504. CONSOLIDATION OF GRADE LIMITATIONS ON OFFICER ASSIGNMENT AND 
                    INSIGNIA PRACTICE KNOWN AS FROCKING.

    Section 777(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``brigadier generals and 
                Navy rear admirals (lower half)'' and inserting 
                ``colonels, Navy captains, brigadier generals, 
                and rear admirals (lower half)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the grade of'' and all 
                that follows through ``30'' and inserting ``the 
                next higher grade may not exceed 85'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (2); and
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
        (2).

SEC. 505. CLARIFICATION OF DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT BY PROMOTION SELECTION 
                    BOARDS OF CERTAIN COMMUNICATIONS FROM ELIGIBLE 
                    OFFICERS.

    (a) Officers on Active-Duty List.--Section 614(b) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence by 
inserting ``the day before'' after ``not later than''.
    (b) Officers on Reserve Active-Status List.--Section 14106 
of such title is amended in the second sentence by inserting 
``the day before'' after ``not later than''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on March 1, 2006, and shall apply with 
respect to selection boards convened on or after that date.

SEC. 506. FURNISHING TO PROMOTION SELECTION BOARDS OF ADVERSE 
                    INFORMATION ON OFFICERS ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION TO 
                    CERTAIN SENIOR GRADES.

    (a) Officers on Active-Duty List.--
            (1) In general.--Section 615(a) of title 10, United 
        States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), 
                (5), and (6) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and 
                (7), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
                following new paragraph (3):
    ``(3) In the case of an eligible officer considered for 
promotion to a grade above colonel or, in the case of the Navy, 
captain, any credible information of an adverse nature, 
including any substantiated adverse finding or conclusion from 
an officially documented investigation or inquiry, shall be 
furnished to the selection board in accordance with standards 
and procedures set out in the regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of Defense pursuant to paragraph (1).''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Such section is further 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by 
                paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection, by 
                striking ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting 
                ``paragraphs (2) and (3)'';
                    (B) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, 
                by striking ``and (3)'' and inserting ``, (3), 
                and (4)'';
                    (C) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated--
                            (i) in the matter preceding 
                        subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, or 
                        in paragraph (3),'' after ``paragraph 
                        (2)''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by 
                        inserting ``or (3), as applicable'' 
                        after ``paragraph (2)''; and
                    (D) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (7), 
                as so redesignated, by inserting ``or (3)'' 
                after ``paragraph (2)(B)''.
    (b) Reserve Officers.--
            (1) In general.--Section 14107(a) of title 10, 
        United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), 
                (5), and (6) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and 
                (7), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
                following new paragraph (3):
    ``(3) In the case of an eligible officer considered for 
promotion to a grade above colonel or, in the case of the Navy, 
captain, any credible information of an adverse nature, 
including any substantiated adverse finding or conclusion from 
an officially documented investigation or inquiry, shall be 
furnished to the selection board in accordance with standards 
and procedures set out in the regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of Defense pursuant to paragraph (1).''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Such section is further 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by 
                paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection, by 
                striking ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting 
                ``paragraphs (2) and (3)'';
                    (B) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, 
                by striking ``and (3)'' and inserting ``, (3), 
                and (4)'';
                    (C) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated--
                            (i) in the matter preceding 
                        subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, or 
                        in paragraph (3),'' after ``paragraph 
                        (2)''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by 
                        inserting ``or (3), as applicable'' 
                        after ``paragraph (2)''; and
                    (D) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (7), 
                as so redesignated, by inserting ``or (3)'' 
                after ``paragraph (2)(B)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on October 1, 2006, and shall apply with 
respect to promotion selection boards convened on or after that 
date.

SEC. 507. APPLICABILITY OF OFFICER DISTRIBUTION AND STRENGTH 
                    LIMITATIONS TO OFFICERS SERVING IN INTELLIGENCE 
                    COMMUNITY POSITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 528 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 528. Exclusion: officers serving in certain intelligence 
                    positions

    ``(a) Exclusion of Officer Serving in Certain CIA 
Positions.--When either of the individuals serving in a 
position specified in subsection (b) is an officer of the armed 
forces, one of those officers, while serving in that position, 
shall be excluded from the limitations in sections 525 and 526 
of this title.
    ``(b) Covered Positions.--The positions referred to in this 
subsection are the following:
            ``(1) Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
            ``(2) Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence 
        Agency.
    ``(c) Associate Director of CIA for Military Support.--An 
officer of the armed forces serving in the position of 
Associate Director of the Central Intelligence Agency for 
Military Support, while serving in that position, shall be 
excluded from the limitations in sections 525 and 526 of this 
title.
    ``(d) Officers Serving in Office of DNI.--A general or flag 
officer of the armed forces assigned to a position in the 
Office of the Director of National Intelligence designated by 
agreement between the Secretary of Defense and the Director of 
National Intelligence, while serving in that position, shall be 
excluded from the limitations in sections 525 and 526 of this 
title, except that not more than five such officers may be so 
excluded at any time.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to such section 
in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 32 of such 
title is amended to read as follows:

``528. Exclusion: officers serving in certain intelligence positions.''.

SEC. 508. GRADES OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATES GENERAL.

    (a) Judge Advocate General of the Army.--Section 3037(a) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the last 
sentence and inserting the following new sentences: ``The Judge 
Advocate General, while so serving, shall hold a grade not 
lower than major general. An officer appointed as Assistant 
Judge Advocate General who holds a lower regular grade shall be 
appointed in the regular grade of major general.''.
    (b) Judge Advocate General of the Navy.--Section 5148(b) of 
such title is amended by striking the last sentence and 
inserting the following new sentence: ``The Judge Advocate 
General, while so serving, shall hold a grade not lower than 
rear admiral or major general, as appropriate.''.
    (c) Judge Advocate General of the Air Force.--Section 
8037(a) of such title is amended by striking the last sentence 
and inserting the following new sentence: ``The Judge Advocate 
General, while so serving, shall hold a grade not lower than 
major general.''.

SEC. 509. AUTHORITY TO RETAIN PERMANENT PROFESSORS AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY 
                    BEYOND 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE COMMISSIONED SERVICE.

    (a) Waiver of Mandatory Retirement for Years of Service.--
            (1) Lieutenant colonels and commanders.--Section 
        633 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Except an'' and all that 
                follows through ``except as provided'' and 
                inserting ``(a) 28 Years of Active Commissioned 
                Service.--Except as provided in subsection (b) 
                and as provided''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) does not apply to the 
following:
            ``(1) An officer of the Navy or Marine Corps who is 
        an officer designated for limited duty to whom section 
        5596(e) or 6383 of this title applies.
            ``(2) An officer of the Navy or Marine Corps who is 
        a permanent professor at the United States Naval 
        Academy.''.
            (2) Colonels and navy captains.--Section 634 of 
        such title is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Except an'' and all that 
                follows through ``except as provided'' and 
                inserting ``(a) 30 Years of Active Commissioned 
                Service.--Except as provided in subsection (b) 
                and as provided''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) does not apply to the 
following:
            ``(1) An officer of the Navy who is designated for 
        limited duty to whom section 6383(a)(4) of this title 
        applies.
            ``(2) An officer of the Navy or Marine Corps who is 
        a permanent professor at the United States Naval 
        Academy.''.
    (b) Authority for Retention of Permanent Professors Beyond 
30 Years.--
            (1) Authority.--Chapter 603 of such title is 
        amended by inserting after section 6969 the following 
        new section:

``Sec. 6970. Permanent professors: retirement for years of service; 
                    authority for deferral

    ``(a) Retirement for Years of Service.--(1) Except as 
provided in subsection (b), an officer of the Navy or Marine 
Corps serving as a permanent professor at the Naval Academy in 
the grade of commander or lieutenant colonel who is not on a 
list of officers recommended for promotion to the grade of 
captain or colonel, as the case may be, shall, if not earlier 
retired, be retired on the first day of the month after the 
month in which the officer completes 28 years of active 
commissioned service.
    ``(2) Except as provided in subsection (b), an officer of 
the Navy or Marine Corps serving as a permanent professor at 
the Naval Academy in the grade of captain or colonel who is not 
on a list of officers recommended for promotion to the grade of 
rear admiral (lower half) or brigadier general, as the case may 
be, shall, if not earlier retired, be retired on the first day 
of the month after the month in which the officer completes 30 
years of active commissioned service.
    ``(b) Continuation on Active Duty.--(1) An officer subject 
to retirement under subsection (a) may have his retirement 
deferred and be continued on active duty by the Secretary of 
the Navy.
    ``(2) Subject to section 1252 of this title, the Secretary 
of the Navy shall determine the period of any continuation on 
active duty under this section.
    ``(c) Eligibility for Promotion.--A permanent professor at 
the Naval Academy in the grade of commander or lieutenant 
colonel who is continued on active duty as a permanent 
professor under subsection (b) remains eligible for 
consideration for promotion to the grade of captain or colonel, 
as the case may be.
    ``(d) Retired Grade and Retired Pay.--Each officer retired 
under this section--
            ``(1) unless otherwise entitled to a higher grade, 
        shall be retired in the grade determined under section 
        1370 of this title; and
            ``(2) is entitled to retired pay computed under 
        section 6333 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 6969 the following 
        new item:

``6970. Permanent professors: retirement for years of service; authority 
          for deferral.''.

    (c) Mandatory Retirement at Age 64.--
            (1) Reorganization and standardization.--Chapter 63 
        of such title is amended by inserting after section 
        1251 the following new section:

``Sec. 1252. Age 64: permanent professors at academies

    ``(a) Mandatory Retirement for Age.--Unless retired or 
separated earlier, each regular commissioned officer of the 
Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps covered by subsection 
(b) shall be retired on the first day of the month following 
the month in which the officer becomes 64 years of age.
    ``(b) Covered Officers.--This section applies to the 
following officers:
            ``(1) An officer who is a permanent professor or 
        the director of admissions of the United States 
        Military Academy.
            ``(2) An officer who is a permanent professor at 
        the United States Naval Academy.
            ``(3) An officer who is a permanent professor or 
        the registrar of the United States Air Force 
        Academy.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at 
        the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
        after the item relating to section 1251 the following 
        new item:

``1252. Age 64: permanent professors at academies.''.

            (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 1251(a) of such 
        title is amended--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by inserting ``, 
                a permanent professor at the United States 
                Naval Academy,'' after ``Air Force Academy''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking the second sentence.
    (d) Conforming Amendments Relating to Computation of 
Retired Pay.--
            (1) Age 64 retirement.--Chapter 71 of such title is 
        amended--
                    (A) in the table in section 1401(a), by 
                inserting at the bottom of the column under the 
                heading ``For sections'', in the entry for 
                Formula Number 5, the following: ``1252''; and
                    (B) in the table in section 1406(b)(1), by 
                inserting at the bottom of the first column the 
                following: ``1252''.
            (2) Years-of-service retirement.--Section 6333(a) 
        of such title is amended--
                    (A) in the matter preceding the table, by 
                inserting ``6970 or'' after ``section''; and
                    (B) in the table, by inserting ``6970'' 
                immediately below ``6325(b)'' in the column 
                under the heading ``For sections'', in the 
                entry for Formula B.

SEC. 510. AUTHORITY FOR DESIGNATION OF A GENERAL/FLAG OFFICER POSITION 
                    ON THE JOINT STAFF TO BE HELD BY RESERVE COMPONENT 
                    GENERAL OR FLAG OFFICER ON ACTIVE DUTY.

    Section 526(b)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ``, and a general and flag officer 
position on the Joint Staff,'' after ``combatant commands''.

                Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management

SEC. 511. SEPARATION AT AGE 64 FOR RESERVE COMPONENT SENIOR OFFICERS.

    Section 14512(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Unless 
        retired,'';
            (2) by striking ``who is Chief'' and all that 
        follows through ``of a State,'' and inserting ``who is 
        specified in paragraph (2)''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to a reserve officer of the 
Army or Air Force who is any of the following:
            ``(A) The Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
            ``(B) The Chief of the Army Reserve, Chief of the 
        Air Force Reserve, Director of the Army National Guard, 
        or Director of the Air National Guard.
            ``(C) An adjutant general.
            ``(D) If a reserve officer of the Army, the 
        commanding general of the troops of a State.''.

SEC. 512. MODIFICATION OF STRENGTH-IN-GRADE LIMITATIONS APPLICABLE TO 
                    RESERVE FLAG OFFICERS IN ACTIVE STATUS.

    (a) Line Officers.--The table in paragraph (1) of section 
12004(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``28'' in the item relating to Line officers and 
inserting ``33''.
    (b) Medical Department Staff Corps Officers.--Such table is 
further amended by striking ``9'' in the item relating to 
Medical Department staff corps officers and inserting ``5''.
    (c) Supply Corps Officers.--Paragraph (2)(A) of such 
section is amended by striking ``seven'' and inserting ``six''.
    (d) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (1) of such section is 
further amended in the matter preceding the table by striking 
``39'' and inserting ``40''.

SEC. 513. MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS) MANDATORY SEPARATION.

    (a) Deferral of Separation.--Section 10216 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(f) Deferral of Mandatory Separation.--The Secretary of 
the Army shall implement personnel policies so as to allow a 
military technician (dual status) who continues to meet the 
requirements of this section for dual status to continue to 
serve beyond a mandatory removal date for officers, and any 
applicable maximum years of service limitation, until the 
military technician (dual status) reaches age 60 and attains 
eligibility for an unreduced annuity (as defined in section 
10218(c) of this title).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
implement subsection (f) of section 10216 of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a), not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 514. MILITARY RETIREMENT CREDIT FOR CERTAIN SERVICE BY NATIONAL 
                    GUARD MEMBERS PERFORMED WHILE IN A STATE DUTY 
                    STATUS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE TERRORIST ATTACKS OF 
                    SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.

    (a) Retirement Credit.--Service of a member of the Ready 
Reserve of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard 
described in subsection (b) shall be deemed to be service 
creditable under section 12732(a)(2)(A)(i) of title 10, United 
States Code.
    (b) Covered Service.--Service referred to in subsection (a) 
is full-time State active duty service that a member of the 
National Guard performed on or after September 11, 2001, and 
before October 1, 2002, in any of the counties specified in 
subsection (c) to support a Federal declaration of emergency 
following the terrorist attacks on the United States of 
September 11, 2001.
    (c) Covered Counties.--The counties referred to in 
subsection (b) are the following:
            (1) In the State of New York: Bronx, Kings, New 
        York (boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan), Queens, 
        Richmond, Delaware, Dutchess, Nassau, Orange, Putnam, 
        Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester.
            (2) In the State of Virginia: Arlington.
    (d) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall take effect as of 
September 11, 2001.

SEC. 515. REDESIGNATION OF THE NAVAL RESERVE AS THE NAVY RESERVE.

    (a) Redesignation of Reserve Component.--
            (1) Redesignation.--The reserve component of the 
        Armed Forces known as the Naval Reserve is redesignated 
        as the Navy Reserve.
            (2) Conforming repeal.--Section 517 of the Ronald 
        W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
        Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 1884; 10 
        U.S.C. 10101 note) is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments to Title 10, United States 
Code.--
            (1) Text amendments.--Title 10, United States Code, 
        is amended by striking ``Naval Reserve'' each place it 
        appears in the following provisions and inserting 
        ``Navy Reserve'':
                    (A) Section 513(a).
                    (B) Section 516.
                    (C) Section 526(b)(2)(C)(i).
                    (D) Section 971(a).
                    (E) Section 5001(a)(1).
                    (F) Section 5143.
                    (G) Section 5596(c).
                    (H) Section 6323(f).
                    (I) Section 6327.
                    (J) Section 6330(b).
                    (K) Section 6331(a)(2).
                    (L) Section 6336.
                    (M) Section 6389.
                    (N) Section 6911(c)(1).
                    (O) Section 6913(a).
                    (P) Section 6915.
                    (Q) Section 6954(b)(3).
                    (R) Section 6956(a)(2).
                    (S) Section 6959.
                    (T) Section 7225.
                    (U) Section 7226.
                    (V) Section 7605(1).
                    (W) Section 7852.
                    (X) Section 7853.
                    (Y) Section 7854.
                    (Z) Section 10101(3).
                    (AA) Section 10108.
                    (BB) Section 10172.
                    (CC) Section 10301(a)(7).
                    (DD) Section 10303.
                    (EE) Section 12004(e)(2).
                    (FF) Section 12005.
                    (GG) Section 12010.
                    (HH) Section 12011(a)(2).
                    (II) Section 12012(a).
                    (JJ) Section 12103.
                    (KK) Section 12205.
                    (LL) Section 12207(b)(2).
                    (MM) Section 12732.
                    (NN) Section 12774(b) (other than the first 
                place it appears).
                    (OO) Section 14002(b).
                    (PP) Section 14101(a)(1).
                    (QQ) Section 14107(d).
                    (RR) Section 14302(a)(1)(A).
                    (SS) Section 14313(b).
                    (TT) Section 14501(a).
                    (UU) Section 14512(b).
                    (VV) Section 14705(a).
                    (WW) Section 16201(d)(1)(B)(ii).
            (2) Subsection caption amendments.--Such title is 
        further amended in sections 971(a) and 5143(a) by 
        striking ``Naval Reserve'' and inserting ``Navy 
        Reserve''.
            (3) Section heading amendments.--Such title is 
        further amended as follows:
                    (A) The heading of section 5143 is amended 
                to read as follows:

``Sec. 5143. Office of Navy Reserve: appointment of Chief''.

                    (B) The heading of section 6327 is amended 
                to read as follows:

``Sec. 6327. Officers and enlisted members of the Navy Reserve and 
                    Marine Corps Reserve: 30 years; 20 years; retired 
                    pay''.

                    (C) The heading of section 6389 is amended 
                to read as follows:

``Sec. 6389. Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve; officers: 
                    elimination from active status; computation of 
                    total commissioned service''.

                    (D) The heading of section 7225 is amended 
                to read as follows:

``Sec. 7225. Navy Reserve flag''.

                    (E) The heading of section 7226 is amended 
                to read as follows:

``Sec. 7226. Navy Reserve yacht pennant''.

                    (F) The heading of section 10108 is amended 
                to read as follows:

``Sec. 10108. Navy Reserve: administration''.

                    (G) The heading of section 10172 is amended 
                to read as follows:

``Sec. 10172. Navy Reserve Force''.

                    (H) The heading of section 10303 is amended 
                to read as follows:

``Sec. 10303. Navy Reserve Policy Board''.

                    (I) The heading of section 12010 is amended 
                to read as follows:

``Sec. 12010. Computations for Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve: 
                    rule when fraction occurs in final result''.

                    (J) The heading of section 14306 is amended 
                to read as follows:

``Sec. 14306. Establishment of promotion zones: Navy Reserve and Marine 
                    Corps Reserve running mate system''.

            (4) Tables of sections amendments.--Such title is 
        further amended as follows:
                    (A) The item relating to section 5143 in 
                the table of sections at the beginning of 
                chapter 513 is amended to read as follows:

``5143. Office of Navy Reserve: appointment of Chief.''.

                    (B) The item relating to section 6327 in 
                the table of sections at the beginning of 
                chapter 571 is amended to read as follows:

``6327. Officers and enlisted members of the Navy Reserve and Marine 
          Corps Reserve: 30 years; 20 years; retired pay.''.

                    (C) The item relating to section 6389 in 
                the table of sections at the beginning of 
                chapter 573 is amended to read as follows:

``6389. Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve; officers: elimination 
          from active status; computation of total commissioned 
          service.''.

                    (D) The items relating to sections 7225 and 
                7226 in the table of sections at the beginning 
                of chapter 631 are amended to read as follows:

``7225. Navy Reserve flag.
``7226. Navy Reserve yacht pennant.''.

                    (E) The item relating to section 10108 in 
                the table of sections at the beginning of 
                chapter 1003 is amended to read as follows:

``10108. Navy Reserve: administration.''.

                    (F) The item relating to section 10172 in 
                the table of sections at the beginning of 
                chapter 1006 is amended to read as follows:

``10172. Navy Reserve Force.''.

                    (G) The item relating to section 10303 in 
                the table of sections at the beginning of 
                chapter 1009 is amended to read as follows:

``10303. Navy Reserve Policy Board.''.

                    (H) The item relating to section 12010 in 
                the table of sections at the beginning of 
                chapter 1201 is amended to read as follows:

``12010. Computations for Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve: rule 
          when fraction occurs in final result.''.

                    (I) The item relating to section 14306 in 
                the table of sections at the beginning of 
                chapter 1405 is amended to read as follows:

``14306. Establishment of promotion zones: Navy Reserve and Marine Corps 
          Reserve running mate system.''.

    (c) Conforming Amendment to Title 14, United States Code.--
Section 705 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``Naval Reserve'' each place it appears and inserting 
``Navy Reserve''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments to Title 37, United States 
Code.--
            (1) Text amendments.--Title 37, United States Code, 
        is amended by striking ``Naval Reserve'' each place it 
        appears in the following provisions and inserting 
        ``Navy Reserve'':
                    (A) Section 101(24)(C).
                    (B) Section 201(d).
                    (C) Section 205(a)(2)(I).
                    (D) Section 301c(d).
                    (E) Section 319(a).
                    (F) Section 905.
            (2) Subsection caption amendment.--Section 301c(d) 
        of such title is further amended by striking ``Naval 
        Reserve'' and inserting ``Navy Reserve''.
    (e) Conforming Amendments to Title 38, United States 
Code.--Title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``Naval Reserve'' each place it appears in the following 
provisions and inserting ``Navy Reserve'':
            (1) Section 101(27)(B).
            (2) Section 3002(6)(C).
            (3) Section 3202(1)(C)(iii).
            (4) Section 3452(a)(3)(C).
    (f) Conforming Amendments to Other Codified Titles.--
            (1) Title 5, united states code.--Section 
        2108(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
        by striking ``Naval Reserve'' and inserting ``Navy 
        Reserve''.
            (2) Title 18, united states code.--Section 2387(b) 
        of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking 
        ``Naval Reserve'' and inserting ``Navy Reserve''.
            (3) Title 46, united states code.--Title 46, United 
        States Code, is amended as follows:
                    (A) Sections 8103(g) and 8302(g) are 
                amended by striking ``Naval Reserve'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``Navy 
                Reserve''.
                    (B) The heading of section 8103 is amended 
                to read as follows:

``Sec. 8103. Citizenship and Navy Reserve requirements''.

                    (C) The table of sections at the beginning 
                of chapter 81 is amended by striking the item 
                relating to section 8103 and inserting the 
                following new item:

``8103. Citizenship and Navy Reserve requirements.''.

    (g) Conforming Amendments to Other Laws.--
            (1) Section 2301(4)(C) of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6671(4)(C)) 
        is amended by striking ``Naval Reserve'' and inserting 
        ``Navy Reserve''.
            (2) The Merchant Marine Act, 1936 is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Naval Reserve'' each 
                place it appears in sections 301(b) (46 U.S.C. 
                App. 1131(b)), 1303 (46 U.S.C. App. 1295b), and 
                1304 (46 U.S.C. App. 1295c) and inserting 
                ``Navy Reserve''; and
                    (B) by striking ``Naval Reserve'' in 
                sections 1303(c) and 1304(h) and inserting 
                ``Navy Reserve'':
            (3) The Military Selective Service Act is amended--
                    (A) in section 6(a)(1) (50 U.S.C. App. 
                456(a)(1)), by striking ``United States Naval 
                Reserves'' and inserting ``members of the 
                United States Navy Reserve''; and
                    (B) in section 16(i) (50 U.S.C. App. 
                466(i)), by striking ``Naval Reserve'' and 
                inserting ``Navy Reserve''.
    (h) Other References.--Any reference in any law, 
regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United 
States to the Naval Reserve, other than a reference to the 
Naval Reserve regarding the United States Naval Reserve Retired 
List, shall be considered to be a reference to the Navy 
Reserve.

SEC. 516. CLARIFICATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES RELATING TO THE 
                    COMMISSION ON THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES.

    (a) Nature of Commission.--Subsection (a) of section 513 of 
the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 1880) is 
amended by inserting ``in the legislative branch'' after 
``There is established''.
    (b) Pay of Members.--Subsection (e)(1) of such section is 
amended by striking ``except that'' and all that follows 
through the end and inserting ``except that--
            ``(A) in applying the first sentence of subsection 
        (a) of section 957 of such Act to the Commission, `may' 
        shall be substituted for `shall'; and
            ``(B) in applying subsections (a), (c)(2), and (e) 
        of section 957 of such Act to the Commission, `level IV 
        of the Executive Schedule' shall be substituted for 
        `level V of the Executive Schedule'.''.
    (c) Technical Amendment.--Subsection (c)(2)(C) of such 
section is amended by striking ``section 404(a)(4)'' and 
inserting ``section 416(a)(4)''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on October 28, 2004, as if included in the 
enactment of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005.

SEC. 517. REPORT ON EMPLOYMENT MATTERS FOR MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE 
                    COMPONENTS.

    (a) Requirement for Report.--Not later than 270 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
shall submit to Congress a report on problems faced by members 
of the reserve components with respect to employment as a 
result of being ordered to perform full-time National Guard 
duty or being ordered to active duty.
    (b) Specific Matters.--In preparing the report under 
subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall include the 
following:
            (1) Type of employers.--An estimate of the number 
        of employers of members of the reserve components who 
        are private-sector employers and the number who are 
        public-sector employers.
            (2) Size of employers.--An estimate of the number 
        of employers of members of the reserve components who 
        employ fewer than 50 full-time employees.
            (3) Self-employed.--An estimate of the number of 
        members of the reserve components who are self-
        employed.
            (4) Nature of business.--A description of the 
        nature of the business of employers of members of the 
        reserve components.
            (5) Reemployment difficulties.--A description of 
        difficulties faced by members of the reserve components 
        in gaining reemployment after having performed full-
        time National Guard duty or active duty, including 
        difficulties faced by members who are disabled as a 
        result of their service.

SEC. 518. DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD STUDY ON DEPLOYMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE 
                    NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON 
                    TERRORISM.

    (a) Study Required.--The Defense Science Board shall 
conduct a study on the length and frequency of the deployment 
of members of the National Guard and the Reserves as a result 
of the global war on terrorism.
    (b) Elements.--The study required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) An identification of the current range of 
        lengths and frequencies of deployments of members of 
        the National Guard and the Reserves.
            (2) An assessment of the consequences for force 
        structure, morale, and mission capability of 
        deployments of members of the National Guard and the 
        Reserves in the course of the global war on terrorism 
        that are lengthy, frequent, or both.
            (3) An identification of the optimal length and 
        frequency of deployments of members of the National 
        Guard and the Reserves during the global war on 
        terrorism.
            (4) An identification of mechanisms to reduce the 
        length, frequency, or both of deployments of members of 
        the National Guard and the Reserves during the global 
        war on terrorism.
    (c) Report.--Not later than May 1, 2006, the Defense 
Science Board shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives a report on the study required by subsection 
(a). The report shall include the results of the study and such 
recommendations as the Defense Science Board considers 
appropriate in light of the study.

SEC. 519. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CERTAIN MATTERS RELATING TO THE NATIONAL 
                    GUARD AND RESERVES.

    It is the sense of Congress--
            (1) to recognize the important and integral role 
        played by members of the Active Guard and Reserve and 
        military technicians (dual status) in the efforts of 
        the Armed Forces; and
            (2) to urge the Secretary of Defense to promptly 
        resolve issues relating to appropriate authority for 
        payment of reenlistment bonuses stemming from 
        reenlistment contracts entered into between January 14, 
        2005, and April 17, 2005, involving members of the Army 
        National Guard and military technicians (dual status).

SEC. 520. PILOT PROGRAM ON ENHANCED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
                    ARMY RESERVE AND THEIR FAMILIES.

    (a) Pilot Program Required.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
        carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and 
        advisability of using a coalition of military and 
        civilian community personnel in order to enhance the 
        quality of life for members of the Army Reserve and 
        their families.
            (2) Locations.--The Secretary shall carry out the 
        pilot program in areas of the United States in which 
        members of the Army Reserve and their families are 
        concentrated. The Secretary shall select one area in 
        two States for purposes of the pilot program.
    (b) Participating Personnel.--A coalition of personnel 
under the pilot program shall include--
            (1) military personnel; and
            (2) appropriate members of the civilian community, 
        such as clinicians and teachers, who volunteer for 
        participation in the coalition.
    (c) Report.--Not later than April 1, 2007, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives a report on the pilot program carried out under 
this section. The report shall include--
            (1) a description of the pilot program;
            (2) an assessment of the benefits of using a 
        coalition of military and civilian community personnel 
        in order to enhance the quality of life for members of 
        the Army Reserve and their families; and
            (3) such recommendations for legislative or 
        administrative action as the Secretary considers 
        appropriate in light of the pilot program.

                   Subtitle C--Education and Training

            PART I--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCHOOLS GENERALLY

SEC. 521. AUTHORITY FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY AWARD OF DEGREE OF 
                    MASTER OF SCIENCE IN JOINT CAMPAIGN PLANNING AND 
                    STRATEGY.

    (a) Joint Forces Staff College Program.--Section 2163 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 2163. National Defense University: master of science degrees

    ``(a) Authority To Award Specified Degrees.--The President 
of the National Defense University, upon the recommendation of 
the faculty of the respective college or other school within 
the University, may confer the master of science degrees 
specified in subsection (b).
    ``(b) Authorized Degrees.--The following degrees may be 
awarded under subsection (a):
            ``(1) Master of science in national security 
        strategy.--The degree of master of science in national 
        security strategy, to graduates of the University who 
        fulfill the requirements of the program of the National 
        War College.
            ``(2) Master of science in national resource 
        strategy.--The degree of master of science in national 
        resource strategy, to graduates of the University who 
        fulfill the requirements of the program of the 
        Industrial College of the Armed Forces.
            ``(3) Master of science in joint campaign planning 
        and strategy.--The degree of master of science in joint 
        campaign planning and strategy, to graduates of the 
        University who fulfill the requirements of the program 
        of the Joint Advanced Warfighting School at the Joint 
        Forces Staff College.
    ``(c) Regulations.--The authority provided by this section 
shall be exercised under regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of Defense.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to section 2163 
in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 108 of 
such title is amended to read as follows:

``2163. National Defense University: master of science degrees.''.

    (c) Effective Date.--Paragraph (3) of section 2163(b) of 
title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), 
shall take effect for degrees awarded after May 2005.

SEC. 522. AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION SCHOOLS 
                    TO RECEIVE FACULTY RESEARCH GRANTS FOR CERTAIN 
                    PURPOSES.

    (a) National Defense University.--Section 2165 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(e) Acceptance of Faculty Research Grants.--(1) The 
Secretary of Defense may authorize the President of the 
National Defense University to accept qualifying research 
grants. Any such grant may only be accepted if the work under 
the grant is to be carried out by a professor or instructor of 
one of the institutions comprising the University for a 
scientific, literary, or educational purpose.
    ``(2) A qualifying research grant under this subsection is 
a grant that is awarded on a competitive basis by an entity 
referred to in paragraph (3) for a research project with a 
scientific, literary, or educational purpose.
    ``(3) A grant may be accepted under this subsection only 
from a corporation, fund, foundation, educational institution, 
or similar entity that is organized and operated primarily for 
scientific, literary, or educational purposes.
    ``(4) The Secretary shall establish an account for 
administering funds received as research grants under this 
subsection. The President of the University shall use the funds 
in the account in accordance with applicable provisions of the 
regulations and the terms and condition of the grants received.
    ``(5) Subject to such limitations as may be provided in 
appropriations Acts, appropriations available for the National 
Defense University may be used to pay expenses incurred by the 
University in applying for, and otherwise pursuing, the award 
of qualifying research grants.
    ``(6) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for the 
administration of this subsection.''.
    (b) Army War College.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 407 of such title is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``Sec. 4417. United States Army War College: acceptance of grants for 
                    faculty research for scientific, literary, and 
                    educational purposes

    ``(a) Acceptance of Research Grants.--The Secretary of the 
Army may authorize the Commandant of the United States Army War 
College to accept qualifying research grants. Any such grant 
may only be accepted if the work under the grant is to be 
carried out by a professor or instructor of the College for a 
scientific, literary, or educational purpose.
    ``(b) Qualifying Grants.--A qualifying research grant under 
this section is a grant that is awarded on a competitive basis 
by an entity referred to in subsection (c) for a research 
project with a scientific, literary, or educational purpose.
    ``(c) Entities From Which Grants May Be Accepted.--A grant 
may be accepted under this section only from a corporation, 
fund, foundation, educational institution, or similar entity 
that is organized and operated primarily for scientific, 
literary, or educational purposes.
    ``(d) Administration of Grant Funds.--The Secretary shall 
establish an account for administering funds received as 
research grants under this section. The Commandant shall use 
the funds in the account in accordance with applicable 
provisions of the regulations and the terms and condition of 
the grants received.
    ``(e) Related Expenses.--Subject to such limitations as may 
be provided in appropriations Acts, appropriations available 
for the Army War College may be used to pay expenses incurred 
by the College in applying for, and otherwise pursuing, the 
award of qualifying research grants.
    ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
regulations for the administration of this 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:

``4417. United States Army War College: acceptance of grants for faculty 
          research for scientific, literary, and educational 
          purposes.''.

    (c) United States Naval Postgraduate School.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 605 of such title is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``Sec. 7050. Grants for faculty research for scientific, literary, and 
                    educational purposes: acceptance; authorized 
                    grantees

    ``(a) Acceptance of Research Grants.--The Secretary of the 
Navy may authorize the President of the Naval Postgraduate 
School to accept qualifying research grants. Any such grant may 
only be accepted if the work under the grant is to be carried 
out by a professor or instructor of the School for a 
scientific, literary, or educational purpose.
    ``(b) Qualifying Grants.--A qualifying research grant under 
this section is a grant that is awarded on a competitive basis 
by an entity referred to in subsection (c) for a research 
project with a scientific, literary, or educational purpose.
    ``(c) Entities From Which Grants May Be Accepted.--A grant 
may be accepted under this section only from a corporation, 
fund, foundation, educational institution, or similar entity 
that is organized and operated primarily for scientific, 
literary, or educational purposes.
    ``(d) Administration of Grant Funds.--The Secretary shall 
establish an account for administering funds received as 
research grants under this section. The President of the Naval 
Postgraduate School shall use the funds in the account in 
accordance with applicable provisions of the regulations and 
the terms and condition of the grants received.
    ``(e) Related Expenses.--Subject to such limitations as may 
be provided in appropriations Acts, appropriations available 
for the Naval Postgraduate School may be used to pay expenses 
incurred by the School in applying for, and otherwise pursuing, 
the award of qualifying research grants.
    ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
regulations for the administration of this 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:

``7050. Grants for faculty research for scientific, literary, and 
          educational purposes: acceptance, authorized grantees.''.

    (d) Naval War College and Marine Corps University.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 609 of such title is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new 
        sections:

``Sec. 7103. Naval War College: acceptance of grants for faculty 
                    research for scientific, literary, and educational 
                    purposes

    ``(a) Acceptance of Research Grants.--The Secretary of the 
Navy may authorize the President of the Naval War College to 
accept qualifying research grants. Any such grant may only be 
accepted if the work under the grant is to be carried out by a 
professor or instructor of the College for a scientific, 
literary, or educational purpose.
    ``(b) Qualifying Grants.--A qualifying research grant under 
this section is a grant that is awarded on a competitive basis 
by an entity referred to in subsection (c) for a research 
project with a scientific, literary, or educational purpose.
    ``(c) Entities From Which Grants May Be Accepted.--A grant 
may be accepted under this section only from a corporation, 
fund, foundation, educational institution, or similar entity 
that is organized and operated primarily for scientific, 
literary, or educational purposes.
    ``(d) Administration of Grant Funds.--The Secretary shall 
establish an account for administering funds received as 
research grants under this section. The President of the Naval 
War College shall use the funds in the account in accordance 
with applicable provisions of the regulations and the terms and 
condition of the grants received.
    ``(e) Related Expenses.--Subject to such limitations as may 
be provided in appropriations Acts, appropriations available 
for the Naval War College may be used to pay expenses incurred 
by the College in applying for, and otherwise pursuing, the 
award of qualifying research grants.
    ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
regulations for the administration of this section.

``Sec. 7104. Marine Corps University: acceptance of grants for faculty 
                    research for scientific, literary, and educational 
                    purposes

    ``(a) Acceptance of Research Grants.--The Secretary of the 
Navy may authorize the President of the Marine Corps University 
to accept qualifying research grants. Any such grant may only 
be accepted if the work under the grant is to be carried out by 
a professor or instructor of one of the institutions comprising 
the University for a scientific, literary, or educational 
purpose.
    ``(b) Qualifying Grants.--A qualifying research grant under 
this section is a grant that is awarded on a competitive basis 
by an entity referred to in subsection (c) for a research 
project with a scientific, literary, or educational purpose.
    ``(c) Entities From Which Grants May Be Accepted.--A grant 
may be accepted under this section only from a corporation, 
fund, foundation, educational institution, or similar entity 
that is organized and operated primarily for scientific, 
literary, or educational purposes.
    ``(d) Administration of Grant Funds.--The Secretary shall 
establish an account for administering funds received as 
research grants under this section. The President of the Marine 
Corps University shall use the funds in the account in 
accordance with applicable provisions of the regulations and 
the terms and condition of the grants received.
    ``(e) Related Expenses.--Subject to such limitations as may 
be provided in appropriations Acts, appropriations available 
for the Marine Corps University may be used to pay expenses 
incurred by the University in applying for, and otherwise 
pursuing, the award of qualifying research grants.
    ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
regulations for the administration of this section.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at 
        the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at 
        the end the following new items:

``7103. Naval War College: acceptance of grants for faculty research for 
          scientific, literary, and educational purposes.
``7104. Marine Corps University: acceptance of grants for faculty 
          research for scientific, literary, and educational 
          purposes.''.

    (e) United States Air Force Institute of Technology.--
Section 9314 of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(d) Acceptance of Research Grants.--(1) The Secretary of 
the Air Force may authorize the Commandant of the United States 
Air Force Institute of Technology to accept qualifying research 
grants. Any such grant may only be accepted if the work under 
the grant is to be carried out by a professor or instructor of 
the Institute for a scientific, literary, or educational 
purpose.
    ``(2) A qualifying research grant under this subsection is 
a grant that is awarded on a competitive basis by an entity 
referred to in paragraph (3) for a research project with a 
scientific, literary, or educational purpose.
    ``(3) A grant may be accepted under this subsection only 
from a corporation, fund, foundation, educational institution, 
or similar entity that is organized and operated primarily for 
scientific, literary, or educational purposes.
    ``(4) The Secretary shall establish an account for 
administering funds received as research grants under this 
section. The Commandant of the Institute shall use the funds in 
the account in accordance with applicable provisions of the 
regulations and the terms and condition of the grants received.
    ``(5) Subject to such limitations as may be provided in 
appropriations Acts, appropriations available for the Institute 
may be used to pay expenses incurred by the Institute in 
applying for, and otherwise pursuing, the award of qualifying 
research grants.
    ``(6) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for the 
administration of this subsection.''.
    (f) Air War College.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 907 of such title is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``Sec. 9417. Air War College: acceptance of grants for faculty research 
                    for scientific, literary, and educational purposes

    ``(a) Acceptance of Research Grants.--The Secretary of the 
Air Force may authorize the Commandant of the Air War College 
to accept qualifying research grants. Any such grant may only 
be accepted if the work under the grant is to be carried out by 
a professor or instructor of the College for a scientific, 
literary, or educational purpose.
    ``(b) Qualifying Grants.--A qualifying research grant under 
this section is a grant that is awarded on a competitive basis 
by an entity referred to in subsection (c) for a research 
project with a scientific, literary, or educational purpose.
    ``(c) Entities From Which Grants May Be Accepted.--A grant 
may be accepted under this section only from a corporation, 
fund, foundation, educational institution, or similar entity 
that is organized and operated primarily for scientific, 
literary, or educational purposes.
    ``(d) Administration of Grant Funds.--The Secretary shall 
establish an account for administering funds received as 
research grants under this section. The Commandant shall use 
the funds in the account in accordance with applicable 
provisions of the regulations and the terms and condition of 
the grants received.
    ``(e) Related Expenses.--Subject to such limitations as may 
be provided in appropriations Acts, appropriations available 
for the Air War College may be used to pay expenses incurred by 
the College in applying for, and otherwise pursuing, the award 
of qualifying research grants.
    ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
regulations for the administration of this 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:

``9417. Air War College: acceptance of grants for faculty research for 
          scientific, literary, and educational purposes.''.

            PART II--UNITED STATES NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL

SEC. 523. REVISION TO MISSION OF THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL.

    (a) Inclusion of Professional Education and Research 
Opportunities.--The text of section 7041 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    `` There is a United States Naval Postgraduate School, the 
primary function of which is to provide advanced instruction 
and professional and technical education and research 
opportunities for commissioned officers of the naval service 
in--
            ``(1) their practical and theoretical duties;
            ``(2) the science, physics, and systems engineering 
        of current and future naval warfare doctrine, 
        operations, and systems; and
            ``(3) the integration of naval operations and 
        systems into joint, combined, and multinational 
        operations.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 7042(b)(1) of such title 
is amended by striking ``and technical education of students'' 
and inserting ``and professional and technical education of 
students and the provision of research opportunities for 
students''.

SEC. 524. MODIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR POSITION OF PRESIDENT OF THE 
                    NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL.

    Subsection (a) of section 7042 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a)(1) The President of the Naval Postgraduate School 
shall be one of the following:
            ``(A) An officer of the Navy in a grade not below 
        the grade of captain who is detailed to such position.
            ``(B) A civilian individual having qualifications 
        appropriate to the position of President of the Naval 
        Postgraduate School who is assigned to such position.
    ``(2) The President of the Naval Postgraduate School shall 
be detailed or assigned to such position by the Secretary of 
the Navy, upon the recommendation of the Chief of Naval 
Operations.
    ``(3) An individual assigned to the position of President 
of the Naval Postgraduate School under paragraph (1)(B) shall 
serve in that position for a term of not more than five years 
and may be reassigned to that position for an additional term 
of up to five years.
    ``(4) The qualifications appropriate for selection for 
detail or assignment to the position of President of the Naval 
Postgraduate School include the following:
            ``(A) A doctorate degree in a field of study 
        relevant to the mission and function of the Naval 
        Postgraduate School, in the case of a civilian, or a 
        doctorate or master's degree in such a field of study, 
        in the case of an officer of the Navy.
            ``(B) A comprehensive understanding of the Navy, 
        the Department of Defense, and joint and combined 
        operations.
            ``(C) Leadership experience at the senior level in 
        a large and diverse organization.
            ``(D) Demonstrated ability to foster and encourage 
        a program of research in order to sustain academic 
        excellence.
            ``(E) Other qualifications, as determined by the 
        Secretary of the Navy.''.

SEC. 525. INCREASED ENROLLMENT FOR ELIGIBLE DEFENSE INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES 
                    IN THE DEFENSE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AT NAVAL 
                    POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL.

    Section 7049(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``and systems engineering'' after 
        ``curriculum related to defense product development''; 
        and
            (2) by striking ``10'' and inserting ``25''.

SEC. 526. INSTRUCTION FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL BY THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE 
                    SCHOOL.

    (a) Expanded Eligibility for Instruction.--Section 7045 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                subparagraph (D);
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
                following new subparagraph (C):
                    ``(C) The Secretary may permit an eligible 
                enlisted member of the Navy or Marine Corps to 
                receive instruction from the Postgraduate 
                School in certificate programs and courses 
                required for the performance of the member's 
                duties.''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (D), as so 
                redesignated, by striking ``(A) and (B)'' and 
                inserting ``(A), (B), and (C)''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``(a)(2)(C)'' 
        and inserting ``(a)(2)(D)''.
    (b) Limitation on Degree Awards.--Such section is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) The Secretary may not award a baccalaureate, masters, 
or doctorate degree to an enlisted member based upon 
instruction received at the Postgraduate School under 
subsection (a)(2)(C).''.
    (c) Report on Rationale and Plans of the Navy to Provide 
Enlisted Members an Opportunity to Obtain Graduate Degrees.--
The Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives a report on the plans, 
if any, of the Secretary, and the rationale for those plans, 
for a program to provide enlisted members of the Navy with 
opportunities to pursue graduate degree programs either through 
Navy schools or paid for by the Navy in return for an 
additional service obligation. The report shall include the 
following:
            (1) The underlying philosophy and objectives 
        supporting a decision to provide opportunities for 
        graduate degrees to enlisted members of the Navy.
            (2) An overall description of how the award of a 
        graduate degree to an enlisted member would fit in an 
        integrated, progressive, coordinated, and systematic 
        way into the goals and requirements of the Navy for 
        enlisted career development and for professional 
        education, together with a discussion of a wider 
        requirement, if any, for programs for the award of 
        associate and baccalaureate degrees to enlisted 
        members, particularly in the career fields under 
        consideration for the pilot program referred to in 
        subsection (d).
            (3) A discussion of the scope and details of the 
        plan to ensure that Navy enlisted members have the 
        requisite academic baccalaureate degrees as a 
        prerequisite for undertaking graduate-level work.
            (4) Identification of the specific enlisted career 
        fields for which the Secretary has determined that a 
        graduate degree should be a requirement, as well as the 
        rationale for that determination.
            (5) A description of the concept of the Secretary 
        for the process and mechanism of providing graduate 
        degrees to enlisted members, including, at a minimum, 
        the Secretary's plan for whether the degree programs 
        would be provided through civilian or military degree-
        granting institutions and whether through in-resident 
        or distance learning or some combination thereof.
            (6) A description of the plan to ensure proper and 
        effective utilization of enlisted members following the 
        award of a graduate degree.
    (d) Plan for Pilot Program.--In addition to the report 
under subsection (c), the Secretary of the Navy may submit a 
plan for a pilot program to make available opportunities to 
pursue graduate degree programs to a limited number of Navy 
enlisted members in a specific, limited set of critical career 
fields. Such a plan shall include, as a minimum, the following:
            (1) The specific objectives of the pilot program.
            (2) An identification of the specific enlisted 
        career fields from which candidates for the program 
        would be drawn, the numbers and prerequisite 
        qualifications of initial candidates, and the process 
        for selecting the enlisted members who would initially 
        participate.
            (3) The process and mechanism for providing the 
        degrees, described in the same manner as specified 
        under subsection (c)(5), and a general description of 
        course content.
            (4) An analysis of the cost effectiveness of using 
        Navy, other service, or civilian degree granting 
        institutions in the program.
            (5) The plan for post-graduation utilization of the 
        enlisted members who obtain graduate degrees under the 
        program.
            (6) The criteria and plan for assessing whether the 
        objectives of the program are met.

               PART III--RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS

SEC. 531. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER 
                    ROTC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS.

    (a) General ROTC Program.--Section 2107(c) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (4); and
            (2) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ``, (3), or 
        (4)'' and inserting ``or (3)''.
    (b) Army Reserve and Army National Guard Program.--Section 
2107a(c) of such title is amended by striking paragraph (3).
    (c) Effective Date.--Paragraph (4) of section 2107(c) of 
title 10, United States Code, and paragraph (3) of section 
2107a(c) of such title, as in effect on the day before the date 
of the enactment of this Act, shall continue to apply in the 
case of any individual selected before the date of the 
enactment of this Act for appointment as a cadet or midshipman 
under section 2107 or 2107a of such title.

SEC. 532. INCREASE IN ANNUAL LIMIT ON NUMBER OF ROTC SCHOLARSHIPS UNDER 
                    ARMY RESERVE AND NATIONAL GUARD PROGRAM .

    Section 2107a(h) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``208'' and inserting ``416''.

SEC. 533. PROCEDURES FOR SUSPENDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND 
                    SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE FOR SENIOR ROTC CADETS AND 
                    MIDSHIPMEN ON THE BASIS OF HEALTH-RELATED 
                    CONDITIONS.

    (a) Requirements.--Section 2107 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(j)(1) Payment of financial assistance under this section 
for, and payment of a monthly subsistence allowance under 
section 209 of title 37 to, a cadet or midshipman appointed 
under this section may be suspended on the basis of health-
related incapacity of the cadet or midshipman only in 
accordance with regulations prescribed under paragraph (2).
    ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe in 
regulations the policies and procedures for suspending payments 
under paragraph (1). The regulations shall apply uniformly to 
all of the military departments. The regulations shall include 
the following matters:
            ``(A) The standards of health-related fitness that 
        are to be applied.
            ``(B) Requirements for--
                    ``(i) the health-related condition and 
                prognosis of a cadet or midshipman to be 
                determined, in relation to the applicable 
                standards prescribed under subparagraph (A), by 
                a health care professional on the basis of a 
                medical examination of the cadet or midshipman; 
                and
                    ``(ii) the Secretary concerned to take into 
                consideration the determinations made under 
                clause (i) with respect to such condition in 
                deciding whether to suspend payment in the case 
                of such cadet or midshipman on the basis of 
                that condition.
            ``(C) A requirement for the Secretary concerned to 
        transmit to a cadet or midshipman proposed for 
        suspension under this subsection a notification of the 
        proposed suspension together with the determinations 
        made under subparagraph (B)(i) in the case of the 
        proposed suspension.
            ``(D) A procedure for a cadet or midshipman 
        proposed for suspension under this subsection to submit 
        a written response to the proposal for suspension, 
        including any supporting information.
            ``(E) Requirements for--
                    ``(i) one or more health-care professionals 
                to review, in the case of such a response of a 
                cadet or midshipman, each health-related 
                condition and prognosis addressed in the 
                response, taking into consideration the matters 
                submitted in such response; and
                    ``(ii) the Secretary concerned to take into 
                consideration the determinations made under 
                clause (i) with respect to such condition in 
                making a final decision regarding whether to 
                suspend payment in the case of such cadet or 
                midshipman on the basis of that condition, and 
                the conditions under which such suspension may 
                be lifted.''.
    (b) Time for Promulgation of Regulations.--The Secretary of 
Defense shall prescribe the regulations required under 
subsection (j) of section 2107 of title 10, United States Code 
(as added by subsection (a)), not later than May 1, 2006.

SEC. 534. ELIGIBILITY OF UNITED STATES NATIONALS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE 
                    SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS.

    (a) In General.--Section 2107(b)(1) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ``or national'' after 
``citizen''.
    (b) Army Reserve Officers Training Programs.--Section 
2107a(b)(1)(A) of such title is amended by inserting ``or 
national'' after ``citizen''.
    (c) Eligibility for Appointment as Commissioned Officers.--
Section 532(f) of such title is amended by inserting ``, or for 
a United States national otherwise eligible for appointment as 
a cadet or midshipman under section 2107(a) of this title or as 
a cadet under section 2107a of this title,'' after ``for 
permanent residence''.

SEC. 535. PROMOTION OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE SKILLS AMONG MEMBERS OF THE 
                    RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall support the 
acquisition of foreign language skills among cadets and 
midshipmen in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps, including 
through the development and implementation of--
            (1) incentives for cadets and midshipmen to 
        participate in study of a foreign language, including 
        special emphasis for Arabic, Chinese, and other 
        ``strategic languages'', as defined by the Secretary of 
        Defense in consultation with other relevant agencies; 
        and
            (2) a recruiting strategy to target foreign 
        language speakers, including members of heritage 
        communities, to participate in the Reserve Officers' 
        Training Corps.
    (b) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Armed Services the Senate and the Committee 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on 
the actions taken to carry out this section.

SEC. 536. DESIGNATION OF IKE SKELTON EARLY COMMISSIONING PROGRAM 
                    SCHOLARSHIPS.

    Section 2107a of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j) Financial assistance provided under this section to a 
cadet appointed at a military junior college is designated as, 
and shall be known as, an `Ike Skelton Early Commissioning 
Program Scholarship'.''.

                         PART IV--OTHER MATTERS

SEC. 537. ENHANCEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT AUTHORITIES.

    (a) Additional Loans Eligible for Repayment.--Paragraph (1) 
of section 2171(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'' at the 
        end;
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at 
        the end and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the 
        following new subparagraph:
            ``(D) any loan incurred for educational purposes 
        made by a lender that is--
                    ``(i) an agency or instrumentality of a 
                State;
                    ``(ii) a financial or credit institution 
                (including an insurance company) that is 
                subject to examination and supervision by an 
                agency of the United States or any State;
                    ``(iii) a pension fund approved by the 
                Secretary for purposes of this section; or
                    ``(iv) a non-profit private entity 
                designated by a State, regulated by such State, 
                and approved by the Secretary for purposes of 
                this section.''.
    (b) Eligibility of Officers.--Paragraph (2) of such section 
is amended by striking ``an enlisted member in a military 
specialty'' and inserting ``a member in an officer program or 
military specialty''.

SEC. 538. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO OBTAIN 
                    PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 101 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

``Sec. 2015. Payment of expenses to obtain professional credentials

    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to the Coast Guard 
when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, may pay 
for--
            ``(1) expenses for members of the armed forces to 
        obtain professional credentials, including expenses for 
        professional accreditation, State-imposed and 
        professional licenses, and professional certification; 
        and
            ``(2) examinations to obtain such credentials.
    ``(b) Limitation.--The authority under subsection (a) may 
not be used to pay the expenses of a member to obtain 
professional credentials that are a prerequisite for 
appointment in the armed forces.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item:

``2015. Payment of expenses to obtain professional credentials.''.

SEC. 539. USE OF RESERVE MONTGOMERY GI BILL BENEFITS AND BENEFITS FOR 
                    MOBILIZED MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE AND 
                    NATIONAL GUARD FOR PAYMENTS FOR LICENSING OR 
                    CERTIFICATION TESTS.

    (a) Chapter 1606.--Section 16131 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(j)(1) Subject to paragraph (3), the amount of 
educational assistance payable under this chapter for a 
licensing or certification test described in section 3452(b) of 
title 38 is the lesser of $2,000 or the fee charged for the 
test.
    ``(2) The number of months of entitlement charged in the 
case of any individual for such licensing or certification test 
is equal to the number (including any fraction) determined by 
dividing the total amount of educational assistance paid such 
individual for such test by the full-time monthly institutional 
rate of educational assistance which, but for paragraph (1), 
such individual would otherwise be paid under subsection (b).
    ``(3) In no event shall payment of educational assistance 
under this subsection for such a test exceed the amount of the 
individual's available entitlement under this chapter.''.
    (b) Chapter 1607.--Section 16162 of such title is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Availability of Assistance for Licensing and 
Certification Tests.--The provisions of section 16131(j) of 
this title shall apply to the provision of educational 
assistance under this chapter, except that, in applying such 
section under this chapter, the reference to subsection (b) in 
paragraph (2) of such section is deemed to be a reference to 
subsection (c) of this section.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
shall apply to a licensing or certification test administered 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 540. MODIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR RESERVES 
                    SUPPORTING CONTINGENCY AND OTHER OPERATIONS.

    (a) Official Receiving Elections of Benefits.--Section 
16163(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``Secretary concerned'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs''.
    (b) Exception to Immediate Termination of Assistance.--
Section 16165 of such title is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Educational assistance'' and 
        inserting ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in 
        subsection (b), educational assistance''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(b) Exception.--Under regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of Defense, educational assistance may be provided 
under this chapter to a member of the Selected Reserve of the 
Ready Reserve who incurs a break in service in the Selected 
Reserve of not more than 90 days if the member continues to 
serve in the Ready Reserve during and after such break in 
service.''.

                Subtitle D--General Service Requirements

SEC. 541. GROUND COMBAT AND OTHER EXCLUSION POLICIES.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Chapter 37 of title 10, United States Code, is 
        amended by inserting after section 651 the following 
        new section:

``Sec. 652. Notice to Congress of proposed changes in units, 
                    assignments, etc. to which female members may be 
                    assigned

    ``(a) Rule for Ground Combat Personnel Policy.--(1) If the 
Secretary of Defense proposes to make any change described in 
paragraph (2)(A) or (2)(B) to the ground combat exclusion 
policy or proposes to make a change described in paragraph 
(2)(C), the Secretary shall, before any such change is 
implemented, submit to Congress a report providing notice of 
the proposed change. Such a change may then be implemented only 
after the end of a period of 30 days of continuous session of 
Congress (excluding any day on which either House of Congress 
is not in session) following the date on which the report is 
received.
    ``(2) A change referred to in paragraph (1) is a change 
that--
                    ``(A) closes to female members of the armed 
                forces any category of unit or position that at 
                that time is open to service by such members;
                    ``(B) opens to service by female members of 
                the armed forces any category of unit or 
                position that at that time is closed to service 
                by such members; or
                    ``(C) opens or closes to the assignment of 
                female members of the armed forces any military 
                career designator as described in paragraph 
                (6).
    ``(3) The Secretary shall include in any report under 
paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) a detailed description of, and 
                justification for, the proposed change; and
                    ``(B) a detailed analysis of legal 
                implication of the proposed change with respect 
                to the constitutionality of the application of 
                the Military Selective Service Act (50 App. 
                U.S.C. 451 et seq.) to males only.
    ``(4) In this subsection, the term `ground combat exclusion 
policy' means the military personnel policies of the Department 
of Defense and the military departments, as in effect on 
October 1, 1994, by which female members of the armed forces 
are restricted from assignment to units and positions below 
brigade level whose primary mission is to engage in direct 
combat on the ground.
    ``(5) For purposes of this subsection, the continuity of a 
session of Congress is broken only by an adjournment of the 
Congress sine die.
    ``(6) For purposes of this subsection, a military career 
designator is one that is related to military operations on the 
ground as of May 18, 2005, and applies--
            ``(A) for enlisted members and warrant officers, to 
        military occupational specialties, specialty codes, 
        enlisted designators, enlisted classification codes, 
        additional skill identifiers, and special qualification 
        identifiers; and
            ``(B) for officers (other than warrant officers), 
        to officer areas of concentration, occupational 
        specialties, specialty codes, designators, additional 
        skill identifiers, and special qualification 
        identifiers.
    ``(b) Other Personnel Policy Changes.--(1) Except in a case 
covered by section 6035 of this title or by subsection (a), 
whenever the Secretary of Defense proposes to make a change to 
military personnel policies described in paragraph (2), the 
Secretary shall, not less than 30 days before such change is 
implemented, submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives notice, in writing, of the proposed change.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to a proposed military 
personnel policy change, other than a policy change covered by 
subsection (a), that would make available to female members of 
the armed forces assignment to any of the following that, as of 
the date of the proposed change, is closed to such assignment:
    ``(A) Any type of unit not covered by subsection (a).
    ``(B) Any class of combat vessel.
    ``(C) Any type of combat platform.''.
            (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
        chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 
        to section 651 the following new item:

``652. Notice to Congress of proposed changes in units, assignments, 
          etc. to which female members may be assigned.''.

    (b) Report on Implementation of Department of Defense 
Policies With Regard to the Assignment of Women.--Not later 
than March 31, 2006, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report of 
the Secretary's review of the current and future implementation 
of the policy regarding the assignment of women as articulated 
in the Secretary of Defense memorandum, dated January 13, 1994, 
and entitled, ``Direct Ground Combat Definition and Assignment 
Rule''. In conducting that review, the Secretary shall closely 
examine Army unit modularization efforts, and associated 
personnel assignment policies, to ensure their compliance with 
the Department of Defense policy articulated in the January 
1994 memorandum.
    (c) Conforming Repeal.--Section 542 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is 
repealed.

SEC. 542. UNIFORM CITIZENSHIP OR RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR ENLISTMENT 
                    IN THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Uniform Requirements.--Section 504 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) Insanity, Desertion, Felons, 
        Etc.--'' before ``No person''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(b) Citizenship or Residency.--(1) A person may be 
enlisted in any armed force only if the person is one of the 
following:
            ``(A) A national of the United States, as defined 
        in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)).
            ``(B) An alien who is lawfully admitted for 
        permanent residence, as defined in section 101(a)(20) 
        of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
        1101(a)(20)).
            ``(C) A person described in section 341 of one of 
        the following compacts:
                    ``(i) The Compact of Free Association 
                between the Federated States of Micronesia and 
                the United States (section 201(a) of Public Law 
                108-188 (117 Stat. 2784; 48 U.S.C. 1921 note)).
                    ``(ii) The Compact of Free Association 
                between the Republic of the Marshall Islands 
                and the United States (section 201(b) of Public 
                Law 108-188 (117 Stat. 2823; 48 U.S.C. 1921 
                note)).
                    ``(iii) The Compact of Free Association 
                between Palau and the United States (section 
                201 of Public Law 99-658 (100 Stat. 3678; 48 
                U.S.C. 1931 note)).
    ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary 
concerned may authorize the enlistment of a person not 
described in paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that 
such enlistment is vital to the national interest.''.
    (b) Repeal of Superseded Limitations for the Army and Air 
Force.--
            (1) Repeal.--Sections 3253 and 8253 of such title 
        are repealed.
            (2) Clerical amendments.--The table of sections at 
        the beginning of chapter 333 of such title is amended 
        by striking the item relating to section 3253. The 
        table of sections at the beginning of chapter 833 of 
        such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
        section 8253.

SEC. 543. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AGE FOR ENLISTMENT.

    Section 505(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ``thirty-five years of age'' and inserting ``forty-
two years of age''.

SEC. 544. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM TERM OF ORIGINAL ENLISTMENT IN REGULAR 
                    COMPONENT.

    Section 505(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ``six years'' and inserting ``eight years''.

SEC. 545. NATIONAL CALL TO SERVICE PROGRAM.

    (a) Limitation to Domestic National Service Programs.--
Subsection (c)(3)(D) of section 510 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``in the Peace Corps, Americorps, 
or another national service program'' and inserting ``in 
Americorps or another domestic national service program''.
    (b) Extension of Qualifying Service for Initial Military 
Service Under Program.--Subsection (d) of such title section is 
amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ``and shall include military occupational 
specialties for enlistments for officer training and subsequent 
service as an officer, in cases in which the reason for the 
enlistment and entry into an agreement under subsection (b) is 
to enter an officer training program''.
    (c) Administration of Education Incentives by Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs.--Paragraph (2) of subsection (h) of such 
section is amended to read as follows:
    ``(2)(A) Educational assistance under paragraphs (3) or (4) 
of subsection (e) shall be provided through the Department of 
Veterans Affairs under an agreement to be entered into by the 
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The 
agreements shall include administrative procedures to ensure 
the prompt and timely transfer of funds from the Secretary 
concerned to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the making 
of payments under this section.
    ``(B) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the 
provisions of sections 503, 511, 3470, 3471, 3474, 3476, 
3482(g), 3483, and 3485 of title 38 and the provisions of 
subchapters I and II of chapter 36 of such title (with the 
exception of sections 3686(a), 3687, and 3692) shall be 
applicable to the provision of educational assistance under 
this chapter. The term `eligible veteran' and the term 
`person', as used in those provisions, shall be deemed for the 
purpose of the application of those provisions to this section 
to refer to a person eligible for educational assistance under 
paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (e).''.

SEC. 546. REPORTS ON INFORMATION PROVIDED TO POTENTIAL RECRUITS AND TO 
                    NEW ENTRANTS INTO THE ARMED FORCES ON ``STOP LOSS'' 
                    AUTHORITIES AND INITIAL PERIOD OF MILITARY SERVICE 
                    OBLIGATION.

    (a) Report on Information Provided to Potential Recruits.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
        Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services 
        of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
        the House of Representatives a report on the actions 
        being taken to ensure that each individual being 
        recruited for service in the Armed Forces is provided, 
        before making a formal enlistment in the Armed Forces, 
        precise and detailed information on the period or 
        periods of service to which such individual may be 
        obligated by reason of enlistment in the Armed Forces, 
        including any revisions to Department of Defense Form 
        4/1.
            (2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall 
        include--
                    (A) a description of how the Department 
                informs enlistees in the Armed Forces on--
                            (i) the so-called ``stop loss'' 
                        authority and the manner in which 
                        exercise of such authority could affect 
                        the duration of an individual's service 
                        on active duty in the Armed Forces;
                            (ii) the authority for the call or 
                        order to active duty of members of the 
                        Individual Ready Reserve and the manner 
                        in which such a call or order to active 
                        duty could affect an individual 
                        following the completion of the 
                        individual's expected period of service 
                        on active duty or in the Individual 
                        Ready Reserve; and
                            (iii) any other authorities 
                        applicable to the call or order to 
                        active duty of the Reserves, or of the 
                        retention of members of the Armed 
                        Forces on active duty, that could 
                        affect the period of service of an 
                        individual on active duty or in the 
                        Armed Forces; and
                    (B) such other information as the Secretary 
                considers appropriate.
    (b) Report on Information Provided to New Entrants and 
Other Service Members.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
        Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services 
        of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
        the House of Representatives a report on the actions 
        being taken to ensure that each individual covered by 
        section 651(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
        provided, upon commencing that person's initial period 
        of service as a member of the Armed Forces and at other 
        points during a military career, precise information 
        regarding the date on which the initial service 
        obligation of that person under such section ends.
            (2) Elements of report.--The report under 
        subsection (a) shall include the following:
                    (A) A description of how the Department 
                notifies members of the Armed Forces of--
                            (i) the completion date of their 
                        military service obligation upon entry 
                        in the Armed Forces;
                            (ii) the expiration of their 
                        military service obligation; and
                            (iii) before the expiration of a 
                        member's military service obligation, 
                        the opportunity, if the member is 
                        qualified and serving in the Individual 
                        Ready Reserve, to continue voluntarily 
                        in the Ready Reserve or to transfer to 
                        an active component.
                    (B) A description of the policy and 
                procedures of the Department of Defense 
                regarding the involuntary recall or 
                mobilization of members serving in the 
                Individual Ready Reserve beyond the date of 
                expiration of their military service 
                obligation.
                    (C) Such other information as the Secretary 
                considers appropriate.

       Subtitle E--Military Justice and Legal Assistance Matters

SEC. 551. OFFENSE OF STALKING UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY 
                    JUSTICE.

    (a) Establishment of Offense.--
            (1) New punitive article.--Subchapter X of chapter 
        47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of 
        Military Justice), is amended by inserting after 
        section 920 (article 120) the following new section:

``Sec. 920a. Art. 120a. Stalking

    ``(a) Any person subject to this section--
            ``(1) who wrongfully engages in a course of conduct 
        directed at a specific person that would cause a 
        reasonable person to fear death or bodily harm, 
        including sexual assault, to himself or herself or a 
        member of his or her immediate family;
            ``(2) who has knowledge, or should have knowledge, 
        that the specific person will be placed in reasonable 
        fear of death or bodily harm, including sexual assault, 
        to himself or herself or a member of his or her 
        immediate family; and
            ``(3) whose acts induce reasonable fear in the 
        specific person of death or bodily harm, including 
        sexual assault, to himself or herself or to a member of 
        his or her immediate family;
is guilty of stalking and shall be punished as a court-martial 
may direct.
    ``(b) In this section:
            ``(1) The term `course of conduct' means--
                    ``(A) a repeated maintenance of visual or 
                physical proximity to a specific person; or
                    ``(B) a repeated conveyance of verbal 
                threat, written threats, or threats implied by 
                conduct, or a combination of such threats, 
                directed at or toward a specific person.
            ``(2) The term `repeated', with respect to conduct, 
        means two or more occasions of such conduct.
            ``(3) The term `immediate family', in the case of a 
        specific person, means a spouse, parent, child, or 
        sibling of the person, or any other family member, 
        relative, or intimate partner of the person who 
        regularly resides in the household of the person or who 
        within the six months preceding the commencement of the 
        course of conduct regularly resided in the household of 
        the person.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at 
        the beginning of such subchapter is amended by 
        inserting after the item relating to section 920 the 
        following new item:

``920a. 120a. Stalking.''.

    (b) Applicability.--Section 920a of title 10, United States 
Code (article 120a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as 
added by subsection (a), applies to offenses committed after 
the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 552. RAPE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND OTHER SEXUAL MISCONDUCT UNDER 
                    UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.

    (a) Revision to UCMJ.--
            (1) In general.--Section 920 of title 10, United 
        States Code (article 120 of the Uniform Code of 
        Military Justice), is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 920. Art. 120. Rape, sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct

    ``(a) Rape.--Any person subject to this chapter who causes 
another person of any age to engage in a sexual act by--
            ``(1) using force against that other person;
            ``(2) causing grievous bodily harm to any person;
            ``(3) threatening or placing that other person in 
        fear that any person will be subjected to death, 
        grievous bodily harm, or kidnapping;
            ``(4) rendering another person unconscious; or
            ``(5) administering to another person by force or 
        threat of force, or without the knowledge or permission 
        of that person, a drug, intoxicant, or other similar 
        substance and thereby substantially impairs the ability 
        of that other person to appraise or control conduct;
is guilty of rape and shall be punished as a court-martial may 
direct.
    ``(b) Rape of a Child.--Any person subject to this chapter 
who--
            ``(1) engages in a sexual act with a child who has 
        not attained the age of 12 years; or
            ``(2) engages in a sexual act under the 
        circumstances described in subsection (a) with a child 
        who has attained the age of 12 years;
is guilty of rape of a child and shall be punished as a court-
martial may direct.
    ``(c) Aggravated Sexual Assault.--Any person subject to 
this chapter who--
            ``(1) causes another person of any age to engage in 
        a sexual act by--
                    ``(A) threatening or placing that other 
                person in fear (other than by threatening or 
                placing that other person in fear that any 
                person will be subjected to death, grievous 
                bodily harm, or kidnapping); or
                    ``(B) causing bodily harm; or
            ``(2) engages in a sexual act with another person 
        of any age if that other person is substantially 
        incapacitated or substantially incapable of--
                    ``(A) appraising the nature of the sexual 
                act;
                    ``(B) declining participation in the sexual 
                act; or
                    ``(C) communicating unwillingness to engage 
                in the sexual act;
is guilty of aggravated sexual assault and shall be punished as 
a court-martial may direct.
    ``(d) Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child.--Any person 
subject to this chapter who engages in a sexual act with a 
child who has attained the age of 12 years is guilty of 
aggravated sexual assault of a child and shall be punished as a 
court-martial may direct.
    ``(e) Aggravated Sexual Contact.--Any person subject to 
this chapter who engages in or causes sexual contact with or by 
another person, if to do so would violate subsection (a) (rape) 
had the sexual contact been a sexual act, is guilty of 
aggravated sexual contact and shall be punished as a court-
martial may direct.
    ``(f) Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child.--Any person 
subject to this chapter who engages in a lewd act with a child 
is guilty of aggravated sexual abuse of a child and shall be 
punished as a court-martial may direct.
    ``(g) Aggravated Sexual Contact With a Child.--Any person 
subject to this chapter who engages in or causes sexual contact 
with or by another person, if to do so would violate subsection 
(b) (rape of a child) had the sexual contact been a sexual act, 
is guilty of aggravated sexual contact with a child and shall 
be punished as a court-martial may direct.
    ``(h) Abusive Sexual Contact.--Any person subject to this 
chapter who engages in or causes sexual contact with or by 
another person, if to do so would violate subsection (c) 
(aggravated sexual assault) had the sexual contact been a 
sexual act, is guilty of abusive sexual contact and shall be 
punished as a court-martial may direct.
    ``(i) Abusive Sexual Contact With a Child.--Any person 
subject to this chapter who engages in or causes sexual contact 
with or by another person, if to do so would violate subsection 
(d) (aggravated sexual assault of a child) had the sexual 
contact been a sexual act, is guilty of abusive sexual contact 
with a child and shall be punished as a court-martial may 
direct.
    ``(j) Indecent Liberty With a Child.--Any person subject to 
this chapter who engages in indecent liberty in the physical 
presence of a child--
            ``(1) with the intent to arouse, appeal to, or 
        gratify the sexual desire of any person; or
            ``(2) with the intent to abuse, humiliate, or 
        degrade any person;
 is guilty of indecent liberty with a child and shall be 
punished as a court-martial may direct.
    ``(k) Indecent Act.--Any person subject to this chapter who 
engages in indecent conduct is guilty of an indecent act and 
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
    ``(l) Forcible Pandering.--Any person subject to this 
chapter who compels another person to engage in an act of 
prostitution with another person to be directed to said person 
is guilty of forcible pandering and shall be punished as a 
court-martial may direct.
    ``(m) Wrongful Sexual Contact.--Any person subject to this 
chapter who, without legal justification or lawful 
authorization, engages in sexual contact with another person 
without that other person's permission is guilty of wrongful 
sexual contact and shall be punished as a court-martial may 
direct.
    ``(n) Indecent Exposure.--Any person subject to this 
chapter who intentionally exposes, in an indecent manner, in 
any place where the conduct involved may reasonably be expected 
to be viewed by people other than members of the actor's family 
or household, the genitalia, anus, buttocks, or female areola 
or nipple is guilty of indecent exposure and shall by punished 
as a court-martial may direct.
    ``(o) Age of Child.--
            ``(1) Twelve years.--In a prosecution under 
        subsection (b) (rape of a child), subsection (g) 
        (aggravated sexual contact with a child), or subsection 
        (j) (indecent liberty with a child), it need not be 
        proven that the accused knew that the other person 
        engaging in the sexual act, contact, or liberty had not 
        attained the age of 12 years. It is not an affirmative 
        defense that the accused reasonably believed that the 
        child had attained the age of 12 years.
            ``(2) Sixteen years.--In a prosecution under 
        subsection (d) (aggravated sexual assault of a child), 
        subsection (f) (aggravated sexual abuse of a child), 
        subsection (i) (abusive sexual contact with a child), 
        or subsection (j) (indecent liberty with a child), it 
        need not be proven that the accused knew that the other 
        person engaging in the sexual act, contact, or liberty 
        had not attained the age of 16 years. Unlike in 
        paragraph (1), however, it is an affirmative defense 
        that the accused reasonably believed that the child had 
        attained the age of 16 years.
    ``(p) Proof of Threat.--In a prosecution under this 
section, in proving that the accused made a threat, it need not 
be proven that the accused actually intended to carry out the 
threat.
    ``(q) Marriage.--
            ``(1) In general.--In a prosecution under paragraph 
        (2) of subsection (c) (aggravated sexual assault), or 
        under subsection (d) (aggravated sexual assault of a 
        child), subsection (f) (aggravated sexual abuse of a 
        child), subsection (i) (abusive sexual contact with a 
        child), subsection (j) (indecent liberty with a child), 
        subsection (m) (wrongful sexual contact), or subsection 
        (n) (indecent exposure), it is an affirmative defense 
        that the accused and the other person when they engaged 
        in the sexual act, sexual contact, or sexual conduct 
        are married to each other.
            ``(2) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, 
        a marriage is a relationship, recognized by the laws of 
        a competent State or foreign jurisdiction, between the 
        accused and the other person as spouses. A marriage 
        exists until it is dissolved in accordance with the 
        laws of a competent State or foreign jurisdiction.
            ``(3) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply if 
        the accused's intent at the time of the sexual conduct 
        is to abuse, humiliate, or degrade any person.
    ``(r) Consent and Mistake of Fact as to Consent.--Lack of 
permission is an element of the offense in subsection (m) 
(wrongful sexual contact). Consent and mistake of fact as to 
consent are not an issue, or an affirmative defense, in a 
prosecution under any other subsection, except they are an 
affirmative defense for the sexual conduct in issue in a 
prosecution under subsection (a) (rape), subsection (c) 
(aggravated sexual assault), subsection (e) (aggravated sexual 
contact), and subsection (h) (abusive sexual contact).
    ``(s) Other Affirmative Defenses Not Precluded.--The 
enumeration in this section of some affirmative defenses shall 
not be construed as excluding the existence of others.
    ``(t) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Sexual act.--The term `sexual act' means--
                    ``(A) contact between the penis and the 
                vulva, and for purposes of this subparagraph 
                contact involving the penis occurs upon 
                penetration, however slight; or
                    ``(B) the penetration, however slight, of 
                the genital opening of another by a hand or 
                finger or by any object, with an intent to 
                abuse, humiliate, harass, or degrade any person 
                or to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of 
                any person.
            ``(2) Sexual contact.--The term `sexual contact' 
        means the intentional touching, either directly or 
        through the clothing, of the genitalia, anus, groin, 
        breast, inner thigh, or buttocks of another person, or 
        intentionally causing another person to touch, either 
        directly or through the clothing, the genitalia, anus, 
        groin, breast, inner thigh, or buttocks of any person, 
        with an intent to abuse, humiliate, or degrade any 
        person or to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any 
        person.
            ``(3) Grievous bodily harm.--The term `grievous 
        bodily harm' means serious bodily injury. It includes 
        fractured or dislocated bones, deep cuts, torn members 
        of the body, serious damage to internal organs, and 
        other severe bodily injuries. It does not include minor 
        injuries such as a black eye or a bloody nose. It is 
        the same level of injury as in section 928 (article 
        128) of this chapter, and a lesser degree of injury 
        than in section 2246(4) of title 18.
            ``(4) Dangerous weapon or object.--The term 
        `dangerous weapon or object' means--
                    ``(A) any firearm, loaded or not, and 
                whether operable or not;
                    ``(B) any other weapon, device, instrument, 
                material, or substance, whether animate or 
                inanimate, that in the manner it is used, or is 
                intended to be used, is known to be capable of 
                producing death or grievous bodily harm; or
                    ``(C) any object fashioned or utilized in 
                such a manner as to lead the victim under the 
                circumstances to reasonably believe it to be 
                capable of producing death or grievous bodily 
                harm.
            ``(5) Force.--The term `force' means action to 
        compel submission of another or to overcome or prevent 
        another's resistance by--
                    ``(A) the use or display of a dangerous 
                weapon or object;
                    ``(B) the suggestion of possession of a 
                dangerous weapon or object that is used in a 
                manner to cause another to believe it is a 
                dangerous weapon or object; or
                    ``(C) physical violence, strength, power, 
                or restraint applied to another person, 
                sufficient that the other person could not 
                avoid or escape the sexual conduct.
            ``(6) Threatening or placing that other person in 
        fear.--The term `threatening or placing that other 
        person in fear' under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) 
        (rape), or under subsection (e) (aggravated sexual 
        contact), means a communication or action that is of 
        sufficient consequence to cause a reasonable fear that 
        non-compliance will result in the victim or another 
        person being subjected to death, grievous bodily harm, 
        or kidnapping.
            ``(7) Threatening or placing that other person in 
        fear.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `threatening or 
                placing that other person in fear' under 
                paragraph (1)(A) of subsection (c) (aggravated 
                sexual assault), or under subsection (h) 
                (abusive sexual contact), means a communication 
                or action that is of sufficient consequence to 
                cause a reasonable fear that non-compliance 
                will result in the victim or another being 
                subjected to a lesser degree of harm than 
                death, grievous bodily harm, or kidnapping.
                    ``(B) Inclusions.--Such lesser degree of 
                harm includes--
                            ``(i) physical injury to another 
                        person or to another person's property; 
                        or
                            ``(ii) a threat--
                                    ``(I) to accuse any person 
                                of a crime;
                                    ``(II) to expose a secret 
                                or publicize an asserted fact, 
                                whether true or false, tending 
                                to subject some person to 
                                hatred, contempt or ridicule; 
                                or
                                    ``(III) through the use or 
                                abuse of military position, 
                                rank, or authority, to affect 
                                or threaten to affect, either 
                                positively or negatively, the 
                                military career of some person.
            ``(8) Bodily harm.--The term `bodily harm' means 
        any offensive touching of another, however slight.
            ``(9) Child.--The term `child' means any person who 
        has not attained the age of 16 years.
            ``(10) Lewd act.--The term `lewd act' means--
                    ``(A) the intentional touching, not through 
                the clothing, of the genitalia of another 
                person, with an intent to abuse, humiliate, or 
                degrade any person, or to arouse or gratify the 
                sexual desire of any person; or
                    ``(B) intentionally causing another person 
                to touch, not through the clothing, the 
                genitalia of any person with an intent to 
                abuse, humiliate or degrade any person, or to 
                arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any 
                person.
            ``(11) Indecent liberty.--The term `indecent 
        liberty' means indecent conduct, but physical contact 
        is not required. It includes one who with the requisite 
        intent exposes one's genitalia, anus, buttocks, or 
        female areola or nipple to a child. An indecent liberty 
        may consist of communication of indecent language as 
        long as the communication is made in the physical 
        presence of the child. If words designed to excite 
        sexual desire are spoken to a child, or a child is 
        exposed to or involved in sexual conduct, it is an 
        indecent liberty; the child's consent is not relevant.
            ``(12) Indecent conduct.--The term `indecent 
        conduct' means that form of immorality relating to 
        sexual impurity which is grossly vulgar, obscene, and 
        repugnant to common propriety, and tends to excite 
        sexual desire or deprave morals with respect to sexual 
        relations. Indecent conduct includes observing, or 
        making a videotape, photograph, motion picture, print, 
        negative, slide, or other mechanically, electronically, 
        or chemically reproduced visual material, without 
        another person's consent, and contrary to that other 
        person's reasonable expectation of privacy, of--
                    ``(A) that other person's genitalia, anus, 
                or buttocks, or (if that other person is 
                female) that person's areola or nipple; or
                    ``(B) that other person while that other 
                person is engaged in a sexual act, sodomy 
                (under section 925 (article 125)), or sexual 
                contact.
            ``(13) Act of prostitution.--The term `act of 
        prostitution' means a sexual act, sexual contact, or 
        lewd act for the purpose of receiving money or other 
        compensation.
            ``(14) Consent.--The term `consent' means words or 
        overt acts indicating a freely given agreement to the 
        sexual conduct at issue by a competent person. An 
        expression of lack of consent through words or conduct 
        means there is no consent. Lack of verbal or physical 
        resistance or submission resulting from the accused's 
        use of force, threat of force, or placing another 
        person in fear does not constitute consent. A current 
        or previous dating relationship by itself or the manner 
        of dress of the person involved with the accused in the 
        sexual conduct at issue shall not constitute consent. A 
        person cannot consent to sexual activity if--
                    ``(A) under 16 years of age; or
                    ``(B) substantially incapable of--
                            ``(i) appraising the nature of the 
                        sexual conduct at issue due to--
                                    ``(I) mental impairment or 
                                unconsciousness resulting from 
                                consumption of alcohol, drugs, 
                                a similar substance, or 
                                otherwise; or
                                    ``(II) mental disease or 
                                defect which renders the person 
                                unable to understand the nature 
                                of the sexual conduct at issue;
                            ``(ii) physically declining 
                        participation in the sexual conduct at 
                        issue; or
                            ``(iii) physically communicating 
                        unwillingness to engage in the sexual 
                        conduct at issue.
            ``(15) Mistake of fact as to consent.--The term 
        `mistake of fact as to consent' means the accused held, 
        as a result of ignorance or mistake, an incorrect 
        belief that the other person engaging in the sexual 
        conduct consented. The ignorance or mistake must have 
        existed in the mind of the accused and must have been 
        reasonable under all the circumstances. To be 
        reasonable the ignorance or mistake must have been 
        based on information, or lack of it, which would 
        indicate to a reasonable person that the other person 
        consented. Additionally, the ignorance or mistake 
        cannot be based on the negligent failure to discover 
        the true facts. Negligence is the absence of due care. 
        Due care is what a reasonably careful person would do 
        under the same or similar circumstances. The accused's 
        state of intoxication, if any, at the time of the 
        offense is not relevant to mistake of fact. A mistaken 
        belief that the other person consented must be that 
        which a reasonably careful, ordinary, prudent, sober 
        adult would have had under the circumstances at the 
        time of the offense.
            ``(16) Affirmative defense.--The term `affirmative 
        defense' means any special defense which, although not 
        denying that the accused committed the objective acts 
        constituting the offense charged, denies, wholly, or 
        partially, criminal responsibility for those acts. The 
        accused has the burden of proving the affirmative 
        defense by a preponderance of evidence. After the 
        defense meets this burden, the prosecution shall have 
        the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that 
        the affirmative defense did not exist.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The item relating to 
        section 920 (article 120) in the table of sections at 
        the beginning of subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 
        10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military 
        Justice), is amended to read as follows:

``920. 120. Rape, sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct.''.

    (b) Interim Maximum Punishments.--Until the President 
otherwise provides pursuant to section 856 of title 10, United 
States Code (article 56 of the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice), the punishment which a court-martial may direct for 
an offense under section 920 of such title (article 120 of the 
Uniform Code of Military Justice), as amended by subsection 
(a), may not exceed the following limits:
            (1) Subsections (a) and (b).--For an offense under 
        subsection (a) (rape) or subsection (b) (rape of a 
        child), death or such other punishment as a court-
        martial may direct.
            (2) Subsection (c).--For an offense under 
        subsection (c) (aggravated sexual assault), 
        dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and 
        allowances, and confinement for 30 years.
            (3) Subsections (d) and (e).--For an offense under 
        subsection (d) (aggravated sexual assault of a child) 
        or subsection (e) (aggravated sexual contact), 
        dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and 
        allowances, and confinement for 20 years.
            (4) Subsections (f) and (g).--For an offense under 
        subsection (f) (aggravated sexual abuse of a child) or 
        subsection (g) (aggravated sexual contact with a 
        child), dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay 
        and allowances, and confinement for 15 years.
            (5) Subsections (h) through (j).--For an offense 
        under subsection (h) (abusive sexual contact), 
        subsection (i) (abusive sexual contact with a child), 
        or subsection (j) (indecent liberty with a child), 
        dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and 
        allowances, and confinement for 7 years.
            (6) Subsections (k) and (l).--For an offense under 
        subsection (k) (indecent act) or subsection (l) 
        (forcible pandering), dishonorable discharge, 
        forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement 
        for 5 years.
            (7) Subsections (m) and (n).--For an offense under 
        subsection (m) (wrongful sexual contact) or subsection 
        (n) (indecent exposure), dishonorable discharge, 
        forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement 
        for one year.
    (c) Applicability.--Section 920 of title 10, United States 
Code (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as 
amended by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to offenses 
committed on or after the effective date specified in 
subsection (f).
    (d) Aggravating Factors for Offense of Murder.--Section 918 
of title 10, United States Code (article 118 of the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice), is amended in paragraph (4) by 
striking ``rape,'' and inserting ``rape, rape of a child, 
aggravated sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault of a 
child, aggravated sexual contact, aggravated sexual abuse of a 
child, aggravated sexual contact with a child,''.
    (e) Statute of Limitations.--Section 843(a) of title 10, 
United States Code (article 843(a) of the Uniform Code of 
Military Justice), as amended by section 553(a), is amended by 
striking ``or rape,'' and inserting ``, rape, or rape of a 
child,''.
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on October 1, 2007.

SEC. 553. EXTENSION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR MURDER, RAPE, AND 
                    CHILD ABUSE OFFENSES UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF 
                    MILITARY JUSTICE.

    (a) No Limitation for Murder or Rape.--Subsection (a) of 
section 843 of title 10, United States Code (article 43 of the 
Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by striking ``or 
with any offense punishable by death'' and inserting ``with 
murder or rape, or with any other offense punishable by 
death''.
    (b) Special Rules for Child Abuse Offenses.--Subsection 
(b)(2) of such section (article) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``before the 
        child attains the age of 25 years'' and inserting 
        ``during the life of the child or within five years 
        after the date on which the offense was committed, 
        whichever provides a longer period,'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                striking ``sexual or physical'';
                    (B) in clause (i), by striking ``Rape or 
                carnal knowledge'' and inserting ``Any 
                offense''; and
                    (C) in clause (v), by striking ``Indecent 
                assault,'' and inserting ``Kidnapping; indecent 
                assault;''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new 
        subparagraph:
    ``(C) In subparagraph (A), the term `child abuse offense' 
includes an act that involves abuse of a person who has not 
attained the age of 18 years and would constitute an offense 
under chapter 110 or 117, or under section 1591, of title 
18.''.

SEC. 554. REPORTS BY OFFICERS AND SENIOR ENLISTED MEMBERS OF CONVICTION 
                    OF CRIMINAL LAW.

    (a) Requirement for Reports.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
        prescribe in regulations a requirement that each 
        covered member of the Armed Forces shall submit to an 
        authority in the military department concerned 
        designated pursuant to such regulations a timely report 
        of any conviction of such member by any law enforcement 
        authority of the United States for a violation of a 
        criminal law of the United States, whether or not the 
        member is on active duty at the time of the conduct 
        that provides the basis for the conviction. The 
        regulations shall apply uniformly throughout the 
        military departments.
            (2) Covered members.--In this section, the term 
        ``covered member of the Armed Forces'' means a member 
        of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps who is on 
        the active-duty list or the reserve active-status list 
        and who is--
                    (A) an officer; or
                    (B) an enlisted member in a pay grade above 
                pay grade E-6.
    (b) Law Enforcement Authority of the United States.--For 
purposes of this section, a law enforcement authority of the 
United States includes--
            (1) a military or other Federal law enforcement 
        authority;
            (2) a State or local law enforcement authority; and
            (3) such other law enforcement authorities within 
        the United States as the Secretary shall specify in the 
        regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (a).
    (c) Criminal Law of the United States.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph 
        (2), for purposes of this section, a criminal law of 
        the United States includes--
                    (A) any military or other Federal criminal 
                law;
                    (B) any State, county, municipal, or local 
                criminal law or ordinance; and
                    (C) such other criminal laws and ordinances 
                of jurisdictions within the United States as 
                the Secretary shall specify in the regulations 
                prescribed pursuant to subsection (a).
            (2) Exception.--For purposes of this section, a 
        criminal law of the United States shall not include a 
        law or ordinance specifying a minor traffic offense (as 
        determined by the Secretary for purposes of such 
        regulations).
    (d) Timeliness of Reports.--The regulations prescribed 
pursuant to subsection (a) shall establish requirements for the 
timeliness of reports under this section.
    (e) Forwarding of Information.--The regulations prescribed 
pursuant to subsection (a) shall provide that, in the event a 
military department receives information that a covered member 
of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of another military 
department has become subject to a conviction for which a 
report is required by this section, the Secretary of the 
military department receiving such information shall, in 
accordance with such procedures as the Secretary of Defense 
shall establish in such regulations, forward such information 
to the authority in the military department having jurisdiction 
over such member designated pursuant to such regulations.
    (f) Convictions.--In this section, the term ``conviction'' 
includes any plea of guilty or nolo contendere.
    (g) Deadline for Regulations.--The regulations required by 
subsection (a), including the requirement in subsection (e), 
shall go into effect not later than the end of the 180-day 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (h) Applicability of Requirement.--The requirement under 
the regulations required by subsection (a) that a covered 
member of the Armed Forces submit notice of a conviction shall 
apply only to a conviction that becomes final after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 555. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF MILITARY LEGAL ASSISTANCE 
                    COUNSEL TO PROVIDE MILITARY LEGAL ASSISTANCE 
                    WITHOUT REGARD TO LICENSING REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 1044 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)(1) Notwithstanding any law regarding the licensure of 
attorneys, a judge advocate or civilian attorney who is 
authorized to provide military legal assistance is authorized 
to provide that assistance in any jurisdiction, subject to such 
regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary concerned.
    ``(2) Military legal assistance may be provided only by a 
judge advocate or a civilian attorney who is a member of the 
bar of a Federal court or of the highest court of a State.
    ``(3) In this subsection, the term `military legal 
assistance' includes--
                    ``(A) legal assistance provided under this 
                section; and
                    ``(B) legal assistance contemplated by 
                sections 1044a, 1044b, 1044c, and 1044d of this 
                title.''.

SEC. 556. USE OF TELECONFERENCING IN ADMINISTRATIVE SESSIONS OF COURTS-
                    MARTIAL.

    Section 839 of title 10, United States Code (article 39 of 
the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection 
        (c);
            (2) by designating the matter following paragraph 
        (4) of subsection (a) as subsection (b); and
            (3) in subsection (b), as so redesignated--
                    (A) by striking ``These proceedings shall 
                be conducted'' and inserting ``Proceedings 
                under subsection (a) shall be conducted''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                sentence: ``If authorized by regulations of the 
                Secretary concerned, and if at least one 
                defense counsel is physically in the presence 
                of the accused, the presence required by this 
                subsection may otherwise be established by 
                audiovisual technology (such as 
                videoteleconferencing technology).''.

SEC. 557. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON APPLICABILITY OF UNIFORM CODE OF 
                    MILITARY JUSTICE TO RESERVES ON INACTIVE-DUTY 
                    TRAINING OVERSEAS.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) there should be no ambiguity about the 
        applicability of the Uniform Code of Military Justice 
        to members of the reserve components of the Armed 
        Forces while such members are serving overseas under 
        inactive-duty training orders for any period of time 
        under such orders; and
            (2) the Secretary of Defense should--
                    (A) take action, not later than February 1, 
                2006, to clarify jurisdictional issues relating 
                to such applicability under section 802 of 
                title 10, United States Code (article 2 of the 
                Uniform Code of Military Justice); and
                    (B) if necessary, submit to Congress a 
                proposal for legislative action to ensure the 
                applicability of the Uniform Code of Military 
                Justice to such members.

               Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Casualties

SEC. 561. AUTHORITY FOR MEMBERS ON ACTIVE DUTY WITH DISABILITIES TO 
                    PARTICIPATE IN PARALYMPIC GAMES.

    Section 717(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ``participate in--'' and all that follows through 
``(2) any other'' and inserting ``participate in any of the 
following sports competitions:
            ``(1) The Pan-American Games and the Olympic Games, 
        and qualifying events and preparatory competition for 
        those games.
            ``(2) The Paralympic Games, if eligible to 
        participate in those games, and qualifying events and 
        preparatory competition for those games.
            ``(3) Any other''.

SEC. 562. POLICY AND PROCEDURES ON CASUALTY ASSISTANCE TO SURVIVORS OF 
                    MILITARY DECEDENTS.

    (a) Comprehensive Policy on Casualty Assistance.--
            (1) Policy required.--Not later than August 1, 
        2006, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe a 
        comprehensive policy for the Department of Defense on 
        the provision of casualty assistance to survivors and 
        next of kin of members of the Armed Forces who die 
        during military service (in this section referred to as 
        ``military decedents'').
            (2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall develop the 
        policy under paragraph (1) in consultation with the 
        Secretaries of the military departments, the Secretary 
        of Veterans Affairs, and the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security with respect to the Coast Guard.
            (3) Incorporation of past experience and 
        practice.--The policy developed under paragraph (1) 
        shall be based on--
                    (A) the experience and best practices of 
                the military departments;
                    (B) the recommendations of nongovernment 
                organizations with demonstrated expertise in 
                responding to the needs of survivors of 
                military decedents; and
                    (C) such other matters as the Secretary of 
                Defense considers appropriate.
            (4) Procedures.--The policy shall include 
        procedures to be followed by the military departments 
        in the provision of casualty assistance to survivors 
        and next of kin of military decedents. The procedures 
        shall be uniform across the military departments except 
        to the extent necessary to reflect the traditional 
        practices or customs of a particular military 
        department.
    (b) Elements of Policy.--The comprehensive policy developed 
under subsection (a) shall address the following matters:
            (1) The initial notification of primary and 
        secondary next of kin of the deaths of military 
        decedents and any subsequent notifications of next of 
        kin warranted by circumstances.
            (2) The transportation and disposition of remains 
        of military decedents, including notification of 
        survivors of the performance of autopsies.
            (3) The qualifications, assignment, training, 
        duties, supervision, and accountability for the 
        performance of casualty assistance responsibilities.
            (4) The relief or transfer of casualty assistance 
        officers, including notification to survivors and next 
        of kin of the reassignment of such officers to other 
        duties.
            (5) Centralized, short-term and long-term case-
        management procedures for casualty assistance by each 
        military department, including rapid access by 
        survivors of military decedents and casualty assistance 
        officers to expert case managers and counselors.
            (6) The provision, through a computer accessible 
        Internet website and other means and at no cost to 
        survivors of military decedents, of personalized, 
        integrated information on the benefits and financial 
        assistance available to such survivors from the Federal 
        Government.
            (7) The provision, at no cost to survivors of 
        military decedents, of legal assistance by military 
        attorneys on matters arising from the deaths of such 
        decedents, including tax matters, on an expedited, 
        prioritized basis.
            (8) The provision of financial counseling to 
        survivors of military decedents, particularly with 
        respect to appropriate disposition of death gratuity 
        and insurance proceeds received by surviving spouses, 
        minor dependent children, and their representatives.
            (9) The provision of information to survivors and 
        next of kin of military decedents on mechanisms for 
        registering complaints about, or requests for, 
        additional assistance related to casualty assistance.
            (10) Liaison with the Department of Veterans 
        Affairs and the Social Security Administration in order 
        to ensure prompt and accurate resolution of issues 
        relating to benefits administered by those agencies for 
        survivors of military decedents.
            (11) Data collection regarding the incidence and 
        quality of casualty assistance provided to survivors of 
        military decedents, including surveys of such survivors 
        and military and civilian members assigned casualty 
        assistance duties.
    (c) Adoption by Military Departments.--Not later than 
November 1, 2006, the Secretary of each military department 
shall prescribe regulations, or modify current regulations, on 
the policies and procedures of such military department on the 
provision of casualty assistance to survivors and next of kin 
of military decedents in order to conform such policies and 
procedures to the policy developed under subsection (a).
    (d) Report on Improvement of Casualty Assistance 
Programs.--Not later than December 1, 2006, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives a report that includes--
            (1) the assessment of the Secretary of the adequacy 
        and sufficiency of the current casualty assistance 
        programs of the military departments;
            (2) a plan for a system for the uniform provision 
        to survivors of military decedents of personalized, 
        accurate, and integrated information on the benefits 
        and financial assistance available to such survivors 
        through the casualty assistance programs of the 
        military departments under subsection (c); and
            (3) such recommendations for other legislative or 
        administrative action as the Secretary considers 
        appropriate to enhance and improve such programs to 
        achieve their intended purposes.
    (e) GAO Report.--
            (1) Report required.--Not later than July 1, 2006, 
        the Comptroller General shall submit to the committees 
        specified in subsection (d) a report on the evaluation 
        by the Comptroller General of the casualty assistance 
        programs of the Department of Defense and of such other 
        departments and agencies of the Federal Government as 
        provide casualty assistance to survivors and next of 
        kin of military decedents.
            (2) Assessment.--The report shall include the 
        assessment of the Comptroller General of the adequacy 
        of the current policies and procedures of, and funding 
        for, the casualty assistance programs covered by the 
        report to achieve their intended purposes.

SEC. 563. POLICY AND PROCEDURES ON ASSISTANCE TO SEVERELY WOUNDED OR 
                    INJURED SERVICE MEMBERS.

    (a) Comprehensive Policy.--
            (1) Policy required.--Not later than June 1, 2006, 
        the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe a 
        comprehensive policy for the Department of Defense on 
        the provision of assistance to members of the Armed 
        Forces who incur severe wounds or injuries in the line 
        of duty (in this section referred to as ``severely 
        wounded or injured servicemembers'').
            (2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall develop the 
        policy required by paragraph (1) in consultation with 
        the Secretaries of the military departments, the 
        Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Secretary of 
        Labor.
            (3) Incorporation of past experience and 
        practice.--The policy required by paragraph (1) shall 
        be based on--
                    (A) the experience and best practices of 
                the military departments, including the Army 
                Wounded Warrior Program, the Marine Corps 
                Marine for Life Injured Support Program, the 
                Air Force Palace HART program, and the Navy 
                Wounded Marines and Sailors Initiative;
                    (B) the recommendations of nongovernment 
                organizations with demonstrated expertise in 
                responding to the needs of severely wounded or 
                injured servicemembers; and
                    (C) such other matters as the Secretary of 
                Defense considers appropriate.
            (4) Procedures and standards.--The policy shall 
        include guidelines to be followed by the military 
        departments in the provision of assistance to severely 
        wounded or injured servicemembers. The procedures and 
        standards shall be uniform across the military 
        departments except to the extent necessary to reflect 
        the traditional practices or customs of a particular 
        military department. The procedures and standards shall 
        establish a minimum level of support and shall specify 
        the duration of programs.
    (b) Elements of Policy.--The comprehensive policy developed 
under subsection (a) shall address the following matters:
            (1) Coordination with the Severely Injured Joint 
        Support Operations Center of the Department of Defense.
            (2) Promotion of a seamless transition to civilian 
        life for severely wounded or injured servicemembers who 
        are or are likely to be separated on account of their 
        wound or injury.
            (3) Identification and resolution of special 
        problems or issues related to the transition to 
        civilian life of severely wounded or injured 
        servicemembers who are members of the reserve 
        components.
            (4) The qualifications, assignment, training, 
        duties, supervision, and accountability for the 
        performance of responsibilities for the personnel 
        providing assistance to severely wounded or injured 
        servicemembers.
            (5) Centralized, short-term and long-term case-
        management procedures for assistance to severely 
        wounded or injured servicemembers by each military 
        department, including rapid access for severely wounded 
        or injured servicemembers to case managers and 
        counselors.
            (6) The provision, through a computer accessible 
        Internet website and other means and at no cost to 
        severely wounded or injured servicemembers, of 
        personalized, integrated information on the benefits 
        and financial assistance available to such members from 
        the Federal Government.
            (7) The provision of information to severely 
        wounded or injured servicemembers on mechanisms for 
        registering complaints about, or requests for, 
        additional assistance.
            (8) Participation of family members.
            (9) Liaison with the Department of Veterans Affairs 
        and the Department of Labor in order to ensure prompt 
        and accurate resolution of issues relating to benefits 
        administered by those agencies for severely wounded or 
        injured servicemembers.
            (10) Data collection regarding the incidence and 
        quality of assistance provided to severely wounded or 
        injured servicemembers, including surveys of such 
        servicemembers and military and civilian personnel 
        whose assigned duties include assistance to severely 
        wounded or injured servicemembers.
    (c) Adoption by Military Departments.--Not later than 
September 1, 2006, the Secretary of each military department 
shall prescribe regulations, or modify current regulations, on 
the policies and procedures of such military department on the 
provision of assistance to severely wounded or injured 
servicemembers in order to conform such policies and procedures 
to the policy prescribed under subsection (a).

SEC. 564. DESIGNATION BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF PERSONS 
                    AUTHORIZED TO DIRECT THE DISPOSITION OF MEMBER 
                    REMAINS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than June 1, 2006, the Secretary 
of Defense shall complete, and the Secretaries of the military 
departments shall implement, Department of Defense Instruction 
1300.18, including interim policy guidance, regarding the 
requirement to have service members designate a person 
authorized to direct disposition of their remains should they 
become a casualty.
    (b) Report.--Not later than July 1, 2006, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the actions 
taken by the Secretary, and by the Secretaries of the military 
departments, to carry out the requirement in subsection (a).

   Subtitle G--Assistance to Local Educational Agencies for Defense 
                          Dependents Education

SEC. 571. EXPANSION OF AUTHORIZED ENROLLMENT IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                    DEPENDENTS SCHOOLS OVERSEAS.

    The Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 
931 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1404 the 
following new section:

   ``ENROLLMENT OF CERTAIN ADDITIONAL CHILDREN ON TUITION-FREE BASIS

    ``Sec. 1404A.  (a) Enrollment Authorized.--Under 
regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the 
Secretary may authorize the enrollment in schools of the 
defense dependents' education system on a tuition-free basis of 
the children of full-time, locally-hired employees of the 
Department of Defense in an overseas area if such employees are 
citizens or nationals of the United States.
    ``(b) Funding.--The Secretary may use funds available for 
the defense dependents' education system to provide for the 
education of children enrolled in the defense dependents' 
education system under subsection (a).''.

SEC. 572. ASSISTANCE TO 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.--
            (1) Assistance authorized.--The Secretary of 
        Defense shall provide financial assistance to an 
        eligible local educational agency described in 
        paragraph (2) if, without such assistance, the local 
        educational agency will be unable (as determined by the 
        Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Secretary 
        of Education) to provide the students in the schools of 
        the local educational agency with a level of education 
        that is equivalent to the minimum level of education 
        available in the schools of the other local educational 
        agencies in the same State.
            (2) Eligible local educational agencies.--A local 
        educational agency is eligible for assistance under 
        this subsection for a fiscal year if at least 20 
        percent (as rounded to the nearest whole percent) of 
        the students in average daily attendance in the schools 
        of the local educational agency during the preceding 
        school year were military dependent students counted 
        under section 8003(a)(1) of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(a)(1)).
    (b) Assistance to Schools With Enrollment Changes Due to 
Base Closures, Force Structure Changes, or Force Relocations.--
            (1) Assistance authorized.--To assist communities 
        in making adjustments resulting from changes in the 
        size or location of the Armed Forces, the Secretary of 
        Defense shall provide financial assistance to an 
        eligible local educational agency described in 
        paragraph (2) if, during the period between the end of 
        the school year preceding the fiscal year for which the 
        assistance is authorized and the beginning of the 
        school year immediately preceding that school year, the 
        local educational agency had (as determined by the 
        Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Secretary 
        of Education) an overall increase or reduction of--
                    (A) not less than five percent in the 
                average daily attendance of military dependent 
                students in the schools of the local 
                educational agency; or
                    (B) not less than 250 military dependent 
                students in average daily attendance in the 
                schools of the local educational agency.
            (2) Eligible local educational agencies.--A local 
        educational agency is eligible for assistance under 
        this subsection for a fiscal year if--
                    (A) the local educational agency is 
                eligible for assistance under subsection (a) 
                for the same fiscal year, or would have been 
                eligible for such assistance if not for the 
                reduction in military dependent students in 
                schools of the local educational agency; and
                    (B) the overall increase or reduction in 
                military dependent students in schools of the 
                local educational agency is the result of one 
                or more of the following:
                            (i) The global rebasing plan of the 
                        Department of Defense.
                            (ii) The official creation or 
                        activation of one or more new military 
                        units.
                            (iii) The realignment of forces as 
                        a result of the base closure process.
                            (iv) A change in the number of 
                        housing units on a military 
                        installation.
            (3) Calculation of amount of assistance.--
                    (A) Pro rata distribution.--The amount of 
                the assistance provided under this subsection 
                to a local educational agency that is eligible 
                for such assistance for a fiscal year shall be 
                equal to the product obtained by multiplying--
                            (i) the per-student rate determined 
                        under subparagraph (B) for that fiscal 
                        year; by
                            (ii) the net of the overall 
                        increases and reductions in the number 
                        of military dependent students in 
                        schools of the local educational 
                        agency, as determined under paragraph 
                        (1).
                    (B) Per-student rate.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A)(i), the per-student rate for a 
                fiscal year shall be equal to the dollar amount 
                obtained by dividing--
                            (i) the total amount of funds made 
                        available for that fiscal year to 
                        provide assistance under this 
                        subsection; by
                            (ii) the sum of the overall 
                        increases and reductions in the number 
                        of military dependent students in 
                        schools of all eligible local 
                        educational agencies for that fiscal 
                        year under this subsection.
                    (C) Maximum amount of assistance.--A local 
                educational agency may not receive more than 
                $1,000,000 in assistance under this subsection 
                for any fiscal year.
            (4) Duration.--Assistance may not be provided under 
        this subsection after September 30, 2010.
    (c) Notification.--Not later than June 30, 2006, and June 
30 of each fiscal year thereafter for which funds are made 
available to carry out this section, the Secretary of Defense 
shall notify each local educational agency that is eligible for 
assistance under this section for that fiscal year of--
            (1) the eligibility of the local educational agency 
        for the assistance, including whether the agency is 
        eligible for assistance under either subsection (a) or 
        (b) or both subsections; and
            (2) the amount of the assistance for which the 
        local educational agency is eligible.
    (d) Disbursement of Funds.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
disburse assistance made available under this section for a 
fiscal year not later than 30 days after the date on which 
notification to the eligible local educational agencies is 
provided pursuant to subsection (c) for that fiscal year.
    (e) Finding for Fiscal Year 2006.--Of the amount authorized 
to be appropriated pursuant to section 301(5) for operation and 
maintenance for Defense-wide activities--
            (1) $30,000,000 shall be available only for the 
        purpose of providing assistance to local educational 
        agencies under subsection (a); and
            (2) $10,000,000 shall be available only for the 
        purpose of providing assistance to local educational 
        agencies under subsection (b).
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``base closure process'' means the 
        2005 base closure and realignment process authorized by 
        Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part 
        A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 
        note) or any base closure and realignment process 
        conducted after the date of the enactment of this Act 
        under section 2687 of title 10, United States Code, or 
        any other similar law enacted after that date.
            (2) 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)).
            (3) The term ``military dependent students'' refers 
        to--
                    (A) elementary and secondary school 
                students who are dependents of members of the 
                Armed Forces; and
                    (B) elementary and secondary school 
                students who are dependents of civilian 
                employees of the Department of Defense.
            (4) The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States 
        and the District of Columbia.
    (g) Repeal of Former Authority.--Section 386 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public 
Law 102-484; 20 U.S.C. 7703 note) is repealed.

SEC. 573. IMPACT AID FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES.

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

SEC. 574. CONTINUATION OF IMPACT AID ASSISTANCE ON BEHALF OF DEPENDENTS 
                    OF CERTAIN MEMBERS DESPITE CHANGE IN STATUS OF 
                    MEMBER.

    (a) Special Rule.--For purposes of computing the amount of 
a payment for an eligible local educational agency under 
subsection (a) of section 8003 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703) for school year 2005-
2006, the Secretary of Education shall continue to count as a 
child enrolled in a school of such agency under such subsection 
any child who--
            (1) would be counted under paragraph (1)(B) of such 
        subsection to determine the number of children who were 
        in average daily attendance in the school; but
            (2) due to the deployment of both parents or legal 
        guardians of the child, the deployment of a parent or 
        legal guardian having sole custody of the child, or the 
        death of a military parent or legal guardian while on 
        active duty (so long as the child resides on Federal 
        property (as defined in section 8013(5) of such Act (20 
        U.S.C. 7713(5))), is not eligible to be so counted.
    (b) Termination.--The special rule provided under 
subsection (a) applies only so long as the children covered by 
such subsection remain in average daily attendance at a school 
in the same local educational agency they attended before their 
change in eligibility status.

                   Subtitle H--Decorations and Awards

SEC. 576. ELIGIBILITY FOR OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM CAMPAIGN MEDAL.

    For purposes of eligibility for the campaign medal for 
Operation Enduring Freedom established pursuant to Public Law 
108-234 (10 U.S.C. 1121 note), the beginning date of Operation 
Enduring Freedom is September 11, 2001.

                Subtitle I--Consumer Protection Matters

SEC. 577. REQUIREMENT FOR REGULATIONS ON POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ON 
                    PERSONAL COMMERCIAL SOLICITATIONS ON DEPARTMENT OF 
                    DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS.

    (a) Requirement.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and not later than March 31, 2006, 
the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations, or modify 
existing regulations, on the policies and procedures relating 
to personal commercial solicitations, including the sale of 
life insurance and securities, on Department of Defense 
installations.
    (b) Repeal of Superseded Limitations.--The following 
provisions of law are repealed:
            (1) Section 586 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-
        136; 117 Stat. 1493).
            (2) Section 8133 of the Department of Defense 
        Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-287; 118 Stat. 
        1002).

SEC. 578. CONSUMER EDUCATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR 
                    SPOUSES ON INSURANCE AND OTHER FINANCIAL SERVICES.

    (a) Education and Counseling Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 50 of title 10, United 
        States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new section:

``Sec. 992. Consumer education: financial services

    ``(a) Requirement for Consumer Education Program for 
Members.--(1) The Secretary concerned shall carry out a program 
to provide comprehensive education to members of the armed 
forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary on--
            ``(A) financial services that are available under 
        law to members;
            ``(B) financial services that are routinely offered 
        by private sector sources to members;
            ``(C) practices relating to the marketing of 
        private sector financial services to members;
            ``(D) such other matters relating to financial 
        services available to members, and the marketing of 
        financial services to members, as the Secretary 
        considers appropriate; and
            ``(E) such other financial practices as the 
        Secretary considers appropriate.
    ``(2) Training under this subsection shall be provided to 
members as--
            ``(A) a component of members initial entry 
        orientation training; and
            ``(B) a component of periodically recurring 
        required training that is provided for the members at 
        military installations.
    ``(3) The training provided at a military installation 
under paragraph (2)(B) shall include information on any 
financial services marketing practices that are particularly 
prevalent at that military installation and in the vicinity.
    ``(b) Counseling for Members and Spouses.--(1) The 
Secretary concerned shall, upon request, provide counseling on 
financial services to each member of the armed forces, and such 
member's spouse, under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.
    ``(2)(A) In the case of a military installation at which at 
least 2,000 members of the armed forces on active duty are 
assigned, the Secretary concerned--
            ``(i) shall provide counseling on financial 
        services under this subsection through a full-time 
        financial services counselor at such installation; and
            ``(ii) may provide such counseling at such 
        installation by any means elected by the Secretary from 
        among the following:
                    ``(I) Through members of the armed forces 
                in pay grade E-7 or above, or civilians, who 
                provide such counseling as part of their other 
                duties for the armed forces or the Department 
                of Defense.
                    ``(II) By contract, including contract for 
                services by telephone and by the Internet.
                    ``(III) Through qualified representatives 
                of nonprofit organizations and agencies under 
                formal agreements with the Department of 
                Defense to provide such counseling.
    ``(B) In the case of any military installation not 
described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary concerned shall 
provide counseling on financial services under this subsection 
at such installation by any of the means set forth in 
subparagraph (A)(ii), as elected by the Secretary concerned.
    ``(3) Each financial services counselor under paragraph 
(2)(A)(i), and any other individual providing counseling on 
financial services under paragraph (2), shall be an individual 
who, by reason of education, training, or experience, is 
qualified to provide helpful counseling to members of the armed 
forces and their spouses on financial services and marketing 
practices described in subsection (a)(1). Such individual may 
be a member of the armed forces or an employee of the Federal 
Government.
    ``(4) The Secretary concerned shall take such action as is 
necessary to ensure that each financial services counselor 
under paragraph (2)(A)(i), and any other individual providing 
counseling on financial services under paragraphs (2), is free 
from conflicts of interest relevant to the performance of duty 
under this section. and, in the performance of that duty, is 
dedicated to furnishing members of the armed forces and their 
spouses with helpful information and counseling on financial 
services and related marketing practices.
    ``(c) Life Insurance.--In counseling a member of the armed 
forces, or spouse of a member of the armed forces, under this 
section regarding life insurance offered by a private sector 
source, a financial services counselor under subsection 
(b)(2)(A)(i), or another individual providing counseling on 
financial services under subsection (b)(2), shall furnish the 
member or spouse, as the case may be, with information on the 
availability of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance under 
subchapter III of chapter 19 of title 38, including information 
on the amounts of coverage available and the procedures for 
electing coverage and the amount of coverage.
    ``(d) Financial Services Defined.--In this section, the 
term `financial services' includes the following:
            ``(1) Life insurance, casualty insurance, and other 
        insurance.
            ``(2) Investments in securities or financial 
        instruments.
            ``(3) Banking, credit, loans, deferred payment 
        plans, and mortgages.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at 
        the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at 
        the end the following new item:

``992. Consumer education: financial services.''.

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on the first day of the first month that 
begins more than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 579. REPORT ON PREDATORY LENDING PRACTICES DIRECTED AT MEMBERS OF 
                    THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
on predatory lending practices directed at members of the Armed 
Forces and their families. The report shall be prepared in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Chairman 
of the Federal Reserve, the Chairman of the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation, and representatives of military charity 
organizations and consumer organizations.
    (b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) A description of the prevalence of predatory 
        lending practices directed at members of the Armed 
        Forces and their families.
            (2) An assessment of the effects of predatory 
        lending practices on members of the Armed Forces and 
        their families.
            (3) A description of the strategy of the Department 
        of Defense, and of any current or planned programs of 
        the Department, to educate members of the Armed Forces 
        and their families regarding predatory lending 
        practices.
            (4) A description of the strategy of the Department 
        of Defense, and of any current or planned programs of 
        the Department, to reduce or eliminate--
                    (A) the prevalence of predatory lending 
                practices directed at members of the Armed 
                Forces and their families; and
                    (B) the negative effect of such practices 
                on members of the Armed Forces and their 
                families.
            (5) Recommendations for additional legislative and 
        administrative action to reduce or eliminate predatory 
        lending practices directed at members of the Armed 
        Forces and their families.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
        means--
                    (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
                Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
                Affairs of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
                Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
                Representatives.
            (2) The term ``predatory lending practice'' means 
        an unfair or abusive loan or credit sale transaction or 
        collection practice.

          Subtitle J--Reports and Sense of Congress Statements

SEC. 581. REPORT ON NEED FOR A PERSONNEL PLAN FOR LINGUISTS IN THE 
                    ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Need Assessment.--The Secretary of Defense shall review 
the career tracks of members of the Armed Forces who are 
linguists in an effort to improve the management of linguists 
(in enlisted grades or officer grades, or both) and to assist 
them in reaching their full linguistic and analytical potential 
over a 20-year career. As part of such review, the Secretary 
shall assess the need for a comprehensive plan to better manage 
the careers of military linguists (in enlisted grades or 
officer grades, or both) and to ensure that such linguists have 
an opportunity to progress in grade and are provided 
opportunities to enhance their language and cultural skills. As 
part of the review, the Secretary shall consider personnel 
management methods such as enhanced bonuses, immersion 
opportunities, specialized career fields, establishment of a 
dedicated career path for linguists, and career monitoring to 
ensure career progress for linguists serving in duty 
assignments that are not linguist related.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 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 on the review and assessment conducted 
under subsection (a). The report shall include the findings, 
results, and conclusions of the Secretary's review and 
assessment of the careers of officer and enlisted linguists in 
the Armed Forces and the need for a comprehensive plan to 
ensure effective career management of linguists.

SEC. 582. SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES GIVE EQUAL 
                    ACCESS TO MILITARY RECRUITERS AND ROTC IN 
                    ACCORDANCE WITH THE SOLOMON AMENDMENT AND 
                    REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) any college or university that discriminates 
        against ROTC programs or military recruiters should be 
        denied certain Federal taxpayer support, especially 
        funding for many military and defense programs; and
            (2) universities and colleges that receive Federal 
        funds should provide military recruiters access to 
        college campuses and to college students equal in 
        quality and scope to that provided all other employers.
    (b) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to Congress a report on the colleges and 
universities that are denying equal access to military 
recruiters and ROTC programs.

SEC. 583. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING STUDY OF OPTIONS FOR PROVIDING 
                    HOMELAND DEFENSE EDUCATION.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
        the Secretary of Homeland Security, should study the 
        options among public and private educational 
        institutions and facilities (including an option of 
        using the National Defense University) for providing 
        strategic-level homeland defense education and related 
        research opportunities to civilian and military leaders 
        from all agencies of government in order to contribute 
        to the development of a common understanding of core 
        homeland defense principles and of effective 
        interagency homeland defense strategies, policies, 
        doctrines, and processes; and
            (2) the results of such consultation and study 
        should be reported to the Committee on Armed Services 
        of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
        Armed Services of the Senate, together with such 
        recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate, 
        including a request for any implementing legislation 
        that would contribute to the development of strategic-
        level homeland defense education.

SEC. 584. SENSE OF CONGRESS RECOGNIZING THE DIVERSITY OF THE MEMBERS OF 
                    THE ARMED FORCES SERVING IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM 
                    AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM AND HONORING THEIR 
                    SACRIFICES AND THE SACRIFICES OF THEIR FAMILIES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Thousands of members of the United States Armed 
        Forces who come from a variety of ethnic and racial 
        backgrounds have served, and are serving, in Operation 
        Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to defend 
        the cause of freedom, democracy, and liberty. Many have 
        been killed, wounded, or seriously injured.
            (2) Diversity is an essential part of the strength 
        of the Armed Forces, in which members having different 
        ethnic and racial backgrounds share the goal of 
        defending the cause of freedom, democracy, and liberty.
            (3) The Armed Forces are representative of the 
        diverse culture and backgrounds that make the United 
        States a great nation.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
the United States should--
            (1) recognize and celebrate the diversity of the 
        members of the Armed Forces; and
            (2) recognize and honor the sacrifices being made 
        by the members of the Armed Forces and their families 
        in the global war on terrorism.

                       Subtitle K--Other Matters

SEC. 589. EXPANSION AND ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY TO PRESENT RECOGNITION 
                    ITEMS FOR RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION PURPOSES.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Authority.--Subchapter II of chapter 134 of 
        title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
        the end the following new section:

``Sec. 2261. Presentation of recognition items for recruitment and 
                    retention purposes

    ``(a) Expenditures for Recognition Items.--Under 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, 
appropriated funds may be expended--
            ``(1) to procure recognition items of nominal or 
        modest value for recruitment or retention purposes; and
            ``(2) to present such items--
                    ``(A) to members of the armed forces; and
                    ``(B) to members of the families of members 
                of the armed forces, and other individuals, 
                recognized as providing support that 
                substantially facilitates service in the armed 
                forces.
    ``(b) Provision of Meals and Refreshments.--For purposes of 
section 520c of this title and any regulation prescribed to 
implement that section, functions conducted for the purpose of 
presenting recognition items described in subsection (a) shall 
be treated as recruiting functions, and recipients of such 
items shall be treated as persons who are the objects of 
recruiting efforts.
    ``(c) Recognition Items of Nominal or Modest Value.--In 
this section, the term `recognition item of nominal or modest 
value' means a commemorative coin, medal, trophy, badge, flag, 
poster, painting, or other similar item that is valued at less 
than $50 per item and is designed to recognize or commemorate 
service in the armed forces.
    ``(d) Termination of Authority.--The authority under this 
section shall expire December 31, 2007.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at 
        the beginning of subchapter II of chapter 134 of such 
        title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        item:

``2261. Presentation of recognition items for recruitment and retention 
          purposes.''.

    (b) Repeal of Superseded Authorities.--
            (1) Army reserve.--Section 18506 of title 10, 
        United States Code, is repealed. The table of sections 
        at the beginning of chapter 1805 of such title is 
        amended by striking the item relating to such section.
            (2) National guard.--Section 717 of title 32, 
        United States Code, is repealed. The table of sections 
        at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended 
        by striking the item relating to such section.

SEC. 590. EXTENSION OF DATE OF SUBMITTAL OF REPORT OF VETERANS' 
                    DISABILITY BENEFITS COMMISSION.

    Section 1503 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1678; 38 U.S.C. 
1101 note) is amended by striking ``Not later than 15 months 
after the date on which the commission first meets,'' and 
inserting ``Not later than October 1, 2007,''.

SEC. 591. RECRUITMENT AND ENLISTMENT OF HOME-SCHOOLED STUDENTS IN THE 
                    ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Policy on Recruitment and Enlistment.--
            (1) Policy required.--The Secretary of Defense 
        shall prescribe a policy on the recruitment and 
        enlistment of home-schooled students in the Armed 
        Forces.
            (2) Uniformity across the armed forces.--The 
        Secretary shall ensure that the policy prescribed under 
        paragraph (1) applies, to the extent practicable, 
        uniformly across the Armed Forces.
    (b) Elements.--The policy under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) An identification of a graduate of home 
        schooling for purposes of recruitment and enlistment in 
        the Armed Forces that is in accordance with the 
        requirements described in subsection (c).
            (2) A communication plan to ensure that the policy 
        described in subsection (c) is understood by recruiting 
        officials of all the Armed Forces, to include field 
        recruiters at the lowest level of command.
            (3) An exemption of graduates of home schooling 
        from the requirement for a secondary school diploma or 
        an equivalent (GED) as a precondition for enlistment in 
        the Armed Forces.
    (c) Home School Graduates.--In prescribing the policy under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe a 
single set of criteria to be used by the Armed Forces in 
determining whether an individual is a graduate of home 
schooling. The Secretary concerned shall ensure compliance with 
education credential coding requirements.
    (d) Secretary Concerned Defined.--In this section, the term 
``Secretary concerned'' has the meaning given such term in 
section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 592. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN INTERMEDIARIES UNDER 
                    CERTAIN AUTHORITIES RELATING TO ADOPTIONS.

    (a) Reimbursement for Adoption Expenses.--Section 
1052(g)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``or other source authorized to place children for 
adoption under State or local law'' after ``qualified adoption 
agency''.
    (b) Treatment as Children for Medical and Dental Care 
Purposes.--Section 1072(6)(D)(i) of such title is amended by 
inserting ``, or by any other source authorized by State or 
local law to provide adoption placement,'' after ``(recognized 
by the Secretary of Defense)''.

SEC. 593. ADOPTION LEAVE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ADOPTING 
                    CHILDREN.

    (a) Leave Authorized.--Section 701 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(i)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
Defense, a member of the armed forces adopting a child in a 
qualifying child adoption is allowed up to 21 days of leave in 
a calendar year to be used in connection with the adoption.
    ``(2) For the purpose of this subsection, an adoption of a 
child by a member is a qualifying child adoption if the member 
is eligible for reimbursement of qualified adoption expenses 
for such adoption under section 1052 of this title.
    ``(3) In the event that two members of the armed forces who 
are married to each other adopt a child in a qualifying child 
adoption, only one such member shall be allowed leave under 
this subsection.
    ``(4) Leave under paragraph (1) is in addition to other 
leave provided under other provisions of this section.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (i) of section 701 of title 
10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall take 
effect on January 1, 2006, and shall apply only with respect to 
adoptions completed on or after that date.

SEC. 594. ADDITION OF INFORMATION TO BE COVERED IN MANDATORY 
                    PRESEPARATION COUNSELING.

    Section 1142(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``(4) Information 
        concerning'' and inserting the following:
            ``(4) Provision of information on civilian 
        occupations and related assistance programs, including 
        information concerning--
                    ``(A) certification and licensure 
                requirements that are applicable to civilian 
                occupations;
                    ``(B) civilian occupations that correspond 
                to military occupational specialties; and
                    ``(C)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(11) Information concerning the availability of 
        mental health services and the treatment of post-
        traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorders, 
        depression, suicidal ideations, or other mental health 
        conditions associated with service in the armed forces.
            ``(12) Information concerning the priority of 
        service for veterans in the receipt of employment, 
        training, and placement services provided under 
        qualified job training programs of the Department of 
        Labor.
            ``(13) Information concerning veterans small 
        business ownership and entrepreneurship programs of the 
        Small Business Administration and the National Veterans 
        Business Development Corporation.
            ``(14) Information concerning employment and 
        reemployment rights and obligations under chapter 43 of 
        title 38.
            ``(15) Information concerning veterans preference 
        in federal employment and federal procurement 
        opportunities.
            ``(16) Contact information for housing counseling 
        assistance.
            ``(17) A description, developed in consultation 
        with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, of health care 
        and other benefits to which the member may be entitled 
        under the laws administered by the Secretary of 
        Veterans Affairs.''.

SEC. 595. REPORT ON TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than May 1, 2006, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the 
actions taken, including those actions taken pursuant to the 
recommendations in the May 2005 report of the Comptroller 
General submitted to Congress pursuant to section 598 of the 
Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 1939), to ensure that 
the Transition Assistance Programs for members of the Armed 
Forces separating from the Armed Forces (including members of 
the regular components of the Armed Forces and members of the 
reserve components of the Armed Forces) function effectively to 
provide such members with timely and comprehensive transition 
assistance when separating from the Armed Forces. The report 
under this section shall be prepared in consultation with the 
Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
    (b) Focus on Particular Members.--The report required by 
subsection (a) shall include particular attention to the 
actions taken with respect to the Transition Assistance 
Programs to assist the following members of the Armed Forces:
            (1) Members deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom.
            (2) Members deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom.
            (3) Members deployed to or in support of other 
        contingency operations.
            (4) Members of the National Guard activated under 
        the provisions of title 32, United States Code, in 
        support of relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina and 
        Hurricane Rita.

SEC. 596. IMPROVEMENT TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO 
                    SEXUAL ASSAULT AFFECTING MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                    FORCES.

    (a) Plan for System To Track Cases in Which Care or 
Prosecution Hindered by Lack of Availability.--
            (1) Plan required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
        develop and implement a system to track cases under the 
        jurisdiction of the Department of Defense in which care 
        to a victim of rape or sexual assault, or the 
        investigation or prosecution of an alleged perpetrator 
        of rape or sexual assault, is 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.
            (2) Submittal to congressional committees.--The 
        Secretary shall submit the plan developed under 
        paragraph (1) to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
        Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
        of Representatives not later than 120 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Accessibility Plan for Deployed Units.--
            (1) Plan required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
        develop and implement a plan for ensuring accessibility 
        and availability of supplies, trained personnel, and 
        transportation resources for responding to sexual 
        assaults occurring in deployed units. The plan shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) A plan for the training of personnel 
                who are considered to be ``first responders'' 
                to sexual assaults (including criminal 
                investigators, medical personnel responsible 
                for rape kit evidence collection, and victims 
                advocates), such training to include current 
                techniques on the processing of evidence, 
                including rape kits, and on conducting 
                investigations.
                    (B) A plan for ensuring the availability at 
                military hospitals of supplies needed for the 
                treatment of victims of sexual assault who 
                present at a military hospital, including rape 
                kits, equipment for processing rape kits, and 
                supplies for testing and treatment for sexually 
                transmitted infections and diseases, including 
                HIV, and for testing for pregnancy.
            (2) Submittal to congressional committees.--The 
        Secretary shall submit the plan developed under 
        paragraph (1) to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
        Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
        of Representatives not later than 120 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Additional Matters for Annual Report on Sexual 
Assaults.--Section 577(f)(2) of the Ronald W. Reagan National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-
375; 118 Stat. 1927; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
        subparagraph (G); and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the 
        following new subparagraphs:
            ``(D) 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, 
        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.
            ``(E) A description of the implementation during 
        the year covered by the report of the accessibility 
        plan implemented pursuant to section 596(b) of the 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        2006, 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.
            ``(F) 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.''.

SEC. 597. AUTHORITY FOR APPOINTMENT OF COAST GUARD FLAG OFFICER AS 
                    CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE PRESIDENT.

    (a) Authority.--Chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``Sec. 54. Chief of staff to President: appointment

    ``The President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate, may appoint a flag officer of the Coast Guard as the 
Chief of Staff to the President.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item:

``54. Chief of Staff to President: appointment.''.

SEC. 598. PRAYER AT MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY ACTIVITIES.

    (a) In General.--The superintendent of a service academy 
may have in effect such policy as the superintendent considers 
appropriate with respect to the offering of a voluntary, 
nondenominational prayer at an otherwise authorized activity of 
the academy, subject to the United States Constitution and such 
limitations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe.
    (b) Service Academies.--For purposes of this section, the 
term ``service academy'' means any of the following:
            (1) The United States Military Academy.
            (2) The United States Naval Academy.
            (3) The United States Air Force Academy.

SEC. 599. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE MILITARY WORKING DOGS 
                    AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION.

    (a) Administration of Authority by Secretaries of Military 
Departments.--Subsection (a) of section 2583 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Secretary of Defense may'' and 
        inserting ``Secretary of the military department 
        concerned may''; and
            (2) by striking ``the Department of Defense'' and 
        inserting ``such military department''.
    (b) Authority To Make Dogs Available for Adoption Before 
End of Useful Working Life.--Such subsection is further amended 
by striking ``at the end'' and all that follows and inserting 
``, unless the dog has been determined to be unsuitable for 
adoption under subsection (b), under circumstances as follows:
            ``(1) At the end of the dog's useful working life.
            ``(2) Before the end of the dog's useful working 
        life, if such Secretary, in such Secretary's 
        discretion, determines that unusual or extraordinary 
        circumstances justify making the dog available for 
        adoption before that time.
            ``(3) When the dog is otherwise excess to the needs 
        of such military department.''.
    (c) Clarification of Reporting Requirement.--Subsection (f) 
of such section is amended by inserting ``of Defense'' after 
``Secretary''.
    (d) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--The heading of 
such section, and the item relating to such section in the 
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 153 of such 
title, are each amended by striking the last six words.

          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 2006.
Sec. 602. Additional pay for permanent military professors at United 
          States Naval Academy with over 36 years of service.
Sec. 603. Basic pay rates for reserve component members selected to 
          attend military service academy preparatory schools.
Sec. 604. Clarification of restriction on compensation for 
          correspondence courses.
Sec. 605. Enhanced authority for agency contributions for members of the 
          Armed Forces participating in the Thrift Savings Plan.
Sec. 606. Pilot program on contributions to Thrift Savings Plan for 
          initial enlistees in the Army.
Sec. 607. Prohibition against requiring certain injured members to pay 
          for meals provided by military treatment facilities.
Sec. 608. Permanent authority for supplemental subsistence allowance for 
          low-income members with dependents.
Sec. 609. Increase in basic allowance for housing and extension of 
          temporary lodging expenses authority for areas subject to 
          major disaster declaration or for installations experiencing 
          sudden increase in personnel levels.
Sec. 610. Basic allowance for housing for reserve component members.
Sec. 611. Permanent increase in length of time dependents of certain 
          deceased members may continue to occupy military family 
          housing or receive basic allowance for housing.
Sec. 612. Overseas cost of living allowance.
Sec. 613. Allowance to cover portion of monthly deduction from basic pay 
          for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance coverage for members 
          serving in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi 
          Freedom.
Sec. 614. Income replacement payments for Reserves experiencing extended 
          and frequent mobilization for active duty service.

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

Sec. 621. Extension or resumption of certain bonus and special pay 
          authorities for reserve forces.
Sec. 622. Extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for 
          certain health care professionals.
Sec. 623. Extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear 
          officers.
Sec. 624. Extension of other bonus and special pay authorities.
Sec. 625. Eligibility of oral and maxillofacial surgeons for incentive 
          special pay.
Sec. 626. Eligibility of dental officers for additional special pay.
Sec. 627. Increase in maximum monthly rate authorized for hardship duty 
          pay.
Sec. 628. Flexible payment of assignment incentive pay.
Sec. 629. Active-duty reenlistment bonus.
Sec. 630. Reenlistment bonus for members of the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 631. Consolidation and modification of bonuses for affiliation or 
          enlistment in the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 632. Expansion and enhancement of special pay for enlisted members 
          of the Selected Reserve assigned to certain high priority 
          units.
Sec. 633. Eligibility requirements for prior service enlistment bonus.
Sec. 634. Increase and enhancement of affiliation bonus for officers of 
          the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 635. Increase in authorized maximum amount of enlistment bonus.
Sec. 636. Discretion of Secretary of Defense to authorize retroactive 
          hostile fire and imminent danger pay.
Sec. 637. Increase in maximum bonus amount for nuclear-qualified 
          officers extending period of active duty.
Sec. 638. Increase in maximum amount of nuclear career annual incentive 
          bonus for nuclear-qualified officers trained while serving as 
          enlisted members.
Sec. 639. Uniform payment of foreign language proficiency pay to 
          eligible reserve component members and regular component 
          members.
Sec. 640. Retention bonus for members qualified in certain critical 
          skills or assigned to high priority units.
Sec. 641. Incentive bonus for transfer between Armed Forces.
Sec. 642. Availability of special pay for members during rehabilitation 
          from wounds, injuries, and illnesses incurred in a combat 
          operation or combat zone.
Sec. 643. Pay and benefits to facilitate voluntary separation of 
          targeted members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 644. Ratification of payment of critical-skills accession bonus for 
          persons enrolled in Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps 
          obtaining nursing degrees.
Sec. 645. Temporary authority to pay bonus to encourage members of the 
          Army to refer other persons for enlistment in the Army.

            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

Sec. 651. Authorized absences of members for which lodging expenses at 
          temporary duty location may be paid.
Sec. 652. Extended period for selection of home for travel and 
          transportation allowances for dependents of deceased members.
Sec. 653. Transportation of family members in connection with the 
          repatriation of members held captive.
Sec. 654. Increased weight allowances for shipment of household goods of 
          senior noncommissioned officers.
Sec. 655. Permanent authority to provide travel and transportation 
          allowances for family members to visit hospitalized members of 
          the Armed Forces injured in combat operation or combat zone.

              Subtitle D--Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits

Sec. 661. Monthly disbursement to States of State income tax withheld 
          from retired or retainer pay.
Sec. 662. Denial of certain burial-related benefits for individuals who 
          committed a capital offense.
Sec. 663. Concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and 
          military retired pay.
Sec. 664. Additional amounts of death gratuity for survivors of certain 
          members of the Armed Forces dying on active duty.
Sec. 665. Child support for certain minor children of retirement-
          eligible members convicted of domestic violence resulting in 
          death of child's other parent.
Sec. 666. Comptroller General report on actuarial soundness of the 
          Survivor Benefit Plan.

Subtitle E--Commissary and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits

Sec. 671. Increase in authorized level of supplies and services 
          procurement from overseas exchange stores.
Sec. 672. Requirements for private operation of commissary store 
          functions.
Sec. 673. Provision of and payment for overseas transportation services 
          for commissary and exchange supplies and products.
Sec. 674. Compensatory time off for certain nonappropriated fund 
          employees.
Sec. 675. Rest and recuperation leave programs.

                        Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 681. Temporary Army authority to provide additional recruitment 
          incentives.
Sec. 682. Clarification of leave accrual for members assigned to a 
          deployable ship or mobile unit or other duty.
Sec. 683. Expansion of authority to remit or cancel indebtedness of 
          members of the Armed Forces incurred on active duty.
Sec. 684. Loan repayment program for chaplains in the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 685. Inclusion of Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Chairman of the 
          Joint Chiefs of Staff among senior enlisted members of the 
          Armed Forces.
Sec. 686. Special and incentive pays considered for saved pay upon 
          appointment of members as officers.
Sec. 687. Repayment of unearned portion of bonuses, special pays, and 
          educational benefits.
Sec. 688. Rights of members of the Armed Forces and their dependents 
          under Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968.
Sec. 689. Extension of eligibility for SSI for certain individuals in 
          families that include members of the Reserve and National 
          Guard.
Sec. 690. Information for members of the Armed Forces and their 
          dependents on rights and protections of the Servicemembers 
          Civil Relief Act.

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

SEC. 601. INCREASE IN BASIC PAY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006.

    (a) Waiver of Section 1009 Adjustment.--The adjustment to 
become effective during fiscal year 2006 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, 2006, 
the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed 
services are increased by 3.1 percent.

SEC. 602. ADDITIONAL PAY FOR PERMANENT MILITARY PROFESSORS AT UNITED 
                    STATES NAVAL ACADEMY WITH OVER 36 YEARS OF SERVICE.

    Section 203(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after ``Military Academy'' the following: ``, the 
United States Naval Academy,''.

SEC. 603. BASIC PAY RATES FOR RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS SELECTED TO 
                    ATTEND MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY PREPARATORY 
                    SCHOOLS.

    Section 203(e)(2) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``on active duty for a period of 
        more than 30 days shall continue to receive'' and 
        inserting ``shall receive''; and
            (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
        following: ``or at the rate provided for cadets and 
        midshipmen under subsection (c), whichever is 
        greater''.

SEC. 604. CLARIFICATION OF RESTRICTION ON COMPENSATION FOR 
                    CORRESPONDENCE COURSES.

    Section 206(d)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after ``reserve component'' the following: 
``or by a member of the National Guard while not in Federal 
service''.

SEC. 605. ENHANCED AUTHORITY FOR AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF 
                    THE ARMED FORCES PARTICIPATING IN THE THRIFT 
                    SAVINGS PLAN.

    (a) Authority To Make Contributions for Certain First-Time 
Enlistees.--Subsection (d) of section 211 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
                ``(i)'' after ``(A)'';
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
                clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) and, in such 
                clause, by striking the period at the end and 
                inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph (B):
                    ``(B) is enlisting in the armed forces for 
                the first time and the period of the member's 
                enlistment is not less than two years.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``paragraph (1)'' 
        the first place it appears and inserting ``paragraph 
        (1)(A)'';
            (3) by designating the second sentence of paragraph 
        (2) as paragraph (4) and, in such paragraph, by 
        striking ``this paragraph'' and inserting ``this 
        subsection''; and
            (4) by inserting before such paragraph (4) the 
        following new paragraph:
    ``(3) In the case of a member described by paragraph 
(1)(B), the Secretary shall make contributions to the Fund for 
the benefit of the member for each pay period of the enlistment 
of the member described in that paragraph for which the member 
makes a contribution to the Fund under section 8440e of title 5 
(other than under subsection (d)(2) thereof).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--Such subsection is further amended 
by inserting ``and First-Time Enlistees'' after 
``Specialties''.

SEC. 606. PILOT PROGRAM ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN FOR 
                    INITIAL ENLISTEES IN THE ARMY.

    (a) Pilot Program Required.--During fiscal year 2006, the 
Secretary of the Army shall use the authority provided by 
section 211(d)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, as 
amended by section 605, to carry out within the Army a pilot 
program in order to assess the extent to which contributions by 
the Secretary to the Thrift Savings Fund on behalf of members 
of the Army described in subsection (b) would--
            (1) assist the Army in recruiting efforts; and
            (2) assist such members in establishing habits of 
        financial responsibility during their initial 
        enlistment in the Armed Forces.
    (b) Covered Members.--To be eligible to participate in the 
pilot program under subsection (a), a member of the Army must 
be serving under an initial enlistment for a period of not less 
than two years.
    (c) Contributions to Thrift Savings Fund.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army may make 
        contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund on behalf of 
        any participant in the pilot program under subsection 
        (a) for any pay period during the period of the pilot 
        program.
            (2) Limitations.--The amount of any contributions 
        made with respect to a member under paragraph (1) shall 
        be subject to the provisions of section 8432(c) of 
        title 5, United States Code.
    (d) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than February 1, 2007, 
        the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
        congressional defense committees a report on the pilot 
        program under subsection (a).
            (2) Elements.--The report shall include the 
        following:
                    (A) A description of the pilot program, 
                including the number of members of the Army who 
                participated in the pilot program and the 
                contributions made by the Army to the Thrift 
                Savings Fund on behalf of such members during 
                the period of the pilot program.
                    (B) An assessment, based on the pilot 
                program and taking into account the views of 
                officers and senior enlisted personnel of the 
                Army, and of field recruiters, of the extent to 
                which contributions by the military departments 
                to the Thrift Savings Fund on behalf of members 
                of the Armed Forces similar to the participants 
                in the pilot program--
                            (i) would enhance the recruiting 
                        efforts of the Armed Forces; and
                            (ii) would assist such members in 
                        establishing habits of financial 
                        responsibility during their initial 
                        enlistment in the Armed Forces.

SEC. 607. PROHIBITION AGAINST REQUIRING CERTAIN INJURED MEMBERS TO PAY 
                    FOR MEALS PROVIDED BY MILITARY TREATMENT 
                    FACILITIES.

    (a) Temporary Prohibition.--Section 402 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection 
        (i); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following 
        new subsection:
    ``(h) No Payment for Meals Received at Military Treatment 
Facilities.--(1) A member of the armed forces who is undergoing 
medical recuperation or therapy, or is otherwise in the status 
of continuous care, including outpatient care, at a military 
treatment facility for an injury, illness, or disease described 
in paragraph (2) shall not be required to pay any charge for 
meals provided to the member by the military treatment facility 
during any month covered by paragraph (3) in which the member 
is entitled to a basic allowance for subsistence under this 
section.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies with respect to an injury, 
illness, or disease incurred or aggravated by a member while 
the member was serving on active duty--
            ``(A) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom or 
        Operation Enduring Freedom; or
            ``(B) in any other operation designated by the 
        Secretary of Defense as a combat operation or in an 
        area designated by the Secretary as a combat zone.
    ``(3) This subsection shall apply to months beginning 
during the period beginning on October 1, 2005, and ending on 
December 31, 2006.''.
    (b) Repeal of Temporary Authority.--Section 1023 of 
division A of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for 
Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 
(Public Law 109-13), is repealed.

SEC. 608. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR SUPPLEMENTAL SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE 
                    FOR LOW-INCOME MEMBERS WITH DEPENDENTS.

    (a) Repeal of Termination Provision.--Section 402a of title 
37, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (i).
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Subsection (f) of 
such section is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``Secretary 
        of Transportation'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
        Homeland Security, with respect to the Coast Guard''; 
        and
            (2) by striking the second sentence.

SEC. 609. INCREASE IN BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING AND EXTENSION OF 
                    TEMPORARY LODGING EXPENSES AUTHORITY FOR AREAS 
                    SUBJECT TO MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION OR FOR 
                    INSTALLATIONS EXPERIENCING SUDDEN INCREASE IN 
                    PERSONNEL LEVELS.

    (a) Temporary Basic Allowance for Housing Increase 
Authorized.--Section 403(b) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(7)(A) Under the authority of this paragraph, the 
Secretary of Defense may prescribe a temporary increase in the 
rates of basic allowance for housing otherwise prescribed for a 
military housing area or a portion of a military housing area 
if the military housing area or portion thereof--
            ``(i) is located in an area covered by a 
        declaration by the President under section 401 of the 
        Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) that a major disaster 
        exists; or
            ``(ii) contains one or more military installations 
        that are experiencing a sudden increase in the number 
        of members of the armed forces assigned to the 
        installation.
    ``(B) The Secretary of Defense shall base the amount of the 
increase to be made in the rates of basic allowance for housing 
for an area on a determination by the Secretary of the amount 
by which the costs of adequate housing for civilians have 
increased in the area by reason of the disaster or the influx 
of military personnel, except that the increase may not exceed 
the amount equal to 20 percent of the rate of basic allowance 
for housing otherwise prescribed for the area.
    ``(C) A member may be paid a basic allowance for housing at 
a rate increased under this paragraph only if the member 
certifies to the Secretary concerned that the member has 
incurred increased housing costs in the area by reason of the 
disaster or the influx of military personnel.
    ``(D) Subject to subparagraph (E), an increase in the rates 
of basic allowance for housing in an area under this paragraph 
shall remain in effect until the effective date of the first 
adjustment in rates of basic allowance for housing made for the 
area pursuant to a redetermination of housing costs in the area 
under this subsection that occurs after the date of the 
increase under this paragraph.
    ``(E) An increase in the rates of basic allowance for 
housing for an area may not be prescribed under this paragraph 
or continue after December 31, 2008.''.
    (b) Temporary Extension of Temporary Lodging Expenses 
Authority.--Section 404a(c) of such title is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) Whenever the conditions described in clause (i) or 
(ii) of subparagraph (A) of section 403(b)(7) of this title 
exist for a military housing area or portion thereof, the 
Secretary concerned may increase the period for which 
subsistence expenses are to be paid or reimbursed under this 
section in the case of a change of permanent station described 
in subparagraph (A) or (C) of subsection (a)(2) in the same 
military housing area or portion thereof to a maximum of 20 
days.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to months beginning on or after 
September 1, 2005.

SEC. 610. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS.

    (a) Equal Treatment of Reserve Members.--Subsection (g) of 
section 403 of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
        (4);
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following 
        new paragraph (3):
            ``(3) The rate of basic allowance for housing to be 
        paid to the following members of a reserve component 
        shall be equal to the rate in effect for similarly 
        situated members of a regular component of the 
        uniformed services:
                    ``(A) A member who is called or ordered to 
                active duty for a period of more than 30 days.
                    ``(B) A member who is called or ordered to 
                active duty for a period of 30 days or less in 
                support of a contingency operation.''; and
            (3) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by 
        striking ``less than 140 days'' and inserting ``30 days 
        or less''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment Regarding Members Without 
Dependents.--Paragraph (1) of such subsection is amended by 
inserting ``or for a period of more than 30 days'' after ``in 
support of a contingency operation'' both places it appears.

SEC. 611. PERMANENT INCREASE IN LENGTH OF TIME DEPENDENTS OF CERTAIN 
                    DECEASED MEMBERS MAY CONTINUE TO OCCUPY MILITARY 
                    FAMILY HOUSING OR RECEIVE BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR 
                    HOUSING.

    Effective immediately after the termination, pursuant to 
subsection (b) of section 1022 of Public Law 109-13 (119 Stat. 
251) and section 124 of Public Law 109-77 (119 Stat. 2041), of 
the amendments made by subsection (a) of such section 1022, 
section 403(l) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``180 days'' each place it appears and inserting ``365 
days''.

SEC. 612. OVERSEAS COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE.

    (a) Payment of Allowance Based on Overseas Location of 
Dependents.--Section 405 of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Payment of Allowance Based on Overseas Location of 
Dependents.--In the case of a member assigned to duty inside 
the continental United States whose dependents continue to 
reside outside the continental United States, the Secretary 
concerned may pay the member a per diem under this section 
based on the location of the dependents and provide 
reimbursement under subsection (d) for an unusual or 
extraordinary expense incurred by the dependents if the 
Secretary determines that such payment or reimbursement is in 
the best interest of the member or the member's dependents and 
in the best interest of the United States.''.
    (b) Clarification of Expenses Eligible for Lump-Sum 
Reimbursement.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
        ``Nonrecurring'' and inserting ``Unusual or 
        Extraordinary'';
            (2) by inserting ``or (e)'' after ``subsection 
        (a)'' each place it appears; and
            (3) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``a nonrecurring'' and 
                inserting ``an unusual or extraordinary'' in 
                the matter preceding subparagraph (A); and
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or 
                the location of the member's dependents'' 
                before the semicolon.

SEC. 613. ALLOWANCE TO COVER PORTION OF MONTHLY DEDUCTION FROM BASIC 
                    PAY FOR SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE 
                    COVERAGE FOR MEMBERS SERVING IN OPERATION ENDURING 
                    FREEDOM OR OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM.

    (a) Allowance To Cover SGLI Deductions.--Chapter 7 of title 
37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

``Sec. 437. Allowance to cover portion of monthly premium for 
                    Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: members 
                    serving in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation 
                    Iraqi Freedom

    ``(a) Required Reimbursement for Premium Deduction.--(1) In 
the case of a member of the armed forces who has insurance 
coverage for the member under the Servicemembers' Group Life 
Insurance program under subchapter III of chapter 19 of title 
38 and who serves in the theater of operations for Operation 
Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom at any time during 
a month, the Secretary concerned shall pay the member an 
allowance under this section for that month in an amount equal 
to the amount of the deduction made under subsection (a)(1) of 
section 1969 of such title for the first $150,000 of 
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance coverage held by the 
member under section 1967 of such title.
    ``(2) If a member described in paragraph (1) elected to be 
insured in an amount less than the coverage amount specified in 
paragraph (1) or in effect pursuant to subsection (b), the 
amount of the allowance under this section for a month shall be 
equal to the amount of the deduction made for that month under 
subsection (a)(1) of section 1969 of title 38 from the basic 
pay of the member for the amount of Servicemembers' Group Life 
Insurance coverage actually held by the member under section 
1967 of such title.
    ``(b) Authority To Increase Maximum Reimbursement Amount.--
For purposes of subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense is 
authorized to increase the coverage amount specified in 
paragraph (1) of such subsection to permit the reimbursement of 
all or an additional amount of the deduction made under section 
1969(a)(1) of title 38 for levels of coverage in excess of 
$150,000 for members under the Servicemembers' Group Life 
Insurance program.
    ``(c) Notice of Availability of Allowance.--To the maximum 
extent practicable, in advance of the deployment of a member to 
a theater of operations referred to in subsection (a), the 
Secretary concerned shall give the member information regarding 
the following:
            ``(1) The availability of the allowance under this 
        section for members insured under the Servicemembers' 
        Group Life Insurance program.
            ``(2) The ability of members who elected not to be 
        insured under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance, or 
        elected less than the coverage amount specified in 
        subsection (a)(1) or in effect pursuant to subsection 
        (b), to obtain insurance, or to obtain additional 
        coverage, as the case may be, under the authority 
        provided in section 1967(c) of title 38.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 7 of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``437. Allowance to cover portion of monthly premium for Servicemembers' 
          Group Life Insurance: members serving in Operation Enduring 
          Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.''.

    (c) Effective Date; Notification.--Section 437 of title 37, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply 
with respect to service by members of the Armed Forces in the 
theater of operations for Operation Enduring Freedom or 
Operation Iraqi Freedom for months beginning on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. In the case of members who 
are serving in the theater of operations for Operation Enduring 
Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom as of such date, the 
Secretary of Defense shall provide such members, as soon as 
practicable, the information specified in subsection (c) of 
that section.

SEC. 614. INCOME REPLACEMENT PAYMENTS FOR RESERVES EXPERIENCING 
                    EXTENDED AND FREQUENT MOBILIZATION FOR ACTIVE DUTY 
                    SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 17 of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

``Sec. 910. Replacement of lost income: involuntarily mobilized reserve 
                    component members subject to extended and frequent 
                    active duty service

    ``(a) Payment Required.--The Secretary concerned shall pay 
to an eligible member of a reserve component of the armed 
forces an amount equal to the monthly active-duty income 
differential of the member, as determined by the Secretary. The 
payments shall be made on a monthly basis.
    ``(b) Eligibility.--Subject to subsection (c), a reserve 
component member is entitled to a payment under this section 
for any full month of active duty of the member, while on 
active duty under an involuntary mobilization order, following 
the date on which the member--
            ``(1) completes 18 continuous months of service on 
        active duty under such an order;
            ``(2) completes 24 months on active duty during the 
        previous 60 months under such an order; or
            ``(3) is involuntarily mobilized for service on 
        active duty for a period of 180 days or more within six 
        months or less following the member's separation from a 
        previous period of involuntary active duty for a period 
        of 180 days or more.
    ``(c) Minimum and Maximum Payment Amounts.--(1) A payment 
under this section shall be made to a member for a month only 
if the amount of the monthly active-duty income differential 
for the month is greater than $50.
            ``(2) Notwithstanding the amount determined under 
        subsection (d) for a member for a month, the monthly 
        payment to a member under this section may not exceed 
        $3,000.
    ``(d) Monthly Active-Duty Income Differential.--For 
purposes of this section, the monthly active-duty income 
differential of a member is the difference between--
            ``(1) the average monthly civilian income of the 
        member; and
            ``(2) the member's total monthly military 
        compensation.
    ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `average monthly civilian income', 
        with respect to a member of a reserve component, means 
        the amount, determined by the Secretary concerned, of 
        the earned income of the member for either the 12 
        months preceding the member's mobilization or the 12 
        months covered by the member's most recent Federal 
        income tax filing, divided by 12.
            ``(2) The term `total monthly military 
        compensation' means the amount, computed on a monthly 
        basis, of the sum of--
                    ``(A) the amount of the regular military 
                compensation (RMC) of the member; and
                    ``(B) any amount of special pay or 
                incentive pay and any allowance (other than an 
                allowance included in regular military 
                compensation) that is paid to the member on a 
                monthly basis.
    ``(f) Regulations.--This section shall be administered 
under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
    ``(g) Termination of Authority.--No payment shall be made 
under this section after December 31, 2008.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item:

``910. Replacement of lost income: involuntarily mobilized reserve 
          component members subject to extended and frequent active duty 
          service.''.

    (c) Effective Date.--Section 910 of title 37, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a), may apply only with respect 
to months beginning after the end of the 180-day period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

SEC. 621. EXTENSION OR RESUMPTION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY 
                    AUTHORITIES FOR RESERVE FORCES.

    (a) Selected Reserve Reenlistment Bonus.--Section 308b(g) 
of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``December 31, 2005'' and inserting ``December 31, 2006''.
    (b) Special Pay for Enlisted Members Assigned to Certain 
High Priority Units.--Section 308d(c) of such title is amended 
by striking ``December 31, 2005'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2006''.
    (c) Ready Reserve Enlistment Bonus for Persons Without 
Prior Service.--Section 308g(h) of such title is amended by 
striking ``an enlistment after September 30, 1992'' and 
inserting ``an enlistment--
            ``(1) during the period beginning on October 1, 
        1992, and ending on September 30, 2005; or
            ``(2) after December 31, 2006.''.
    (d) Ready Reserve Enlistment and Reenlistment Bonus for 
Persons With Prior Service.--Section 308h(g) of such title is 
amended by striking ``December 31, 2005'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2006''.
    (e) Selected Reserve Enlistment Bonus for Persons With 
Prior Service.--Section 308i(f) of such title is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2005'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2006''.

SEC. 622. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR 
                    CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.

    (a) Nurse Officer Candidate Accession Program.--Section 
2130a(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2005'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2006''.
    (b) Repayment of Education Loans for Certain Health 
Professionals Who Serve in the Selected Reserve.--Section 
16302(d) of such title is amended by striking ``January 1, 
2006'' and inserting ``January 1, 2007''.
    (c) Accession Bonus for Registered Nurses.--Section 
302d(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2005'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2006''.
    (d) Incentive Special Pay for Nurse Anesthetists.--Section 
302e(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 
2005'' and inserting ``December 31, 2006''.
    (e) Special Pay for Selected Reserve Health Professionals 
in Critically Short Wartime Specialties.--Section 302g(f) of 
such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2005'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2006''.
    (f) Accession Bonus for Dental Officers.--Section 
302h(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 
2005'' and inserting ``December 31, 2006''.
    (g) Accession Bonus for Pharmacy Officers.--Section 302j(a) 
of such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2005'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2006''.

SEC. 623. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL PAY AND BONUS AUTHORITIES FOR NUCLEAR 
                    OFFICERS.

    (a) Special Pay for Nuclear-Qualified Officers Extending 
Period of Active Service.--Section 312(e) of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 2005'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2006''.
    (b) Nuclear Career Accession Bonus.--Section 312b(c) of 
such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2005'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2006''.
    (c) Nuclear Career Annual Incentive Bonus.--Section 312c(d) 
of such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2005'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2006''.

SEC. 624. EXTENSION OF OTHER BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES.

    (a) Aviation Officer Retention Bonus.--Section 301b(a) of 
title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 
31, 2005'' and inserting ``December 31, 2006''.
    (b) Assignment Incentive Pay.--Section 307a(f) of such 
title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2006'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2007''.
    (c) Reenlistment Bonus for Active Members.--Section 308(g) 
of such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2005'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2006''.
    (d) Enlistment Bonus for Active Members.--Section 309(e) of 
such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2005'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2006''.
    (e) Retention Bonus for Members With Critical Military 
Skills.--Section 323(i) of such title is amended by striking 
``December 31, 2005'' and inserting ``December 31, 2006''.
    (f) Accession Bonus for New Officers in Critical Skills.--
Section 324(g) of such title is amended by striking ``December 
31, 2005'' and inserting ``December 31, 2006''.

SEC. 625. ELIGIBILITY OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS FOR INCENTIVE 
                    SPECIAL PAY.

    (a) Eligibility.--Subsection (a) of section 302b of title 
37, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``and 
        Board Certification'' and inserting ``Board 
        Certification, and Incentive''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(6) An officer described in paragraph (1) who is an oral 
or maxillofacial surgeon may be paid incentive special pay at 
the same rates, and subject to the same terms and conditions, 
as incentive special pay available for medical officers under 
section 302(b) of this title.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further amended 
in subsections (b) and (d) by striking ``subsection (a)(4)'' 
each place it appears and inserting ``paragraph (4) or (6) of 
subsection (a)''.

SEC. 626. ELIGIBILITY OF DENTAL OFFICERS FOR ADDITIONAL SPECIAL PAY.

    Section 302b(a)(4) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended in the first sentence--
            (1) by inserting ``also'' before ``is entitled''; 
        and
            (2) by inserting ``initial'' before ``residency''.

SEC. 627. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM MONTHLY RATE AUTHORIZED FOR HARDSHIP DUTY 
                    PAY.

    Section 305(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ``$300'' and inserting ``$750''.

SEC. 628. FLEXIBLE PAYMENT OF ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE PAY.

    (a) Authority To Provide Lump Sum or Installment 
Payments.--Section 307a of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``monthly''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                sentence: ``Incentive pay payable under this 
                section may be paid on a monthly basis, in a 
                lump sum, or in installments.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The 
                Secretary concerned'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by 
                striking ``incentive pay'' in the first 
                sentence and inserting ``the payment of 
                incentive pay on a monthly basis''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(2) The Secretary concerned shall require a 
        member performing service in an assignment designated 
        under subsection (a) to enter into a written agreement 
        with the Secretary in order to qualify for the payment 
        of incentive pay on a lump sum or installment basis 
        under this section. The written agreement shall specify 
        the period for which the incentive pay will be paid to 
        the member and, subject to subsection (c), the amount 
        of the lump sum, or each installment, of the incentive 
        pay.''.
    (b) Maximum Rate or Amount.--Subsection (c) of such section 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Maximum Rate or Amount.--(1) The maximum monthly rate 
of incentive pay payable to a member on a monthly basis under 
this section is $3,000.
    ``(2) The amount of the lump sum payment of incentive pay 
payable to a member on a lump sum basis under this section may 
not exceed an amount equal to the product of--
            ``(A) the maximum monthly rate authorized under 
        paragraph (1) at the time of the written agreement of 
        the member under subsection (b)(2); and
            ``(B) the number of months in the period for which 
        incentive pay will be paid pursuant to the agreement.
    ``(3) The amount of each installment payment of incentive 
pay payable to a member on an installment basis under this 
section shall be the amount equal to--
            ``(A) the product of (i) a monthly rate specified 
        in the written agreement of the member under subsection 
        (b)(2) (which monthly rate may not exceed the maximum 
        monthly rate authorized under paragraph (1) at the time 
        of the written agreement), and (ii) the number of 
        months in the period for which incentive pay will be 
        paid; divided by
            ``(B) the number of installments over such period.
    ``(4) If a member extends an assignment specified in an 
agreement with the Secretary under subsection (b), incentive 
pay for the period of the extension may be paid under this 
section on a monthly basis, in a lump sum, or in installments 
in accordance with this section.''.
    (c) Repayment.--Such section is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) 
        as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c), as amended 
        by subsection (b) of this section, the following new 
        subsection (d):
    ``(d) Repayment of Incentive Pay.--(1) A member who, 
pursuant to an agreement under subsection (b)(2), receives a 
lump sum or installment payment of incentive pay under this 
section and who fails to complete the total period of service 
or other conditions specified in the agreement voluntarily or 
because of misconduct, shall refund to the United States an 
amount equal to the percentage of incentive pay paid which is 
equal to the unexpired portion of the service divided by the 
total period of service. The Secretary concerned may waive 
repayment of an amount of incentive pay under this section, in 
whole or in part, if the Secretary determines that conditions 
and circumstances warrant.
    ``(2) An obligation to repay the United States imposed 
under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the 
United States.
    ``(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is 
entered less than 5 years after the termination of the 
agreement does not discharge the member signing the agreement 
from a debt arising under paragraph (1).''.

SEC. 629. ACTIVE-DUTY REENLISTMENT BONUS.

    (a) Eligibility of Senior Enlisted Members.--Subsection (a) 
of section 308 of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``16 years of 
        active duty'' and inserting ``20 years of active 
        duty''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``18 years'' and 
        inserting ``24 years''.
    (b) Increase in Authorized Maximum Amount of Bonus.--
Paragraph (2)(B) of such subsection is amended by striking 
``$60,000'' and inserting ``$90,000''.
    (c) Repeal of Reference to Obsolete Special Pay.--Paragraph 
(1) of such subsection is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
        (B);
            (2) by striking subparagraph (C); and
            (3) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
        subparagraph (C).
    (d) Repeal of Obsolete Special Pay.--
            (1) Repeal.--Section 312a of title 37, United 
        States Code, is repealed.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at 
        the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by 
        striking the item relating to section 312a.

SEC. 630. REENLISTMENT BONUS FOR MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE.

    (a) Eligibility of Senior Enlisted Members.--Subsection 
(a)(1) of section 308b of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``16 years of total military service'' and 
inserting ``20 years of total military service''.
    (b) Computation of Bonus Amount.--Subsection (b) of such 
section is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
    ``(3) Any portion of a term of reenlistment or extension of 
enlistment of a member that, when added to the total years of 
service of the member at the time of discharge or release, 
exceeds 24 years may not be used in computing the total bonus 
amount under paragraph (1).''.

SEC. 631. CONSOLIDATION AND MODIFICATION OF BONUSES FOR AFFILIATION OR 
                    ENLISTMENT IN THE SELECTED RESERVE.

    (a) Consolidation and Modification of Bonuses.--Section 
308c of title 37, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:

``Sec. 308c. Special pay: bonus for affiliation or enlistment in the 
                    Selected Reserve

    ``(a) Affiliation Bonus Authorized.--The Secretary 
concerned may pay an affiliation bonus to an enlisted member of 
an armed force who--
            ``(1) has completed fewer than 20 years of military 
        service; and
            ``(2) executes a written agreement to serve in the 
        Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of an armed force 
        for a period of not less than three years in a skill, 
        unit, or pay grade designated under subsection (b) 
        after being discharged or released from active duty 
        under honorable conditions.
    ``(b) Designation of Skills, Units, and Pay Grades.--The 
Secretary concerned shall designate the skills, units, and pay 
grades for which an affiliation bonus may be paid under 
subsection (a). Any skill, unit, or pay grade so designated 
shall be a skill, unit, or pay grade for which there is a 
critical need for personnel in the Selected Reserve of the 
Ready Reserve of an armed force, as determined by the Secretary 
concerned. The Secretary concerned shall establish other 
requirements to ensure that members accepted for affiliation 
meet required performance and discipline standards.
    ``(c) Accession Bonus Authorized.--The Secretary concerned 
may pay an accession bonus to a person who--
            ``(1) has not previously served in the armed 
        forces; and
            ``(2) executes a written agreement to serve as an 
        enlisted member in the Selected Reserve of the Ready 
        Reserve of an armed force for a period of not less than 
        three years upon acceptance of the agreement by the 
        Secretary concerned.
    ``(d) Limitation on Amount of Bonus.--The amount of a bonus 
under subsection (a) or (c) may not exceed $20,000.
    ``(e) Payment Method.--Upon acceptance of a written 
agreement by the Secretary concerned, the total amount of the 
bonus payable under the agreement becomes fixed. The agreement 
shall specify whether the bonus shall be paid by the Secretary 
concerned in a lump sum or in installments.
    ``(f) Continued Entitlement to Bonus Payments.--A member 
entitled to a bonus under this section who is called or ordered 
to active duty shall be paid, during that period of active 
duty, any amount of the bonus that becomes payable to the 
member during that period of active duty.
    ``(g) Repayment.--(1) A person who enters into an agreement 
under subsection (a) or (c) and receives all or part of the 
bonus under the agreement, but who does not commence to serve 
in the Selected Reserve or does not satisfactorily participate 
in the Selected Reserve for the total period of service 
specified in the agreement, shall repay to the United States 
the amount of the bonus so paid, except as otherwise prescribed 
under paragraph (2).
    ``(2) The Secretary concerned shall prescribe in 
regulations whether repayment of an amount otherwise required 
under paragraph (1) shall be made in whole or in part, the 
method for computing the amount of such repayment, and any 
conditions under which an exception to required repayment would 
apply.
    ``(3) An obligation to repay the United States imposed 
under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the 
United States. A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is 
entered less than five years after the termination of an 
agreement entered into under subsection (a) or (c) does not 
discharge the individual signing the agreement from a debt 
arising under such agreement or under paragraph (1).
    ``(h) Regulations.--This section shall be administered 
under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for 
the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 
Defense and by the Secretary of Homeland Security for the Coast 
Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy.
    ``(i) Termination of Bonus Authority.--No bonus may be paid 
under this section with respect to any agreement entered into 
under subsection (a) or (c) after December 31, 2006.''.
    (b) Repeal of Superseded Affiliation Bonus Authority.--
Section 308e of such title is repealed.
    (c) Clerical Amendments.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended--
            (1) by striking the item relating to section 308c 
        and inserting the following new item:

``308c. Special pay: bonus for affiliation or enlistment in the Selected 
          Reserve''.

; and
            (2) by striking the item relating to section 308e.

SEC. 632. EXPANSION AND ENHANCEMENT OF SPECIAL PAY FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS 
                    OF THE SELECTED RESERVE ASSIGNED TO CERTAIN HIGH 
                    PRIORITY UNITS.

    (a) Eligibility for Pay.--Subsection (a) of section 308d of 
title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``an 
enlisted member'' and inserting ``a member''.
    (b) Amount of Pay.--Such subsection is further amended by 
striking ``$10'' and inserting ``$50''.
    (c) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Conforming amendment.--The heading of such 
        section is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 308d. Special pay: members of the Selected Reserve assigned to 
                    certain high priority units''.

            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at 
        the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by 
        striking the item relating to section 308d and 
        inserting the following new item:

``308d. Special pay: members of the Selected Reserve assigned to certain 
          high priority units.''.

SEC. 633. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIOR SERVICE ENLISTMENT BONUS.

    Section 308i(a)(2) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
        following new subparagraph:
            ``(A) The person has not more than 16 years of 
        total military service and received an honorable 
        discharge at the conclusion of all prior periods of 
        service.''; and
            (2) by striking subparagraph (D).

SEC. 634. INCREASE AND ENHANCEMENT OF AFFILIATION BONUS FOR OFFICERS OF 
                    THE SELECTED RESERVE.

    (a) Repeal of Prohibition on Eligibility for Prior Reserve 
Service.--Subsection (a)(2) of section 308j of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by adding ``and'' at the 
        end;
            (2) by striking subparagraph (B); and
            (3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
        subparagraph (B).
    (b) Increase in Maximum Amount.--Subsection (d) of such 
section is amended by striking ``$6,000'' and inserting 
``$10,000''.
    (c) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Conforming amendment.--The heading of such 
        section is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 308j. Special pay: affiliation bonus for officers in the 
                    Selected Reserve''.

            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at 
        the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by 
        striking the item relating to section 308j and 
        inserting the following new item:

``308j. Special pay: affiliation bonus for officers in the Selected 
          Reserve.''.

SEC. 635. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ENLISTMENT BONUS.

    Section 309(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ``$20,000'' and inserting ``$40,000''.

SEC. 636. DISCRETION OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO AUTHORIZE RETROACTIVE 
                    HOSTILE FIRE AND IMMINENT DANGER PAY.

    Section 310(c) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
        paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so 
        redesignated, the following new paragraph (1):
    ``(1) In the case of an area described in subparagraph (B) 
or (D) of subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of Defense shall be 
responsible for designating the period during which duty in the 
area will qualify members for special pay under this section. 
The effective date designated for the commencement of such a 
period may be a date occurring before, on, or after the actual 
date on which the Secretary makes the designation. If the 
commencement date for such a period is a date occurring before 
the date on which the Secretary makes the designation, the 
payment of special pay under this section for the period 
between the commencement date and the date on which the 
Secretary makes the designation shall be subject to the 
availability of appropriated funds for that purpose.''.

SEC. 637. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM BONUS AMOUNT FOR NUCLEAR-QUALIFIED 
                    OFFICERS EXTENDING PERIOD OF ACTIVE DUTY.

    Section 312(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ``$25,000'' and inserting ``$30,000''.

SEC. 638. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF NUCLEAR CAREER ANNUAL INCENTIVE 
                    BONUS FOR NUCLEAR-QUALIFIED OFFICERS TRAINED WHILE 
                    SERVING AS ENLISTED MEMBERS.

    Section 312c(b)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``$10,000'' and inserting ``$14,000''.

SEC. 639. UNIFORM PAYMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PAY TO 
                    ELIGIBLE RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS AND REGULAR 
                    COMPONENT MEMBERS.

    (a) Availability of Bonus in Lieu of Monthly Special Pay.--
Subsection (a) of section 316 of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Special Pay'' and inserting 
        ``Bonus'';
            (2) by striking ``monthly special pay'' and 
        inserting ``a bonus''; and
            (3) by striking ``is entitled to basic pay under 
        section 204 of this title and who''.
    (b) Payment of Bonus.--Such section is further amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (b), (d), (e), and (g);
            (2) by redesignating subsections (f) and (h) as 
        subsections (d) and (f), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 
        new subsection (b):
    ``(b) Bonus Amount; Time for Payment.--A bonus under 
subsection (a) may not exceed $12,000 per one-year 
certification period under subsection (c). The Secretary 
concerned may pay the bonus in a single lump sum at the 
beginning of the certification period or in installments during 
the certification period. The bonus is in addition to any other 
pay or allowance payable to a member under any other provision 
of law.''.
    (c) Repayment.--Such section is further amended by 
inserting after subsection (d), as redesignated by subsection 
(b)(2) of this section, the following new subsection (e):
    ``(e) Repayment.--(1) A member who receives a bonus under 
this section, but who does not satisfy an eligibility 
requirement specified in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of 
subsection (a) for the entire certification period, shall repay 
to the United States the amount of the bonus so paid, except as 
otherwise prescribed under paragraph (2).
    ``(2) The Secretary concerned shall prescribe in 
regulations whether repayment of an amount otherwise required 
under paragraph (1) shall be made in whole or in part, the 
method for computing the amount of such repayment, and any 
conditions under which an exception to required repayment would 
apply.
    ``(3) An obligation to repay the United States imposed 
under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the 
United States. A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is 
entered less than five years after the date on which the member 
received the bonus does not discharge the member from a debt 
arising under paragraph (1).''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``special pay or'' both 
                places it appears; and
                    (B) by striking ``or (b)'';
            (2) in subsection (d), as redesignated by 
        subsection (b)(2) of this section--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``monthly special 
                        pay or'' in the matter preceding 
                        subparagraph (A); and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C), by 
                        striking ``for receipt'' and all that 
                        follows through the period at the end 
                        and inserting ``under subsection 
                        (a).'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``For 
                purposes'' and all that follows through ``the 
                Secretary concerned'' and inserting ``The 
                Secretary concerned'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by striking ``special pay or'' 
                        both places it appears; and
                            (ii) by striking ``subsection (h)'' 
                        and inserting ``subsection (f)''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (4), by striking 
                ``subsection (g)'' and inserting ``section 
                303a(e) of this title''.
    (e) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Section heading.--The heading of such section 
        is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 316. Special pay: bonus for members with foreign language 
                    proficiency''.

            (2) Table of sections.--The table of sections at 
        the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by 
        striking the item relating to section 316 and inserting 
        the following new item:

``316. Special pay: bonus for members with foreign language 
          proficiency.''.

SEC. 640. RETENTION BONUS FOR MEMBERS QUALIFIED IN CERTAIN CRITICAL 
                    SKILLS OR ASSIGNED TO HIGH PRIORITY UNITS.

    (a) Availability of Bonus for Reserve Component Members.--
Section 323 of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
                by striking ``who is serving on active duty 
                and'' and inserting ``who is serving on active 
                duty in a regular component or in an active 
                status in a reserve component and who'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or to 
                remain in an active status in a reserve 
                component for at least one year'' before the 
                semicolon; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``or to 
                remain in an active status in a reserve 
                component for a period of at least one year'' 
                before the period; and
            (2) in subsection (e)(1), by inserting ``or service 
        in an active status in a reserve component'' after 
        ``active duty'' each place it appears.
    (b) Additional Criteria for Bonus.--Such section is further 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``designated 
        critical military skill'' and inserting ``critical 
        military skill designated under subsection (b) or 
        accepts an assignment to a high priority unit 
        designated under such subsection'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``Designation of Critical 
                Skills.--'' and inserting ``Eligibility 
                Criteria.--(1)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
    ``(2) The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of 
Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is 
not operating as a service in the Navy, may designate a unit as 
a high priority unit regarding which a retention bonus will be 
provided to a member of the armed forces who agrees to accept 
an assignment to the unit under subsection (a).''; and
            (3) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ``members 
        qualified in the critical military skills for which the 
        bonuses were offered'' and inserting ``members of the 
        armed forces who were offered a bonus under this 
        section''.
    (c) Maximum Amount of Bonus for Reserve Component 
Members.--Subsection (d)(1) of such section is amended by 
inserting after ``$200,000'' the following: ``(or $100,000 in 
the case of a reserve component member)''.
    (d) Extended Eligibility Period for Certain Members.--
Subsection (e) of such section is amended by striking paragraph 
(2) and inserting the following new paragraphs:
    ``(2) The limitations in paragraph (1) do not apply with 
respect to an officer who, during the period of active duty or 
service in an active status in a reserve component for which 
the bonus is being offered, is assigned duties as a health care 
professional.
    ``(3) The limitations in paragraph (1) do not apply with 
respect to a member who, during the period of active duty or 
service in an active status in a reserve component for which 
the bonus is being offered--
            ``(A) is qualified in a skill designated as 
        critical under subsection (b)(1) related to special 
        operations forces; or
            ``(B) is qualified for duty in connection with the 
        supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval 
        nuclear propulsion plants.''.
    (e) Repayment Requirements.--Subsection (g)(1) of such 
section is amended by striking ``If'' and all that follows 
through ``under this section,'' and inserting ``If a member 
paid a bonus under this section fails, during the period of 
service covered by the member's agreement, reenlistment, or 
voluntary extension of enlistment under subsection (a), to 
remain qualified in the critical military skill or to satisfy 
the other eligibility criteria for which the bonus was paid,''.
    (f) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Section heading.--The heading of section 323 of 
        such title is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 323. Special pay: retention incentives for members qualified in 
                    critical military skills or assigned to high 
                    priority units''.

            (2) Table of sections.--The table of sections at 
        the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by 
        striking the item relating to section 323 and inserting 
        the following new item:

``323. Special pay: retention incentives for members qualified in 
          critical military skills or assigned to high priority 
          units.''.

SEC. 641. INCENTIVE BONUS FOR TRANSFER BETWEEN ARMED FORCES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``Sec. 327. Incentive bonus: transfer between armed forces

    ``(a) Incentive Bonus Authorized.--A bonus under this 
section may be paid to an eligible member of a regular 
component or reserve component of an armed force who executes a 
written agreement--
            ``(1) to transfer from such regular component or 
        reserve component to a regular component or reserve 
        component of another armed force; and
            ``(2) to serve pursuant to such agreement for a 
        period of not less than three years in the component to 
        which transferred.
    ``(b) Eligible Members.--A member is eligible to enter into 
an agreement under subsection (a) if, as of the date of the 
agreement, the member--
            ``(1) has not failed to satisfactorily complete any 
        term of enlistment in the armed forces;
            ``(2) is eligible for reenlistment in the armed 
        forces or, in the case of an officer, is eligible to 
        continue in service in a regular or reserve component 
        of the armed forces; and
            ``(3) has fulfilled such requirements for transfer 
        to the component of the armed force to which the member 
        will transfer as the Secretary having jurisdiction over 
        such armed force shall establish.
    ``(c) Limitation.--A member may enter into an agreement 
under subsection (a) to transfer to a regular component or 
reserve component of another armed force only if the Secretary 
having jurisdiction over such armed force determines that there 
is shortage of trained and qualified personnel in such 
component.
    ``(d) Amount and Payment of Bonus.--(1) A bonus under this 
section may not exceed $2,500.
    ``(2) A bonus under this section shall be paid by the 
Secretary having jurisdiction of the armed force to which the 
member to be paid the bonus is transferring.
    ``(3) A bonus under this section shall, at the election of 
the Secretary paying the bonus--
            ``(A) be disbursed to the member in one lump sum 
        when the transfer for which the bonus is paid is 
        approved by the chief personnel officer of the armed 
        force to which the member is transferring; or
            ``(B) be paid to the member in annual installments 
        in such amounts as may be determined by the Secretary 
        paying the bonus.
    ``(e) Relationship to Other Pay and Allowances.--A bonus 
paid to a member under this section is in addition to any other 
pay and allowances to which the member is entitled.
    ``(f) Repayment.--(1) A member who is paid a bonus under an 
agreement under this section and who, voluntarily or because of 
misconduct, fails to serve for the period covered by such 
agreement shall refund to the United States an amount which 
bears the same ratio to the amount of the bonus paid such 
member as the period which such member failed to serve bears to 
the total period for which the bonus was paid.
    ``(2) An obligation to reimburse the United States imposed 
under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the 
United States.
    ``(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is 
entered less than 5 years after the termination of an agreement 
under this section does not discharge the person signing such 
agreement from a debt arising under paragraph (1).
    ``(g) Regulations.--The Secretaries concerned shall 
prescribe regulations to carry out this section. Regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of a military department under this 
subsection shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of 
Defense.
    ``(h) Termination of Authority.--No agreement under this 
section may be entered into after December 31, 2006.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item:

``327. Incentive bonus: transfer between armed forces.''.

SEC. 642. AVAILABILITY OF SPECIAL PAY FOR MEMBERS DURING REHABILITATION 
                    FROM WOUNDS, INJURIES, AND ILLNESSES INCURRED IN A 
                    COMBAT OPERATION OR COMBAT ZONE.

    (a) Special Pay Authorized.--Chapter 5 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 327, as 
added by section 641, the following new section:

``Sec. 328. Combat-related injury rehabilitation pay

    ``(a) Special Pay Authorized.--The Secretary concerned may 
pay monthly special pay under this section to a member of the 
armed forces who, while in the line of duty, incurs a wound, 
injury, or illness in a combat operation or combat zone 
designated by the Secretary of Defense and is evacuated from 
the theater of the combat operation or from the combat zone for 
medical treatment.
    ``(b) Commencement of Payment.--Subject to subsection (c), 
the special pay authorized by subsection (a) may be paid to a 
member described in such subsection for any month beginning 
after the date on which the member was evacuated from the 
theater of the combat operation or the combat zone in which the 
member incurred the combat-related injury.
    ``(c) Termination of Payments.--The payment of special pay 
to a member under subsection (a) shall terminate at the end of 
the first month during which any of the following occurs:
            ``(1) The member is paid a benefit under the 
        traumatic injury protection rider of the 
        Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Program issued 
        under section 1980A of title 38.
            ``(2) The member receives notification of the 
        eligibility of the member for a benefit under such 
        traumatic injury protection rider and a period of 30 
        days expires after the date of such notification.
            ``(3) The member is no longer hospitalized in a 
        military treatment facility or a facility under the 
        auspices of the military health care system.
    ``(d) Amount of Special Pay.--The monthly amount of special 
pay paid to a member under this section shall be equal to $430, 
less any payment received by the member for the same month 
under section 310(b) of this title.
    ``(e) Relationship to Other Pay and Allowances.--Special 
pay paid to a member under this section is in addition to any 
other pay and allowances to which the member is entitled or 
authorized to receive.''.
    (b) Continuation of Hostile Fire and Imminent Danger Pay 
During Hospitalization.--Section 310(b) of such title is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``A member covered by subsection 
        (a)(2)(C)'' and all that follows through ``the injury 
        or wound'' and inserting ``(1) A member described in 
        paragraph (2)'';
            (2) by striking ``so hospitalized'' and inserting 
        ``hospitalized as described in such paragraph''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies with respect to a member who--
            ``(A) is injured or wounded under the circumstances 
        described in subsection (a)(2)(C) and is hospitalized 
        for the treatment of the injury or wound; or
            ``(B) while in the line of duty, incurs a wound, 
        injury, or illness in a combat operation or combat zone 
        designated by the Secretary of Defense and is 
        hospitalized outside of the theater of the combat 
        operation or the combat zone for the treatment of the 
        wound, injury, or illness.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 327, as added by section 
641, the following new item:

``328. Combat-related injury rehabilitation pay.''.

    (d) Effective Date.--The Secretary of a military department 
may provide special pay under section 328 of title 37, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a), for months beginning 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. A member of 
the Armed Forces who incurred a wound, injury, or illness under 
the circumstances described in subsection (a) of such section 
before the date of the enactment of this Act may receive such 
pay for such wound, injury, or illness for months beginning on 
or after that date so long as the member continues to satisfy 
the eligibility criteria specified in such section.

SEC. 643. PAY AND BENEFITS TO FACILITATE VOLUNTARY SEPARATION OF 
                    TARGETED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Pay and Benefits Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 59 of title 10, United 
        States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1175 
        the following new section:

``Sec. 1175a. Voluntary separation pay and benefits

    ``(a) In General.--Under regulations approved by the 
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary concerned may provide 
voluntary separation pay and benefits in accordance with this 
section to eligible members of the armed forces who are 
voluntarily separated from active duty in the armed forces.
    ``(b) Eligible Members.--(1) Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), a member of the armed forces is eligible for 
voluntary separation pay and benefits under this section if the 
member--
            ``(A) has served on active duty for more than 6 
        years but not more than 20 years;
            ``(B) has served at least 5 years of continuous 
        active duty immediately preceding the date of the 
        member's separation from active duty;
            ``(C) has not been approved for payment of a 
        voluntary separation incentive under section 1175 of 
        this title;
            ``(D) meets such other requirements as the 
        Secretary concerned may prescribe, which may include 
        requirements relating to--
                    ``(i) years of service, skill, rating, 
                military specialty, or competitive category;
                    ``(ii) grade or rank;
                    ``(iii) remaining period of obligated 
                service; or
                    ``(iv) any combination of these factors; 
                and
            ``(E) requests separation from active duty.
    ``(2) The following members are not eligible for voluntary 
separation pay and benefits under this section:
            ``(A) Members discharged with disability severance 
        pay under section 1212 of this title.
            ``(B) Members transferred to the temporary 
        disability retired list under section 1202 or 1205 of 
        this title.
            ``(C) Members being evaluated for disability 
        retirement under chapter 61 of this title.
            ``(D) Members who have been previously discharged 
        with voluntary separation pay.
            ``(E) Members who are subject to pending 
        disciplinary action or who are subject to 
        administrative separation or mandatory discharge under 
        any other provision of law or regulations.
    ``(3) The Secretary concerned shall determine each year the 
number of members to be separated, and provided separation pay 
and benefits, under this section during the fiscal year 
beginning in such year.
    ``(c) Separation.--Each eligible member of the armed forces 
whose request for separation from active duty under subsection 
(b)(1)(E) is approved shall be separated from active duty.
    ``(d) Additional Service in Ready Reserve.--Of the number 
of members of the armed forces to be separated from active duty 
in a fiscal year, as determined under subsection (b)(3), the 
Secretary concerned shall determine a number of such members, 
in such skill and grade combinations as the Secretary concerned 
shall designate, who shall serve in the Ready Reserve, after 
separation from active duty, for a period of not less than 
three years, as a condition of the receipt of voluntary 
separation pay and benefits under this section.
    ``(e) Separation Pay and Benefits.--(1) A member of the 
armed forces who is separated from active duty under subsection 
(c) shall be paid voluntary separation pay in accordance with 
subsection (g) in an amount determined by the Secretary 
concerned pursuant to subsection (f).
    ``(2) A member who is not entitled to retired or retainer 
pay upon separation shall be entitled to the benefits and 
services provided under--
            ``(A) chapter 58 of this title during the 180-day 
        period beginning on the date the member is separated 
        (notwithstanding any termination date for such benefits 
        and services otherwise applicable under the provisions 
        of such chapter); and
            ``(B) sections 404 and 406 of title 37.
    ``(f) Computation of Voluntary Separation Pay.--The 
Secretary concerned shall specify the amount of voluntary 
separation pay that an individual or defined group of members 
of the armed forces may be paid under subsection (e)(1). No 
member may receive as voluntary separation pay an amount 
greater than two times the full amount of separation pay for a 
member of the same pay grade and years of service who is 
involuntarily separated under section 1174 of this title.
    ``(g) Payment of Voluntary Separation Pay.--(1) Voluntary 
separation pay under this section may be paid in a single lump 
sum.
    ``(2) In the case of a member of the armed forces who, at 
the time of separation under subsection (c), has completed at 
least 15 years, but less than 20 years, of active service, 
voluntary separation pay may be paid, at the election of the 
Secretary concerned, in--
            ``(A) a single lump sum;
            ``(B) installments over a period not to exceed 10 
        years; or
            ``(C) a combination of lump sum and such 
        installments.
    ``(h) Coordination With Retired or Retainer Pay and 
Disability Compensation.--(1) A member who is paid voluntary 
separation pay under this section and who later qualities for 
retired or retainer pay under this title or title 14 shall have 
deducted from each payment of such retired or retainer pay an 
amount, in such schedule of monthly installments as the 
Secretary concerned shall specify, until the total amount 
deducted from such retired or retainer pay is equal to the 
total amount of voluntary separation pay so paid.
    ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), a 
member who is paid voluntary separation pay under this section 
shall not be deprived, by reason of the member's receipt of 
such pay, of any disability compensation to which the member is 
entitled under the laws administered by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs, but there shall be deducted from such 
disability compensation an amount, in such schedule of monthly 
installments as the Secretary concerned shall specify, until 
the total amount deducted from such disability compensation is 
equal to the total amount of voluntary separation pay so paid, 
less the amount of Federal income tax withheld from such pay 
(such withholding being at the flat withholding rate for 
Federal income tax withholding, as in effect pursuant to 
regulations prescribed under chapter 24 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986).
    ``(B) No deduction shall be made from the disability 
compensation paid to an eligible disabled uniformed services 
retiree under section 1413, or to an eligible combat-related 
disabled uniformed services retiree under section 1413a of this 
title, who is paid voluntary separation pay under this section.
    ``(C) No deduction may be made from the disability 
compensation paid to a member for the amount of voluntary 
separation pay received by the member because of an earlier 
discharge or release from a period of active duty if the 
disability which is the basis for that disability compensation 
was incurred or aggravated during a later period of active 
duty.
    ``(3) The requirement under this subsection to repay 
voluntary separation pay following retirement from the armed 
forces does not apply to a member who was eligible to retire at 
the time the member applied and was accepted for voluntary 
separation pay and benefits under this section.
    ``(4) The Secretary concerned may waive the requirement to 
repay voluntary separation pay under paragraphs (1) and (2) if 
the Secretary determines that recovery would be against equity 
and good conscience or would be contrary to the best interests 
of the United States.
    ``(i) Retirement Defined.--In this section, the term 
`retirement' includes a transfer to the Fleet Reserve or Fleet 
Marine Corps Reserve.
    ``(j) Repayment for Members Who Return to Active Duty.--(1) 
Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), a member of the 
armed forces who, after having received all or part of 
voluntary separation pay under this section, returns to active 
duty shall have deducted from each payment of basic pay, in 
such schedule of monthly installments as the Secretary 
concerned shall specify, until the total amount deducted from 
such basic pay equals the total amount of voluntary separation 
pay received.
    ``(2) Members who are involuntarily recalled to active duty 
or full-time National Guard duty in accordance with section 
12301(a), 12301(b), 12301(g), 12302, 12303, or 12304 of this 
title or section 502(f)(1) of title 32 shall not be subject to 
this subsection.
    ``(3) Members who are recalled or perform active duty or 
full-time National Guard duty in accordance with section 
101(d)(1), 101(d)(2), 101(d)(5), 12301(d) (insofar as the 
period served is less than 180 consecutive days with the 
consent of the member), 12319, or 12503 of title 10, or section 
114, 115, or 502(f)(2) of title 32 (insofar as the period 
served is less than 180 consecutive days with consent of the 
member), shall not be subject to this subsection.
    ``(4) The Secretary of Defense may waive, in whole or in 
part, repayment required under paragraph (1) if the Secretary 
determines that recovery would be against equity and good 
conscience or would be contrary to the best interests of the 
United States. The authority in this paragraph may be delegated 
only to the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness and the Principal Deputy Undersecretary of Defense 
for Personnel and Readiness.
    ``(k) Termination of Authority.--(1) The authority to 
separate a member of the armed forces from active duty under 
subsection (c) shall terminate on December 31, 2008.
    ``(2) A member who separates by the date specified in 
paragraph (1) may continue to be provided voluntary separation 
pay and benefits under this section until the member has 
received the entire amount of pay and benefits to which the 
member is entitled under this section.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at 
        the beginning of chapter 59 of such title is amended by 
        inserting after the item relating to section 1175 the 
        following new item:

``1175a. Voluntary separation pay and benefits.''.

    (b) Limitation on Applicability.--During the period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending 
on December 31, 2008, the members of the Armed Forces who are 
eligible for separation, and for the provision of voluntary 
separation pay and benefits, under section 1175a of title 10, 
United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall be 
limited to officers of the Armed Forces who meet the 
eligibility requirements of section 1175a(b) of title 10, 
United States Code (as so added), but have not completed more 
than 12 years of active service as of the date of separation 
from active duty.

SEC. 644. RATIFICATION OF PAYMENT OF CRITICAL-SKILLS ACCESSION BONUS 
                    FOR PERSONS ENROLLED IN SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' 
                    TRAINING CORPS OBTAINING NURSING DEGREES.

    (a) Accession Bonus Authorized.--In the case of an 
agreement executed under section 324 of title 37, United States 
Code, from October 5, 2004, through December 31, 2005, between 
the Secretary of the Army and a person who completed the second 
year of an accredited baccalaureate degree program in nursing 
to serve in the Army Nurse Corps, the payment of an accession 
bonus to the person under such section is authorized even 
though the person did not possess a skill designated as 
critical and, at the time of the agreement, was enrolled in the 
Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program of the Army for 
advanced training under chapter 103 of title 10, United States 
Code, including a person receiving financial assistance under 
section 2107 of such title.
    (b) Limitation on Amount of Bonus.--The amount of the 
accession bonus referred to in subsection (a) may not exceed 
$5,000.

SEC. 645. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO PAY BONUS TO ENCOURAGE MEMBERS OF THE 
                    ARMY TO REFER OTHER PERSONS FOR ENLISTMENT IN THE 
                    ARMY.

    (a) Authority To Pay Bonus.--The Secretary of the Army may 
pay a bonus under this section to a member of the Army, whether 
in the regular component of the Army or in the Army National 
Guard or Army Reserve, who refers to an Army recruiter a person 
who has not previously served in an Armed Force and who, after 
such referral, enlists in the regular component of the Army or 
in the Army National Guard or Army Reserve.
    (b) Referral.--For purposes of this section, a referral for 
which a bonus may be paid under subsection (a) occurs--
            (1) when a member of the Army contacts an Army 
        recruiter on behalf of a person interested in enlisting 
        in the Army; or
            (2) when a person interested in enlisting in the 
        Army contacts the Army recruiter and informs the 
        recruiter of the role of the member in initially 
        recruiting the person.
    (c) Certain Referrals Ineligible.--
            (1) Referral of immediate family.--A member of the 
        Army may not be paid a bonus under subsection (a) for 
        the referral of an immediate family member.
            (2) Members in recruiting roles.--A member of the 
        Army serving in a recruiting or retention assignment, 
        or assigned to other duties regarding which eligibility 
        for a bonus under subsection (a) could (as determined 
        by the Secretary) be perceived as creating a conflict 
        of interest, may not be paid a bonus under subsection 
        (a).
    (d) Amount of Bonus.--The amount of the bonus paid for a 
referral under subsection (a) may not exceed $1,000. The bonus 
shall be paid in a lump sum.
    (e) Time of Payment.--A bonus may not be paid under 
subsection (a) with respect to a person who enlists in the Army 
until the person completes basic training and individual 
advanced training.
    (f) Relation to Prohibition on Bounties.--The referral 
bonus authorized by this section is not a bounty for purposes 
of section 514(a) of title 10, United States Code.
    (g) Duration of Authority.--A bonus may not be paid under 
subsection (a) with respect to any referral that occurs after 
December 31, 2007.

            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

SEC. 651. AUTHORIZED ABSENCES OF MEMBERS FOR WHICH LODGING EXPENSES AT 
                    TEMPORARY DUTY LOCATION MAY BE PAID.

    (a) Absences Covered by Allowance.--Section 404b of title 
37, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``while the 
        member is in an authorized leave status'' and inserting 
        ``during an authorized absence of the member from the 
        temporary duty location'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``taking 
                the authorized leave'' and inserting ``the 
                authorized absence''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking 
                ``immediately after completing the authorized 
                leave'' and inserting ``before the end of the 
                authorized absence'';
            (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``while the 
        member was in an authorized leave status'' and 
        inserting ``during the authorized absence of the 
        member''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(d) Authorized Absence Defined.--In this section, the 
term `authorized absence', with respect to a member, means that 
the member is in an authorized leave status or that the absence 
of the member is otherwise authorized under regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary concerned.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Section heading.--The heading of such section 
        is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 404b. Travel and transportation allowances: payment of lodging 
                    expenses at temporary duty location during 
                    authorized absence of member''.

            (2) Table of sections.--The table of sections at 
        the beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended by 
        striking the item relating to section 404b and 
        inserting the following new item:

``404b. Travel and transportation allowances: payment of lodging 
          expenses at temporary duty location during authorized absence 
          of member.''.

SEC. 652. EXTENDED PERIOD FOR SELECTION OF HOME FOR TRAVEL AND 
                    TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES FOR DEPENDENTS OF 
                    DECEASED MEMBERS.

    (a) Death of Members Entitled to Basic Pay.--Subsection (f) 
section 406 of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(f)'';
            (2) by striking ``he'' and inserting ``the 
        member''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(2) The Secretary concerned shall give the dependents of 
a member described in paragraph (1) a period of not less than 
three years, beginning on the date of the death of the member, 
during which to select a home for the purposes of the travel 
and transportation allowances authorized by this section.''.
    (b) Certain Other Deceased Members.--Subsection (g)(3) of 
such section is amended in the first sentence--
            (1) by striking ``he exercises it'' and inserting 
        ``the member exercises the right or entitlement'';
            (2) by striking ``his surviving dependents or, if'' 
        and inserting ``the surviving dependents at any time 
        before the end of the three-year period beginning on 
        the date on which the member accrued that right or 
        entitlement. If''; and
            (3) by striking ``his baggage and household 
        effects'' and inserting ``the baggage and household 
        effects of the deceased member''.

SEC. 653. TRANSPORTATION OF FAMILY MEMBERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE 
                    REPATRIATION OF MEMBERS HELD CAPTIVE.

    (a) Allowances Authorized.--Chapter 7 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 411i the 
following new section:

``Sec. 411j. Travel and transportation allowances: transportation of 
                    family members incident to the repatriation of 
                    members held captive

    ``(a) Allowance for Family Members and Certain Others.--(1) 
Under uniform regulations prescribed by the Secretaries 
concerned, travel and transportation described in subsection 
(d) may be provided for not more than three family members of a 
member described in subsection (b).
    ``(2) In addition to the family members authorized to be 
provided travel and transportation under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary concerned may provide travel and transportation 
described in subsection (d) to an attendant to accompany a 
family member described in that paragraph if the Secretary 
determines that--
            ``(A) the family member to be accompanied is unable 
        to travel unattended because of age, physical 
        condition, or other reason determined by the Secretary; 
        and
            ``(B) no other family member who is eligible for 
        travel and transportation under paragraph (1) is able 
        to serve as an attendant for the family member.
    ``(3) If no family member of a member described in 
subsection (b) is able to travel to the repatriation site of 
the member, travel and transportation described in subsection 
(d) may be provided to not more than 2 persons related to and 
selected by the member.
    ``(4) In circumstances determined to be appropriate by the 
Secretary concerned, the Secretary may waive the limitation on 
the number of family members of a member provided travel and 
transportation allowances under this section.
    ``(b) Covered Members.--A member described in this 
subsection is a member of the uniformed services who--
            ``(1) is serving on active duty;
            ``(2) was held captive, as determined by the 
        Secretary concerned; and
            ``(3) is repatriated to a site inside or outside 
        the United States.
    ``(c) Eligible Family Members.--In this section, the term 
`family member' has the meaning given the term in section 
411h(b) of this title.
    ``(d) Travel and Transportation Authorized.--(1) The 
transportation authorized by subsection (a) is round-trip 
transportation between the home of the family member (or home 
of the attendant or person provided transportation under 
paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a), as the case may be) and 
the location of the repatriation site at which the member is 
located.
    ``(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 for such allowances and expenses 
under section 404(d) of this title.
    ``(3) The transportation authorized by subsection (a) may 
be provided by any of the means described in section 411h(d)(1) 
of this title.
    ``(4) An allowance under this subsection may be paid in 
advance.
    ``(5) Reimbursement payable under this subsection may not 
exceed the cost of Government-procured round-trip air 
travel.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 411i the following new item:

``411j. Travel and transportation allowances: transportation of family 
          members incident to the repatriation of members held 
          captive.''.

SEC. 654. INCREASED WEIGHT ALLOWANCES FOR SHIPMENT OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS 
                    OF SENIOR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS.

    (a) Increase.--The table in section 406(b)(1)(C) of title 
37, United States Code, is amended by striking the items 
relating to pay grades E-7 through E-9 and inserting the 
following new items:




``E-9.............................             13,000             15,000
E-8...............................             12,000             14,000
E-7...............................             11,000          13,000''.


    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on January 1, 2006, and apply with respect to 
an order in connection with a change of temporary or permanent 
station issued on or after that date.

SEC. 655. PERMANENT AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION 
                    ALLOWANCES FOR FAMILY MEMBERS TO VISIT HOSPITALIZED 
                    MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES INJURED IN COMBAT 
                    OPERATION OR COMBAT ZONE.

    (a) Authority To Continue Allowance.--Section 1026 of 
division A of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for 
Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 
(Public Law 109-13; 119 Stat. 254), is amended by striking 
subsections (d) and (e).
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (a)(2)(B)(ii) of 
section 411h of title 37, United States Code, as added by 
section 1026 of division A of the Emergency Supplemental 
Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and 
Tsunami Relief, 2005, is amended by striking ``under section 
1967(e)(1)(A) of title 38''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on the earlier of the following:
            (1) The date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) The date specified in section 106(3) of Public 
        Law 109-77 (119 Stat. 2039).

             Subtitle D--Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits

SEC. 661. MONTHLY DISBURSEMENT TO STATES OF STATE INCOME TAX WITHHELD 
                    FROM RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY.

    Section 1045(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
in the third sentence--
            (1) by striking ``quarter'' the first place it 
        appears and inserting ``month''; and
            (2) by striking ``during the month following that 
        calendar quarter'' and inserting ``during the following 
        calendar month''.

SEC. 662. DENIAL OF CERTAIN BURIAL-RELATED BENEFITS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO 
                    COMMITTED A CAPITAL OFFENSE.

    (a) Prohibition of Interment in National Cemeteries.--
Section 2411 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``for 
                which the person was sentenced to death or life 
                imprisonment'' and inserting ``and whose 
                conviction is final (other than a person whose 
                sentence was commuted by the President)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``for 
                which the person was sentenced to death or life 
                imprisonment without parole'' and inserting 
                ``and whose conviction is final (other than a 
                person whose sentence was commuted by the 
                Governor of a State)''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the 
                death penalty or life imprisonment may be 
                imposed'' and inserting ``a sentence of 
                imprisonment for life or the death penalty may 
                be imposed''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the 
                death penalty or life imprisonment without 
                parole may be imposed'' and inserting ``a 
                sentence of imprisonment for life or the death 
                penalty may be imposed''.
    (b) Prohibition of Certain Department of Defense 
Benefits.--
            (1) Additional circumstances for prohibition of 
        performance of military honors.--Subsection (a) of 
        section 985 of title 10, United States Code, is 
        amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``(under section 1491 of 
                this title or any other authority)'' after 
                ``military honors''; and
                    (B) by striking ``a person who'' and all 
                that follows and inserting the following: ``any 
                of the following persons:
            ``(1) A person described in section 2411(b) of 
        title 38.
            ``(2) A person who is a veteran (as defined in 
        section 1491(h) of this title) or who died while on 
        active duty or a member of a reserve component, when 
        the circumstances surrounding the person's death or 
        other circumstances as specified by the Secretary of 
        Defense are such that to provide military honors at the 
        funeral or burial of the person would bring discredit 
        upon the person's service (or former service).''.
            (2) Additional circumstances for prohibition of 
        interment in military cemetery.--Subsection (b) of such 
        section is amended by striking ``convicted of a capital 
        offense under Federal law'' and inserting ``who is 
        ineligible for interment in a national cemetery under 
        the control of the National Cemetery Administration by 
        reason of section 2411(b) of title 38''.
            (3) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (c) such 
        section is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Definition.--In this section, the term `burial' 
includes inurnment.''.
            (4) Prohibition of funeral honors.--Section 1491(a) 
        of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
        inserting before the period at the end the following: 
        ``, except when military honors are prohibited under 
        section 985(a) of this title''.
    (c) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Section heading.--The heading of section 985 of 
        such title is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 985. Persons convicted of capital crimes; certain other persons: 
                    denial of specified burial-related benefits''.

            (2) Table of sections.--The item relating to 
        section 985 in the table of sections at the beginning 
        of chapter 49 of such title is amended to read as 
        follows:

``985. Persons convicted of capital crimes; certain other persons: 
          denial of specified burial-related benefits.''.

    (d) Rulemaking.--
            (1) Department of veterans affairs.--The Secretary 
        of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe regulations to 
        ensure that a person is not interred in any cemetery in 
        the National Cemetery System unless a good faith effort 
        has been made to determine whether such person is 
        ineligible for such interment or honors by reason of 
        being a person described in section 2411(b) of title 
        38, United States Code, or is otherwise ineligible for 
        such interment under Federal law.
            (2) Department of defense.--The Secretary of 
        Defense shall prescribe regulations to ensure that a 
        person is not interred in any military cemetery under 
        the authority of the Secretary of a military department 
        or provided funeral honors under section 1491 of title 
        10, United States Code, unless a good faith effort has 
        been made to determine whether such person is 
        ineligible for such interment or honors by reason of 
        being a person described in section 2411(b) of title 
        38, United States Code, or is otherwise ineligible for 
        such interment or honors under Federal law.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to funerals and burials that occur on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 663. CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF VETERANS' DISABILITY COMPENSATION AND 
                    MILITARY RETIRED PAY.

    Section 1414(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ``, and in the case of a qualified retiree receiving 
veterans' disability compensation at the rate payable for a 100 
percent disability by reason of a determination of individual 
unemployability, payment of retired pay to such veteran is 
subject to subsection (c) only during the period beginning on 
January 1, 2004, and ending on September 30, 2009''.

SEC. 664. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF DEATH GRATUITY FOR SURVIVORS OF CERTAIN 
                    MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES DYING ON ACTIVE DUTY.

    (a) Increased Amount of Death Gratuity.--
            (1) Increased amount.--Subsection (a) of section 
        1478 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
        striking ``$12,000'' and inserting ``$100,000''.
            (2) Amendments.--Such section is further amended--
                    (A) in the first sentence of subsection 
                (a), by striking ``(as'' and all that follows 
                in that sentence and inserting a period; and
                    (B) by striking subsection (c).
            (3) Effective date.--The amendment made by 
        paragraph (1) shall take effect as of October 7, 2001, 
        and shall apply to deaths occurring on or after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act and, subject to 
        subsection (c), to deaths occurring during the period 
        beginning on October 7, 2001, and ending on the day 
        before the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Retroactive Payment of Additional Death Gratuity for 
Certain Members not Previously Covered.--Such section is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(d)(1) In the case of a person described in paragraph 
(2), a death gratuity shall be payable, subject to section 
664(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2006, for the death of such person that is in addition to 
the death gratuity payable in the case of such death under 
subsection (a).
    ``(2) This subsection applies in the case of a person who 
died during the period beginning on October 7, 2001, and ending 
on May 11, 2005, while a member of the armed forces on active 
duty and whose death did not establish eligibility for an 
additional death gratuity under the prior subsection (e) of 
this section (as added by section 1013(b) of Public Law 109-13; 
119 Stat. 247), because the person was not described in 
paragraph (2) of that prior subsection.
    ``(3) The amount of additional death gratuity payable under 
this subsection shall be $150,000.
    ``(4) A payment pursuant to this subsection shall be paid 
in the same manner as provided under paragraph (4) of the prior 
subsection (e) of this section (as added by section 1013(b) of 
Public Law 109-13; 119 Stat. 247), for payments pursuant to 
paragraph (3)(A) of that prior subsection.''.
    (c) Funding.--Amounts for payments after the date of the 
enactment of this Act by reason of the amendments made by 
subsection (a) with respect to deaths before the date of the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and amounts for payments 
under subsection (d) of section 1478 of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (b), shall be derived from 
supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
fiscal year 2006 for military operations in Iraq and 
Afghanistan and the Global War on Terrorism, contingent upon 
such appropriations being enacted.
    (d) Coordination of Amendments.--If the date of the 
enactment of this Act occurs before the date specified in 
section 106(3) of Public Law 109-77--
            (1) effective as of such date of enactment, the 
        amendments made to section 1478 of title 10, United 
        States Code, by section 1013 of Public Law 109-13 are 
        repealed; and
            (2) effective immediately before the execution of 
        the amendments made by this section, the provisions of 
        section 1478 of title 10, United States Code, as in 
        effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
        Public Law 109-13, are revived.

SEC. 665. CHILD SUPPORT FOR CERTAIN MINOR CHILDREN OF RETIREMENT-
                    ELIGIBLE MEMBERS CONVICTED OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 
                    RESULTING IN DEATH OF CHILD'S OTHER PARENT.

    (a) Authority for Court-Ordered Payments.--Section 1408(h) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(1)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end of such paragraph 
                the following:
    ``(B) If, in the case of a member or former member of the 
armed forces referred to in paragraph (2)(A), a court order 
provides for the payment as child support of an amount from the 
disposable retired pay of that member or former member (as 
certified under paragraph (4)) to an eligible dependent child 
of the member or former member, the Secretary concerned, 
beginning upon effective service of such court order, shall pay 
that amount in accordance with this subsection to such 
dependent child.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                (A), by inserting ``, or a dependent child,'' 
                after ``former spouse'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by inserting ``in the case of 
                        eligibility of a spouse or former 
                        spouse under paragraph (1)(A),'' after 
                        ``(B)''; and
                            (ii) by striking the period at the 
                        end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
            ``(C) in the case of eligibility of a dependent 
        child under paragraph (1)(B), the other parent of the 
        child died as a result of the misconduct that resulted 
        in the termination of retired pay.'';
            (3) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, or an 
        eligible dependent child,'' after ``former spouse'';
            (4) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``, or the 
        dependent child,'' after ``former spouse''; and
            (5) in paragraph (6), by inserting ``, or to a 
        dependent child,'' after ``former spouse''.
    (b) Effective Date.--A court order authorized by the 
amendments made by this section may not provide for a payment 
attributable to any period before the date of the enactment of 
this Act, or the date of the court order, whichever is later.

SEC. 666. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON ACTUARIAL SOUNDNESS OF THE 
                    SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN.

    (a) Report.--Not later than July 31, 2006, the Comptroller 
General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
actuarial soundness of the Survivor Benefit Plan program under 
subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code.
    (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) An assessment of the implications for the 
        actuarial soundness of the Survivor Benefit Plan 
        program of recent improvements to that program, 
        including the implications of such improvements for the 
        actuarial soundness of that program with respect to 
        various categories of participants in the program and 
        with respect to the program as a whole.
            (2) An assessment of the implications for 
        Government contributions and payments to the Survivor 
        Benefit Plan program of the improvements to that 
        program covered by paragraph (1), including the 
        implications of such improvements on such contributions 
        and payments with respect to various categories of 
        participants in the program and with respect to the 
        program as a whole.
            (3) An assessment of the implications for the 
        actuarial soundness of the Survivor Benefit Plan 
        program, and for Government contributions and payments 
        to that program, of--
                    (A) enactment of a law permitting 
                participants in that program to designate an 
                insurable interest beneficiary if a previously 
                designated beneficiary dies; and
                    (B) enactment of a law repealing the 
                provisions of sections 1450(c) and 1451(c)(2) 
                of title 10, United States Code, that require 
                the reduction of an annuity paid to a 
                beneficiary under that program by the amount of 
                dependency and indemnity compensation paid to 
                the same beneficiary under section 1311(a) of 
                title 38, United States Code.
    (c) Government Contributions.--In making the assessments 
under paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b), the Comptroller 
General, in considering the Government contributions to the 
Survivor Benefit Plan program, shall consider both the 
Government's normal cost contributions under the program and 
the Government's payments to amortize unfunded liability under 
the program.

   Subtitle E--Commissary and Non-appropriated Fund Instrumentality 
                                Benefits

SEC. 671. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED LEVEL OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES 
                    PROCUREMENT FROM OVERSEAS EXCHANGE STORES.

    Section 2424(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ``$50,000'' and inserting ``$100,000''.

SEC. 672. REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATE OPERATION OF COMMISSARY STORE 
                    FUNCTIONS.

    Section 2485(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
``Until December 31, 2008, the Defense Commissary Agency is not 
required to conduct any cost-comparison study under the 
policies and procedures of Office of Management and Budget 
Circular A-76 relating to the possible contracting out of 
commissary store functions.''.

SEC. 673. PROVISION OF AND PAYMENT FOR OVERSEAS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES 
                    FOR COMMISSARY AND EXCHANGE SUPPLIES AND PRODUCTS.

    Section 2643 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) Transportation Options.--'' 
        before ``The Secretary'';
            (2) in the first sentence, by striking ``by sea 
        without relying on the Military Sealift Command'' and 
        inserting ``to destinations outside the continental 
        United States without relying on the Air Mobility 
        Command, the Military Sealift Command,'';
            (3) in the second sentence, by striking 
        ``transportation contracts'' and inserting ``contracts 
        for sea-borne transportation''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(b) Payment of Transportation Costs.--Section 2483(b)(5) 
of this title, regarding the use of appropriated funds to cover 
the expenses of operating commissary stores, shall apply to the 
transportation of commissary supplies and products. 
Appropriated funds for the Department of Defense shall also be 
used to cover the expenses of transporting exchange supplies 
and products to destinations outside the continental United 
States.''.

SEC. 674. COMPENSATORY TIME OFF FOR CERTAIN NONAPPROPRIATED FUND 
                    EMPLOYEES.

    Section 5543 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d)(1) The appropriate Secretary may, on request of an 
employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the 
Department of Defense or the Coast Guard described in section 
2105(c), grant such employee compensatory time off from duty 
instead of overtime pay for overtime work.
    ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term 
`appropriate Secretary' means--
            ``(A) with respect to an employee of a 
        nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department 
        of Defense, the Secretary of Defense; and
            ``(B) with respect to an employee of a 
        nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Coast 
        Guard, the Secretary of the Executive department in 
        which it is operating.''.

SEC. 675. REST AND RECUPERATION LEAVE PROGRAMS.

    (a) Availability of Funds for Reimbursement of Expenses.--
Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 301(5) 
for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities, 
$7,000,000 may be available for the reimbursement of expenses 
of the Armed Forces Recreation Centers related to the 
utilization of the facilities of the Armed Forces Recreation 
Centers under official Rest and Recuperation Leave Programs 
authorized by the military departments or combatant commanders.
    (b) Utilization of Reimbursements.--Amounts received by the 
Armed Forces Recreation Centers under subsection (a) as 
reimbursement for expenses may be utilized by such Centers for 
facility maintenance and repair, utility expenses, correction 
of health and safety deficiencies, and routine ground 
maintenance.
    (c) Regulations.--The utilization of facilities of the 
Armed Forces Recreation Centers under Rest and Recuperation 
Leave Programs, and reimbursement for expenses related to such 
utilization of such facilities, shall be subject to regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

SEC. 681. TEMPORARY ARMY AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RECRUITMENT 
                    INCENTIVES.

    (a) Authority To Develop and Provide Recruitment 
Incentives.--The Secretary of the Army may develop and provide 
incentives not otherwise authorized by law to encourage 
individuals to accept commissions as officers or to enlist in 
the Army.
    (b) Relation to Other Personnel Authorities.--A recruitment 
incentive developed under subsection (a) may be provided--
            (1) without regard to the lack of specific 
        authority for the incentive under title 10 or 37, 
        United States Code; and
            (2) notwithstanding any provision of such titles, 
        or any rule or regulation prescribed under such 
        provision, relating to methods of--
                    (A) determining requirements for, and the 
                compensation of, members of the Army who are 
                assigned duty as military recruiters; or
                    (B) providing incentives to individuals to 
                accept commissions or enlist in the Army, 
                including the provision of group or individual 
                bonuses, pay, or other incentives.
    (c) Waiver of Otherwise Applicable Laws.--A provision of 
title 10 or 37, United States Code, may not be waived with 
respect to, or otherwise determined to be inapplicable to, the 
provision of a recruitment incentive developed under subsection 
(a) without the approval of the Secretary of Defense.
    (d) Notice and Wait Requirement.--A recruitment incentive 
developed under subsection (a) may not be provided to 
individuals until--
            (1) the Secretary of the Army submits to Congress, 
        the appropriate elements of the Department of Defense, 
        and the Comptroller General a plan that includes--
                    (A) a description of the incentive, 
                including the purpose of the incentive and the 
                potential recruits to be addressed by the 
                incentive;
                    (B) a description of the provisions of 
                titles 10 and 37, United States Code, from 
                which the incentive would require a waiver and 
                the rationale to support the waiver;
                    (C) a statement of the anticipated outcomes 
                as a result of providing the incentive; and
                    (D) the method to be used to evaluate the 
                effectiveness of the incentive; and
            (2) a 45-day period beginning on the date on which 
        the plan was received by Congress expires.
    (e) Limitation on Number of Incentives.--Not more than four 
recruitment incentives may be provided under the authority of 
this section.
    (f) Limitation on Number of Individuals Receiving 
Incentives.--The number of individuals who receive one or more 
of the recruitment incentives provided under subsection (a) 
during a fiscal year may not exceed the number of individuals 
equal to 20 percent of the accession mission of the Army for 
that fiscal year.
    (g) Duration of Developed Incentive.--A recruitment 
incentive developed under subsection (a) may be provided for 
not longer than a three-year period beginning on the date on 
which the incentive is first provided, except that the 
Secretary of the Army may extend the period if the Secretary 
determines that additional time is needed to fully evaluate the 
effectiveness of the incentive.
    (h) Reporting Requirements.--
            (1) Secretary of the army report.--The Secretary of 
        the Army shall submit to Congress an annual report on 
        the recruitment incentives provided under subsection 
        (a) during the preceding year, including--
                    (A) a description of the incentives 
                provided under subsection (a) during that 
                fiscal year; and
                    (B) an assessment of the impact of the 
                incentives on the recruitment of individuals as 
                officers or enlisted members.
            (2) Comptroller general report.--As soon as 
        practicable after receipt of each plan under subsection 
        (d), the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a 
        report evaluating the expected outcomes of the 
        recruitment incentive covered by the plan in terms of 
        cost effectiveness and mission achievement.
    (i) Termination of Authority To Provide Incentives.--
Notwithstanding subsection (g), the authority to provide 
recruitment incentives under this section expires on December 
31, 2009.

SEC. 682. CLARIFICATION OF LEAVE ACCRUAL FOR MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO A 
                    DEPLOYABLE SHIP OR MOBILE UNIT OR OTHER DUTY.

    Subparagraph (B) of section 701(f)(1) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(B) This subsection applies to a member who--
            ``(i) serves on active duty for a continuous period 
        of at least 120 days in an area in which the member is 
        entitled to special pay under section 310(a) of title 
        37;
            ``(ii) is assigned to a deployable ship or mobile 
        unit or to other duty designated for the purpose of 
        this section; or
            ``(iii) on or after August 29, 2005, performs duty 
        designated by the Secretary of Defense as qualifying 
        duty for purposes of this subsection.''.

SEC. 683. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO REMIT OR CANCEL INDEBTEDNESS OF 
                    MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES INCURRED ON ACTIVE 
                    DUTY.

    (a) Indebtedness of Members of the Army.--
            (1) Authority.--Section 4837 of title 10, United 
        States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 4837. Settlement of accounts: remission or cancellation of 
                    indebtedness of members

    ``(a) In General.--If the Secretary considers it to be in 
the best interest of the United States, the Secretary may have 
remitted or cancelled any part of the indebtedness of a member 
of the Army on active duty, or a member of a reserve component 
of the Army in an active status, to the United States or any 
instrumentality of the United States incurred while the member 
was serving on active duty.
    ``(b) Period of Exercise of Authority.--The Secretary may 
exercise the authority in subsection (a) with respect to a 
member--
            ``(1) while the member is on active duty or in 
        active status, as the case may be;
            ``(2) if discharged from the armed forces under 
        honorable conditions, during the one-year period 
        beginning on the date of such discharge; or
            ``(3) if released from active status in a reserve 
        component, during the one-year period beginning on the 
        date of such release.
    ``(c) Retroactive Applicability to Certain Debts.--The 
authority in subsection (a) may be exercised with respect to 
any debt covered by that subsection that is incurred on or 
after October 7, 2001.
    ``(d) Regulations.--This section shall be administered 
under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The item relating to that 
        section in the table of sections at the beginning of 
        chapter 453 of such title is amended by striking the 
        penultimate word.
            (3) Termination.--The amendments made by this 
        subsection shall terminate on December 31, 2007. 
        Effective on that date, section 4873 of title 10, 
        United States Code, as in effect on the day before the 
        date of the enactment of this Act shall be revived.
    (b) Indebtedness of Members of the Navy.--
            (1) Authority.--Section 6161 of title 10, United 
        States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 6161. Settlement of accounts: remission or cancellation of 
                    indebtedness of members

    ``(a) In General.--If the Secretary of the Navy considers 
it to be in the best interest of the United States, the 
Secretary may have remitted or cancelled any part of the 
indebtedness of a member of the Navy on active duty, or a 
member of a reserve component of the Navy in an active status, 
to the United States or any instrumentality of the United 
States incurred while the member was serving on active duty.
    ``(b) Period of Exercise of Authority.--The Secretary of 
the Navy may exercise the authority in subsection (a) with 
respect to a member--
            ``(1) while the member is on active duty or in 
        active status, as the case may be;
            ``(2) if discharged from the armed forces under 
        honorable conditions, during the one-year period 
        beginning on the date of such discharge; or
            ``(3) if released from active status in a reserve 
        component, during the one-year period beginning on the 
        date of such release.
    ``(c) Retroactive Applicability to Certain Debts.--The 
authority in subsection (a) may be exercised with respect to 
any debt covered by that subsection that is incurred on or 
after October 7, 2001.
    ``(d) Regulations.--This section shall be administered 
under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The item relating to that 
        section in the table of sections at the beginning of 
        chapter 561 of such title is amended by striking the 
        penultimate word.
            (3) Termination.--The amendments made by this 
        subsection shall terminate on December 31, 2007. 
        Effective on that date, section 6161 of title 10, 
        United States Code, as in effect on the day before the 
        date of the enactment of this Act shall be revived.
    (c) Indebtedness of Members of the Air Force.--
            (1) Authority.--Section 9837 of title 10, United 
        States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 9837. Settlement of accounts: remission or cancellation of 
                    indebtedness of members

    ``(a) In General.--If the Secretary considers it to be in 
the best interest of the United States, the Secretary may have 
remitted or cancelled any part of the indebtedness of a member 
of the Air Force on active duty, or a member of a reserve 
component of the Air Force in an active status, to the United 
States or any instrumentality of the United States incurred 
while the member was serving on active duty.
    ``(b) Period of Exercise of Authority.--The Secretary may 
exercise the authority in subsection (a) with respect to a 
member--
            ``(1) while the member is on active duty or in 
        active status, as the case may be;
            ``(2) if discharged from the armed forces under 
        honorable conditions, during the one-year period 
        beginning on the date of such discharge; or
            ``(3) if released from active status in a reserve 
        component, during the one-year period beginning on the 
        date of such release.
    ``(c) Retroactive Applicability to Certain Debts.--The 
authority in subsection (a) may be exercised with respect to 
any debt covered by that subsection that is incurred on or 
after October 7, 2001.
    ``(d) Regulations.--This section shall be administered 
under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The item relating to that 
        section in the table of sections at the beginning of 
        chapter 953 of such title is amended by striking the 
        penultimate word.
            (3) Termination.--The amendments made by this 
        subsection shall terminate on December 31, 2007. 
        Effective on that date, section 9873 of title 10, 
        United States Code, as in effect on the day before the 
        date of the enactment of this Act shall be revived.

SEC. 684. LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR CHAPLAINS IN THE SELECTED RESERVE.

    (a) Loan Repayment Program Authorized.--Chapter 1609 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section:

``Sec. 16303. Loan repayment program: chaplains serving in the Selected 
                    Reserve

    ``(a) Authority To Repay Education Loans.--For purposes of 
maintaining adequate numbers of chaplains in the Selected 
Reserve, the Secretary concerned may repay a loan that was 
obtained by a person who--
            ``(1) satisfies the requirements for accessioning 
        and commissioning of chaplains, as prescribed in 
        regulations;
            ``(2) holds, or is fully qualified for, an 
        appointment as a chaplain in a reserve component of an 
        armed force; and
            ``(3) signs a written agreement with the Secretary 
        concerned to serve not less than three years in the 
        Selected Reserve.
    ``(b) Exception for Chaplain Candidate Program.--A person 
accessioned into the Chaplain Candidate Program is not eligible 
for the repayment of a loan under subsection (a).
    ``(c) Loan Repayment Process; Maximum Amount.--(1) Subject 
to paragraph (2), the repayment of a loan under subsection (a) 
may consist of the payment of the principal, interest, and 
related expenses of the loan.
    ``(2) The amount of any repayment of a loan made under 
subsection (a) on behalf of a person may not exceed $20,000 for 
each three year period of obligated service that the person 
agrees to serve in an agreement described in subsection (a)(3). 
Of such amount, not more than an amount equal to 50 percent of 
such amount may be paid before the completion by the person of 
the first year of obligated service pursuant to the agreement. 
The balance of such amount shall be payable at such time or 
times as are prescribed in regulations.
    ``(d) Effect of Failure To Complete Obligation.--If a 
person on whose behalf a loan is repaid under subsection (a) 
fails to commence or complete the period of obligated service 
specified in the agreement described in subsection (a)(3), the 
Secretary concerned may require the person to pay the United 
States an amount equal to the amount of the loan repayments 
made on behalf of the person in connection with the agreement.
    ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
prescribe regulations to carry out this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 1609 of such title is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item:

``16303. Loan repayment program: chaplains serving in the Selected 
          Reserve.''.

SEC. 685. INCLUSION OF SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISOR FOR THE CHAIRMAN OF THE 
                    JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF AMONG SENIOR ENLISTED MEMBERS 
                    OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Basic Pay Rate.--
            (1) Equal treatment.--The rate of basic pay for an 
        enlisted member in the grade E-9 while serving as 
        Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Chairman of the Joint 
        Chiefs of Staff shall be the same as the rate of basic 
        pay for an enlisted member in that grade while serving 
        as 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, or Master 
        Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, regardless of 
        cumulative years of service computed under section 205 
        of title 37, United States Code.
            (2) Effective date.--Paragraph (1) shall apply 
        beginning on the date on which an enlisted member of 
        the Armed Forces is first appointed to serve as Senior 
        Enlisted Advisor for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
        of Staff.
    (b) Pay During Terminal Leave or While Hospitalized.--
Section 210(c) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) The Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Chairman 
        of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.''.
    (c) Personal Money Allowance.--Section 414(c) of such title 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' after ``Sergeant Major of 
        the Marine Corps,''; and
            (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
        following: ``, or the Senior Enlisted Advisor for the 
        Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff''.
    (d) 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:
                            ``(vi) Senior Enlisted Advisor for 
                        the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
                        Staff.''.

SEC. 686. SPECIAL AND INCENTIVE PAYS CONSIDERED FOR SAVED PAY UPON 
                    APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS AS OFFICERS.

    (a) Inclusion and Exclusion of Certain Pay Types.--
Subsection (d) of section 907 of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d)(1) In determining the amount of the pay and 
allowances of a grade formerly held by an officer, the 
following special and incentive pays may be considered only so 
long as the officer continues to perform the duty that creates 
the entitlement to, or eligibility for, that pay and would 
otherwise be eligible to receive that pay in the former grade:
            ``(A) Incentive pay for hazardous duty under 
        section 301 of this title.
            ``(B) Submarine duty incentive pay under section 
        301c of this title.
            ``(C) Special pay for diving duty under section 304 
        of this title.
            ``(D) Hardship duty pay under section 305 of this 
        title.
            ``(E) Career sea pay under section 305a of this 
        title.
            ``(F) Special pay for service as a member of a 
        Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team under 
        section 305b of this title.
            ``(G) Assignment incentive pay under section 307a 
        of this title.
            ``(H) Special pay for duty subject to hostile fire 
        or imminent danger under section 310 of this title.
            ``(I) Special pay or bonus for an extension of duty 
        at a designated overseas location under section 314 of 
        this title.
            ``(J) Foreign language proficiency pay under 
        section 316 of this title.
            ``(K) Critical skill retention bonus under section 
        323 of this title.
    ``(2) The following special and incentive pays are 
dependent on a member being in an enlisted status and may not 
be considered in determining the amount of the pay and 
allowances of a grade formerly held by an officer:
            ``(A) Special duty assignment pay under section 307 
        of this title.
            ``(B) Reenlistment bonus under section 308 of this 
        title.
            ``(C) Enlistment bonus under section 309 of this 
        title.
            ``(D) Career enlisted flyer incentive pay under 
        section 320 of this title.''.
    (b) Stylistic Amendments.--Such section is further 
amended--
            (1) in subsections (a) and (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``he'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``the officer''; and
                    (B) by striking ``his appointment'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``the 
                appointment''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``he'' and 
        inserting ``the officer''.
    (c) Effective Date.--Subsection (d) of section 907 of title 
37, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), shall 
apply with respect to any acceptance by an enlisted member of 
the Armed Forces of an appointment as an officer made on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 687. REPAYMENT OF UNEARNED PORTION OF BONUSES, SPECIAL PAYS, AND 
                    EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS.

    (a) Repayment of Unearned Portion of Bonuses and Other 
Benefits.--
            (1) Uniform repayment provision.--Section 303a of 
        title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
        the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Repayment of Unearned Portion of Bonuses and Other 
Benefits When Conditions of Payment Not Met.--(1) A member of 
the uniformed services who receives a bonus or similar benefit 
and whose receipt of the bonus or similar benefit is subject to 
the condition that the member continue to satisfy certain 
eligibility requirements shall repay to the United States an 
amount equal to the unearned portion of the bonus or similar 
benefit if the member fails to satisfy the requirements, except 
in certain circumstances authorized by the Secretary concerned.
    ``(2) The Secretary concerned may establish, by 
regulations, procedures for determining the amount of the 
repayment required under this subsection and the circumstances 
under which an exception to the required repayment may be 
granted. The Secretary concerned may specify in the regulations 
the conditions under which an installment payment of a bonus or 
similar benefit to be paid to a member of the uniformed 
services will not be made if the member no longer satisfies the 
eligibility requirements for the bonus or similar benefit. For 
the military departments, this subsection shall be administered 
under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
    ``(3) An obligation to repay the United States under this 
subsection is, for all purposes, a debt owed the United States. 
A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 does not discharge a 
person from such debt if the discharge order is entered less 
than five years after--
            ``(A) the date of the termination of the agreement 
        or contract on which the debt is based; or
            ``(B) in the absence of such an agreement or 
        contract, the date of the termination of the service on 
        which the debt is based.
    ``(4) In this subsection:
            ``(A) The term `bonus or similar benefit' means a 
        bonus, incentive pay, special pay, or similar payment, 
        or an educational benefit or stipend, paid to a member 
        of the uniformed services under a provision of law that 
        refers to the repayment requirements of this 
        subsection.
            ``(B) The term `service', as used in paragraph 
        (3)(B), refers to an obligation willingly undertaken by 
        a member of the uniformed services, in exchange for a 
        bonus or similar benefit offered by the Secretary of 
        Defense or the Secretary concerned--
                    ``(i) to remain on active duty or in an 
                active status in a reserve component;
                    ``(ii) to perform duty in a specified 
                skill, with or without a specified 
                qualification or credential;
                    ``(iii) to perform duty at a specified 
                location; or
                    ``(iv) to perform duty for a specified 
                period of time.''.
            (2) Applicability to title 11 cases.--In the case 
        of a provision of law amended by subsection (b), (c), 
        or (d) of this section, paragraph (3) of subsection (a) 
        of section 303a of title 37, United States Code, as 
        added by this subsection, shall apply to any case 
        commenced under title 11, United States Code, after 
        March 30, 2006.
    (b) Conforming Amendments to Title 37.--
            (1) Aviation career officer retention bonus.--
        Subsection (g) of section 301b of title 37, United 
        States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(g) Repayment.--An officer who does not complete the 
period of active duty specified in the agreement entered into 
under subsection (a) shall be subject to the repayment 
provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.''.
            (2) Medical officer multiyear retention bonus.--
        Subsection (c) of section 301d of such title is amended 
        to read as follows:
    ``(c) Repayment.--An officer who does not complete the 
period of active duty specified in the agreement entered into 
under subsection (a) shall be subject to the repayment 
provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.''.
            (3) Dental officer multiyear retention bonus.--
        Subsection (d) of section 301e of such title is amended 
        to read as follows:
    ``(d) Repayment.--An officer who does not complete the 
period of active duty specified in the agreement entered into 
under subsection (a) shall be subject to the repayment 
provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.''.
            (4) Medical officer special pay.--Section 302 of 
        such title is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (c)(2), by striking the 
                second sentence and inserting the following new 
                sentence: ``If such entitlement is terminated, 
                the officer concerned shall be subject to the 
                repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this 
                title.''; and
                    (B) by striking subsection (f) and 
                inserting the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Repayment.--An officer who does not complete the 
period for which the payment was made under subsection (a)(4) 
or subsection (b)(1) shall be subject to the repayment 
provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.''.
            (5) Optometrist retention special pay.--Paragraph 
        (4) of section 302a(b) of such title is amended to read 
        as follows:
    ``(4) The Secretary concerned may terminate at any time the 
eligibility of an officer to receive retention special pay 
under paragraph (1). An officer who does not complete the 
period for which the payment was made under paragraph (1) shall 
be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of 
this title.''.
            (6) Dental officer special pay.--Section 302b of 
        such title is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b)(2), by striking the 
                second sentence and inserting the following new 
                sentence: ``If such entitlement is terminated, 
                the officer concerned shall be subject to the 
                repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this 
                title.'';
                    (B) by striking subsection (e) and 
                inserting the following new subsection (e):
    ``(e) Repayment.--An officer who does not complete the 
period of active duty specified in the agreement referred to in 
subsection (b) shall be subject to the repayment provisions of 
section 303a(e) of this title.'';
                    (C) by striking subsection (f); and
                    (D) by redesignating subsections (g) and 
                (h) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively.
            (7) Accession bonus for registered nurses.--
        Subsection (d) of section 302d of such title is amended 
        to read as follows:
    ``(d) Repayment.--An officer who does not become and remain 
licensed as a registered nurse during the period for which the 
payment is made, or who does not complete the period of active 
duty specified in the agreement entered into under subsection 
(a), shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 
303a(e) of this title.''.
            (8) Nurse anesthetist special pay.--Section 302e of 
        such title is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (c), by striking the last 
                sentence and inserting the following new 
                sentence: ``If such entitlement is terminated, 
                the officer concerned shall be subject to the 
                repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this 
                title.''; and
                    (B) by striking subsection (e) and 
                inserting the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Repayment.--An officer who does not complete the 
period of active duty specified in the agreement entered into 
under subsection (a) shall be subject to the repayment 
provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.''.
            (9) Reserve, recalled, or retained health care 
        officers special pay.--Section 302f(c) of such title is 
        amended by striking ``refund'' and inserting ``repay in 
        the manner provided in section 303a(e) of this title''.
            (10) Selected reserve health care professionals in 
        critically short wartime specialties special pay.--
        Section 302g of such title is amended--
                    (A) by striking subsections (d) and (e);
                    (B) by inserting after subsection (c) the 
                following new subsection (d):
    ``(d) Repayment.--An officer who does not complete the 
period of service in the Selected Reserve specified in the 
agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall be subject to 
the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.''; 
and
                    (C) by redesignating subsection (f), as 
                amended by section 622(e), as subsection (e).
            (11) Accession bonus for dental officers.--
        Subsection (d) of section 302h of such title is amended 
        to read as follows:
    ``(d) Repayment.--A person who, after signing an agreement 
under subsection (a), is not commissioned as an officer of the 
armed forces, does not become licensed as a dentist, or does 
not complete the period of active duty specified in the 
agreement shall be subject to the repayment provisions of 
section 303a(e) of this title.''.
            (12) Accession bonus for pharmacy officers.--
        Subsection (e) of section 302j of such title is amended 
        to read as follows:
    ``(e) Repayment.--A person who, after signing an agreement 
under subsection (a), is not commissioned as an officer of the 
armed forces, does not become and remain certified or licensed 
as a pharmacist, or does not complete the period of active duty 
specified in the agreement shall be subject to the repayment 
provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.''.
            (13) Assignment incentive pay.--Subsection (d) of 
        section 307a of such title, as added by section 628(c), 
        is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Repayment.--A member who enters into an agreement 
under this section and receives incentive pay under the 
agreement in a lump sum or installments, but who fails to 
complete the period of service covered by the payment, whether 
voluntarily or because of misconduct, shall be subject to the 
repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.''.
            (14) Reenlistment bonus for active members.--
        Subsection (d) of section 308 of such title is amended 
        to read as follows:
    ``(d) A member who does not complete the term of enlistment 
for which a bonus was paid to the member under this section, or 
a member who is not technically qualified in the skill for 
which a bonus was paid to the member under this section, shall 
be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of 
this title.''.
            (15) Reenlistment bonus for selected reserve.--
        Subsection (d) of section 308b of such title is amended 
        to read as follows:
    ``(d) Repayment.--A member who does not complete the term 
of enlistment in the element of the Selected Reserve for which 
the bonus was paid to the member under this section shall be 
subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this 
title.''.
            (16) Selected reserve affiliation or enlistment 
        bonus.--Section 308c of such title, as amended by 
        section 631, is further amended by striking subsection 
        (g) and inserting the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Repayment.--A person who enters into an agreement 
under subsection (a) or (c) and receives all or part of the 
bonus under the agreement, but who does not commence to serve 
in the Selected Reserve or does not satisfactorily participate 
in the Selected Reserve for the total period of service 
specified in the agreement, shall be subject to the repayment 
provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.''.
            (17) Ready reserve enlistment bonus.--Section 308g 
        of such title is amended--
                    (A) by striking subsection (d) and 
                inserting the following new subsection:
    ``(d) A person who does not serve satisfactorily in the 
element of the Ready Reserve in the combat or combat support 
skill for the period for which the bonus was paid under this 
section shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 
303a(e) of this title.'';
                    (B) by striking subsections (e) and (f); 
                and
                    (C) by redesignating subsections (g) and 
                (h), as amended by section 621(c), as 
                subsections (e) and (f), respectively.
            (18) Ready reserve reenlistment, enlistment, and 
        voluntary extension of enlistment bonus.--Section 308h 
        of such title is amended--
                    (A) by striking subsection (c) and 
                inserting the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Repayment.--A person who does not complete the period 
of enlistment or extension of enlistment for which the bonus 
was paid under this section shall be subject to the repayment 
provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.'';
                    (B) by striking subsections (d) and (e); 
                and
                    (C) by redesignating subsections (f) and 
                (g), as amended by section 621(d), as 
                subsections (d) and (e), respectively.
            (19) Prior service enlistment bonus.--Subsection 
        (d) of section 308i of such title is amended to read as 
        follows:
    ``(d) Repayment.--A person who receives a bonus payment 
under this section and who, during the period for which the 
bonus was paid, does not serve satisfactorily in the element of 
the Selected Reserve with respect to which the bonus was paid 
shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) 
of this title.''.
            (20) Enlistment bonus.--Subsection (b) of section 
        309 of such title is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Repayment.--A member who does not complete the term 
of enlistment for which a bonus was paid to the member under 
this section, or a member who is not technically qualified in 
the skill for which a bonus was paid to the member under this 
section, shall be subject to the repayment provisions of 
section 303a(e) of this title.''.
            (21) Special pay for nuclear-qualified officers 
        extending active duty.--Subsection (b) of section 312 
        of such title is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) An officer who does not complete the period of active 
duty in connection with the supervision, operation, and 
maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants that the officer 
agreed to serve, and for which a payment was made under 
subsection (a) or subsection (d)(1), shall be subject to the 
repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.''.
            (22) Nuclear career accession bonus.--Paragraph (2) 
        of section 312b(a) of such title is amended to read as 
        follows:
    ``(2) An officer who does not commence or complete 
satisfactorily the nuclear power training specified in the 
agreement under paragraph (1) shall be subject to the repayment 
provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.''.
            (23) Enlisted members extending duty at designated 
        locations overseas.--Subsection (d) of section 314 of 
        such title is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Repayment.--A member who, having entered into a 
written agreement to extend a tour of duty for a period under 
subsection (a), receives a bonus payment under subsection 
(b)(2) for a 12-month period covered by the agreement and 
ceases during that 12-month period to perform the agreed tour 
of duty shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 
303a(e) of this title.''.
            (24) Engineering and scientific career continuation 
        pay.--Subsection (c) of section 315 of such title is 
        amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) An officer who, having entered into a written 
agreement under subsection (b) and having received all or part 
of a bonus under this section, does not complete the period of 
active duty as specified in the agreement shall be subject to 
the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.''.
            (25) Foreign language proficiency pay.--Subsection 
        (e) of section 316 of such title, as added by section 
        639(c), is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) Repayment.--A member who receives a bonus under this 
section, but who does not satisfy an eligibility requirement 
specified in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a) 
for the entire certification period, shall be subject to the 
repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.''.
            (26) Critical acquisition positions.--Subsection 
        (f) of section 317 of such title is amended to read as 
        follows:
    ``(f) Repayment.--An officer who, having entered into a 
written agreement under subsection (a) and having received all 
or part of a bonus under this section, does not complete the 
period of active duty as specified in the agreement shall be 
subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this 
title.''.
            (27) Special warfare officers extending period of 
        active duty.--Subsection (h) of section 318 of such 
        title is amended to read as follows:
    ``(h) Repayment.--An officer who, having entered into a 
written agreement under subsection (b) and having received all 
or part of a bonus under this section, does not complete the 
period of active duty in special warfare service as specified 
in the agreement shall be subject to the repayment provisions 
of section 303a(e) of this title.''.
            (28) Surface warfare officers extending period of 
        active duty.--Subsection (f) of section 319 of such 
        title is amended to read as follows:
    ``(f) Repayment.--An officer who, having entered into a 
written agreement under subsection (b) and having received all 
or part of a bonus under this section, does not complete the 
period of active duty as a department head on a surface vessel 
as specified in the agreement, shall be subject to the 
repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.''.
            (29) Judge advocate continuation pay.--Subsection 
        (f) of section 321 of such title is amended to read as 
        follows:
    ``(f) Repayment.--An officer who has entered into a written 
agreement under subsection (b) and has received all or part of 
the amount payable under the agreement but who does not 
complete the total period of active duty specified in the 
agreement, shall be subject to the repayment provisions of 
section 303a(e) of this title.''.
            (30) 15-year career status bonus.--Subsection (f) 
        of section 322 of such title is amended to read as 
        follows:
    ``(f) Repayment.--If a person paid a bonus under this 
section does not complete a period of active duty beginning on 
the date on which the election of the person under paragraph 
(1) of subsection (a) is received and ending on the date on 
which the person completes 20 years of active duty service as 
described in paragraph (2) of such subsection, the person shall 
be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of 
this title.''.
            (31) Critical military skills retention bonus.--
        Subsection (g) of section 323 of such title, as amended 
        by section 640(e), is amended to read as follows:
    ``(g) Repayment.--A member paid a bonus under this section 
who fails, during the period of service covered by the member's 
agreement, reenlistment, or voluntary extension of enlistment 
under subsection (a), to remain qualified in the critical 
military skill or to satisfy the other eligibility criteria for 
which the bonus was paid shall be subject to the repayment 
provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.''.
            (32) Accession bonus for new officers in critical 
        skills.--Subsection (f) of section 324 of such title is 
        amended to read as follows:
    ``(f) Repayment.--An individual who, having received all or 
part of the bonus under an agreement referred to in subsection 
(a), is not thereafter commissioned as an officer or does not 
commence or complete the total period of active duty service 
specified in the agreement shall be subject to the repayment 
provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.''.
            (33) Savings plan for education expenses and other 
        contingencies.--Subsection (g) of section 325 of such 
        title is amended to read as follows:
    ``(g) Repayment.--If a person does not complete the 
qualifying service for which the person is obligated under a 
commitment for which a benefit has been paid under this 
section, the person shall be subject to the repayment 
provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.''.
            (34) Incentive bonus for conversion to military 
        occupational specialty.--Subsection (e) of section 326 
        of such title is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) Repayment.--A member who does not convert to and 
complete the period of service in the military occupational 
specialty specified in the agreement executed under subsection 
(a) shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 
303a(e) of this title.''.
            (35) Transfer between armed forces incentive 
        bonus.--Section 327 of such title, as added by section 
        641, is amended by striking subsection (f) and 
        inserting the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Repayment.--A member who is paid a bonus under an 
agreement under this section and who, voluntarily or because of 
misconduct, fails to serve for the period covered by such 
agreement shall be subject to the repayment provisions of 
section 303a(e) of this title.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments to Title 10.--
            (1) Enlistment incentives for pursuit of skills to 
        facilitate national service.--Subsection (i) of section 
        510 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read 
        as follows:
    ``(i) Repayment.--If a National Call to Service participant 
who has entered into an agreement under subsection (b) and 
received or benefitted from an incentive under paragraph (1) or 
(2) of subsection (e) fails to complete the total period of 
service specified in the agreement, the National Call to 
Service participant shall be subject to the repayment 
provisions of section 303a(e) of title 37.''.
            (2) Advanced education assistance.--Section 2005 of 
        such title is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking 
                paragraph (3) and inserting the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(3) that if such person does not complete the 
        period of active duty specified in the agreement, or 
        does not fulfill any term or condition prescribed 
        pursuant to paragraph (4), such person shall be subject 
        to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of title 
        37; and'';
                    (B) by striking subsections (c), (d), (f), 
                (g) and (h);
                    (C) by redesignating subsection (e) as 
                subsection (d); and
                    (D) by inserting after subsection (b), the 
                following new subsection:
    ``(c) As a condition of the Secretary concerned providing 
financial assistance under section 2107 or 2107a of this title 
to any person, the Secretary concerned shall require that the 
person enter into the agreement described in subsection (a). In 
addition to the requirements of paragraphs (1) through (4) of 
such subsection, the agreement shall specify that, if the 
person does not complete the education requirements specified 
in the agreement or does not fulfill any term or condition 
prescribed pursuant to paragraph (4) of such subsection, the 
person shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 
303a(e) of title 37 without the Secretary first ordering such 
person to active duty as provided for under subsection (a)(2) 
and sections 2107(f) and 2107a(f) of this title.''.
            (3) Tuition for off-duty training or education.--
        Section 2007 of such title is amended by adding at the 
        end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) If an officer who enters into an agreement under 
subsection (b) does not complete the period of active duty 
specified in the agreement, the officer shall be subject to the 
repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of title 37.''.
            (4) Failure to complete advanced training or to 
        accept commission.--Section 2105 of such title is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new 
        sentence: ``If the member does not complete the period 
        of active duty prescribed by the Secretary concerned, 
        the member shall be subject to the repayment provisions 
        of section 303a(e) of title 37''.
            (5) Health professions scholarship and financial 
        assistance program for active service.--Section 
        2123(e)(1)(C) of such title is amended by striking 
        ``equal to'' and all that follows through the period at 
        the end and inserting ``pursuant to the repayment 
        provisions of section 303a(e) of title 37.''.
            (6) Financial assistance for nurse officer 
        candidates.--Subsection (d) of section 2130a of such 
        title is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Repayment.--A person who does not complete a nursing 
degree program in which the person is enrolled in accordance 
with the agreement entered into under subsection (a), or having 
completed the nursing degree program, does not become an 
officer in the Nurse Corps of the Army or the Navy or an 
officer designated as a nurse officer of the Air Force or 
commissioned corps of the Public Health Service or does not 
complete the period of obligated active service required under 
the agreement, shall be subject to the repayment provisions of 
section 303a(e) of title 37.''.
            (7) Education loan repayment program.--Subsection 
        (g) of section 2173 of such title is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``A 
                commissioned officer''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
    ``(2) An officer who does not complete the period of active 
duty specified in the agreement entered into under subsection 
(b)(3), or the alternative obligation imposed under paragraph 
(1), shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 
303a(e) of title 37.''.
            (8) Scholarship program for degree program for 
        degree or certification in information assurance.--
        Section 2200a of such title is amended--
                    (A) by striking subsection (e) and 
                inserting the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Repayment for Period of Unserved Obligated Service.--
(1) A member of an armed force who does not complete the period 
of active duty specified in the service agreement under section 
(b) shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 
303a(e) of title 37.
    ``(2) A civilian employee of the Department of Defense who 
voluntarily terminates service before the end of the period of 
obligated service required under an agreement entered into 
under subsection (b) shall be subject to the repayment 
provisions of section 303a(e) of title 37 in the same manner 
and to the same extent as if the civilian employee were a 
member of the armed forces.''.
                    (B) by striking subsection (f); and
                    (C) by redesignating subsection (g) as 
                subsection (f).
            (9) Army cadet agreement to serve as officer.--
        Section 4348 of such title is amended by adding at the 
        end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) A cadet or former cadet who does not fulfill the 
terms of the agreement as specified under section (a), or the 
alternative obligation imposed under subsection (b), shall be 
subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of title 
37.''.
            (10) Midshipmen agreement for length of service.--
        Section 6959 of such title is amended by adding at the 
        end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) A midshipman or former midshipman who does not 
fulfill the terms of the agreement as specified under section 
(a), or the alternative obligation imposed under subsection 
(b), shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 
303a(e) of title 37.''.
            (11) Air force cadet agreement to serve as 
        officer.--Section 9348 of such title is amended by 
        adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) A cadet or former cadet who does not fulfill the 
terms of the agreement as specified under section (a), or the 
alternative obligation imposed under subsection (b), shall be 
subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of title 
37.''.
            (12) Educational assistance for members of selected 
        reserve.--Section 16135 of such title is amended to 
        read as follows:

``Sec. 16135. Failure to participate satisfactorily; penalties

    ``(a) Penalties.--At the option of the Secretary concerned, 
a member of the Selected Reserve of an armed force who does not 
participate satisfactorily in required training as a member of 
the Selected Reserve during a term of enlistment or other 
period of obligated service that created entitlement of the 
member to educational assistance under this chapter, and during 
which the member has received such assistance, may--
            ``(1) be ordered to active duty for a period of two 
        years or the period of obligated service the person has 
        remaining under section 16132 of this title, whichever 
        is less; or
            ``(2) be subject to the repayment provisions under 
        section 303a(e) of title 37.
    ``(b) Effect of Repayment.--Any repayment under section 
303a(e) of title 37 shall not affect the period of obligation 
of a member to serve as a Reserve in the Selected Reserve.''.
            (13) Health professions stipend program penalties 
        and limitations.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
        16203(a)(1) of such title is amended to read as 
        follows:
            ``(B) to comply with the repayment provisions of 
        section 303a(e) of title 37.''.
            (14) Loan repayment program for chaplains serving 
        in selected reserve.--Section 16303 of such title, as 
        added by section 684, is amended by striking subsection 
        (d) and inserting the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Effect of Failure To Complete Obligation.--A person 
on whose behalf a loan is repaid under subsection (a) who fails 
to commence or complete the period of obligated service 
specified in the agreement described in subsection (a)(3) shall 
be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of 
title 37.''.
            (15) College tuition assistance program for marine 
        corps platoon leaders class.--Subsection (f) of section 
        16401 of such title is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``may be 
                required to repay the full amount of financial 
                assistance'' and inserting ``shall be subject 
                to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) 
                of title 37''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting before 
                ``The Secretary of the Navy'' the following new 
                sentence: ``Any requirement to repay any 
                portion of financial assistance received under 
                this section shall be administered under the 
                regulations issued under section 303a(e) of 
                title 37.''.
    (d) Conforming Amendment to Title 14.--Section 182 of title 
14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(g) A cadet or former cadet who does not fulfill the 
terms of the obligation to serve as specified under section 
(b), or the alternative obligation imposed under subsection 
(c), shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 
303a(e) of title 37.''.
    (e) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Section heading.--The heading of section 303a 
        of title 37, United States Code, is amended to read as 
        follows:

``Sec. 303a. Special pay: general provisions''.

            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at 
        the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by 
        striking the item relating to section 303a and 
        inserting the following new item:

``303a. Special pay: general provisions.''.

    (f) Continued Application of Current Law to Existing 
Bonuses.--In the case of any bonus, incentive pay, special pay, 
or similar payment, such as education assistance or a stipend, 
which the United States became obligated to pay before April 1, 
2006, under a provision of law amended by subsection (b), (c), 
or (d) of this section, such provision of law, as in effect on 
the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall 
continue to apply to the payment, or any repayment, of the 
bonus, incentive pay, special pay, or similar payment under 
such provision of law.

SEC. 688. RIGHTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS 
                    UNDER HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1968.

    (a) Written Notice of Rights.--Section 106(c)(5)(A)(ii) of 
the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 
1701x(c)(5)(A)(ii)) is amended--
            (1) in subclause (II), by striking ``and'' at the 
        end;
            (2) in subclause (III), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new 
        subclause:
                                    ``(IV) notify the homeowner 
                                by a statement or notice, 
                                written in plain English by the 
                                Secretary of Housing and Urban 
                                Development, in consultation 
                                with the Secretary of Defense 
                                and the Secretary of the 
                                Treasury, explaining the 
                                mortgage and foreclosure rights 
                                of servicemembers, and the 
                                dependents of such 
                                servicemembers, under the 
                                Servicemembers Civil Relief Act 
                                (50 U.S.C. App. 501 et seq.), 
                                including the toll-free 
                                military one source number to 
                                call if servicemembers, or the 
                                dependents of such 
                                servicemembers, require further 
                                assistance.''.
    (b) No Effect on Other Laws.--Nothing in this section shall 
relieve any person of any obligation imposed by any other 
Federal, State, or local law.
    (c) Disclosure Form.--Not later than 150 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development shall issue a final disclosure form to 
fulfill the requirement of subclause (IV) of section 
106(c)(5)(A)(ii) of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 
1968, as added by subsection (a).
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made under subsection 
(a) shall take effect 150 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.

SEC. 689. EXTENSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SSI FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS IN 
                    FAMILIES THAT INCLUDE MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE AND 
                    NATIONAL GUARD.

    Section 1631(j)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1383(j)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting ``(or 24 consecutive 
months, in the case of such an individual whose ineligibility 
for benefits under or pursuant to both such sections is a 
result of being called to active duty pursuant to section 
12301(d) or 12302 of title 10, United States Code, or section 
502(f) of title 32, United States Code)'' after ``for a period 
of 12 consecutive months''.

SEC. 690. INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR 
                    DEPENDENTS ON RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS OF THE 
                    SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT.

    (a) Outreach to Members.--The Secretary concerned shall 
provide to each member of the Armed Forces under the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary pertinent information on the 
rights and protections available to members and their 
dependents under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 
App. 501 et seq.).
    (b) Time of Provision.--The information required to be 
provided under subsection (a) to a member shall be provided at 
the following times:
            (1) During the initial orientation training of the 
        member.
            (2) In the case of a member of a reserve component, 
        during the initial orientation training of the member 
        and when the member is mobilized or otherwise 
        individually called or ordered to active duty for a 
        period of more than one year.
            (3) At such other times as the Secretary concerned 
        considers appropriate.
    (c) Outreach to Dependents.--The Secretary concerned may 
provide to the adult dependents of members under the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary pertinent information on the 
rights and protections available to members and their 
dependents under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``dependent'' 
and ``Secretary concerned'' have the meanings given such terms 
in section 101 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 
U.S.C. App. 511).

                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

        Subtitle A--Improvements to Health Benefits for Reserves

Sec. 701.  Enhancement of TRICARE Reserve Select program.
Sec. 702.  Expanded eligibility of members of the Selected Reserve under 
          the TRICARE program.

                Subtitle B--TRICARE Program Improvements

Sec. 711.  Additional information required by surveys on TRICARE 
          Standard.
Sec. 712.  Availability of chiropractic health care services.
Sec. 713.  Surviving-dependent eligibility under TRICARE dental plan for 
          surviving spouses who were on active duty at time of death of 
          military spouse.
Sec. 714.  Exceptional eligibility for TRICARE Prime Remote.
Sec. 715.  Increased period of continued TRICARE Prime coverage of 
          children of members of the uniformed services who die while 
          serving on active duty for a period of more than 30 days.
Sec. 716.  TRICARE Standard in TRICARE Regional Offices.
Sec. 717.  Qualifications for individuals serving as TRICARE Regional 
          Directors.

              Subtitle C--Mental Health-Related Provisions

Sec. 721.  Program for mental health awareness for dependents and pilot 
          project on post traumatic stress disorder.
Sec. 722.  Pilot projects on early diagnosis and treatment of post 
          traumatic stress disorder and other mental health conditions.
Sec. 723.  Department of Defense task force on mental health.

                     Subtitle D--Studies and Reports

Sec. 731.  Study relating to predeployment and postdeployment medical 
          exams of certain members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 732.  Requirements for physical examinations and medical and dental 
          readiness for members of the Selected Reserve not on active 
          duty.
Sec. 733.  Report on delivery of health care benefits through the 
          military health care system.
Sec. 734.  Comptroller General studies and report on differential 
          payments to children's hospitals for health care for children 
          dependents and maximum allowable charge for obstetrical care 
          services under TRICARE.
Sec. 735.  Report on the Department of Defense AHLTA global electronic 
          health record system.
Sec. 736.  Comptroller General study and report on Vaccine Healthcare 
          Centers.
Sec. 737.  Report on adverse health events associated with use of anti-
          malarial drugs.
Sec. 738.  Report on Reserve dental insurance program.
Sec. 739. Demonstration project study on Medicare Advantage regional 
          preferred provider organization option for TRICARE-medicare 
          dual-eligible beneficiaries.
Sec. 740.  Pilot projects on pediatric early literacy among children of 
          members of the Armed Forces.

                        Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 741.  Authority to relocate patient safety center; renaming 
          MedTeams Program.
Sec. 742.  Modification of health care quality information and 
          technology enhancement reporting requirement.
Sec. 743.  Correction to eligibility of certain Reserve officers for 
          military health care pending active duty following 
          commissioning.
Sec. 744.  Prohibition on conversions of military medical and dental 
          positions to civilian medical positions until submission of 
          certification.
Sec. 745.  Clarification of inclusion of dental care in medical 
          readiness tracking and health surveillance program.
Sec. 746.  Cooperative outreach to members and former members of the 
          naval service exposed to environmental factors related to 
          sarcoidosis.
Sec. 747.  Repeal of requirement for Comptroller General reviews of 
          certain Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs 
          projects on sharing of health care resources.
Sec. 748.  Pandemic avian flu preparedness.
Sec. 749.  Follow up assistance for members of the Armed Forces after 
          preseparation physical examinations.
Sec. 750. Policy on role of military medical and behavioral science 
          personnel in interrogation of detainees.

        Subtitle A--Improvements to Health Benefits for Reserves

SEC. 701. ENHANCEMENT OF TRICARE RESERVE SELECT PROGRAM.

    (a) Extension of Coverage for Members Recalled to Active 
Duty.--Section 1076d of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by redesignating paragraph 
        (3) as paragraph (4) and by inserting after paragraph 
        (2) the following new paragraph (3):
    ``(3) In the case of a member recalled to active duty 
before the period of coverage for which the member is eligible 
under subsection (a) terminates, the period of coverage of the 
member--
            ``(A) resumes after the member completes the 
        subsequent active duty service (subject to any 
        additional entitlement to care and benefits under 
        section 1145(a) of this title that is based on the same 
        subsequent active duty service); and
            ``(B) increases by any additional period of 
        coverage for which the member is eligible under 
        subsection (a) based on the subsequent active duty 
        service.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``Unless 
        earlier terminated under paragraph (3)'' and inserting 
        ``Subject to paragraph (3) and unless earlier 
        terminated under paragraph (4)''; and
            (3) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the 
        following new paragraph:
            ``(3) The term `member recalled to active duty' 
        means, with respect to a member who is eligible for 
        coverage under this section based on a period of active 
        duty service, a member who is called or ordered to 
        active duty for an additional period of active duty 
        subsequent to the period of active duty on which that 
        eligibility is based.''.
    (b) Special Rule for Mobilized Members of Individual Ready 
Reserve Finding No Position in Selected Reserve.--Section 1076d 
of such title is amended by adding at the end of subsection (b) 
(as amended by this section) the following new paragraph:
    ``(5) In the case of a member of the Individual Ready 
Reserve who is unable to find a position in the Selected 
Reserve and who meets the requirements for eligibility for 
health benefits under TRICARE Standard under subsection (a) 
except for membership in the Selected Reserve, the period of 
coverage under this section may begin not later than one year 
after coverage would otherwise begin under this section had the 
member been a member of the Selected Reserve, if the member 
finds a position in the Selected Reserve during that one-year 
period.''.
    (c) Eligibility of Family Members for 6 Months Following 
Death of Member.--Section 1076d(c) of such title is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ``If a member of a reserve 
component dies while in a period of coverage under this 
section, the eligibility of the members of the immediate family 
of such member for TRICARE Standard coverage shall continue for 
six months beyond the date of death of the member.''.
    (d) Extension of Time for Entering Into Agreement.--Section 
1076d(a)(2) of such title is amended by striking ``on or before 
the date of the release'' and inserting ``not later than 90 
days after release''.
    (e) Revision of TRICARE Standard Definition.--Subsection 
(f)(2) of section 1076d of such title is amended to read as 
follows:
            ``(2) The term `TRICARE Standard' means--
                    ``(A) medical care to which a dependent 
                described in section 1076(a)(2) of this title 
                is entitled; and
                    ``(B) health benefits contracted for under 
                the authority of section 1079(a) of this title 
                and subject to the same rates and conditions as 
                apply to persons covered under that section.''.
    (f) Revision of Section Heading.--
            (1) Amendment.--The heading for section 1076d of 
        such title is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 1076d. TRICARE program: coverage for members of reserve 
                    components who commit to continued service in the 
                    Selected Reserve after release from active duty in 
                    support of a contingency operation''.

            (2) Clerical amendment.--The item relating to 
        section 1076d in the table of sections relating to 
        chapter 55 of such title is amended to read as follows:

``1076d. TRICARE program: coverage for members of reserve components who 
          commit to continued service in the Selected Reserve after 
          release from active duty in support of a contingency 
          operation.''.

SEC. 702. EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE UNDER 
                    THE TRICARE PROGRAM.

    (a) Expanded Eligibility.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1076b of title 10, United 
        States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 1076b. TRICARE program: TRICARE Standard coverage for members of 
                    the Selected Reserve

    ``(a) Eligibility.--Each member of the Selected Reserve of 
the Ready Reserve who is committed to serving in the Selected 
Reserve as described in subsection (c)(3) is eligible, subject 
to subsection (h), to enroll in TRICARE Standard and receive 
benefits under such enrollment for any period that the member--
            ``(1) is an eligible unemployment compensation 
        recipient;
            ``(2) subject to subsection (i), is not eligible 
        for health care benefits under an employer-sponsored 
        health benefits plan; or
            ``(3) is not eligible under paragraph (1) or (2) 
        and is not eligible under section 1076d of this title.
    ``(b) Types of Coverage.--(1) A member eligible under 
subsection (a) may enroll for either of the following types of 
coverage:
            ``(A) Self alone coverage.
            ``(B) Self and family coverage.
    ``(2) An enrollment by a member for self and family covers 
the member and the dependents of the member who are described 
in subparagraph (A), (D), or (I) of section 1072(2) of this 
title.
    ``(c) Enrollment.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
provide for at least one open enrollment period each year. 
During an open enrollment period or at such other time as the 
Secretary considers appropriate, a member eligible under 
subsection (a) may enroll in TRICARE Standard or change or 
terminate an enrollment in TRICARE Standard.
    ``(2) An enrollment in TRICARE Standard of a member 
eligible under subsection (a) shall be effective for one year 
only, and may be renewed by the member during the open 
enrollment period provided under paragraph (1) or at such other 
time as the Secretary considers appropriate.
    ``(3) A member eligible under subsection (a) may not enroll 
or renew an enrollment in TRICARE Standard under this section 
unless the member is committed to a period of obligated service 
in the Selected Reserve that extends through the enrollment 
period.
    ``(d) Scope of Care.--(1) A member and the dependents of a 
member enrolled in TRICARE Standard under this section shall be 
entitled to the same benefits under this chapter as a member of 
the uniformed services on active duty or a dependent of such a 
member, respectively, is entitled to under TRICARE Standard.
    ``(2) Section 1074(c) of this title shall apply with 
respect to a member enrolled in TRICARE Standard under this 
section.
    ``(e) Premiums.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall charge 
premiums for coverage pursuant to enrollments under this 
section. The Secretary shall prescribe for each of the TRICARE 
Standard program options a premium for self alone coverage and 
a premium for self and family coverage.
    ``(2) The monthly amount of the premium in effect for a 
month for a type of coverage under this section shall be as 
follows:
            ``(A) For members eligible under paragraph (1) or 
        (2) of subsection (a), the amount equal to 50 percent 
        of the total amount determined by the Secretary on an 
        appropriate actuarial basis as being reasonable for the 
        coverage.
            ``(B) For members eligible under paragraph (3) of 
        subsection (a), the amount equal to 85 percent of the 
        total amount determined by the Secretary on an 
        appropriate actuarial basis as being reasonable for the 
        coverage.
    ``(3) In determining the amount of a premium under 
paragraph (2), the Secretary shall use the same actuarial basis 
as used under section 1076d of this title for determining the 
amount of premiums under that section.
    ``(4) The premiums payable by a member under this 
subsection may be deducted and withheld from basic pay payable 
to the member under section 204 of title 37 or from 
compensation payable to the member under section 206 of such 
title. The Secretary shall prescribe the requirements and 
procedures applicable to the payment of premiums by members.
    ``(5) Amounts collected as premiums under this subsection 
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.
    ``(f) Other Charges.--A person who receives health care 
pursuant to an enrollment in TRICARE Standard under this 
section, including a member who receives such health care, 
shall be subject to the same deductibles, copayments, and other 
nonpremium charges for health care as apply under this chapter 
for health care provided under TRICARE Standard to dependents 
described in subparagraph (A), (D), or (I) of section 1072(2) 
of this title.
    ``(g) Termination of Enrollment.--(1) A member enrolled in 
TRICARE Standard under this section may terminate the 
enrollment only during an open enrollment period provided under 
subsection (c).
    ``(2) An enrollment of a member for self alone or for self 
and family under this section shall terminate on the first day 
of the first month beginning after the date on which the member 
ceases to be eligible under subsection (a).
    ``(3) The enrollment of a member under this section may be 
terminated on the basis of failure to pay the premium charged 
the member under this section.
    ``(h) Relationship to Transition TRICARE Coverage Upon 
Separation From Active Duty.--A member is not eligible for 
TRICARE Standard under this section while entitled to 
transitional health care under subsection (a) of section 1145 
of this title or while authorized to receive health care under 
subsection (c) of such section.
    ``(i) Noncoverage by Other Health Benefits Plan.--(1) For 
purposes of subsection (a)(2), a person shall be considered to 
be not eligible for health care benefits under an employer-
sponsored health benefits plan only if the person--
            ``(A) is employed by an employer that does not 
        offer a health benefits plan to anyone working for the 
        employer;
            ``(B) is in a category of employees to which the 
        person's employer does not offer a health benefits 
        plan, if such category is designated by the employer 
        based on hours, duties, employment agreement, or such 
        other characteristic, other than membership in the 
        Selected Reserve, as the regulations administering this 
        section prescribe (such as part-time employees); or
            ``(C) is self-employed.
    ``(2) The Secretary of Defense may require a member to 
submit any certification that the Secretary considers 
appropriate to substantiate the member's assertion that the 
member is not eligible for health care benefits under an 
employer-sponsored health benefits plan.
    ``(j) Eligible Unemployment Compensation Recipient 
Defined.--In this section, the term `eligible unemployment 
compensation recipient' means, with respect to any month, any 
individual who is determined eligible for any day of such month 
for unemployment compensation under State law (as defined in 
section 205(9) of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment 
Compensation Act of 1970), including Federal unemployment 
compensation laws administered through the State.
    ``(k) TRICARE Standard Defined.--In this section, the term 
`TRICARE Standard' has the meaning provided by section 1076d(f) 
of this title.
    ``(l) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the other administering Secretaries, shall 
prescribe regulations for the administration of this 
section.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at 
        the beginning of chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 
        section 1076b and inserting the following:

``1076b. TRICARE program: TRICARE Standard coverage for members of the 
          Selected Reserve.''.

    (b) Effective Date.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
that health care under TRICARE Standard is provided under 
section 1076b of title 10, United States Code, as amended by 
this section, beginning not later than October 1, 2006.

                Subtitle B--TRICARE Program Improvements

SEC. 711. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SURVEYS ON TRICARE 
                    STANDARD.

    Section 723(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1532; 10 
U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph:
    ``(4) Surveys required by paragraph (1) shall include 
questions seeking to determine from health care providers the 
following:
            ``(A) Whether the provider is aware of the TRICARE 
        program.
            ``(B) What percentage of the provider's current 
        patient population uses any form of TRICARE.
            ``(C) Whether the provider accepts patients for 
        whom payment is made under the medicare program for 
        health care services.
            ``(D) If the provider accepts patients referred to 
        in subparagraph (C), whether the provider would accept 
        additional such patients who are not in the provider's 
        current patient population.''.

SEC. 712. AVAILABILITY OF CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

    (a) Availability of Chiropractic Health Care Services.--The 
Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that chiropractic 
health care services are available at all medical treatment 
facilities listed in table 5 of the report to Congress dated 
August 16, 2001, titled ``Chiropractic Health Care 
Implementation Plan''. If the Secretary determines that it is 
not necessary or feasible to provide chiropractic health care 
services at any such facility, the Secretary shall provide such 
services at an alternative site for each such facility.
    (b) Implementation and Report.--Not later than September 
30, 2006, the Secretary of the Air Force shall--
            (1) implement subsection (a); and
            (2) submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
        the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on 
        the availability of chiropractic health care services 
        as required under subsection (a), including information 
        on alternative sites at which such services have been 
        made available.

SEC. 713. SURVIVING-DEPENDENT ELIGIBILITY UNDER TRICARE DENTAL PLAN FOR 
                    SURVIVING SPOUSES WHO WERE ON ACTIVE DUTY AT TIME 
                    OF DEATH OF MILITARY SPOUSE.

    Section 1076a(k) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(k) Eligible Dependent Defined.--(1) In this section, the 
term `eligible dependent' means a dependent described in 
subparagraph (A), (D), or (I) of section 1072(2) of this title.
    ``(2) Such term includes any such dependent of a member who 
dies while on active duty for a period of more than 30 days or 
a member of the Ready Reserve if, on the date of the death of 
the member, the dependent--
            ``(A) is enrolled in a dental benefits plan 
        established under subsection (a); or
            ``(B) if not enrolled in such a plan on such date--
                    ``(i) is not enrolled by reason of a 
                discontinuance of a former enrollment under 
                subsection (f); or
                    ``(ii) is not qualified for such enrollment 
                because--
                            ``(I) the dependent is a child 
                        under the minimum age for such 
                        enrollment; or
                            ``(II) the dependent is a spouse 
                        who is a member of the armed forces on 
                        active duty for a period of more than 
                        30 days.
    ``(3) Such term does not include a dependent by reason of 
paragraph (2) after the end of the three-year period beginning 
on the date of the member's death.''.

SEC. 714. EXCEPTIONAL ELIGIBILITY FOR TRICARE PRIME REMOTE.

    Section 1079(p) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
        (5); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following 
        new paragraph:
    ``(4) The Secretary of Defense may provide for coverage of 
a dependent referred to in subsection (a) who is not described 
in paragraph (3) if the Secretary determines that exceptional 
circumstances warrant such coverage.''.

SEC. 715. INCREASED PERIOD OF CONTINUED TRICARE PRIME COVERAGE OF 
                    CHILDREN OF MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES WHO 
                    DIE WHILE SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR A PERIOD OF 
                    MORE THAN 30 DAYS.

    (a) Period of Eligibility.--Section 1079(g) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(g)'';
            (2) by striking the second sentence; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(2) In addition to any continuation of eligibility for 
benefits under paragraph (1), when a member dies while on 
active duty for a period of more than 30 days, the member's 
dependents who are receiving benefits under a plan covered by 
subsection (a) shall continue to be eligible for benefits under 
TRICARE Prime during the three-year period beginning on the 
date of the member's death, except that, in the case of such a 
dependent of the deceased who is described by subparagraph (D) 
or (I) of section 1072(2) of this title, the period of 
continued eligibility shall be the longer of the following 
periods beginning on such date:
            ``(A) Three years.
            ``(B) The period ending on the date on which such 
        dependent attains 21 years of age.
            ``(C) In the case of such a dependent who, at 21 
        years of age, is enrolled in a full-time course of 
        study in a secondary school or in a full-time course of 
        study in an institution of higher education approved by 
        the administering Secretary and was, at the time of the 
        member's death, in fact dependent on the member for 
        over one-half of such dependent's support, the period 
        ending on the earlier of the following dates:
                    ``(i) The date on which such dependent 
                ceases to pursue such a course of study, as 
                determined by the administering Secretary.
                    ``(ii) The date on which such dependent 
                attains 23 years of age.
    ``(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(C), a dependent 
shall be treated as being enrolled in a full-time course of 
study in an institution of higher education during any 
reasonable period of transition between the dependent's 
completion of a full-time course of study in a secondary school 
and the commencement of an enrollment in a full-time course of 
study in an institution of higher education, as determined by 
the administering Secretary.
    ``(4) The terms and conditions under which health benefits 
are provided under this chapter to a dependent of a deceased 
member under paragraph (2) shall be the same as those that 
would apply to the dependent under this chapter if the member 
were living and serving on active duty for a period of more 
than 30 days.
    ``(5) In this subsection, the term `TRICARE Prime' means 
the managed care option of the TRICARE program.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on October 7, 2001, and shall apply with 
respect to deaths occurring on or after that date.

SEC. 716. TRICARE STANDARD IN TRICARE REGIONAL OFFICES.

    (a) Responsibilities of TRICARE Regional Office.--The 
responsibilities of each TRICARE Regional Office shall include 
the monitoring, oversight, and improvement of the TRICARE 
Standard option in the TRICARE region concerned, including--
            (1) identifying health care providers who will 
        participate in the TRICARE program and provide the 
        TRICARE Standard option under that program;
            (2) communicating with beneficiaries who receive 
        the TRICARE Standard option;
            (3) outreach to community health care providers to 
        encourage their participation in the TRICARE program; 
        and
            (4) publication of information that identifies 
        health care providers in the TRICARE region concerned 
        who provide the TRICARE Standard option.
    (b) Annual Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit 
an annual report to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives on the monitoring, 
oversight, and improvement of TRICARE Standard activities of 
each TRICARE Regional Office. The report shall include--
            (1) a description of the activities of the TRICARE 
        Regional Office to monitor, oversee, and improve the 
        TRICARE Standard option;
            (2) an assessment of the participation of eligible 
        health care providers in TRICARE Standard in each 
        TRICARE region; and
            (3) a description of any problems or challenges 
        that have been identified by both providers and 
        beneficiaries with respect to use of the TRICARE 
        Standard option and the actions undertaken to address 
        such problems or challenges.
    (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``TRICARE 
Standard'' or ``TRICARE standard option'' means the Civilian 
Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services option 
under the TRICARE program.

SEC. 717. QUALIFICATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS SERVING AS TRICARE REGIONAL 
                    DIRECTORS.

    (a) Qualifications.--Effective as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act, no individual may be selected to serve 
in the position of Regional Director under the TRICARE program 
unless the individual--
            (1) is--
                    (A) an officer of the Armed Forces in a 
                general or flag officer grade;
                    (B) a civilian employee of the Department 
                of Defense in the Senior Executive Service; or
                    (C) a civilian employee of the Federal 
                Government in a department or agency other than 
                the Department of Defense, or a civilian 
                working in the private sector, who has 
                experience in a position comparable to an 
                officer described in subparagraph (A) or a 
                civilian employee described in subparagraph 
                (B); and
            (2) has at least 10 years of experience, or 
        equivalent expertise or training, in the military 
        health care system, managed care, and health care 
        policy and administration.
    (b) Tricare Program Defined.--In this section, the term 
``TRICARE program'' has the meaning given such term in section 
1072(7) of title 10, United States Code.

              Subtitle C--Mental Health-Related Provisions

SEC. 721. PROGRAM FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS FOR DEPENDENTS AND PILOT 
                    PROJECT ON POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.

    (a) Program on Mental Health Awareness.--
            (1) Requirement.--Not later than one year after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
        Defense shall develop a program to improve awareness of 
        the availability of mental health services for, and 
        warning signs about mental health problems in, 
        dependents of members of the Armed Forces whose sponsor 
        served or will serve in a combat theater during the 
        previous or next 60 days.
            (2) Matters covered.--The program developed under 
        paragraph (1) shall be designed to--
                    (A) increase awareness of mental health 
                services available to dependents of members of 
                the Armed Forces on active duty;
                    (B) increase awareness of mental health 
                services available to dependents of Reservists 
                and National Guard members whose sponsors have 
                been activated; and
                    (C) increase awareness of mental health 
                issues that may arise in dependents referred to 
                in subparagraphs (A) and (B) whose sponsor is 
                deployed to a combat theater.
            (3) Coordination.--The Secretary may permit the 
        Department of Defense to coordinate the program 
        developed under paragraph (1) with an accredited 
        college, university, hospital-based, or community-based 
        mental health center or engage mental health 
        professionals to develop programs to help implement 
        this section.
            (4) Availability in other languages.--The Secretary 
        shall evaluate whether the effectiveness of the program 
        developed under paragraph (1) would be improved by 
        providing materials in languages other than English and 
        take action accordingly
            (5) Report.--Not later than one year after 
        implementation of the program developed under paragraph 
        (1), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on 
        the effectiveness of the program, including the extent 
        to which the program is used by low-English-proficient 
        individuals.
    (b) Pilot Project on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.--
            (1) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
        carry out a pilot project to evaluate the efficacy of 
        various approaches to improving the capability of the 
        military and civilian health care systems to provide 
        early diagnosis and treatment of post traumatic stress 
        disorder (PTSD) and other mental health conditions.
            (2) Internet-based diagnosis and treatment.--The 
        pilot project shall be designed to evaluate--
                    (A) Internet-based automated tools 
                available to military and civilian health care 
                providers for the early diagnosis and treatment 
                of post traumatic stress disorder, and for 
                tracking patients who suffer from post 
                traumatic stress disorder; and
                    (B) Internet-based tools available to 
                family members of members of the Armed Forces 
                in order to assist such family members in the 
                identification of the emergence of post 
                traumatic stress disorder.
            (3) Report.--Not later than June 1, 2006, the 
        Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
        committees a report on the pilot project. The report 
        shall include a description of the pilot project, 
        including the location of the pilot project and the 
        scope and objectives of the pilot project.

SEC. 722. PILOT PROJECTS ON EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF POST 
                    TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH 
                    CONDITIONS.

    (a) Pilot Projects Required.--The Secretary of Defense may 
carry out pilot projects to evaluate the efficacy of various 
approaches to improving the capability of the military and 
civilian health care systems to provide early diagnosis and 
treatment of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other 
mental health conditions.
    (b) Pilot Project Requirements.--
            (1) Mobilization-demobilization facility.--
                    (A) In general.--A pilot project under 
                subsection (a) may be carried out at a military 
                medical facility at a large military 
                installation at which the mobilization or 
                demobilization of members of the Armed Forces 
                occurs.
                    (B) Elements.--The pilot project under this 
                paragraph shall be designed to evaluate and 
                produce effective diagnostic and treatment 
                approaches for use by primary care providers in 
                the military health care system in order to 
                improve the capability of such providers to 
                diagnose and treat post traumatic stress 
                disorder in a manner that avoids the referral 
                of patients to specialty care by a psychiatrist 
                or other mental health professional.
            (2) National guard or reserve facility.--
                    (A) In general.--A pilot project under 
                subsection (a) may be carried out at the 
                location of a National Guard or Reserve unit or 
                units that are located more than 40 miles from 
                a military medical facility and whose personnel 
                are served primarily by civilian community 
                health resources.
                    (B) Elements.--The pilot project under this 
                paragraph shall be designed--
                            (i) to evaluate approaches for 
                        providing evidence-based clinical 
                        information on post traumatic stress 
                        disorder to civilian primary care 
                        providers; and
                            (ii) to develop educational 
                        materials and other tools for use by 
                        members of the National Guard or 
                        Reserve who come into contact with 
                        other members of the National Guard or 
                        Reserve who may suffer from post 
                        traumatic stress disorder in order to 
                        encourage and facilitate early 
                        reporting and referral for treatment.
    (c) Report.--Not later than September 1, 2006, the 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on the progress toward identifying pilot projects to 
be carried out under this section. To the extent possible the 
report shall include a description of each such pilot project, 
including the location of the pilot projects under paragraphs 
(1) and (2) of subsection (b), and the scope and objectives of 
each such pilot project.

SEC. 723. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TASK FORCE ON MENTAL HEALTH.

    (a) Requirement to Establish.--The Secretary of Defense 
shall establish within the Department of Defense a task force 
to examine matters relating to mental health and the Armed 
Forces.
    (b) Composition.--
            (1) Members.--The task force shall consist of not 
        more than 14 members appointed by the Secretary of 
        Defense from among individuals described in paragraph 
        (2) who have demonstrated expertise in the area of 
        mental health.
            (2) Range of members.--The individuals appointed to 
        the task force shall include--
                    (A) at least one member of each of the 
                Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps;
                    (B) a number of persons from outside the 
                Department of Defense equal to the total number 
                of personnel from within the Department of 
                Defense (whether members of the Armed Forces or 
                civilian personnel) who are appointed to the 
                task force;
                    (C) persons who have experience in--
                            (i) national mental health policy;
                            (ii) military personnel policy;
                            (iii) research in the field of 
                        mental health;
                            (iv) clinical care in mental 
                        health; or
                            (v) military chaplain or pastoral 
                        care; and
                    (D) at least one family member of a member 
                of the Armed Forces who has experience working 
                with military families.
            (3) Individuals appointed within department of 
        defense.--At least one of the individuals appointed to 
        the task force from within the Department of Defense 
        shall be the surgeon general of an Armed Force.
            (4) Individuals appointed outside department of 
        defense.--(A) Individuals appointed to the task force 
        from outside the Department of Defense may include 
        officers or employees of other departments or agencies 
        of the Federal Government, officers or employees of 
        State and local governments, or individuals from the 
        private sector.
            (B) The individuals appointed to the task force 
        from outside the Department of Defense shall include--
                    (i) an officer or employee of the 
                Department of Veterans Affairs; and
                    (ii) an officer or employee of the 
                Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
                Administration of the Department of Health and 
                Human Services.
            (5) Deadline for appointment.--All appointments of 
        individuals to the task force shall be made not later 
        than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
        Act.
            (6) Co-chairs of task force.--There shall be two 
        co-chairs of the task force. One of the co-chairs shall 
        be designated by the Secretary of the Defense at the 
        time of appointment from among the Department of 
        Defense personnel appointed to the task force. The 
        other co-chair shall be selected from among the members 
        appointed from outside the Department of Defense by 
        members so appointed.
    (c) Assessment and Recommendations on Mental Health 
Services.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 12 months after the 
        date on which all members of the task force have been 
        appointed, the task force shall submit to the Secretary 
        a report containing an assessment of, and 
        recommendations for improving, the efficacy of mental 
        health services provided to members of the Armed Forces 
        by the Department of Defense.
            (2) Utilization of other efforts.--In preparing the 
        report, the task force shall take into consideration 
        completed and ongoing efforts by the Department of 
        Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
        improve the efficacy of mental health care provided to 
        members of the Armed Forces by the Departments.
            (3) Elements.--The assessment and recommendations 
        (including recommendations for legislative or 
        administrative action) shall include measures to 
        improve the following:
                    (A) The awareness of the potential for 
                mental health conditions among members of the 
                Armed Forces.
                    (B) The access to and efficacy of existing 
                programs in primary care and mental health care 
                to prevent, identify, and treat mental health 
                conditions among members of the Armed Forces, 
                including programs for and with respect to 
                forward-deployed troops.
                    (C) Identification and means to evaluate 
                the effectiveness of pilot projects authorized 
                by section 722 with the objective of improving 
                early diagnosis and treatment of post traumatic 
                stress disorder and other mental health 
                conditions.
                    (D) The access to and programs for family 
                members of members of the Armed Forces, 
                including family members overseas.
                    (E) The reduction or elimination of 
                barriers to care, including the stigma 
                associated with seeking help for mental health 
                related conditions, and the enhancement of 
                confidentiality for members of the Armed Forces 
                seeking care for such conditions.
                    (F) The awareness of mental health services 
                available to dependents of members of the Armed 
                Forces whose sponsors have been activated or 
                deployed to a combat theater.
                    (G) The adequacy of outreach, education, 
                and support programs on mental health matters 
                for families of members of the Armed Forces.
                    (H) The early identification and treatment 
                of mental health and substance abuse problems 
                through the use of internal mass media 
                communications (including radio and television) 
                and other education tools to change attitudes 
                within the Armed Forces regarding mental health 
                and substance abuse treatment.
                    (I) The efficacy of programs and mechanisms 
                for ensuring a seamless transition from care of 
                members of the Armed Forces on active duty for 
                mental health conditions through the Department 
                of Defense to care for such conditions through 
                the Department of Veterans Affairs after such 
                members are discharged or released from 
                military, naval, or air service.
                    (J) The availability of long-term follow-up 
                and access to care for mental health conditions 
                for members of the Individual Ready Reserve and 
                the Selective Reserve and for discharged, 
                separated, or retired members of the Armed 
                Forces.
                    (K) Collaboration among organizations in 
                the Department of Defense with responsibility 
                for or jurisdiction over the provision of 
                mental health services.
                    (L) Coordination between the Department of 
                Defense and civilian communities, including 
                local support organizations, with respect to 
                mental health services.
                    (M) The scope and efficacy of curricula and 
                training on mental health matters for 
                commanders in the Armed Forces.
                    (N) The efficiency of pre- and post-
                deployment mental health screening, including 
                mental health screenings for members of the 
                Armed Forces who have experienced multiple 
                deployments.
                    (O) The effectiveness of mental health 
                programs provided in languages other than 
                English.
                    (P) Such other matters as the task force 
                considers appropriate.
    (d) Administrative Matters.--
            (1) Compensation.--Each member of the task force 
        who is a member of the Armed Forces or a civilian 
        officer or employee of the United States shall serve 
        without compensation (other than compensation to which 
        entitled as a member of the Armed Forces or an officer 
        or employee of the United States, as the case may be). 
        Other members of the task force shall be treated for 
        purposes of section 3161 of title 5, United States 
        Code, as having been appointed under subsection (b) of 
        such section.
            (2) Oversight.--The Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Personnel and Readiness shall oversee the activities of 
        the task force.
            (3) Administrative support.--The Washington 
        Headquarters Services of the Department of Defense 
        shall provide the task force with personnel, 
        facilities, and other administrative support as 
        necessary for the performance of the duties of the task 
        force.
            (4) Access to facilities.--The Under Secretary of 
        Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall, in 
        coordination with the Secretaries of the military 
        departments, ensure appropriate access by the task 
        force to military installations and facilities for 
        purposes of the discharge of the duties of the task 
        force.
    (e) Report.--
            (1) In general.--The task force shall submit to the 
        Secretary of Defense a report on its activities under 
        this section. The report shall include--
                    (A) a description of the activities of the 
                task force;
                    (B) the assessment and recommendations 
                required by subsection (c); and
                    (C) such other matters relating to the 
                activities of the task force that the task 
                force considers appropriate.
            (2) Transmittal to congress.--Not later than 90 
        days after receipt of the report under paragraph (1), 
        the Secretary shall transmit the report to the 
        Committees on Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs of 
        the Senate and the House of Representatives. The 
        Secretary may include in the transmittal such comments 
        on the report as the Secretary considers appropriate.
    (f) Plan Required.--Not later than 6 months after receipt 
of the report from the task force under subsection (e)(1), the 
Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan based on the 
recommendations of the task force and submit the plan to the 
congressional defense committees.
    (g) Termination.--The task force shall terminate 90 days 
after the date on which the report of the task force is 
submitted to Congress under subsection (e)(2).

                    Subtitle D--Studies and Reports

SEC. 731. STUDY RELATING TO PREDEPLOYMENT AND POSTDEPLOYMENT MEDICAL 
                    EXAMS OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study 
of the effectiveness of self-administered surveys included in 
predeployment and postdeployment medical exams, including the 
mental health portion of the surveys, of members of the Armed 
Forces that are carried out as part of the medical tracking 
system required under section 1074f of title 10, United States 
Code.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report on the study conducted under 
subsection (a).

SEC. 732. REQUIREMENTS FOR PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS AND MEDICAL AND DENTAL 
                    READINESS FOR MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE NOT 
                    ON ACTIVE DUTY.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 10206 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) have a comprehensive medical readiness health 
        and dental assessment on an annual basis, including 
        routine annual preventive health care screening and 
        periodic comprehensive physical examinations in 
        accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary 
        of Defense that reflect morbidity and mortality risks 
        associated with the military service, age, and gender 
        of the member; and'' ''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``annually to the 
        Secretary concerned'' and all that follows and 
        inserting ``to the Secretary concerned on an annual 
        basis documentation of the medical and dental readiness 
        of the member to perform military duties.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The heading of such section is 
amended by striking ``periodic''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 1007 of such title is amended in the item 
relating to section 10206 by striking ``periodic''.

SEC. 733. REPORT ON DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE BENEFITS THROUGH THE 
                    MILITARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than February 1, 2007, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the delivery of health care benefits 
through the military health care system.
    (b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) An analysis of the organization and costs of 
        delivering health care benefits to current and retired 
        members of the Armed Forces and their families.
            (2) An analysis of the costs of ensuring medical 
        readiness throughout the Armed Forces in support of 
        national security objectives.
            (3) An assessment of the role of health benefits in 
        the recruitment and retention of members of the Armed 
        Forces, whether in the regular components or the 
        reserve components of the Armed Forces.
            (4) An assessment of the experience of the military 
        departments during fiscal years 2003, 2004, and 2005 in 
        recruitment and retention of military and civilian 
        medical and dental personnel, whether in the regular 
        components or the reserve components of the Armed 
        Forces, in light of military and civilian medical 
        manpower requirements.
            (5) A description of requirements for graduate 
        medical education for military medical care providers 
        and options for meeting such requirements, including 
        civilian medical training programs.
    (c) Recommendations.--In addition to the matters specified 
in subsection (b), the report under subsection (a) shall also 
include such recommendations for legislative or administrative 
action as the Secretary considers necessary to improve 
efficiency and quality in the provision of health care benefits 
through the military health care system, including 
recommendations on--
            (1) the organization and delivery of health care 
        benefits;
            (2) mechanisms required to measure costs more 
        accurately;
            (3) mechanisms required to measure quality of care, 
        and access to care, more accurately;
            (4) Department of Defense participation in the 
        Medicare Advantage Program, formerly Medicare plus 
        Choice;
            (5) the use of flexible spending accounts and 
        health savings accounts for military retirees under the 
        age of 65;
            (6) incentives for eligible beneficiaries of the 
        military health care system to retain private employer-
        provided health care insurance;
            (7) means of improving integrated systems of 
        disease management, including chronic illness 
        management;
            (8) means of improving the safety and efficiency of 
        pharmacy benefits management;
            (9) the management of enrollment options for 
        categories of eligible beneficiaries in the military 
        health care system;
            (10) reform of the provider payment system, 
        including the potential for use of a pay-for-
        performance system in order to reward quality and 
        efficiency in the TRICARE system;
            (11) means of improving efficiency in the 
        administration of the TRICARE program, to include the 
        reduction of headquarters and redundant management 
        layers, and maximizing efficiency in the claims 
        processing system;
            (12) other improvements in the efficiency of the 
        military health care system; and
            (13) any other matters the Secretary considers 
        appropriate to improve the efficiency and quality of 
        military health care benefits.

SEC. 734. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDIES AND REPORT ON DIFFERENTIAL 
                    PAYMENTS TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS FOR HEALTH CARE 
                    FOR CHILDREN DEPENDENTS AND MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE 
                    CHARGE FOR OBSTETRICAL CARE SERVICES UNDER TRICARE.

    (a) Studies Required.--The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct the following studies:
            (1) A study of the effectiveness of the current 
        system of differential payments to children's hospitals 
        for health care services for dependent children of 
        members of the uniformed services under the TRICARE 
        program in achieving the objective of securing adequate 
        health care services for such dependent children under 
        that program.
            (2) A study of the effectiveness of the TRICARE 
        program in achieving the objective of adequate access 
        to high quality obstetrical care services for family 
        members of members of the uniformed services.
    (b) Elements of Children's Hospitals Study.--The study 
required by subsection (a)(1) shall include the following:
            (1) A description of the current participation of 
        children's hospitals in the TRICARE program.
            (2) An assessment of the current system of payments 
        to children's hospitals under the TRICARE program, 
        including differential payments to such hospitals for 
        health care services described in subsection (a)(1), 
        including an assessment of--
                    (A) the extent to which the calculation of 
                such differential payments takes into account 
                the complexity and extraordinary resources 
                required for the provision of such health care 
                services;
                    (B) the extent to which TRICARE payment 
                rates, including the children's hospital 
                differential, have kept pace with inflation in 
                health care costs for children's hospitals 
                since the establishment of the differential in 
                1988;
                    (C) the extent to which such differential 
                payments provide appropriate compensation to 
                such hospitals for the provision of such 
                services; and
                    (D) any obstacles or challenges to the 
                development of future modifications to the 
                system of differential payments.
            (3) An assessment of the adequacy of, including any 
        barrier to, the access of dependent children described 
        in subsection (a)(1) to specialized hospital services 
        for their illnesses under the TRICARE program.
    (c) Elements of Obstetrical Care Services Study.--The study 
required by subsection (a)(2) shall include the following:
            (1) A description of the current participation of 
        civilian providers of obstetrical care services in the 
        TRICARE program.
            (2) An assessment of the current system of payments 
        for obstetrical care services, including an assessment 
        of--
                    (A) the extent to which the calculation of 
                such payments takes into account the complexity 
                and resources required;
                    (B) the extent to which TRICARE payment 
                rates have kept pace with inflation in health 
                care costs;
                    (C) the extent to which such payments 
                provide appropriate compensation to providers 
                of such services; and
                    (D) obstacles or challenges to the 
                development of future improvements to access to 
                high quality obstetrical services, including 
                referral patterns and inclusion of all 
                necessary services within the maximum allowable 
                charge.
            (3) An assessment of the adequacy of the access of 
        military family members to needed obstetrical care 
        services.
    (d) Report.--Not later than May 1, 2006, the Comptroller 
General shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the 
congressional defense committees a report on the studies 
required by subsection (a), together with such recommendations, 
if any, as the Comptroller General considers appropriate for 
modifications of the current system of differential payments to 
children's hospitals and payments for obstetrical care services 
in order to achieve the objectives described in that 
subsection.
    (e) Transmittal to Congress.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than November 1, 2006, 
        the Secretary of Defense shall transmit to the 
        congressional defense committees the report submitted 
        by the Comptroller General to the Secretary under 
        subsection (d).
            (2) Implementation of modifications.--If the report 
        under paragraph (1) includes recommendations of the 
        Comptroller General for modifications of the current 
        system of differential payments to children's hospitals 
        or of payments for obstetrical care services, the 
        Secretary shall transmit with the report--
                    (A) a proposal for such legislative or 
                administration action as may be required to 
                implement such modifications; and
                    (B) an assessment and estimate of the costs 
                associated with the implementation of such 
                modifications.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Differential payments to children's 
        hospitals.--The term ``differential payments to 
        children's hospitals'' means the additional amounts 
        paid to children's hospitals under the TRICARE program 
        for health care procedures for severely ill children in 
        order to take into account the additional costs 
        associated with such procedures for such children when 
        compared with the costs associated with such procedures 
        for adults and other children.
            (2) Payments for obstetrical care.--The term 
        ``payments for obstetrical care services'' means the 
        maximum allowable payment rates established by the 
        Department of Defense under the TRICARE program for 
        routine obstetrical care, including prenatal care, 
        laboratory tests in accordance with accepted 
        obstetrical practices standards, specialty care if 
        needed, delivery, and post-partum maternal care.
            (3) Tricare program.--The term ``TRICARE program'' 
        has the meaning given that term in section 1072(7) of 
        title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 735. REPORT ON THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AHLTA GLOBAL ELECTRONIC 
                    HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than six months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
on the Department of Defense AHLTA global electronic health 
record system.
    (b) Report Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) A chronology and description of previous 
        efforts undertaken to develop an electronic medical 
        records system capable of maintaining a two-way 
        exchange of data between the Department of Defense and 
        the Department of Veterans Affairs.
            (2) The plans as of the date of the report, 
        including any projected commencement dates, for the 
        implementation of the AHLTA global electronic health 
        record system.
            (3) A description of the software and hardware 
        being considered as of the date of the report for use 
        in the AHLTA global electronic health record system.
            (4) A description of the management structure used 
        in the development of the AHLTA global electronic 
        health record system.
            (5) A description of the accountability measures 
        utilized during the development of the AHLTA global 
        electronic health record system in order to evaluate 
        progress made in the development of that system.
            (6) The schedule for the remaining development of 
        the AHLTA global electronic health record system.
    (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
means--
            (1) the Committees on Armed Services, 
        Appropriations, Veterans' Affairs, and Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committees on Armed Services, 
        Appropriations, Veterans' Affairs, and Energy and 
        Commerce of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 736. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY AND REPORT ON VACCINE HEALTHCARE 
                    CENTERS.

    (a) Study Required.--The Comptroller General shall conduct 
a study of the Vaccine Healthcare Centers operated by the 
Department of Defense in support of medical needs arising from 
mandatory military vaccinations.
    (b) Elements.--In conducting the study under subsection 
(a), the Comptroller General shall examine the following:
            (1) The mission of each Center.
            (2) The adequacy of resources available to support 
        the mission of each Center and the source of those 
        resources from within the Department of Defense.
            (3) The extent of participation and support of the 
        Centers by each of the Armed Forces.
            (4) The effectiveness of the Centers in supporting 
        the medical needs of members of the Armed Forces 
        arising from mandatory military vaccinations.
            (5) The effectiveness of the Centers in providing 
        assistance to military and civilian healthcare 
        providers based on outreach to and response to 
        inquiries from providers.
            (6) The extent to which the Centers are conducting 
        evaluations to identify and treat potential and actual 
        health effects from vaccines.
            (7) The extent to which the Centers take advantage 
        of and are linked to vaccine health resources outside 
        the Department of Defense.
            (8) The extent to which the Centers are involved in 
        outreach to military and civilian healthcare providers 
        relating to vaccine safety, efficiency, and 
        acceptability.
            (9) The extent to which similar activities 
        conducted by the Centers are conducted in governmental 
        or nongovernmental agencies outside the Department of 
        Defense.
    (c) Recommendations.--The Comptroller General shall submit 
to Congress a report containing findings and recommendations 
not later than May 30, 2006, including recommendations on ways 
to improve the ability of the Department of Defense to 
understand and support medical needs arising from mandatory 
military vaccinations and the extent to which the Department of 
Defense requires the Vaccine Healthcare Centers to continue in 
their current configuration.

SEC. 737. REPORT ON ADVERSE HEALTH EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH USE OF ANTI-
                    MALARIAL DRUGS.

    (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
a study of adverse health events that may be associated with 
use of anti-malarial drugs, including mefloquine.
    (b) Matters Covered.--The study required by subsection (a) 
shall include a comparison of adverse health (including mental 
health) events that may be associated with different anti-
malarial drugs, including mefloquine.
    (c) 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 study required 
by subsection (a).

SEC. 738. REPORT ON RESERVE DENTAL INSURANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study 
of the Reserve dental insurance program.
    (b) Elements.--The study required by subsection (a) shall--
            (1) identify the most effective mechanism or 
        mechanisms for the payment of premiums under the 
        Reserve dental insurance program for members of the 
        reserve components of the Armed Forces and their 
        dependents, including by deduction from reserve pay, by 
        direct collection, or by other means (including 
        appropriate mechanisms from other military benefits 
        programs), to ensure uninterrupted availability of 
        premium payments regardless of whether members are 
        performing active duty with pay or inactive-duty 
        training with pay;
            (2) include such matters relating to the Reserve 
        dental insurance program as the Secretary considers 
        appropriate; and
            (3) assess the effectiveness of mechanisms for 
        informing the members of the reserve components of the 
        Armed Forces of the availability of, and benefits 
        under, the Reserve dental insurance program.
    (c) Report.--Not later than February 1, 2007, the Secretary 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on the study required by subsection (a). The report shall 
include the findings of the study and such recommendations for 
legislative or administrative action regarding the Reserve 
dental insurance program as the Secretary considers appropriate 
in light of the study.
    (d) Reserve Dental Insurance Program Defined.--In this 
section, the term ``Reserve dental insurance program'' 
includes--
            (1) the dental insurance plan required under 
        paragraph (1) of section 1076a(a) of title 10, United 
        States Code; and
            (2) any dental insurance plan established under 
        paragraph (2) or (4) of section 1076a(a) of title 10, 
        United States Code.

SEC. 739. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT STUDY ON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE REGIONAL 
                    PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION OPTION FOR TRICARE-
                    MEDICARE DUAL-ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES.

    (a) Study on Demonstration Project.--
            (1) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
        conduct a study to evaluate the feasibility and cost 
        effectiveness of conducting a demonstration project 
        under section 1092 of title 10, United States Code, to 
        implement the provisions of section 1097(d) of such 
        title. The purpose of such a demonstration project 
        would be to evaluate whether applying the managed care 
        methods under the Medicare Advantage program under part 
        C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act would 
        improve the quality of care, realize cost savings to 
        the Department of Defense, and improve beneficiary 
        satisfaction for Department of Defense beneficiaries 
        who also are entitled to health care under medicare.
            (2) Elements of study.--The study required by 
        paragraph (1) shall include an analysis of the 
        following:
                    (A) The impact of the Medicare Advantage 
                Regional Preferred Provider Organization model 
                on medical utilization, pharmacy usage, and 
                Department of Defense health care costs.
                    (B) The full costs of the demonstration 
                project.
                    (C) The implementation and use of quality 
                improvement and chronic care improvement 
                programs for Department of Defense 
                beneficiaries.
                    (D) Beneficiary satisfaction.
                    (E) The near term and long term effect on 
                all existing Department of Defense contracts 
                for health care support, including TRICARE 
                managed care contracts, claims processing 
                contracts, and pharmacy contracts.
                    (F) A comparison of the costs and benefits 
                of using existing Department of Defense 
                contractors or new Department of Defense 
                contractors who are qualified as the vehicle 
                for conducting the demonstration.
    (b) Plan.--
            (1) Requirement.--If the Secretary of Defense 
        determines under subsection (a) that the demonstration 
        project is feasible, cost effective, and in the best 
        interests of the Department of Defense and eligible 
        beneficiaries, the Secretary, in coordination with 
        other administering Secretaries, shall develop a plan 
        to carry out the demonstration project.
            (2) Elements of plan.--
                    (A) Health care benefits.--In the plan, the 
                Secretary of Defense shall prescribe the 
                minimum health care benefits to be provided 
                under the plan to eligible beneficiaries 
                enrolled in the plan. Those benefits shall 
                include at least all health care services 
                covered under part A and part B of medicare and 
                TRICARE for Life.
                    (B) Demonstration service area.--In the 
                plan, the Secretary shall provide for 
                conducting the demonstration in at least two 
                demonstration service areas.
                    (C) Eligibility.--In the plan, the 
                Secretary shall provide that any eligible 
                beneficiary who meets the eligibility 
                requirements for participation in the Medicare 
                Advantage Regional Preferred Provider 
                Organization plan who resides in the 
                demonstration service area is eligible to 
                enroll in the demonstration on a voluntary 
                basis.
                    (D) Duration.--In the plan, the Secretary 
                shall provide for conducting the demonstration 
                for a period of time consistent with decisions 
                made by the Department of Defense to exercise 
                remaining option periods on the managed care 
                support contract covering the area where the 
                demonstration occurs.
                    (E) Evaluation of the demonstration 
                project.--The plan shall include a plan to 
                evaluate the costs and benefits of all elements 
                of the demonstration project, including the 
                elements described in subsection (a)(2) and, in 
                addition, the financial mechanisms used in 
                carrying out the demonstration project.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Eligible beneficiary.--The term ``eligible 
        beneficiary'' means a person who is eligible for both 
        TRICARE and medicare under section 1086(d)(2) of title 
        10, United States Code.
            (2) Medicare.--The term ``medicare'' means title 
        XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et 
        seq.).
            (3) Administering secretaries.--The term 
        ``administering Secretaries'' has the meaning provided 
        by section 1072(3) of title 10, United States Code.
    (d) Report.--Not later than April 1, 2006, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a report on the study 
required under subsection (a), along with the plan under 
subsection (b) if applicable.

SEC. 740. PILOT PROJECTS ON PEDIATRIC EARLY LITERACY AMONG CHILDREN OF 
                    MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Pilot Projects Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense 
may conduct pilot projects to assess the feasibility, 
advisability, and utility of encouraging pediatric early 
literacy among the children of members of the Armed Forces.
    (b) Locations.--
            (1) In general.--The pilot projects conducted under 
        subsection (a) shall be conducted at not more than 20 
        military medical treatment facilities designated by the 
        Secretary for purposes of this section.
            (2) Co-location with certain installations.--In 
        designating military medical treatment facilities under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, to the extent 
        practicable, designate facilities that are located on, 
        or co-located with, military installations at which the 
        mobilization or demobilization of members of the Armed 
        Forces occurs.
    (c) Activities.--Activities under the pilot projects 
conducted under subsection (a) shall the following:
            (1) The provision of training to health care 
        providers and other appropriate personnel on early 
        literacy promotion.
            (2) The purchase and distribution of children's 
        books to members of the Armed Forces, their spouses, 
        and their children.
            (3) The modification of treatment facility and 
        clinic waiting rooms to include a full selection of 
        literature for children.
            (4) The dissemination to members of the Armed 
        Forces and their spouses of parent education materials 
        on pediatric early literacy.
            (5) Such other activities as the Secretary 
        considers appropriate.
    (d) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2007, the 
        Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
        Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
        Services of the House of Representatives a report on 
        the pilot projects conducted under this section.
            (2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall 
        include--
                    (A) a description of the pilot projects 
                conducted under this section, including the 
                location of each pilot project and the 
                activities conducted under each pilot project; 
                and
                    (B) an assessment of the feasibility, 
                advisability, and utility of encouraging 
                pediatric early literacy among the children of 
                members of the Armed Forces.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

SEC. 741. AUTHORITY TO RELOCATE PATIENT SAFETY CENTER; RENAMING 
                    MEDTEAMS PROGRAM.

    (a) Repeal of Requirement to Locate the Department of 
Defense Patient Safety Center Within the Armed Forces Institute 
of Pathology.--Subsection (c)(3) of section 754 of the Floyd D. 
Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 
(as enacted by Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654-196) is 
amended by striking ``within the Armed Forces Institute of 
Pathology''.
    (b) Renaming MedTeams Program.--Subsection (d) of such 
section is amended by striking ``MedTeams'' in the heading and 
inserting ``Medical Team Training''.

SEC. 742. MODIFICATION OF HEALTH CARE QUALITY INFORMATION AND 
                    TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENT REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

    Section 723(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 697) is 
amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting 
the following:
            ``(1) Measures of the quality of health care 
        furnished, including timeliness and accessibility of 
        care.
            ``(2) Population health.
            ``(3) Patient safety.
            ``(4) Patient satisfaction.
            ``(5) The extent of use of evidence-based health 
        care practices.
            ``(6) The effectiveness of biosurveillance in 
        detecting an emerging epidemic.''.

SEC. 743. CORRECTION TO ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN RESERVE OFFICERS FOR 
                    MILITARY HEALTH CARE PENDING ACTIVE DUTY FOLLOWING 
                    COMMISSIONING.

    (a) Correction.--Clause (iii) of section 1074(a)(2)(B) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting before 
the semicolon the following: ``or the orders have been issued 
but the member has not entered active duty''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect as of November 24, 2003, and as if included 
in the enactment of paragraph (2) of section 1074(a) of title 
10, United States Code, by section 708 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 117 
Stat. 1530).

SEC. 744. PROHIBITION ON CONVERSIONS OF MILITARY MEDICAL AND DENTAL 
                    POSITIONS TO CIVILIAN MEDICAL POSITIONS UNTIL 
                    SUBMISSION OF CERTIFICATION.

    (a) Prohibition on Conversions.--
            (1) Submission of certification.--A Secretary of a 
        military department may not convert any military 
        medical or dental position to a civilian medical or 
        dental position until the Secretary submits to the 
        Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
        House of Representatives a certification that the 
        conversions within that department will not increase 
        cost or decrease quality of care or access to care. 
        Such a certification may not be submitted before June 
        1, 2006.
            (2) Report with certification.--A Secretary 
        submitting such a certification shall include with the 
        certification a written report that includes--
                    (A) the methodology used by the Secretary 
                in making the determinations necessary for the 
                certification, including the extent to which 
                the Secretary took into consideration the 
                findings of the Comptroller General in the 
                report under subsection (b)(3);
                    (B) the results of a market survey in each 
                affected area of the availability of civilian 
                medical and dental care providers in such area 
                in order to determine whether the civilian 
                medical and dental care providers available in 
                such area are adequate to fill the civilian 
                positions created by the conversion of military 
                medical and dental positions to civilian 
                positions in such area; and
                    (C) any action taken by the Secretary in 
                response to recommendations in the Comptroller 
                General report under subsection (b)(3).
    (b) Requirement for Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Comptroller General shall 
        conduct a study on the effect of conversions of 
        military medical and dental positions to civilian 
        medical or dental positions on the defense health 
        program.
            (2) Matters covered.--The study shall include the 
        following:
                    (A) The number of military medical and 
                dental positions, by grade and specialty, 
                planned for conversion to civilian medical or 
                dental positions.
                    (B) The number of military medical and 
                dental positions, by grade and specialty, 
                converted to civilian medical or dental 
                positions since October 1, 2004.
                    (C) The ability of the military health care 
                system to fill the civilian medical and dental 
                positions required, by specialty.
                    (D) The degree to which access to health 
                care is affected in both the direct and 
                purchased care system, including an assessment 
                of the effects of any increased shifts in 
                patient load from the direct care to the 
                purchased care system, or any delays in receipt 
                of care in either the direct or purchased care 
                system because of lack of direct care 
                providers.
                    (E) The degree to which changes in military 
                manpower requirements affect recruiting and 
                retention of uniformed medical and dental 
                personnel.
                    (F) The degree to which conversion of the 
                military positions meets the joint medical and 
                dental readiness requirements of the uniformed 
                services, as determined jointly by all the 
                uniformed services.
                    (G) The effect of the conversions of 
                military medical positions to civilian medical 
                and dental positions on the defense health 
                program, including costs associated with the 
                conversions, with a comparison of the estimated 
                costs versus the actual costs incurred by the 
                number of conversions since October 1, 2004.
                    (H) The effectiveness of the conversions in 
                enhancing medical and dental readiness, health 
                care efficiency, productivity, quality, and 
                customer satisfaction.
            (3) Report on study.--Not later than May 1, 2006, 
        the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees 
        on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
        Representatives a report containing the results of the 
        study under this section.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``military medical or dental 
        position'' means a position for the performance of 
        health care functions within the Armed Forces held by a 
        member of the Armed Forces.
            (2) The term ``civilian medical or dental 
        position'' means a position for the performance of 
        health care functions within the Department of Defense 
        held by an employee of the Department or of a 
        contractor of the Department.
            (3) The term ``affected area'' means an area in 
        which military medical or dental positions were 
        converted to civilian medical or dental positions 
        before October 1, 2004, or in which such conversions 
        are scheduled to occur in the future.
            (4) The term ``uniformed services'' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 1072(1) of title 10, United 
        States Code.

SEC. 745. CLARIFICATION OF INCLUSION OF DENTAL CARE IN MEDICAL 
                    READINESS TRACKING AND HEALTH SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) Inclusion of Dental Care.--Subtitle D of title VII of 
the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 740. INCLUSION OF DENTAL CARE.

    ``For purposes of the plan, this subtitle, and the 
amendments made by this subtitle, references to medical 
readiness, health status, and health care shall be considered 
to include dental readiness, dental status, and dental care.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of title VII of such Act and in section 2(b) of such 
Act are each amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 739 the following:

``Sec. 740. Inclusion of dental care.''.

SEC. 746. COOPERATIVE OUTREACH TO MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE 
                    NAVAL SERVICE EXPOSED TO ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS 
                    RELATED TO SARCOIDOSIS.

    (a) Outreach Program Required.--The Secretary of the Navy, 
in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall 
conduct an outreach program intended to contact as many members 
and former members of the naval service as possible who, in 
connection with service aboard Navy ships, may have been 
exposed to aerosolized particles resulting from the removal of 
nonskid coating used on those ships.
    (b) Purposes of Outreach Program.--The purposes of the 
outreach program are as follows:
            (1) To develop additional data for use in 
        subsequent studies aimed at determining a causative 
        link between sarcoidosis and military service.
            (2) To inform members and former members identified 
        in subsection (a) of the findings of Navy studies 
        identifying an association between service aboard 
        certain naval ships and sarcoidosis.
            (3) To provide information to assist members and 
        former members identified in subsection (a) in getting 
        medical evaluations to help clarify linkages between 
        their disease and their service aboard Navy ships.
            (4) To provide the Department of Veterans Affairs 
        with data and information for the effective evaluation 
        of veterans who may seek care for sarcoidosis.
    (c) Implementation and Report.--Not later than six months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Navy shall begin the outreach program. Not later than one 
year after beginning the program, the Secretary shall provide 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives and the Committees on Veterans Affairs of 
the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the results 
of the outreach program.

SEC. 747. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEWS OF 
                    CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF 
                    VETERANS AFFAIRS PROJECTS ON SHARING OF HEALTH CARE 
                    RESOURCES.

    (a) Joint Incentives Program.--Section 8111(d) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (3); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
        (3).
    (b) Health Care Resources Sharing and Coordination 
Project.--Section 722 of the Bob Stump National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314; 116 
Stat. 2595; 38 U.S.C. 8111 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (h);
            (2) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection 
        (h); and
            (3) in paragraph (2) of subsection (h), as so 
        redesignated, by striking ``based on recommendations'' 
        and all that follows and inserting ``as determined by 
        the Secretaries based on information available to the 
        Secretaries to warrant such action.''.

SEC. 748. PANDEMIC AVIAN FLU PREPAREDNESS.

    (a) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report on the efforts within the Department 
of Defense to prepare for pandemic influenza, including 
pandemic avian influenza. The Secretary shall address the 
following, with respect to military personnel, dependents of 
military personnel on military installations, and civilian 
personnel within the Department of Defense:
            (1) The procurement of vaccines, antivirals, and 
        other medicines, and medical supplies, including 
        personal protective equipment, particularly those that 
        must be imported.
            (2) Protocols for the allocation and distribution 
        of vaccines and medicines among high priority 
        personnel.
            (3) Public health protection and containment 
        measures that may be implemented on military bases and 
        other facilities, including risk communication, 
        quarantine, travel restrictions, and other isolation 
        precautions.
            (4) Communication with Department of Defense-
        affiliated health providers about pandemic preparedness 
        and response.
            (5) Surge capacity for the provision of medical 
        care during pandemics.
            (6) The availability and delivery of food and basic 
        supplies and services.
            (7) Surveillance efforts domestically and 
        internationally, including those using the Global 
        Emerging Infections Systems (GEIS), and how such 
        efforts are integrated with other ongoing surveillance 
        systems.
            (8) The integration of pandemic and response 
        planning in the Department of Defense with the planning 
        of other Federal departments, including the Department 
        of Health and Human Services, the Department of 
        Homeland Security, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
        the Department of State, and USAID.
            (9) Collaboration (as appropriate) with 
        international entities engaged in pandemic preparedness 
        and response.
            (10) Acceleration of medical research and 
        development related to pandemic influenza.
    (b) Submission of Report.--The report required under 
subsection (a) shall be submitted not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 749. FOLLOW UP ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AFTER 
                    PRESEPARATION PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS.

    Section 1145(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(5)(A) The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, ensure that appropriate 
actions are taken to assist a member of the armed forces who, 
as a result of a medical examination under paragraph (4), 
receives an indication for a referral for follow up treatment 
from the health care provider who performs the examination.
    ``(B) Assistance provided to a member under paragraph (1) 
shall include the following:
            ``(i) Information regarding, and any appropriate 
        referral for, the care, treatment, and other services 
        that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may provide to 
        such member under any other provision of law, 
        including--
                    ``(I) clinical services, including 
                counseling and treatment for post-traumatic 
                stress disorder and other mental health 
                conditions; and
                    ``(II) any other care, treatment, and 
                services.
            ``(ii) Information on the private sector sources of 
        treatment that are available to the member in the 
        member's community.
            ``(iii) Assistance to enroll in the health care 
        system of the Department of Veterans Affairs for health 
        care benefits for which the member is eligible under 
        laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
        Affairs.''.

SEC. 750. POLICY ON ROLE OF MILITARY MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 
                    PERSONNEL IN INTERROGATION OF DETAINEES.

    (a) Policy Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
establish the policy of the Department of Defense on the role 
of military medical and behavioral science personnel in the 
interrogation of persons detained by the Armed Forces. The 
policy shall apply uniformly throughout the Armed Forces.
    (b) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2006, the Secretary 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on the policy established under subsection (a). The report 
shall set forth the policy, and shall include such additional 
matters on the policy as the Secretary considers appropriate.

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

  Subtitle A--Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs

Sec. 801. Requirement for certification before major defense acquisition 
          program may proceed to Milestone B.
Sec. 802. Requirements applicable to major defense acquisition programs 
          exceeding baseline costs.
Sec. 803. Requirement for determination by Secretary of Defense and 
          notification to Congress before procurement of major weapon 
          systems as commercial items.
Sec. 804. Reports on significant increases in program acquisition unit 
          costs or procurement unit costs of major defense acquisition 
          programs.
Sec. 805. Report on use of lead system integrators in the acquisition of 
          major systems.
Sec. 806. Congressional notification of cancellation of major automated 
          information systems.

              Subtitle B--Acquisition Policy and Management

Sec. 811. Internal controls for procurements on behalf of the Department 
          of Defense.
Sec. 812. Management structure for the procurement of contract services.
Sec. 813. Report on service surcharges for purchases made for military 
          departments through other Department of Defense agencies.
Sec. 814. Review of defense acquisition structures and capabilities.
Sec. 815. Modification of requirements applicable to contracts 
          authorized by law for certain military materiel.
Sec. 816. Guidance on use of tiered evaluations of offers for contracts 
          and task orders under contracts.
Sec. 817. Joint policy on contingency contracting.
Sec. 818. Acquisition strategy for commercial satellite communication 
          services.
Sec. 819. Authorization of evaluation factor for defense contractors 
          employing or subcontracting with members of the Selected 
          Reserve of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.

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

Sec. 821. Participation by Department of Defense in acquisition 
          workforce training fund.
Sec. 822. Increase in cost accounting standard threshold.
Sec. 823. Modification of authority to carry out certain prototype 
          projects.
Sec. 824. Increased limit applicable to assistance provided under 
          certain procurement technical assistance programs.

      Subtitle D--United States Defense Industrial Base Provisions

Sec. 831. Clarification of exception from Buy American requirements for 
          procurement of perishable food for establishments outside the 
          United States.
Sec. 832. Training for defense acquisition workforce on the requirements 
          of the Berry Amendment.
Sec. 833. Amendments to domestic source requirements relating to 
          clothing materials and components covered.

                        Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 841. Review and report on Department of Defense efforts to identify 
          contract fraud, waste, and abuse.
Sec. 842. Extension of contract goal for small disadvantaged businesses 
          and certain institutions of higher education.
Sec. 843. Extension of deadline for report of advisory panel on laws and 
          regulations on acquisition practices.
Sec. 844. Exclusion of certain security expenses from consideration for 
          purpose of small business size standards.
Sec. 845. Disaster relief for small business concerns damaged by 
          drought.
Sec. 846. Extension of limited acquisition authority for the commander 
          of the United States Joint Forces Command.
Sec. 847. Civilian Board of Contract Appeals.
Sec. 848. Statement of policy and report relating to contracting with 
          employers of persons with disabilities.
Sec. 849. Study on Department of Defense contracting with small business 
          concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.

 Subtitle A--Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs

SEC. 801. REQUIREMENT FOR CERTIFICATION BEFORE MAJOR DEFENSE 
                    ACQUISITION PROGRAM MAY PROCEED TO MILESTONE B.

    (a) Certification Requirement.--Chapter 139 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2366 
the following new section:

``Sec. 2366a. Major defense acquisition programs: certification 
                    required before Milestone B or Key Decision Point B 
                    approval

    ``(a) Certification.--A major defense acquisition program 
may not receive Milestone B approval, or Key Decision Point B 
approval in the case of a space program, until the milestone 
decision authority certifies that--
            ``(1) the technology in the program has been 
        demonstrated in a relevant environment;
            ``(2) the program demonstrates a high likelihood of 
        accomplishing its intended mission;
            ``(3) the program is affordable when considering 
        the per unit cost and the total acquisition cost in the 
        context of the total resources available during the 
        period covered by the future-years defense program 
        submitted during the fiscal year in which the 
        certification is made;
            ``(4) the Department of Defense has completed an 
        analysis of alternatives with respect to the program;
            ``(5) the program is affordable when considering 
        the ability of the Department of Defense to accomplish 
        the program's mission using alternative systems;
            ``(6) the Joint Requirements Oversight Council has 
        accomplished its duties with respect to the program 
        pursuant to section 181(b) of this title, including an 
        analysis of the operational requirements for the 
        program; and
            ``(7) the program complies with all relevant 
        policies, regulations, and directives of the Department 
        of Defense.
    ``(b) Submission to Congress.--The certification required 
under subsection (a) with respect to a major defense 
acquisition program shall be submitted to the congressional 
defense committees with the first Selected Acquisition Report 
submitted under section 2432 of this title after completion of 
the certification.
    ``(c) Waiver for National Security.--The milestone decision 
authority may waive the applicability to a major defense 
acquisition program of one or more components (as specified in 
paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6) of subsection (a)) of 
the certification requirement if the milestone decision 
authority determines that, but for such a waiver, the 
Department would be unable to meet critical national security 
objectives. Whenever the milestone decision authority makes 
such a determination and authorizes such a waiver, the waiver, 
the determination, and the reasons for the determination shall 
be submitted in writing to the congressional defense committees 
within 30 days after the waiver is authorized.
    ``(d) Nondelegation.--The milestone decision authority may 
not delegate the certification requirement under subsection (a) 
or the authority to waive any component of such requirement 
under subsection (c).
    ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `major defense acquisition program' 
        means a Department of Defense acquisition program that 
        is a major defense acquisition program for purposes of 
        section 2430 of this title.
            ``(2) The term `milestone decision authority', with 
        respect to a major defense acquisition program, means 
        the individual within the Department of Defense 
        designated with overall responsibility for the program.
            ``(3) The term `Milestone B approval' has the 
        meaning provided that term in section 2366(e)(7) of 
        this title.
            ``(4) The term `Key Decision Point B' means the 
        official program initiation of a National Security 
        Space program of the Department of Defense, which 
        triggers a formal review to determine maturity of 
        technology and the program's readiness to begin the 
        preliminary system design.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 2366 the following new item:

``2366a. Major defense acquisition programs: certification required 
          before Milestone B approval or Key Decision Point B 
          approval.''.

SEC. 802. REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS 
                    EXCEEDING BASELINE COSTS.

    (a) Specification of Significant Cost Growth Threshold and 
Critical Cost Growth Threshold.--Subsection (a) of section 2433 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(4) The term `significant cost growth threshold' 
        means the following:
                    ``(A) In the case of a major defense 
                acquisition program, a percentage increase in 
                the program acquisition unit cost for the 
                program of--
                            ``(i) at least 15 percent over the 
                        program acquisition unit cost for the 
                        program as shown in the current 
                        Baseline Estimate for the program; or
                            ``(ii) at least 30 percent over the 
                        program acquisition unit cost for the 
                        program as shown in the original 
                        Baseline Estimate for the program.
                    ``(B) In the case of a major defense 
                acquisition program that is a procurement 
                program, a percentage increase in the 
                procurement unit cost for the program of--
                            ``(i) at least 15 percent over the 
                        procurement unit cost for the program 
                        as shown in the current Baseline 
                        Estimate for the program; or
                            ``(ii) at least 30 percent over the 
                        procurement unit cost for the program 
                        as shown in the original Baseline 
                        Estimate for the program.
            ``(5) The term `critical cost growth threshold' 
        means the following:
                    ``(A) In the case of a major defense 
                acquisition program, a percentage increase in 
                the program acquisition unit cost for the 
                program of--
                            ``(i) at least 25 percent over the 
                        program acquisition unit cost for the 
                        program as shown in the current 
                        Baseline Estimate for the program; or
                            ``(ii) at least 50 percent over the 
                        program acquisition unit cost for the 
                        program as shown in the original 
                        Baseline Estimate for the program.
                    ``(B) In the case of a major defense 
                acquisition program that is a procurement 
                program, a percentage increase in the 
                procurement unit cost for the program of--
                            ``(i) at least 25 percent over the 
                        procurement unit cost for the program 
                        as shown in the current Baseline 
                        Estimate for the program; or
                            ``(ii) at least 50 percent over the 
                        procurement unit cost for the program 
                        as shown in the original Baseline 
                        Estimate for the program.''.
    (b) Incorporation of Thresholds Into Unit Cost Report and 
Related Requirements.--
            (1) Unit cost report requirements.--Subsection (c) 
        of such section is amended by striking ``cause to 
        believe--'' and all that follows through ``reflected in 
        the Baseline Estimate;'' and inserting ``cause to 
        believe that the program acquisition unit cost for the 
        program or the procurement unit cost for the program, 
        as applicable, has increased by a percentage equal to 
        or greater than the significant cost growth threshold 
        for the program;''.
            (2) Determinations of service acquisition 
        executives.--Subsection (d) of such section is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``by at 
                least 15 percent, or by at least 25 percent, 
                over the program acquisition unit cost for the 
                program as shown in the Baseline Estimate'' and 
                inserting ``by a percentage equal to or greater 
                than the significant cost growth threshold, or 
                the critical cost growth threshold, for the 
                program'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``by at 
                least 15 percent, or by at least 25 percent, 
                over the procurement unit cost for the program 
                as reflected in the Baseline Estimate'' and 
                inserting ``by a percentage equal to or greater 
                than the significant cost growth threshold, or 
                the critical cost growth threshold, for the 
                program''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by striking ``by at least 15 
                        percent, or by at least 25 percent, as 
                        determined under paragraph (1)'' and 
                        inserting ``by a percentage equal to or 
                        greater than the significant cost 
                        growth threshold or critical cost 
                        growth threshold''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``by at least 15 
                        percent, or by at least 25 percent, as 
                        determined under paragraph (2)'' and 
                        inserting ``by a percentage equal to or 
                        greater than the significant cost 
                        growth threshold or critical cost 
                        growth threshold''.
            (3) Service acquisition reports.--Subsection (e) of 
        such section is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``by 
                at least 15 percent'' and inserting ``by a 
                percentage equal to or greater than the 
                significant cost growth threshold for the 
                program'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``percentage 
                        increase in the''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``exceeds 25 
                        percent'' and inserting ``increases by 
                        a percentage equal to or greater than 
                        the critical cost growth threshold for 
                        the program''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by striking ``of at least 15 
                        percent'' both places it appears and 
                        inserting ``by a percentage equal to or 
                        greater than the significant cost 
                        growth threshold''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``of at least 25 
                        percent'' both places it appears and 
                        inserting ``by a percentage equal to or 
                        greater than the critical cost growth 
                        threshold''.
    (c) Additional Requirements Relating to Certain Unit Cost 
Increases.--Paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of such section is 
further amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
        subparagraph (C); and
            (2) by striking ``the Secretary of Defense'' and 
        all that follows through ``a written certification, 
        stating that--'' and inserting ``the Secretary of 
        Defense shall--
            ``(A) carry out an assessment of--
                    ``(i) the projected cost of completing the 
                program if current requirements are not 
                modified;
                    ``(ii) the projected cost of completing the 
                program based on reasonable modification of 
                such requirements; and
                    ``(iii) the rough order of magnitude of the 
                costs of any reasonable alternative system or 
                capability;
            ``(B) submit to Congress, before the end of the 60-
        day period beginning on the day the Selected 
        Acquisition Report containing the information described 
        in subsection (g) is required to be submitted under 
        section 2432(f) of this title, a written certification 
        (with a supporting explanation) stating that--''.
    (d) Original Baseline Estimate.--
            (1) In general.--Section 2435 of title 10, United 
        States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subsection (d) as 
                subsection (e); and
                    (B) by inserting after subsection (c) the 
                following new subsection (d):
    ``(d) Original Baseline Estimate.--(1) In this chapter, the 
term `original Baseline Estimate', with respect to a major 
defense acquisition program, means the baseline description 
established with respect to the program under subsection (a), 
without adjustment or revision (except as provided in paragraph 
(2)).
    ``(2) An adjustment or revision of the original baseline 
description of a major defense acquisition program may be 
treated as the original Baseline Estimate for the program for 
purposes of this chapter only if the percentage increase in the 
program acquisition unit cost or procurement unit cost under 
such adjustment or revision exceeds the critical cost growth 
threshold for the program under section 2433 of this title, as 
determined by the Secretary of the military department 
concerned under subsection (d) of such section.
    ``(3) In the event of an adjustment or revision of the 
original baseline description of a major defense acquisition 
program, the Secretary of Defense shall include in the next 
Selected Acquisition Report to be submitted under section 2432 
of this title after such adjustment or revision a notification 
to the congressional defense committees of such adjustment or 
revision, together with the reasons for such adjustment or 
revision.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 2433(a) of such 
        title, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, is 
        further amended by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(6) The term `original Baseline Estimate' has the 
        same meaning as provided in section 2435(d) of this 
        title.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this 
        section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, and shall apply with respect to any major 
        defense acquisition program for which an original 
        Baseline Estimate is first established before, on, or 
        after that date.
            (2) Applicability to current major defense 
        acquisition programs.--In the case of a major defense 
        acquisition program for which the program acquisition 
        unit cost or procurement unit cost, as applicable, 
        exceeds the original Baseline Estimate for the program 
        by more than 50 percent on the date of the enactment of 
        this Act--
                    (A) the current Baseline Estimate for the 
                program as of such date of enactment is deemed 
                to be the original Baseline Estimate for the 
                program for purposes of section 2433 of title 
                10, United States Code (as amended by this 
                section); and
                    (B) each Selected Acquisition Report 
                submitted on the program after the date of the 
                enactment of this Act shall reflect each of the 
                following:
                            (i) The original Baseline Estimate, 
                        as first established for the program, 
                        without adjustment or revision.
                            (ii) The Baseline Estimate for the 
                        program that is deemed to be the 
                        original Baseline Estimate for the 
                        program under subparagraph (A).
                            (iii) The current original Baseline 
                        Estimate for the program as adjusted or 
                        revised, if at all, in accordance with 
                        subsection (d)(2) of section 2435 of 
                        title 10, United States Code (as added 
                        by subsection (d) of this section).

SEC. 803. REQUIREMENT FOR DETERMINATION BY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND 
                    NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS BEFORE PROCUREMENT OF 
                    MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEMS AS COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

    (a) Requirement for Determination and Notification.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 140 of title 10, United 
        States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new section:

``Sec. 2379. Requirement for determination by Secretary of Defense and 
                    notification to Congress before procurement of 
                    major weapon systems as commercial items

    ``(a) Requirement for Determination and Notification.--A 
major weapon system of the Department of Defense may be treated 
as a commercial item, or purchased under procedures established 
for the procurement of commercial items, only if--
            ``(1) the Secretary of Defense determines that--
                    ``(A) the major weapon system is a 
                commercial item, as defined in section 4(12) of 
                the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
                (41 U.S.C. 403(12)); and
                    ``(B) such treatment is necessary to meet 
                national security objectives; and
            ``(2) the congressional defense committees are 
        notified at least 30 days before such treatment or 
        purchase occurs.
    ``(b) Treatment of Subsystems and Components as Commercial 
Items.--A subsystem or component of a major weapon system shall 
be treated as a commercial item and purchased under procedures 
established for the procurement of commercial items if such 
subsystem or component otherwise meets the requirements (other 
than requirements under subsection (a)) for treatment as a 
commercial item.
    ``(c) Delegation.--The authority of the Secretary of 
Defense to make a determination under subsection (a) may be 
delegated only to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, without 
further redelegation.
    ``(d) Major Weapon System Defined.--In this section, the 
term `major weapon system' means a weapon system acquired 
pursuant to a major defense acquisition program (as that term 
is defined in section 2430 of this title).''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at 
        the beginning of chapter 140 of such title is amended 
        by adding at the end the following new item:

``2379. Requirement for determination by Secretary of Defense and 
          notification to Congress before procurement of major weapon 
          systems as commercial items.''.

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
shall apply to contracts entered into on or after such date.

SEC. 804. REPORTS ON SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN PROGRAM ACQUISITION UNIT 
                    COSTS OR PROCUREMENT UNIT COSTS OF MAJOR DEFENSE 
                    ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.

    (a) Initial 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 acquisition status of each major defense acquisition 
program whose program acquisition unit cost or procurement unit 
cost, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, has exceeded 
by more than 50 percent the original baseline projection for 
such unit cost. The report shall include the information 
specified in subsection (b).
    (b) Information.--The information specified in this 
subsection with respect to a major defense acquisition program 
is the following:
            (1) An assessment of the costs to be incurred to 
        complete the program if the program is not modified.
            (2) An explanation of why the costs of the program 
        have increased.
            (3) A justification for the continuation of the 
        program notwithstanding the increase in costs.
    (c) Major Defense Acquisition Program Defined.--In this 
section, the term ``major defense acquisition program'' has the 
meaning given that term in section 2430 of title 10, United 
States Code.

SEC. 805. REPORT ON USE OF LEAD SYSTEM INTEGRATORS IN THE ACQUISITION 
                    OF MAJOR SYSTEMS.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than September 30, 2006, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the use of lead system 
integrators for the acquisition by the Department of Defense of 
major systems.
    (b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include a detailed description of the actions taken, or to be 
taken (including a specific timetable), and the current 
regulations and guidelines regarding--
            (1) the definition of the respective rights of the 
        Department of Defense, lead system integrators, and 
        other contractors that participate in the development 
        or production of any individual element of a major 
        weapon system (including subcontractors under lead 
        system integrators) in intellectual property that is 
        developed by the other participating contractors in a 
        manner that ensures that--
                    (A) the Department of Defense obtains 
                appropriate rights in technical data developed 
                by the other participating contractors in 
                accordance with the requirements of section 
                2320 of title 10, United States Code; and
                    (B) lead system integrators obtain access 
                to technical data developed by the other 
                participating contractors only to the extent 
                necessary to execute their contractual 
                obligations as lead systems integrators;
            (2) the prevention or mitigation of organizational 
        conflicts of interest on the part of lead system 
        integrators;
            (3) minimization of the performance by lead system 
        integrators of functions closely associated with 
        inherently governmental functions;
            (4) the appropriate use of competitive procedures 
        in the award of subcontracts by lead system integrators 
        with system responsibility;
            (5) the prevention of organizational conflicts of 
        interest arising out of any financial interest of lead 
        system integrators without system responsibility in the 
        development or production of individual elements of a 
        major weapon system; and
            (6) the prevention of pass-through charges by lead 
        system integrators with system responsibility on 
        systems or subsystems developed or produced under 
        subcontracts where such lead system integrators do not 
        provide significant value added with regard to such 
        systems or subsystems.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``lead system integrator'' includes 
        lead system integrators with system responsibility and 
        lead system integrators without system responsibility.
            (2) The term ``lead system integrator with system 
        responsibility'' means a prime contractor for the 
        development or production of a major system if the 
        prime contractor is not expected at the time of award, 
        as determined by the Secretary of Defense for purposes 
        of this section, to perform a substantial portion of 
        the work on the system and the major subsystems.
            (3) The term ``lead system integrator without 
        system responsibility'' means a contractor under a 
        contract for the procurement of services whose primary 
        purpose is to perform acquisition functions closely 
        associated with inherently governmental functions with 
        regard to the development or production of a major 
        system.
            (4) The term ``major system'' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 2302d of title 10, United States 
        Code.
            (5) The term ``pass-through charge'' means a charge 
        for overhead or profit on work performed by a lower-
        tier contractor (other than charges for the direct 
        costs of managing lower-tier contracts and overhead and 
        profit based on such direct costs) that does not, as 
        determined by the Secretary for purposes of this 
        section, promote significant value added with regard to 
        such work.
            (6) The term ``functions closely associated with 
        inherently governmental functions'' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 2383(b)(3) of title 10, 
        United States Code.

SEC. 806. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF CANCELLATION OF MAJOR AUTOMATED 
                    INFORMATION SYSTEMS.

    (a) Report Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall notify 
the congressional defense committees not less than 60 days 
before cancelling a major automated information system program 
that has been fielded or approved to be fielded, or making a 
change that will significantly reduce the scope of such a 
program, of the proposed cancellation or change.
    (b) Content.--Each notification submitted under subsection 
(a) with respect to a proposed cancellation or change shall 
include--
            (1) the specific justification for the proposed 
        cancellation or change;
            (2) a description of the impact of the proposed 
        cancellation or change on the ability of the Department 
        to achieve the objectives of the program proposed for 
        cancellation or change;
            (3) a description of the steps that the Department 
        plans to take to achieve those objectives; and
            (4) other information relevant to the change in 
        acquisition strategy.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``major automated information system'' 
        has the meaning given that term in Department of 
        Defense directive 5000.1.
            (2) The term ``approved to be fielded'' means 
        having received Milestone C approval.

             Subtitle B--Acquisition Policy and Management

SEC. 811. INTERNAL CONTROLS FOR PROCUREMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE 
                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) Inspector General Reviews and Determinations.--
            (1) In general.--For each covered non-defense 
        agency, the Inspector General of the Department of 
        Defense and the Inspector General of such non-defense 
        agency shall, not later than March 15, 2006, jointly--
                    (A) review--
                            (i) the procurement policies, 
                        procedures, and internal controls of 
                        such non-defense agency that are 
                        applicable to the procurement of 
                        property and services on behalf of the 
                        Department by such non-defense agency; 
                        and
                            (ii) the administration of those 
                        policies, procedures, and internal 
                        controls; and
                    (B) determine in writing whether--
                            (i) such non-defense agency is 
                        compliant with defense procurement 
                        requirements;
                            (ii) such non-defense agency is not 
                        compliant with defense procurement 
                        requirements, but has a program or 
                        initiative to significantly improve 
                        compliance with defense procurement 
                        requirements; or
                            (iii) neither of the conclusions 
                        stated in clauses (i) and (ii) is 
                        correct in the case of such non-defense 
                        agency.
            (2) Actions following certain determinations.--If 
        the Inspectors General determine under paragraph (1) 
        that the conclusion stated in clause (ii) or (iii) of 
        subparagraph (B) of that paragraph is correct in the 
        case of a covered non-defense agency, such Inspectors 
        General shall, not later than June 15, 2007, jointly--
                    (A) conduct a second review, as described 
                in subparagraph (A) of that paragraph, 
                regarding such non-defense agency's procurement 
                of property or services on behalf of the 
                Department of Defense in fiscal year 2006; and
                    (B) determine in writing whether such non-
                defense agency is or is not compliant with 
                defense procurement requirements.
    (b) Compliance With Defense Procurement Requirements.--For 
the purposes of this section, a covered non-defense agency is 
compliant with defense procurement requirements if such non-
defense agency's procurement policies, procedures, and internal 
controls applicable to the procurement of products and services 
on behalf of the Department of Defense, and the manner in which 
they are administered, are adequate to ensure such non-defense 
agency's compliance with the requirements of laws and 
regulations that apply to procurements of property and services 
made directly by the Department of Defense.
    (c) Memoranda of Understanding Between Inspectors 
General.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector 
        General of the Department of Defense and the Inspector 
        General of each covered non-defense agency shall enter 
        into a memorandum of understanding with each other to 
        carry out the reviews and make the determinations 
        required by this section.
            (2) Scope of memoranda.--The Inspector General of 
        the Department of Defense and the Inspector General of 
        a covered non-defense agency may by mutual agreement 
        conduct separate reviews of the procurement of property 
        and services on behalf of the Department of Defense 
        that are conducted by separate business units, or under 
        separate governmentwide acquisition contracts, of such 
        non-defense agency. In any case where such separate 
        reviews are conducted, the Inspectors General shall 
        make separate determinations under paragraph (1) or (2) 
        of subsection (a), as applicable, with respect to each 
        such separate review.
    (d) Limitations on Procurements on Behalf of Department of 
Defense.--
            (1) Limitation during review period.--After March 
        15, 2006, and before June 16, 2007, no official of the 
        Department of Defense may, except as provided in 
        subsection (e) or (f), order, purchase, or otherwise 
        procure property or services in an amount in excess of 
        $100,000 through a covered non-defense agency for which 
        a determination described in paragraph (1)(B)(iii) of 
        subsection (a) has been made under that subsection.
            (2) Limitation after review period.--After June 15, 
        2007, no official of the Department of Defense may, 
        except as provided in subsection (e) or (f), order, 
        purchase, or otherwise procure property or services in 
        an amount in excess of $100,000 through a covered non-
        defense agency that, having been subject to review 
        under this section, has not been determined under this 
        section as being compliant with defense procurement 
        requirements.
            (3) Limitation following failure to reach mou.--
        Commencing on the date that is 60 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, if a memorandum of 
        understanding between the Inspector General of the 
        Department of Defense and the Inspector General of a 
        covered non-defense agency cannot be attained causing 
        the review required by this section to not be 
        performed, no official of the Department of Defense, 
        except as provided in subsection (e) or (f), may order, 
        purchase or otherwise procure property or services in 
        an amount in excess of $100,000 through such non-
        defense agency.
    (e) Exception From Applicability of Limitations.--
            (1) Exception.--No limitation applies under 
        subsection (d) with respect to the procurement of 
        property and services on behalf of the Department of 
        Defense by a covered non-defense agency during any 
        period that there is in effect a determination of the 
        Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, 
        and Logistics, made in writing, that it is necessary in 
        the interest of the Department of Defense to continue 
        to procure property and services through such non-
        defense agency.
            (2) Applicability of determination.--A written 
        determination with respect to a covered non-defense 
        agency under paragraph (1) is in effect for the period, 
        not in excess of one year, that the Under Secretary 
        shall specify in the written determination. The Under 
        Secretary may extend from time to time, for up to one 
        year at a time, the period for which the written 
        determination remains in effect.
    (f) Termination of Applicability of Limitations.--
Subsection (d) shall cease to apply to a covered non-defense 
agency on the date on which the Inspector General of the 
Department of Defense and the Inspector General of such non-
defense agency jointly--
            (1) determine that such non-defense agency is 
        compliant with defense procurement requirements; and
            (2) notify the Secretary of Defense of that 
        determination.
    (g) Identification of Procurements Made During a Particular 
Fiscal Year.--For the purposes of subsection (a), a procurement 
shall be treated as being made during a particular fiscal year 
to the extent that funds are obligated by the Department of 
Defense for that procurement in that fiscal year.
    (h) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered non-defense agency'' means 
        each of the following:
                    (A) The Department of the Treasury.
                    (B) The Department of the Interior.
                    (C) The National Aeronautics and Space 
                Administration.
            (2) The term ``governmentwide acquisition 
        contract'', with respect to a covered non-defense 
        agency, means a task or delivery order contract that--
                    (A) is entered into by the non-defense 
                agency; and
                    (B) may be used as the contract under which 
                property or services are procured for 1 or more 
                other departments or agencies of the Federal 
                Government.

SEC. 812. MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF CONTRACT 
                    SERVICES.

    (a) Management Structure.--
            (1) In general.--Section 2330 of title 10, United 
        States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 2330. Procurement of contract services: management structure

    ``(a) Requirement for Management Structure.--The Secretary 
of Defense shall establish and implement a management structure 
for the procurement of contract services for the Department of 
Defense. The management structure shall provide, at a minimum, 
for the following:
            ``(1) The Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall--
                    ``(A) develop and maintain (in consultation 
                with the service acquisition executives) 
                policies, procedures, and best practices 
                guidelines addressing the procurement of 
                contract services, including policies, 
                procedures, and best practices guidelines for--
                            ``(i) acquisition planning;
                            ``(ii) solicitation and contract 
                        award;
                            ``(iii) requirements development 
                        and management;
                            ``(iv) contract tracking and 
                        oversight;
                            ``(v) performance evaluation; and
                            ``(vi) risk management;
                    ``(B) work with the service acquisition 
                executives and other appropriate officials of 
                the Department of Defense--
                            ``(i) to identify the critical 
                        skills and competencies needed to carry 
                        out the procurement of contract 
                        services on behalf of the Department of 
                        Defense;
                            ``(ii) to develop a comprehensive 
                        strategy for recruiting, training, and 
                        deploying employees to meet the 
                        requirements for such skills and 
                        competencies; and
                            ``(iii) to ensure that the military 
                        departments and Defense Agencies have 
                        staff and administrative support that 
                        are adequate to effectively perform 
                        their duties under this section;
                    ``(C) establish contract services 
                acquisition categories, based on dollar 
                thresholds, for the purpose of establishing the 
                level of review, decision authority, and 
                applicable procedures in such categories; and
                    ``(D) oversee the implementation of the 
                requirements of this section and the policies, 
                procedures, and best practices guidelines 
                established pursuant to subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) The service acquisition executive of each 
        military department shall be the senior official 
        responsible for the management of acquisition of 
        contract services for or on behalf of the military 
        department.
            ``(3) The Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall be the 
        senior official responsible for the management of 
        acquisition of contract services for or on behalf of 
        the Defense Agencies and other components of the 
        Department of Defense outside the military departments.
    ``(b) Duties and Responsibilities of Senior Officials 
Responsible for the Management of Acquisition of Contract 
Services.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the senior 
officials responsible for the management of acquisition of 
contract services shall assign responsibility for the review 
and approval of procurements in each contract services 
acquisition category established under subsection (a)(1)(C) to 
specific Department of Defense officials, subject to the 
direction, supervision, and oversight of such senior officials.
    ``(2) With respect to the acquisition of contract services 
by a component or command of the Department of Defense the 
primary mission of which is the acquisition of products and 
services, such acquisition shall be conducted in accordance 
with policies, procedures, and best practices guidelines 
developed and maintained by the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics pursuant to subsection 
(a)(1), subject to oversight by the senior officials referred 
to in paragraph (1).
    ``(3) In carrying out paragraph (1), each senior official 
responsible for the management of acquisition of contract 
services shall--
            ``(A) implement the requirements of this section 
        and the policies, procedures, and best practices 
        guidelines developed by the Under Secretary of Defense 
        for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics pursuant to 
        subsection (a)(1)(A);
            ``(B) authorize the procurement of contract 
        services through contracts entered into by agencies 
        outside the Department of Defense in appropriate 
        circumstances, in accordance with the requirements of 
        section 854 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (10 U.S.C. 2304 
        note), section 814 of the Strom Thurmond National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (31 
        U.S.C. 1535 note), and the regulations implementing 
        such sections;
            ``(C) dedicate full-time commodity managers to 
        coordinate the procurement of key categories of 
        services;
            ``(D) ensure that contract services are procured by 
        means of procurement actions that are in the best 
        interests of the Department of Defense and are entered 
        into and managed in compliance with applicable laws, 
        regulations, directives, and requirements;
            ``(E) ensure that competitive procedures and 
        performance-based contracting are used to the maximum 
        extent practicable for the procurement of contract 
        services; and
            ``(F) monitor data collection under section 2330a 
        of this title, and periodically conduct spending 
        analyses, to ensure that funds expended for the 
        procurement of contract services are being expended in 
        the most rational and economical manner practicable.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `procurement action' includes the 
        following actions:
                    ``(A) Entry into a contract or any other 
                form of agreement.
                    ``(B) Issuance of a task order, delivery 
                order, or military interdepartmental purchase 
                request.
            ``(2) The term `contract services' includes all 
        services acquired from private sector entities by or 
        for the Department of Defense, other than services 
        relating to research and development or military 
        construction.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at 
        the beginning of chapter 137 of such title is amended 
        by striking the item relating to section 2330 and 
        inserting the following new item:

``2330. Procurement of contract services: management structure.''.

    (b) Phased Implementation.--The requirements of section 
2330 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection 
(a)), shall be implemented as follows:
            (1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
        Technology, and Logistics shall--
                    (A) establish an initial set of contract 
                services acquisition categories, based on 
                dollar thresholds, by not later than June 1, 
                2006; and
                    (B) issue an initial set of policies, 
                procedures, and best practices guidelines in 
                accordance with section 2330(a)(1)(A) by not 
                later than October 1, 2006.
            (2) The contract services acquisition categories 
        established by the Under Secretary shall include--
                    (A) one or more categories for acquisitions 
                with an estimated value of $250,000,000 or 
                more;
                    (B) one or more categories for acquisitions 
                with an estimated value of at least $10,000,000 
                but less than $250,000,000; and
                    (C) one or more categories for acquisitions 
                with an estimated value greater than the 
                simplified acquisition threshold but less than 
                $10,000,000.
            (3) The senior officials responsible for the 
        management of acquisition of contract services shall 
        assign responsibility to specific individuals in the 
        Department of Defense for the review and approval of 
        procurements in the contract services acquisition 
        categories established by the Under Secretary, as 
        follows:
                    (A) Not later than October 1, 2006, for all 
                categories established pursuant to paragraph 
                (2)(A).
                    (B) Not later than October 1, 2007, for all 
                categories established pursuant to paragraph 
                (2)(B).
                    (C) Not later than October 1, 2009, for all 
                categories established pursuant to paragraph 
                (2)(C).
    (c) Report.--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 final report on the implementation of section 
2330 of title 10, United States Code, as added by this section.

SEC. 813. REPORT ON SERVICE SURCHARGES FOR PURCHASES MADE FOR MILITARY 
                    DEPARTMENTS THROUGH OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                    AGENCIES.

    (a) Reports by Military Departments.--For each of fiscal 
years 2005 and 2006, the Secretary of each military department 
shall, not later than 180 days after the last day of that 
fiscal year, submit to the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics a report on the service 
charges imposed on such military department for purchases in 
amounts greater than the simplified acquisition threshold that 
were made for that military department during such fiscal year 
through a contract entered into by an agency of the Department 
of Defense other than that military department. The report 
shall specify the amounts of the service charges and identify 
the services provided in exchange for such charges.
    (b) Analysis of Military Department Report.--Not later than 
90 days after receiving a report of the Secretary of a military 
department for a fiscal year under subsection (a), the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 
shall review the service charges delineated in such report for 
the acquisitions covered by the report and the services 
provided in exchange for such charges and shall compare those 
charges with the costs of alternative means for making such 
acquisitions. The analysis shall include the Under Secretary's 
determinations of whether the imposition and amounts of the 
service charges were reasonable.
    (c) Reports to Congress.--Not later than October 1, 2006 
(for reports for fiscal year 2005 under subsection (a)), and 
not later than October 1, 2007 (for reports for fiscal year 
2006 under subsection (a)), the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the reports 
submitted by the Secretaries of the military departments under 
subsection (a), together with the Under Secretary's 
determinations under subsection (b) with regard to the matters 
set forth in those reports.
    (d) Simplified Acquisition Threshold Defined.--In this 
section, the term ``simplified acquisition threshold'' has the 
meaning given such term in section 4(11) of the Office of 
Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(11)).

SEC. 814. REVIEW OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION STRUCTURES AND CAPABILITIES.

    (a) Review by Defense Acquisition University.--The Defense 
Acquisition University, acting under the direction and 
authority of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics, shall conduct a review of the 
acquisition structures and capabilities of the Department of 
Defense, including the acquisition structures and capabilities 
of the following:
            (1) Each military department.
            (2) Each defense agency.
            (3) Any other element of the Department of Defense 
        that has an acquisition function.
    (b) Elements of Review.--
            (1) In general.--In reviewing the acquisition 
        structures and capabilities of an organization under 
        subsection (a), the Defense Acquisition University 
        shall--
                    (A) determine the current structure of the 
                organization;
                    (B) review the evolution of the current 
                structure of the organization, including the 
                reasons for each reorganization of the 
                structure;
                    (C) identify the capabilities needed by the 
                organization to fulfill its function and assess 
                the capacity of the organization, as currently 
                structured, to provide such capabilities;
                    (D) identify any gaps, shortfalls, or 
                inadequacies relating to acquisitions in the 
                current structures and capabilities of the 
                organization;
                    (E) identify any recruiting, retention, 
                training, or professional development steps 
                that may be needed to address any such gaps, 
                shortfalls, or inadequacies; and
                    (F) make such recommendations as the review 
                team determines to be appropriate.
            (2) Emphasis in review.--In conducting the review 
        of acquisition structures and capabilities under 
        subsection (a), the University shall place special 
        emphasis on consideration of--
                    (A) structures, capabilities, and processes 
                for joint acquisition, including actions that 
                may be needed to improve such structures, 
                capabilities, and processes; and
                    (B) actions that may be needed to improve 
                acquisition outcomes.
    (c) Funding.--The Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall provide the 
Defense Acquisition University the funds required to conduct 
the review under subsection (a).
    (d) Report on Review.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        completion of the review required by subsection (a), 
        the University shall submit to the Under Secretary of 
        Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics a 
        report on the review.
            (2) Annex.--The report shall include a separate 
        annex on the acquisition structures and capabilities on 
        each organization covered by the review. The annex--
                    (A) shall address the matters specified 
                under subsection (b) with respect to such 
                organization; and
                    (B) may include such recommendations with 
                respect to such organization as the University 
                considers appropriate.
            (3) Transmittal of final report.--Not later than 90 
        days after the receipt of the report under paragraph 
        (1), the Under Secretary shall transmit to the 
        congressional defense committees a copy of the report, 
        together with the comments of the Under Secretary on 
        the report.
    (e) Defense Acquisition University Defined.--In this 
section, the term ``Defense Acquisition University'' means the 
Defense Acquisition University established pursuant to section 
1746 of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 815. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS 
                    AUTHORIZED BY LAW FOR CERTAIN MILITARY MATERIEL.

    (a) Inclusion of Combat Vehicles Under Requirements.--
Section 2401 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``vessel or aircraft'' each place 
        it appears and inserting ``vessel, aircraft, or combat 
        vehicle'';
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``aircraft or 
        naval vessel'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``aircraft, naval vessel, or combat vehicle'';
            (3) in subsection (e), by striking ``aircraft or 
        naval vessels'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``aircraft, naval vessels, or combat vehicles''; and
            (4) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) by striking ``aircraft and naval 
                vessels'' and inserting ``aircraft, naval 
                vessels, and combat vehicles''; and
                    (B) by striking ``such aircraft and 
                vessels'' and inserting ``such aircraft, 
                vessels, and combat vehicles''.
    (b) Additional Information for Congress.--Subsection (b) of 
such section is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                ``and'' at the end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 
                period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
                    ``(D) the Secretary has certified to those 
                committees--
                            ``(i) that entering into the 
                        proposed contract as a means of 
                        obtaining the vessel, aircraft, or 
                        combat vehicle is the most cost-
                        effective means of obtaining such 
                        vessel, aircraft, or combat vehicle; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) that the Secretary has 
                        determined that the lease complies with 
                        all applicable laws, Office of 
                        Management and Budget circulars, and 
                        Department of Defense regulations.''; 
                        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraphs:
    ``(3) Upon receipt of a notice under paragraph (1)(C), a 
committee identified in paragraph (1)(B) may request the 
Inspector General of the Department of Defense or the 
Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a review of 
the proposed contract to determine whether or not such contract 
meets the requirements of this section.
    ``(4) If a review is requested under paragraph (3), the 
Inspector General of the Department of Defense or the 
Comptroller General of the United States, as the case may be, 
shall submit to the Secretary and the congressional defense 
committees a report on such review before the expiration of the 
period specified in paragraph (1)(C).''.
    (c) Applicability of Acquisition Regulations.--Such section 
is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 
        (g); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following 
        new subsection (f):
    ``(f)(1) If a lease or charter covered by this section is a 
capital lease or a lease-purchase--
            ``(A) the lease or charter shall be treated as an 
        acquisition and shall be subject to all applicable 
        statutory and regulatory requirements for the 
        acquisition of aircraft, naval vessels, or combat 
        vehicles; and
            ``(B) funds appropriated to the Department of 
        Defense for operation and maintenance may not be 
        obligated or expended for the lease or charter.
    ``(2) In this subsection, the terms `capital lease' and 
`lease-purchase' have the meanings given those terms in 
Appendix B to Office of Management and Budget Circular A-11, as 
in effect on the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006.''.
    (d) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Section heading.--The heading of such section 
        is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 2401. Requirement for authorization by law of certain contracts 
                    relating to vessels, aircraft, and combat 
                    vehicles''.

            (2) Table of sections.--The table of sections at 
        the beginning of chapter 141 of such title is amended 
        by striking the item relating to section 2401 and 
        inserting the following new item:

``2401. Requirement for authorization by law of certain contracts 
          relating to vessels, aircraft, and combat vehicles.''.

SEC. 816. GUIDANCE ON USE OF TIERED EVALUATIONS OF OFFERS FOR CONTRACTS 
                    AND TASK ORDERS UNDER CONTRACTS.

    (a) Guidance Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
prescribe guidance for the military departments and the Defense 
Agencies on the use of tiered evaluations of offers for 
contracts and for task or delivery orders under contracts.
    (b) Elements.--The guidance prescribed under subsection (a) 
shall include a prohibition on the initiation by a contracting 
officer of a tiered evaluation of an offer for a contract or 
for a task or delivery order under a contract unless the 
contracting officer--
            (1) has conducted market research in accordance 
        with part 10 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation in 
        order to determine whether or not a sufficient number 
        of qualified small businesses are available to justify 
        limiting competition for the award of such contract or 
        task or delivery order under applicable law and 
        regulations;
            (2) is unable, after conducting market research 
        under paragraph (1), to make the determination 
        described in that paragraph; and
            (3) includes in the contract file a written 
        explanation of why such contracting officer was unable 
        to make such determination.

SEC. 817. JOINT POLICY ON CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING.

    (a) Joint Policy.--
            (1) Requirement.--Not later than one year after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
        Defense, in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint 
        Chiefs of Staff, shall develop a joint policy for 
        contingency contracting during combat operations and 
        post-conflict operations.
            (2) Matters covered.--The joint policy for 
        contingency contracting required by paragraph (1) 
        shall, at a minimum, provide for--
                    (A) the designation of a senior 
                commissioned officer in each military 
                department with the responsibility for 
                administering the policy;
                    (B) the assignment of a senior commissioned 
                officer with appropriate acquisition experience 
                and qualifications to act as head of 
                contingency contracting during combat 
                operations, post-conflict operations, and 
                contingency operations, who shall report 
                directly to the commander of the combatant 
                command in whose area of responsibility the 
                operations occur;
                    (C) an organizational approach to 
                contingency contracting that is designed to 
                ensure that each military department is 
                prepared to conduct contingency contracting 
                during combat operations and post-conflict 
                operations;
                    (D) a requirement to provide training 
                (including training under a program to be 
                created by the Defense Acquisition University) 
                to contingency contracting personnel in--
                            (i) the use of law, regulations, 
                        policies, and directives related to 
                        contingency contracting operations;
                            (ii) the appropriate use of rapid 
                        acquisition methods, including the use 
                        of exceptions to competition 
                        requirements under section 2304 of 
                        title 10, United States Code, sealed 
                        bidding, letter contracts, indefinite 
                        delivery indefinite quantity task 
                        orders, set asides under section 8(a) 
                        of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
                        637(a)), undefinitized contract 
                        actions, and other tools available to 
                        expedite the delivery of goods and 
                        services during combat operations or 
                        post-conflict operations;
                            (iii) the appropriate use of rapid 
                        acquisition authority, commanders' 
                        emergency response program funds, and 
                        other tools unique to contingency 
                        contracting; and
                            (iv) instruction on the necessity 
                        for the prompt transition from the use 
                        of rapid acquisition authority to the 
                        use of full and open competition and 
                        other methods of contracting that 
                        maximize transparency in the 
                        acquisition process;
                    (E) appropriate steps to ensure that 
                training is maintained for such personnel even 
                when they are not deployed in a contingency 
                operation; and
                    (F) such steps as may be needed to ensure 
                jointness and cross-service coordination in the 
                area of contingency contracting.
    (b) Reports.--
            (1) Interim report.--
                    (A) Requirement.--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 
                the House of Representatives an interim report 
                on contingency contracting.
                    (B) Matters covered.--The report shall 
                include discussions of the following:
                            (i) Progress in the development of 
                        the joint policy under subsection (a).
                            (ii) The ability of the Armed 
                        Forces to support contingency 
                        contracting.
                            (iii) The ability of commanders of 
                        combatant commands to request 
                        contingency contracting support and the 
                        ability of the military departments and 
                        the acquisition support agencies to 
                        respond to such requests and provide 
                        such support, including the 
                        availability of rapid acquisition 
                        personnel for such support.
                            (iv) The ability of the current 
                        civilian and military acquisition 
                        workforce to deploy to combat theaters 
                        of operations and to conduct 
                        contracting activities during combat 
                        and during post-conflict, 
                        reconstruction, or other contingency 
                        operations.
                            (v) The effect of different periods 
                        of deployment on continuity in the 
                        acquisition process.
            (2) Final report.--Not later than 18 months after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
        Defense shall submit to the committees listed in 
        paragraph (1)(A) a final report on contingency 
        contracting, containing a discussion of the 
        implementation of the joint policy developed under 
        subsection (a), including updated discussions of the 
        matters covered in the interim report.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Contingency contracting personnel.--The term 
        ``contingency contracting personnel'' means members of 
        the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the 
        Department of Defense who are members of the defense 
        acquisition workforce and, as part of their duties, are 
        assigned to provide support to contingency operations 
        (whether deployed or not).
            (2) Contingency contracting.--The term 
        ``contingency contracting'' means all stages of the 
        process of acquiring property or services by the 
        Department of Defense during a contingency operation.
            (3) Contingency operation.--The term ``contingency 
        operation'' has the meaning provided in section 101(13) 
        of title 10, United States Code.
            (4) Acquisition support agencies.--The term 
        ``acquisition support agencies'' means Defense Agencies 
        and Department of Defense Field Activities that carry 
        out and provide support for acquisition-related 
        activities.

SEC. 818. ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATION 
                    SERVICES.

    (a) Requirement for Spend Analysis.--The Secretary of 
Defense shall, as a part of the effort of the Department of 
Defense to develop a revised strategy for acquiring commercial 
satellite communication services, perform a complete spend 
analysis of the acquisitions by the Department of commercial 
satellite communication services for the period from fiscal 
year 2000 through fiscal year 2005. That analysis shall, at a 
minimum, include a determination of the following:
            (1) Total acquisition costs in aggregate, by fiscal 
        year, for items and services purchased.
            (2) Total quantity of items and services purchased.
            (3) Quantity and cost of items and services 
        purchased by each entity from each supplier and who 
        used the items and services purchased.
            (4) Purchasing patterns that may lead to 
        recommendations in which the Department of Defense may 
        centralize operations, consolidate requirements, or 
        leverage purchasing power.
    (b) Report on Acquisition Strategy.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than five months after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
        shall submit to Congress a report on the acquisition 
        strategy of the Department of Defense for commercial 
        satellite communications services.
            (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) 
        shall include the following:
                    (A) A description of the spend analysis 
                required by subsection (a), including the 
                results of the analysis.
                    (B) The proposed strategy of the Department 
                for acquiring commercial satellite 
                communication services, which--
                            (i) shall be based in appropriate 
                        part on the results of the analysis 
                        required by subsection (a); and
                            (ii) shall take into account 
                        various methods of aggregating 
                        purchases and leveraging the purchasing 
                        power of the Department, including 
                        through the use of multiyear 
                        contracting for commercial satellite 
                        communication services.
                    (C) A proposal for such legislative action 
                as the Secretary considers necessary to acquire 
                appropriate types and amounts of commercial 
                satellite communications services using methods 
                of aggregating purchases and leveraging the 
                purchasing power of the Department (including 
                the use of multiyear contracting), or if the 
                use of such methods is determined inadvisable, 
                a statement of the rationale for such 
                determination.
                    (D) A proposal for such other legislative 
                action that the Secretary considers necessary 
                to implement the strategy of the Department for 
                acquiring commercial satellite communication 
                services.

SEC. 819. AUTHORIZATION OF EVALUATION FACTOR FOR DEFENSE CONTRACTORS 
                    EMPLOYING OR SUBCONTRACTING WITH MEMBERS OF THE 
                    SELECTED RESERVE OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE 
                    ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Defense Contracts.--In awarding any contract for the 
procurement of goods or services to an entity, the Secretary of 
Defense is authorized to use as an evaluation factor whether 
the entity intends to carry out the contract using employees or 
individual subcontractors who are members of the Selected 
Reserve of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.
    (b) Documentation of Selected Reserve-Related Evaluation 
Factor.--Any entity claiming intent to carry out a contract 
using employees or individual subcontractors who are members of 
the Selected Reserve of the reserve components of the Armed 
Forces shall submit proof of the use of such employees or 
subcontractors for the Department of Defense to consider in 
carrying out subsection (a) with respect to that contract.
    (c) Regulations.--The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall 
be revised as necessary to implement this section.

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

SEC. 821. PARTICIPATION BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN ACQUISITION 
                    WORKFORCE TRAINING FUND.

    (a) Required Contributions to Acquisition Workforce 
Training Fund by Department of Defense.--Section 37(h)(3) of 
the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
433(h)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``other than 
        the Department of Defense'' and inserting ``, except as 
        provided in subparagraph (D)'' ; and
            (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), 
        and (G) as subparagraphs (E), (F), (G), and (H), 
        respectively, and inserting after subparagraph (C) the 
        following new subparagraph (D):
            ``(D) The Administrator of General Services shall 
        transfer to the Secretary of Defense fees collected 
        from the Department of Defense pursuant to subparagraph 
        (B), to be used by the Defense Acquisition University 
        for purposes of acquisition workforce training.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Office of federal procurement policy act.--
        Section 37(a) of the Office of Federal Procurement 
        Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 433(a)) is amended by striking 
        ``This section'' and inserting ``Except as provided in 
        subsection (h)(3), this section''.
            (2) Public law 108-136.--Section 1412 of the 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 
        (Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1664) is amended by 
        striking subsection (c).
    (c) Defense Acquisition University Funding.--Amounts 
transferred under section 37(h)(3)(D) of the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Act (as amended by subsection (a)) for use 
by the Defense Acquisition University shall be in addition to 
other amounts authorized for the University.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to fees collected under contracts 
described in section 37(h)(3)(B) of the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 433(h)(3)(B)) after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 822. INCREASE IN COST ACCOUNTING STANDARD THRESHOLD.

    Section 26(f)(2)(A) of the Office of Federal Procurement 
Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 422(f)(A)) is amended by striking 
``$500,000'' and inserting ``the amount set forth in section 
2306a(a)(1)(A)(i) of title 10, United States Code, as such 
amount is adjusted in accordance with applicable requirements 
of law''.

SEC. 823. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN PROTOTYPE 
                    PROJECTS.

     Section 845 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1994 (10 U.S.C. 2371 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``The Director'' and 
                inserting ``(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 
                Director''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraphs:
    ``(2) The authority of this section--
            ``(A) may be exercised for a prototype project that 
        is expected to cost the Department of Defense in excess 
        of $20,000,000 but not in excess of $100,000,000 only 
        upon a written determination by the senior procurement 
        executive for the agency (as designated for the purpose 
        of section 16(c) of the Office of Federal Procurement 
        Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414(c)) that--
                    ``(i) the requirements of subsection (d) 
                will be met; and
                    ``(ii) the use of the authority of this 
                section is essential to promoting the success 
                of the prototype project; and
            ``(B) may be exercised for a prototype project that 
        is expected to cost the Department of Defense in excess 
        of $100,000,000 only if--
                    ``(i) the Under Secretary of Defense for 
                Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 
                determines in writing that--
                            ``(I) the requirements of 
                        subsection (d) will be met; and
                            ``(II) the use of the authority of 
                        this section is essential to meet 
                        critical national security objectives; 
                        and
                    ``(ii) the congressional defense committees 
                are notified in writing at least 30 days before 
                such authority is exercised.
    ``(3) The authority of a senior procurement executive under 
paragraph (2)(A), and the authority of the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics under 
paragraph (2)(B), may not be delegated.'';
            (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection 
        (i); and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (g) the following 
        new subsection (h):
    ``(h) Applicability of Procurement Ethics Requirements.--An 
agreement entered into under the authority of this section 
shall be treated as a Federal agency procurement for the 
purposes of section 27 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 423).''.

SEC. 824. INCREASED LIMIT APPLICABLE TO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER 
                    CERTAIN PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

    Section 2414(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``$150,000'' and inserting ``$300,000''.

      Subtitle D--United States Defense Industrial Base Provisions

SEC. 831. CLARIFICATION OF EXCEPTION FROM BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENTS FOR 
                    PROCUREMENT OF PERISHABLE FOOD FOR ESTABLISHMENTS 
                    OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

    Section 2533a(d)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ``, or for,'' after ``perishable foods 
by''.

SEC. 832. TRAINING FOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE ON THE 
                    REQUIREMENTS OF THE BERRY AMENDMENT.

    (a) Training During Fiscal Year 2006.--The Secretary of 
Defense shall ensure that each member of the defense 
acquisition workforce who participates personally and 
substantially in the acquisition of textiles on a regular basis 
receives training during fiscal year 2006 on the requirements 
of section 2533a of title 10, United States Code (commonly 
referred to as the ``Berry Amendment''), and the regulations 
implementing that section.
    (b) Inclusion of Information in New Training Programs.--The 
Secretary shall ensure that any training program developed or 
implemented after the date of the enactment of this Act for 
members of the defense acquisition workforce who participate 
personally and substantially in the acquisition of textiles on 
a regular basis includes comprehensive information on the 
requirements described in subsection (a).

SEC. 833. AMENDMENTS TO DOMESTIC SOURCE REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO 
                    CLOTHING MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS COVERED.

    (a) Notice.--Section 2533a of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(k) Notification Required Within 7 Days After Contract 
Award If Certain Exceptions Applied.--In the case of any 
contract for the procurement of an item described in 
subparagraph (B), (C), (D), or (E) of subsection (b)(1), if the 
Secretary of Defense or of the military department concerned 
applies an exception set forth in subsection (c) or (e) with 
respect to that contract, the Secretary shall, not later than 7 
days after the award of the contract, post a notification that 
the exception has been applied on the Internet site maintained 
by the General Services Administration known as FedBizOps.gov 
(or any successor site).''.
    (b) Clothing Materials and Components Covered.--Subsection 
(b) of section 2533a of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended in paragraph (1)(B) by inserting before the semicolon 
the following: ``and the materials and components thereof, 
other than sensors, electronics, or other items added to, and 
not normally associated with, clothing (and the materials and 
components thereof)''.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

SEC. 841. REVIEW AND REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EFFORTS TO 
                    IDENTIFY CONTRACT FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE.

    (a) Review by Comptroller General.--The Comptroller General 
shall conduct a review of efforts by the Department of Defense 
to identify and assess the areas of vulnerability of Department 
of Defense contracts to fraud, waste, and abuse.
    (b) Matters Covered.--
            (1) In general.--In conducting the review, the 
        Comptroller General shall summarize the ongoing efforts 
        of the Department of Defense, including the reviews 
        described in paragraph (2), and make recommendations 
        about areas not addressed or items that need further 
        investigation.
            (2) Department of defense reviews.--The reviews by 
        the Department of Defense referred to in paragraph (1) 
        are the following:
                    (A) A report by a task force of the Defense 
                Science Board dated March 2005 and titled 
                ``Management Oversight in Acquisition 
                Organizations''.
                    (B) An audit by the Inspector General of 
                the Department of Defense titled ``Service 
                Acquisition Executives Management Oversight and 
                Procurement Authority''.
                    (C) A task force to address contract fraud, 
                waste, and abuse designated by the Deputy 
                Secretary of Defense.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report on the results of the review, 
including the Comptroller General's findings and 
recommendations.

SEC. 842. EXTENSION OF CONTRACT GOAL FOR SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES 
                    AND CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

    Section 2323(k) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ``2006'' both places it appears and inserting 
``2009''.

SEC. 843. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR REPORT OF ADVISORY PANEL ON LAWS 
                    AND REGULATIONS ON ACQUISITION PRACTICES.

    Section 1423(d) of the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 
2003 (title XIV of Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1669; 41 
U.S.C. 405 note) is amended by striking ``one year'' and 
inserting ``18 months''.

SEC. 844. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN SECURITY EXPENSES FROM CONSIDERATION FOR 
                    PURPOSE OF SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARDS.

    Section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)), 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Exclusion of certain security expenses from 
        consideration for purpose of small business size 
        standards.--
                    ``(A) Determination required.--Not later 
                than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
                this paragraph, the Administrator shall review 
                the application of size standards established 
                pursuant to paragraph (2) to small business 
                concerns that are performing contracts in 
                qualified areas and determine whether it would 
                be fair and appropriate to exclude from 
                consideration in the average annual gross 
                receipts of such small business concerns any 
                payments made to such small business concerns 
                by Federal agencies to reimburse such small 
                business concerns for the cost of subcontracts 
                entered for the sole purpose of providing 
                security services in a qualified area.
                    ``(B) Action required.--Not later than 60 
                days after the date of enactment of this 
                paragraph, the Administrator shall either--
                            ``(i) initiate an adjustment to the 
                        size standards, as described in 
                        subparagraph (A), if the Administrator 
                        determines that such an adjustment 
                        would be fair and appropriate; or
                            ``(ii) provide a report to the 
                        Committee on Small Business and 
                        Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the 
                        Committee on Small Business of the 
                        House of Representatives explaining in 
                        detail the basis for the determination 
                        by the Administrator that such an 
                        adjustment would not be fair and 
                        appropriate.
                    ``(C) Qualified areas.--In this paragraph, 
                the term `qualified area' means--
                            ``(i) Iraq,
                            ``(ii) Afghanistan, and
                            ``(iii) any foreign country which 
                        included a combat zone, as that term is 
                        defined in section 112(c)(2) of the 
                        Internal Revenue Code of 1986, at the 
                        time of performance of the relevant 
                        Federal contract or subcontract.''.

SEC. 845. DISASTER RELIEF FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS DAMAGED BY 
                    DROUGHT.

    (a) Drought Disaster Authority.--
            (1) Definition of disaster.--Section 3(k) of the 
        Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(k)) is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(k)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) For purposes of section 7(b)(2), the term `disaster' 
includes--
            ``(A) drought; and
            ``(B) below average water levels in the Great 
        Lakes, or on any body of water in the United States 
        that supports commerce by small business concerns.''.
            (2) Drought disaster relief authority.--Section 
        7(b)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(2)) 
        is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``(including drought), 
                with respect to both farm-related and nonfarm-
                related small business concerns,'' before ``if 
                the Administration''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``the 
                Consolidated Farmers Home Administration Act of 
                1961 (7 U.S.C. 1961)'' and inserting the 
                following: ``section 321 of the Consolidated 
                Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1961), 
                in which case, assistance under this paragraph 
                may be provided to farm-related and nonfarm-
                related small business concerns, subject to the 
                other applicable requirements of this 
                paragraph''.
    (b) Limitation on Loans.--From funds otherwise appropriated 
for loans under section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(b)), not more than $9,000,000 may be used during 
each of fiscal years 2005 through 2008, to provide drought 
disaster loans to nonfarm-related small business concerns in 
accordance with this section and the amendments made by this 
section.
    (c) Prompt Response to Disaster Requests.--Section 
7(b)(2)(D) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(2)(D)) 
is amended by striking ``Upon receipt of such certification, 
the Administration may'' and inserting ``Not later than 30 days 
after the date of receipt of such certification by a Governor 
of a State, the Administration shall respond in writing to that 
Governor on its determination and the reasons therefore, and 
may''.
    (d) Rulemaking.--Not later than 45 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration shall promulgate final rules to carry out this 
section and the amendments made by this section.

SEC. 846. EXTENSION OF LIMITED ACQUISITION AUTHORITY FOR THE COMMANDER 
                    OF THE UNITED STATES JOINT FORCES COMMAND.

    (a) Extension of Authority.--Subsection (f) of section 167a 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``through 2006'' and inserting 
        ``through 2008''; and
            (2) by striking ``September 30, 2006'' and 
        inserting ``September 30, 2008''.
    (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a report on the implementation of section 167a 
of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 847. CIVILIAN BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS.

    (a) In General.--The Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

``SEC. 42. CIVILIAN BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS.

    ``(a) Board Established.--There is established in the 
General Services Administration a board of contract appeals to 
be known as the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (in this 
section referred to as the `Civilian Board').
    ``(b) Membership.--
            ``(1) Appointment.--(A) The Civilian Board shall 
        consist of members appointed by the Administrator of 
        General Services (in consultation with the 
        Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy) from a 
        register of applicants maintained by the Administrator 
        of General Services, in accordance with rules issued by 
        the Administrator of General Services (in consultation 
        with the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy) 
        for establishing and maintaining a register of eligible 
        applicants and selecting Civilian Board members. The 
        Administrator of General Services shall appoint a 
        member without regard to political affiliation and 
        solely on the basis of the professional qualifications 
        required to perform the duties and responsibilities of 
        a Civilian Board member.
            ``(B) The members of the Civilian Board shall be 
        selected and appointed to serve in the same manner as 
        administrative law judges appointed pursuant to section 
        3105 of title 5, United States Code, with an additional 
        requirement that such members shall have had not fewer 
        than five years of experience in public contract law.
            ``(C) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B) and subject 
        to paragraph (2), the following persons shall serve as 
        Civilian Board members: any full-time member of any 
        agency board of contract appeals other than the Armed 
        Services Board of Contract Appeals, the Postal Service 
        Board of Contract Appeals, and the board of contract 
        appeals of the Tennessee Valley Authority serving as 
        such on the day before the effective date of this 
        section.
            ``(2) Removal.--Members of the Civilian Board shall 
        be subject to removal in the same manner as 
        administrative law judges, as provided in section 7521 
        of title 5, United States Code.
            ``(3) Compensation.--Compensation for members of 
        the Civilian Board shall be determined under section 
        5372a of title 5, United States Code.
    ``(c) Functions.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Civilian Board shall have 
        jurisdiction as provided by section 8(d) of the 
        Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 607(b)).
            ``(2) Additional jurisdiction.--The Civilian Board 
        may, with the concurrence of the Federal agency or 
        agencies affected--
                    ``(A) assume jurisdiction over any 
                additional category of laws or disputes over 
                which an agency board of contract appeals 
                established pursuant to section 8 of the 
                Contract Disputes Act exercised jurisdiction 
                before the effective date of this section; and
                    ``(B) assume any other functions performed 
                by such a board before such effective date on 
                behalf of such agencies.''.
    (b) Transfers.--The personnel employed in connection with, 
and the assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and 
unexpended balance of appropriations, authorizations, 
allocations, and other funds employed, held, used, arising 
from, available to, or to be made available in connection with 
the functions vested by law in the agency boards of contract 
appeals established pursuant to section 8 of the Contract 
Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 607) (as in effect on the day 
before the effective date described in subsection (g)) other 
than the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, the board of 
contract appeals of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the 
Postal Service Board of Contract Appeals shall be transferred 
to the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals for appropriate 
allocation by the Chairman of that Board.
    (c) Termination of Boards of Contract Appeals.--
            (1) Termination.--Effective on the effective date 
        described in subsection (g), the agency boards of 
        contract appeals established pursuant to section 8 of 
        the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 607) (as 
        in effect on the day before such effective date), other 
        than the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, the 
        board of contract appeals of the Tennessee Valley 
        Authority, and the Postal Service Board of Contract 
        Appeals, shall terminate.
            (2) Savings provision.--(A) This section and the 
        amendments made by this section shall not affect any 
        proceedings pending on the effective date described in 
        subsection (g) before any agency board of contract 
        appeals terminated by paragraph (1).
            (B) In the case of any such proceedings pending 
        before an agency board of contract appeals other than 
        the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals or the 
        board of contract appeals of the Tennessee Valley 
        Authority, the proceedings shall be continued by the 
        Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, and orders which 
        were issued in any such proceeding by the agency board 
        shall continue in effect until modified, terminated, 
        superseded, or revoked by the Civilian Board of 
        Contract Appeals, by a court of competent jurisdiction, 
        or by operation of law.
    (d) Amendments to Contracts Disputes Act.--
            (1) Amendments to definitions.--Section 2 of the 
        Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 601) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, the 
                United States Postal Service, and the Postal 
                Rate Commission'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 
                paragraph (9);
                    (C) by amending paragraph (6) to read as 
                follows:
            ``(6) the terms `agency board' or `agency board of 
        contract appeals' mean--
                    ``(A) the Armed Services Board of Contract 
                Appeals established under section 8(a)(1) of 
                this Act;
                    ``(B) the Civilian Board of Contract 
                Appeals established under section 42 of the 
                Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
                U.S.C. 403 et seq.);
                    ``(C) the board of contract appeals of the 
                Tennessee Valley Authority; or
                    ``(D) the Postal Service Board of Contract 
                Appeals established under section 8(c) of this 
                Act;''; and
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (6) the 
                following new paragraphs:
            ``(7) the term `Armed Services Board' means the 
        Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals established 
        under section 8(a)(1) of this Act;
            ``(8) the term `Civilian Board' means the Civilian 
        Board of Contract Appeals established under section 42 
        of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
        U.S.C. 403 et seq.); and''.
            (2) Amendments relating to jurisdiction.--Section 8 
        of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 607) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (d)--
                            (i) by striking the first sentence 
                        and inserting the following: ``The 
                        Armed Services Board shall have 
                        jurisdiction to decide any appeal from 
                        a decision of a contracting officer of 
                        the Department of Defense, the 
                        Department of the Army, the Department 
                        of the Navy, the Department of the Air 
                        Force, or the National Aeronautics and 
                        Space Administration relative to a 
                        contract made by that department or 
                        agency. The Civilian Board shall have 
                        jurisdiction to decide any appeal from 
                        a decision of a contracting officer of 
                        any executive agency (other than the 
                        Department of Defense, the Department 
                        of the Army, the Department of the 
                        Navy, the Department of the Air Force, 
                        the National Aeronautics and Space 
                        Administration, the United States 
                        Postal Service, the Postal Rate 
                        Commission, or the Tennessee Valley 
                        Authority) relative to a contract made 
                        by that agency. Each other agency board 
                        shall have jurisdiction to decide any 
                        appeal from a decision of a contracting 
                        officer relative to a contract made by 
                        its agency.''; and
                            (ii) in the second sentence, by 
                        striking ``Claims Court'' and inserting 
                        ``Court of Federal Claims'';
                    (B) by striking subsection (c) and 
                inserting the following:
    ``(c) There is established an agency board of contract 
appeals to be known as the `Postal Service Board of Contract 
Appeals'. Such board shall have jurisdiction to decide any 
appeal from a decision of a contracting officer of the United 
States Postal Service or the Postal Rate Commission relative to 
a contract made by either agency. Such board shall consist of 
judges appointed by the Postmaster General who shall meet the 
qualifications of and serve in the same manner as members of 
the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals. This Act shall apply to 
contract disputes before the Postal Service Board of Contract 
Appeals in the same manner as they apply to contract disputes 
before the Civilian Board.''.
            (3) Conforming amendments.--Section 8 of the 
        Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 607) is 
        further amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1)--
                            (i) by striking ``Except as 
                        provided in paragraph (2) an agency 
                        board of contract appeals'' and 
                        inserting ``An Armed Services Board of 
                        Contract Appeals''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``an executive 
                        agency when the agency head'' and 
                        inserting ``the Department of Defense 
                        when the Secretary of Defense''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(1)--
                            (i) by striking ``Except as 
                        provided in paragraph (2), the members 
                        of agency boards'' and inserting ``The 
                        members of the Armed Services Board of 
                        Contract Appeals'';
                            (ii) in the second sentence, by 
                        striking ``agency boards'' and 
                        inserting ``such Board'';
                            (iii) in the third sentence, by 
                        striking ``each board'' and inserting 
                        ``such Board'' and by striking ``the 
                        agency head'' and inserting ``the 
                        Secretary of Defense''; and
                            (iv) in the fourth sentence, by 
                        striking ``an agency board'' and 
                        inserting ``such Board''.
            (4) Repeal of obsolete provisions.--Section 8 of 
        the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 607) is 
        further amended by striking subsections (h) and (i).
    (e) References.--Any reference to an agency board of 
contract appeals other than the Armed Services Board of 
Contract Appeals, the board of contract appeals of the 
Tennessee Valley Authority, or the Postal Service Board of 
Contract Appeals in any provision of law or in any rule, 
regulation, or other paper of the United States shall be 
treated as referring to the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals 
established under section 42 of the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Act.
    (f) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--(1) Section 
5372a(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after ``of 1978'' the following: ``or a member of the 
Civilian Board of Contract Appeals appointed under section 42 
of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act''.
    (2) The table of contents for the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Act (contained in section 1(b)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item:

``42. Civilian Board of Contract Appeals.''.

    (g) Effective Date.--Section 42 of the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Act, as added by this section, and the 
amendments and repeals made by this section, shall take effect 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 848. STATEMENT OF POLICY AND REPORT RELATING TO CONTRACTING WITH 
                    EMPLOYERS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

    (a) Extensions of Inapplicability of Certain Acts.--Section 
853 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2021) is 
amended in subsections (a)(2)(A) and (b)(2)(A) by striking 
``2005'' and inserting ``2006''.
    (b) Statement of Policy.--The Secretary of Defense, the 
Secretary of Education, and the Chairman of the Committee for 
Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled shall 
jointly issue a statement of policy related to the 
implementation of the Randolph-Sheppard Act (20 U.S.C. 107 et 
seq.) and the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 48) within the 
Department of Defense and the Department of Education. The 
joint statement of policy shall specifically address the 
application of those Acts to both operation and management of 
all or any part of a military mess hall, military troop dining 
facility, or any similar dining facility operated for the 
purpose of providing meals to members of the Armed Forces, and 
shall take into account and address, to the extent practicable, 
the positions acceptable to persons representing programs 
implemented under each Act.
    (c) Report.--Not later than April 1, 2006, the Secretary of 
Defense, the Secretary of Education, and the Chairman of the 
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
Representatives a report describing the joint statement of 
policy issued under subsection (b), with such findings and 
recommendations as the Secretaries consider appropriate.

SEC. 849. STUDY ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTING WITH SMALL 
                    BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY SERVICE-
                    DISABLED VETERANS.

    (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
a study on Department of Defense procurement contracts with 
small business concerns owned and controlled by service-
disabled veterans.
    (b) Elements of Study.--The study required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following determinations:
            (1) Any steps taken by the Department of Defense to 
        meet the Government-wide goal of participation by small 
        business concerns owned and controlled by service-
        disabled veterans in at least 3 percent of the total 
        value of all prime contract and subcontract awards, as 
        required under section 15(g) of the Small Business Act 
        (15 U.S.C. 644(g)).
            (2) If the Department of Defense has failed to meet 
        such goal, an explanation of the reasons for such 
        failure.
            (3) Any steps taken within the Department of 
        Defense to make contracting officers aware of the 3 
        percent goal and to ensure that procurement officers 
        are working actively to achieve such goal.
            (4) An estimate of the number of appropriately 
        qualified small business concerns owned and controlled 
        by service-disabled veterans which submitted responsive 
        offers on contracts with the Department of Defense 
        during the preceding fiscal year.
            (5) Any outreach efforts made by the Department to 
        enter into contracts with small business concerns owned 
        and controlled by service-disabled veterans.
            (6) Any additional outreach efforts the Department 
        should make.
            (7) The appropriate role of prime contractors in 
        achieving goals established for small business concerns 
        owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans under 
        section 36 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657f).
    (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
report on the findings of the study conducted under this 
section.
    (d) Small Business Concern Owned and Controlled by Service-
Disabled Veterans.--In this section, the term ``small business 
concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans'' has 
the meaning given that term in section 3(q) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)).

      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

      Subtitle A--General Department of Defense Management Matters

Sec. 901. Parity in pay levels among Under Secretary positions.
Sec. 902. Expansion of eligibility for leadership of Department of 
          Defense Test Resource Management Center.
Sec. 903. Standardization of authority for acceptance of gifts and 
          donations for Department of Defense regional centers for 
          security studies.
Sec. 904. Directors of Small Business Programs in Department of Defense 
          and military departments.
Sec. 905. Plan to defend the homeland against cruise missiles and other 
          low-altitude aircraft.
Sec. 906. Provision of audiovisual support services by White House 
          Communications Agency on nonreimbursable basis.
Sec. 907. Report on establishment of a Deputy Secretary of Defense for 
          Management.
Sec. 908. Responsibility of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as military 
          advisers to the Homeland Security Council.
Sec. 909. Improvement in health care services for residents of Armed 
          Forces Retirement Home.

                      Subtitle B--Space Activities

Sec. 911. Space Situational Awareness Strategy and space control mission 
          review.
Sec. 912. Military satellite communications.
Sec. 913. Operationally responsive space.
Sec. 914. Report on use of Space Radar for topographical mapping for 
          scientific and civil purposes.
Sec. 915. Sense of Congress regarding national security aspect of United 
          States preeminence in human spaceflight.

              Subtitle C--Chemical Demilitarization Program

Sec. 921. Clarification of Cooperative Agreement Authority under 
          Chemical Demilitarization Program.
Sec. 922. Chemical demilitarization facilities.

                Subtitle D--Intelligence-Related Matters

Sec. 931. Department of Defense Strategy for Open-Source Intelligence.
Sec. 932. Comprehensive inventory of Department of Defense Intelligence 
          and Intelligence-related programs and projects.
Sec. 933. Operational files of the Defense Intelligence Agency.

      Subtitle A--General Department of Defense Management Matters

SEC. 901. PARITY IN PAY LEVELS AMONG UNDER SECRETARY POSITIONS.

    (a) Positions of Under Secretaries of Military Departments 
Raised to Level III of the Executive Schedule.--Section 5314 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
``Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence'' the following:
                    ``Under Secretary of the Air Force.
                    ``Under Secretary of the Army.
                    ``Under Secretary of the Navy.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5315 of such title is 
amended by striking the following:
                    ``Under Secretary of the Air Force.
                    ``Under Secretary of the Army.
                    ``Under Secretary of the Navy.''.

SEC. 902. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR LEADERSHIP OF DEPARTMENT OF 
                    DEFENSE TEST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CENTER.

    (a) Director of Center.--Paragraph (1) of section 196(b) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``commissioned officers'' and all that follows through the end 
of the sentence and inserting ``individuals who have 
substantial experience in the field of test and evaluation.''.
    (b) Deputy Director of Center.--Paragraph (2) of such 
section is amended by striking ``senior civilian officers and 
employees of the Department of Defense'' and inserting 
``individuals''.

SEC. 903. STANDARDIZATION OF AUTHORITY FOR ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS AND 
                    DONATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REGIONAL 
                    CENTERS FOR SECURITY STUDIES.

    (a) Authority to Accept.--
            (1) In general.--Section 2611 of title 10, United 
        States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 2611. Regional centers for security studies: acceptance of gifts 
                    and donations

    ``(a) Authority to Accept Gifts and Donations.--(1) Subject 
to subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense may, on behalf of 
any Department of Defense regional center for security studies, 
any combination of such centers, or such centers generally, 
accept from any source specified in subsection (b) any gift or 
donation for purposes of defraying the costs or enhancing the 
operation of such a center, combination of centers, or centers 
generally, as the case may be.
    ``(2) For purposes of this section, the Department of 
Defense regional centers for security studies are the 
following:
            ``(A) The George C. Marshall European Center for 
        Security Studies.
            ``(B) The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies.
            ``(C) The Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies.
            ``(D) The Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
            ``(E) The Near East South Asia Center for Strategic 
        Studies.
    ``(b) Sources.--The sources from which gifts and donations 
may be accepted under subsection (a) are the following:
            ``(1) The government of a State or a political 
        subdivision of a State.
            ``(2) The government of a foreign country.
            ``(3) A foundation or other charitable 
        organization, including a foundation or charitable 
        organization that is organized or operates under the 
        laws of a foreign country.
            ``(4) Any source in the private sector of the 
        United States or a foreign country.
    ``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary may not accept a gift or 
donation under subsection (a) if acceptance of the gift or 
donation would compromise or appear to compromise--
            ``(1) the ability of the Department of Defense, any 
        employee of the Department, or any member of the armed 
        forces to carry out the responsibility or duty of the 
        Department in a fair and objective manner; or
            ``(2) the integrity of any program of the 
        Department, or of any person involved in such a 
        program.
    ``(d) Criteria for Acceptance.--The Secretary shall 
prescribe written guidance setting forth the criteria to be 
used in determining whether the acceptance of a gift or 
donation would have a result described in subsection (c).
    ``(e) Crediting of Funds.--Funds accepted by the Secretary 
under section (a) shall be credited to appropriations available 
to the Department of Defense for the regional center, 
combination of centers, or centers generally for which 
accepted. Funds so credited shall be merged with the 
appropriations to which credited and shall be available for the 
regional center, combination of centers, or centers generally, 
as the case may be, for the same purposes as the appropriations 
with which merged. Any funds accepted under this section shall 
remain available until expended.
    ``(f) Gift or Donation Defined.--In this section, the term 
`gift or donation' means any gift or donation of funds, 
materials (including research materials), real or personal 
property, or services (including lecture services and faculty 
services).''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The item relating to 
        section 2611 in the table of sections at the beginning 
        of chapter 155 of such title is amended to read as 
        follows:

``2611. Regional centers for security studies: acceptance of gifts and 
          donations.''.

    (b) Annual Report on Gift Acceptance.--Section 184(b)(4) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``under 
any of the'' and all that follows and inserting ``under section 
2611 of this title.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1306 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-
        337; 108 Stat. 2892) is amended --
                    (A) by striking subsection (a);
                    (B) by redesignating subsection (b) as 
                subsection (a);
                    (C) by striking ``(1)'' the first place it 
                appears;
                    (D) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
                subsection (b);
                    (E) by inserting ``Source of Funds.--'' 
                before ``Costs for''; and
                    (F) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and 
                inserting ``subsection (a)''.
            (2) Section 1065 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (10 U.S.C. 113 
        note) is amended--
                    (A) by striking subsection (a); and
                    (B) by redesignating subsections (b) and 
                (c) as subsections (a) and (b), respectively.

SEC. 904. DIRECTORS OF SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                    AND MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.

    (a) Redesignation of Existing Positions and Offices.--
            (1) Positions redesignated.--The following 
        positions within the Department of Defense are 
        redesignated as follows:
                    (A) The Director of Small and Disadvantaged 
                Business Utilization of the Department of 
                Defense is redesignated as the Director of 
                Small Business Programs of the Department of 
                Defense.
                    (B) The Director of Small and Disadvantaged 
                Business Utilization of the Department of the 
                Army is redesignated as the Director of Small 
                Business Programs of the Department of the 
                Army.
                    (C) The Director of Small and Disadvantaged 
                Business Utilization of the Department of the 
                Navy is redesignated as the Director of Small 
                Business Programs of the Department of the 
                Navy.
                    (D) The Director of Small and Disadvantaged 
                Business Utilization of the Department of the 
                Air Force is redesignated as the Director of 
                Small Business Programs of the Department of 
                the Air Force.
            (2) Offices redesignated.--The following offices 
        within the Department of Defense are redesignated as 
        follows:
                    (A) The Office of Small and Disadvantaged 
                Business Utilization of the Department of 
                Defense is redesignated as the Office of Small 
                Business Programs of the Department of Defense.
                    (B) The Office of Small and Disadvantaged 
                Business Utilization of the Department of the 
                Army is redesignated as the Office of Small 
                Business Programs of the Department of the 
                Army.
                    (C) The Office of Small and Disadvantaged 
                Business Utilization of the Department of the 
                Navy is redesignated as the Office of Small 
                Business Programs of the Department of the 
                Navy.
                    (D) The Office of Small and Disadvantaged 
                Business Utilization of the Department of the 
                Air Force is redesignated as the Office of 
                Small Business Programs of the Department of 
                the Air Force.
            (3) References.--Any reference in any law, 
        regulation, document, paper, or other record of the 
        United States to a position or office redesignated by 
        paragraph (1) or (2) shall be deemed to be a reference 
        to the position or office as so redesignated.
    (b) Department of Defense.--
            (1) OSD position and office.--Chapter 4 of title 
        10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
        the following new section:

``Sec. 144. Director of Small Business Programs

    ``(a) Director.--There is a Director of Small Business 
Programs in the Department of Defense. The Director is 
appointed by the Secretary of Defense.
    ``(b) Office of Small Business Programs.--The Office of 
Small Business Programs of the Department of Defense is the 
office that is established within the Office of the Secretary 
of Defense under section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 644(k)). The Director of Small Business Programs is the 
head of such office.
    ``(c) Duties and Powers.--(1) The Director of Small 
Business Programs shall, subject to paragraph (2), perform such 
duties regarding small business programs of the Department of 
Defense, and shall exercise such powers regarding those 
programs, as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe.
    ``(2) Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
644(k)), except for the designations of the Director and the 
Office, applies to the Director of Small Business Programs.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at 
        the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at 
        the end the following new item:

``144. Director of Small Business Programs.''.

    (c) Department of the Army.--
            (1) Position and office.--Chapter 303 of title 10, 
        United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new section:

``Sec. 3024. Director of Small Business Programs

    ``(a) Director.--There is a Director of Small Business 
Programs in the Department of the Army. The Director is 
appointed by the Secretary of the Army.
    ``(b) Office of Small Business Programs.--The Office of 
Small Business Programs of the Department of the Army is the 
office that is established within the Department of the Army 
under section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
644(k)). The Director of Small Business Programs is the head of 
such office.
    ``(c) Duties and Powers.--(1) The Director of Small 
Business Programs shall, subject to paragraph (2), perform such 
duties regarding small business programs of the Department of 
the Army, and shall exercise such powers regarding those 
programs, as the Secretary of the Army may prescribe.
    ``(2) Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
644(k)), except for the designations of the Director and the 
Office, applies to the Director of Small Business Programs.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at 
        the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at 
        the end the following new item:

``3024. Director of Small Business Programs.''.

    (d) Department of the Navy.--
            (1) Position and office.--Chapter 503 of title 10, 
        United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new section:

``Sec. 5028. Director of Small Business Programs

    ``(a) Director.--There is a Director of Small Business 
Programs in the Department of the Navy. The Director is 
appointed by the Secretary of the Navy.
    ``(b) Office of Small Business Programs.--The Office of 
Small Business Programs of the Department of the Navy is the 
office that is established within the Department of the Navy 
under section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
644(k)). The Director of Small Business Programs is the head of 
such office.
    ``(c) Duties and Powers.--(1) The Director of Small 
Business Programs shall, subject to paragraph (2), perform such 
duties regarding small business programs of the Department of 
the Navy, and shall exercise such powers regarding those 
programs, as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe.
    ``(2) Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
644(k)), except for the designations of the Director and the 
Office, applies to the Director of Small Business Programs.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at 
        the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at 
        the end the following new item:

``5028. Director of Small Business Programs.''.

    (e) Department of the Air Force.--
            (1) Position and office.--Chapter 803 of title 10, 
        United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new section:

``Sec. 8024. Director of Small Business Programs

    ``(a) Director.--There is a Director of Small Business 
Programs in the Department of the Air Force. The Director is 
appointed by the Secretary of the Air Force.
    ``(b) Office of Small Business Programs.--The Office of 
Small Business Programs of the Department of the Air Force is 
the office that is established within the Department of the Air 
Force under section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
644(k)). The Director of Small Business Programs is the head of 
such office.
    ``(c) Duties and Powers.--(1) The Director of Small 
Business Programs shall, subject to paragraph (2), perform such 
duties regarding small business programs of the Department of 
the Air Force, and shall exercise such powers regarding those 
programs, as the Secretary of the Air Force may prescribe.
    ``(2) Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
644(k)), except for the designations of the Director and the 
Office, applies to the Director of Small Business Programs.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at 
        the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at 
        the end the following new item:

``8024. Director of Small Business Programs.''.

SEC. 905. PLAN TO DEFEND THE HOMELAND AGAINST CRUISE MISSILES AND OTHER 
                    LOW-ALTITUDE AIRCRAFT.

    (a) Plan Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for the 
defense of the United States homeland against cruise missiles, 
unmanned aerial vehicles, and other low-altitude aircraft that 
may be launched in an attack against the United States 
homeland.
    (b) Focus of Plan.--In developing the plan, the Secretary 
shall focus on the role of Department of Defense components in 
the defense of the homeland against an attack described in 
subsection (a), but shall also address the role, if any, of 
other departments and agencies of the United States Government 
in that defense.
    (c) Elements of Plan.--The plan shall include the 
following:
            (1) The identification of an official or office 
        within the Department of Defense to be responsible for 
        coordinating the implementation of the plan described 
        in subsection (a) from both an operational and 
        acquisition perspective.
            (2) Identification of (A) the capabilities required 
        by the Department of Defense in order to fulfill the 
        mission of the Department to defend the homeland 
        against attack by cruise missiles, unmanned aerial 
        vehicles, and other low-altitude aircraft, and (B) any 
        current shortfall in those capabilities.
            (3) Identification of each element of the 
        Department of Defense that will be responsible under 
        the plan for acquisition in order to achieve one or 
        more of the capabilities identified pursuant to 
        paragraph (2).
            (4) A schedule for implementing the plan.
            (5) A statement of the funding required to 
        implement the Department of Defense portion of the 
        plan.
            (6) An identification of the roles and missions, if 
        any, of other departments and agencies of the United 
        States Government in contributing to the defense of the 
        homeland against attack described in paragraph (2).
    (d) Scope of Plan.--The plan shall be coordinated with 
plans of the Department of Defense for defending the United 
States homeland against attack by short-range to medium-range 
ballistic missiles.

SEC. 906. PROVISION OF AUDIOVISUAL SUPPORT SERVICES BY WHITE HOUSE 
                    COMMUNICATIONS AGENCY ON NONREIMBURSABLE BASIS.

    (a) Provision on Nonreimbursable Basis.--Section 912 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (10 
U.S.C. 111 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
                ``and Audiovisual Support Services'' after 
                ``Telecommunications Support''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``and audiovisual support 
                services'' after ``provision of 
                telecommunications support''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``and 
        audiovisual'' after ``other than telecommunications''.
    (b) Repeal of Obsolete Provisions.--Such section is further 
amended by striking subsections (d), (e), and (f).

SEC. 907. REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF A DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR 
                    MANAGEMENT.

    (a) Study Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, 
as determined by the Secretary, select one or two Federally 
Funded Research and Development Centers to conduct a study of 
the feasibility and advisability of establishing a Deputy 
Secretary of Defense for Management. The Secretary shall 
provide for each Center conducting a study under this section 
to submit a report on such study to the Secretary and to the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives not later than 
December 1, 2006.
    (b) Content of Study.--Each study under this section shall 
address--
            (1) the extent to which the establishment of a 
        Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management would--
                    (A) improve the management of the 
                Department of Defense;
                    (B) expedite the process of management 
                reform in the Department; and
                    (C) enhance the implementation of business 
                systems modernization in the Department;
            (2) the appropriate relationship of the Deputy 
        Secretary of Defense for Management to other Department 
        of Defense officials;
            (3) the appropriate term of service for a Deputy 
        Secretary of Defense for Management; and
            (4) the experience of any other Federal agencies 
        that have instituted similar management positions.
    (c) Deputy Secretary for Management Position Described.--
For the purposes of this section, a Deputy Secretary of Defense 
for Management is an official who--
            (1) serves as the Chief Management Officer of the 
        Department of Defense;
            (2) is the principal advisor to the Secretary of 
        Defense on matters relating to the management of the 
        Department of Defense, including defense business 
        activities, to ensure Department-wide capability to 
        carry out the strategic plan of the Department of 
        Defense in support of national security objectives; and
            (3) takes precedence in the Department of Defense 
        immediately after the Deputy Secretary of Defense.

SEC. 908. RESPONSIBILITY OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF AS MILITARY 
                    ADVISERS TO THE HOMELAND SECURITY COUNCIL.

    (a) Responsibility as Military Advisers.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 151 of 
        title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``the 
                Homeland Security Council,'' after ``the 
                National Security Council,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``the 
                Homeland Security Council,'' after ``the 
                National Security Council,''.
            (2) Consultation by chairman.--Subsection (c)(2) of 
        such section is amended by inserting ``the Homeland 
        Security Council,'' after ``the National Security 
        Council,'' both places it appears.
            (3) Advice and opinions of members other than 
        chairman.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``the 
                Homeland Security Council,'' after ``the 
                National Security Council,'' both places it 
                appears; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``the 
                Homeland Security Council,'' after ``the 
                National Security Council,''.
            (4) Advice on request.--Subsection (e) of such 
        section is amended by inserting ``the Homeland Security 
        Council,'' after ``the National Security Council,'' 
        both places it appears.
    (b) Attendance at Meeting of Homeland Security Council.--
Section 903 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 493) 
is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) Members--'' before ``The 
        members''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(b) Attendance of Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff at 
Meetings.-- The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (or, in 
the absence of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff) may, in the role of the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff as principal military adviser to the Council 
and subject to the direction of the President, attend and 
participate in meetings of the Council.''.

SEC. 909. IMPROVEMENT IN HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS OF ARMED 
                    FORCES RETIREMENT HOME.

    (a) Availability of Physicians and Dentists; Medical Care 
Transportation.--Section 1513 of the Armed Forces Retirement 
Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 413) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsection 
        (b)'' and inserting ``subsections (b), (c), and (d)'';
            (2) in the third sentence of subsection (b), by 
        striking ``The'' and inserting ``Except as provided in 
        subsection (d), the''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new 
        subsections:
    ``(c) Availability of Physicians and Dentists.--(1) In 
providing for the health care needs of residents at a facility 
of the Retirement Home under subsection (b), the Retirement 
Home shall have a physician and a dentist--
            ``(A) available at the facility during the daily 
        business hours of the facility; and
            ``(B) available on an on-call basis at other times.
    ``(2) The physicians and dentists required by this 
subsection shall have the skills and experience suited to 
residents of the facility served by the physicians and 
dentists.
    ``(3) To ensure the availability of health care services 
for residents of a facility of the Retirement Home, the Chief 
Operating Officer, in consultation with the Medical Director, 
shall establish uniform standards, appropriate to the medical 
needs of the residents, for access to health care services 
during and after the daily business hours of the facility.
    ``(d) Transportation to Medical Care Outside Retirement 
Home Facilities.--(1) With respect to each facility of the 
Retirement Home, the Retirement Home shall provide daily 
scheduled transportation to nearby medical facilities used by 
residents of the facility. The Retirement Home may provide, 
based on a determination of medical need, unscheduled 
transportation for a resident of the facility to any medical 
facility located not more than 30 miles from the facility for 
the provision of necessary and urgent medical care for the 
resident.
    ``(2) The Retirement Home may not collect a fee from a 
resident for transportation provided under this subsection.''.
    (b) Comptroller General Assessment.--Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives a report containing--
            (1) an assessment of the regulatory oversight and 
        monitoring of health care and nursing home care 
        services provided by the Armed Forces Retirement Home; 
        and
            (2) such recommendations as the Comptroller General 
        considers appropriate in light of the results of the 
        assessment.

                      Subtitle B--Space Activities

SEC. 911. SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS STRATEGY AND SPACE CONTROL 
                    MISSION REVIEW.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the Department of Defense has the 
        responsibility, within the executive branch, for 
        developing the strategy and the systems of the United 
        States for ensuring freedom to operate United States 
        space assets affecting national security; and
            (2) the foundation of any credible strategy for 
        ensuring freedom to operate United States space assets 
        is a comprehensive system for space situational 
        awareness.
    (b) Space Situational Awareness Strategy.--
            (1) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
        develop a strategy, to be known as the ``Space 
        Situational Awareness Strategy'', for ensuring freedom 
        to operate United States space assets affecting 
        national security. The Secretary shall submit the Space 
        Situational Awareness Strategy to Congress not later 
        than April 15, 2006. The Secretary shall submit to 
        Congress an updated, current version of the strategy 
        not later than April 15 of every odd-numbered year 
        thereafter.
            (2) Time periods.--The Space Situational Awareness 
        Strategy shall cover--
                    (A) the 20-year period from 2006 through 
                2025; and
                    (B) three separate successive periods, the 
                first beginning with 2006, designed to align 
                with the next three periods for the Future-
                Years Defense Plan.
            (3) Matters to be included.--The Space Situational 
        Awareness Strategy shall include the following for each 
        period specified in paragraph (2):
                    (A) A threat assessment describing the 
                perceived threats to United States space assets 
                affecting national security.
                    (B) A list of the desired effects and 
                required space situational awareness 
                capabilities required for national security.
                    (C) Details for a coherent and 
                comprehensive strategy for the United States 
                for space situational awareness, together with 
                a description of the systems architecture to 
                implement that strategy in light of the threat 
                assessment and the desired effects and required 
                capabilities identified under subparagraphs (A) 
                and (B).
                    (D) The space situational awareness 
                capabilities roadmap required by subsection 
                (c).
    (c) Space Situational Awareness Capabilities Roadmap.--The 
Space Situational Awareness Strategy shall include a roadmap, 
to be known as the ``space situational awareness capabilities 
roadmap'', which shall include the following:
            (1) A description of each of the individual program 
        concepts that will make up the systems architecture 
        described pursuant to subsection (b)(3)(C).
            (2) For each such program concept, a description of 
        the specific capabilities to be achieved and the 
        threats to be abated.
    (d) Space Situational Awareness Implementation Plan.--
            (1) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
        shall develop a plan, to be known as the ``space 
        situational awareness implementation plan'', for the 
        development of the systems architecture described 
        pursuant to subsection (b)(3)(C).
            (2) Matters to be included.--The space situational 
        awareness implementation plan shall include a 
        description of the following:
                    (A) The capabilities of all systems 
                deployed as of mid-2005 or planned for 
                modernization or acquisition from 2006 to 2015.
                    (B) Recommended solutions for inadequacies 
                in the architecture to address threats and the 
                desired effects and required capabilities 
                identified under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
                subsection (b)(3).
    (e)  Space Control Mission Review and Assessment.--
            (1) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
        provide for a review and assessment of the requirements 
        of the Department of Defense for the space control 
        mission. The review and assessment shall be conducted 
        by an entity of the Department of Defense outside of 
        the Department of the Air Force.
            (2) Matters to be included.--The review and 
        assessment under paragraph (1) shall consider the 
        following:
                    (A) Whether current activities of the 
                Department of Defense match current 
                requirements of the Department for the current 
                space control mission.
                    (B) Whether there exists proper allocation 
                of appropriate resources to fulfill the current 
                space control mission.
                    (C) The plans of the Department of Defense 
                for the future space control mission.
            (3) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
        shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
        report on the results of the review and assessment 
        under paragraph (1). The report shall include the 
        following:
                    (A) The findings and conclusions of the 
                entity conducting the review and assessment on 
                (A) requirements of the Department of Defense 
                for the space control mission, and (B) the 
                efforts of the Department to meet those 
                requirements.
                    (B) Recommendations regarding the best 
                means by which the Department may meet those 
                requirements.
            (4) Space control mission defined.--In this 
        subsection, the term ``space control mission'' means 
        the mission of the Department of Defense involving the 
        following:
                    (A) Space situational awareness.
                    (B) Defensive counterspace operations.
                    (C) Offensive counterspace operations.

SEC. 912. MILITARY SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Military requirements for satellite 
        communications exceed the capability of on-orbit assets 
        as of mid-2005.
            (2) To meet future military requirements for 
        satellite communications, the Secretary of the Air 
        Force has initiated a highly complex and revolutionary 
        program called the Transformational Satellite 
        Communications System (TSAT).
            (3) If the program referred to in paragraph (2) 
        experiences setbacks that prolong the development and 
        deployment of the capability to be provided by that 
        program, the Secretary of the Air Force must be 
        prepared to implement contingency programs to achieve 
        interim improvements in the capabilities of satellite 
        communications to meet military requirements through 
        upgrades to current systems.
    (b) Development of Options.--In order to prepare for the 
contingency referred to in subsection (a)(3), the Director of 
the National Security Space Office of the Department of Defense 
shall provide for an assessment, to be conducted by an entity 
outside the Department of Defense, to develop and compare 
options for the individual acquisition of additional Advanced 
Extremely High Frequency space vehicles, in conjunction with 
modifications to future acquisitions under the Wideband 
Gapfiller System program, that will accomplish the following:
            (1) Minimize nonrecurring costs.
            (2) Improve communications-on-the-move 
        capabilities.
            (3) Increase net centricity for communications.
            (4) Increase satellite throughput.
            (5) Increase user connectivity.
            (6) Improve airborne communications support.
            (7) Minimize effects of a break in production.
            (8) Minimize risk associated with gaps in 
        functional availability of on-orbit assets.
    (c) Analysis of Alternatives Report.--Not later than April 
15, 2006, the Director of the National Security Space Office 
shall submit to Congress a report providing an analysis of 
alternatives with respect to the options developed pursuant to 
subsection (b). The analysis of alternatives shall be prepared 
taking into consideration the findings and recommendations of 
the independent assessment conducted under subsection (b).

SEC. 913. OPERATIONALLY RESPONSIVE SPACE.

    (a) Joint Operationally Responsive Space Payload Technology 
Organization.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
        establish or designate an organization in the 
        Department of Defense to coordinate joint operationally 
        responsive space payload technology.
            (2) Master plan.--The organization established or 
        designated under paragraph (1) shall produce an annual 
        master plan for coordination of operationally 
        responsive space payload technology and shall 
        coordinate resources provided to stimulate technical 
        development of small satellite payloads. The annual 
        master plan shall describe focus areas for development 
        of operationally responsive space payload technology, 
        including--
                    (A) miniaturization technology for 
                satellite payloads;
                    (B) increased sensor acuity;
                    (C) concept of operations exploration;
                    (D) increased processor capability; and
                    (E) such additional matters as the head of 
                that organization determines appropriate.
            (3) Requests for proposals.--The Secretary of 
        Defense, acting through the Director of the Office of 
        Force Transformation, shall award contracts, from 
        amounts available for that purpose for any fiscal year, 
        for technology projects that support the focus areas 
        set out in the master plan for development of 
        operationally responsive space payload technology.
            (4) Assessment factors.--In assessing any proposal 
        submitted for a contract under paragraph (3), the 
        Secretary shall consider --
                    (A) how the proposal correlates to the 
                goals articulated in the master plan under 
                paragraph (2) and to the National Security 
                Space Architecture; and
                    (B) the probability, for the project for 
                which the proposal is submitted, of eventual 
                transition either to a laboratory of one of the 
                military departments for continued development 
                or to a joint program office for operational 
                deployment.
    (b) Report on Joint Program Office for TACSAT.--Not later 
than February 28, 2006, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report providing a 
plan for the creation of a joint program office for the 
Tactical Satellite program and for transition of that program 
out of the Office of Force Transformation and to the 
administration of the joint program office. The report shall be 
prepared in conjunction with the Department of Defense 
executive agent for space.
    (c) Joint Report on Certain Space and Missile Defense 
Activities.--Not later than February 28, 2006, the Department 
of Defense executive agent for space and the Director of the 
Missile Defense Agency shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives a joint report on the value of 
each of the following:
            (1) Increased use of the Rocket Systems Launch 
        Program for the respective missions of the Department 
        of the Air Force and the Missile Defense Agency.
            (2) An agreement between the Director of the 
        Missile Defense Agency and the Secretary of the Air 
        Force for eventual transition of operational control of 
        small satellite demonstrations from the Missile Defense 
        Agency to the Department of the Air Force.
            (3) A partnership between the Missile Defense 
        Agency and the Department of the Air Force in the 
        development of common high-altitude and near-space 
        assets for the respective missions of the Missile 
        Defense Agency and the Department of the Air Force.

SEC. 914. REPORT ON USE OF SPACE RADAR FOR TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPPING FOR 
                    SCIENTIFIC AND CIVIL PURPOSES.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than October 1, 2006, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the feasibility and advisability of 
using systems developed within the Space Radar program of the 
Department of Defense for purposes of providing coastal zone 
and other topographical mapping information, and related 
information, to the scientific community and other elements of 
the private sector for scientific and civil purposes.
    (b) Report Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following:
            (1) A description and evaluation of any use of 
        Space Radar systems for scientific or civil purposes 
        that is identified by the Secretary for purposes of the 
        report.
            (2) A description and evaluation of any addition or 
        modification to Space Radar systems that is identified 
        by the Secretary for purposes of the report that would 
        increase the utility of those systems to the scientific 
        community or other elements of the private sector for 
        scientific or civil purposes, including the use of 
        additional frequencies, the development or enhancement 
        of ground systems, and the enhancement of operations.
            (3) A description and evaluation of the effects, if 
        any, on the primary missions of the Space Radar, and on 
        the development of the Space Radar, of the use of 
        systems developed within the Space Radar program for 
        scientific or civil purposes.
            (4) A description of the costs of any addition or 
        modification identified pursuant to paragraph (2).
            (5) A description of the process for developing and 
        validating requirements for the Space Radar, including 
        the involvement of the Civil Applications Committee or 
        other organizations outside the Department of Defense.
            (6) A description and evaluation of the processes 
        that would be used to modify Space Radar systems in 
        order to meet the needs of the scientific community, or 
        other elements of the private sector with respect to 
        the use of those systems for scientific or civil 
        purposes, and for meeting the costs of such 
        modifications.

SEC. 915. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NATIONAL SECURITY ASPECT OF 
                    UNITED STATES PREEMINENCE IN HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that the following:
            (1) Preeminence by the United States in human 
        spaceflight allows the United States to project 
        leadership around the world and forms an important 
        component of United States national security.
            (2) Continued development of human spaceflight in 
        low-Earth orbit, on the Moon, and beyond adds to the 
        overall national strategic posture.
            (3) Human spaceflight enables continued stewardship 
        of the region between the Earth and the Moon--an area 
        that is critical and of growing national and 
        international security relevance.
            (4) Human spaceflight provides unprecedented 
        opportunities for the United States to lead peaceful 
        and productive international relationships with the 
        world community in support of United States security 
        and geo-political objectives.
            (5) An increasing number of nations are pursuing 
        human spaceflight and space-related capabilities, 
        including China and India.
            (6) Past investments in human spaceflight 
        capabilities represent a national resource that can be 
        built upon and leveraged for a broad range of purposes, 
        including national and economic security.
            (7) The industrial base and capabilities 
        represented by the Space Transportation System 
        (popularly referred to as the ``space shuttle'') 
        provide a critical launch capability for the Nation.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that it 
is in the national security interest of the United States to 
maintain preeminence in human spaceflight.

             Subtitle C--Chemical Demilitarization Program

SEC. 921. CLARIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AUTHORITY UNDER 
                    CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Agreements With Federally Recognized Indian Tribal 
Organizations.--Section 1412(c)(4) of the Department of Defense 
Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521(c)(4)), is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(4)'';
            (2) in the first sentence--
                    (A) by inserting ``and to tribal 
                organizations'' after ``to State and local 
                governments''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``and tribal 
                organizations'' after ``assist those 
                governments''
            (3) by designating the text beginning 
        ``Additionally, the Secretary '' as subparagraph (B);
            (4) in the first sentence of subparagraph (B), as 
        designated by paragraph (3), by inserting ``, and with 
        tribal organizations,'' after ``with State and local 
        governments''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(C) In this paragraph, the term `tribal organization' has 
the meaning given that term in section 4(l) of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
450b(l)).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection 
(a)--
            (1) take effect as of December 5, 1991; and
            (2) apply with respect to any cooperative agreement 
        entered into on or after that date.

SEC. 922. CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION FACILITIES.

    (a) Authority To Use Research, Development, Test, and 
Evaluation Funds To Construct Facilities.--The Secretary of 
Defense may, using amounts authorized to be appropriated by 
section 201(4) for research, development, test, and evaluation, 
Defense-wide and available for chemical weapons 
demilitarization activities under the Assembled Chemical 
Weapons Alternatives program, carry out construction projects, 
or portions of construction projects, for facilities necessary 
to support chemical demilitarization operations at each of the 
following:
            (1) Pueblo Army Depot, Colorado.
            (2) Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky.
    (b) Scope of Authority.--The authority in subsection (a) to 
carry out a construction project for facilities includes 
authority to carry out planning and design and the acquisition 
of land for the construction or improvement of such facilities.
    (c) Limitation on Amount of Funds.--The amount of funds 
that may be utilized under the authority in subsection (a) may 
not exceed $51,000,000.
    (d) Duration of Authority.--A construction project, or 
portion of a construction project, may not be commenced under 
the authority in subsection (a) after September 30, 2006.
    (e) Notice and Wait.--The Secretary may not carry out a 
construction project, or portion of a construction project, 
under the authority in subsection (a) until the end of the 21-
day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary submits 
to the congressional defense committees notice of the 
Secretary's intent to carry out such project and confirms his 
intent to seek funding for these projects beginning in fiscal 
year 2007 through the military construction appropriations 
accounts.

                Subtitle D--Intelligence-Related Matters

SEC. 931. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STRATEGY FOR OPEN-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Open-source intelligence (OSINT) is 
        intelligence that is produced from publicly available 
        information and is collected, exploited, and 
        disseminated in a timely manner to an appropriate 
        audience for the purpose of addressing a specific 
        intelligence requirement.
            (2) With the Information Revolution, the amount, 
        significance, and accessibility of open-source 
        information has expanded significantly, but the 
        intelligence community has not expanded its 
        exploitation efforts and systems to produce open-source 
        intelligence.
            (3) The production of open-source intelligence is a 
        valuable intelligence discipline that must be 
        integrated into intelligence tasking, collection, 
        processing, exploitation, and dissemination to ensure 
        that United States policymakers are fully and 
        completely informed.
            (4) The dissemination and use of validated open-
        source intelligence inherently enables information 
        sharing since open-source intelligence is produced 
        without the use of sensitive sources and methods. Open-
        source intelligence products can be shared with the 
        American public and foreign allies because of the 
        unclassified nature of open-source intelligence.
            (5) The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks 
        Upon the United States (popularly referred to as the 
        ``9/11 Commission''), in its final report released on 
        July 22, 2004, identified shortfalls in the ability of 
        the United States to use all-source intelligence, a 
        large component of which is open-source intelligence.
            (6) In the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
        Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458), Congress 
        calls for coordination of the collection, analysis, 
        production, and dissemination of open-source 
        intelligence.
            (7) The Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities 
        of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction, in its report to the President released on 
        March 31, 2005, found that ``the need for exploiting 
        open-source material is greater now than ever before,'' 
        but that ``the Intelligence Community's open source 
        programs have not expanded commensurate with either the 
        increase in available information or with the growing 
        importance of open source data to today's problems''.
    (b) Department of Defense Strategy for Open-Source 
Intelligence.--
            (1) Development of strategy.--The Secretary of 
        Defense shall develop a strategy for the purpose of 
        integrating open-source intelligence into the Defense 
        intelligence process. The strategy shall be known as 
        the ``Defense Strategy for Open-Source Intelligence''. 
        The strategy shall be incorporated within the larger 
        Defense intelligence strategy.
            (2) Submission.--The Secretary shall submit to 
        Congress a report setting forth the strategy developed 
        under paragraph (1). The report shall be submitted not 
        later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
        this Act.
    (c) Matters To Be Included.--The strategy under subsection 
(b) shall include the following
            (1) A plan for providing funds over the period of 
        the future-years defense program for the development of 
        a robust open-source intelligence capability for the 
        Department of Defense, with particular emphasis on 
        exploitation and dissemination.
            (2) A description of how management of the 
        collection of open-source intelligence is currently 
        conducted within the Department of Defense and how that 
        management can be improved.
            (3) A description of the tools, systems, centers, 
        organizational entities, and procedures to be used 
        within the Department of Defense to perform open-source 
        intelligence tasking, collection, processing, 
        exploitation, and dissemination.
            (4) A description of proven tradecraft for 
        effective exploitation of open-source intelligence, to 
        include consideration of operational security.
            (5) A detailed description on how open-source 
        intelligence will be fused with all other intelligence 
        sources across the Department of Defense.
            (6) A description of--
                    (A) a training plan for Department of 
                Defense intelligence personnel with respect to 
                open-source intelligence; and
                    (B) open-source intelligence guidance for 
                Department of Defense intelligence personnel.
            (7) A plan to incorporate the function of oversight 
        of open-source intelligence--
                    (A) into the Office of the Undersecretary 
                of Defense for Intelligence; and
                    (B) into service intelligence 
                organizations.
            (8) A plan to incorporate and identify an open-
        source intelligence specialty into personnel systems of 
        the Department of Defense, including military personnel 
        systems.
            (9) A plan for the use of intelligence personnel of 
        the reserve components to augment and support the open-
        source intelligence mission.
            (10) A plan for the use of the Open-Source 
        Information System for the purpose of exploitation and 
        dissemination of open-source intelligence.

SEC. 932. COMPREHENSIVE INVENTORY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE 
                    AND INTELLIGENCE-RELATED PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional committees specified in subsection (b) a 
report providing a comprehensive inventory of Department of 
Defense intelligence and intelligence-related programs and 
projects. The Secretary shall prepare the inventory in 
consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, as 
appropriate.
    (b) Committees.--The congressional committees referred to 
in subsection (a) are the following:
            (1) The Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
        Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
            (2) The Committee on Armed Services and the 
        Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
        of Representatives.

SEC. 933. OPERATIONAL FILES OF THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE
                    AGENCY.

    (a) Protection of Operational Files of Defense Intelligence 
Agency.--
            (1) Protection of files.--Title VII of the National 
        Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended 
        by adding at the end the following new section:

         ``OPERATIONAL FILES OF THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

    ``Sec. 705. (a) Exemption of Operational Files.--The 
Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, in coordination 
with the Director of National Intelligence, may exempt 
operational files of the Defense Intelligence Agency from the 
provisions of section 552 of title 5, United States Code, which 
require publication, disclosure, search, or review in 
connection therewith.
    ``(b) Operational Files Defined.--(1) In this section, the 
term `operational files' means--
            ``(A) files of the Directorate of Human 
        Intelligence of the Defense Intelligence Agency (and 
        any successor organization of that directorate) that 
        document the conduct of foreign intelligence or 
        counterintelligence operations or intelligence or 
        security liaison arrangements or information exchanges 
        with foreign governments or their intelligence or 
        security services; and
            ``(B) files of the Directorate of Technology of the 
        Defense Intelligence Agency (and any successor 
        organization of that directorate) that document the 
        means by which foreign intelligence or 
        counterintelligence is collected through technical 
        systems.
    ``(2) Files that are the sole repository of disseminated 
intelligence are not operational files.
    ``(c) Search and Review for Information.--Notwithstanding 
subsection (a), exempted operational files shall continue to be 
subject to search and review for information concerning:
            ``(1) United States citizens or aliens lawfully 
        admitted for permanent residence who have requested 
        information on themselves pursuant to the provisions of 
        section 552 or 552a of title 5, United States Code.
            ``(2) Any special activity the existence of which 
        is not exempt from disclosure under the provisions of 
        section 552 of title 5, United States Code.
            ``(3) The specific subject matter of an 
        investigation by any of the following for any 
        impropriety, or violation of law, Executive Order, or 
        Presidential directive, in the conduct of an 
        intelligence activity:
                    ``(A) The Committee on Armed Services and 
                the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
                of the House of Representatives.
                    ``(B) The Committee on Armed Services and 
                the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
                Senate.
                    ``(C) The Intelligence Oversight Board.
                    ``(D) The Department of Justice.
                    ``(E) The Office of General Counsel of the 
                Department of Defense or of the Defense 
                Intelligence Agency.
                    ``(F) The Office of Inspector General of 
                the Department of Defense or of the Defense 
                Intelligence Agency.
                    ``(G) The Office of the Director of the 
                Defense Intelligence Agency.
    ``(d) Information Derived or Disseminated From Exempted 
Operational Files.--(1) Files that are not exempted under 
subsection (a) that contain information derived or disseminated 
from exempted operational files shall be subject to search and 
review.
    ``(2) The inclusion of information from exempted 
operational files in files that are not exempted under 
subsection (a) shall not affect the exemption under subsection 
(a) of the originating operational files from search, review, 
publication, or disclosure.
    ``(3) The declassification of some of the information 
contained in an exempted operational file shall not affect the 
status of the operational file as being exempt from search, 
review, publication, or disclosure.
    ``(4) Records from exempted operational files that have 
been disseminated to and referenced in files that are not 
exempted under subsection (a) and that have been returned to 
exempted operational files for sole retention shall be subject 
to search and review.
    ``(e) Allegation; Improper Withholding of Records; Judicial 
Review.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), whenever any 
person who has requested agency records under section 552 of 
title 5, United States Code, alleges that the Defense 
Intelligence Agency has withheld records improperly because of 
failure to comply with any provision of this section, judicial 
review shall be available under the terms set forth in section 
552(a)(4)(B) of title 5, United States Code.
    ``(2) Judicial review shall not be available in the manner 
provided under paragraph (1) as follows:
            ``(A) In any case in which information specifically 
        authorized under criteria established by an Executive 
        order to be kept secret in the interest of national 
        defense or foreign relations which is filed with, or 
        produced for, the court by the Defense Intelligence 
        Agency, such information shall be examined ex parte, in 
        camera by the court.
            ``(B) The court shall determine, to the fullest 
        extent practicable, issues of fact based on sworn 
        written submissions of the parties.
            ``(C) When a complainant alleges that requested 
        records were improperly withheld because of improper 
        placement solely in exempted operational files, the 
        complainant shall support such allegation with a sworn 
        written submission based upon personal knowledge or 
        otherwise admissible evidence.
            ``(D)(i) When a complainant alleges that requested 
        records were improperly withheld because of improper 
        exemption of operational files, the Defense 
        Intelligence Agency shall meet its burden under section 
        552(a)(4)(B) of title 5, United States Code, by 
        demonstrating to the court by sworn written submission 
        that exempted operational files likely to contain 
        responsible records currently perform the functions set 
        forth in subsection (b).
            ``(ii) The court may not order the Defense 
        Intelligence Agency to review the content of any 
        exempted operational file or files in order to make the 
        demonstration required under clause (i), unless the 
        complainant disputes the Defense Intelligence Agency's 
        showing with a sworn written submission based on 
        personal knowledge or otherwise admissible evidence.
            ``(E) In proceedings under subparagraphs (C) and 
        (D), the parties shall not obtain discovery pursuant to 
        rules 26 through 36 of the Federal Rules of Civil 
        Procedure, except that requests for admission may be 
        made pursuant to rules 26 and 36.
            ``(F) If the court finds under this subsection that 
        the Defense Intelligence Agency has improperly withheld 
        requested records because of failure to comply with any 
        provision of this subsection, the court shall order the 
        Defense Intelligence Agency to search and review the 
        appropriate exempted operational file or files for the 
        requested records and make such records, or portions 
        thereof, available in accordance with the provisions of 
        section 552 of title 5, United States Code, and such 
        order shall be the exclusive remedy for failure to 
        comply with this section (other than subsection (f)).
            ``(G) If at any time following the filing of a 
        complaint pursuant to this paragraph the Defense 
        Intelligence Agency agrees to search the appropriate 
        exempted operational file or files for the requested 
        records, the court shall dismiss the claim based upon 
        such complaint.
            ``(H) Any information filed with, or produced for 
        the court pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (D) shall 
        be coordinated with the Director of National 
        Intelligence before submission to the court.
    ``(f) Decennial Review of Exempted Operational Files.--(1) 
Not less than once every 10 years, the Director of the Defense 
Intelligence Agency and the Director of National Intelligence 
shall review the exemptions in force under subsection (a) to 
determine whether such exemptions may be removed from a 
category of exempted files or any portion thereof. The Director 
of National Intelligence must approve any determinations to 
remove such exemptions.
    ``(2) The review required by paragraph (1) shall include 
consideration of the historical value or other public interest 
in the subject matter of the particular category of files or 
portions thereof and the potential for declassifying a 
significant part of the information contained therein.
    ``(3) A complainant that alleges that the Defense 
Intelligence Agency has improperly withheld records because of 
failure to comply with this subsection may seek judicial review 
in the district court of the United States of the district in 
which any of the parties reside, or in the District of 
Columbia. In such a proceeding, the court's review shall be 
limited to determining the following:
            ``(A) Whether the Defense Intelligence Agency has 
        conducted the review required by paragraph (1) before 
        the expiration of the 10-year period beginning on the 
        date of the enactment of this section or before the 
        expiration of the 10-year period beginning on the date 
        of the most recent review.
            ``(B) Whether the Defense Intelligence Agency, in 
        fact, considered the criteria set forth in paragraph 
        (2) in conducting the required review.
    ``(g) Termination.--This section shall cease to be 
effective on December 31, 2007.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in 
        the first section of the National Security Act of 1947 
        is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
        section 704 the following new item:

``Sec. 705. Operational files of the Defense Intelligence Agency.''.

    (b) Search and Review of Certain Other Operational Files.--
The National Security Act of 1947 is further amended--
            (1) in section 702(a)(3)(C) (50 U.S.C. 
        432(a)(3)(C)), by adding at the end the following new 
        clause:
                    ``(vi) The Office of the Inspector General 
                of the National Geospatial-Intelligence 
                Agency.'';
            (2) in section 703(a)(3)(C) (50 U.S.C. 
        432a(a)(3)(C)), by adding at the end the following new 
        clause:
                    ``(vii) The Office of the Inspector General 
                of the NRO.''; and
            (3) in section 704(c)(3) (50 U.S.C. 432b(c)(3)), by 
        adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(H) The Office of the Inspector General 
                of the National Security Agency.''.

                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                      Subtitle A--Financial Matters

Sec. 1001. Transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Authorization of emergency supplemental appropriations for 
          fiscal years 2005 and 2006.
Sec. 1003. Increase in fiscal year 2005 general transfer authority.
Sec. 1004. Reports on feasibility and desirability of capital budgeting 
          for major defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 1005. United States contribution to NATO common-funded budgets in 
          fiscal year 2006.

                 Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

Sec. 1011. Conveyance, Navy drydock, Seattle, Washington.
Sec. 1012. Conveyance, Navy drydock, Jacksonville, Florida.
Sec. 1013. Conveyance, Navy drydock, Port Arthur, Texas.
Sec. 1014. Transfer of battleships U.S.S. WISCONSIN and U.S.S. IOWA.
Sec. 1015. Transfer of ex-U.S.S. Forrest Sherman.
Sec. 1016. Report on leasing of vessels to meet national defense sealift 
          requirements.
Sec. 1017. Establishment of the USS Oklahoma Memorial and other 
          memorials at Pearl Harbor.
Sec. 1018. Authority to use National Defense Sealift Fund to purchase 
          certain maritime prepositioning ships currently under charter 
          to the Navy.

                   Subtitle C--Counter-Drug Activities

Sec. 1021. Resumption of reporting requirement regarding Department of 
          Defense expenditures to support foreign counter-drug 
          activities.
Sec. 1022. Clarification of authority for joint task forces to support 
          law enforcement agencies conducting counter-terrorism 
          activities.
Sec. 1023. Sense of Congress regarding drug trafficking deterrence.

            Subtitle D--Matters Related to Homeland Security

Sec. 1031. Responsibilities of Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
          Homeland Defense relating to nuclear, chemical, and biological 
          emergency response.
Sec. 1032. Testing of preparedness for emergencies involving nuclear, 
          radiological, chemical, biological, and high-yield explosives 
          weapons.
Sec. 1033. Department of Defense chemical, biological, radiological, 
          nuclear, and high-yield explosives response teams.
Sec. 1034. Repeal of Department of Defense emergency response assistance 
          program.
Sec. 1035. Report on use of Department of Defense aerial reconnaissance 
          assets to support Homeland Security border security missions.

                     Subtitle E--Reports and Studies

Sec. 1041. Review of Defense Base Act insurance.
Sec. 1042. Report on Department of Defense response to findings and 
          recommendations of Defense Science Board Task Force on High 
          Performance Microchip Supply.

                        Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 1051. Commission on the Implementation of the New Strategic Posture 
          of the United States.
Sec. 1052. Reestablishment of EMP Commission.
Sec. 1053. Modernization of authority relating to security of defense 
          property and facilities.
Sec. 1054. Revision of Department of Defense counterintelligence 
          polygraph program.
Sec. 1055. Preservation of records pertaining to radioactive fallout 
          from nuclear weapons testing.
Sec. 1056. Technical and clerical amendments.
Sec. 1057. Deletion of obsolete definitions in titles 10 and 32, United 
          States Code.
Sec. 1058. Support for youth organizations.
Sec. 1059. Special immigrant status for persons serving as translators 
          with United States Armed Forces.
Sec. 1060. Expansion of emergency services under reciprocal agreements.
Sec. 1061. Renewal of moratorium on return of veterans memorial objects 
          to foreign nations without specific authorization in law.
Sec. 1062. Sense of Congress on national security interest of 
          maintaining aeronautics research and development.
Sec. 1063. Airport certification.

                    Subtitle G--Military Mail Matters

Sec. 1071. Safe delivery of mail in military mail system.

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

SEC. 1001. 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 2006 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) 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 EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
                    FISCAL YEARS 2005 AND 2006.

    (a) Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, 
the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005.--Amounts 
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense and 
the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2005 in the Ronald W. 
Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 
(Public Law 108-375) are hereby adjusted, with respect to any 
such authorized amount, by the amount by which appropriations 
pursuant to such authorization are increased by a supplemental 
appropriation or decreased by a rescission, or both, or are 
increased by a transfer of funds, pursuant to title I and 
chapter 2 of title IV of division A of the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on 
Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Public Law 109-13).
    (b) First Emergency Supplemental To Meet Needs Arising From 
Hurricane Katrina.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2005 in the Ronald W. 
Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 
(Public Law 108-375) are hereby adjusted, with respect to any 
such authorized amount, by the amount by which appropriations 
pursuant to such authorized amount are increased by a 
supplemental appropriation, or by a transfer of funds, pursuant 
to the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet 
Immediate Needs Arising From the Consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina, 2005 (Public Law 109-61).
    (c) Second Emergency Supplemental To Meet Needs Arising 
From Hurricane Katrina.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2005 in the Ronald 
W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2005 are hereby adjusted, with respect to any such authorized 
amount, by the amount by which appropriations pursuant to such 
authorized amount are increased by a supplemental 
appropriation, or by a transfer of funds, pursuant to the 
Second Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet 
Immediate Needs Arising From the Consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina, 2005 (Public Law 109-62).
    (d) Supplemental Appropriations for Avian Flu 
Preparedness.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2006 in this Act are 
hereby adjusted, with respect to any such authorized amount, by 
the amount by which appropriations pursuant to such authorized 
amount are increased by a supplemental appropriation, or by a 
transfer of funds, arising from the proposal of the President 
relating to avian flu preparedness that was submitted to 
Congress on November 1, 2006.
    (e) Amounts Reallocated for Hurricane-Related Disaster 
Relief.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2006 in this Act are 
hereby adjusted, with respect to any such authorized amount, by 
the amount by which appropriations pursuant to such authorized 
amount are increased by a reallocation of funds from the 
Disaster Relief Fund of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
arising from the proposal of the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget on the reallocation of amounts for 
hurricane-related disaster relief that was submitted to the 
President on October 28, 2005, and transmitted to the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives on that date.
    (f) Amounts for Humanitarian Assistance for Earthquake 
Victims in Pakistan.--There is authorized to be appropriated as 
emergency supplemental appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for fiscal year 2006, $40,000,000 for the use of the 
Department of Defense for overseas, humanitarian, disaster, and 
civic aid for the purpose of providing humanitarian assistance 
to the victims of the earthquake that devastated northern 
Pakistan on October 8, 2005.
    (g) Reports on Use of Certain Funds.--
            (1) Report on use of emergency supplemental 
        funds.--Not later than six months after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
        submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
        on the obligation and expenditure, as of that date, of 
        any funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for 
        fiscal year 2005 pursuant to the Acts referred to in 
        subsections (a), (b), and (c) as authorized by such 
        subsections. The report shall set forth--
                    (A) the amounts so obligated and expended; 
                and
                    (B) the purposes for which such amounts 
                were so obligated and expended.
            (2) Report on expenditure of reimbursable funds.--
        The Secretary shall include in the report required by 
        paragraph (1) a statement of any expenditure by the 
        Department of Defense of funds that were reimbursable 
        by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or any 
        other department or agency of the Federal Government, 
        from funds appropriated in an Act referred to in 
        subsection (a), (b), or (c) to such department or 
        agency.
            (3) Report on use of certain other funds.--Not 
        later than May 15, 2006, and quarterly thereafter 
        through November 15, 2006, the Secretary shall submit 
        to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
        obligation and expenditure, during the previous fiscal 
        year quarter, of any funds appropriated to the 
        Department of Defense as specified in subsection (d) 
        and any funds reallocated to the Department as 
        specified in subsection (e). Each report shall, for the 
        fiscal year quarter covered by such report, set forth--
                    (A) the amounts so obligated and expended; 
                and
                    (B) the purposes for which such amounts 
                were so obligated and expended.
    (h) Report on Assistance for Earthquake Victims in 
Pakistan.--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 report describing 
Department of Defense efforts to provide relief to victims of 
the earthquake that devastated northern Pakistan on October 8, 
2005, and assessing the need for further reconstruction and 
relief assistance.

SEC. 1003. INCREASE IN FISCAL YEAR 2005 GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

    Section 1001(a)(2) of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 118 
Stat. 2034) is amended by striking ``$3,500,000,000'' and 
inserting ``$6,185,000,000''.

SEC. 1004. REPORTS ON FEASIBILITY AND DESIRABILITY OF CAPITAL BUDGETING 
                    FOR MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.

    (a) Capital Budgeting Defined.--For the purposes of this 
section, the term ``capital budgeting'' means a budget process 
that--
            (1) identifies large capital outlays that are 
        expected to be made in future years, together with 
        identification of the proposed means to finance those 
        outlays and the expected benefits of those outlays;
            (2) separately identifies revenues and outlays for 
        capital assets from revenues and outlays for an 
        operating budget;
            (3) allows for the issue of long-term debt to 
        finance capital investments; and
            (4) provides the budget authority for acquiring a 
        capital asset over several fiscal years (rather than in 
        a single fiscal year at the beginning of such 
        acquisition).
    (b) Reports Required.--Not later than July 1, 2006, the 
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of each military 
department shall each submit to Congress a report analyzing the 
feasibility and desirability of using a capital budgeting 
system for the financing of major defense acquisition programs. 
Each such report shall address the following matters:
            (1) The potential long-term effect on the defense 
        industrial base of the United States of continuing with 
        the current full up-front funding system for major 
        defense acquisition programs.
            (2) Whether use of a capital budgeting system could 
        create a more effective decisionmaking process for 
        long-term investments in major defense acquisition 
        programs.
            (3) The manner in which a capital budgeting system 
        for major defense acquisition programs would affect the 
        budget planning and formulation process of the military 
        departments.
            (4) The types of financial mechanisms that would be 
        needed to provide funds for such a capital budgeting 
        system.

SEC. 1005. UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTION TO NATO COMMON-FUNDED BUDGETS IN 
                    FISCAL YEAR 2006.

    (a) Fiscal Year 2006 Limitation.--The total amount 
contributed by the Secretary of Defense in fiscal year 2006 for 
the common-funded budgets of NATO may be any amount up to, but 
not in excess of, the amount specified in subsection (b) 
(rather than the maximum amount that would otherwise be 
applicable to those contributions under the fiscal year 1998 
baseline limitation).
    (b) Total Amount.--The amount of the limitation applicable 
under subsection (a) is the sum of the following:
            (1) The amounts of unexpended balances, as of the 
        end of fiscal year 2005, of funds appropriated for 
        fiscal years before fiscal year 2006 for payments for 
        those budgets.
            (2) The amount specified in subsection (c)(1).
            (3) The amount specified in subsection (c)(2).
            (4) The total amount of the contributions 
        authorized to be made under section 2501.
    (c) Authorized Amounts.--Amounts authorized to be 
appropriated by titles II and III of this Act are available for 
contributions for the common-funded budgets of NATO as follows:
            (1) Of the amount provided in section 201(1), 
        $763,000 for the Civil Budget.
            (2) Of the amount provided in section 301(1), 
        $289,447,000 for the Military Budget.
    (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) Common-funded budgets of nato.--The term 
        ``common-funded budgets of NATO'' means the Military 
        Budget, the Security Investment Program, and the Civil 
        Budget of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (and 
        any successor or additional account or program of 
        NATO).
            (2) Fiscal year 1998 baseline limitation.--The term 
        ``fiscal year 1998 baseline limitation'' means the 
        maximum annual amount of Department of Defense 
        contributions for common-funded budgets of NATO that is 
        set forth as the annual limitation in section 
        3(2)(C)(ii) of the resolution of the Senate giving the 
        advice and consent of the Senate to the ratification of 
        the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on 
        the Accession of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech 
        Republic (as defined in section 4(7) of that 
        resolution), approved by the Senate on April 30, 1998.

                Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

SEC. 1011. CONVEYANCE, NAVY DRYDOCK, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy is 
authorized to convey the yard floating drydock YFD-70, located 
in Seattle, Washington, to Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation, 
that company being the current user of the drydock.
    (b) Condition of Conveyance.--The Secretary shall require 
as a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a) that the 
drydock remain at the facilities of Todd Pacific Shipyards 
Corporation until at least September 30, 2010.
    (c) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance of 
the drydock under subsection (a), the purchaser shall provide 
compensation to the United States the value of which, as 
determined by the Secretary, is equal to the fair market value 
of the drydock, as determined by the Secretary.
    (d) Transfer at No Cost to United States.--The provisions 
of section 7306(c) of title 10, United States Code, shall apply 
to the conveyance under this section.
    (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

SEC. 1012. CONVEYANCE, NAVY DRYDOCK, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy is 
authorized to convey the medium auxiliary floating drydock 
SUSTAIN (AFDM-7), located in Duval County, Florida, to Atlantic 
Marine Property Holding Company, that company being the current 
user of the drydock.
    (b) Condition of Conveyance.--The Secretary shall require 
as a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a) that the 
drydock remain at the facilities of Atlantic Marine Property 
Holding Company until at least September 30, 2010.
    (c) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance of 
the drydock under subsection (a), the purchaser shall provide 
compensation to the United States the value of which, as 
determined by the Secretary, is equal to the fair market value 
of the drydock, as determined by the Secretary.
    (d) Transfer at No Cost to United States.--The provisions 
of section 7306(c) of title 10, United States Code, shall apply 
to the conveyance under this section.
    (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

SEC. 1013. CONVEYANCE, NAVY DRYDOCK, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy is 
authorized to convey to the port authority of the city of Port 
Arthur, Texas, the inactive medium auxiliary floating drydock 
designated as AFDM-2, currently administered through the 
National Defense Reserve Fleet.
    (b) Condition of Conveyance.--The Secretary shall require 
as a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a) that the 
drydock remain at the facilities of the port authority named in 
subsection (a).
    (c) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance of 
the drydock under subsection (a), the purchaser shall provide 
compensation to the United States the value of which, as 
determined by the Secretary, is equal to the fair market value 
of the drydock, as determined by the Secretary.
    (d) Transfer at No Cost to United States.--The provisions 
of section 7306(c) of title 10, United States Code, shall apply 
to the conveyance under this section.
    (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

SEC. 1014. TRANSFER OF BATTLESHIPS U.S.S. WISCONSIN AND U.S.S. IOWA.

    (a) Transfer of Battleship Wisconsin.--The Secretary of the 
Navy is authorized--
            (1) to strike the battleship U.S.S. WISCONSIN (BB-
        64) from the Naval Vessel Register; and
            (2) to transfer that vessel, by gift or otherwise, 
        in accordance with section 7306 of title 10, United 
        States Code, except that the Secretary shall require, 
        as a condition of transfer, that the transferee locate 
        the vessel in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
    (b) Transfer of Battleship Iowa.--The Secretary of the Navy 
is authorized--
            (1) to strike the battleship U.S.S. IOWA (BB-61) 
        from the Naval Vessel Register; and
            (2) to transfer that vessel, by gift or otherwise, 
        in accordance with section 7306 of title 10, United 
        States Code, except that the Secretary shall require, 
        as a condition of transfer, that the transferee locate 
        the vessel in the State of California.
    (c) Inapplicability of Notice-and-Wait Requirement.--
Section 7306(d) of title 10, United States Code, does not apply 
to the transfer authorized by subsection (a) or the transfer 
authorized by subsection (b).
    (d) Authority for Reversion in Event of National 
Emergency.--The Secretary of the Navy shall require that the 
terms of the transfer of a vessel under this section include a 
requirement that, in the event the President declares a 
national emergency pursuant to the National Emergencies Act (50 
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), the transferee of the vessel shall, upon 
request of the Secretary of Defense, return the vessel to the 
United States and that, in such a case, unless the transferee 
is otherwise notified by the Secretary, title to the vessel 
shall revert immediately to the United States.
    (e) Repeal of Superseded Requirements and Authorities.--
            (1) Section 1011 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-
        106; 110 Stat. 421) is repealed.
            (2) Section 1011 of the Strom Thurmond National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public 
        Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2118) is repealed.

SEC. 1015. TRANSFER OF EX-U.S.S. FORREST SHERMAN.

    (a) Transfer.--The Secretary of the Navy may transfer the 
decommissioned destroyer ex-U.S.S. Forrest Sherman (DD-931) to 
the USS Forrest Sherman DD-931 Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit 
organization under the laws of the State of Maryland, subject 
to the submission of a donation application for that vessel 
that is satisfactory to the Secretary.
    (b) Applicable Law.--The transfer under this section is 
subject to subsections (b) and (c) of section 7306 of title 10, 
United States Code. Subsection (d) of that section is hereby 
waived with respect to such transfer.
    (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the transfer under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate.
    (d) Expiration of Authority.--The authority granted by 
subsection (a) shall expire at the end of the five-year period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1016. REPORT ON LEASING OF VESSELS TO MEET NATIONAL DEFENSE 
                    SEALIFT REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Report Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate by no later than March 1, 2006, a report on leasing 
(including chartering) of vessels by the Department of Defense 
to meet national defense sealift requirements, including 
leasing under sections 2401 and 2401a of title 10, United 
States Code.
    (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report under subsection 
(a) shall include the following:
            (1) A description of--
                    (A) the portion of national defense sealift 
                requirements that, during the 3-year period 
                preceding the date of the enactment of this 
                Act, was met through leasing of vessels;
                    (B) the portion of such requirements that 
                was met during that period through use of 
                vessels owned by the United States; and
                    (C) for each of the portions described 
                under subparagraph (A) and (B), a description 
                of the number of each type of vessel used to 
                meet such requirements, including roll-on/roll-
                off vessels, dry bulk carriers, oilers, and 
                other vessel types.
            (2) With respect to vessels that were leased in the 
        3-year period preceding the date of the enactment of 
        this Act--
                    (A) a listing of such vessels;
                    (B) identification of the country in which 
                each vessel was constructed or reconstructed;
                    (C) identification of the country under the 
                laws of which each vessel is documented;
                    (D) with respect to periods during which 
                each vessel was operated under lease to the 
                Department of Defense, identification of the 
                routes on which each vessel operated and the 
                ports at which each vessel called;
                    (E) the terms of the lease for each vessel 
                that govern--
                            (i) amounts required to be paid by 
                        the United States;
                            (ii) the length of the lease term;
                            (iii) maintenance, repair, and 
                        alteration, including provisions 
                        regarding--
                                    (I) alterations required 
                                under the lease; and
                                    (II) qualified maintenance 
                                or repair of the vessel in a 
                                foreign shipyard or foreign 
                                ship repair facility; and
                            (iv) where alterations or qualified 
                        maintenance or repair may be performed; 
                        and
                    (F) a description of qualified maintenance 
                or repair that was performed on each vessel in 
                the 3-year period preceding the date of the 
                enactment of this Act, including--
                            (i) the amounts paid by the lessor 
                        for such work; and
                            (ii) identification of whether such 
                        work was performed in the United States 
                        or in a foreign country.
            (3) Estimation of any increase in total costs that 
        would have been incurred by the United States if 
        qualified maintenance or repair that was performed on 
        leased vessels in the 3-year period preceding the date 
        of the enactment of this Act were required to be 
        performed in the United States.
            (4) Other impacts to the economy of the United 
        States if qualified maintenance or repair that was 
        performed on leased vessels in the 3-year period 
        preceding the date of the enactment of this Act were 
        required to be performed in the United States.
    (c) Qualified Maintenance or Repair Defined.--In this 
section the term ``qualified maintenance or repair''--
            (1) except as provided in paragraph (2), means--
                    (A) any inspection of a vessel that is--
                            (i) required under chapter 33 of 
                        title 46, United States Code; and
                            (ii) performed in a period in which 
                        the vessel is under lease by the 
                        Department of Defense;
                    (B) any maintenance or repair of a vessel 
                that is determined, in the course of an 
                inspection referred to in subparagraph (A), to 
                be necessary to comply with the laws of the 
                United States; and
                    (C) any routine maintenance or repair; and
            (2) does not include any emergency work that is 
        necessary to enable a vessel to return to a port in the 
        United States.

SEC. 1017. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE USS OKLAHOMA MEMORIAL AND OTHER 
                    MEMORIALS AT PEARL HARBOR.

    (a) Establishment of the USS Oklahoma Memorial.--Not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the Secretary of 
the Interior, shall identify an appropriate site on Ford 
Island, Hawaii, for a memorial for the U.S.S. Oklahoma (BB-37). 
The Secretary of the Interior shall establish the memorial at 
the identified site by authorizing the USS Oklahoma Memorial 
Foundation to construct a memorial. The Secretary shall certify 
that--
            (1) the USS Oklahoma Memorial Foundation has 
        sufficient funding to complete construction of the 
        memorial; and
            (2) the memorial meets the requirements of 
        subsection (c).
    (b) Administration of the Memorial.--Once established, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall administer the USS Oklahoma 
Memorial as a part of the USS Arizona Memorial, a unit of the 
National Park System, in accordance with the laws and 
regulations applicable to land administered by the National 
Park Service and any agreement between the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary of the Navy. The Secretary of the 
Navy shall retain administrative jurisdiction over the land 
where the USS Oklahoma Memorial is established.
    (c) Requirements for Pearl Harbor Memorials.--The site 
selection, design, and construction of the USS Oklahoma 
Memorial and any memorials established after the date of the 
enactment of this Act that are associated with the attack at 
Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, shall be consistent with the 
requirements in the document titled ``Pearl Harbor Naval 
Complex Design Guidelines and Evaluation Criteria for 
Memorials'', dated April 2005.
    (d) Establishment and Operation of Transportation System.--
The Secretary of the Interior may establish and operate a 
transportation system over roads linking the USS Arizona 
Memorial Visitor Center with one or more of the existing and 
future historic sites and historic visitor attractions within 
the Pearl Harbor Naval Complex, including Ford Island. 
Transportation on this system may be provided with or without 
charge, directly or through a contract or concessioner, and 
without regard to whether service is provided to sites or 
attractions that are under the jurisdiction of or administered 
by the National Park Service.

SEC. 1018. AUTHORITY TO USE NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND TO PURCHASE 
                    CERTAIN MARITIME PREPOSITIONING SHIPS CURRENTLY 
                    UNDER CHARTER TO THE NAVY.

    (a) Fiscal Year 2006 Limitation.--The authority provided by 
subsection (c)(1) of section 2218 of title 10, United States 
Code, may not be used for the purchase of more than six vessels 
described in subsection (c) using funds appropriated to the 
National Defense Sealift Fund for fiscal year 2006.
    (b) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may purchase any 
vessel described in subsection (c) through the use of the 
authority in subsection (c)(1) of section 2218 of title 10, 
United States Code, without regard to the limitation in 
subsection (f)(1) of that section.
    (c) Covered Vessels.--Subsections (a) and (b) apply with 
respect to any vessel that as of the date of the enactment of 
this Act--
            (1) is chartered by the Department of Defense under 
        a 25-year lease; and
            (2) is used by the Navy as a maritime 
        prepositioning ship.
    (d) Technical Amendments To Update Statute.--Section 
2218(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Not more than a total of five 
        vessels built in foreign ship yards may be'' and 
        inserting ``A vessel built in a foreign ship yard may 
        not be''; and
            (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
        following: ``, unless specifically authorized by law''.

                  Subtitle C--Counter-Drug Activities

SEC. 1021. RESUMPTION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT REGARDING DEPARTMENT OF 
                    DEFENSE EXPENDITURES TO SUPPORT FOREIGN COUNTER-
                    DRUG ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Additional Report Required.--Section 1022 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 amended by section 1022 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107; 115 
Stat. 1215), is further amended by striking ``January 1, 2001, 
and April 15, 2002,'' and inserting ``April 15, 2006,''.
    (b) Additional Information Required.--Such section is 
further amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
        (4); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following 
        new paragraph (3):
            ``(3) A description of each base of operation or 
        training facility established, constructed, or operated 
        using the assistance, including any minor construction 
        projects carried out using such assistance, and the 
        amount of assistance expended on base of operations and 
        training facilities.''.

SEC. 1022. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT TASK FORCES TO SUPPORT 
                    LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES CONDUCTING COUNTER-
                    TERRORISM ACTIVITIES.

    Section 1022 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1594) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection 
        (d); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 
        new subsections:
    ``(b) Availability of Funds.--During fiscal years 2006 and 
2007, funds available to a joint task force to support counter-
drug activities may also be used to provide the counter-
terrorism support authorized by subsection (a).
    ``(c) Report Required.--Not later than December 31, 2006, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
evaluating the effect on counter-drug and counter-terrorism 
activities and objectives of using counter-drug funds of a 
joint task force to provide counter-terrorism support 
authorized by subsection (a).''.

SEC. 1023. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DRUG TRAFFICKING DETERRENCE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) According to the Department of State, drug 
        trafficking organizations shipped approximately nine 
        tons of cocaine to the United States through the 
        Dominican Republic in 2004, and are increasingly using 
        small, high-speed watercraft.
            (2) Drug traffickers use the Caribbean corridor to 
        smuggle narcotics to the United States via Puerto Rico 
        and the Dominican Republic. This route is ideal for 
        drug trafficking because of its geographic expanse, 
        numerous law enforcement jurisdictions, and fragmented 
        investigative efforts.
            (3) The tethered aerostat system in Lajas, Puerto 
        Rico, contributes to deterring and detecting smugglers 
        moving illicit drugs into Puerto Rico. The aerostat's 
        range and operational capabilities allow it to provide 
        surveillance coverage of the eastern Caribbean corridor 
        and the strategic waterway between Puerto Rico and the 
        Dominican Republic, known as the Mona Passage.
            (4) Including maritime radar on the Lajas aerostat 
        will expand its ability to detect suspicious vessels in 
        the eastern Caribbean corridor.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--Given the findings contained in 
subsection (a), it is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) Congress and the Department of Defense should 
        fund the Counter-Drug Tethered Aerostat program; and
            (2) the Department of Defense should install 
        maritime radar on the Lajas, Puerto Rico, aerostat.

            Subtitle D--Matters Related to Homeland Security

SEC. 1031. RESPONSIBILITIES OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR 
                    HOMELAND DEFENSE RELATING TO NUCLEAR, CHEMICAL, AND 
                    BIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE.

    Subsection (a) of section 1413 of the Defense Against 
Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2313) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Department of Defense.--The Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Homeland Defense is responsible for the 
coordination of Department of Defense assistance to Federal, 
State, and local officials in responding to threats involving 
nuclear, radiological, biological, chemical weapons, or high-
yield explosives or related materials or technologies, 
including assistance in identifying, neutralizing, dismantling, 
and disposing of nuclear, radiological, biological, chemical 
weapons, and high-yield explosives and related materials and 
technologies.''.

SEC. 1032. TESTING OF PREPAREDNESS FOR EMERGENCIES INVOLVING NUCLEAR, 
                    RADIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND HIGH-YIELD 
                    EXPLOSIVES WEAPONS.

    (a) Secretary of Homeland Security Functions.--Subsection 
(a) of section 1415 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass 
Destruction Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2315) is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
        ``Chemical Or'' and inserting ``Nuclear, Radiological, 
        Chemical, Or'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``Secretary of Defense'' 
                and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland 
                Security''; and
                    (B) by striking ``biological weapons and 
                related materials and emergencies involving'' 
                and inserting ``nuclear, radiological, 
                biological, and'';
            (3) in paragraph (2), by striking ``during each of 
        fiscal years 1997 through 2013'' and inserting ``in 
        accordance with sections 102(c) and 430(c)(1) of the 
        Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 112(c), 
        238(c)(1))''; and
            (4) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by inserting ``the Secretary of 
                Defense,'' before ``the Director of the Federal 
                Bureau of Investigation''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the Director of the 
                Federal Emergency Management Agency,''.
    (b) Repeal of Secretary of Energy Functions.--Such section 
is further amended by striking subsection (b).
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Subsection (c) of such 
section--
            (1) is redesignated as subsection (b); and
            (2) is amended--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking 
                ``The official responsible for carrying out a 
                program developed under subsection (a) or (b) 
                shall revise the program'' and inserting ``The 
                Secretary of Homeland Security shall revise the 
                program developed under subsection (a)''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking 
                ``the official'' and inserting ``the 
                Secretary''.
    (d) Repeal of Obsolete Provisions.--Such section is further 
amended by striking subsections (d) and (e).

SEC. 1033. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, 
                    NUCLEAR, AND HIGH-YIELD EXPLOSIVES RESPONSE TEAMS.

    Section 1414 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass 
Destruction Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2314) is amended as follows:
            (1) The heading of such section is amended to read 
        as follows:

``SEC. 1414. CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, NUCLEAR, AND HIGH-
                    YIELD EXPLOSIVES RESPONSE TEAM.''.

            (2) Subsection (a) of such section is amended by 
        striking ``or related materials'' and inserting 
        ``radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives''.
            (3) Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                ``Plan'' and inserting ``Plans'';
                    (B) in the first sentence, by striking 
                ``Not later than'' and all that follows through 
                ``response plans and'' and inserting ``The 
                Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
                incorporate into the National Response Plan 
                prepared pursuant to section 502(6) of the 
                Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
                312(6)), other existing Federal emergency 
                response plans, and''; and
                    (C) in the second sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``Director'' and 
                        inserting ``Secretary of Homeland 
                        Security''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``consultation'' 
                        and inserting ``coordination''.

SEC. 1034. REPEAL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EMERGENCY RESPONSE 
                    ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    Section 1412 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass 
Destruction Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2312) is repealed.

SEC. 1035. REPORT ON USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE 
                    ASSETS TO SUPPORT HOMELAND SECURITY BORDER SECURITY 
                    MISSIONS.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives a report containing the results of a study 
regarding the use of aerial reconnaissance equipment of the 
Department of Defense in missions in which the Armed Forces 
support the Department of Homeland Security in performing its 
international border security mission. The Secretary of Defense 
shall conduct the study and prepare the report in coordination 
with the Secretary of Homeland Security.
    (b) Elements of Report.--The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following:
            (1) A description of the current use of aerial 
        reconnaissance equipment of the Department of Defense 
        to conduct aerial reconnaissance over the international 
        land and maritime borders of the United States in 
        missions in which the Armed Forces support the 
        Department of Homeland Security in performing its 
        international border security mission.
            (2) A statement of the costs of such missions and 
        the source of funds for such missions.
            (3) The conclusions derived from a study of how the 
        Department of Defense leverages dual-use aerial 
        reconnaissance assets and technology, such as unmanned 
        aerial vehicles and tethered aerostat radars, for both 
        homeland defense and homeland security purposes.

                    Subtitle E--Reports and Studies

SEC. 1041. REVIEW OF DEFENSE BASE ACT INSURANCE.

    (a) Review Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall review 
current and future needs, options, and risks associated with 
Defense Base Act insurance. The review shall be conducted in 
coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget and appropriate officials of the Department of Labor, 
the Department of State, and the United States Agency for 
International Development.
    (b) Matters To Be Addressed.--The review under subsection 
(a) shall address the following matters:
            (1) Cost-effective options for acquiring Defense 
        Base Act insurance.
            (2) Methods for coordinating data collection 
        efforts among agencies and contractors on numbers of 
        employees, costs of insurance, and other information 
        relevant to decisions on Defense Base Act insurance.
            (3) Improved communication and coordination within 
        and among agencies on the implementation of Defense 
        Base Act insurance.
            (4) Actions to be taken to address difficulties in 
        the administration of Defense Base Act insurance, 
        including on matters relating to cost, data, 
        enforcement, and claims processing.
    (c) Report Required.--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 results 
of the review under subsection (a). The report shall set forth 
the findings of the Secretary as a result of the review and 
such recommendations, including recommendations for legislative 
or administrative action, as the Secretary considers 
appropriate in light of the review.
    (d) Defense Base Act Insurance Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``Defense Base Act insurance'' means workers' 
compensation insurance provided to contractor employees 
pursuant to the Defense Base Act (42 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.).

SEC. 1042. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RESPONSE TO FINDINGS AND 
                    RECOMMENDATIONS OF DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD TASK FORCE 
                    ON HIGH PERFORMANCE MICROCHIP SUPPLY.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than July 1, 2006, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives a report on the implementation of 
the recommendations of the Defense Science Board Task Force on 
High Performance Microchip Supply.
    (b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) An analysis of each finding of the Task Force.
            (2) A detailed description of the response of the 
        Department of Defense to each recommendation of the 
        Task Force, including--
                    (A) for each recommendation that is being 
                implemented or that the Secretary plans to 
                implement--
                            (i) a summary of actions that have 
                        been taken to implement the 
                        recommendation; and
                            (ii) a schedule, with specific 
                        milestones, for completing the 
                        implementation of the recommendation; 
                        and
                    (B) for each recommendation that the 
                Secretary does not plan to implement--
                            (i) the reasons for the decision 
                        not to implement the recommendation; 
                        and
                            (ii) a summary of alternative 
                        actions the Secretary plans to take to 
                        address the purposes underlying the 
                        recommendation.
            (3) A summary of any additional actions the 
        Secretary plans to take to address concerns raised by 
        the Task Force.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

SEC. 1051. COMMISSION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW STRATEGIC 
                    POSTURE OF THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Establishment of Commission.--
            (1) Establishment.--There is hereby established a 
        commission to be known as the ``Commission on the 
        Implementation of the New Strategic Posture of the 
        United States''. The Secretary of Defense shall enter 
        into a contract with a federally funded research and 
        development center to provide for the organization, 
        management, and support of the Commission. Such 
        contract shall be entered into in consultation with the 
        Secretary of Energy. The selection of the federally 
        funded research and development center shall be made in 
        consultation with the chairman and ranking minority 
        member of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
        and the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
        Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
        Representatives.
            (2) Composition.--
                    (A) Membership.--The Commission shall be 
                composed of 12 members who shall be appointed 
                by the Secretary of Defense. In selecting 
                individuals for appointment to the Commission, 
                the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the 
                chairman and ranking minority member of the 
                Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 
                the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
                Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
                Representatives.
                    (B) Qualifications.--Members of the 
                Commission shall be appointed from among 
                private United States citizens with knowledge 
                and expertise in the political, military, 
                operational, and technical aspects of nuclear 
                strategy.
            (3) Chairman of the commission.--The Secretary of 
        Defense shall designate one of the members of the 
        Commission to serve as chairman of the Commission.
            (4) Period of appointment; vacancies.--Members 
        shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. Any 
        vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the same 
        manner as the original appointment.
            (5) Security clearances.--All members of the 
        Commission shall hold appropriate security clearances.
    (b) Duties of Commission.--
            (1) Review of implementation of nuclear posture 
        review.--The Commission shall examine programmatic 
        requirements to achieve the goals set forth in the 
        report of the Secretary of Defense submitted to 
        Congress on December 31, 2001, providing the results of 
        the Nuclear Posture Review conducted pursuant to 
        section 1041 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into 
        law by Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-262) 
        and results of periodic assessments of the Nuclear 
        Posture Review. Matters examined by the Commission 
        shall include the following:
                    (A) The process of establishing 
                requirements for strategic forces and how that 
                process accommodates employment of nonnuclear 
                strike platforms and munitions in a strategic 
                role.
                    (B) How strategic intelligence, 
                reconnaissance, and surveillance requirements 
                differ from nuclear intelligence, 
                reconnaissance, and surveillance requirements.
                    (C) The ability of a limited number of 
                strategic platforms to carry out a growing 
                range of nonnuclear strategic strike missions.
                    (D) The limits of tactical systems to 
                perform nonnuclear global strategic missions in 
                a prompt manner.
                    (E) An assessment of the ability of the 
                current nuclear stockpile to address the 
                evolving strategic threat environment through 
                2008.
            (2) Recommendations.--The Commission shall include 
        in its report recommendations with respect to the 
        following:
                    (A) Changes to the requirements process to 
                employ nonnuclear strike platforms and 
                munitions in a strategic role.
                    (B) Changes to the nuclear stockpile and 
                infrastructure required to preserve a nuclear 
                capability commensurate with the changes to the 
                strategic threat environment through 2008.
                    (C) Actions the Secretary of Defense and 
                the Secretary of Energy can take to preserve 
                flexibility of the defense nuclear complex 
                while reducing the cost of a Cold War strategic 
                infrastructure.
                    (D) Identify shortfalls in the strategic 
                modernization programs of the United States 
                that would undermine the ability of the United 
                States to develop new nonnuclear strategic 
                strike capabilities.
            (3) Cooperation from government.--
                    (A) Cooperation.--In carrying out its 
                duties, the Commission shall receive the full 
                and timely cooperation of the Secretary of 
                Defense, the Secretary of Energy, and any other 
                United States Government official in providing 
                the Commission with analyses, briefings, and 
                other information necessary for the fulfillment 
                of its responsibilities.
                    (B) Liaison with doe & dod.--The Secretary 
                of Energy and the Secretary of Defense shall 
                each designate at least one officer or employee 
                of the Department of Energy and the Department 
                of Defense, respectively, to serve as a liaison 
                officer between the department and the 
                Commission.
    (c) Reports.--
            (1) Commission report.--Not later than June 30, 
        2007, the Commission shall submit to the Secretary of 
        Defense and the Committees on Armed Services of the 
        Senate and House of Representatives a report on the 
        Commission's findings and conclusions.
            (2) Secretary of defense response.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary of Defense 
                may submit to the Commission a response to the 
                report of the Commission under paragraph (1). 
                If the Secretary elects to submit to the 
                Commission a response to the report of the 
                Commission, the Secretary shall also submit 
                such response to the committees specified in 
                paragraph (1).
                    (B) Matters to be included.--The response, 
                if any, of the Secretary to the report of the 
                Commission shall include--
                            (i) comments on the findings and 
                        conclusions of the Commission; and
                            (ii) an explanation of what 
                        actions, if any, the Secretary intends 
                        to take to implement the 
                        recommendations of the Commission and, 
                        with respect to each such 
                        recommendation, the Secretary's reasons 
                        for implementing, or not implementing, 
                        the recommendation.
    (d) Detail of Government Employees.--Upon request of the 
chairman of the Commission, the head of any Federal department 
or agency may detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, up to three 
employees of such department or agency to the Commission to 
assist it in carrying out its duties.
    (e) Funding.--Funds for activities of the Commission shall 
be provided from amounts appropriated for the Department of 
Defense.
    (f) Termination of Commission.--The Commission shall 
terminate on July 30, 2007.
    (g) Implementation.--
            (1) FFRDC contract.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
        enter into the contract required under subsection 
        (a)(1) not later that 60 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
            (2) First meeting.--The Commission shall convene 
        its first meeting not later than 30 days after the date 
        as of which all members of the Commission have been 
        appointed.

SEC. 1052. REESTABLISHMENT OF EMP COMMISSION.

    (a) Reestablishment.--The commission established pursuant 
to title XIV 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-345), known as the 
Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from 
Electromagnetic Pulse Attack, is hereby reestablished.
    (b) Membership.--The Commission as reestablished shall have 
the same membership as the Commission had as of the date of the 
submission of the report of the Commission pursuant to section 
1403(a) of such Act, as in effect before the date of the 
enactment of this Act. Service on the Commission is voluntary, 
and Commissioners may elect to terminate their service on the 
Commission.
    (c) Commission Charter Defined.--In this section, the term 
``Commission charter'' means title XIV 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-345 et 
seq.).
    (d) Establishment and Purpose.--Section 1401 of the 
Commission charter (114 Stat. 1654A-345) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (e) and (g);
            (2) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) 
        as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively;
            (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 
        new subsection (b):
    ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Commission is to 
monitor, investigate, make recommendations, and report to 
Congress on the evolving threat to the United States from 
electromagnetic pulse (hereinafter in this title referred to as 
`EMP') attack resulting from the detonation of a nuclear weapon 
or weapons at high altitude.'';
            (4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph 
        (2), by striking the second and third sentences and 
        inserting ``In the event of a vacancy in the membership 
        of the Commission, the Secretary of Defense shall 
        appoint a new member.''; and
            (5) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph 
        (2), by striking ``pulse (hereafter'' and all that 
        follows and inserting ``pulse effects referred to in 
        subsection (b).''.
    (e) Duties of Commission.--Section 1402 of the Commission 
charter (114 Stat. 1654A-346) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 1402. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

    ``The Commission shall assess the following:
            ``(1) The vulnerability of electric-dependent 
        military systems and other electric-dependent systems 
        in the United States to an EMP attack, giving special 
        attention to the progress, or lack of progress, by the 
        Department of Defense, other Government departments and 
        agencies of the United States, and entities of the 
        private sector in taking steps to protect such systems 
        from such an attack.
            ``(2) The report of the Secretary of Defense 
        submitted to Congress under section 1403(b) of this Act 
        as in effect before the enactment of the National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006.''.
    (f) Report.--Section 1403 of the Commission charter (114 
Stat. 1654A-345) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 1403. REPORTS.

    ``(a) Final Report.--Not later than June 30, 2007, the 
Commission shall submit to Congress a report providing the 
Commission's assessment of the matters specified in section 
1402. That report shall include recommendations for any steps 
the Commission believes should be taken by the United States to 
better protect systems referred to in section 1402(1) from an 
EMP attack.
    ``(b) Interim Reports.--Before the submission of its report 
under subsection (a), the Commission may submit to Congress 
interim reports at such times as the Commission considers 
appropriate.''.
    (g) Clerical Amendment.--The heading for subsection (c) of 
section 1405 of the Commission charter (114 Stat. 1654A-347) is 
amended by striking ``Commission'' and inserting ``Panels''.
    (h) Commission Personnel Matters.--Section 1406(c)(2) of 
the Commission charter (114 Stat. 1654A-347) is amended by 
striking ``for grade GS-15 of the General Schedule'' and 
inserting ``for senior level and scientific or professional 
positions''.
    (i) Funding.--Section 1408 of the Commission charter (114 
Stat. 1654A-348) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``for any fiscal year'' after 
        ``activities of the Commission''; and
            (2) by striking ``for fiscal year 2001'' and 
        inserting ``for that fiscal year''.
    (j) Termination.--Section 1049 of of the Commission charter 
(114 Stat. 1654A-348) is amended by striking ``60 days'' and 
inserting ``30 days''.

SEC. 1053. MODERNIZATION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO SECURITY OF DEFENSE 
                    PROPERTY AND FACILITIES.

    Section 21 of the Internal Security Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
797) is amended to read as follows:

       ``PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF SECURITY REGULATIONS AND ORDERS

    ``Sec. 21.  (a) Misdemeanor Violation of Defense Property 
Security Regulations.--
            ``(1) Misdemeanor.--Whoever willfully violates any 
        defense property security regulation shall be fined 
        under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned not 
        more than one year, or both.
            ``(2) Defense property security regulation 
        described.--For purposes of paragraph (1), a defense 
        property security regulation is a property security 
        regulation that, pursuant to lawful authority--
                    ``(A) shall be or has been promulgated or 
                approved by the Secretary of Defense (or by a 
                military commander designated by the Secretary 
                of Defense or by a military officer, or a 
                civilian officer or employee of the Department 
                of Defense, holding a senior Department of 
                Defense director position designated by the 
                Secretary of Defense) for the protection or 
                security of Department of Defense property; or
                    ``(B) shall be or has been promulgated or 
                approved by the Administrator of the National 
                Aeronautics and Space Administration for the 
                protection or security of NASA property.
            ``(3) Property security regulation described.--For 
        purposes of paragraph (2), a property security 
        regulation, with respect to any property, is a 
        regulation--
                    ``(A) relating to fire hazards, fire 
                protection, lighting, machinery, guard service, 
                disrepair, disuse, or other unsatisfactory 
                conditions on such property, or the ingress 
                thereto or egress or removal of persons 
                therefrom; or
                    ``(B) otherwise providing for safeguarding 
                such property against destruction, loss, or 
                injury by accident or by enemy action, 
                sabotage, or other subversive actions.
            ``(4) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Department of defense property.--The 
                term `Department of Defense property' means 
                covered property subject to the jurisdiction, 
                administration, or in the custody of the 
                Department of Defense, any Department or agency 
                of which that Department consists, or any 
                officer or employee of that Department or 
                agency.
                    ``(B) NASA property.--The term `NASA 
                property' means covered property subject to the 
                jurisdiction, administration, or in the custody 
                of the National Aeronautics and Space 
                Administration or any officer or employee 
                thereof.
                    ``(C) Covered property.--The term `covered 
                property' means aircraft, airports, airport 
                facilities, vessels, harbors, ports, piers, 
                water-front facilities, bases, forts, posts, 
                laboratories, stations, vehicles, equipment, 
                explosives, or other property or places.
                    ``(D) Regulation as including order.--The 
                term `regulation' includes an order.
    ``(b) Posting.--Any regulation or order covered by 
subsection (a) shall be posted in conspicuous and appropriate 
places.''.

SEC. 1054. REVISION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE 
                    POLYGRAPH PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 1564a of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 1564a. Counterintelligence polygraph program

    ``(a) Authority for Program.--The Secretary of Defense may 
carry out a program for the administration of 
counterintelligence polygraph examinations to persons described 
in subsection (b). The program shall be conducted in accordance 
with the standards specified in subsection (e).
    ``(b) Persons Covered.--Except as provided in subsection 
(d), the following persons, if their duties are described in 
subsection (c), are subject to this section:
            ``(1) Military and civilian personnel of the 
        Department of Defense.
            ``(2) Personnel of defense contractors.
            ``(3) A person assigned or detailed to the 
        Department of Defense.
            ``(4) An applicant for a position in the Department 
        of Defense.
    ``(c) Covered Types of Duties.--The Secretary of Defense 
may provide, under standards established by the Secretary, that 
a person described in subsection (b) is subject to this section 
if that person's duties involve--
            ``(1) access to information that--
                    ``(A) has been classified at the level of 
                top secret; or
                    ``(B) is designated as being within a 
                special access program under section 4.4(a) of 
                Executive Order No. 12958 (or a successor 
                Executive order); or
            ``(2) assistance in an intelligence or military 
        mission in a case in which the unauthorized disclosure 
        or manipulation of information, as determined under 
        standards established by the Secretary of Defense, 
        could reasonably be expected to--
                    ``(A) jeopardize human life or safety;
                    ``(B) result in the loss of unique or 
                uniquely productive intelligence sources or 
                methods vital to United States security; or
                    ``(C) compromise technologies, operational 
                plans, or security procedures vital to the 
                strategic advantage of the United States and 
                its allies.
    ``(d) Exceptions From Coverage for Certain Intelligence 
Agencies and Functions.--This section does not apply to the 
following persons:
            ``(1) A person assigned or detailed to the Central 
        Intelligence Agency or to an expert or consultant under 
        a contract with the Central Intelligence Agency.
            ``(2) A person who is--
                    ``(A) employed by or assigned or detailed 
                to the National Security Agency;
                    ``(B) an expert or consultant under 
                contract to the National Security Agency;
                    ``(C) an employee of a contractor of the 
                National Security Agency; or
                    ``(D) a person applying for a position in 
                the National Security Agency.
            ``(3) A person assigned to a space where sensitive 
        cryptographic information is produced, processed, or 
        stored.
            ``(4) A person employed by, or assigned or detailed 
        to, an office within the Department of Defense for the 
        collection of specialized national foreign intelligence 
        through reconnaissance programs or a contractor of such 
        an office.
    ``(e) Standards.--(1) Polygraph examinations conducted 
under this section shall comply with all applicable laws and 
regulations.
    ``(2) Such examinations may be authorized for any of the 
following purposes:
            ``(A) To assist in determining the initial 
        eligibility for duties described in subsection (c) of, 
        and aperiodically thereafter, on a random basis, to 
        assist in determining the continued eligibility of, 
        persons described in subsections (b) and (c).
            ``(B) With the consent of, or upon the request of, 
        the examinee, to--
                    ``(i) resolve serious credible derogatory 
                information developed in connection with a 
                personnel security investigation; or
                    ``(ii) exculpate him- or herself of 
                allegations or evidence arising in the course 
                of a counterintelligence or personnel security 
                investigation.
            ``(C) To assist, in a limited number of cases when 
        operational exigencies require the immediate use of a 
        person's services before the completion of a personnel 
        security investigation, in determining the interim 
        eligibility for duties described in subsection (c) of 
        the person.
    ``(3) Polygraph examinations conducted under this section 
shall provide adequate safeguards, prescribed by the Secretary 
of Defense, for the protection of the rights and privacy of 
persons subject to this section under subsection (b) who are 
considered for or administered polygraph examinations under 
this section. Such safeguards shall include the following:
            ``(A) The examinee shall receive timely 
        notification of the examination and its intended 
        purpose and may only be given the examination with the 
        consent of the examinee.
            ``(B) The examinee shall be advised of the 
        examinee's right to consult with legal counsel.
            ``(C) All questions asked concerning the matter at 
        issue, other than technical questions necessary to the 
        polygraph technique, must have a relevance to the 
        subject of the inquiry.
    ``(f) Oversight.--(1) The Secretary shall establish a 
process to monitor responsible and effective application of 
polygraph examinations within the Department of Defense.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall make information on the use of 
polygraphs within the Department of Defense available to the 
congressional defense committees.
    ``(g) Polygraph Research Program.--The Secretary shall 
carry out a continuing research program to support the 
polygraph examination activities of the Department of Defense. 
The program shall include the following:
            ``(1) An on-going evaluation of the validity of 
        polygraph techniques used by the Department.
            ``(2) Research on polygraph countermeasures and 
        anti-countermeasures.
            ``(3) Developmental research on polygraph 
        techniques, instrumentation, and analytic methods.''.
    (b) Effective Date; Implementation.--The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to polygraph 
examinations administered beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1055. PRESERVATION OF RECORDS PERTAINING TO RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT 
                    FROM NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING.

    (a) Prohibition of Destruction of Certain Records.--The 
Secretary of Defense may not destroy any official record in the 
custody or control of the Department of Defense that contains 
information relating to radioactive fallout from nuclear 
weapons testing.
    (b) Preservation and Publication of Information.--The 
Secretary of Defense shall identify, preserve, and make 
available any unclassified information contained in official 
records referred to in subsection (a).

SEC. 1056. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Amendments Relating to Definition of Base Closure 
Laws.--
            (1) Section 2694a(i) of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended by striking paragraph (2).
            (2) Paragraph (1) of section 1333(i) of the 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 
        (Public Law 103-160; 10 U.S.C. 2701 note) is amended to 
        read as follows:
            ``(1) Base closure law.--The term `base closure 
        law' has the meaning given such term in section 
        101(a)(17) of title 10, United States Code.''.
            (3) Subsection (b) of section 2814 of the Military 
        Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
        (division B of Public Law 103-337; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) 
        is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Base Closure Law Defined.--In this section, the term 
`base closure law' has the meaning given such term in section 
101(a)(17) of title 10, United States Code.''.
            (4) Subsection (c) of section 3341 of title 5, 
        United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) For purposes of this section, the term `base closure 
law' has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(17) of 
title 10.''.
            (5) Chapter 5 of title 40, United States Code, is 
        amended--
                    (A) in section 554(a)(1), by striking 
                ``means'' and all that follows and inserting 
                ``has the meaning given that term in section 
                101(a)(17) of title 10.''; and
                    (B) in section 572(b)(1)(B), by striking 
                ``section 2667(h)(2) of title 10'' and 
                inserting ``section 101(a)(17) of title 10''.
            (6) The Act of November 13, 2000, entitled ``An Act 
        to amend the Organic Act of Guam, and for other 
        purposes'' (Public Law 106-504; 114 Stat. 2309) is 
        amended by striking paragraph (2) of section 1(c) and 
        inserting the following new paragraph (2):
            ``(2) The term `base closure law' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 101(a)(17) of title 10, 
        United States Code.''.
    (b) Definition of State for Purposes of Section 2694a.--
Subsection (i) of section 2694a of title 10, United States 
Code, as amended by subsection (a)(1), is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
        paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and
            (2) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by 
        striking ``and the territories and possessions of the 
        United States'' and inserting ``Guam, the Virgin 
        Islands, and American Samoa''.
    (c) Other Miscellaneous Corrections to Title 10, United 
States Code.--Title 10, United States Code, is amended as 
follows:
            (1) Section 101(e)(4)(B)(ii) is amended by striking 
        the comma after ``bulk explosives''.
            (2) Section 127b(d)(1) is amended by striking 
        ``polices'' in the second sentence and inserting 
        ``policies''.
            (3) Section 1732 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) by striking ``(b)(2)(A) and 
                        (b)(2)(B)'' in paragraphs (1) and (2) 
                        and inserting ``(b)(1)(A) and 
                        (b)(1)(B)''; and
                            (ii) by striking paragraph (3); and
                    (B) in subsection (d)(2), by striking 
                ``(b)(2)(A)(ii)'' and inserting 
                ``(b)(1)(A)(ii)''.
            (4) Section 2410n(b) is amended by striking 
        ``compeititon'' in the second sentence and inserting 
        ``competition''.
            (5) Section 2507(d) is amended by striking 
        ``section (a)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)''.
            (6) Section 2665(a) is amended by striking ``under 
        section 2664 of this title''.
            (7) Section 2703(b) is amended by striking ``For 
        purposes of the preceding sentence, the terms 
        `unexploded ordnance', `discarded military munitions', 
        and'' and inserting ``In this subsection, the terms 
        `discarded military munitions' and''.
            (8) Section 2773a(a) is amended by inserting ``by'' 
        after ``incorrect payment made'' in the first sentence.
            (9) Section 2801(d) is amended by striking 
        ``sections 2830 and 2835'' and inserting ``sections 
        2830, 2835, and 2836 of this chapter''.
            (10) Section 2881a(f) is amended by striking 
        ``Notwithstanding section 2885 of this title, the'' and 
        inserting ``The''.
            (11) Section 3084 is amended by striking the 
        semicolon in the section heading and inserting a colon.
    (d) Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2005.--Section 1105(h) of the Ronald W. Reagan 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public 
Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2075) is amended by striking ``(21 
U.S.C.'' and inserting ``(20 U.S.C.''.
    (e) Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2003.--The Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314) is amended as 
follows:
            (1) Section 314 (116 Stat. 2508) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (d), by striking ``(40 
                U.S.C.'' and inserting ``(42 U.S.C.''; and
                    (B) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``(40 
                U.S.C.'' and inserting ``(42 U.S.C.''.
            (2) Section 635(a) (116 Stat. 2574) is amended by 
        inserting ``the first place it appears'' after ``by 
        striking `a claim' ''.
    (f) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1994.--Section 1605(a)(4) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (22 U.S.C. 2751 note) is amended by 
striking ``Logisitics'' in the first sentence and inserting 
``Logistics''.
    (g) Title 38, United States Code.--Section 8111(b)(1) of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``of 
1993'' after ``the Government Performance and Results Act''.

SEC. 1057. DELETION OF OBSOLETE DEFINITIONS IN TITLES 10 AND 32, UNITED 
                    STATES CODE.

    (a) Deleting Obsolete Definition of ``Territory'' in Title 
10.--Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows:
            (1) Section 101(a) is amended by striking paragraph 
        (2).
            (2) The following sections are amended by striking 
        the terms ``Territory or'', ``or Territory'', ``a 
        Territorial Department,'', ``or a Territory'', 
        ``Territory and'', ``its Territories,'', and ``and 
        Territories'' each place they appear: sections 
        101(a)(3), 332, 822, 1072, 1103, 2671, 3037, 5148, 
        8037, 8074, 12204, and 12642.
            (3) The following sections are amended by striking 
        the terms ``Territory,'' and ``Territories,'' each 
        place they appear: sections 849, 858, 888, 2668, 2669, 
        7545, and 9773.
            (4) Section 808 is amended by striking ``Territory, 
        Commonwealth, or possession,'' and inserting 
        ``Commonwealth, possession,''.
            (5) The following sections are amended by striking 
        ``Territories, Commonwealths, or possessions'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``Commonwealths or 
        possessions'': sections 847, 2734, 4778, 5986, 7652, 
        7653, and 12406.
            (6) The following sections are amended by striking 
        ``Territories, Commonwealths, and possessions'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``Commonwealths and 
        possessions'': sections 846, 3062, 3074, 4747, 4778, 
        8062, and 9778.
            (7) Section 312 is amended by striking ``States and 
        Territories, and Puerto Rico'' and inserting ``States, 
        the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin 
        Islands''.
            (8) Section 335 is amended by striking ``the 
        unincorporated territories of''.
            (9) Sections 4301 and 9301 are amended by striking 
        ``State or Territory, Puerto Rico, or the District of 
        Columbia'' each place it appears and inserting ``State, 
        the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of 
        Columbia, Guam, or the Virgin Islands''.
            (10) Sections 4685 and 9685 are amended by striking 
        ``State or Territory concerned'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``State concerned or Guam or the Virgin 
        Islands'' and by striking ``State and Territorial'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``State, Guam, and 
        the Virgin Islands''.
            (11) Section 7851 is amended by striking ``States, 
        the Territories, and the District of Columbia'' and 
        inserting ``States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and 
        the Virgin Islands''.
            (12) Section 7854 is amended by striking ``any 
        State, any Territory, or the District of Columbia'' and 
        inserting ``any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, 
        or the Virgin Islands''.
    (b) Deleting Obsolete Definition of ``territory'' in Title 
32.--Title 32, United States Code, is amended as follows:
            (1) Paragraph (1) of section 101 is amended to read 
        as follows:
            ``(1) For purposes of other laws relating to the 
        militia, the National Guard, the Army National Guard of 
        the United States, and the Air National Guard of the 
        United States, the term `Territory' includes Guam and 
        the Virgin Islands.''.
            (2) Sections 103, 104(c), 314, 315, 708(d), and 711 
        are amended by striking ``State and Territory, Puerto 
        Rico, and the District of Columbia'' and ``State or 
        Territory, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia'' 
        each place they appear and inserting ``State, the 
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, 
        Guam, and the Virgin Islands''.
            (3) Sections 104(d), 107, 109, 503, 703, 704, 710, 
        and 712 are amended by striking ``State or Territory, 
        Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia'' and ``State 
        or Territory, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands or the 
        District of Columbia'' each place they appear and 
        inserting ``State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
        District of Columbia, Guam, or the Virgin Islands''.
            (4) Sections 104(a), 505, 702(a), and 708(a) are 
        amended by striking ``State or Territory and Puerto 
        Rico'', ``State or Territory or Puerto Rico'', and 
        ``State or Territory, Puerto Rico'' each place they 
        appear and inserting ``State, the Commonwealth of 
        Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands''.
            (5) Section 324 is amended by striking ``State or 
        Territory of whose National Guard he is a member, or by 
        the laws of Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia, 
        if he is a member of its National Guard'' and inserting 
        ``State of whose National Guard he is a member, or by 
        the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the 
        District of Columbia, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, 
        whose National Guard he is a member''.
            (6) Section 325 is amended by striking ``State or 
        Territory, or of Puerto Rico'' and ``State or Territory 
        or Puerto Rico'' each place they appear and inserting 
        ``State, or of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, 
        or the Virgin Islands''.
            (7) Sections 326, 327, and 501 are amended by 
        striking ``States and Territories, Puerto Rico, and the 
        District of Columbia'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
        the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin 
        Islands''.

SEC. 1058. SUPPORT FOR YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) Youth Organization Defined.--In this section, the term 
``youth organization'' means--
            (1) the Boy Scouts of America;
            (2) the Girl Scouts of the United States of 
        America;
            (3) the Boys Clubs of America;
            (4) the Girls Clubs of America;
            (5) the Young Men's Christian Association;
            (6) the Young Women's Christian Association;
            (7) the Civil Air Patrol;
            (8) the United States Olympic Committee;
            (9) the Special Olympics;
            (10) Campfire USA;
            (11) the Young Marines;
            (12) the Naval Sea Cadets Corps;
            (13) 4-H Clubs;
            (14) the Police Athletic League;
            (15) Big Brothers--Big Sisters of America;
            (16) National Guard Challenge Program; and
            (17) any other organization designated by the 
        President as an organization that is primarily intended 
        to--
                    (A) serve individuals under the age of 21 
                years;
                    (B) provide training in citizenship, 
                leadership, physical fitness, service to 
                community, and teamwork; and
                    (C) promote the development of character 
                and ethical and moral values.
    (b) Support for Youth Organizations.--
            (1) Continuation of support.--No Federal law 
        (including any rule, regulation, directive, 
        instruction, or order) shall be construed to limit any 
        Federal agency from providing any form of support for a 
        youth organization (including the Boy Scouts of America 
        or any group officially affiliated with the Boy Scouts 
        of America) that would result in that Federal agency 
        providing less support to that youth organization (or 
        any similar organization chartered under the chapter of 
        title 36, United States Code, relating to that youth 
        organization) than was provided during the preceding 
        fiscal year to that youth organization. This paragraph 
        shall be subject to the availability of appropriations.
            (2) Youth organizations that cease to exist.--
        Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any youth organization 
        that ceases to exist.
            (3) Waivers.--The head of a Federal agency may 
        waive the application of paragraph (1) to a youth 
        organization with respect to each conviction or 
        investigation described under subparagraph (A) or (B) 
        for a period of not more than two fiscal years if--
                    (A) any senior officer (including any 
                member of the board of directors) of the youth 
                organization is convicted of a criminal offense 
                relating to the official duties of that officer 
                or the youth organization is convicted of a 
                criminal offense; or
                    (B) the youth organization is the subject 
                of a criminal investigation relating to 
                fraudulent use or waste of Federal funds.
            (4) Types of support.--Support described in 
        paragraph (1) includes--
                    (A) authorizing a youth organization to 
                hold meetings, camping events, or other 
                activities on Federal property;
                    (B) hosting any official event of a youth 
                organization;
                    (C) loaning equipment for the use of a 
                youth organization; and
                    (D) providing personnel services and 
                logistical support for a youth organization.
    (c) Continuation of Department of Defense of Support for 
Scout Jamborees.--Section 2554 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i)(1) The Secretary of Defense shall provide at least 
the same level of support under this section for a national or 
world Boy Scout Jamboree as was provided under this section for 
the preceding national or world Boy Scout Jamboree.
    ``(2) The Secretary of Defense may waive paragraph (1), if 
the Secretary--
            ``(A) determines that providing the support subject 
        to paragraph (1) would be detrimental to the national 
        security of the United States; and
            ``(B) submits to Congress a report containing such 
        determination in a timely manner, and before the waiver 
        takes effect.''.
    (d) Equal Access for Youth Organizations.--Section 109 of 
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5309) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by 
        inserting ``or (e)'' after ``subsection (a)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(e) Equal Access.--
            ``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term 
        `youth organization' means an organization described 
        under part B of subtitle II of title 36, United States 
        Code, that is intended to serve individuals under the 
        age of 21 years.
            ``(2) In general.--No State or unit of general 
        local government that has a designated open forum, 
        limited public forum, or nonpublic forum and that is a 
        recipient of assistance under this title shall deny 
        equal access or a fair opportunity to meet to, or 
        discriminate against, any youth organization, including 
        the Boy Scouts of America or any group officially 
        affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America, that wishes 
        to conduct a meeting or otherwise participate in that 
        designated open forum, limited public forum, or 
        nonpublic forum.''.

SEC. 1059. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR PERSONS SERVING AS TRANSLATORS 
                    WITH UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.

    (a) In General.--For purposes of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), subject to subsection 
(c)(1), the Secretary of Homeland Security may provide an alien 
described in subsection (b) with the status of a special 
immigrant under section 101(a)(27) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(27)), if the alien--
            (1) files with the Secretary of Homeland Security a 
        petition under section 204 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) 
        for classification under section 203(b)(4) of such Act 
        (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(4)); and
            (2) is otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant 
        visa and is otherwise admissible to the United States 
        for permanent residence, except in determining such 
        admissibility, the grounds for inadmissibility 
        specified in section 212(a)(4) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
        1182(a)(4)) shall not apply.
    (b) Aliens Described.--
            (1) Principal aliens.--An alien is described in 
        this subsection if the alien--
                    (A) is a national of Iraq or Afghanistan;
                    (B) worked directly with United States 
                Armed Forces as a translator for a period of at 
                least 12 months;
                    (C) obtained a favorable written 
                recommendation from a general or flag officer 
                in the chain of command of the United States 
                Armed Forces unit that was supported by the 
                alien; and
                    (D) before filing the petition described in 
                subsection (a)(1), cleared a background check 
                and screening, as determined by a general or 
                flag officer in the chain of command of the 
                United States Armed Forces unit that was 
                supported by the alien.
            (2) Spouses and children.--An alien is described in 
        this subsection if the alien is the spouse or child of 
        a principal alien described in paragraph (1), and is 
        following or accompanying to join the principal alien.
    (c) Numerical Limitations.--
            (1) In general.--The total number of principal 
        aliens who may be provided special immigrant status 
        under this section during any fiscal year shall not 
        exceed 50.
            (2) Counting against special immigrant cap.--For 
        purposes of the application of sections 201 through 203 
        of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151-
        1153) in any fiscal year, aliens eligible to be 
        provided status under this section shall be treated as 
        special immigrants described in section 101(a)(27) of 
        such Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)) who are not described 
        in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (K) of such section.
    (d) Application of Immigration and Nationality Act 
Provisions.--The definitions in subsections (a) and (b) of 
section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101) shall apply in the administration of this section.

SEC. 1060. EXPANSION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES UNDER RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS.

     Subsection (b) of the first section of the Act of May 27, 
1955 (42 U.S.C. 1856(b)), is amended by striking ``and fire 
fighting'' and inserting ``, fire fighting, and emergency 
services, including basic medical support, basic and advanced 
life support, hazardous material containment and confinement, 
and special rescue events involving vehicular and water 
mishaps, and trench, building, and confined space 
extractions''.

SEC. 1061. RENEWAL OF MORATORIUM ON RETURN OF VETERANS MEMORIAL OBJECTS 
                    TO FOREIGN NATIONS WITHOUT SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION 
                    IN LAW.

    Section 1051(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 10 U.S.C. 2572 note) 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``the date of the enactment of this 
        Act'' and inserting ``October 5, 1999,''; and
            (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
        following: ``, and during the period beginning on the 
        date of the enactment of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 and ending on 
        September 30, 2010''.

SEC. 1062. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NATIONAL SECURITY INTEREST OF 
                    MAINTAINING AERONAUTICS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The advances made possible by Government-funded 
        research in emerging aeronautics technologies have 
        enabled longstanding military air superiority for the 
        United States in recent decades.
            (2) Military aircraft incorporate advanced 
        technologies developed at research centers of the 
        National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
            (3) The vehicle systems program of the National 
        Aeronautics and Space Administration has provided major 
        technology advances that have been used in every major 
        civil and military aircraft developed over the last 50 
        years.
            (4) It is important for the cooperative research 
        efforts of the National Aeronautics and Space 
        Administration and the Department of Defense that 
        funding of research on military aviation technologies 
        be robust.
            (5) Recent National Aeronautics and Space 
        Administration and independent studies have 
        demonstrated the competitiveness, scientific merit, and 
        necessity of existing aeronautics programs.
            (6) The economic and military security of the 
        United States is enhanced by the continued development 
        of improved aeronautics technologies.
            (7) A national effort is needed to ensure that the 
        National Aeronautics and Space Administration can help 
        meet future aviation needs.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that it 
is in the national security interest of the United States to 
maintain a strong aeronautics research and development program 
within the Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration.

SEC. 1063. AIRPORT CERTIFICATION.

    For the airport referred to in paragraph (1) to be eligible 
to receive approval of an airport layout plan by the Federal 
Aviation Administration, such airport shall ensure and provide 
documentation that--
            (1) the governing body of an airport built after 
        the date of enactment of this Act at site number 
        04506.3*A and under number 17-0027 of the National Plan 
        of Integrated Airport Systems is composed of a majority 
        of local residents who live in the county in which such 
        airport is located; and
            (2) the airport complies with sections 303, 303A, 
        and 303B of the Federal Property and Administrative 
        Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253-253b) as 
        implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
        issued pursuant to section 25 of the Office of Federal 
        Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 421) regarding land 
        procurement and developer selection.

                   Subtitle G--Military Mail Matters

SEC. 1071. SAFE DELIVERY OF MAIL IN MILITARY MAIL SYSTEM.

    (a) Plan for Safe Delivery of Military Mail.--
            (1) Plan required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
        develop and implement a plan to ensure that the mail 
        within the military mail system is safe for delivery. 
        The plan shall provide for the screening of all mail 
        within the military mail system in order to detect the 
        presence of biological, chemical, or radiological 
        weapons, agents, or pathogens or explosive devices 
        before mail within the military mail system is 
        delivered to its intended recipients.
            (2) Funding.--The budget justification materials 
        submitted to Congress with the budget of the President 
        for fiscal year 2007 and each fiscal year thereafter 
        shall include a description of the amounts required in 
        such fiscal year to carry out the plan.
    (b) Report on Safety of Mail for Delivery.--
            (1) Report required.--Not later than 120 days after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
        shall submit to Congress a report on the safety of mail 
        within the military mail system for delivery.
            (2) Elements.--The report shall include the 
        following:
                    (A) An assessment of any existing 
                deficiencies in the military mail system in 
                ensuring that mail within the military mail 
                system is safe for delivery.
                    (B) The plan required by subsection (a).
                    (C) An estimate of the time and resources 
                required to implement the plan.
                    (D) A description of the delegation within 
                the Department of Defense of responsibility for 
                ensuring that mail within the military mail 
                system is safe for delivery, including 
                responsibility for the development, 
                implementation, and oversight of improvements 
                to the military mail system to ensure that mail 
                within the military mail system is safe for 
                delivery.
            (3) Form.--The report shall be submitted in 
        unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
    (c) Mail Within the Military Mail System Defined.--
            (1) In general.--In this section, the term ``mail 
        within the military mail system'' means--
                    (A) any mail that is posted through the 
                Military Post Offices (including Army Post 
                Offices (APOs) and Fleet Post Offices (FPOs)), 
                Department of Defense mail centers, military 
                Air Mail Terminals, and military Fleet Mail 
                Centers; and
                    (B) any mail or package posted in the 
                United States that is addressed to an 
                unspecified member of the Armed Forces.
            (2) Inclusions and exception.--The term includes 
        any official mail posted by the Department of Defense. 
        The term does not include any mail posted as otherwise 
        described in paragraph (1) that has been screened for 
        safety for delivery by the United States Postal Service 
        before such posting.

                  TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS

                  Subtitle A--Extensions of Authorities

Sec. 1101. Extension of eligibility to continue Federal employee health 
          benefits.
Sec. 1102. Extension of Department of Defense voluntary reduction in 
          force authority.
Sec. 1103. Extension of authority to make lump sum severance payments.
Sec. 1104. Permanent extension of Science, Mathematics, and Research for 
          Transformation (SMART) Defense Education Program.
Sec. 1105. Authority to waive annual limitation on total compensation 
          paid to Federal civilian employees.

                 Subtitle B--Veterans Preference Matters

Sec. 1111. Veterans' preference status for certain veterans who served 
          on active duty during the period beginning on September 11, 
          2001, and ending as of the close of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sec. 1112. Veterans' preference eligibility for military reservists.

                        Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 1121. Transportation of family members in connection with the 
          repatriation of Federal employees held captive.
Sec. 1122. Strategic human capital plan for civilian employees of the 
          Department of Defense.
Sec. 1123. Independent study on features of successful personnel 
          management systems of highly technical and scientific 
          workforces.
Sec. 1124. Support by Department of Defense of pilot project for 
          Civilian Linguist Reserve Corps.
Sec. 1125. Increase in authorized number of positions in Defense 
          Intelligence Senior Executive Service.

                 Subtitle A--Extensions of Authorities

SEC. 1101. EXTENSION OF ELIGIBILITY TO CONTINUE FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH 
                    BENEFITS.

    Section 8905a(d)(4)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by striking ``October 1, 2006'' 
        and inserting ``October 1, 2010''; and
            (2) in clause (ii)--
                    (A) by striking ``February 1, 2007'' and 
                inserting ``February 1, 2011''; and
                    (B) by striking ``October 1, 2006'' and 
                inserting ``October 1, 2010''.

SEC. 1102. EXTENSION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE VOLUNTARY REDUCTION IN 
                    FORCE AUTHORITY.

    Section 3502(f)(5) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``September 30, 2005'' and inserting 
``September 30, 2010''.

SEC. 1103. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE LUMP SUM SEVERANCE PAYMENTS.

    Section 5595(i)(4) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``October 1, 2006'' and inserting ``October 
1, 2010''.

SEC. 1104. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND RESEARCH 
                    FOR TRANSFORMATION (SMART) DEFENSE EDUCATION 
                    PROGRAM.

    (a) Permanent Extension.--Section 1105 of the Ronald W. 
Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 
(Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2074; 10 U.S.C. 2192 note) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``pilot'' each place it appears in 
        the section and subsection headings and the text;
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``(1)''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (2);
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``(b)'' and all that 
                follows through ``a scholarship'' and inserting 
                ``(b) Financial Assistance.--(1) Under the 
                program under this section, the Secretary of 
                Defense may award a scholarship or 
                fellowship'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)(B)--
                            (i) by striking ``undergraduate'' 
                        and inserting ``associates degree, 
                        undergraduate degree,''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``accredited'' 
                        before ``institution of higher 
                        education'';
                    (C) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by inserting ``or fellowship'' 
                        after ``scholarship'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``equipment 
                        expenses,'' after ``laboratory 
                        expenses,''; and
                            (iii) by striking the second 
                        sentence; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
    ``(3) Financial assistance provided under a scholarship or 
fellowship awarded under this section may be paid directly to 
the recipient of such scholarship or fellowship or to an 
administering entity for disbursement of the funds.''; and
            (4) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the heading, by inserting 
                ``Financial'' before ``Assistance''
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``a scholarship'' 
                        and inserting ``financial assistance'';
                            (ii) by striking ``the financial 
                        assistance provided under the 
                        scholarship'' and inserting ``such 
                        financial assistance''; and
                            (iii) by striking the second 
                        sentence and inserting the following: 
                        ``Except as provided in subsection (d), 
                        the period of service required of a 
                        recipient may not be less than the 
                        total period of pursuit of a degree 
                        that is covered by such financial 
                        assistance.''.
    (b) Employment of Program Participants.--Such section is 
further amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (g);
            (2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) 
        as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following 
        new subsection (d):
    ``(d) Employment of Program Participants.--(1) The 
Secretary of Defense may--
            ``(A) appoint or retain a person participating in 
        the program under this section in a position on an 
        interim basis during the period of such person's 
        pursuit of a degree under the program and for a period 
        not to exceed 2 years after completion of the degree, 
        but only if, in the case of the period after completion 
        of the degree--
                    ``(i) there is no readily available 
                appropriate permanent position for such person; 
                and
                    ``(ii) there is an active and ongoing 
                effort to identify and assign such person to an 
                appropriate permanent position as soon as 
                practicable; and
            ``(B) if there is no appropriate permanent position 
        available after the end of the periods described in 
        subparagraph (A), separate such person from employment 
        with the Department without regard to any other 
        provision of law, in which event the service agreement 
        of such person under subsection (c) shall terminate.
    ``(2) The period of service of a person covered by 
paragraph (1) in a position on an interim basis under that 
paragraph shall, after completion of the degree, be treated as 
a period of service for purposes of satisfying the obligated 
service requirements of the person under the service agreement 
of the person under subsection (c).''.
    (c) Refund for Period of Unserved Obligated Service.--
Paragraph (1) of subsection (e) of such section, as 
redesignated by subsection (c)(1) of this section, is amended 
to read as follows:
    ``(1)(A) A participant in the program under this section 
who is not an employee of the Department of Defense and who 
voluntarily fails to complete the educational program for which 
financial assistance has been provided under this section, or 
fails to maintain satisfactory academic progress as determined 
in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
Defense, shall refund to the United States an appropriate 
amount, as determined by the Secretary.
    ``(B) A participant in the program under this section who 
is an employee of the Department of Defense and who--
            ``(i) voluntarily fails to complete the educational 
        program for which financial assistance has been 
        provided, or fails to maintain satisfactory academic 
        progress as determined in accordance with regulations 
        prescribed by the Secretary; or
            ``(ii) before completion of the period of obligated 
        service required of such participant--
                    ``(I) voluntarily terminates such 
                participant's employment with the Department; 
                or
                    ``(II) is removed from such participant's 
                employment with the Department on the basis of 
                misconduct,
shall refund the United States an appropriate amount, as 
determined by the Secretary.''.
    (d) Codification.--
            (1) Amendment to title 10.--Chapter 111 of title 
        10, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by inserting after section 2192 the 
                following:

``Sec. 2192a. Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation 
                    (SMART) Defense Education Program'';

                     and
                    (B) by transferring and inserting the text 
                of section 1105 of the Ronald W. Reagan 
                National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
                Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2074; 
                10 U.S.C. 2192 note), as amended by subsections 
                (a), (b), and (c), so as to appear below the 
                section heading for section 2192a, as added by 
                subparagraph (A).
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at 
        the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
        after the item relating to section 2192 the following 
        new item:

``2192a. Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) 
          Defense Education Program.''.

    (e) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1105 of the Ronald W. Reagan National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public 
        Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2074; 10 U.S.C. 2192 note) is 
        repealed.
            (2) Section 3304(a)(3)(B)(ii) of title 5, United 
        States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Scholarship Pilot 
                Program'' and inserting ``Defense Education 
                Program''; and
                    (B) by striking ``section 1105'' and all 
                that follows through the period and inserting 
                ``section 2192a of title 10, United States 
                Code.''.
    (f) Effect on Current Participants in SMART Pilot 
Program.--Participation in the Science, Mathematics, and 
Research for Transformation (SMART) Defense Scholarship Pilot 
Program under section 1105 of Public Law 108-375 by an 
individual who has entered into an agreement under that pilot 
program before the date of the enactment of this Act shall be 
governed by the terms of such agreement without regard to the 
amendments made by this section.

SEC. 1105. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE ANNUAL LIMITATION ON TOTAL COMPENSATION 
                    PAID TO FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Waiver Authority.--During 2006 and notwithstanding 
section 5547 of title 5, United States Code, the head of an 
executive agency may waive, subject to subsection (b), the 
limitation established in that section for total compensation 
(including limitations on the aggregate of basic pay and 
premium pay payable in a calendar year) of an employee who 
performs work while in an overseas location that is in the area 
of responsibility of the commander of the United States Central 
Command, in direct support of or directly related to a military 
operation (including a contingency operation as defined in 
section 101(13) of title 10, United States Code).
    (b) $200,000 Maximum Total Compensation.--The total 
compensation of an employee whose pay is covered by a waiver 
under subsection (a) may not exceed $200,000 in a calendar 
year.
    (c) Additional Pay not Considered Basic Pay.--To the extent 
that a waiver under subsection (a) results in payment of 
additional premium pay of a type that is normally creditable as 
basic pay for retirement or any other purpose, such additional 
pay--
            (1) shall not be considered to be basic pay for any 
        purpose; and
            (2) shall not be used in computing a lump sum 
        payment for accumulated and accrued annual leave under 
        section 5551 of title 5, United States Code.

                Subtitle B--Veterans Preference Matters

SEC. 1111. VETERANS' PREFERENCE STATUS FOR CERTAIN VETERANS WHO SERVED 
                    ON ACTIVE DUTY DURING THE PERIOD BEGINNING ON 
                    SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, AND ENDING AS OF THE CLOSE OF 
                    OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM.

    (a) Definition of Veteran.--Section 2108(1) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'' at the 
        end;
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by adding ``or'' after the 
        semicolon; and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the 
        following:
                    ``(D) served on active duty as defined by 
                section 101(21) of title 38 at any time in the 
                armed forces for a period of more than 180 
                consecutive days any part of which occurred 
                during the period beginning on September 11, 
                2001, and ending on the date prescribed by 
                Presidential proclamation or by law as the last 
                date of Operation Iraqi Freedom;''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2108(3)(B) of such title 
is amended by striking ``paragraph (1)(B) or (C)'' and 
inserting ``paragraph (1)(B), (C), or (D)''.

SEC. 1112. VETERANS' PREFERENCE ELIGIBILITY FOR MILITARY RESERVISTS.

    (a) Veterans' Preference Eligibility.--Section 2108(1) of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``separated 
from'' and inserting ``discharged or released from active duty 
in''.
    (b) Savings Provision.--Nothing in the amendment made by 
subsection (a) may be construed to affect a determination made 
before the date of enactment of this Act that an individual is 
a preference eligible (as defined in section 2108(3) of title 
5, United States Code).

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

SEC. 1121. TRANSPORTATION OF FAMILY MEMBERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE 
                    REPATRIATION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HELD CAPTIVE.

    (a) Allowances Authorized.--Chapter 57 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

``Sec. 5760. Travel and transportation allowances: transportation of 
                    family members incident to the repatriation of 
                    employees held captive

    ``(a) Allowance for Family Members and Certain Others.--(1) 
Under uniform regulations prescribed by the heads of agencies, 
travel and transportation described in subsection (d) may be 
provided for not more than 3 family members of an employee 
described in subsection (b).
    ``(2) In addition to the family members authorized to be 
provided travel and transportation under paragraph (1), the 
head of an agency may provide travel and transportation 
described in subsection (d) to an attendant to accompany a 
family member described in subsection (b) if the head of an 
agency determines--
            ``(A) the family member to be accompanied is unable 
        to travel unattended because of age, physical 
        condition, or other reason determined by the head of 
        the agency; and
            ``(B) no other family member who is eligible for 
        travel and transportation under subsection (a) is able 
        to serve as an attendant for the family member.
    ``(3) If no family member of an employee described in 
subsection (b) is able to travel to the repatriation site of 
the employee, travel and transportation described in subsection 
(d) may be provided to not more than 2 persons related to and 
selected by the employee.
    ``(b) Covered Employees.--An employee described in this 
subsection is an employee (as defined in section 2105 of this 
title) who--
            ``(1) was held captive, as determined by the head 
        of an agency concerned; and
            ``(2) is repatriated to a site inside or outside 
        the United States.
    ``(c) Eligible Family Members.--In this section, the term 
`family member' has the meaning given the term in section 
411h(b) of title 37.
    ``(d) Travel and Transportation Authorized.--(1) The 
transportation authorized by subsection (a) is round-trip 
transportation between the home of the family member (or home 
of the attendant or person provided transportation under 
paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a), as the case may be) and 
the location of the repatriation site at which the employee is 
located.
    ``(2) In addition to the transportation authorized by 
subsection (a), the head of an agency 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 for such allowances and expenses 
under section 404(d) of title 37.
    ``(3) The transportation authorized by subsection (a) may 
be provided by any of the means described in section 411h(d)(1) 
of title 37.
    ``(4) An allowance under this subsection may be paid in 
advance.
    ``(5) Reimbursement payable under this subsection may not 
exceed the cost of government-procured round-trip air 
travel.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 57 of such title is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item:

``5760. Travel and transportation allowances: transportation of family 
          members incident to the repatriation of employees held 
          captive.''.

SEC. 1122. STRATEGIC HUMAN CAPITAL PLAN FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE 
                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) Plan Required.--(1) Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall develop and submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and House of Representatives a strategic plan to 
shape and improve the civilian employee workforce of the 
Department of Defense.
    (2) The plan shall be known as the ``strategic human 
capital plan''.
    (b) Contents.--The strategic human capital plan required by 
subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) an assessment of--
                    (A) the critical skills and competencies 
                that will be needed in the future civilian 
                employee workforce of the Department of Defense 
                to support national security requirements and 
                effectively manage the Department over the next 
                decade;
                    (B) the skills and competencies of the 
                existing civilian employee workforce of the 
                Department and projected trends in that 
                workforce based on expected losses due to 
                retirement and other attrition; and
                    (C) gaps in the existing or projected 
                civilian employee workforce of the Department 
                that should be addressed to ensure that the 
                Department has continued access to the critical 
                skills and competencies described in 
                subparagraph (A); and
            (2) a plan of action for developing and reshaping 
        the civilian employee workforce of the Department to 
        address the gaps in critical skills and competencies 
        identified under paragraph (1)(C), including--
                    (A) specific recruiting and retention 
                goals, including the program objectives of the 
                Department to be achieved through such goals; 
                and
                    (B) specific strategies for development, 
                training, deploying, compensating, and 
                motivating the civilian employee workforce of 
                the Department, including the program 
                objectives of the Department to be achieved 
                through such strategies.
    (c) Annual Updates.--Not later than March 1 of each year 
from 2007 through 2010, the Secretary shall update the 
strategic human capital plan required by subsection (a), as 
previously updated under this subsection.
    (d) Annual Reports.--Not later than March 1 of each year 
from 2007 through 2010, the Secretary shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress--
            (1) the update of the strategic human capital plan 
        prepared in such year under subsection (c); and
            (2) the assessment of the Secretary, using results-
        oriented performance measures, of the progress of the 
        Department of Defense in implementing the strategic 
        human capital plan.
    (e) Comptroller General Review.--Not later than 90 days 
after the Secretary submits under subsection (a) the strategic 
human capital plan required by that subsection, the Comptroller 
General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a report on the plan.

SEC. 1123. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON FEATURES OF SUCCESSFUL PERSONNEL 
                    MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS OF HIGHLY TECHNICAL AND 
                    SCIENTIFIC WORKFORCES.

    (a) Independent Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
commission an independent study to identify the features of 
successful personnel management systems of the highly technical 
and scientific workforces of the Department of Defense 
laboratories and similar scientific facilities and 
institutions.
    (b) Elements.--The study required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) An examination of the personnel management 
        authorities under statute or regulation currently being 
        used, or available for use, at Department of Defense 
        demonstration laboratories to assist in the management 
        of the workforce of such laboratories.
            (2) A list of personnel management authorities and 
        practices critical to successful mission execution, 
        obtained through interviews with selected, premier 
        government and private sector laboratory directors.
            (3) A comparative assessment of the effectiveness 
        of the Department of Defense technical workforce 
        management authorities and practices with that of other 
        similar entities.
            (4) Such recommendations as are considered 
        appropriate for the effective use of available 
        personnel management authorities to ensure the 
        successful personnel management of the highly technical 
        and scientific workforce of the Department of Defense.

SEC. 1124. SUPPORT BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF PILOT PROJECT FOR 
                    CIVILIAN LINGUIST RESERVE CORPS.

    Subject to the availability of appropriated funds, the 
Secretary of Defense may support implementation of the Civilian 
Linguist Reserve Corps pilot project authorized by section 613 
of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 
(Public Law 108-487; 118 Stat. 3959; 50 U.S.C. 403-1b note).

SEC. 1125. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF POSITIONS IN DEFENSE 
                    INTELLIGENCE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE.

    Section 1606(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ``544'' and inserting ``594''.

             TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

                   Subtitle A--Assistance and Training

Sec. 1201. Extension of humanitarian and civic assistance provided to 
          host nations in conjunction with military operations.
Sec. 1202. Commanders' Emergency Response Program.
Sec. 1203. Modification of geographic restriction under bilateral and 
          regional cooperation programs for payment of certain expenses 
          of defense personnel of developing countries.
Sec. 1204. Authority for Department of Defense to enter into acquisition 
          and cross-servicing agreements with regional organizations of 
          which the United States is not a member.
Sec. 1205. Two-year extension of authority for payment of certain 
          administrative services and support for coalition liaison 
          officers.
Sec. 1206. Authority to build the capacity of foreign military forces.
Sec. 1207. Security and stabilization assistance.
Sec. 1208. Reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support 
          provided to United States military operations.
Sec. 1209. Authority to transfer defense articles and provide defense 
          services to the military and security forces of Iraq and 
          Afghanistan.

      Subtitle B--Nonproliferation Matters and Countries of Concern

Sec. 1211. Prohibition on procurements from Communist Chinese military 
          companies.
Sec. 1212. Report on nonstrategic nuclear weapons.

          Subtitle C--Reports and Sense of Congress Provisions

Sec. 1221. War-related reporting requirements.
Sec. 1222. Quarterly reports on war strategy in Iraq.
Sec. 1223. Report on records of civilian casualties in Afghanistan and 
          Iraq.
Sec. 1224. Annual report on Department of Defense costs to carry out 
          United Nations resolutions.
Sec. 1225. Report on claims related to the bombing of the LaBelle 
          Discotheque.
Sec. 1226. Sense of Congress concerning cooperation with Russia on 
          issues pertaining to missile defense.
Sec. 1227. United States policy on Iraq.

                        Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 1231. Purchase of weapons overseas for force protection purposes in 
          countries in which combat operations are ongoing.
Sec. 1232. Riot control agents.
Sec. 1233. Requirement for establishment of certain criteria applicable 
          to Global Posture Review.
Sec. 1234. The United States-China Economic Security Review Commission.

                  Subtitle A--Assistance and Training

SEC. 1201. EXTENSION OF HUMANITARIAN AND CIVIC ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO 
                    HOST NATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH MILITARY 
                    OPERATIONS.

    (a) Limitation on Amount of Assistance for Clearance of 
Landmines, Etc.--Subsection (c)(3) of section 401 of title 10, 
United States Code is amended by striking ``$5,000,000'' and 
inserting ``$10,000,000''.
    (b) Extension and Clarification of Types of Health Care 
Authorized.--Subsection (e)(1) of such section is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``surgical,'' before ``dental,'' 
        both places it appears; and
            (2) by inserting ``, including education, training, 
        and technical assistance related to the care provided'' 
        before the period at the end.

SEC. 1202. COMMANDERS' EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM.

    (a) Authority for Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007.--During each 
of fiscal years 2006 and 2007, from funds made available to the 
Department of Defense for operation and maintenance for such 
fiscal year, not to exceed $500,000,000 may be used by the 
Secretary of Defense in such fiscal year to provide funds--
            (1) for the Commanders' Emergency Response Program; 
        and
            (2) for a similar program to assist the people of 
        Afghanistan.
    (b) Quarterly Reports.--Not later than 15 days after the 
end of each fiscal-year quarter of fiscal years 2006 and 2007, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report regarding the source of funds and 
the allocation and use of funds during that quarter that were 
made available pursuant to the authority provided in this 
section or under any other provision of law for the purposes of 
the programs under subsection (a).
    (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 and any similar program to assist the people of 
        Afghanistan.
            (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 or any similar program to assist the people of 
Afghanistan, 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) Commanders' Emergency Response Program Defined.--In 
this section, the term ``Commanders' Emergency Response 
Program'' means 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.

SEC. 1203. MODIFICATION OF GEOGRAPHIC RESTRICTION UNDER BILATERAL AND 
                    REGIONAL COOPERATION PROGRAMS FOR PAYMENT OF 
                    CERTAIN EXPENSES OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL OF DEVELOPING 
                    COUNTRIES.

    Section 1051(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``to and'' after ``in connection 
        with travel''; and
            (2) by striking ``in which the developing country 
        is located'' and inserting ``in which the bilateral or 
        regional conference, seminar, or similar meeting for 
        which expenses are authorized is located''.

SEC. 1204. AUTHORITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO ENTER INTO 
                    ACQUISITION AND CROSS-SERVICING AGREEMENTS WITH 
                    REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OF WHICH THE UNITED STATES 
                    IS NOT A MEMBER.

    Subchapter I of chapter 138 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``of which the United States is a 
member'' in sections 2341(1), 2342(a)(1)(C), and 2344(b)(4).

SEC. 1205. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PAYMENT OF CERTAIN 
                    ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR COALITION 
                    LIAISON OFFICERS.

    Section 1051a(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``September 30, 2005'' and inserting 
``September 30, 2007''.

SEC. 1206. AUTHORITY TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF FOREIGN MILITARY FORCES.

    (a) Authority.--The President may direct the Secretary of 
Defense to conduct or support a program to build the capacity 
of a foreign country's national military forces in order for 
that country to--
            (1) conduct counterterrorist operations; or
            (2) participate in or support military and 
        stability operations in which the United States Armed 
        Forces are a participant.
    (b) Types of Capacity Building.--
            (1) Authorized elements.--The program directed by 
        the President under subsection (a) may include the 
        provision of equipment, supplies, and training.
            (2) Required elements.--The program directed by the 
        President under subsection (a) shall include elements 
        that promote--
                    (A) observance of and respect for human 
                rights and fundamental freedoms; and
                    (B) respect for legitimate civilian 
                authority within that country.
    (c) Limitations.--
            (1) Annual funding limitation.--The Secretary of 
        Defense may use up to $200,000,000 of funds available 
        for defense-wide operation and maintenance for any 
        fiscal year to conduct or support activities directed 
        by the President under subsection (a) in that fiscal 
        year.
            (2) Assistance otherwise prohibited by law.--The 
        President may not use the authority in subsection (a) 
        to provide any type of assistance described in 
        subsection (b) that is otherwise prohibited by any 
        provision of law.
            (3) Limitation on eligible countries.--The 
        President 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 any other 
        provision of law.
    (d) Formulation and Execution of Program.--The Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly formulate any 
program directed by the President under subsection (a). The 
Secretary of Defense shall coordinate with the Secretary of 
State in the implementation of any program directed by the 
President under subsection (a).
    (e) Congressional Notification.--
            (1) Presidential direction.--At the time the 
        President directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct 
        or support a program authorized in subsection (a), the 
        President shall provide a written copy of that 
        direction to the Congress.
            (2) Activities in a country.--Not less than 15 days 
        before initiating activities in any country as directed 
        by the President under subsection (a), the Secretary of 
        Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 
        shall submit to the congressional committees specified 
        in paragraph (3) a notice of the following:
                    (A) The country whose capacity to engage in 
                activities in subsection (a) will be built.
                    (B) The budget, implementation timeline 
                with milestones, and completion date for 
                completing the program directed by the 
                President.
                    (C) The source and planned expenditure of 
                funds to complete the program directed by the 
                President.
            (3) Specified congressional committees.--The 
        congressional committees specified in this paragraph 
        are the following:
                    (A) The Committee on Armed Services, the 
                Committee on Foreign Relations, and the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
                    (B) The Committee on Armed Services, the 
                Committee on International Relations, and the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives.
    (f) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to the 
congressional committees specified in subsection (e)(3) a 
report examining the following issues:
            (1) The strengths and weaknesses of the Foreign 
        Assistance Act of 1961, the Arms Export Control Act, 
        and any other provision of law related to the building 
        of the capacity of foreign governments or the training 
        and equipping of foreign military forces, including 
        strengths and weaknesses for the purposes described in 
        subsection (a).
            (2) The changes, if any, that should be made to the 
        Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Arms Export Control 
        Act, and any other relevant provision of law that would 
        improve the ability of the United States Government to 
        build the capacity of foreign governments or train and 
        equip foreign military forces, including for the 
        purposes described in subsection (a).
            (3) The organizational and procedural changes, if 
        any, that should be made in the Department of State and 
        the Department of Defense to improve their ability to 
        conduct programs to build the capacity of foreign 
        governments or train and equip foreign military forces, 
        including for the purposes described in subsection (a).
            (4) The resources and funding mechanisms required 
        to assure adequate funding for such programs.
    (g) Termination of Program.--The authority of the President 
under subsection (a) to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
conduct a program terminates at the close of September 30, 
2007. Any program directed before that date may be completed, 
but only using funds available for fiscal year 2006 or fiscal 
year 2007.

SEC. 1207. SECURITY AND STABILIZATION ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may provide 
services to, and transfer defense articles and funds to, the 
Secretary of State for the purposes of facilitating the 
provision by the Secretary of State of reconstruction, 
security, or stabilization assistance to a foreign country.
    (b) Limitation.--The aggregate value of all services, 
defense articles, and funds provided or transferred to the 
Secretary of State under this section in any fiscal year may 
not exceed $100,000,000.
    (c) Availability of Funds.--Any funds transferred to the 
Secretary of State under this section may remain available 
until expended.
    (d) Congressional Notification.--
            (1) Requirement for notice.--Whenever the Secretary 
        of Defense exercises the authority under subsection 
        (a), the Secretary shall, at the time the authority is 
        exercised, notify the congressional committees 
        specified in paragraph (3) of the exercise of that 
        authority. Any such notification shall be prepared in 
        coordination with the Secretary of State.
            (2) Content of notification.--Any notification 
        under paragraph (1) shall include a description of--
                    (A) the services, defense articles, or 
                funds provided or transferred to the Secretary 
                of State; and
                    (B) the purpose for which such services, 
                defense articles, and funds will be used.
            (3) Specified congressional committees.--The 
        congressional committees specified in this paragraph 
        are the following:
                    (A) The Committee on Armed Services, the 
                Committee on Foreign Relations, and the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
                    (B) The Committee on Armed Services, the 
                Committee on International Relations, and the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives.
    (e) Applicable Law.--Any services, defense articles, or 
funds provided or transferred to the Secretary of State under 
the authority of this section that the Secretary of State uses 
to provide reconstruction, security, or stabilization 
assistance to a foreign country shall be subject to the 
authorities and limitations in the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, the Arms Export Control Act, or any law making 
appropriations to carry out such Acts.
    (f) Expiration.--The authority provided under subsection 
(a) may not be exercised after September 30, 2007.

SEC. 1208. REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COALITION NATIONS FOR SUPPORT 
                    PROVIDED TO UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS.

    (a) Authority.--From funds made available for the 
Department of Defense by title XV for Defense-Wide Operation 
and Maintenance, the Secretary of Defense may reimburse any key 
cooperating nation for logistical and military support provided 
by that nation to or in connection with United States military 
operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the global war on 
terrorism.
    (b) Determinations.--Payments authorized under subsection 
(a) may be made in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and in 
consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, may determine, in the Secretary's discretion, based on 
documentation determined by the Secretary of Defense to 
adequately account for the support provided. Any such 
determination by the Secretary of Defense shall be final and 
conclusive upon the accounting officers of the United States. 
To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall develop 
standards for determining the kinds of logistical and military 
support to the United States that shall be considered 
reimbursable under this section.
    (c) Limitations.--
            (1) Total amount.--The total amount of payments 
        made under the authority of this section during fiscal 
        year 2006 may not exceed $1,500,000,000.
            (2) Prohibition on contractual obligations to make 
        payments.--The Secretary may not enter into any 
        contractual obligation to make a payment under the 
        authority of this section.
    (d) Congressional Notifications.--The Secretary of 
Defense--
            (1) shall notify the congressional defense 
        committees not less than 15 days before making any 
        payment under the authority of this section; and
            (2) shall submit to those committees quarterly 
        reports on the use of the authority under this section.

SEC. 1209. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER DEFENSE ARTICLES AND PROVIDE DEFENSE 
                    SERVICES TO THE MILITARY AND SECURITY FORCES OF 
                    IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.

    (a) Authority.--The President is authorized to transfer 
defense articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense 
and to provide defense services in connection with the transfer 
of such defense articles to the military and security forces of 
Iraq and Afghanistan in order to support the efforts of those 
forces to restore and maintain peace and security in those 
countries.
    (b) Limitation.--The aggregate value of all defense 
articles transferred and defense services provided to Iraq and 
Afghanistan under subsection (a) may not exceed $500,000,000.
    (c) Applicable Law.--Any defense articles transferred or 
defense services provided to Iraq or Afghanistan under the 
authority of subsection (a) shall be subject to the authorities 
and limitations applicable to the transfer of excess defense 
articles under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j), other than the authorities and 
limitations contained in subsections (b)(1)(B), (e), (f), and 
(g) of such section.
    (d) Notification.--
            (1) In general.--The President may not transfer 
        defense articles or provide defense services under 
        subsection (a) until 15 days after the date on which 
        the President has provided notice of the proposed 
        transfer of defense articles or provision of defense 
        services to the appropriate congressional committees.
            (2) Contents.--Such notification shall include--
                    (A) the information required by 
                subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 
                516(f)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
                (22 U.S.C. 2321j(f)(2)(A) through (D));
                    (B) a description of the amount and type of 
                each defense article to be transferred or 
                defense service to be provided and the brigade-
                level unit from which the defense article is to 
                be transferred or defense service is to be 
                provided, if applicable; and
                    (C) an identification of the element of the 
                military or security force that is the proposed 
                recipient of each defense article to be 
                transferred or defense service to be provided.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Appropriations, the 
                Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee 
                on International Relations of the House of 
                Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committee on Appropriations, the 
                Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee 
                on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
            (2) Defense articles.--The term ``defense 
        articles'' has the meaning given the term in section 
        644(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
        2403(d)).
            (3) Defense services.--The term ``defense 
        services'' has the meaning given the term in section 
        644(f) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2403(f)).
            (4) Military and security forces.--The term 
        ``military and security forces'' has the meaning given 
        the term in section 1202(e) of the Ronald W. Reagan 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 
        (Public Law 108-375).
    (f) Expiration.--The authority provided under subsection 
(a) may not be exercised after September 30, 2006.

     Subtitle B--Nonproliferation Matters and Countries of Concern

SEC. 1211. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENTS FROM COMMUNIST CHINESE MILITARY 
                    COMPANIES.

    (a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Defense may not procure 
goods or services described in subsection (b), through a 
contract or any subcontract (at any tier) under a contract, 
from any Communist Chinese military company.
    (b) Goods and Services Covered.--For purposes of subsection 
(a), the goods and services described in this subsection are 
goods and services on the munitions list of the International 
Trafficking in Arms Regulations, other than goods or services 
procured--
            (1) in connection with a visit by a vessel or an 
        aircraft of the United States Armed Forces to the 
        People's Republic of China;
            (2) for testing purposes; or
            (3) for purposes of gathering intelligence.
    (c) Waiver Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may waive 
the prohibition in subsection (a) if the Secretary determines 
such a waiver is necessary for national security purposes. The 
Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees of 
each waiver made under this subsection.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``Communist Chinese military company'' 
        has the meaning provided that term by section 
        1237(b)(4) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (50 U.S.C. 1701 
        note).
            (2) The term ``munitions list of the International 
        Trafficking in Arms Regulations'' means the United 
        States Munitions List contained in part 121 of 
        subchapter M of title 22 of the Code of Federal 
        Regulations.

SEC. 1212. REPORT ON NONSTRATEGIC NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

    (a) Review.--Not later than six months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
Energy, conduct a review of United States and Russian 
nonstrategic nuclear weapons and determine whether it is in the 
national security interest of the United States--
            (1) to reduce the number of United States and 
        Russian nonstrategic nuclear weapons;
            (2) to improve the security of United States and 
        Russian nonstrategic nuclear weapons in storage and 
        during transport;
            (3) to identify and develop mechanisms and 
        procedures to implement transparent reductions in 
        nonstrategic nuclear weapons; and
            (4) to identify and develop mechanisms and 
        procedures to implement the transparent dismantlement 
        of excess nonstrategic nuclear weapons.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
        submit to the congressional defense committees a joint 
        report, prepared in consultation with the Secretary of 
        State and the Secretary of Energy, on the results of 
        the review required under subsection (a). The report 
        shall include a plan to implement, not later than 
        October 1, 2006, actions determined as a result of the 
        review to be in the United States national security 
        interest.
            (2) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
        shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
        include a classified annex.

          Subtitle C--Reports and Sense of Congress Provisions

SEC. 1221. WAR-RELATED REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Report Required for Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation 
Enduring Freedom, and Operation Noble Eagle.--The Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees, 
in accordance with this section, a report on procurement and 
equipment maintenance costs for each of Operation Iraqi 
Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Noble Eagle 
and on facility infrastructure costs associated with each of 
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. The 
report shall include the following:
            (1) Procurement.--A specification of costs of 
        procurement funding requested since fiscal year 2003, 
        together with end-item quantities requested and the 
        purpose of the request (such as replacement for battle 
        losses, improved capability, increase in force size, 
        restructuring of forces), shown by service.
            (2) Equipment maintenance.--A cost comparison of 
        the requirements for equipment maintenance expenditures 
        during peacetime and for such requirements during 
        wartime, as shown by the requirements in each of 
        Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, 
        and Operation Noble Eagle. The cost comparison shall 
        include--
                    (A) a description of the effect of war 
                operations on the backlog of maintenance 
                requirements over the period of fiscal years 
                2003 to the time of the report; and
                    (B) an examination of the extent to which 
                war operations have precluded maintenance from 
                being performed because equipment was 
                unavailable.
            (3) Operation iraqi freedom and operation enduring 
        freedom infrastructure.--A specification of the number 
        of United States military personnel that can be 
        supported by the facility infrastructure in Iraq and 
        Afghanistan and in the neighboring countries from where 
        Operation Iraq Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom 
        are supported.
    (b) Submission Requirements.--The report under subsection 
(a) shall be submitted not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. The Secretary of Defense shall 
submit an updated report on procurement, equipment maintenance, 
and military construction costs, as specified in subsection 
(a), concurrently with any request made to Congress after the 
date of the enactment of this Act for war-related funding.
    (c) Submission to GAO of Certain Reports on Costs.--The 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Comptroller General, 
not later than 45 days after the end of each reporting month, 
the Department of Defense Supplemental and Cost of War 
Execution reports. Based on these reports, the Comptroller 
General shall provide to Congress quarterly updates on the 
costs of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
Freedom.

SEC. 1222. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON WAR STRATEGY IN IRAQ.

    (a) Quarterly Reports.--At the same time the Secretary of 
Defense submits to Congress each report on stability and 
security in Iraq that is submitted to Congress after the date 
of the enactment of this Act under the Joint Explanatory 
Statement of the Committee on Conference to accompany the 
conference report on the bill H.R. 1268 of the 109th Congress, 
the Secretary of Defense and appropriate personnel of the 
Central Intelligence Agency shall provide the appropriate 
committees of Congress a briefing on the strategy for the war 
in Iraq, including the intelligence and other measures of 
evaluation used in determining the progress made in the 
execution of that strategy.
    (b) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Select 
        Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent 
        Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
    (c) Termination of Requirement.--This section shall cease 
to be in effect after 12 of the quarterly briefings specified 
in subsection (a) have been provided or December 31, 2008, 
whichever is later.

SEC. 1223. REPORT ON RECORDS OF CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN AFGHANISTAN AND 
                    IRAQ.

    (a) Report.--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 records of 
civilian casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq.
    (b) Matters to Be Included.--The report under subsection 
(a) shall include the following:
            (1) Whether records of civilian casualties in 
        Afghanistan and Iraq are kept by the United States 
        Armed Forces and if such records are kept--
                    (A) how and from what sources the 
                information for those records is collected;
                    (B) where those records are kept; and
                    (C) what officials or organizations are 
                responsible for maintaining those records.
            (2) Whether such records (if kept) contain--
                    (A) any information relating to the 
                circumstances under which the casualties 
                occurred and whether those casualties were 
                fatalities or injuries;
                    (B) information as to whether any 
                condolence payment, compensation, or assistance 
                was provided to the victim or to the victim's 
                family; and
                    (C) any other information relating to those 
                casualties.

SEC. 1224. ANNUAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COSTS TO CARRY OUT 
                    UNITED NATIONS RESOLUTIONS.

    (a) Requirement for Annual Report.--
            (1) Department of defense costs.--Not later than 
        April 30 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall 
        submit to the congressional committees specified in 
        paragraph (2) a report on Department of Defense costs 
        during the preceding fiscal year to carry out United 
        Nations resolutions.
            (2) Specified committees.--The committees specified 
        in this paragraph are--
                    (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
                Committee on Foreign Relations, and the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
                Committee on International Relations, and the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives.
    (b) Matters to Be Included.-- Each report under subsection 
(a) shall set forth the following:
            (1) All direct and indirect costs (including 
        incremental costs) incurred by the Department of 
        Defense during the preceding fiscal year in 
        implementing or supporting any resolution adopted by 
        the United Nations Security Council, including any such 
        resolution calling for--
                    (A) international sanctions;
                    (B) international peacekeeping operations;
                    (C) international peace enforcement 
                operations;
                    (D) monitoring missions;
                    (E) observer missions; or
                    (F) humanitarian missions.
            (2) An aggregate of all such Department of Defense 
        costs by operation or mission and the total cost to 
        United Nations members of each operation or mission.
            (3) All direct and indirect costs (including 
        incremental costs) incurred by the Department of 
        Defense during the preceding fiscal year in training, 
        equipping, and otherwise assisting, preparing, 
        providing resources for, and transporting foreign 
        defense or security forces for implementing or 
        supporting any resolution adopted by the United Nations 
        Security Council, including any such resolution 
        specified in paragraph (1).
            (4) All efforts made to seek credit against past 
        United Nations expenditures.
            (5) All efforts made to seek compensation from the 
        United Nations for costs incurred by the Department of 
        Defense in implementing and supporting United Nations 
        activities.
    (c) Coordination.--The report under subsection (a) each 
year shall be prepared in coordination with the Secretary of 
State.
    (d) Form of Report.--Each report required by this section 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
classified annex.

SEC. 1225. REPORT ON CLAIMS RELATED TO THE BOMBING OF THE LABELLE 
                    DISCOTHEQUE.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Government of Libya should be commended for 
        the steps the Government has taken to renounce 
        terrorism and to eliminate Libya's weapons of mass 
        destruction and related programs; and
            (2) an important priority for improving relations 
        between the United States and Libya should be a good 
        faith effort on the part of the Government of Libya to 
        resolve the claims of members of the Armed Forces of 
        the United States and other United States citizens who 
        were injured in the bombing of the LaBelle Discotheque 
        in Berlin, Germany that occurred in April 1986, and of 
        family members of members of the Armed Forces of the 
        United States who were killed in that bombing.
    (b) Reports.--
            (1) Initial report.--Not later than 90 days after 
        the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
        State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
        committees a report on the status of negotiations 
        between the Government of Libya and United States 
        claimants in connection with the bombing of the LaBelle 
        Discotheque in Berlin, Germany that occurred in April 
        1986, regarding resolution of their claims. The report 
        shall also include information on efforts by the 
        Government of the United States to urge the Government 
        of Libya to make a good faith effort to resolve such 
        claims.
            (2) Update.--Not later than one year after 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
        submit to the appropriate congressional committees an 
        update of the report required by paragraph (1).
    (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
means the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
Services and the Committee on International Relations of the 
House of Representatives.

SEC. 1226. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING COOPERATION WITH RUSSIA ON 
                    ISSUES PERTAINING TO MISSILE DEFENSE.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) cooperation between the United States and 
        Russia with regard to missile defense is in the 
        interest of the United States;
            (2) there does not exist strong enough engagement 
        between the United States and Russia with respect to 
        missile defense cooperation;
            (3) the United States should explore innovative and 
        nontraditional means of cooperation with Russia on 
        issues pertaining to missile defense; and
            (4) as part of such an effort, the Secretary of 
        Defense should consider the possibilities for United 
        States-Russian cooperation with respect to missile 
        defense through--
                    (A) the testing of specific elements of the 
                detection and tracking equipment of the Missile 
                Defense Agency of the United States Department 
                of Defense through the use of Russian target 
                missiles;
                    (B) the provision of early warning radar to 
                the Missile Defense Agency by the use of 
                Russian radar data; and
                    (C) the implementation of the Joint Data 
                Exchange Center in Moscow to improve early 
                warning capabilities.

SEC. 1227. UNITED STATES POLICY ON IRAQ.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``United 
States Policy in Iraq Act''.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
that, in order to succeed in Iraq--
            (1) members of the United States Armed Forces who 
        are serving or have served in Iraq and their families 
        deserve the utmost respect and the heartfelt gratitude 
        of the American people for their unwavering devotion to 
        duty, service to the Nation, and selfless sacrifice 
        under the most difficult circumstances; the United 
        States Congress supports our troops and supports a 
        successful conclusion to their mission.
            (2) it is important to recognize that the Iraqi 
        people have made enormous sacrifices and that the 
        overwhelming majority of Iraqis want to live in peace 
        and security; and that the Iraqi security forces in a 
        growing number of incidences are fighting side-by-side 
        with coalition forces, are increasing in numbers and 
        improving in military capability.
            (3) the terrorists seeking to prevent the emergence 
        of a secure, stable, peaceful, and democratic Iraq are 
        led by individuals seeking to restore dictatorship in 
        Iraq or who want to advance al Qaeda's broad vision of 
        violently extreme Islam in the Middle East.
            (4) calendar year 2006 should be a period of 
        significant transition to full Iraqi sovereignty, with 
        Iraqi security forces taking the lead for the security 
        of a free and sovereign Iraq, thereby creating the 
        conditions for the phased redeployment of United States 
        forces from Iraq;
            (5) United States military forces should not stay 
        in Iraq any longer than required and the professional 
        military judgment of our senior military should be a 
        key factor in future decisions;.
            (6) the Administration should tell the leaders of 
        all groups and political parties in Iraq that they need 
        to make the compromises necessary to achieve the broad-
        based and sustainable political settlement that is 
        essential for defeating the insurgency in Iraq, within 
        the schedule they set for themselves; and
            (7) the President has committed to continue to 
        explain to Congress and the American people progress 
        toward a successful completion of the mission in Iraq.
    (c) Reports to Congress on United States Policy and 
Military Operations in Iraq.--Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every three months 
thereafter until all United States combat brigades have 
redeployed from Iraq, the President shall submit to Congress a 
report on United States policy and military operations in Iraq. 
To the maximum extent practicable, the report required in (c) 
shall be unclassified, with a classified annex if necessary. 
Each report shall include to the extent practical, the 
following information:
            (1) The current military mission and the 
        diplomatic, political, economic, and military measures 
        that are being or have been undertaken to successfully 
        complete or support that mission, including:
                    (A) Efforts to convince Iraq's main 
                communities to make the compromises necessary 
                for a broad-based and sustainable political 
                settlement.
                    (B) Engaging the international community 
                and the region in efforts to stabilize Iraq and 
                to forge a broad-based and sustainable 
                political settlement.
                    (C) Strengthening the capacity of Iraq's 
                government ministries.
                    (D) Accelerating the delivery of basic 
                services.
                    (E) Securing the delivery of pledged 
                economic assistance from the international 
                community and additional pledges of assistance.
                    (F) Training Iraqi security forces and 
                transferring additional security 
                responsibilities to those forces and the 
                government of Iraq.
            (2) Whether the Iraqis have made the compromises 
        necessary to achieve the broad-based and sustainable 
        political settlement that is essential for defeating 
        the insurgency in Iraq.
            (3) Any specific conditions included in the April 
        2005 Multi-National Forces-Iraq campaign action plan 
        (referred to in United States Government Accountability 
        Office October 2005 report on Rebuilding Iraq: DOD 
        Reports Should Link Economic, Governance, and Security 
        Indicators to Conditions for Stabilizing Iraq), and any 
        subsequent updates to that campaign plan, that must be 
        met in order to provide for the transition of 
        additional security responsibility to Iraqi security 
        forces.
            (4) To the extent that these conditions are not 
        covered under paragraph (3), the following should also 
        be addressed:
                    (A) The number of battalions of the Iraqi 
                Armed Forces that must be able to operate 
                independently or to take the lead in 
                counterinsurgency operations and the defense of 
                Iraq's territory.
                    (B) The number of Iraqi special police 
                units that must be able to operate 
                independently or to take the lead in 
                maintaining law and order and fighting the 
                insurgency.
                    (C) The number of regular police that must 
                be trained and equipped to maintain law and 
                order.
                    (D) The ability of Iraq's Federal 
                ministries and provincial and local governments 
                to independently sustain, direct, and 
                coordinate Iraq's security forces.
            (5) The criteria to be used to evaluate progress 
        toward meeting such conditions.
            (6) A plan for meeting such conditions, an 
        assessment of the extent to which such conditions have 
        been met, information regarding variables that could 
        alter that plan, and the reasons for any subsequent 
        changes to that plan.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

SEC. 1231. PURCHASE OF WEAPONS OVERSEAS FOR FORCE PROTECTION PURPOSES 
                    IN COUNTRIES IN WHICH COMBAT OPERATIONS ARE 
                    ONGOING.

    (a) Force Protection Purchases.--Chapter 3 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 127b 
the following new section:

``Sec. 127c. Purchase of weapons overseas: force protection

    ``(a) Authority.--When elements of the armed forces are 
engaged in ongoing military operations in a country, the 
Secretary of Defense may, for the purpose of protecting United 
States forces in that country, purchase weapons from any 
foreign person, foreign government, international organization, 
or other entity located in that country.
    ``(b) Limitation.--The total amount expended during any 
fiscal year for purchases under this section may not exceed 
$15,000,000.
    ``(c) Semiannual Congressional Report.--In any case in 
which the authority provided in subsection (a) is used during 
the period of the first six months of a fiscal year, or during 
the period of the second six months of a fiscal year, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate and Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives a report on the use of that authority 
during that six-month period. Each such report shall be 
submitted not later than 30 days after the end of the six-month 
period during which the authority is used. Each such report 
shall include the following:
            ``(1) The number and type of weapons purchased 
        under subsection (a) during that six- month period 
        covered by the report, together with the amount spent 
        for those weapons and the Secretary's estimate of the 
        fair market value of those weapons.
            ``(2) A description of the dispositions (if any) 
        during that six-month period of weapons purchased under 
        subsection (a).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 127b the following new item:

``127c. Purchase of weapons overseas: force protection.''.

SEC. 1232. RIOT CONTROL AGENTS.

    (a) Restatement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
States that riot control agents are not chemical weapons and 
that the President may authorize their use as legitimate, 
legal, and non-lethal alternatives to the use of force that, as 
provided in Executive Order 11850 (40 Fed. Reg. 16187) and 
consistent with the resolution of ratification of the Chemical 
Weapons Convention, may be employed by members of the Armed 
Forces in war in defensive military modes to save lives, 
including the illustrative purposes cited in Executive Order 
11850.
    (b) Report Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
        submit to Congress a report on the use of riot control 
        agents by members of the Armed Forces.
            (2) Content.--The report required by paragraph (1) 
        shall include--
                    (A) a description of all regulations, 
                doctrines, training materials, and any other 
                information related to the use of riot control 
                agents by members of the Armed Forces;
                    (B) a description of how the material 
                described in subparagraph (A) is consistent 
                with United States policy on the use of riot 
                control agents;
                    (C) a description of the availability of 
                riot control agents, and the means to use them, 
                to members of the Armed Forces, including 
                members of the Armed Forces deployed in Iraq 
                and Afghanistan;
                    (D) a description of the frequency and 
                circumstances of the use of riot control agents 
                by members of the Armed Forces since January 1, 
                1992, and a summary of views held by commanders 
                of United States combatant commands as to the 
                utility of the use of riot control agents by 
                members of the Armed Forces when compared with 
                alternatives;
                    (E) a general description of steps taken or 
                planned to be taken by the Department of 
                Defense to clarify the circumstances under 
                which riot control agents may be used by 
                members of the Armed Forces; and
                    (F) a brief explanation of the continuing 
                validity of Executive Order 11850 under United 
                States law.
            (3) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) 
        shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
        include a classified annex.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Chemical weapons convention.--The term 
        ``Chemical Weapons Convention'' means the Convention on 
        the Prohibitions of Development, Production, 
        Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their 
        Destruction, with annexes, done at Paris, January 13, 
        1993, and entered into force April 29, 1997 (T. Doc. 
        103-21).
            (2) Resolution of ratification of the chemical 
        weapons convention.--The term ``resolution of 
        ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention'' means 
        S. Res. 75, 105th Congress, agreed to April 24, 1997, 
        advising and consenting to the ratification of the 
        Chemical Weapons Convention.

SEC. 1233. REQUIREMENT FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN CRITERIA APPLICABLE 
                    TO GLOBAL POSTURE REVIEW.

    (a) Criteria.--As part of the Integrated Global Presence 
and Basing Strategy (IGPBS) developed by the Department of 
Defense that is referred to as the ``Global Posture Review'', 
the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Chairman of 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall develop criteria for 
assessing, with respect to each type of facility specified in 
subsection (c) that is to be located in a foreign country, the 
following factors:
            (1) The effect of any new basing arrangements on 
        the strategic mobility requirements of the Department 
        of Defense.
            (2) The ability of units deployed to overseas 
        locations in areas in which United States Armed Forces 
        have not traditionally been deployed to meet mobility 
        response times required by operational planners.
            (3) The cost of deploying units to areas referred 
        to in paragraph (2) on a rotational basis (rather than 
        on a permanent basing basis).
            (4) The strategic benefit of rotational deployments 
        through countries with which the United States is 
        developing a close or new security relationship.
            (5) Whether the relative speed and complexity of 
        conducting negotiations with a particular country is a 
        discriminator in the decision to deploy forces within 
        the country.
            (6) The appropriate and available funding 
        mechanisms for the establishment, operation, and 
        sustainment of specific Main Operating Bases, Forward 
        Operating Bases, or Cooperative Security Locations.
            (7) The effect on military quality of life of the 
        unaccompanied deployment of units to new facilities in 
        overseas locations.
            (8) Other criteria as Secretary of Defense 
        determines appropriate.
    (b) Analysis of Alternatives to Basing or Operating 
Locations.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall develop a 
mechanism for analyzing alternatives to any particular overseas 
basing or operating location. Such a mechanism shall 
incorporate the factors specified in each of paragraphs (1) 
through (5) of subsection (a).
    (c) Minimal Infrastructure Requirements for Overseas 
Installations.-- The Secretary of Defense shall develop a 
description of minimal infrastructure requirements for each of 
the following types of facilities:
            (1) Facilities categorized as Main Operating Bases.
            (2) Facilities categorized as Forward Operating 
        Bases.
            (3) Facilities categorized as Cooperative Security 
        Locations.
    (d) Notification Required.--Not later than 30 days after an 
agreement is entered into between the United States and a 
foreign country to support the deployment of elements of the 
United States Armed Forces in that country, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
written notification of such agreement. The notification under 
this subsection shall include the terms of the agreement, any 
costs to the United States resulting from the agreement, and a 
timeline to carry out the terms of the agreement.
    (e) Annual Budget Element.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to Congress, as an element of the annual budget request 
of the Secretary, information regarding the funding sources for 
the establishment, operation, and sustainment of individual 
Main Operating Bases, Forward Operating Bases, or Cooperative 
Security Locations.
    (f) Report.--Not later than March 30, 2006, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the matters 
specified in subsections (a) through (c).

SEC. 1234. THE UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The 2004 Report to Congress of the United 
        States-China Economic and Security Review Commission 
        states that--
                    (A) China's State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) 
                lack adequate disclosure standards, which 
                creates the potential for United States 
                investors to unwittingly contribute to 
                enterprises that are involved in activities 
                harmful to United States security interests;
                    (B) United States influence and vital long-
                term interests in Asia are being challenged by 
                China's robust regional economic engagement and 
                diplomacy;
                    (C) the assistance of China and North Korea 
                to global ballistic missile proliferation is 
                extensive and ongoing;
                    (D) China's transfers of technology and 
                components for weapons of mass destruction 
                (WMD) and their delivery systems to countries 
                of concern, including countries that support 
                acts of international terrorism, have helped 
                create a new tier of countries with the 
                capability to produce WMD and ballistic 
                missiles;
                    (E) the removal of the European Union arms 
                embargo against China that is currently under 
                consideration in the European Union would 
                accelerate weapons modernization and 
                dramatically enhance Chinese military 
                capabilities;
                    (F) China is developing a leading-edge 
                military with the objective of intimidating 
                Taiwan and deterring United States involvement 
                in the Taiwan Strait, and China's qualitative 
                and quantitative military advancements have 
                already resulted in a dramatic shift in the 
                cross-Strait military balance toward China; and
                    (G) China's growing energy needs are 
                driving China into bilateral arrangements that 
                undermine multilateral efforts to stabilize oil 
                supplies and prices, and in some cases may 
                involve dangerous weapons transfers.
            (2) On March 14, 2005, the National People's 
        Congress approved a law that would authorize the use of 
        force if Taiwan formally declares independence.
    (b) Sense of Congress for Comprehensive Strategy.--It is 
the sense of Congress that the President should present to 
Congress quickly a comprehensive strategy to--
            (1) address the emergence of China economically, 
        diplomatically, and militarily;
            (2) promote mutually beneficial trade relations 
        with China; and
            (3) encourage China's adherence to international 
        norms in the areas of trade, international security, 
        and human rights.
    (c) Contents of Strategy.--The strategy referred to in 
subsection (b) should address the following:
            (1) Actions to address China's policy of 
        undervaluing its currency, including--
                    (A) encouraging China to continue to 
                upwardly revalue the Chinese yuan against the 
                United States dollar;
                    (B) allowing the yuan to float against a 
                trade-weighted basket of currencies; and
                    (C) concurrently encouraging United States 
                trading partners with similar interests to join 
                in these efforts.
            (2) Actions to make better use of the World Trade 
        Organization (WTO) dispute settlement mechanism and 
        applicable United States trade laws to redress China's 
        trade practices, including--
                    (A) exchange rate manipulation;
                    (B) denial of trading and distribution 
                rights;
                    (C) insufficient intellectual property 
                rights protection;
                    (D) objectionable labor standards;
                    (E) subsidization of exports; and
                    (F) forced technology transfers as a 
                condition of doing business.
            (3) The United States Trade Representative should 
        consult with United States trading partners regarding 
        any trade dispute with China.
            (4) Actions to encourage United States diplomatic 
        efforts to identify and pursue initiatives to 
        revitalize United States engagement in East Asia. The 
        initiatives should have a regional focus and complement 
        bilateral efforts. The Asia-Pacific Economic 
        Cooperation forum (APEC) offers a ready mechanism for 
        pursuit of such initiatives.
            (5) Actions by the administration to work with 
        China to prevent proliferation of prohibited 
        technologies and to secure China's agreement to renew 
        efforts to curtail commercial export by North Korea of 
        ballistic missiles.
            (6) Actions by the Secretary of State and the 
        Secretary of Energy to consult with the International 
        Atomic Energy Agency with the objective of upgrading 
        the current loose experience-sharing arrangement 
        whereby China engages in some limited exchanges with 
        the organization to a more structured arrangement.
            (7) Actions by the administration to develop a 
        coordinated, comprehensive national policy and strategy 
        designed to maintain United States scientific and 
        technological leadership and competitiveness, in light 
        of the rise of China and the challenges of 
        globalization.
            (8) Actions to review laws and regulations 
        governing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the 
        United States (CFIUS), including exploring whether the 
        definition of national security should include the 
        potential impact on national economic security as a 
        criterion to be reviewed, and whether the chairmanship 
        of CFIUS should be transferred from the Secretary of 
        the Treasury to a more appropriate executive branch 
        agency.
            (9) Actions by the President and the Secretary of 
        State and Secretary of Defense to press strongly their 
        counterparts in the European Union and its member 
        states to maintain and strengthen the embargo on 
        selling arms to China.
            (10) Actions by the administration to discourage 
        foreign defense contractors from selling sensitive 
        military-use technology or weapons systems to China.

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

Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and 
          funds.
Sec. 1302. Funding allocations.
Sec. 1303. Permanent waiver of restrictions on use of funds for threat 
          reduction in states of the former Soviet Union.
Sec. 1304. Report on elimination of impediments to threat-reduction and 
          nonproliferation programs in the former Soviet Union.
Sec. 1305. Repeal of requirement for annual Comptroller General 
          assessment of annual Department of Defense report on 
          activities and assistance under Cooperative Threat Reduction 
          programs.

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

    (a) Specification of CTR Programs.--For purposes of section 
301 and other provisions of this Act, Cooperative Threat 
Reduction programs are the programs specified in section 
1501(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2731; 50 U.S.C. 2362 
note).
    (b) Fiscal Year 2006 Cooperative Threat Reduction Funds 
Defined.--As used in this title, the term ``fiscal year 2006 
Cooperative Threat Reduction funds'' means the funds 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
section 301 for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs.
    (c) Availability of Funds.--Funds appropriated pursuant to 
the authorization of appropriations in section 301 for 
Cooperative Threat Reduction programs shall be available for 
obligation for three fiscal years.

SEC. 1302. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS.

    (a) Funding for Specific Purposes.--Of the $415,549,000 
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for 
fiscal year 2006 in section 301(19) for Cooperative Threat 
Reduction programs, the following amounts may be obligated for 
the purposes specified:
            (1) For strategic offensive arms elimination in 
        Russia, $78,900,000.
            (2) For nuclear weapons storage security in Russia, 
        $74,100,000.
            (3) For nuclear weapons transportation security in 
        Russia, $30,000,000.
            (4) For weapons of mass destruction proliferation 
        prevention in the states of the former Soviet Union, 
        $40,600,000.
            (5) For biological weapons proliferation prevention 
        in the former Soviet Union, $60,849,000.
            (6) For chemical weapons destruction in Russia, 
        $108,500,000.
            (7) For defense and military contracts, $8,000,000.
            (8) For activities designated as Other Assessments/
        Administrative Support, $14,600,000.
    (b) Report on Obligation or Expenditure of Funds for Other 
Purposes.--No fiscal year 2006 Cooperative Threat Reduction 
funds may be obligated or expended for a purpose other than a 
purpose listed in paragraphs (1) through (8) of subsection (a) 
until 30 days after the date that the Secretary of Defense 
submits to Congress a report on the purpose for which the funds 
will be obligated or expended and the amount of funds to be 
obligated or expended. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall 
be construed as authorizing the obligation or expenditure of 
fiscal year 2006 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) 
Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), 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 2006 for a purpose listed in any 
of the paragraphs in subsection (a) in excess of the specific 
amount authorized for that purpose.
    (2) An obligation of funds for a purpose stated in any of 
the paragraphs in 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.
    (3) The Secretary may not, under the authority provided in 
paragraph (1), obligate amounts for a purpose stated in any of 
paragraphs (6) through (8) of subsection (a) in excess of 125 
percent of the specific amount authorized for such purpose.

SEC. 1303. PERMANENT WAIVER OF RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF FUNDS FOR THREAT 
                    REDUCTION IN STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION.

    Section 1306 of the Bob Stump National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314; 22 
U.S.C. 5952 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (c) and (d); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
        (c).

SEC. 1304. REPORT ON ELIMINATION OF IMPEDIMENTS TO THREAT-REDUCTION AND 
                    NONPROLIFERATION PROGRAMS IN THE FORMER SOVIET 
                    UNION.

    Not later than November 1, 2006, the President shall submit 
to Congress a report on impediments to the effective conduct of 
Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and related threat 
reduction and nonproliferation programs and activities in the 
states of the former Soviet Union. The report shall--
            (1) identify the impediments to the rapid, 
        efficient, and effective conduct of programs and 
        activities of the Department of Defense, the Department 
        of State, and the Department of Energy, including 
        issues relating to access to sites, liability, and 
        taxation; and
            (2) describe the plans of the United States to 
        overcome or ameliorate such impediments, including an 
        identification and discussion of new models and 
        approaches that might be used to develop new 
        relationships with entities in the states of the former 
        Soviet Union capable of assisting in removing or 
        ameliorating those impediments, and any congressional 
        action that may be necessary for that purpose.

SEC. 1305. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL COMPTROLLER GENERAL 
                    ASSESSMENT OF ANNUAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORT 
                    ON ACTIVITIES AND ASSISTANCE UNDER COOPERATIVE 
                    THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAMS.

    Section 1308 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-341) is amended by striking 
subsection (e).

                TITLE XIV--MATTERS RELATING TO DETAINEES

Sec. 1401. Short title
Sec. 1402. Uniform standards for the interrogation of persons under the 
          detention of the Department of Defense
Sec. 1403. Prohibition on cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or 
          punishment of persons under custody or control of the United 
          States Government
Sec. 1404. Protection of United States Government personnel engaged in 
          authorized interrogations
Sec. 1405. Procedures for status review of detainees outside the United 
          States
Sec. 1406. Training of Iraqi security forces regarding treatment of 
          detainees

SEC. 1401. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Detainee Treatment Act of 
2005''.

SEC. 1402. UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR THE INTERROGATION OF PERSONS UNDER THE 
                    DETENTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) In General.--No person in the custody or under the 
effective control of the Department of Defense or under 
detention in a Department of Defense facility shall be subject 
to any treatment or technique of interrogation not authorized 
by and listed in the United States Army Field Manual on 
Intelligence Interrogation.
    (b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with 
respect to any person in the custody or under the effective 
control of the Department of Defense pursuant to a criminal law 
or immigration law of the United States.
    (c) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to affect the rights under the United States 
Constitution of any person in the custody or under the physical 
jurisdiction of the United States.

SEC. 1403. PROHIBITION ON CRUEL, INHUMAN, OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR 
                    PUNISHMENT OF PERSONS UNDER CUSTODY OR CONTROL OF 
                    THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.

    (a) In General.--No individual in the custody or under the 
physical control of the United States Government, regardless of 
nationality or physical location, shall be subject to cruel, 
inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment.
    (b) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to impose any geographical limitation on the 
applicability of the prohibition against cruel, inhuman, or 
degrading treatment or punishment under this section.
    (c) Limitation on Supersedure.--The provisions of this 
section shall not be superseded, except by a provision of law 
enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act which 
specifically repeals, modifies, or supersedes the provisions of 
this section.
    (d) Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 
Defined.--In this section, the term ``cruel, inhuman, or 
degrading treatment or punishment'' means the cruel, unusual, 
and inhumane treatment or punishment prohibited by the Fifth, 
Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the 
United States, as defined in the United States Reservations, 
Declarations and Understandings to the United Nations 
Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman or 
Degrading Treatment or Punishment done at New York, December 
10, 1984.

SEC. 1404. PROTECTION OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL ENGAGED IN 
                    AUTHORIZED INTERROGATIONS.

    (a) Protection of United States Government Personnel.--In 
any civil action or criminal prosecution against an officer, 
employee, member of the Armed Forces, or other agent of the 
United States Government who is a United States person, arising 
out of the officer, employee, member of the Armed Forces, or 
other agent's engaging in specific operational practices, that 
involve detention and interrogation of aliens who the President 
or his designees have determined are believed to be engaged in 
or associated with international terrorist activity that poses 
a serious, continuing threat to the United States, its 
interests, or its allies, and that were officially authorized 
and determined to be lawful at the time that they were 
conducted, it shall be a defense that such officer, employee, 
member of the Armed Forces, or other agent did not know that 
the practices were unlawful and a person of ordinary sense and 
understanding would not know the practices were unlawful. Good 
faith reliance on advice of counsel should be an important 
factor, among others, to consider in assessing whether a person 
of ordinary sense and understanding would have known the 
practices to be unlawful. Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to limit or extinguish any defense or protection 
otherwise available to any person or entity from suit, civil or 
criminal liability, or damages, or to provide immunity from 
prosecution for any criminal offense by the proper authorities.
    (b) Counsel.--The United States Government may provide or 
employ counsel, and pay counsel fees, court costs, bail, and 
other expenses incident to the representation of an officer, 
employee, member of the Armed Forces, or other agent described 
in subsection (a), with respect to any civil action or criminal 
prosecution arising out of practices described in that 
subsection, under the same conditions, and to the same extent, 
to which such services and payments are authorized under 
section 1037 of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 1405. PROCEDURES FOR STATUS REVIEW OF DETAINEES OUTSIDE THE UNITED 
                    STATES.

    (a) Submittal of Procedures for Status Review of Detainees 
at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and in Afghanistan and Iraq.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
        Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services 
        and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and 
        the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report 
        setting forth--
                    (A) the procedures of the Combatant Status 
                Review Tribunals and the Administrative Review 
                Boards established by direction of the 
                Secretary of Defense that are in operation at 
                Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for determining the 
                status of the detainees held at Guantanamo Bay 
                or to provide an annual review to determine the 
                need to continue to detain an alien who is a 
                detainee; and
                    (B) the procedures in operation in 
                Afghanistan and Iraq for a determination of the 
                status of aliens detained in the custody or 
                under the physical control of the Department of 
                Defense in those countries.
            (2) Designated civilian official.--The procedures 
        submitted to Congress pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) 
        shall ensure that the official of the Department of 
        Defense who is designated by the President or Secretary 
        of Defense to be the final review authority within the 
        Department of Defense with respect to decisions of any 
        such tribunal or board (referred to as the ``Designated 
        Civilian Official'') shall be a civilian officer of the 
        Department of Defense holding an office to which 
        appointments are required by law to be made by the 
        President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
        Senate.
            (3) Consideration of new evidence.--The procedures 
        submitted under paragraph (1)(A) shall provide for 
        periodic review of any new evidence that may become 
        available relating to the enemy combatant status of a 
        detainee.
    (b) Consideration of Statements Derived With Coercion.--
            (1) Assessment.--The procedures submitted to 
        Congress pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(A) shall ensure 
        that a Combatant Status Review Tribunal or 
        Administrative Review Board, or any similar or 
        successor administrative tribunal or board, in making a 
        determination of status or disposition of any detainee 
        under such procedures, shall, to the extent 
        practicable, assess--
                    (A) whether any statement derived from or 
                relating to such detainee was obtained as a 
                result of coercion; and
                    (B) the probative value, if any, of any 
                such statement.
            (2) Applicability.--Paragraph (1) applies with 
        respect to any proceeding beginning on or after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Report on Modification of Procedures.--The Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the committees specified in subsection 
(a)(1) a report on any modification of the procedures submitted 
under subsection (a). Any such report shall be submitted not 
later than 60 days before the date on which such modification 
goes into effect.
    (d) Annual Report.--
            (1) Report required.--The Secretary of Defense 
        shall submit to Congress an annual report on the annual 
        review process for aliens in the custody of the 
        Department of Defense outside the United States. Each 
        such report shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
        with a classified annex, if necessary. The report shall 
        be submitted not later than December 31 each year.
            (2) Elements of report.--Each such report shall 
        include the following with respect to the year covered 
        by the report:
                    (A) The number of detainees whose status 
                was reviewed.
                    (B) The procedures used at each location.
    (e) Judicial Review of Detention of Enemy Combatants.--
            (1) In general.--Section 2241 of title 28, United 
        States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
    ``(e) Except as provided in section 1405 of the Detainee 
Treatment Act of 2005, no court, justice, or judge shall have 
jurisdiction to hear or consider--
            ``(1) an application for a writ of habeas corpus 
        filed by or on behalf of an alien detained by the 
        Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; or
            ``(2) any other action against the United States or 
        its agents relating to any aspect of the detention by 
        the Department of Defense of an alien at Guantanamo 
        Bay, Cuba, who--
                    ``(A) is currently in military custody; or
                    ``(B) has been determined by the United 
                States Court of Appeals for the District of 
                Columbia Circuit in accordance with the 
                procedures set forth in section 1405(e) of the 
                Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 to have been 
                properly detained as an enemy combatant.''.
            (2) Review of decisions of combatant status review 
        tribunals of propriety of detention.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs 
                (B), (C), and (D), the United States Court of 
                Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 
                shall have exclusive jurisdiction to determine 
                the validity of any final decision of a 
                Combatant Status Review Tribunal that an alien 
                is properly detained as an enemy combatant.
                    (B) Limitation on claims.--The jurisdiction 
                of the United States Court of Appeals for the 
                District of Columbia Circuit under this 
                paragraph shall be limited to claims brought by 
                or on behalf of an alien--
                            (i) who is, at the time a request 
                        for review by such court is filed, 
                        detained by the Department of Defense 
                        at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; and
                            (ii) for whom a Combatant Status 
                        Review Tribunal has been conducted, 
                        pursuant to applicable procedures 
                        specified by the Secretary of Defense.
                    (C) Scope of review.--The jurisdiction of 
                the United States Court of Appeals for the 
                District of Columbia Circuit on any claims with 
                respect to an alien under this paragraph shall 
                be limited to the consideration of--
                            (i) whether the status 
                        determination of the Combatant Status 
                        Review Tribunal with regard to such 
                        alien was consistent with the standards 
                        and procedures specified by the 
                        Secretary of Defense for Combatant 
                        Status Review Tribunals (including the 
                        requirement that the conclusion of the 
                        Tribunal be supported by a 
                        preponderance of the evidence and 
                        allowing a rebuttable presumption in 
                        favor the Government's evidence); and
                            (ii) to the extent the Constitution 
                        and laws of the United States are 
                        applicable, whether the use of such 
                        standards and procedures to make the 
                        determination is consistent with the 
                        Constitution and laws of the United 
                        States.
                    (D) Termination on release from custody.--
                The jurisdiction of the United States Court of 
                Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 
                with respect to the claims of an alien under 
                this paragraph shall cease upon the release of 
                such alien from the custody of the Department 
                of Defense.
            (3) Review of final decisions of military 
        commissions.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs 
                (B), (C), and (D), the United States Court of 
                Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 
                shall have exclusive jurisdiction to determine 
                the validity of any final decision rendered 
                pursuant to Military Commission Order No. 1, 
                dated August 31, 2005 (or any successor 
                military order).
                    (B) Grant of review.--Review under this 
                paragraph--
                            (i) with respect to a capital case 
                        or a case in which the alien was 
                        sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 
                        10 years or more, shall be as of right; 
                        or
                            (ii) with respect to any other 
                        case, shall be at the discretion of the 
                        United States Court of Appeals for the 
                        District of Columbia Circuit.
                    (C) Limitation on appeals.--The 
                jurisdiction of the United States Court of 
                Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 
                under this paragraph shall be limited to an 
                appeal brought by or on behalf of an alien--
                            (i) who was, at the time of the 
                        proceedings pursuant to the military 
                        order referred to in subparagraph (A), 
                        detained by the Department of Defense 
                        at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; and
                            (ii) for whom a final decision has 
                        been rendered pursuant to such military 
                        order.
                    (D) Scope of review.--The jurisdiction of 
                the United States Court of Appeals for the 
                District of Columbia Circuit on an appeal of a 
                final decision with respect to an alien under 
                this paragraph shall be limited to the 
                consideration of--
                            (i) whether the final decision was 
                        consistent with the standards and 
                        procedures specified in the military 
                        order referred to in subparagraph (A); 
                        and
                            (ii) to the extent the Constitution 
                        and laws of the United States are 
                        applicable, whether the use of such 
                        standards and procedures to reach the 
                        final decision is consistent with the 
                        Constitution and laws of the United 
                        States.
            (4) Respondent.--The Secretary of Defense shall be 
        the named respondent in any appeal to the United States 
        Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 
        under this subsection.
    (f) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to confer any constitutional right on an alien 
detained as an enemy combatant outside the United States.
    (g) United States Defined.--For purposes of this section, 
the term ``United States'', when used in a geographic sense, is 
as defined in section 101(a)(38) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act and, in particular, does not include the United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
    (h) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--This section shall take effect on 
        the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Review of combatant status tribunal and 
        military commission decisions.--Paragraphs (2) and (3) 
        of subsection (e) shall apply with respect to any claim 
        whose review is governed by one of such paragraphs and 
        that is pending on or after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act.

SEC. 1406. TRAINING OF IRAQI SECURITY FORCES REGARDING TREATMENT OF 
                    DETAINEES.

    (a) Required Policies.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
        prescribe policies designed to ensure that all military 
        and civilian Department of Defense personnel or 
        contractor personnel of the Department of Defense 
        responsible for the training of any unit of the Iraqi 
        Security Forces provide training to such units 
        regarding the international obligations and laws 
        applicable to the humane treatment of detainees, 
        including protections afforded under the Geneva 
        Conventions and the Convention Against Torture.
            (2) Acknowledgment of training.--The Secretary 
        shall ensure that, for all personnel of the Iraqi 
        Security Forces who are provided training referred to 
        in paragraph (1), there is documented acknowledgment 
        that such training has been provided.
            (3) Deadline for policies to be prescribed.--The 
        policies required by paragraph (1) shall be prescribed 
        not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act.
    (b) Army Field Manual.--
            (1) Translation.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
        provide for the unclassified portions of the United 
        States Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation 
        to be translated into Arabic and any other language the 
        Secretary determines appropriate for use by members of 
        the Iraqi security forces.
            (2) Distribution.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
        provide for such manual, as translated, to be 
        distributed to all appropriate officials of the Iraqi 
        Government, including, but not limited to, the Iraqi 
        Minister of Defense, the Iraqi Minister of Interior, 
        senior Iraqi military personnel, and appropriate 
        members of the Iraqi Security Forces with a 
        recommendation that the principles that underlay the 
        manual be adopted by the Iraqis as the basis for their 
        policies on interrogation of detainees.
    (c) Transmittal to Congressional Committees.--Not less than 
30 days after the date on which policies are first prescribed 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives copies of 
such regulations, policies, or orders, together with a report 
on steps taken to the date of the report to implement this 
section.
    (d) Annual Report.--Not less than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives a report on the implementation of 
this section.

  TITLE XV--AUTHORIZATION FOR INCREASED COSTS DUE TO OPERATION IRAQI 
                 FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Sec. 1501. Purpose.
Sec. 1502. Army procurement.
Sec. 1503. Navy and Marine Corps procurement.
Sec. 1504. Air Force procurement.
Sec. 1505. Defense-wide activities procurement.
Sec. 1506. Research, development, test and evaluation.
Sec. 1507. Operation and maintenance.
Sec. 1508. Defense Working Capital Fund.
Sec. 1509. Defense Health Program.
Sec. 1510. Military personnel.
Sec. 1511. Iraq Freedom Fund.
Sec. 1512. Treatment as additional authorizations.
Sec. 1513. Transfer authority.
Sec. 1514. Availability of funds.

SEC. 1501. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this title is to authorize emergency 
supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
fiscal year 2006 to provide funds for additional costs due to 
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom pursuant 
to section 402 of H.Con.Res. 95 (109th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.

SEC. 1502. ARMY PROCUREMENT.

    (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2006 for procurement accounts of 
the Army in amounts as follows:
            (1) For aircraft, $40,600,000.
            (2) For ammunition, $109,500,000.
            (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, 
        $485,499,000.
            (4) For other procurement, $1,659,800,000.
    (b) Availability of Certain Amounts for Up-Armored Wheeled 
Vehicles.--
            (1) Availability.--Of the amount authorized to be 
        appropriated by subsection (a)(4), $240,000,000 shall 
        be available for the procurement of up-armored high 
        mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles (UAHs), 
        including vehicles in the M1114, M1151, and M1152 
        configurations.
            (2) Allocation of funds.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph 
                (B), the Secretary of the Army shall allocate 
                the manner in which amounts available under 
                paragraph (1) shall be available for purposes 
                specified in that paragraph.
                    (B) Limitation.--Amounts available under 
                paragraph (1) may not be allocated under 
                subparagraph (A) until the Secretary certifies 
                to the congressional defense committees that 
                the Army has a validated requirement for 
                procurement for a purpose specified in 
                paragraph (1) based on a statement of urgent 
                needs from a commander of a combatant command.
                    (C) Reports.--Not later than 15 days after 
                an allocation of funds is made under 
                subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit to 
                the congressional defense committees a report 
                describing such allocation of funds.
    (c) Availability of Certain Amounts for Tactical Wheeled 
Vehicle Armoring Programs.--
            (1) Availability.--Of the amount authorized to be 
        appropriated by subsection (a)(4), $150,000,000 shall 
        be available for units deployed in Iraq and 
        Afghanistan, as follows:
                    (A) Procurement of up-armored Light 
                Tactical Wheeled Vehicles (LTVs) or add-on 
                armor kits for Light Tactical Wheeled Vehicles.
                    (B) Procurement of add-on armor kits for 
                Medium Tactical Wheeled Vehicles (MTVs), 
                including Low Signature Armored Cabs for the 
                family of Medium Tactical Wheeled Vehicles.
                    (C) Procurement of add-on armor kits for 
                Heavy Tactical Wheeled Vehicles (HTVs).
            (2) Allocation of funds.--To the extent the 
        Secretary of the Army determines that such amount is 
        not needed for the procurement of such armored Tactical 
        Wheeled Vehicles for units deployed in Iraq and 
        Afghanistan under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
        use the amounts remaining for the procurement of such 
        armored vehicles in accordance with other priorities of 
        the Army.

SEC. 1503. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS PROCUREMENT.

    (a) Navy.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
for fiscal year 2006 for procurement accounts for the Navy in 
amounts as follows:
            (1) For aircraft procurement, $15,000,000.
            (2) For weapons procurement, $56,700,000.
    (b) Marine Corps.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2006 for the procurement account 
for the Marine Corps in the amount of $644,400,000.
    (c) Navy and Marine Corps Ammunition.--Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2006 for the 
procurement account for ammunition for the Navy and the Marine 
Corps in the amount of $147,921,000.
    (d) Availability of Certain Amounts.--
            (1) Availability.--Of the amount authorized to be 
        appropriated by subsection (b), $200,000,000 shall be 
        available for the procurement of up-armored high 
        mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles (UAHs), 
        including vehicles in the M1114, M1151, and M1152 
        configurations.
            (2) Allocation of funds.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph 
                (B), the Secretary of the Navy shall allocate 
                the manner in which amounts available under 
                paragraph (1) shall be available for the 
                purposes specified in that paragraph.
                    (B) Limitation.--Amounts available under 
                paragraph (1) may not be allocated under 
                subparagraph (A) until the Secretary certifies 
                to the congressional defense committees that 
                the Marine Corps has a validated requirement 
                for procurement for a purpose specified in 
                paragraph (1) based on a statement of urgent 
                needs from a commander of a combatant command.
                    (C) Reports.--Not later than 15 days after 
                an allocation of funds is made under 
                subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit to 
                the congressional defense committees a report 
                describing such allocation of funds.

SEC. 1504. AIR FORCE PROCUREMENT.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2006 for the aircraft procurement accounts for the Air 
Force in the amount of $214,000,000.

SEC. 1505. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES PROCUREMENT.

     Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2006 for the procurement account for Defense-wide in the 
amount of $103,900,000.

SEC. 1506. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION.

     Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2006 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
research, development, test and evaluation as follows:
            (1) For the Army, $8,700,000.
            (2) For Defense-wide activities, $75,000,000.

SEC. 1507. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2006 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, $19,828,180,000.
            (2) For the Navy, $1,658,000,000.
            (3) For the Marine Corps, $1,588,250,000.
            (4) For the Air Force, $2,404,190,000.
            (5) For Defense-wide activities, $1,778,397,000.
            (6) For the Army Reserve, $44,400,000.
            (7) For the Naval Reserve, $9,400,000.
            (8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $4,000,000.
            (9) For the Air Force Reserve, $7,000,000.
            (10) For the Army National Guard, $196,300,000.
            (11) For the Air National Guard, $13,400,000.

SEC. 1508. DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUND.

     Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2006 for the Defense Working Capital Fund in the amount of 
$1,700,000,000.

SEC. 1509. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2006 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, the Defense Health Program, in the 
amount of $178,415,000 for operation and maintenance.

SEC. 1510. MILITARY PERSONNEL.

     There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of Defense for military personnel accounts for 
fiscal year 2006 a total of $11,788,323,000.

SEC. 1511. IRAQ FREEDOM FUND.

    (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2006 for the Iraq Freedom Fund in 
the amount of $5,240,725,000.
    (b) Limitation on Availability of Certain Amount.--Of the 
amount authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a), 
$1,000,000,000 shall be available only for support of 
activities of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Task Force.
    (c) Classified Programs.--Of the amount authorized to be 
appropriated by subsection (a), $2,500,000,000 shall be 
available only for classified programs.
    (d) Transfer.--
            (1) Transfer authorized.--Subject to paragraph (2), 
        amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) 
        may be transferred from the Iraq Freedom Fund to any 
        accounts as follows:
                    (A) Operation and maintenance accounts of 
                the Armed Forces.
                    (B) Military personnel accounts.
                    (C) Research, development, test, and 
                evaluation accounts of the Department of 
                Defense.
                    (D) Procurement accounts of the Department 
                of Defense.
                    (E) Accounts providing funding for 
                classified programs.
                    (F) The operating expenses account of the 
                Coast Guard.
            (2) Notice to congress.--A transfer may not be made 
        under the authority in paragraph (1) until five days 
        after the date on which the Secretary of Defense 
        notifies the congressional defense committees in 
        writing of the transfer.
            (3) Treatment of transferred funds.--Amounts 
        transferred to an account under the authority in 
        paragraph (1) shall be merged with amounts in such 
        account and shall be made available for the same 
        purposes, and subject to the same conditions and 
        limitations, as amounts in such account.
            (4) Effect on authorization amounts.--A transfer of 
        an amount to an account under the authority in 
        paragraph (1) shall be deemed to increase the amount 
        authorized for such account by an amount equal to the 
        amount transferred.

SEC. 1512. 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. 1513. 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 2006 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 $2,500,000,000. The 
        transfer authority provided in this section is in 
        addition to any other transfer authority available to 
        the Secretary of Defense.
    (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;
            (2) may not be used to provide authority for an 
        item that has been denied authorization by Congress; 
        and
            (3) may not be combined with the authority under 
        section 1001.
    (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.--A transfer may be made under the 
authority of this section only after the Secretary of Defense--
            (1) consults with the chairmen and ranking members 
        of the congressional defense committees with respect to 
        the proposed transfer; and
            (2) after such consultation, notifies those 
        committees in writing of the proposed transfer not less 
        than five days before the transfer is made.

SEC. 1514. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

    Funds in this title shall be made available for obligation 
to the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Defense-wide 
components by the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 
2006.

            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

    This division may be cited as the ``Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006''.

                            TITLE XXI--ARMY

Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2102. Family housing.
Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army.
Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 
          2004 project.

SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

    (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2104(a)(1), the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property 
and carry out military construction projects for the 
installations or locations inside the United States, and in the 
amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                         Army: Inside the United States
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                     State                                  Installation or Location                  Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama.......................................  Anniston Army Depot.............................      $3,150,000
                                                Fort Rucker.....................................      $9,700,000
                                                Redstone Arsenal................................     $25,100,000
Alaska........................................  Fort Richardson.................................      $4,700,000
                                                Fort Wainwright.................................     $44,660,000
Arizona.......................................  Fort Huachuca...................................      $5,100,000
                                                Yuma Proving Ground.............................      $8,100,000
California....................................  Concord Naval Weapons Station...................     $11,850,000
                                                Fort Irwin......................................     $21,250,000
Colorado......................................  Fort Carson.....................................     $72,822,000
Georgia.......................................  Fort Benning....................................     $30,261,000
                                                Fort Gillem.....................................      $3,900,000
                                                Fort Gordon.....................................      $4,550,000
                                                Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Air Field..............     $57,980,000
Hawaii........................................  Pohakuloa Training Area.........................     $60,300,000
                                                Schofield Barracks..............................     $53,900,000
Illinois......................................  Rock Island Arsenal.............................      $7,400,000
Indiana.......................................  Crane Army Ammunition Activity..................      $5,700,000
Kansas........................................  Fort Riley......................................     $33,900,000
Kentucky......................................  Fort Campbell...................................    $116,475,000
                                                Fort Knox.......................................      $4,600,000
Louisiana.....................................  Fort Polk.......................................     $28,887,000
Missouri......................................  Fort Leonard Wood...............................     $23,500,000
New Jersey....................................  Picatinny Arsenal...............................      $4,450,000
New York......................................  Fort Drum.......................................     $73,350,000
                                                United States Military Academy, West Point......      $7,500,000
North Carolina................................  Fort Bragg......................................    $301,250,000
Ohio..........................................  Joint Systems Manufacturing Center, Lima........     $11,600,000
Oklahoma......................................  Fort Sill.......................................      $5,850,000
                                                McAlester Army Ammunition Plant.................      $5,400,000
Pennsylvania..................................  Letterkenny Depot...............................      $6,300,000
South Carolina................................  Fort Jackson....................................      $1,600,000
Texas.........................................  Fort Bliss......................................      $5,000,000
                                                Fort Hood.......................................     $64,488,000
                                                Fort Sam Houston................................      $7,000,000
Utah..........................................  Dugway Proving Ground...........................     $25,000,000
Virginia......................................  Fort A.P. Hill..................................      $2,700,000
                                                Fort Belvoir....................................     $18,000,000
                                                Fort Eustis.....................................      $3,100,000
                                                Fort Lee........................................      $3,900,000
                                                Fort Myer.......................................     $15,200,000
Washington....................................  Fort Lewis......................................     $99,949,000
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    (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2104(a)(2), the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property 
and carry out military construction projects for the 
installations or locations outside the United States, and in 
the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                         Army: Outside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Country                                 Installation or Location                  Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germany.......................................  Grafenwoehr.....................................     $84,081,000
Italy.........................................  Pisa............................................      $5,254,000
Korea.........................................  Camp Humphreys..................................    $105,162,000
                                                Yongpyong.......................................      $1,450,000
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    (c) Unspecified Worldwide.--Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2104(a)(3), the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property 
and carry out military construction projects for unspecified 
installations or locations in the amount set forth in the 
following table:

                                           Army: Unspecified Worldwide
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Location                                 Installation or Location                  Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                Unspecified Worldwide...........................     $50,000,000
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SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING.

    (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
section 2104(a)(6)(A), the Secretary of the Army may construct 
or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition and 
supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, in 
the number of units, and in the amounts set forth in the 
following table:

                                              Army: Family Housing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                       Installation or Location             Units              Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alaska..................................  Fort Richardson................  117..................     $49,000,000
                                          Fort Wainwright................  180..................     $91,000,000
Arizona.................................  Fort Huachuca..................  131..................     $31,000,000
                                          Yuma Proving Ground............  35...................     $11,200,000
Oklahoma................................  Fort Sill......................  129..................     $24,000,000
Virginia................................  Fort Lee.......................  96...................     $19,500,000
                                          Fort Monroe....................  21...................      $6,000,000
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    (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2104(a)(6)(A), the Secretary of the Army may carry out 
architectural and engineering services and construction design 
activities with respect to the construction or improvement of 
family housing units in an amount not to exceed $17,536,000.

SEC. 2103. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

    Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 
and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 2104(a)(6)(A), the Secretary of the 
Army may improve existing military family housing units in an 
amount not to exceed $300,400,000.

SEC. 2104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after 
September 30, 2005, for military construction, land 
acquisition, and military family housing functions of the 
Department of the Army in the total amount of $3,128,889,000 as 
follows:
            (1) For military construction projects inside the 
        United States authorized by section 2101(a), 
        $1,111,522,000.
            (2) For military construction projects outside the 
        United States authorized by section 2101(b), 
        $195,947,000.
            (3) For military construction projects at 
        unspecified worldwide locations authorized by section 
        2101(c), $50,000,000.
            (4) For unspecified minor military construction 
        projects authorized by section 2805 of title 10, United 
        States Code, $24,141,000.
            (5) For architectural and engineering services and 
        construction design under section 2807 of title 10, 
        United States Code, $170,021,000.
            (6) For military family housing functions:
                    (A) For construction and acquisition, 
                planning and design, and improvement of 
                military family housing and facilities, 
                $549,636,000.
                    (B) For support of military family housing 
                (including the functions described in section 
                2833 of title 10, United States Code), 
                $803,993,000.
            (7) For the construction of increment 3 of the 
        Lewis and Clark Instructional Facility at Fort 
        Leavenworth, Kansas, authorized by section 2101(a) of 
        the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
        Year 2004 (division B of Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 
        1697), $42,642,000.
            (8) For the construction of increment 2 of a 
        barracks complex at Vilseck, Germany, authorized by 
        section 2101(b) of the Military Construction 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (division B of 
        Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1698), as amended by 
        section 2105 of this Act, $13,600,000.
            (9) For the construction of increment 2 of the Drum 
        Road upgrade at Helemano Military Reservation, Hawaii, 
        authorized by section 2101(a) of the Military 
        Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 
        (division B of Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2101), 
        $41,000,000.
            (10) For the construction of increment 2 of a 
        vehicle maintenance facility at Schofield Barracks, 
        Hawaii, authorized by section 2101(a) of the Military 
        Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 
        (division B of Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2101), 
        $24,656,000.
            (11) For the construction of increment 2 of a 
        barracks complex, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, 
        authorized by section 2101(a) of the Military 
        Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 
        (division B of Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2101), 
        $24,650,000.
            (12) For the construction of increment 2 of trainee 
        barracks, Basic Training Complex 1 at Fort Knox, 
        Kentucky, authorized by section 2101(a) of the Military 
        Construction Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2005 
        (division B of Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2101), 
        $21,000,000.
            (13) For the construction of increment 2 of a 
        library and learning center at the United States 
        Military Academy, West Point, New York, authorized by 
        section 2101(a) of the Military Construction 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (division B of 
        Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2101), $25,470,000.
            (14) For the construction of increment 2 of a 
        barracks complex renewal project at Fort Bragg, North 
        Carolina, authorized by section 2101(a) of the Military 
        Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 
        (division B of Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2101), 
        $30,611,000.
    (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 
of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation 
authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out 
under section 2101 of this Act may not exceed the sum of the 
following:
            (1) The total amount authorized to be appropriated 
        under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a).
            (2) $16,500,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2101(a) for construction of a 
        barracks complex for Fort Drum, New York).
            (3) $31,000,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2101(a) for construction of a 
        barracks complex for the 2nd Brigade at Fort Bragg, 
        North Carolina).
            (4) $50,000,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2101(a) for construction of a 
        barracks complex for the 3rd Brigade at Fort Bragg, 
        North Carolina).
            (5) $77,400,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2101(a) for construction of a 
        barracks complex for divisional artillery at Fort 
        Bragg, North Carolina).
            (6) $13,000,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2101(a) for construction of a 
        defense access road for Fort Belvoir, Virginia).
    (c) Conforming Technical Amendment.--Section 2104(a)(8) of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2005 (division B of Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2103) is 
amended by striking ``Fiscal Year 2003 (division B of Public 
Law 107-314; 116 Stat. 2681)'' and inserting ``Fiscal Year 2004 
(division B of Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1697)''.

SEC. 2105. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
                    2004 PROJECT.

    (a) Modification of Outside the United States Project.--The 
table in section 2101(b) of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (division B of Public 
Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1698) is amended--
            (1) in the item relating to Vilseck, Germany, by 
        striking ``$31,000,000'' in the amount column and 
        inserting ``$26,000,000''; and
            (2) by striking the amount identified as the total 
        in the amount column and inserting ``$226,900,000''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2104(b)(6) of that Act 
(117 Stat. 1700) is amended by striking ``$18,900,000'' and 
inserting ``$13,900,000''.

                            TITLE XXII--NAVY

Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2202. Family housing.
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.
Sec. 2205. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 
          2004 project.
Sec. 2206. Modifications of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 
          2005 projects.

SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

    (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2204(a)(1), the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property 
and carry out military construction projects for the 
installations or locations inside the United States, and in the 
amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                         Navy: Inside the United States
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                     State                                  Installation or Location                  Amount
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Arizona.......................................  Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma..................      $3,637,000
California....................................  Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms......     $24,000,000
                                                Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton........      $1,400,000
                                                Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar...............      $5,070,000
                                                Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton...............     $90,437,000
                                                Naval Air Station, Lemoore......................      $8,480,000
                                                Naval Air Warfare Center, China Lake............     $19,158,000
                                                Naval Postgraduate School.......................      $6,500,000
Connecticut...................................  Naval Submarine Base, New London................      $4,610,000
Florida.......................................  Diving&Salvage Training Center, Panama City.....      $9,678,000
                                                Naval Air Station, Jacksonville.................     $88,603,000
                                                Naval Air Station, Pensacola....................      $8,710,000
                                                Naval Station, Mayport..........................     $15,220,000
                                                Whiting Field...................................      $4,670,000
Georgia.......................................  Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay.................      $6,890,000
                                                Marine Corps Logistics Base, Albany.............      $5,840,000
Hawaii........................................  Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay...........      $5,700,000
                                                Naval Base, Pearl Harbor........................     $29,700,000
Illinois......................................  Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes...........    $167,750,000
Indiana.......................................  Naval Warfare Center, Crane.....................      $8,220,000
Maine.........................................  Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.......................      $8,100,000
Maryland......................................  Naval Air Warfare Center, Patuxent River........      $5,800,000
                                                Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head.......      $8,250,000
                                                United States Naval Academy, Annapolis..........     $51,720,000
Mississippi...................................  Naval Air Station, Meridian.....................     $10,450,000
North Carolina................................  Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point..........     $29,147,000
                                                Marine Corps Air Station, New River.............      $6,840,000
                                                Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune.................     $44,590,000
Pennsylvania..................................  Naval Station Weapons Center, Philadelphia......      $4,780,000
Rhode Island..................................  Naval Station, Newport..........................     $15,490,000
South Carolina................................  Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort..............      $1,480,000
Texas.........................................  Naval Air Station, Kingsville...................     $16,040,000
Virginia......................................  Marine Corps Air Field, Quantico................     $19,698,000
                                                Marine Corps Base, Quantico.....................     $18,429,000
                                                Naval Air Station, Oceana.......................     $11,680,000
                                                Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek.............     $36,034,000
                                                Naval Station, Norfolk..........................     $32,245,000
                                                Naval Support Activity, Norfolk Naval Shipyard..     $78,788,000
                                                Naval Station Weapons Center, Dahlgren..........      $9,960,000
Washington....................................  Naval Station, Everett..........................     $70,950,000
                                                Naval Submarine Base, Bangor....................     $60,160,000
                                                Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island...............      $4,010,000
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    (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2204(a)(2), the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property 
and carry out military construction projects for the 
installations or locations outside the United States, and in 
the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                         Navy: Outside the United States
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                    Country                                 Installation or Location                  Amount
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Guam..........................................  Naval Base, Guam................................     $55,473,000
Japan.........................................  Naval Station, Yokosuka.........................     $83,010,000
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SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING.

    Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 2204(a)(4)(A), the Secretary of the 
Navy may construct or acquire family housing units (including 
land acquisition and supporting facilities) at the 
installation, in the number of units, and in the amount set 
forth in the following table:

                                              Navy: Family Housing
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                Location                           Installation                    Units              Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Guam....................................   Naval Base, Guam..............  126..................     $43,495,000
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SEC. 2203. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

    Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 
and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 2204(a)(4)(A), the Secretary of the 
Navy may improve existing military family housing units in an 
amount not to exceed $178,644,000.

SEC. 2204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after 
September 30, 2005, for military construction, land 
acquisition, and military family housing functions of the 
Department of the Navy in the total amount of $1,964,743,000, 
as follows:
            (1) For military construction projects inside the 
        United States authorized by section 2201(a), 
        $837,411,000.
            (2) For military construction projects outside the 
        United States authorized by section 2201(b), 
        $39,584,000.
            (3) For architectural and engineering services and 
        construction design under section 2807 of title 10, 
        United States Code, $34,893,000.
            (4) For military family housing functions:
                    (A) For construction and acquisition, 
                planning and design, and improvement of 
                military family housing and facilities, 
                $218,942,000.
                    (B) For support of military family housing 
                (including functions described in section 2833 
                of title 10, United States Code), $588,660,000.
            (5) For the construction of increment 3 of the 
        general purpose berthing pier at Naval Weapons Station, 
        Earle, New Jersey, authorized by section 2201(a) of the 
        Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        2004 (division B of Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 
        1704), as amended by section 2205 of this Act, 
        $54,432,000.
            (6) For the construction of increment 3 of pier 11 
        replacement at Naval Station, Norfolk, Virginia, 
        authorized by section 2201(a) of the Military 
        Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 
        (division B of Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1704), 
        $40,200,000.
            (7) For the construction of increment 2 of the 
        apron and hangar recapitalization at Naval Air 
        Facility, El Centro, California, authorized by section 
        2201(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
        for Fiscal Year 2005 (division B of Public Law 108-375; 
        118 Stat. 2105), $18,666,000.
            (8) For the construction of increment 2 of the 
        White Side complex, Marine Corps Air Facility, 
        Quantico, Virginia, authorized by section 2201(a) of 
        the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
        Year 2005 (division B of Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 
        2105), $34,730,000.
            (9) For the construction of increment 2 of the 
        limited area production and storage complex at 
        Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific, Bangor, Washington, 
        authorized by section 2201(a) of the Military 
        Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 
        (division B of Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2105), as 
        amended by section 2206 of this Act, $47,095,000.
            (10) For the construction of increment 2 of the lab 
        consolidation at Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific, 
        Bangor, Washington authorized by section 2201(a) of the 
        Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        2005 (division B of Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 
        2105), as amended by section 2206 of this Act, 
        $9,430,000.
            (11) For the construction of increment 2 of the 
        presidential helicopter programs support facility at 
        Naval Air Warfare Center, Patuxent River, Maryland, 
        authorized by section 2201(a) of the Military 
        Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 
        (division B of Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2105), as 
        amended by section 2206 of this Act, $40,700,000.
    (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 
of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation 
authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out 
under section 2201 of this Act may not exceed the sum of the 
following:
            (1) The total amount authorized to be appropriated 
        under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a).
            (2) $37,721,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2201(a) for a reclamation and 
        conveyance project for Marine Corps Base, Camp 
        Pendleton, California).
            (3) $43,424,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2201(a) for a helicopter 
        hangar replacement at Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, 
        Florida).
            (4) $45,850,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2201(a) for infrastructure 
        upgrades to Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, 
        Illinois).
            (5) $26,790,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2201(a) for construction of a 
        field house at United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, 
        Maryland).
            (6) $31,059,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2201(a) for replacement of 
        Ship Repair Pier 3 at Naval Support Activity, Norfolk 
        Naval Shipyard, Virginia).
            (7) $10,159,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2201(a) for an addition to 
        Hockmuth Hall, Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia).
            (8) $21,000,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2201(a) for construction of 
        bachelor quarters for Naval Station, Everett, 
        Washington).
            (9) $29,889,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2201(b) for wharf upgrades at 
        Naval Base, Guam).
            (10) $69,100,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2201(b) for wharf upgrades at 
        Naval Station, Yokosuka, Japan).

SEC. 2205. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
                    2004 PROJECT.

    (a) Modification of Inside the United States Project.--The 
table in section 2201(a) of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (division B of Public 
Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1703) is amended--
            (1) in the item relating to Naval Weapons Station, 
        Earle, New Jersey, by striking ``$123,720,000'' in the 
        amount column and inserting ``$140,372,000''; and
            (2) by striking the amount identified as the total 
        in the amount column and inserting ``$1,352,524,000''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2204(b)(4) of that Act 
(117 Stat. 1706) is amended by striking ``$96,980,000'' and 
inserting ``$113,632,000''.

SEC. 2206. MODIFICATIONS OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
                    2005 PROJECTS.

    (a) Modification of Inside the United States Projects.--
Section 2201 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2005 (division B of Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 
2105) is amended--
            (1) in the table in subsection (a)--
                    (A) below the item relating to Naval 
                Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head, Maryland, 
                by inserting ``Naval Air Warfare Center, 
                Patuxent River'' in the installation column and 
                ``$95,200,000'' in the amount column;
                    (B) in the item relating to Marine Corps 
                Air Facility, Quantico, Virginia, by striking 
                ``$73,838,000'' in the amount column and 
                inserting ``$74,470,000'';
                    (C) in the item relating to Strategic 
                Weapons Facility Pacific, Bangor, Washington, 
                by striking ``$138,060,000'' in the amount 
                column and inserting ``$147,760,000''; and
                    (D) by striking the amount identified as 
                the total in the amount column and inserting 
                ``$1,057,587,000''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c).
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2204 of that Act (118 
Stat. 2107) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking 
                ``$712,927,000'' and inserting 
                ``$752,927,000''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (3); and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (4), by striking 
                ``$34,098,000'' and inserting ``$34,730,000''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting 
                the following new paragraphs:
            ``(7) $9,700,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2201(a) for naval laboratory 
        consolidation, Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific, 
        Bangor, Washington).
            ``(8) $55,200,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2201(a) for construction of a 
        presidential helicopter programs support facility at 
        Naval Air Warfare Center, Patuxent River, Maryland).''.

                         TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE

Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition 
          projects.
Sec. 2302. Family housing.
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.

SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 
                    PROJECTS.

    (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2304(a)(1), the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real 
property and carry out military construction projects for the 
installations or locations inside the United States, and in the 
amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                       Air Force: Inside the United States
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                     State                                  Installation or Location                  Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama.......................................  Maxwell Air Force Base..........................     $14,900,000
Alaska........................................  Clear Air Force Base............................     $20,000,000
                                                Elmendorf Air Force Base........................     $84,820,000
Arizona.......................................  Davis-Monthan Air Force Base....................      $8,600,000
                                                Luke Air Force Base.............................     $13,000,000
Arkansas......................................  Little Rock Air Force Base......................      $8,900,000
California....................................  Beale Air Force Base............................     $14,200,000
                                                Edwards Air Force Base..........................    $103,000,000
                                                Travis Air Force Base...........................     $46,400,000
                                                Vandenberg Air Force Base.......................     $16,845,000
Colorado......................................  Buckley Air Force Base..........................     $20,100,000
                                                Peterson Air Force Base.........................     $25,500,000
                                                United States Air Force Academy.................     $13,000,000
Delaware......................................  Dover Air Force Base............................     $19,000,000
District of Columbia..........................  Bolling Air Force Base..........................     $14,900,000
Florida.......................................  Cape Canaveral..................................      $6,200,000
                                                Hurlburt Field..................................      $2,540,000
                                                MacDill Air Force Base..........................    $107,200,000
                                                Tyndall Air Force Base..........................     $21,500,000
Georgia.......................................  Robins Air Force Base...........................      $7,600,000
Hawaii........................................  Hickham Air Force Base..........................     $13,378,000
Idaho.........................................  Mountain Home Air Force Base....................      $9,835,000
Louisiana.....................................  Barksdale Air Force Base........................     $10,800,000
Massachusetts.................................  Hanscom Air Force Base..........................      $3,900,000
Mississippi...................................  Columbus Air Force Base.........................     $10,000,000
                                                Keesler Air Force Base..........................     $47,500,000
Missouri......................................  Whiteman Air Force Base.........................      $5,721,000
Montana.......................................  Malmstrom Air Force Base........................     $13,500,000
Nebraska......................................  Offutt Air Force Base...........................     $63,080,000
Nevada........................................  Indian Springs Auxiliary Field..................     $60,724,000
                                                Nellis Air Force Base...........................     $24,370,000
New Jersey....................................  McGuire Air Force Base..........................     $13,185,000
New Mexico....................................  Kirtland Air Force Base.........................      $6,600,000
                                                 Holloman Air Force Base........................     $15,000,000
North Dakota..................................  Minot Air Force Base............................      $8,700,000
Ohio..........................................  Wright Patterson Air Force Base.................     $32,620,000
Oklahoma......................................  Tinker Air Force Base...........................     $31,960,000
                                                 Vance Air Force Base...........................     $14,000,000
South Carolina................................  Charleston Air Force Base.......................      $2,583,000
                                                Shaw Air Force Base.............................     $16,030,000
South Dakota..................................   Ellsworth Air Force Base.......................      $8,400,000
Texas.........................................  Goodfellow Air Force Base.......................      $4,300,000
                                                Laughlin Air Force Base.........................      $7,900,000
                                                Sheppard Air Force Base.........................     $36,000,000
Utah..........................................  Hill Air Force Base.............................     $33,900,000
Virginia......................................  Langley Air Force Base..........................     $44,365,000
Washington....................................   Fairchild Air Force Base.......................      $8,200,000
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    (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2304(a)(2), the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real 
property and carry out military construction projects for the 
installations or locations outside the United States, and in 
the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                  Air Force: Outside the United States
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           Country              Installation or Location      Amount
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Germany......................  Ramstein Air Base........     $11,650,000
                               Spangdahlem Air Base.....     $12,474,000
Guam.........................  Andersen Air Base........     $18,500,000
Italy........................  Aviano Air Base..........     $22,660,000
Korea........................  Kunsan Air Base..........     $47,900,000
                               Osan Air Base............     $37,719,000
Portugal.....................  Lajes Field, Azores......     $12,000,000
Turkey.......................  Incirlik Air Base........      $5,780,000
United Kingdom...............  Royal Air Force                $5,125,000
                                Lakenheath.
                               Royal Air Force               $13,500,000
                                Mildenhall.
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SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING.

    (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
section 2304(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force may 
construct or acquire family housing units (including land 
acquisition and supporting facilities) at the installations or 
locations, in the number of units, and in the amounts set forth 
in the following table:

                                            Air Force: Family Housing
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            State or Country                   Installation or Location             Units             Amount
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Alaska..................................  Eielson Air Force Base...........  392................     $55,794,000
California..............................  Edwards Air Force Base...........  226................     $59,699,000
Florida.................................  MacDill Air Force Base...........  109................     $40,982,000
Idaho...................................  Mountain Home Air Force Base.....  194................     $56,467,000
Missouri................................  Whiteman Air Force Base..........  111................     $26,917,000
Montana.................................  Malmstrom Air Force Base.........  296................     $68,971,000
North Carolina..........................  Seymour Johnson Air Force Base...  255................     $48,868,000
North Dakota............................  Grand Forks Air Force Base.......  150................     $43,353,000
                                          Minot Air Force Base.............  223................     $44,548,000
South Carolina..........................  Charleston Air Force Base........  10.................     $15,935,000
South Dakota............................  Ellsworth Air Force Base.........  60.................     $14,383,000
Texas...................................  Dyess Air Force Base.............  190................     $43,016,000
Germany.................................  Ramstein Air Base................  101................     $62,952,000
                                          Spangdahlem Air Base.............  79.................     $45,385,000
Turkey..................................  Incirlik Air Base................  100................     $22,730,000
United Kingdom..........................  Royal Air Force Lakenheath.......  107................     $48,437,000
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    (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2304(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out 
architectural and engineering services and construction design 
activities with respect to the construction or improvement of 
military family housing units in an amount not to exceed 
$37,104,000.

SEC. 2303. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

    Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 
and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 2304(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the 
Air Force may improve existing military family housing units in 
an amount not to exceed $366,346,000.

SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR FORCE.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after 
September 30, 2005, for military construction, land 
acquisition, and military family housing functions of the 
Department of the Air Force in the total amount of 
$3,157,356,000, as follows:
            (1) For military construction projects inside the 
        United States authorized by section 2301(a), 
        $989,756,000.
            (2) For military construction projects outside the 
        United States authorized by section 2301(b), 
        $187,308,000.
            (3) For unspecified minor military construction 
        projects authorized by section 2805 of title 10, United 
        States Code, $15,929,000.
            (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
        construction design under section 2807 of title 10, 
        United States Code, $95,537,000.
            (5) For military family housing functions:
                    (A) For construction and acquisition, 
                planning and design, and improvement of 
                military family housing and facilities, 
                $1,101,887,000.
                    (B) For support of military family housing 
                (including functions described in section 2833 
                of title 10, United States Code), $766,939,000.
    (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 
of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation 
authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out 
under section 2301 of this Act may not exceed the sum of the 
following:
            (1) The total amount authorized to be appropriated 
        under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a).
            (2) $30,000,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2301(a) for construction of a 
        C-17 maintenance complex at Elmendorf Air Force Base, 
        Alaska).
            (3) $66,000,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2301(a) for construction of a 
        main base runway at Edwards Air Force Base, 
        California).
            (4) $29,000,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2301(a) for construction of a 
        joint intelligence center at MacDill Air Force Base, 
        Florida).

                      TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES

Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition 
          projects.
Sec. 2402. Energy conservation projects.
Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.

SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                    ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

    (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2403(a)(1), the Secretary of Defense may acquire real property 
and carry out military construction projects for the 
installations or locations inside the United States, and in the 
amounts, set forth in the following tables:

                                           Defense Education Activity
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                     State                                  Installation or Location                  Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Georgia.......................................  Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Air Field..............     $16,629,000
North Carolina................................  Fort Bragg......................................     $18,075,000
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                       Defense Intelligence Agency
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            State               Installation or Location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
District of Columbia.........  Bolling Air Force Base...      $7,900,000
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                                            Defense Logistics Agency
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   State                                   Installation or Location                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona....................................  Yuma Proving Ground................................      $7,300,000
California.................................  Defense Distribution Depot, Tracy..................     $33,635,000
                                             Miramar............................................     $23,000,000
Kansas.....................................  McConnell Air Force Base...........................     $15,800,000
New Mexico.................................  Cannon Air Force Base..............................     $13,200,000
North Carolina.............................  Seymour Johnson Air Force Base.....................     $18,500,000
Pennsylvania...............................  Defense Distribution Depot, New Cumberland.........      $6,500,000
Virginia...................................  Fort Belvoir.......................................      $4,500,000
                                             Naval Station, Norfolk.............................      $6,700,000
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                        National Security Agency
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            State               Installation or Location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Georgia......................  Augusta..................     $61,466,000
Hawaii.......................  Kunia....................    $305,000,000
Maryland.....................  Fort Meade...............     $41,200,000
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                       Special Operations Command
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            State              Installation or Location       Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
California..................  Naval Surface Warfare          $28,350,000
                               Center, Coronado.
Florida.....................  Hurlburt Field............      $6,500,000
                              Eglin Air Force Base......     $12,800,000
Georgia.....................  Fort Stewart/Hunter Army       $10,000,000
                               Air Field.
Kentucky....................  Fort Campbell.............     $37,800,000
North Carolina..............  Fort Bragg................     $18,069,000
Washington..................  Fort Lewis................     $53,300,000
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                                           TRICARE Management Activity
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                    State                                   Installation or Location                  Amount
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California...................................  Beale Air Force Base.............................     $18,000,000
                                               Naval Hospital, San Diego........................     $15,000,000
Colorado.....................................  Peterson Air Force Base..........................      $1,820,000
Maryland.....................................  Fort Detrick.....................................     $55,200,000
                                               Uniformed Services University, Bethesda..........     $10,350,000
Mississippi..................................  Keesler Air Force Base...........................     $14,000,000
Nevada.......................................  Nellis Air Force Base............................      $1,700,000
South Carolina...............................  Charleston.......................................     $35,000,000
Texas........................................  Lackland Air Force Base..........................     $11,000,000
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    (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2403(a)(2), the Secretary of Defense may acquire real property 
and carry out military construction projects for the 
installations or locations outside the United States, and in 
the amounts, set forth in the following tables:

                                           Defense Education Activity
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                    Country                                 Installation or Location                  Amount
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Germany.......................................  Landstuhl.......................................      $6,543,000
                                                Vilseck.........................................      $2,323,000
Guam..........................................  Agana...........................................     $40,578,000
Korea.........................................  Taegu...........................................      $8,231,000
Spain.........................................  Naval Station, Rota.............................      $7,963,000
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                                            Defense Logistics Agency
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                  Country                                  Installation or Location                   Amount
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Greece.....................................  Souda Bay..........................................      $7,089,000
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                         Missile Defense Agency
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           Country              Installation or Location      Amount
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Kwajalein....................  Kwajalein Atoll..........      $4,901,000
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                        National Security Agency
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           Country              Installation or Location      Amount
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United Kingdom...............  Menwith Hill.............     $86,354,000
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                       TRICARE Management Activity
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           Country              Installation or Location      Amount
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Bahrain......................  .........................      $4,750,000
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SEC. 2402. ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS.

    Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 2403(a)(5), the Secretary of Defense 
may carry out energy conservation projects under section 2865 
of title 10, United States Code, in the amount of $50,000,000.

SEC. 2403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DEFENSE AGENCIES.

    (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
2005, for military construction, land acquisition, and military 
family housing functions of the Department of Defense (other 
than the military departments) in the total amount of 
$2,817,039,000, as follows:
            (1) For military construction projects inside the 
        United States authorized by section 2401(a), 
        $626,609,000.
            (2) For military construction projects outside the 
        United States authorized by section 2401(b), 
        $123,104,000.
            (3) For unspecified minor military construction 
        projects under section 2805 of title 10, United States 
        Code, $15,736,000.
            (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
        construction design under section 2807 of title 10, 
        United States Code, $136,406,000.
            (5) For energy conservation projects authorized by 
        section 2402 of this Act, $50,000,000.
            (6) For base closure and realignment activities 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, $254,827,000.
            (7) For base closure and realignment activities 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, 
        $1,504,466,000.
            (8) For military family housing functions:
                    (A) For support of military family housing 
                (including functions described in section 2833 
                of title 10, United States Code), $46,391,000.
                    (B) For credit to the Department of Defense 
                Family Housing Improvement Fund established by 
                section 2883(a)(1) of title 10, United States 
                Code, $2,500,000.
            (9) For the construction of increment 2 of the 
        hospital replacement at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 
        authorized by section 2401(a) of the Military 
        Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 
        (division B of Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2112), 
        $57,000,000.
    (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 
of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation 
authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out 
under section 2401 of this Act may not exceed the sum of the 
following:
            (1) The total amount authorized to be appropriated 
        under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a).
            (2) $12,500,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2401(a) for construction of a 
        regional security operations center, Augusta, Georgia).
            (3) $256,034,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2401(a) for replacement of a 
        regional security operations center, Kunia, Hawaii).
            (4) $13,151,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2401(a) for construction of a 
        classified material conversion facility, Fort Meade, 
        Maryland).
            (5) $44,657,000 (the balance of the amount 
        authorized under section 2401(b) for construction of an 
        operations building, Royal Air Force Menwith Hill 
        Station, United Kingdom).
    (c) Notice and Wait Requirement Applicable to Obligation of 
Funds for Base Closure and Realignment Activities.--Funds 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
subsection (a)(7) may not be obligated until--
            (1) a period of 21 days has expired following the 
        date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the 
        congressional defense committees a report describing 
        the specific programs, projects, and activities for 
        which the funds are to be obligated; or
            (2) if over sooner, a period of 14 days has expired 
        following the date on which a copy of the report is 
        provided in an electronic medium pursuant to section 
        480 of title 10, United States Code.

   TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT 
                                PROGRAM

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

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, 2005, 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 
$206,858,000.

            TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES

Sec. 2601. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land 
          acquisition projects.

SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED GUARD AND RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                    ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
years beginning after September 30, 2005, for the costs of 
acquisition, architectural and engineering services, and 
construction of facilities for the Guard and Reserve Forces, 
and for contributions therefor, under chapter 1803 of title 10, 
United States Code (including the cost of acquisition of land 
for those facilities), in the following amounts:
            (1) For the Department of the Army--
                    (A) for the Army National Guard of the 
                United States, $523,151,000; and
                    (B) for the Army Reserve, $152,569,000.
            (2) For the Department of the Navy, for the Navy 
        Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve, $46,864,000.
            (3) For the Department of the Air Force--
                    (A) for the Air National Guard of the 
                United States, $316,117,000; and
                    (B) for the Air Force Reserve, 
                $105,883,000.

        TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be 
          specified by law.
Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2003 
          projects.
Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2002 
          projects.

SEC. 2701. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE 
                    SPECIFIED BY LAW.

    (a) Expiration of Authorizations After Three Years.--Except 
as provided in subsection (b), all authorizations contained in 
titles XXI through XXVI 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, 2008; or
            (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing 
        funds for military construction for fiscal year 2009.
    (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, 2008; or
            (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing 
        funds for fiscal year 2009 for military construction 
        projects, land acquisition, family housing projects and 
        facilities, or contributions to the North Atlantic 
        Treaty Organization Security Investment program.

SEC. 2702. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2003 
                    PROJECTS.

    (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 
(division B of Public Law 107-314; 116 Stat. 2700), 
authorizations set forth in the tables in subsection (b), as 
provided in section 2301, 2302, or 2401 of that Act, shall 
remain in effect until October 1, 2006, or the date of the 
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction 
for fiscal year 2007, whichever is later.
    (b) Tables.--The tables referred to in subsection (a) are 
as follows:

           Air Force: Extension of 2003 Project Authorizations
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    Installation or Location             Project              Amount
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Aviano Air Base, Italy.........  Area consolidation.....      $5,000,000
Eglin Air Force Base, Florida..  Family housing (134         $15,906,000
                                  units).
                                 Family housing office..        $597,000
Keesler Air Force Base,          Family housing (117         $16,505,000
 Mississippi.                     units).
Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.  Family housing (112         $14,311,000
                                  units).
                                 Housing maintenance            $447,000
                                  facility.
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          Defense Wide: Extension of 2003 Project Authorization
------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Installation or Location             Project             Amount
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Stennis Space Center, Mississippi  SOF Training Range...      $5,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2703. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2002 
                    PROJECTS.

    (a) Extension and Renewal.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2002 (division B of Public Law 107-107; 115 Stat. 1301), 
authorizations set forth in the tables in subsection (b), as 
provided in section 2101 or 2302 of that Act and extended by 
section 2702 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2005 (division B of Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 
2116), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2006, or the 
date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
construction for fiscal year 2007, whichever is later.
    (b) Tables.--The tables referred to in subsection (a) are 
as follows:

              Army: Extension of 2002 Project Authorization
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     Installation or Location             Project             Amount
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Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii..  Land acquisition.....      $1,500,000
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           Air Force: Extension of 2002 Project Authorization
------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Installation or Location             Project             Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Barksdale Air Force Base,          Family housing (56         $7,300,000
 Louisiana.                         units).
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                    TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

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

Sec. 2801. Modification of congressional notification requirements for 
          certain military construction activities.
Sec. 2802. Increase in number of family housing units in Korea 
          authorized for lease by the Army at maximum amount.
Sec. 2803. Improvement in availability and timeliness of Department of 
          Defense information regarding military construction and family 
          housing accounts and activities.
Sec. 2804. Modification of cost variation authority.
Sec. 2805. Inapplicability to child development centers of restriction 
          on authority to acquire or construct ancillary supporting 
          facilities.
Sec. 2806. Department of Defense Housing Funds.
Sec. 2807. Use of design-build selection procedures to accelerate design 
          effort in connection with military construction projects.
Sec. 2808. Acquisition of associated utilities, equipment, and 
          furnishings in reserve component facility exchange.
Sec. 2809. One-year extension of temporary, limited authority to use 
          operation and maintenance funds for construction projects 
          outside the United States.
Sec. 2810. Temporary program to use minor military construction 
          authority for construction of child development centers.
Sec. 2811. General and flag officers quarters in the National Capital 
          Region.

         Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration

Sec. 2821. Consolidation of Department of Defense land acquisition 
          authorities and limitations on use of such authorities.
Sec. 2822. Modification of authorities on agreements to limit 
          encroachments and other constraints on military training, 
          testing, and operations.
Sec. 2823. Modification of utility system conveyance authority and 
          related reporting requirements.
Sec. 2824. Report on application of force protection and anti-terrorism 
          standards to leased facilities.
Sec. 2825. Report on use of ground source heat pumps at Department of 
          Defense facilities.

                Subtitle C--Base Closure and Realignment

Sec. 2831. Additional reporting requirements regarding base closure 
          process and use of Department of Defense base closure 
          accounts.
Sec. 2832. Expanded availability of adjustment and diversification 
          assistance for communities adversely affected by mission 
          realignments in base closure process.
Sec. 2833. Treatment of Indian Tribal Governments as public entities for 
          purposes of disposal of real property recommended for closure 
          in July 1993 BRAC Commission report.
Sec. 2834. Termination of project authorizations for military 
          installations approved for closure in 2005 round of base 
          realignments and closures.
Sec. 2835. Required consultation with State and local entities on issues 
          related to increase in number of military personnel at 
          military installations.
Sec. 2836. Sense of Congress regarding infrastructure and installation 
          requirements for transfer of units and personnel from closed 
          and realigned military installations to receiving locations.
Sec. 2837. Defense access road program and military installations 
          affected by defense base closure process or Integrated Global 
          Presence and Basing Strategy.
Sec. 2838. Sense of Congress on reversionary interests involving real 
          property at Navy homeports.

                      Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

                        Part 1--Army Conveyances

Sec. 2841. Land conveyance, Camp Navajo, Arizona.
Sec. 2842. Land conveyance, Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, Middletown, 
          Iowa.
Sec. 2843. Land conveyance, Helena, Montana.
Sec. 2844. Lease authority, Army Heritage and Education Center, 
          Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 2845. Land exchange, Fort Hood, Texas.
Sec. 2846. Modification of land conveyance, Engineer Proving Ground, 
          Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Sec. 2847. Land conveyance, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Sec. 2848. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Bothell, Washington.

                        Part 2--Navy Conveyances

Sec. 2851. Land conveyance, Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, San 
          Diego, California.
Sec. 2852. Lease or license of United States Navy Museum facilities at 
          Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia.

                      Part 3--Air Force Conveyances

Sec. 2861. Purchase of build-to-lease family housing, Eielson Air Force 
          Base, Alaska.
Sec. 2862. Land conveyance, Air Force property, Jacksonville, Arkansas.
Sec. 2863. Land conveyance, Air Force property, La Junta, Colorado.
Sec. 2864. Lease, National Imagery and Mapping Agency site, St. Louis, 
          Missouri.

                        Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 2871. Clarification of moratorium on certain improvements at Fort 
          Buchanan, Puerto Rico.
Sec. 2872. Transfer of excess Department of Defense property on Santa 
          Rosa and Okaloosa Island, Florida, to Gulf Islands National 
          Seashore.
Sec. 2873. Authorized military uses of Papago Park Military Reservation, 
          Phoenix, Arizona.
Sec. 2874. Assessment of water needs for Presidio of Monterey and Ord 
          Military Community.
Sec. 2875. Redesignation of McEntire Air National Guard Station, South 
          Carolina, as McEntire Joint National Guard Base.
Sec. 2876. Sense of Congress regarding community impact assistance 
          related to construction of Navy landing field, North Carolina.
Sec. 2877. Sense of Congress on establishment of Bakers Creek Memorial.

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

SEC. 2801. MODIFICATION OF CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR 
                    CERTAIN MILITARY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Contingency Construction.--Section 2804(b) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``21-day period'' and inserting 
        ``14-day period''; and
            (2) by striking ``14-day period'' and inserting 
        ``seven-day period''.
    (b) Acquisition in Lieu of Construction.--Section 2813(c) 
of such title is amended--
            (1) by striking ``30-day period'' and inserting 
        ``21-day period''; and
            (2) by striking ``21-day period'' and inserting 
        ``14-day period''.

SEC. 2802. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF FAMILY HOUSING UNITS IN KOREA 
                    AUTHORIZED FOR LEASE BY THE ARMY AT MAXIMUM AMOUNT.

    Section 2828(e)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``2,400'' and inserting ``2,800''.

SEC. 2803. IMPROVEMENT IN AVAILABILITY AND TIMELINESS OF DEPARTMENT OF 
                    DEFENSE INFORMATION REGARDING MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
                    AND FAMILY HOUSING ACCOUNTS AND ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Maintenance of Information on Internet.--Section 2851 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Maintenance of Military Construction Information on 
Internet; Access.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall maintain 
an Internet site that, when activated by a person authorized 
under paragraph (3), will permit the person to access and view 
on a separate page of the Internet site a document or other 
file containing the information required by paragraph (2) for 
the following:
            ``(A) Each military construction project or 
        military family housing project that has been 
        specifically authorized by Act of Congress.
            ``(B) Each project carried out with funds 
        authorized for the operation and maintenance of 
        military family housing.
            ``(C) Each project carried out with funds 
        authorized for the improvement of military family 
        housing units.
            ``(D) Each unspecified minor construction project 
        carried out under the authority of section 2805(a) of 
        this title.
            ``(E) Each military construction project or 
        military family housing project regarding which a 
        statutory requirement exists to notify Congress.
    ``(2) The information to be provided via the Internet site 
required by paragraph (1) for each project described in such 
paragraph shall include the following:
            ``(A) The solicitation date and award date (or 
        anticipated dates) for each contract entered into (or 
        to be entered into) by the United States in connection 
        with the project.
            ``(B) The contract recipient, contract award 
        amount, construction milestone schedule proposed by the 
        contractor, and construction completion date stipulated 
        in the awarded contract.
            ``(C) The most current Department of Defense Form 
        1391, Military Construction Project Data, for the 
        project.
            ``(D) The progress of the project, including the 
        percentage of construction currently completed and the 
        current estimated construction completion date.
            ``(E) The current contract obligation of funds for 
        the project, including any changes to the original 
        contract award amount.
            ``(F) The estimated final cost of the project and, 
        if the estimated final cost of the project exceeds the 
        amount appropriated for the project and funds have been 
        provided from another source to meet the increased 
        cost, the source of the funds and the amount provided.
            ``(G) If funds appropriated for the project have 
        been diverted for use in another project, the project 
        to which the funds were diverted and the amount so 
        diverted.
            ``(H) For accounts such as planning and design, 
        unspecified minor construction, and family housing 
        operation and maintenance, detailed information 
        regarding expenditures and anticipated expenditures 
        under these accounts and the purposes for which the 
        expenditures are made.
    ``(3) Access to the Internet site required by paragraph (1) 
shall be restricted to the following persons:
            ``(A) Members of the congressional defense 
        committees and their staff.
            ``(B) Staff of the congressional defense 
        committees.
    ``(4) The information required to be provided for each 
project described in paragraph (1) shall be made available to 
the persons referred to in paragraph (3) not later than 90 days 
after the award of a contract or delivery order for the 
project. The Secretary of Defense shall update the required 
information as promptly as practicable, but not less frequently 
than once a month, to ensure that the information is available 
to such persons in a timely manner.''.
    (b) Implementation.--The Internet site required by 
subsection (c) of section 2851 of title 10, United States Code, 
as added by subsection (a), shall be available to the persons 
referred to in paragraph (3) of such subsection not later than 
July 15, 2006.
    (c) Stylistic Amendments.--Such section is further 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``Supervision 
        of Military Department Projects.--'' after ``(a)''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``Supervision 
        of Defense Agency Projects.--'' after ``(b)''

SEC. 2804. MODIFICATION OF COST VARIATION AUTHORITY.

    (a) Limitation on Cost Decreases Related to Military 
Construction and Military Family Housing Projects.--Section 
2853 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``may be increased by not 
                more than 25 percent'' and inserting ``may be 
                increased or decreased by not more than 25 
                percent''; and
                    (B) by striking ``if the Secretary 
                concerned determines that such an increase in 
                cost is required'' and inserting ``if the 
                Secretary concerned determines that such 
                revised cost is required'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``limitation on cost 
                increase'' and inserting ``limitation on cost 
                variations''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the increase'' both 
                places it appears and inserting ``the 
                variation''; and
            (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``limitation on 
        cost increases'' and inserting ``limitation on cost 
        variations''.
    (b) Additional Information Required for Notification in 
Connection With Waiver of Limitations on Cost Increases.--
Subsection (c)(2) of such section is further amended by 
inserting after ``the reasons therefor'' the following: ``, 
including a description of the funds proposed to be used to 
finance any increased costs''.
    (c) Technical Amendments.--
            (1) Section heading.--The heading of such section 
        is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 2853. Authorized cost and scope of work variations''.

            (2) Table of sections.--The item relating to such 
        section in the table of sections at the beginning of 
        subchapter III of chapter 169 of such title is amended 
        to read as follows:

``2853. Authorized cost and scope of work variations.''.

SEC. 2805. INAPPLICABILITY TO CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS OF RESTRICTION 
                    ON AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE OR CONSTRUCT ANCILLARY 
                    SUPPORTING FACILITIES.

    (a) Exception for Child Development Centers.--Section 
2881(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``(other than a child development center)'' after 
``ancillary supporting facility''.
    (b) Child Development Center Defined.--Section 2871 of such 
title is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``child 
        development centers,'' after ``day care centers,''; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following 
        new paragraph:
            ``(2) The term `child development center' includes 
        a facility, and the utilities to support such facility, 
        the function of which is to support the daily care of 
        children aged six weeks old through five years old for 
        full-day, part-day, and hourly service.''.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in the amendment made by 
subsection (a) may be construed to alter any law and regulation 
applicable to the operation of a child development center, as 
defined in section 2871(2) of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 2806. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HOUSING FUNDS.

    (a) Requirement to Fund Certain Acquisition and Improvement 
of Military Housing Solely Through Defense Housing Funds.--
Subsection (e) of section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting 
        ``(1) The Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(2) The Funds established under subsection (a) shall be 
the sole source of funds for activities carried out under this 
subchapter.''.
    (b) Authority to Transfer Funds Appropriated for the 
Improvement of Military Family Housing to Defense Housing 
Funds.--Subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section is amended by 
striking ``acquisition or construction'' and inserting 
``acquisition, improvement, or construction''.
    (c) Reporting Requirements Related to Department of Defense 
Housing Funds.--Section 2884 of such title is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)(D), by inserting after 
        ``description of the source of such funds'' the 
        following: ``, including a description of the specific 
        construction, acquisition, or improvement projects from 
        which funds were transferred to the Funds established 
        under section 2883 of this title in order to finance 
        the contract, conveyance, or lease''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``a report'' and inserting 
                ``a separate report'';
                    (B) by striking ``covering the Funds'' and 
                inserting ``covering each of the Funds''; and
                    (C) by striking the period at the end and 
                inserting the following: ``, including a 
                description of the specific construction, 
                acquisition, or improvement projects from which 
                funds were transferred and the privatization 
                projects or contracts to which those funds were 
                transferred. Each report shall also include, 
                for each military department or defense agency, 
                a description of all funds to be transferred to 
                such Funds for the current fiscal year and the 
                next fiscal year.''.

SEC. 2807. USE OF DESIGN-BUILD SELECTION PROCEDURES TO ACCELERATE 
                    DESIGN EFFORT IN CONNECTION WITH MILITARY 
                    CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

    (a) Clarification of Condition on Contracts.--Paragraph (2) 
of subsection (f) of section 2305a of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(2) Any military construction contract that provides for 
an accelerated design effort, as authorized by paragraph (1), 
shall include as a condition of the contract that the liability 
of the United States in a termination for convenience before 
funds are first made available for construction may not exceed 
an amount attributable to the final design of the project.''.
    (b) Duration of Authority; Report.--Paragraph (4) of such 
subsection is amended by striking ``2007'' each place it 
appears and inserting ``2008''.

SEC. 2808. ACQUISITION OF ASSOCIATED UTILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND 
                    FURNISHINGS IN RESERVE COMPONENT FACILITY EXCHANGE.

    (a) Acquisition Authority.--Section 18240 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
        following new sentence: ``The acquisition of a facility 
        or an addition to an existing facility under this 
        section may include the acquisition of utilities, 
        equipment, and furnishings for the facility.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by inserting ``including any 
        utilities, equipment, and furnishings, to be'' after 
        ``existing facility,''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2809(c)(1) of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 
(division B of Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2127) is amended 
by inserting ``including any utilities, equipment, and 
furnishings,'' after ``existing facility,''.

SEC. 2809. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY, LIMITED AUTHORITY TO USE 
                    OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION 
                    PROJECTS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Conditional Extension.--Section 2808 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (division B 
of Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1723), as amended by section 
2810 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2005 (division B of Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2128), 
is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``fiscal year 
        2005'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2005 and 2006''; 
        and
            (2) in subsection (d)(2)--
                    (A) by striking ``during fiscal year 2005'' 
                and inserting ``during a fiscal year'';
                    (B) by inserting ``for that fiscal year'' 
                after ``commence''; and
                    (C) by striking ``for fiscal year 2004'' 
                and inserting ``for the preceding fiscal 
                year''.
    (b) Limitation on Use of Authority.--Subsection (c)(1) of 
such section 2808 is amended by striking ``$200,000,000'' and 
inserting ``$100,000,000''.
    (c) Quarterly Reports.--Subsection (d) of such section 2808 
is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following new paragraph:
    ``(1) Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal-
year quarter during which appropriated funds available for 
operation and maintenance are obligated or expended to carry 
out construction projects outside the United States, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
committees specified in subsection (f) a report on the 
worldwide obligation and expenditure during that quarter of 
such appropriated funds for such construction projects.''.
    (d) Effect of Failure to Submit Quarterly Reports or 
Project Notifications.--Such section 2808 is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Effect of Failure to Submit Quarterly Reports or 
Project Notifications.--If the report for a fiscal-year quarter 
under subsection (d) or the notice of the obligation of the 
funds for a construction project required by subsection (b) is 
not submitted to the congressional committees specified in 
subsection (f) by the required date, appropriated funds 
available for operation and maintenance may not be obligated or 
expended after that date under the authority of this section to 
carry out construction projects outside the United States until 
the date on which the report or notice is finally submitted.''.

SEC. 2810. TEMPORARY PROGRAM TO USE MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
                    AUTHORITY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT 
                    CENTERS.

    (a) Thresholds on Construction Authorized.--The Secretary 
of Defense shall establish a program to carry out minor 
military construction projects under section 2805 of title 10, 
United States Code, to construct child development centers.
    (b) Increased Maximum Amounts Applicable to Minor 
Construction Projects.--For the purpose of any military 
construction project carried out under the program authorized 
by this section, the amounts specified in section 2805 of title 
10, United States Code, are modified as follows:
            (1) The amount specified in the third sentence of 
        subsection (a)(1) of such section is deemed to be 
        $8,000,000.
            (2) The amount specified in the second sentence of 
        subsection (a)(1) and in subsection (c)(1)(A) of such 
        section is deemed to be $7,000,000.
            (3) The amount specified in subsections (b)(1) and 
        (c)(1)(B) of such section is deemed to be $5,000,000.
    (c) Notification, Review and Approval Requirements.--The 
notification requirements under section 2805 of title 10, 
United States Code, shall remain in effect for construction 
projects carried out under the program authorized by this 
section. The Secretary shall establish procedures for the 
review and approval of requests from the Secretaries of 
military departments to carry out construction projects under 
the program.
    (d) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2007, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the program authorized by this section. 
The report shall include a list and description of the 
construction projects carried out under the program, including 
the location and cost of each project.
    (e) Expiration of Authority.--The authority to obligate 
funds to carry out a minor military construction project under 
the program authorized by this section expires on September 30, 
2007.
    (f) Construction of Authority.--Nothing in this section may 
be construed to limit any other authority provided by law for a 
military construction project at a child development center.
    (g) Child Development Center Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``child development center'' includes a facility, and the 
utilities to support such facility, the function of which is to 
support the daily care of children aged six weeks old through 
five years old for full-day, part-day, and hourly service.

SEC. 2811. GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS QUARTERS IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL 
                    REGION.

    (a) Service-by-Service Report on Need for Quarters in 
National Capital Region.--Not later than March 15, 2006, the 
Secretary of each of the military departments shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report containing an 
analysis of the anticipated needs of the Armed Forces under the 
jurisdiction of that Secretary for family housing units for 
general officers and flag officers in the National Capital 
Region. In conducting the analysis, the Secretary shall 
consider the necessity of providing housing for general 
officers and flag officers in secure locations in the National 
Capital Region, but shall not consider the number of existing 
Government-owned units in the National Capital Region.
    (b) Use of Alternative Authority for Acquisition and 
Improvement of Military Housing.--The Secretary of a military 
department shall include in the report prepared by the 
Secretary under subsection (a) an assessment of the viability 
and economic impact of incorporating the inventory of general 
officer and flag officer quarters of that military department 
in the National Capitol Region into transactions carried out 
using the alternative authority for the acquisition and 
improvement of military housing provided by subchapter IV of 
chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code. The assessment 
shall include an economic analysis of the potential costs to 
include general officer and flag officer quarters into existing 
and planned housing privatization transactions.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The terms ``general officer'' and ``flag 
        officer'' have the meanings given such terms in section 
        101(b) of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``National Capital Region'' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 2674(f) of such 
        title.

        Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration

SEC. 2821. CONSOLIDATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LAND ACQUISITION 
                    AUTHORITIES AND LIMITATIONS ON USE OF SUCH 
                    AUTHORITIES.

    (a) Land Acquisition Authority.--Chapter 159 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 2663--
                    (A) by striking the section heading and 
                inserting the following new section heading:

``Sec. 2663. Land acquisition authorities'';

                    (B) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by redesignating paragraphs 
                        (1), (2), and (3) as subparagraphs (A), 
                        (B), and (C), respectively;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C), as so 
                        redesignated, by striking ``clause 
                        (2)'' and inserting ``subparagraph 
                        (B)''; and
                            (iii) by inserting ``Acquisition of 
                        Land by Condemnation for Certain 
                        Military Purposes.--(1)'' before ``The 
                        Secretary'';
                    (C) by redesignating subsection (b) as 
                paragraph (2) and, in such paragraph, by 
                striking ``subsection (a)'' and inserting 
                ``paragraph (1)'';
                    (D) by redesignating subsection (c) as 
                subsection (b) and, in such subsection, by 
                inserting ``Acquisition by Purchase in Lieu of 
                Condemnation.--'' before ``The Secretary''; and
                    (E) by striking subsection (d);
            (2) by transferring subsections (a), (b), and (d) 
        of section 2672 to section 2663 and inserting such 
        subsections in that order after subsection (b), as 
        redesignated by paragraph (1)(D);
            (3) in subsection (a), as transferred by paragraph 
        (2), by striking ``(a) Acquisition Authority'' and 
        inserting ``(c) Acquisition of Low-cost Interests in 
        Land'';
            (4) in subsection (b), as transferred by paragraph 
        (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``(b) Acquisition of 
                Multiple Parcels.--This section'' and inserting 
                ``(3) This subsection'';
                    (B) by striking ``subsection (a)(1)'' and 
                inserting ``paragraph (1)''; and
                    (C) by striking ``subsection (a)(2)'' and 
                inserting ``paragraph (2)'';
            (5) in subsection (d), as transferred by paragraph 
        (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``(d) Availability of 
                Funds.--Appropriations'' and inserting ``(4) 
                Appropriations''; and
                    (B) by striking ``this section'' and 
                inserting ``this subsection'';
            (6) by transferring subsections (a), (c), and (b) 
        of section 2672a to section 2663 and inserting such 
        subsections in that order after subsection (c), as 
        redesignated and amended by paragraphs (3), (4), and 
        (5);
            (7) in subsection (a), as transferred by paragraph 
        (6)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 
                and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), 
                respectively; and
                    (B) by striking ``(a) The Secretary'' and 
                inserting ``(d) Acquisition of Interests in 
                Land When Need Is Urgent.--(1) The Secretary'';
            (8) in subsection (c), as transferred by paragraph 
        (6)--
                    (A) by striking ``(c)'' and inserting 
                ``(2)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``this section'' and 
                inserting ``this subsection'';
            (9) in subsection (b), as transferred by paragraph 
        (6)--
                    (A) by striking ``(b)'' and inserting 
                ``(3)'';
                    (B) by striking ``this section'' in the 
                first sentence and inserting ``this 
                subsection''; and
                    (C) by striking the second sentence;
            (10) by transferring subsection (b) of section 2676 
        to section 2663 and inserting such subsection after 
        subsection (d), as redesignated and amended by 
        paragraphs (7), (8), and (9); and
            (11) in subsection (b), as transferred by paragraph 
        (10), by striking ``(b) Authority'' and inserting ``(e) 
        Survey Authority; Acquisition Methods.--Authority''.
    (b) Limitations on Acquisition Authority.--Section 2676 of 
such title, as amended by subsection (a)(10), is further 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by inserting ``Authorization for 
                Acquisition Required.--'' before ``No military 
                department''; and
                    (B) by striking ``, as amended'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``Cost 
                Limitations.--'' before ``(1)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``A land'' and 
                        inserting ``Until subsection (d) is 
                        complied with, a land''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``lesser,'' and 
                        all that follows through the period at 
                        the end and inserting ``lesser.'';
            (3) in subsection (d), by inserting ``Congressional 
        Notification.--'' before ``The limitations''; and
            (4) in subsection (e), by inserting ``Payment of 
        Judgements and Settlements.--'' before ``The 
        Secretary''.
    (c) Transfer and Redesignation of Revised Limitation 
Section.--Section 2676 of such title, as amended by subsections 
(a)(10) and (b)--
            (1) is inserted after section 2663 of such title, 
        as amended by subsection (a); and
            (2) is amended by striking the section heading and 
        inserting the following new section heading:

``Sec. 2664. Limitations on real property acquisition''.

    (d) Inclusion of Limitation on Land Acquisition 
Commissions.--Subsection (c) of section 2661 of such title is 
transferred to section 2664 of such title, as redesignated by 
subsection (c)(2), is inserted after subsection (a) of such 
redesignated section, and is redesignated as subsection (b).
    (e) Application of Real Property Management Authorities to 
Pentagon Reservation.--Section 2661 of such title is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Treatment of Pentagon Reservation.--In this chapter, 
the terms `Secretary concerned' and `Secretary of a military 
department' include the Secretary of Defense with respect to 
the Pentagon Reservation.''.
    (f) Conforming Repeals.--Sections 2672 and 2672a of such 
title are repealed.
    (g) Clerical Amendments.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 159 of such title is amended--
            (1) by striking the items relating to sections 
        2663, 2672, 2672a, and 2676; and
            (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 
        2662 the following new items:

``2663. Land acquisition authorities.
``2664. Limitations on real property acquisition.''.

SEC. 2822. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES ON AGREEMENTS TO LIMIT 
                    ENCROACHMENTS AND OTHER CONSTRAINTS ON MILITARY 
                    TRAINING, TESTING, AND OPERATIONS.

    (a) Expansion of Agreements Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 2684a of 
        title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``or entities'' after 
                ``entity''; and
                    (B) by striking ``in the vicinity of a 
                military installation'' and inserting ``in the 
                vicinity of, or ecologically related to, a 
                military installation or military airspace''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Subsection (d) of such 
        section is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding 
                        subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or 
                        entities'' after ``eligible entity''; 
                        and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by 
                        inserting ``or entities'' after ``the 
                        entity''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``or 
                entities'' after ``the entity''.
    (b) Cost-Sharing of Acquisition Costs of Property and 
Interests.--Subsection (d) of such section is further amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                (A), by striking ``may provide'' and inserting 
                ``shall provide''; and
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
                inserting the following new subparagraph (B):
            ``(B) the sharing by the United States and the 
        entity or entities of the acquisition costs in 
        accordance with paragraph (3).'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) 
        as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following 
        new paragraph (3):
    ``(3)(A) The Secretary concerned shall determine the 
appropriate portion of the acquisition costs to be borne by the 
United States in the sharing of acquisition costs of real 
property, or an interest in real property, under paragraph 
(1)(B).
    ``(B) The portion of acquisition costs borne by the United 
States in the sharing of acquisition costs of real property, or 
an interest in real property, under paragraph (1)(B) may not 
exceed an amount equal to the fair market value of any property 
or interest to be transferred to the United States upon the 
request of the Secretary concerned under paragraph (4).
    ``(C) The contribution of an entity or entities to the 
acquisition costs of real property, or an interest in real 
property, under paragraph (1)(B) may include, with the approval 
of the Secretary concerned, the following or any combination of 
the following:
            ``(i) The provision of funds, including funds 
        received by such entity or entities from a Federal 
        agency outside the Department of Defense or a State or 
        local government in connection with a Federal, State, 
        or local program.
            ``(ii) The provision of in-kind services, including 
        services related to the acquisition or maintenance of 
        such real property or interest in real property.
            ``(iii) The exchange or donation of real property 
        or any interest in real property.''.
    (c) Reporting Requirement.--Such section is further 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as 
        subsections (h) and (i), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following 
        new subsection (g):
    ``(g) Annual Reports.--(1) Not later than March 1, 2007, 
and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall, in 
coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments 
and the Director of the Department of Defense Test Resource 
Management Center, submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
projects undertaken under agreements under this section.
    ``(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include the 
following the following:
            ``(A) A description of the status of the projects 
        undertaken under agreements under this section.
            ``(B) An assessment of the effectiveness of such 
        projects, and other actions taken pursuant to this 
        section, as part of a long-term strategy to ensure the 
        sustainability of military test and training ranges, 
        military installations, and associated airspace.
            ``(C) An evaluation of the methodology and criteria 
        used to select, and to establish priorities, for 
        projects undertaken under agreements under this 
        section.
            ``(D) A description of any sharing of costs by the 
        United States and eligible entities under subsection 
        (d) during the preceding year, including a description 
        of each agreement under this section providing for the 
        sharing of such costs and a statement of the eligible 
        entity or entities with which the United States is 
        sharing such costs.
            ``(E) Such recommendations as the Secretary of 
        Defense considers appropriate for legislative or 
        administrative action in order to improve the 
        efficiency and effectiveness of actions taken pursuant 
        to agreements under this section.''.

SEC. 2823. MODIFICATION OF UTILITY SYSTEM CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY AND 
                    RELATED REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Notice and Wait Requirement.--Subsection (a) of section 
2688 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``Conveyance 
        Authority.--''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(2) The Secretary concerned may not enter into a contract 
to convey a utility system, or part of a utility system, under 
this subsection until--
            ``(A) the Secretary submits to the congressional 
        defense committees an economic analysis, based upon 
        accepted life-cycle costing procedures approved by the 
        Secretary of Defense, that demonstrates that--
                    ``(i) the long-term economic benefit to the 
                United States of the conveyance of the utility 
                system, or part thereof, exceeds the long-term 
                economic cost to the United States of the 
                conveyance;
                    ``(ii) the conveyance of the utility 
                system, or part thereof, will reduce the long-
                term cost to the United States of utility 
                services provided by the utility system; and
                    ``(iii) the economic benefit analysis under 
                clause (i) and the cost reduction analysis 
                under clause (ii) incorporate margins of error 
                in the estimates, based upon guidance approved 
                by the Secretary of Defense that minimize any 
                underestimation of the costs resulting from 
                privatization of the utility system, or part 
                thereof, or any overestimation of the costs 
                resulting from continued Government ownership 
                and management of the utility system, or part 
                thereof; and
            ``(B) the end of the 21-day period beginning on the 
        date on which the economic analysis prepared under 
        subparagraph (A) with respect to the conveyance of the 
        utility system, or part thereof, is received by the 
        congressional defense committees or, if over earlier, 
        the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on 
        which a copy of the economic analysis is provided in an 
        electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this 
        title.''.
    (b) Consideration.--Subsection (c)(1) of such section is 
amended by striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may''.
    (c) Duration of Utility Services Contracts in Connection 
With Conveyances.--Such section is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (d) through (i) as 
        subsections (e) through (j), respectively; and
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) of subsection 
        (c) as subsection (d) and, in such subsection (as so 
        redesignated)--
                    (A) by striking ``A contract'' and 
                inserting ``Contracts for Utility Services.--
                (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
                contract'';
                    (B) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and 
                inserting ``subsection (c)'';
                    (C) by striking ``50 years.'' and inserting 
                ``10 years.''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
    ``(2) The Secretary of Defense, or the designee of the 
Secretary, may authorize a contract for utility services 
described in paragraph (1) to have a term in excess of 10 
years, but not to exceed 50 years, if the Secretary determines 
that a contract for a longer term will be cost effective. The 
economic analysis submitted to the congressional defense 
committees under subsection (a)(2) for the conveyance of the 
utility system, or part thereof, with regard to which the 
utility services contract will be entered into by the Secretary 
concerned shall include the determination required by this 
paragraph, an explanation of the need for the longer term 
contract, and a comparison of costs between a 10-year contract 
and the longer-term contract.''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (f), as redesignated by 
        subsection (c)(1), by striking the second sentence; and
            (2) in subsection (h), as redesignated by 
        subsection (c)(1), by striking ``subsection (e)'' and 
        inserting ``subsection (a)(2)''.
    (e) Temporary Limitation on Use of Conveyance Authority.--
During each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007, the number of 
utility systems, or parts of utility systems, for which 
conveyance contracts may be entered into under section 2688 of 
title 10, United States Code, shall not exceed 25 percent of 
the total number of utility systems that, as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act, have been determined to be eligible for 
conveyance under such section, but have not yet been conveyed.
    (f) Report on Use of Conveyance Authority.--Not later than 
April 1, 2006, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report describing the use of 
section 2688 of title 10, United States Code, to convey utility 
systems, or parts of utility systems. The report shall contain 
the following:
            (1) A discussion of the methodology by which a 
        military department conducts the economic analyses of 
        proposed utility system conveyances under section 2688 
        of title 10, United States Code, including the economic 
        analyses referred to in subsection (a)(2) of such 
        section, and any guidance issued by the Department of 
        Defense related to conducting such economic analyses.
            (2) A list of the steps taken to ensure the 
        reliability of completed economic analyses, including 
        post-conveyance reviews of actual costs and savings to 
        the United States versus the costs and savings 
        anticipated in the economic analyses.
            (3) A review of the costs and savings to the United 
        States resulting from each utility system conveyance 
        carried out under such section.
            (4) A discussion of the feasibility of obtaining 
        consideration equal to the fair market value of a 
        conveyed utility system, as authorized by subsection 
        (c) of such section, and any guidance issued by the 
        Department of Defense related to implementing that 
        requirement, and the effect of that requirement and 
        guidance on the costs and savings to the United States 
        resulting from procuring by contract the utility 
        services provided by the utility system.
            (5) A discussion of the effects that permanent 
        conveyance of ownership in a utility system may have on 
        the ability of the Secretary of a military department 
        to renegotiate contracts for utility services provided 
        by the utility system or to procure such services from 
        another source.
            (6) A comparison of the value of contracts to 
        permanently convey ownership in a utility system versus 
        contracts that include reversion of the utility system 
        to Government ownership at the end of a specified 
        contractual period, with regards to contract terms, 
        short- and long-term costs to the Government, system 
        condition at the end of a contract, liability and costs 
        associated with termination before the end of a 
        contract, and available courses of action to address 
        problems and other issues raised during and after the 
        contractual period.
            (7) A discussion of the efforts and direction 
        within the Department of Defense to oversee the 
        implementation and use of the utility system conveyance 
        authority under this section and to ensure the adequacy 
        of utilities services for a military installation after 
        conveyance of a utility system.
            (8) A discussion of the effect of utility system 
        conveyances on the operating budgets of military 
        installations at which the conveyances were made.
    (g) Temporary Suspension of Conveyance Authority.--If the 
report required by subsection (f) is not submitted to the 
congressional defense committees by the date specified in such 
subsection, the Secretary of a military department may not 
convey a utility system, including any part of a utility 
system, under subsection (a) of section 2688 of title 10, 
United States Code, or make a contribution under subsection (h) 
of such section toward the cost of construction, repair, or 
replacement of a utility system by another entity until the end 
of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the report 
is finally submitted.
    (h) Comptroller General Review.--Not later than August 1, 
2006, the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report evaluating the changes made by the 
Department of Defense since May 2005 to the utility systems 
conveyance program authorized by section 2688 of title 10, 
United States Code, and the effects of those changes and 
containing such recommendations for additional changes as the 
Comptroller General considers necessary.

SEC. 2824. REPORT ON APPLICATION OF FORCE PROTECTION AND ANTI-TERRORISM 
                    STANDARDS TO LEASED FACILITIES.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than September 30, 2006, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the application of Department of 
Defense Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection standards to all 
facilities leased by the Department of Defense or leased by the 
General Services Administration as an agent for the Department 
of Defense as of September 30, 2005.
    (b) Information on Leased Facilities.--For the facilities 
identified in the report submitted under subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Defense shall include the following:
            (1) A description of the function of each leased 
        facility, including the location, size, terms of lease, 
        and number of personnel housed within the facility.
            (2) A description of the threat assessment and the 
        joint security integrated vulnerability assessment for 
        each leased facility.
            (3) A description and cost estimate of any actions 
        necessary to mitigate risk to an acceptable level in 
        each leased facility.
            (4) A description and cost estimate of the actions 
        to be taken by the Secretary for each leased facility 
        to ensure compliance with Department of Defense Anti-
        Terrorism/Force Protection standards.
            (5) The total estimated cost of, and a proposed 
        funding plan for, implementation of the force 
        protection and anti-terrorism measures required to 
        ensure the compliance of all leased facilities with 
        Defense Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection standards.
    (c) Information on Support Priorities.--The report 
submitted under subsection (a) shall also include a separate 
description of the procedures used by the Secretary of Defense 
to prioritize funding for the application of force protection 
and antiterrorism standards to leased facilities, including a 
description of any such procedures applicable to the entire 
Department of Defense.
    (d) Applicability.--The reporting requirements under this 
section apply to any space or facility that houses 11 or more 
personnel in service to, or employed by, the Department of 
Defense.

SEC. 2825. REPORT ON USE OF GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMPS AT DEPARTMENT OF 
                    DEFENSE FACILITIES.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than July 1, 2006, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the use of ground source heat pumps at 
Department of Defense facilities.
    (b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a) 
shall include--
            (1) a description of the types of Department of 
        Defense facilities that use ground source heat pumps;
            (2) an assessment of the applicability and cost-
        effectiveness of the use of ground source heat pumps at 
        Department of Defense facilities in different 
        geographic regions of the United States;
            (3) a description of the relative applicability of 
        ground source heat pumps for purposes of new 
        construction at, and retrofitting of, Department of 
        Defense facilities; and
            (4) recommendations for facilitating and 
        encouraging the increased use of ground source heat 
        pumps at Department of Defense facilities.

                Subtitle C--Base Closure and Realignment

SEC. 2831. ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS REGARDING BASE CLOSURE 
                    PROCESS AND USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE 
                    CLOSURE ACCOUNTS.

    (a) Information on Future Receipts and Expenditures.--
            (1) 1990 account.--Section 2906(c)(1) 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) is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``committees of the 
                        amount'' and inserting ``committees 
                        of--
            ``(i) the amount'';
                            (ii) by striking ``such fiscal year 
                        and of the amount'' and inserting 
                        ``such fiscal year;
            ``(ii) the amount''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``such fiscal 
                        year.'' and inserting ``such fiscal 
                        year;
            ``(iii) the amount and nature of anticipated 
        deposits to be made into, and the anticipated 
        expenditures to be made from, the Account during the 
        first fiscal year commencing after the submission of 
        the report; and
            ``(iv) the amount and nature of anticipated 
        expenditures to be made pursuant to section 2905(a) 
        during the first fiscal year commencing after the 
        submission of the report.''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in clause (i), by inserting 
                        ``and installation'' after 
                        ``subaccount''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the 
                        following new clause:
            ``(v) An estimate of the net revenues to be 
        received from property disposals to be completed during 
        the first fiscal year commencing after the submission 
        of the report at military installations the date of 
        approval of closure or realignment of which is before 
        January 1, 2005.''.
            (2) 2005 account.--Section 2906A(c)(1) of such Act 
        is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``committees of the 
                        amount'' and inserting ``committees 
                        of--
            ``(i) the amount'';
                            (ii) by striking ``such fiscal year 
                        and of the amount'' and inserting 
                        ``such fiscal year;
            ``(ii) the amount''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``such fiscal 
                        year.'' and inserting ``such fiscal 
                        year;
            ``(iii) the amount and nature of anticipated 
        deposits to be made into, and the anticipated 
        expenditures to be made from, the Account during the 
        first fiscal year commencing after the submission of 
        the report; and
            ``(iv) the amount and nature of anticipated 
        expenditures to be made pursuant to section 2905(a) 
        during the first fiscal year commencing after the 
        submission of the report.''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in clause (i), by inserting 
                        ``and installation'' after 
                        ``subaccount''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the 
                        following new clause:
            ``(v) An estimate of the net revenues to be 
        received from property disposals to be completed during 
        the first fiscal year commencing after the submission 
        of the report at military installations the date of 
        approval of closure or realignment of which is after 
        January 1, 2005.''.
    (b) Information on BRAC Process.--Section 2907 of such Act 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``fiscal year 1993'' and inserting 
        ``fiscal year 2007'';
            (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
        (1);
            (3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
        (2) and inserting a semicolon; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraphs:
            ``(3) a description of the closure or realignment 
        actions already carried out at each military 
        installation since the date of the installation's 
        approval for closure or realignment under this part and 
        the current status of the closure or realignment of the 
        installation, including whether--
                    ``(A) a redevelopment authority has been 
                recognized by the Secretary for the 
                installation;
                    ``(B) the screening of property at the 
                installation for other Federal use has been 
                completed; and
                    ``(C) a redevelopment plan has been agreed 
                to by the redevelopment authority for the 
                installation;
            ``(4) a description of redevelopment plans for 
        military installations approved for closure or 
        realignment under this part, the quantity of property 
        remaining to be disposed of at each installation as 
        part of its closure or realignment, and the quantity of 
        property already disposed of at each installation;
            ``(5) a list of the Federal agencies that have 
        requested property during the screening process for 
        each military installation approved for closure or 
        realignment under this part, including the date of 
        transfer or anticipated transfer of the property to 
        such agencies, the acreage involved in such transfers, 
        and an explanation for any delays in such transfers;
            ``(6) a list of known environmental remediation 
        issues at each military installation approved for 
        closure or realignment under this part, including the 
        acreage affected by these issues, an estimate of the 
        cost to complete such environmental remediation, and 
        the plans (and timelines) to address such environmental 
        remediation; and
            ``(7) an estimate of the date for the completion of 
        all closure or realignment actions at each military 
        installation approved for closure or realignment under 
        this part.''.

SEC. 2832. EXPANDED AVAILABILITY OF ADJUSTMENT AND DIVERSIFICATION 
                    ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITIES ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY 
                    MISSION REALIGNMENTS IN BASE CLOSURE PROCESS.

    (a) Eligibility Requirements.--Subsection (b)(3) of section 
2391 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``significantly reduced operations 
        of a defense facility'' and inserting ``realignment of 
        a military installation'';
            (2) by striking ``cancellation,'' and inserting 
        ``closure or realignment, cancellation or''; and
            (3) by striking ``community'' and all that follows 
        through the period at the end and inserting ``community 
        or its residents.''.
    (b) Military Installation and Realignment Defined.--
Paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of such section is amended to 
read as follows:
            ``(1) The terms `military installation' and 
        `realignment' have the meanings given those terms in 
        section 2687(e) of this title.''.

SEC. 2833. TREATMENT OF INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AS PUBLIC ENTITIES 
                    FOR PURPOSES OF DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY 
                    RECOMMENDED FOR CLOSURE IN JULY 1993 BRAC 
                    COMMISSION REPORT.

    Section 8013 of the Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-139; 107 Stat. 1440), is amended by 
striking ``the report to the President from the Defense Base 
Closure and Realignment Commission, July 1991'' and inserting 
``the reports to the President from the Defense Base Closure 
and Realignment Commission, July 1991 and July 1993''.

SEC. 2834. TERMINATION OF PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS FOR MILITARY 
                    INSTALLATIONS APPROVED FOR CLOSURE IN 2005 ROUND OF 
                    BASE REALIGNMENTS AND CLOSURES.

    (a) Project Termination.--An authorization for a military 
construction project, land acquisition, or family housing 
project contained in title XXI, XXII, XXIII, or XXIV of this 
Act or in an Act authorizing funds for a prior fiscal year for 
military construction projects, land acquisition, and family 
housing projects (and authorizations of appropriations 
therefor) shall terminate and no longer constitute authority 
under section 2676, 2802, 2821, or 2822 of title 10, United 
States Code, to carry out the military construction project, 
land acquisition, or family housing project if the project is 
located at a military installation that is approved for closure 
or adverse realignment or established as an enclave in 2005 
under 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).
    (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to an 
authorization for a military construction project, land 
acquisition, or family housing project (and authorizations of 
appropriations therefor) if the Secretary of Defense determines 
that--
            (1) the cost to the United States to carry out the 
        project would be less than the cost to the United 
        States of canceling the project;
            (2) the project remains necessary to support 
        functions at a military installation either before, 
        during, or after the closure or realignment of the 
        installation or the establishment of the installation 
        as an enclave;
            (3) in the case of an installation established as 
        an enclave to which future missions may be designated, 
        the project is necessary to support enclave functions 
        or future missions after their designation; or
            (4) the project is vital to the national security 
        or to the protection of health, safety, or the quality 
        of the environment.
    (c) Notice and Wait Requirement.--When a decision is made 
to carry out a military construction project, land acquisition, 
or family housing project under subsection (b), the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report explaining the decision, including the justification 
for the project and the current estimate of the cost of the 
project. The project may then be carried out only after the end 
of the 21-day period beginning on the date the report is 
received by such committees or, if earlier, the end of the 14-
day period beginning on the date on which a copy of the report 
is provided in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of 
title 10, United States Code. In the case of a project 
described in subsection (b)(4), advance notification is not 
required, but the Secretary shall notify such committees within 
seven days after first obligating funds for the project.

SEC. 2835. REQUIRED CONSULTATION WITH STATE AND LOCAL ENTITIES ON 
                    ISSUES RELATED TO INCREASE IN NUMBER OF MILITARY 
                    PERSONNEL AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

    If the base closure and realignment decisions of the 2005 
round of base closures and realignments under 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) or the Integrated 
Global Presence and Basing Strategy would result in an increase 
in the number of members of the Armed Forces assigned to a 
military installation, the Secretary of Defense, during the 
development of the plans to implement the decisions or strategy 
with respect to that installation, shall consult with 
appropriate State and local entities to ensure that matters 
affecting the local community, including requirements for 
transportation, utility infrastructure, housing, education, and 
family support activities, are considered.

SEC. 2836. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING INFRASTRUCTURE AND INSTALLATION 
                    REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSFER OF UNITS AND PERSONNEL 
                    FROM CLOSED AND REALIGNED MILITARY INSTALLATIONS TO 
                    RECEIVING LOCATIONS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The decisions of the 2005 round of base 
        closures and realignments and the Integrated Global 
        Presence and Basing Strategy will result in the 
        permanent change of station and relocation of hundreds 
        of thousands of members of the Armed Forces and their 
        families over the next six years.
            (2) Critical quality-of-life concerns for military 
        families related to the infrastructure and installation 
        requirements to support the restructuring of the Armed 
        Forces include adequate housing and continued access to 
        quality education facilities and child care, health 
        care, and other services.
            (3) By ensuring that facilities and infrastructure 
        are maintained at closing installations pending the 
        actual change of station and relocation of members of 
        the Armed Forces and their families and that adequate 
        permanent facilities and infrastructure await them at 
        the receiving installations, disruptions to unit 
        operational effectiveness will be minimized and the 
        quality of life of military families will be protected.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
the Secretary of Defense should seek to ensure that the 
permanent facilities and infrastructure necessary to support 
the mission of the Armed Forces and the quality-of-life needs 
of members of the Armed Forces and their families are ready for 
use at receiving locations before units are transferred to such 
locations as a result of the 2005 round of base closures and 
realignments and the Integrated Global Presence and Basing 
Strategy.

SEC. 2837. DEFENSE ACCESS ROAD PROGRAM AND MILITARY INSTALLATIONS 
                    AFFECTED BY DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE PROCESS OR 
                    INTEGRATED GLOBAL PRESENCE AND BASING STRATEGY.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
roads leading onto a military installation that is 
significantly impacted by an increase in the number of members 
of the Armed Forces assigned to the installation as a result of 
the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment under 
the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of 
title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) or the 
Integrated Global Presence and Basing Strategy should be 
considered for designation as defense access roads for purposes 
of section 210 of title 23, United States Code.
    (b) Study of Surface Transportation Infrastructure of 
Affected Installations.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
a study--
            (1) to identify each military installation, if any, 
        that will be significantly impacted by an increase in 
        the number of members of the Armed Forces assigned to 
        the installation as a result of the 2005 round of 
        defense base closure and realignment under the Defense 
        Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 or the 
        Integrated Global Presence and Basing Strategy; and
            (2) to determine whether the existing surface 
        transportation infrastructure at each installation 
        identified under paragraph (1) is adequate to support 
        the increased vehicular traffic associated with the 
        increase in the number of defense personnel described 
        in that paragraph.
    (c) Report.--Not later than April 15, 2007, the Secretary 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
containing the results of the study conducted under subsection 
(b).

SEC. 2838. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON REVERSIONARY INTERESTS INVOLVING REAL 
                    PROPERTY AT NAVY HOMEPORTS.

    It is the sense of Congress that, in implementing the 
decisions made with respect to Navy homeports as part of the 
2005 round of defense base closures and realignments, the 
Secretary of the Navy should, when consistent with Federal 
policy supporting cost-free conveyances of Federal surplus 
property suitable for use to provide a public benefit, release 
or otherwise relinquish any entitlement to receive, pursuant to 
any agreement providing for such payment, compensation from any 
holder of a reversionary interest in real property used by the 
United States for improvements made to the property.

                      Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

                        PART 1--ARMY CONVEYANCES

SEC. 2841. LAND CONVEYANCE, CAMP NAVAJO, ARIZONA.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
convey, without consideration, to the Department of Veterans' 
Services of the State of Arizona (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 80 acres 
at Camp Navajo, Arizona, for the purpose of permitting the 
Department to establish a State-run cemetery for veterans.
    (b) Reversionary Interest.--If the Secretary determines at 
any time that the real property conveyed under subsection (a) 
is not being used in accordance with the purpose of the 
conveyance specified in such subsection, all right, title, and 
interest in and to the property shall revert, at the option of 
the Secretary, to the United States, and the United States 
shall have the right of immediate entry onto the property. Any 
determination of the Secretary under this subsection shall be 
made on the record after an opportunity for a hearing.
    (c) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
            (1) Payment required.--The Secretary shall require 
        the Department to cover costs to be incurred by the 
        Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs 
        incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance 
        under subsection (a), including survey costs, costs 
        related to environmental documentation, and other 
        administrative costs related to the conveyance. If 
        amounts are collected from the Department in advance of 
        the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the 
        amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by 
        the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the 
        Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the 
        Department.
            (2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts 
        received as reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be 
        credited to the fund or account that was used to cover 
        the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the 
        conveyance. Amounts so credited shall be merged with 
        amounts in such fund or account and shall be available 
        for the same purposes, and subject to the same 
        conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or 
        account.
    (d) Description of Real Property.--The exact acreage and 
legal description of the real property to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to 
the Secretary.
    (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

SEC. 2842. LAND CONVEYANCE, IOWA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, MIDDLETOWN, 
                    IOWA.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
convey to the City of Middletown, Iowa (in this section 
referred to as the ``City''), all right, title, and interest of 
the United States in and to a parcel of real property, 
including any improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 
1.0 acres located at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, 
Middletown, Iowa, for the purpose of economic development.
    (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance of 
property under subsection (a), the City shall provide the 
United States, whether by cash payment, in-kind consideration, 
or a combination thereof, an amount that is not less than the 
fair market value of the conveyed property, as determined by 
the Secretary.
    (c) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
            (1) Authority to require payment.--The Secretary 
        may 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. If 
        amounts are collected from the City in advance of the 
        Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the amount 
        collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by the 
        Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the Secretary 
        shall refund the excess amount to the City.
            (2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts 
        received as reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be 
        credited to the fund or account that was used to cover 
        the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the 
        conveyance. Amounts so credited shall be merged with 
        amounts in such fund or account, and shall be available 
        for the same purposes, and subject to the same 
        conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or 
        account.
    (d) 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.
    (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

SEC. 2843. LAND CONVEYANCE, HELENA, MONTANA.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
convey to the Helena Indian Alliance all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 
property, including improvements thereon, consisting of 
approximately 3.0 acres located at Sheridan Hall United States 
Army Reserve Center, 501 Euclid Avenue, Helena, Montana, for 
the purposes of supporting Native American health care, mental 
health counseling, and the operation of an education training 
center.
    (b) Reversionary Interest.--If the Secretary determines at 
any time that the real property conveyed under subsection (a) 
is not being used in accordance with the purposes of the 
conveyance specified in such subsection, all right, title, and 
interest in and to the property shall revert, at the option of 
the Secretary, to the United States, and the United States 
shall have the right of immediate entry onto the property. Any 
determination of the Secretary under this subsection shall be 
made on the record after an opportunity for a hearing.
    (c) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
            (1) Payment required.--The Secretary shall require 
        the Helena Indian Alliance to cover costs to be 
        incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the 
        Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry 
        out the conveyance under subsection (a), including 
        survey costs, costs related to environmental 
        documentation, and other administrative costs related 
        to the conveyance. If amounts are collected from the 
        Helena Indian Alliance in advance of the Secretary 
        incurring the actual costs, and the amount collected 
        exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to 
        carry out the conveyance, the Secretary shall refund 
        the excess amount to the Alliance.
            (2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts 
        received as reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be 
        credited to the fund or account that was used to cover 
        the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the 
        conveyance. Amounts so credited shall be merged with 
        amounts in such fund or account and shall be available 
        for the same purposes, and subject to the same 
        conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or 
        account.
    (d) Description of Real Property.--The exact acreage and 
legal description of the real property to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to 
the Secretary.
    (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

SEC. 2844. LEASE AUTHORITY, ARMY HERITAGE AND EDUCATION CENTER, 
                    CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

    Section 2866 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2002 (division B of Public Law 107-107; 115 
Stat. 1333) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
        (f); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 
        new subsection (e):
    ``(e) Lease of Facility.--(1) Under such terms and 
conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate, the 
Secretary may lease portions of the facility to the Military 
Heritage Foundation to be used by the Foundation, consistent 
with the agreement referred to in subsection (a), for--
            ``(A) generating revenue for activities of the 
        facility through rental use by the public, commercial 
        and nonprofit entities, State and local governments, 
        and other Federal agencies; and
            ``(B) such administrative purposes as may be 
        necessary for the support of the facility.
    ``(2) The annual amount of consideration paid to the 
Secretary by the Military Heritage Foundation for a lease under 
paragraph (1) may not exceed an amount equal to the actual 
cost, as determined by the Secretary, of the annual operations 
and maintenance of the facility.
    ``(3) Amounts paid under paragraph (2) may be used by the 
Secretary, in such amounts as provided in advance in 
appropriation Acts, to cover the costs of operation of the 
facility.''.

SEC. 2845. LAND EXCHANGE, FORT HOOD, TEXAS.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
convey to Central Texas College (in this section referred to as 
the ``College'') all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to a parcel of real property, including any 
improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 40 acres at 
Fort Hood, Texas.
    (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance 
under subsection (a), the College shall convey to the Secretary 
all right, title, and interest of the College in and to one or 
more parcels of real property acceptable to the Secretary and 
consisting of a total of approximately 158 acres. The fair 
market value of the real property received by the Secretary 
under this subsection shall be at least equal to the fair 
market value of the real property conveyed under subsection 
(a), as determined by the Secretary.
    (c) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
            (1) Payment required.--The Secretary shall require 
        the College to cover costs to be incurred by the 
        Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs 
        incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the land 
        exchange under this section, including survey costs, 
        costs related to environmental documentation, and other 
        administrative costs related to the exchange. If 
        amounts are collected from the College in advance of 
        the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the 
        amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by 
        the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the 
        Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the 
        College.
            (2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts 
        received as reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be 
        credited to the fund or account that was used to cover 
        the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the 
        land exchange. Amounts so credited shall be merged with 
        amounts in such fund or account, and shall be available 
        for the same purposes, and subject to the same 
        conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or 
        account.
    (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the real property to be exchanged under this 
section shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the 
Secretary.
    (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the land exchange under this section as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

SEC. 2846. MODIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE, ENGINEER PROVING GROUND, 
                    FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA.

    (a) Consideration.--Subsection (b)(4) of section 2836 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2002 (division B of Public Law 107-107; 115 Stat. 1314) is 
amended by striking ``, jointly determined'' and all that 
follows through ``Ground'' and inserting ``equal to 
$3,880,000''.
    (b) Replacement of Fire Station.--Subsection (d) of such 
section is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``Building 5089'' and 
                inserting ``Building 191''; and
                    (B) by striking ``paragraphs (2) and (3)'' 
                and inserting ``paragraph (2)'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Building 5089'' 
        and inserting ``Building 191''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (3).

SEC. 2847. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
convey to the Commonwealth of Virginia (in this section 
referred to as the ``Commonwealth'') all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to up to three parcels of 
real property at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, consisting of 
approximately 2.5 acres and located on the alignment of State 
Route 618 (also known as the Woodlawn Road) and both the east 
and west sides of the intersection of State Route 618 and U.S. 
Highway No. 1 (in this section referred to as the ``Woodlawn 
Road parcels''), for the purpose of allowing the Commonwealth, 
the National Trust for Historic Preservation (in this section 
referred to as the ``Trust''), and Fairfax County, Virginia, to 
enter into an agreement regarding the conveyance from the Trust 
of a parcel of real property located on the west side of Old 
Mill Road, consisting of approximately two acres and extending 
between the intersection of Old Mill Road and Pole Road and the 
intersection of Mount Vernon Highway and U.S. Highway No. 1.
    (b) Consideration.--
            (1) In general.--As consideration for the 
        conveyance of the Woodlawn Road parcels under 
        subsection (a), the Secretary shall receive, whether by 
        cash payment, in-kind consideration, or a combination 
        thereof, an amount that is not less than the fair 
        market value of the conveyed property, as determined by 
        an appraisal of the property acceptable to the 
        Secretary.
            (2) Disposition of funds.--Cash consideration 
        received by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be 
        deposited in the special account in the Treasury 
        established under subsection (b) of section 572 of 
        title 40, United States Code, and shall be available in 
        accordance with paragraph (5)(B)(i) of such subsection.
    (c) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
            (1) Authority to require payment.--The Secretary 
        may require the Commonwealth 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 of the Woodlawn Road parcels under 
        subsection (a), including survey costs, costs related 
        to environmental documentation, and other 
        administrative costs related to the conveyance. If 
        amounts are collected from the Commonwealth in advance 
        of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the 
        amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by 
        the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the 
        Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the 
        Commonwealth.
            (2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts 
        received as reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be 
        credited to the fund or account that was used to cover 
        the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the 
        conveyance. Amounts so credited shall be merged with 
        amounts in such fund or account and shall be available 
        for the same purposes, and subject to the same 
        conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or 
        account.
    (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the Woodlawn Road parcels shall be determined by 
surveys satisfactory to the Secretary.
    (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyances under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

SEC. 2848. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER, BOTHELL, WASHINGTON.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
convey to the Snohomish County Fire Protection District #10 (in 
this section referred to as the ``Fire District'') all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of 
real property, including any improvements thereon, consisting 
of approximately one acre at the Army Reserve Center in 
Bothell, Washington, and currently occupied, in part, by the 
Queensborough Firehouse, for the purpose of supporting the 
provision of fire and emergency medical aid services.
    (b) In-Kind Consideration.--As consideration for the 
conveyance under subsection (a), the Fire District shall 
provide in-kind consideration acceptable to the Secretary.
    (c) Reversionary Interest.--If the Secretary determines at 
any time that the real property conveyed under subsection (a) 
is not being used in accordance with the purpose of the 
conveyance specified in such subsection, all right, title, and 
interest in and to all or any portion of the property shall 
revert, at the option of the Secretary, to the United States, 
and the United States shall have the right of immediate entry 
onto the property. Any determination of the Secretary under 
this subsection shall be made on the record after an 
opportunity for a hearing.
    (d) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
            (1) Payment required.--The Secretary shall require 
        the Fire District to cover costs to be incurred by the 
        Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs 
        incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance 
        under subsection (a), including survey costs, costs 
        related to environmental documentation, and other 
        administrative costs related to the conveyance. If 
        amounts are collected from the Fire District in advance 
        of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the 
        amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by 
        the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the 
        Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the Fire 
        District.
            (2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts 
        received as reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be 
        credited to the fund or account that was used to cover 
        the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the 
        conveyance. Amounts so credited shall be merged with 
        amounts in such fund or account, and shall be available 
        for the same purposes, and subject to the same 
        conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or 
        account.
    (e) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the real property to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to 
the Secretary.
    (f) Additional 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.

                        PART 2--NAVY CONVEYANCES

SEC. 2851. LAND CONVEYANCE, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, MIRAMAR, SAN 
                    DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--Subject to subsection (c), the 
Secretary of the Navy may convey to the County of San Diego, 
California (in this section referred to as the ``County''), all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
parcel of real property, including any improvements thereon and 
appurtenant easements thereto, consisting of approximately 230 
acres along the eastern boundary of Marine Corps Air Station, 
Miramar, California, for the purpose of removing the property 
from the boundaries of the installation and permitting the 
County to preserve the entire property as a public passive 
park/recreational area known as the Stowe Trail.
    (b) Consideration.--
            (1) In general.--As consideration for the 
        conveyance under subsection (a), the County shall 
        provide the United States consideration, whether by 
        cash payment, in-kind consideration, or a combination 
        thereof, in an amount that is not less than the fair 
        market value of the conveyed real property, as 
        determined by the Secretary.
            (2) In-kind consideration.--The in-kind 
        consideration provided by the County under paragraph 
        (1) shall include the acquisition, construction, 
        provision, improvement, maintenance, repair, or 
        restoration (including environmental restoration), or 
        combination thereof, of any facilities or 
        infrastructure relating to the security of Marine Corps 
        Air Station, Miramar, that the Secretary considers 
        acceptable as consideration under that paragraph.
            (3) Relation to other laws.--Sections 2662 and 2802 
        of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to any 
        new facilities or infrastructure received by the United 
        States as in-kind consideration under paragraph (2).
            (4) Notice to congress.--The Secretary shall 
        provide written notification to the congressional 
        defense committees of the types and value of 
        consideration provided the United States under 
        paragraph (1).
            (5) Treatment of cash consideration received.--Any 
        cash payment received by the United States under 
        paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the special account 
        in the Treasury established under subsection (b) of 
        section 572 of title 40, United States Code, and shall 
        be available in accordance with paragraph (5)(B)(ii) of 
        such subsection.
    (c) Reversionary Interest.--If the Secretary determines at 
any time that the County is not using the property conveyed 
under subsection (a) in accordance with the purpose of the 
conveyance specified in such subsection, all right, title, and 
interest in and to the property, including any improvements 
thereon, shall revert, at the option of the Secretary, to the 
United States, and the United States shall have the right of 
immediate entry onto the property. Any determination of the 
Secretary under this subsection shall be made on the record 
after an opportunity for a hearing.
    (d) Release of Reversionary Interest.--The Secretary shall 
release, without consideration, the reversionary interest 
retained by the United States under subsection (c) if--
            (1) Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, is no longer 
        being used for Department of Defense activities; or
            (2) the Secretary determines that the reversionary 
        interest is otherwise unnecessary to protect the 
        interests of the United States.
    (e) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
            (1) Payment required.--The Secretary shall require 
        the County to cover costs to be incurred by the 
        Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs 
        incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance 
        under subsection (a) and implement the receipt of in-
        kind consideration under subsection (b), including 
        appraisal costs, survey costs, costs related to 
        environmental documentation, and other administrative 
        costs related to the conveyance and receipt of in-kind 
        consideration.
            (2) Treatment of amounts received.--Section 2695(c) 
        of title 10, United States Code, shall apply to any 
        amounts received by the Secretary under paragraph (1). 
        If amounts are received from the County in advance of 
        the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the 
        amount received exceeds the costs actually incurred by 
        the Secretary under this section, the Secretary shall 
        refund the excess amount to the County.
    (f) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the real property to be conveyed by the 
Secretary under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey 
satisfactory to the Secretary.
    (g) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary 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.

SEC. 2852. LEASE OR LICENSE OF UNITED STATES NAVY MUSEUM FACILITIES AT 
                    WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

    (a) Leases and Licenses Authorized.--The Secretary of the 
Navy may lease or license to the Naval Historical Foundation 
any portion of the facilities located at the Washington Naval 
Yard, District of Columbia, that house the United States Navy 
Museum for the purpose of permitting the Foundation to carry 
out the following activities:
            (1) Generation of revenue for the United States 
        Navy Museum through the rental of facilities to the 
        public, commercial and non-profit entities, State and 
        local governments, and other Federal agencies.
            (2) Performance of administrative activities in 
        support of the United States Navy Museum.
    (b) Limitation.--Activities carried out at a facility 
subject to a lease or license under subsection (a) must be 
consistent with the operations of the United States Navy 
Museum.
    (c) Consideration.--The amount of consideration paid in a 
year by the Naval Historical Foundation to the United States 
for the lease or license of facilities under subsection (a) may 
not exceed the actual cost, as determined by the Secretary, of 
the annual operation and maintenance of the facilities.
    (d) Deposit and Use of Proceeds.--Consideration paid under 
subsection (c) shall be deposited into the appropriations 
account available for the operation and maintenance of the 
United States Navy Museum. The Secretary may use the amounts so 
deposited to cover costs associated with the operation and 
maintenance of the Museum and its exhibits.
    (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
a lease or license under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
States.

                     PART 3--AIR FORCE CONVEYANCES

SEC. 2861. PURCHASE OF BUILD-TO-LEASE FAMILY HOUSING, EIELSON AIR FORCE 
                    BASE, ALASKA.

    (a) Conditional Authority To Purchase.--After the 
expiration of the contract for the lease of the military family 
housing project at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, that was 
constructed under the authority of former subsection (g) of 
section 2828 of title 10, United States Code (now section 2835 
of such title), as added by section 801 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act, 1984 (Public Law 98-115; 97 
Stat. 782), the Secretary of the Air Force may purchase the 
entire interest of the lessor in the project if the Secretary 
determines that the purchase of the project is in the best 
economic interests of the Air Force.
    (b) Consideration.--The consideration paid by the Secretary 
to purchase the interest of the lessor under subsection (a) may 
not exceed the fair market value of the military family housing 
project, as determined by the Secretary.
    (c) Congressional Notification.--If a decision is made to 
purchase the interest of the lessor in the military family 
housing project under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
submit a report to the congressional defense committees 
containing--
            (1) notice of the decision;
            (2) the economic analyses used by the Secretary to 
        determine that purchase of the project is in the best 
        economic interests of the Air Force, as required by 
        subsection (a); and
            (3) a schedule for, and an estimate of the costs 
        and nature of, any renovations or repairs that will be 
        necessary to ensure that all units in the project meet 
        current adequate housing standards.
    (d) Purchase Delay.--A contract to effectuate the purchase 
of the military family housing project under subsection (a) may 
be entered into by the Secretary only after--
            (1) the contract for the lease of the project 
        expires; and
            (2) the report required by subsection (c) is 
        submitted and a 30-day period beginning on the date the 
        report is received by the congressional defense 
        committees expires or, if earlier, a 21-day period 
        beginning on the date on which a copy of the report is 
        provided in an electronic medium pursuant to section 
        480 of title 10, United States Code, expires.

SEC. 2862. LAND CONVEYANCE, AIR FORCE PROPERTY, JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
may convey to the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas (in this 
section referred to as the ``City''), all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to real property 
consisting of approximately 45.024 acres around an existing 
short line railroad in Pulaski County, Arkansas, for the 
purpose of permitting the City to facilitate railroad access to 
an industrial park to further community economic development.
    (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance 
under subsection (a), the City shall pay to the United States 
an amount equal to the fair market value of the conveyed real 
property, as established by the assessment of the property 
conducted under contract for the Corps of Engineers and dated 
September 15, 2003.
    (c) Conditions of Conveyance.--The conveyance under 
subsection (a) shall be subject to the lease agreement dated 
October 29, 1982, as amended, between the Secretary and the 
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company (and its successors and 
assigns) and any other easement, lease, condition, or 
restriction of record, including streets, roads, highways, 
railroads, pipelines, and public utilities, insofar as the 
easement, lease, condition, or restriction is in existence on 
the date of the enactment of this Act and lawfully affects the 
conveyed property.
    (d) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
            (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. If 
        amounts are collected from the City in advance of the 
        Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the amount 
        collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by the 
        Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the Secretary 
        shall refund the excess amount to the City.
            (2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts 
        received as reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be 
        credited to the fund or account that was used to cover 
        the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the 
        conveyance. Amounts so credited shall be merged with 
        amounts in such fund or account, and shall be available 
        for the same purposes, and subject to the same 
        conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or 
        account.
    (e) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the real property to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to 
the Secretary.
    (f) Additional 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. 2863. LAND CONVEYANCE, AIR FORCE PROPERTY, LA JUNTA, COLORADO.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
may convey, without consideration, to the City of La Junta, 
Colorado (in this section referred to as the ``City''), all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, 
consisting of approximately 8 acres located at the USA Bomb 
Plot in the La Junta Industrial Park for the purpose of 
training local law enforcement officers.
    (b) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
            (1) Payment required.--The Secretary shall require 
        the City to cover costs to be incurred by the Secretary 
        after the date of enactment of the Act, or to reimburse 
        the Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary after 
        that date, to carry out the conveyance under subsection 
        (a), including any survey costs, costs related to 
        environmental assessments, studies, analyses, or other 
        documentation, and other administrative costs related 
        to the conveyance. If amounts are collected from the 
        City in advance of the Secretary incurring the actual 
        costs, and the amount collected exceeds the costs 
        actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the 
        conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the excess 
        amount to the City.
            (2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts 
        received as reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be 
        credited to the fund or account that was used to cover 
        the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the 
        conveyance. Amounts so credited shall be merged with 
        amounts in such fund or account, and shall be available 
        for the same purposes, and subject to the same 
        conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or 
        account.
    (c) 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.
    (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. 2864. LEASE, NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY SITE, ST. LOUIS, 
                    MISSOURI.

    (a) Lease Required.--Not later than February 28, 2006, the 
Secretary of the Air Force shall lease to the St. Louis County 
Port Authority of St. Louis County, Missouri (in this section 
referred to as the ``Port District''), a parcel of real 
property, including improvements thereon, consisting of 
approximately 39 acres and known as the National Imagery and 
Mapping Agency site at 8900 South Broadway, St. Louis, 
Missouri, for the purpose of permitting the Port District to 
use the parcel for economic development purposes. The Secretary 
shall carry out this section in consultation with the 
Administrator of the General Services Administration.
    (b) Rental Price.--The real property to be leased under 
subsection (a) shall be leased at a rate equal to not less than 
the fair market value of the property.
    (c) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the real property to be leased under subsection 
(a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
Secretary of the Air Force and the Port District.
    (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the lease under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

SEC. 2871. CLARIFICATION OF MORATORIUM ON CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS AT FORT 
                    BUCHANAN, PUERTO RICO.

    (a) Clarification of and Exceptions to Moratorium.--Section 
1507 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-355) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``conversion, 
        rehabilitation, extension, or improvement'' and 
        inserting ``or extension''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, 
                repair, replace, or convert'' after 
                ``maintain'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking 
                ``authorized before the date of the enactment 
                of this Act''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraphs:
            ``(3) The construction of facilities supporting 
        Department of Defense education activities.
            ``(4) Any construction or extension required to 
        support the installation of communications 
        equipment.''.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--The amendments made by 
subsection (a) do not trigger the termination of the moratorium 
on certain improvements at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, as 
provided by subsection (c) of such section.

SEC. 2872. TRANSFER OF EXCESS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROPERTY ON SANTA 
                    ROSA AND OKALOOSA ISLAND, FLORIDA, TO GULF ISLANDS 
                    NATIONAL SEASHORE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Public Law 91-660 of the 91st Congress 
        established the Gulf Islands National Seashore in the 
        States of Florida and Mississippi.
            (2) The original boundaries of the Gulf Islands 
        National Seashore encompassed certain Federal land used 
        by the Air Force and the Navy, and the use of such land 
        was still required by the Armed Forces when the 
        seashore was established.
            (3) Senate Report 91-1514 of the 91th Congress 
        addressed the relationship between these military lands 
        and the Gulf Islands National Seashore as follows: 
        ``While the military use of these lands is presently 
        required, they remain virtually free of adverse 
        development and they are included in the boundaries of 
        the seashore so that they can be wholly or partially 
        transferred to the Department of the Interior when they 
        become excess to the needs of the Air Force.''.
            (4) Although section 2(a) of Public Law 91-660 (16 
        U.S.C. 459h-1(a)) authorized the eventual transfer of 
        Federal land within the boundaries of the Gulf Islands 
        National Seashore from the Department of Defense to the 
        Secretary of the Interior, an amendment mandating the 
        transfer of excess Department of Defense land on Santa 
        Rosa and Okaloosa Island, Florida, to the Secretary of 
        the Interior is required to ensure that the purposes of 
        the Gulf Islands National Seashore are fulfilled.
    (b) Transfer Required.--Section 7 of Public Law 91-660 (16 
U.S.C. 459h-6) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``There are''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(b) If any of the Federal land on Santa Rosa or Okaloosa 
Island, Florida, under the jurisdiction of the Department of 
Defense is ever excess to the needs of the Armed Forces, the 
Secretary of Defense shall transfer the excess land to the 
administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, 
subject to the terms and conditions acceptable to the Secretary 
of the Interior and the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of 
the Interior shall administer the transferred land as part of 
the seashore in accordance with the provisions of this Act.''.

SEC. 2873. AUTHORIZED MILITARY USES OF PAPAGO PARK MILITARY 
                    RESERVATION, PHOENIX, ARIZONA.

    The Act of April 7, 1930 (Chapter 107; 46 Stat. 142), is 
amended in the first designated paragraph, relating to the 
Papago Park Military Reservation, by striking ``as a rifle 
range''.

SEC. 2874. ASSESSMENT OF WATER NEEDS FOR PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY AND ORD 
                    MILITARY COMMUNITY.

    Not later than April 7, 2006, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to Congress an interim assessment of the current 
and reasonable future needs of the Department of the Defense 
for water for the Presidio of Monterey and the Ord Military 
Community.

SEC. 2875. REDESIGNATION OF MCENTIRE AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, SOUTH 
                    CAROLINA, AS MCENTIRE JOINT NATIONAL GUARD BASE.

    McEntire Air National Guard Station in Eastover, South 
Carolina, shall be known and designated as ``McEntire Joint 
National Guard Base'' in recognition of the use of the 
installation to house both Air National Guard and Army National 
Guard assets. Any reference to McEntire Air National Guard 
Station in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other 
paper of the United States shall be considered to be a 
reference to McEntire Joint National Guard Base.

SEC. 2876. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING COMMUNITY IMPACT ASSISTANCE 
                    RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION OF NAVY LANDING FIELD, 
                    NORTH CAROLINA.

     It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the planned construction of an outlying landing 
        field in North Carolina is vital to the national 
        security interests of the United States; and
            (2) the Department of Defense should work with 
        other Federal agencies to provide community impact 
        assistance to those communities directly impacted by 
        the location of the outlying landing field, including, 
        to the extent appropriate--
                    (A) economic development assistance;
                    (B) impact aid program assistance;
                    (C) the provision by cooperative agreement 
                with the Navy of fire, rescue, water, and sewer 
                services;
                    (D) access by leasing arrangement to 
                appropriate land for farming for farmers 
                impacted by the location of the landing field;
                    (E) direct relocation assistance; and
                    (F) fair compensation to landowners for 
                property purchased by the Navy.

SEC. 2877. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ESTABLISHMENT OF BAKERS CREEK MEMORIAL.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) In 1943 and 1944, the United States Armed 
        Forces operated a rest and relaxation facility in 
        Mackay, Queensland, Australia, for troops serving in 
        the Pacific Theater during World War II.
            (2) On June 14, 1943, a Boeing B-17C was 
        transporting 6 crew members and 35 servicemen from 
        Mackay to Port Moresby, New Guinea, to return the 
        servicemen to duty after 10 days of rest and relaxation 
        leave at an Army/Red Cross facility.
            (3) The aircraft crashed shortly after take-off at 
        Bakers Creek, Australia, killing all 6 crew members and 
        34 of the 35 servicemen being transported in what was 
        at that point the worst crash in American air transport 
        history, and what remains the worst air disaster in 
        Australian history.
            (4) Due to wartime censorship rules related to the 
        movement of troops, the tragic crash and loss of life 
        were not reported to the Australian or United States 
        public.
            (5) Many family members of those killed did not 
        learn the circumstances of the troops deaths until they 
        were contacted by the Bakers Creek Memorial Foundation 
        beginning in 1992.
            (6) As of May 2005, the Bakers Creek Memorial 
        Foundation had contacted 36 of the 40 families that 
        lost loved ones in the tragic crash, and was continuing 
        efforts to locate the remaining four families to inform 
        them of the true events of the crash at Bakers Creek.
            (7) The Australian people marked the tragic crash 
        at Bakers Creek with a memorial established in 1992, 
        but no similar memorial has been established in the 
        United States.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
the Secretary of the Army may establish an appropriate marker, 
at a site to be chosen at the discretion of the Secretary, to 
commemorate the 40 members of the United States Armed Forces 
who lost their lives in the air crash at Bakers Creek, 
Australia, on June 14, 1943.

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

      TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

          Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations

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

                        Subtitle B--Other Matters

Sec. 3111. Reliable Replacement Warhead program.
Sec. 3112. Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site.
Sec. 3113. Report on compliance with Design Basis Threat issued by 
          Department of Energy in 2005.
Sec. 3114. Reports associated with Waste Treatment and Immobilization 
          Plant Project, Hanford Site, Richland, Washington.
Sec. 3115. Report on assistance for a comprehensive inventory of Russian 
          nonstrategic nuclear weapons.
Sec. 3116. Report on international border security programs.
Sec. 3117. Savannah River National Laboratory.

         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 2006 for the activities of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration in carrying out programs necessary for 
national security in the amount of $9,196,456 to be allocated 
as follows:
            (1) For weapons activities, $6,433,936,000.
            (2) For defense nuclear nonproliferation 
        activities, $1,631,151,000.
            (3) For naval reactors, $789,500,000.
            (4) For the Office of the Administrator for Nuclear 
        Security, $341,869,000.
    (b) Authorization of New Plant Projects.--From funds 
referred to in subsection (a) that are available for carrying 
out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy may carry out new 
plant projects for the National Nuclear Security Administration 
as follows:
            (1) For readiness in technical base and facilities, 
        the following new plant projects:
                            Project 06-D-140, Readiness in 
                        Technical Base and Facilities Program, 
                        project engineering and design, various 
                        locations, $14,113,000.
                            Project 06-D-402, replacement of 
                        Fire Stations Number 1 and Number 2, 
                        Nevada Test Site, Nevada, $8,284,000.
                            Project 06-D-403, tritium facility 
                        modernization, Lawrence Livermore 
                        National Laboratory, Livermore, 
                        California, $2,600,000.
                            Project 06-D-404, remediation, 
                        restoration, and upgrade of Building B-
                        3, Nevada Test Site, Nevada, 
                        $16,000,000.
            (2) For facilities and infrastructure 
        recapitalization, the following new plant projects:
                            Project 06-D-160, Facilities and 
                        Infrastructure Recapitalization 
                        Program, project engineering and 
                        design, various locations, $5,811,000.
                            Project 06-D-601, electrical 
                        distribution system upgrade, Pantex 
                        Plant, Amarillo, Texas, $4,000,000.
                            Project 06-D-602, gas main and 
                        distribution system upgrade, Pantex 
                        Plant, Amarillo, Texas, $3,700,000.
                            Project 06-D-603, Steam Plant Life 
                        Extension Project, Y-12 National 
                        Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 
                        $729,000.
            (3) For defense nuclear nonproliferation, the 
        following new plant project:
                            Project 06-D-180, Defense Nuclear 
                        Nonproliferation, project engineering 
                        and design, National Security 
                        Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National 
                        Laboratory, Richland, Washington, 
                        $13,000,000.
            (4) For naval reactors, the following plant 
        projects:
                            Project 06-D-901, Central Office 
                        Building 2, Bettis Atomic Power 
                        Laboratory, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, 
                        $7,000,000.
                            Project 05-D-900, Materials 
                        Development Facility Building, 
                        Schenectady, New York, $9,900,000, of 
                        which $1,000,000 shall be available for 
                        project engineering and design.

SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for 
fiscal year 2006 for defense environmental cleanup activities 
in carrying out programs necessary for national security in the 
amount of $6,192,371,000.
    (b) Authorization of New Plant Project.--From funds 
referred to in subsection (a) that are available for carrying 
out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy may carry out, for 
defense environmental cleanup activities, the following new 
plant project:
                    Project 06-D-401, sodium bearing waste 
                treatment project, Idaho National Laboratory, 
                Idaho Falls, Idaho, $54,270,000.

SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2006 for other defense 
activities in carrying out programs necessary for national 
security in the amount of $641,998,000.

SEC. 3104. DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2006 for defense nuclear 
waste disposal for payment to the Nuclear Waste Fund 
established in section 302(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act 
of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222(c)) in the amount of $350,000,000.

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

SEC. 3111. RELIABLE REPLACEMENT WARHEAD PROGRAM.

    (a) Program Required.--The Atomic Energy Defense Act 
(division D of Public Law 107-314) is amended by inserting 
after section 4204 (50 U.S.C. 2524) the following new section:

``SEC. 4204A. RELIABLE REPLACEMENT WARHEAD PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
carry out a program, to be known as the Reliable Replacement 
Warhead program, which will have the following objectives:
            ``(1) To increase the reliability, safety, and 
        security of the United States nuclear weapons 
        stockpile.
            ``(2) To further reduce the likelihood of the 
        resumption of underground nuclear weapons testing.
            ``(3) To remain consistent with basic design 
        parameters by including, to the maximum extent feasible 
        and consistent with the objective specified in 
        paragraph (2), components that are well understood or 
        are certifiable without the need to resume underground 
        nuclear weapons testing.
            ``(4) To ensure that the nuclear weapons 
        infrastructure can respond to unforeseen problems, to 
        include the ability to produce replacement warheads 
        that are safer to manufacture, more cost-effective to 
        produce, and less costly to maintain than existing 
        warheads.
            ``(5) To achieve reductions in the future size of 
        the nuclear weapons stockpile based on increased 
        reliability of the reliable replacement warheads.
            ``(6) To use the design, certification, and 
        production expertise resident in the nuclear complex to 
        develop reliable replacement components to fulfill 
        current mission requirements of the existing stockpile.
            ``(7) To serve as a complement to, and potentially 
        a more cost-effective and reliable long-term 
        replacement for, the current Stockpile Life Extension 
        Programs.
    ``(b) Consultation.--The Secretary of Energy shall carry 
out the Reliable Replacement Warhead program in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense.''.
    (b) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2007, the Secretary of 
Energy and the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the feasibility 
and implementation of the Reliable Replacement Warhead program 
required by section 4204a of the Atomic Energy Defense Act, as 
added by subsection (a). The report shall--
            (1) identify existing warheads recommended for 
        replacement by 2035 with an assessment of the weapon 
        performance and safety characteristics of the 
        replacement warheads;
            (2) discuss the relationship of the Reliable 
        Replacement Warhead program within the Stockpile 
        Stewardship Program and its impact on the current 
        Stockpile Life Extension Programs;
            (3) provide an assessment of the extent to which a 
        successful Reliable Replacement Warhead program could 
        lead to reductions in the nuclear weapons stockpile;
            (4) discuss the criteria by which replacement 
        warheads under the Reliable Replacement Warhead program 
        will be designed to maximize the likelihood of not 
        requiring nuclear testing, as well as the circumstances 
        that could lead to a resumption of testing;
            (5) provide a description of the infrastructure, 
        including pit production capabilities, required to 
        support the Reliable Replacement Warhead program;
            (6) provide a detailed summary of how the funds 
        made available pursuant to the authorizations of 
        appropriations in this Act, and any funds made 
        available in prior years, will be used; and
            (7) provide an estimate of the comparative costs of 
        a reliable replacement warhead and the stockpile life 
        extension for the warheads identified in paragraph (1).
    (c) Interim Report.--Not later than March 1, 2006, the 
Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees an interim report on 
the matters required to be covered by the report under 
subsection (b).
    (d) Consultation.--The Secretary of Energy and the 
Secretary of Defense shall prepare the reports required by 
subsections (b) and (c) in consultation with the Nuclear 
Weapons Council.

SEC. 3112. ROCKY FLATS ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY SITE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Essential mineral right.--The term ``essential 
        mineral right'' means a right to mine sand and gravel 
        at Rocky Flats, as depicted on the map.
            (2) Fair market value.--The term ``fair market 
        value'' means the value of an essential mineral right, 
        as determined by an appraisal performed by an 
        independent, certified mineral appraiser under the 
        Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.
            (3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge'', dated July 
        25, 2005, and available for inspection in appropriate 
        offices of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
        and the Department of Energy.
            (4) Natural resource damage liability claim.--The 
        term ``natural resource damage liability claim'' means 
        a natural resource damage liability claim under 
        subsections (a)(4)(C) and (f) of section 107 of the 
        Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
        Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9607) arising from 
        hazardous substances releases at or from Rocky Flats 
        that, as of the date of enactment of this Act, are 
        identified in the administrative record for Rocky Flats 
        required by the National Oil and Hazardous Substances 
        Pollution Contingency Plan prepared under section 105 
        of that Act (42 U.S.C. 9605).
            (5) Rocky flats.--The term ``Rocky Flats'' means 
        the Department of Energy facility in the State of 
        Colorado known as the ``Rocky Flats Environmental 
        Technology Site''.
            (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of Energy.
            (7) Trustees.--The term ``Trustees'' means the 
        Federal and State officials designated as trustees 
        under section 107(f)(2) of the Comprehensive 
        Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
        of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9607(f)(2)).
    (b) Purchase of Essential Mineral Rights.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, such amounts authorized 
        to be appropriated under subsection (c) shall be 
        available to the Secretary to purchase essential 
        mineral rights at Rocky Flats.
            (2) Conditions.--The Secretary shall not purchase 
        an essential mineral right under paragraph (1) unless--
                    (A) the owner of the essential mineral 
                right is a willing seller; and
                    (B) the Secretary purchases the essential 
                mineral right for an amount that does not 
                exceed fair market value.
            (3) Limitation.--Only those funds authorized to be 
        appropriated under subsection (c) shall be available 
        for the Secretary to purchase essential mineral rights 
        under paragraph (1).
            (4) Release from liability.--A natural resource 
        damage liability claim under section 107 of the 
        Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
        Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9607) shall be 
        considered to be satisfied by--
                    (A) the purchase by the Secretary of 
                essential mineral rights under paragraph (1) 
                for consideration in an amount equal to 
                $10,000,000;
                    (B) the payment by the Secretary to the 
                Trustees of $10,000,000; or
                    (C) the purchase by the Secretary of any 
                portion of the mineral rights under paragraph 
                (1) for--
                            (i) consideration in an amount less 
                        than $10,000,000; and
                            (ii) a payment by the Secretary to 
                        the Trustees of an amount equal to the 
                        difference between--
                                    (I) $10,000,000; and
                                    (II) the amount paid under 
                                clause (i).
            (5) Use of funds.--
                    (A) In general.--Any amounts received under 
                paragraph (4) shall be used by the Trustees for 
                the purposes described in section 107(f)(1) of 
                the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
                Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 
                U.S.C. 9607(f)(1)), including--
                            (i) the purchase of additional 
                        mineral rights at Rocky Flats; and
                            (ii) the development of habitat 
                        restoration projects at Rocky Flats.
                    (B) Condition.--Any expenditure of funds 
                under this paragraph shall be made jointly by 
                the Trustees.
                    (C) Additional funds.--The Trustees may use 
                the funds received under paragraph (4) in 
                conjunction with other private and public 
                funds.
            (6) Exemption from national environmental policy 
        act.--Any purchases of mineral rights under this 
        subsection shall be exempt from the National 
        Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
        seq.).
            (7) Rocky flats national wildlife refuge.--
                    (A) Transfer of management 
                responsibilities.--The Rocky Flats National 
                Wildlife Refuge Act of 2001 (16 U.S.C. 668dd 
                note; Public Law 107-107) is amended--
                            (i) in section 3175--
                                    (I) by striking subsections 
                                (b) and (f); and
                                    (II) by redesignating 
                                subsections (c), (d), and (e) 
                                as subsections (b), (c), and 
                                (d), respectively; and
                            (ii) in section 3176(a)(1), by 
                        striking ``section 3175(d)'' and 
                        inserting ``section 3175(c)''.
                    (B) Boundaries.--Section 3177 of such Act 
                is amended by striking subsection (c) and 
                inserting the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Composition.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph 
        (2), the refuge shall consist of land within the 
        boundaries of Rocky Flats, as depicted on the map--
                    ``(A) entitled `Rocky Flats National 
                Wildlife Refuge';
                    ``(B) dated July 25, 2005; and
                    ``(C) available for inspection in the 
                appropriate offices of the United States Fish 
                and Wildlife Service and the Department of 
                Energy.
            ``(2) Exclusions.--The refuge does not include--
                    ``(A) any land retained by the Department 
                of Energy for response actions under section 
                3175(c);
                    ``(B) any land depicted on the map 
                described in paragraph (1) that is subject to 
                one or more essential mineral rights described 
                in section 3112(a) of the National Defense 
                Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 over 
                which the Secretary shall retain jurisdiction 
                of the surface estate until the essential 
                mineral rights--
                            ``(i) are purchased under 
                        subsection (b) of such section; or
                            ``(ii) are mined and reclaimed by 
                        the mineral rights holders in 
                        accordance with requirements 
                        established by the State of Colorado; 
                        and
                    ``(C) the land depicted on the map 
                described in paragraph (1) on which essential 
                mineral rights are being actively mined as of 
                the date of enactment of the National Defense 
                Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 until--
                            ``(i) the essential mineral rights 
                        are purchased; or
                            ``(ii) the surface estate is 
                        reclaimed by the mineral rights holder 
                        in accordance with requirements 
                        established by the State of Colorado.
            ``(3) Acquisition of additional land.--
        Notwithstanding paragraph (2), upon the purchase of the 
        mineral rights or reclamation of the land depicted on 
        the map described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
        shall--
                    ``(A) transfer the land to the Secretary of 
                the Interior for inclusion in the refuge; and
                    ``(B) the Secretary of the Interior shall--
                            ``(i) accept the transfer of the 
                        land; and
                            ``(ii) manage the land as part of 
                        the refuge.''.
    (c) Funding.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary for the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology 
Site for fiscal year 2006, $10,000,000 may be made available to 
the Secretary for the purposes described in subsection (b).

SEC. 3113. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH DESIGN BASIS THREAT ISSUED BY 
                    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY IN 2005.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
detailing plans for achieving compliance under the Design Basis 
Threat issued by the Department of Energy in November 2005 (in 
this section referred to as the ``2005 Design Basis Threat'').
    (b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a) 
shall include the following:
            (1) A plan with associated annual funding 
        requirements to achieve compliance under the 2005 
        Design Basis Threat by December 31, 2008, and sustain 
        such compliance through the Future Years Nuclear 
        Security Plan, of all Department of Energy and National 
        Nuclear Security Administration sites that contain 
        nuclear weapons or special nuclear material.
            (2) A risk and cost analysis of the increase in 
        security requirements from the Design Basis Threat 
        issued by the Department of Energy in May 2003 to the 
        2005 Design Basis Threat.
            (3) An evaluation of options for applying security 
        technologies and innovative protective force deployment 
        to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of efforts 
        to protect against the threats postulated in the 2005 
        Design Basis Threat.
    (c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in classified form with an unclassified summary.
    (d) Comptroller General Review.--Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report containing a review of the plan required by subsection 
(b)(1). In conducting the review, the Comptroller General shall 
employ probalistic risk assessment methodology to access the 
merits of incremental risk mitigation steps proposed by the 
Department of Energy.

SEC. 3114. REPORTS ASSOCIATED WITH WASTE TREATMENT AND IMMOBILIZATION 
                    PLANT PROJECT, HANFORD SITE, RICHLAND, WASHINGTON.

    (a) Submission of Army Corps of Engineers Reports.--Not 
later than 10 days after the date on which the Secretary of 
Energy receives any report from the Army Corps of Engineers 
documenting any evaluation or validation of costs, schedule, 
and technical issues associated with the Waste Treatment and 
Immobilization Plant Project at the Department of Energy 
Hanford Site, the Secretary shall submit a copy of the report 
to the congressional defense committees.
    (b) Inclusion of Specific Reports.--The requirement to 
submit reports under this section includes the anticipated 
reports from the Army Corps of Engineers--
            (1) documenting the cost validation of the 
        estimated cost to complete the project based on both 
        constrained and unconstrained funding scenarios; and
            (2) evaluating the baseline ground motion criteria.

SEC. 3115. REPORT ON ASSISTANCE FOR A COMPREHENSIVE INVENTORY OF 
                    RUSSIAN NONSTRATEGIC NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) there is an insufficient accounting for, and 
        insufficient security of, the nonstrategic nuclear 
        weapons of the Russian Federation; and
            (2) because of the dangers posed by that 
        insufficient accounting and security, it is in the 
        national security interest of the United States to 
        assist the Russian Federation in the conduct of a 
        comprehensive inventory of its nonstrategic nuclear 
        weapons.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) Report required.--Not later than April 15, 
        2006, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress 
        a report containing--
                    (A) the Secretary's evaluation of past and 
                current efforts by the United States to 
                encourage or facilitate a proper accounting for 
                and securing of the nonstrategic nuclear 
                weapons of the Russian Federation; and
                    (B) the Secretary's recommendations 
                regarding the actions by the United States that 
                are most likely to lead to progress in 
                improving the accounting for, and securing of, 
                those weapons.
            (2) Consultation with secretary of defense.--The 
        report under paragraph (1) shall be prepared in 
        consultation with the Secretary of Defense.
            (3) Classification of report.--The report under 
        paragraph (1) shall be in unclassified form, but may be 
        accompanied by a classified annex.

SEC. 3116. REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL BORDER SECURITY PROGRAMS.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy 
shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives a report on the management by the Secretaries 
referred to in subsection (c) of border security programs in 
the countries of the former Soviet Union and other countries.
    (b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a) 
shall include--
            (1) a description of the roles and responsibilities 
        of each department and agency of the United States 
        Government in international border security programs;
            (2) a description of the interactions and 
        coordination among departments and agencies of the 
        United States Government that are conducting 
        international border security programs;
            (3) a description of the mechanisms and processes 
        that exist to ensure coordination, avoid duplication, 
        and provide a means to resolve conflicts or problems 
        that might arise in the implementation of international 
        border security programs;
            (4) a discussion of whether there is existing 
        interagency guidance that addresses the roles, 
        interactions, and dispute resolution mechanisms for 
        departments and agencies of the United States 
        Government that are conducting international border 
        security programs, and the adequacy of such guidance if 
        it exists; and
            (5) recommendations to improve the coordination and 
        effectiveness of international border security 
        programs.
    (c) Consultation.--The Secretary of Energy shall prepare 
the report required by subsection (a) in consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and, as 
appropriate, the Secretary of Homeland Security.

SEC. 3117. SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY.

     The Savannah River National Laboratory shall be a 
participating laboratory in the Department of Energy laboratory 
directed research and development program.

          TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

Sec. 3201. Authorization.

SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION.

    There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2006, $22,032,000 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 XXXIII--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE

Sec. 3301. Authorized uses of National Defense Stockpile funds.
Sec. 3302. Revisions to required receipt objectives for previously 
          authorized disposals from National Defense Stockpile.
Sec. 3303. Authorization for disposal of tungsten ores and concentrates.
Sec. 3304. Disposal of ferromanganese.

SEC. 3301. AUTHORIZED USES OF NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE FUNDS.

    (a) Obligation of Stockpile Funds.--During fiscal year 
2006, the National Defense Stockpile Manager may obligate up to 
$52,132,000 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. 3302. REVISIONS TO REQUIRED RECEIPT OBJECTIVES FOR PREVIOUSLY 
                    AUTHORIZED DISPOSALS FROM NATIONAL DEFENSE 
                    STOCKPILE.

    (a) Disposal Authority.--Section 3303(a) of the Strom 
Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1999 (Public Law 105-261; 50 U.S.C. 98d note), as amended by 
section 3302 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
Authorization Act for Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 
2193), is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
        (4); and
            (2) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 
        following new paragraphs:
            ``(5) $900,000,000 by the end of fiscal year 2010; 
        and
            ``(6) $1,000,000,000 by the end of fiscal year 
        2013.''.
    (b) Additional Disposal Authority.--Section 3402(b) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public 
Law 106-65; 50 U.S.C. 98d note), as amended by section 3302 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 
(Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1788), is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
        (3); and
            (2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
        following new paragraphs:
            ``(4) $500,000,000 before the end of fiscal year 
        2010; and
            ``(5) $600,000,000 before the end of fiscal year 
        2013.''.

SEC. 3303. AUTHORIZATION FOR DISPOSAL OF TUNGSTEN ORES AND 
                    CONCENTRATES.

    (a) Disposal Authorized.--The President may dispose of up 
to 8,000,000 pounds of contained tungsten in the form of 
tungsten ores and concentrates from the National Defense 
Stockpile in fiscal year 2006.
    (b) Certain Sales Authorized.--The tungsten ores and 
concentrates disposed under subsection (a) may be sold to 
entities with ore conversion or tungsten carbide manufacturing 
or processing capabilities in the United States.

SEC. 3304. DISPOSAL OF FERROMANGANESE.

    (a) Disposal Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may 
dispose of up to 75,000 tons of ferromanganese from the 
National Defense Stockpile during fiscal year 2006.
    (b) Contingent Authority for Additional Disposal.--If the 
Secretary of Defense completes the disposal of the total 
quantity of ferromanganese authorized for disposal by 
subsection (a) before September 30, 2006, the Secretary of 
Defense may dispose of up to an additional 25,000 tons of 
ferromanganese from the National Defense Stockpile before that 
date.
    (c) Certification.--The Secretary of Defense may dispose of 
ferromanganese under the authority of subsection (b) only if 
the Secretary submits written certification to the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives, not later than 30 
days before the commencement of disposal, that--
            (1) the disposal of the additional ferromanganese 
        from the National Defense Stockpile is in the interest 
        of national defense;
            (2) the disposal of the additional ferromanganese 
        will not cause undue disruption to the usual markets of 
        producers and processors of ferromanganese in the 
        United States; and
            (3) the disposal of the additional ferromanganese 
        is consistent with the requirements and purpose of the 
        National Defense Stockpile.
    (d) Delegation of Responsibility.--The Secretary of Defense 
may delegate the responsibility of the Secretary under 
subsection (c) to an appropriate official within the Department 
of Defense.
    (e) National Defense Stockpile Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``National Defense Stockpile'' means the stockpile 
provided for in section 4 of the Strategic and Critical 
Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98c).

                 TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES

Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations.

SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Amount.--There are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary of Energy $18,500,000 for fiscal year 2006 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 fiscal year 2006.
Sec. 3502. Payments for State and regional maritime academies.
Sec. 3503. Maintenance and repair reimbursement pilot program.
Sec. 3504. Tank vessel construction assistance.
Sec. 3505. Improvements to the Maritime Administration vessel disposal 
          program.
Sec. 3506. Assistance for small shipyards and maritime communities.
Sec. 3507. Transfer of authority for title XI non-fishing loan guarantee 
          decisions to Maritime Administration.
Sec. 3508. Technical corrections.
Sec. 3509. United States Maritime Service.
Sec. 3510. Awards and medals.

SEC. 3501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2006, to be available without fiscal year limitation if so 
provided in appropriations Acts, for the use of the Department 
of Transportation for the Maritime Administration as follows:
            (1) For expenses necessary for operations and 
        training activities, $122,249,000.
            (2) For administrative expenses related to loan 
        guarantee commitments under the program authorized by 
        title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. 
        U.S.C. 1271 et seq.), $4,126,000.
            (3) For expenses to dispose of obsolete vessels in 
        the National Defense Reserve Fleet, including provision 
        of assistance under section 7 of Public Law 92-402, 
        $21,000,000.

SEC. 3502. PAYMENTS FOR STATE AND REGIONAL MARITIME ACADEMIES.

    (a) Annual Payment.--Section 1304(d)(1)(C)(ii) of the 
Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1295c(d)(1)(C)(ii)) 
is amended by striking ``$200,000'' and inserting ``$300,000 
for fiscal year 2006, $400,000 for fiscal year 2007, and 
$500,000 for fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year 
thereafter''.
    (b) School Ship Fuel Payment.--Section 1304(c)(2) of the 
Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1295c(c)(2)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Secretary may pay to any 
        State maritime academy'' and inserting ``(A) The 
        Secretary shall, subject to the availability of 
        appropriations, pay to each State maritime academy''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(B) The amount of the payment to a State maritime academy 
under this paragraph shall not exceed--
            ``(i) $100,000 for fiscal year 2006;
            ``(ii) $200,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
            ``(iii) $300,000 for fiscal year 2008 and each 
        fiscal year thereafter.''.

SEC. 3503. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR REIMBURSEMENT PILOT PROGRAM.

    Section 3517 of the Maritime Security Act of 2003 (46 
U.S.C. 53101 note) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 3517. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR REIMBURSEMENT PILOT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Authority to Enter Agreements.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation 
        shall carry out a pilot program under which the 
        Secretary shall enter into an agreement with 1 or more 
        contractors under chapter 531 of title 46, United 
        States Code, regarding maintenance and repair of 1 or 
        more vessels that are subject to an operating agreement 
        under that chapter.
            ``(2) Requirement of agreement.--The Secretary 
        shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, 
        require 1 or more persons to enter into an agreement 
        under this section as a condition of awarding an 
        operating agreement to the person under chapter 531 of 
        title 46, United States Code, for 1 or more vessels 
        that normally make port calls in the United States.
    ``(b) Terms of Agreement.--An agreement under this 
section--
            ``(1) shall require that except as provided in 
        subsection (c), all qualified maintenance or repair on 
        the vessel shall be performed in the United States;
            ``(2) shall require that the Secretary shall 
        reimburse the contractor in accordance with subsection 
        (d) for the costs of qualified maintenance or repair 
        performed in the United States; and
            ``(3) shall apply to qualified maintenance or 
        repair performed during the 5-year period beginning on 
        the date the vessel begins operating under the 
        operating agreement under chapter 531 of title 46, 
        United States Code.
    ``(c) Exception to Requirement to Perform Work in the 
United States.--A contractor shall not be required to have 
qualified maintenance or repair work performed in the United 
States under this section if--
            ``(1) the Secretary determines that there is no 
        facility capable of meeting all technical requirements 
        of the qualified maintenance or repair in the United 
        States located in the geographic area in which the 
        vessel normally operates available to perform the work 
        in the time required by the contractor to maintain its 
        regularly scheduled service;
            ``(2) the Secretary determines that there are 
        insufficient funds to pay reimbursement under 
        subsection (d) with respect to the work; or
            ``(3) the Secretary fails to make the certification 
        described in subsection (e)(2).
    ``(d) Reimbursement.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, subject to 
        the availability of appropriations, reimburse a 
        contractor for costs incurred by the contractor for 
        qualified maintenance or repair performed in the United 
        States under this section.
            ``(2) Amount.--The amount of reimbursement shall be 
        equal to the difference between--
                    ``(A) the fair and reasonable cost of 
                obtaining the qualified maintenance or repair 
                in the United States; and
                    ``(B) the fair and reasonable cost of 
                obtaining the qualified maintenance or repair 
                outside the United States, in the country in 
                which the contractor would otherwise undertake 
                the qualified maintenance or repair.
            ``(3) Determination of fair and reasonable costs.--
        The Secretary shall determine fair and reasonable costs 
        for purposes of paragraph (2).
    ``(e) Notification Requirements.--
            ``(1) Notification by contractor.--The Secretary is 
        not required to pay reimbursement to a contractor under 
        this section for qualified maintenance or repair, 
        unless the contractor--
                    ``(A) notifies the Secretary of the intent 
                of the contractor to obtain the qualified 
                maintenance or repair, by not later than 90 
                days before the date of the performance of the 
                qualified maintenance or repair; and
                    ``(B) includes in such notification--
                            ``(i) a description of all 
                        qualified maintenance or repair that 
                        the contractor should reasonably expect 
                        may be performed;
                            ``(ii) a description of the 
                        vessel's normal route and port calls in 
                        the United States;
                            ``(iii) an estimate of the cost of 
                        obtaining the qualified maintenance or 
                        repair described under clause (i) in 
                        the United States; and
                            ``(iv) an estimate of the cost of 
                        obtaining the qualified maintenance or 
                        repair described under clause (i) 
                        outside the United States, in the 
                        country in which the contractor 
                        otherwise would undertake the qualified 
                        maintenance or repair.
            ``(2) Certification by secretary.--
                    ``(A) Not later than 30 days after the date 
                of receipt of notification under paragraph (1), 
                the Secretary shall certify to the contractor--
                            ``(i) whether the cost estimates 
                        provided by the contractor are fair and 
                        reasonable;
                            ``(ii) if the Secretary determines 
                        that such cost estimates are not fair 
                        and reasonable, the Secretary's 
                        estimate of fair and reasonable costs 
                        for such work;
                            ``(iii) whether there are available 
                        to the Secretary sufficient funds to 
                        pay reimbursement under subsection (d) 
                        with respect to such work; and
                            ``(iv) that the Secretary commits 
                        such funds to the contractor for such 
                        reimbursement, if such funds are 
                        available for that purpose.
                    ``(B) If the contractor notification 
                described in paragraph (1) does not include an 
                estimate of the cost of obtaining qualified 
                maintenance and repair in the United States, 
                then not later than 30 days after the date of 
                receipt of such notification, the Secretary 
                shall--
                            ``(i) certify to the contractor 
                        whether there is a facility capable of 
                        meeting all technical requirements of 
                        the qualified maintenance and repair in 
                        the United States located in the 
                        geographic area in which the vessel 
                        normally operates available to perform 
                        the qualified maintenance and repair 
                        described in the notification by the 
                        contractor under paragraph (1) in the 
                        time period required by the contractor 
                        to maintain its regularly scheduled 
                        service; and
                            ``(ii) if there is such a facility, 
                        require the contractor to resubmit such 
                        notification with the required cost 
                        estimate for such facility.
    ``(f) Regulations.--
            ``(1) Requirement to issue notice of proposed rule 
        making.--The Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) by not later than 30 days after the 
                effective date of this subsection, issue a 
                notice of proposed rule making to implement 
                this section;
                    ``(B) in such notice, solicit the 
                submission of comments by the public regarding 
                rules to implement this section; and
                    ``(C) provide a period of at least 30 days 
                for the submission of such comments.
            ``(2) Interim rules.--Upon expiration of the period 
        for submission of comments pursuant to paragraph 
        (1)(C), the Secretary may prescribe interim rules 
        necessary to carry out the Secretary's responsibilities 
        under this section. For this purpose, the Secretary is 
        excepted from compliance with the notice and comment 
        requirements of section 553 of title 5, United States 
        Code. At the time interim rules are issued, the 
        Secretary shall solicit comments on the interim rules 
        from the public and other interested persons. Such 
        period for comment shall not be less than 90 days. All 
        interim rules prescribed under the authority of this 
        subsection that are not earlier superseded by final 
        rules shall expire no later than 270 days after the 
        effective date of this subsection.
    ``(g) Qualified Maintenance or Repair Defined.--In this 
section the term `qualified maintenance or repair'--
            ``(1) except as provided in paragraph (2), means--
                    ``(A) any inspection of a vessel that is--
                            ``(i) required under chapter 33 of 
                        title 46, United States Code; and
                            ``(ii) performed in the period in 
                        which the vessel is subject to an 
                        agreement under this section;
                    ``(B) any maintenance or repair of a vessel 
                that is determined, in the course of an 
                inspection referred to in subparagraph (A), to 
                be necessary; and
                    ``(C) any additional maintenance or repair 
                the contractor intends to undertake at the same 
                time as the work described in subparagraph (B); 
                and
            ``(2) does not include--
                    ``(A) maintenance or repair not agreed to 
                by the contractor to be undertaken at the same 
                time as the work described in paragraph (1); or
                    ``(B) any emergency work that is necessary 
                to enable a vessel to return to a port in the 
                United States.
    ``(h) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
Congress by not later than September 30 each year a report on 
the program under this section. The report shall include a 
listing of future inspection schedules for all vessels included 
in the Maritime Security Fleet under section 53102 of title 46, 
United States Code.
    ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to the 
other amounts authorized by this title, for reimbursement of 
costs of qualified maintenance or repair under this section 
there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Transportation $19,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
through 2011.''.

SEC. 3504. TANK VESSEL CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Requirement To Enter Contracts.--Section 3543(a) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (46 
U.S.C. 53101 note) is amended by striking ``may'' and inserting 
``shall, to the extent of the availability of 
appropriations,''.
    (b) Amount of Assistance.--Section 3543(b) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (46 U.S.C. 53101 
note) is amended by striking ``up to 75 percent of''.

SEC. 3505. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION VESSEL DISPOSAL 
                    PROGRAM.

    (a) Repeal of Limitation on Scrapping; Comprehensive 
Management Plan.--Section 3502 of the Floyd D. Spence National 
Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2001 (enacted into law 
by section 1 of Public Law 106-398; 16 U.S.C. 5405 note; 114 
Stat. 1654A-490) is amended by striking subsections (c), (d), 
(e), and (f), and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Comprehensive Management Plan.--
            ``(1) Requirement to develop plan.--The Secretary 
        of Transportation shall prepare, publish, and submit to 
        the Congress by not later than 180 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act a comprehensive plan for 
        management of the vessel disposal program of the 
        Maritime Administration in accordance with the 
        recommendations made in the Government Accountability 
        Office in report number GAO-05-264, dated March 2005.
            ``(2) Contents of plan.--The plan shall--
                    ``(A) include a strategy and implementation 
                plan for disposal of obsolete National Defense 
                Reserve Fleet vessels (including vessels added 
                to the fleet after the enactment of this 
                paragraph) in a timely manner, maximizing the 
                use of all available disposal methods, 
                including dismantling, use for artificial 
                reefs, donation, and Navy training exercises;
                    ``(B) identify and describe the funding and 
                other resources necessary to implement the 
                plan, and specific milestones for disposal of 
                vessels under the plan;
                    ``(C) establish performance measures to 
                track progress toward achieving the goals of 
                the program, including the expeditious disposal 
                of ships commencing upon the date of the 
                enactment of this paragraph;
                    ``(D) develop a formal decisionmaking 
                framework for the program; and
                    ``(E) identify external factors that could 
                impede successful implementation of the plan, 
                and describe steps to be taken to mitigate the 
                effects of such factors.
    ``(d) Implementation of Management Plan.--
            ``(1) Requirement to implement.--Subject to the 
        availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall 
        implement the vessel disposal program of the Maritime 
        Administration in accordance with--
                    ``(A) the management plan submitted under 
                subsection (c); and
                    ``(B) the requirements set forth in 
                paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Utilization of domestic sources.--In the 
        procurement of services under the vessel disposal 
        program of the Maritime Administration, the Secretary 
        shall--
                    ``(A) use full and open competition; and
                    ``(B) utilize domestic sources to the 
                maximum extent practicable.
    ``(e) Failure To Submit Plan.--
            ``(1) Private management contract for disposal of 
        maritime administration vessels.--The Secretary of 
        Transportation, subject to the availability of 
        appropriations, shall promptly award a contract using 
        full and open competition to expeditiously implement 
        all aspects of disposal of obsolete National Defense 
        Reserve Fleet vessels.
            ``(2) Application.--This subsection shall apply 
        beginning 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
        this subsection, unless the Secretary of Transportation 
        has submitted to the Congress the comprehensive plan 
        required under subsection (c).
    ``(f) Report.--No later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this subsection, and every 6 months thereafter, 
the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the 
Secretary of the Navy, shall report to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, the Committee on Resources, 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives, and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate, on the progress made in implementing the vessel 
disposal plan developed under subsection (c). In particular, 
the report shall address the performance measures required to 
be established under subsection (c)(2)(C).''.
    (b) Temporary Authority To Transfer Obsolete Combatant 
Vessels to Navy for Disposal.--The Secretary of Transportation 
shall, subject to the availability of appropriations and 
consistent with section 1535 of title 31, United States Code, 
popularly known as the Economy Act, transfer to the Secretary 
of the Navy during fiscal year 2006 for disposal by the Navy, 
no fewer than 4 combatant vessels in the nonretention fleet of 
the Maritime Administration that are acceptable to the 
Secretary of the Navy.
    (c) Transfer of Title of Obsolete Vessels To Be Disposed of 
as Artificial Reefs.--Paragraph (4) of section 4 of the Act 
entitled ``An Act to authorize appropriations for the fiscal 
year 1973 for certain maritime programs of the Department of 
Commerce, and for related purposes'' (Public Law 92-402; 16 
U.S.C. 1220a) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(4) the transfer would be at no cost to the 
        Government (except for any financial assistance 
        provided under section 1220(c)(1) of this title) with 
        the State taking delivery of such obsolete ships and 
        titles in an `as-is--where-is' condition at such place 
        and time designated as may be determined by the 
        Secretary of Transportation.''.

SEC. 3506. ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL SHIPYARDS AND MARITIME COMMUNITIES.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--Subject to the availability 
of appropriations, the Administrator of the Maritime 
Administration shall establish a program to provide assistance 
to State and local governments--
            (1) to provide assistance in the form of grants, 
        loans, and loan guarantees to small shipyards for 
        capital improvements; and
            (2) for maritime training programs in communities 
        whose economies are substantially related to the 
        maritime industry.
    (b) Awards.--In providing assistance under the program, the 
Administrator shall--
            (1) take into account--
                    (A) the economic circumstances and 
                conditions of maritime communities; and
                    (B) the local, State, and regional economy 
                in which the communities are located; and
            (2) strongly encourage State, local, and regional 
        efforts to promote economic development and training 
        that will enhance the economic viability of and quality 
        of life in maritime communities.
    (c) Use of Funds.--Assistance provided under this section 
may be used--
            (1) to make capital and related improvements in 
        small shipyards located in or near maritime 
        communities;
            (2) to encourage, assist in, or provide training 
        for residents of maritime communities that will enhance 
        the economic viability of those communities; and
            (3) for such other purposes as the Administrator 
        determines to be consistent with and supplemental to 
        such activities.
    (d) Prohibited Uses.--Grants awarded under this section may 
not be used to construct buildings or other physical facilities 
or to acquire land unless such use is specifically approved by 
the Administrator in support of subsection (c)(3).
    (e) Matching Requirements.--
            (1) Federal funding.--Except as provided in 
        paragraph (2), Federal funds for any eligible project 
        under this section shall not exceed 75 percent of the 
        total cost of such project.
            (2) Exceptions.--
                    (A) Small projects.--Paragraph (1) shall 
                not apply to grants under this section for 
                stand alone projects costing not more than 
                $25,000. The amount under this subparagraph 
                shall be indexed to the consumer price index 
                and modified each fiscal year after the annual 
                publication of the consumer price index.
                    (B) Reduction in matching requirement.--If 
                the Administrator determines that a proposed 
                project merits support and cannot be undertaken 
                without a higher percentage of Federal 
                financial assistance, the Administrator may 
                award a grant for such project with a lesser 
                matching requirement than is described in 
                paragraph (1).
    (f) Application.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator shall determine 
        who, as an eligible applicant, may submit an 
        application, at such time, in such form, and containing 
        such information and assurances as the Administrator 
        may require.
            (2) Minimum standards for payment or 
        reimbursement.--Each application submitted under 
        paragraph (1) shall include--
                    (A) a comprehensive description of--
                            (i) the need for the project;
                            (ii) the methodology for 
                        implementing the project; and
                            (iii) any existing programs or 
                        arrangements that can be used to 
                        supplement or leverage assistance under 
                        the program.
            (3) Procedural safeguards.--The Administrator, in 
        consultation with the Office of the Inspector General, 
        shall issue guidelines to establish appropriate 
        accounting, reporting, and review procedures to ensure 
        that--
                    (A) grant funds are used for the purposes 
                for which they were made available;
                    (B) grantees have properly accounted for 
                all expenditures of grant funds; and
                    (C) grant funds not used for such purposes 
                and amounts not obligated or expended are 
                returned.
            (4) Project approval required.--The Administrator 
        may not award a grant under this section unless the 
        Administrator determines that--
                    (A) sufficient funding is available to meet 
                the matching requirements of subsection (e);
                    (B) the project will be completed without 
                unreasonable delay; and
                    (C) the recipient has authority to carry 
                out the proposed project.
    (g) Audits and Examinations.--All grantees under this 
section shall maintain such records as the Administrator may 
require and make such records available for review and audit by 
the Administrator.
    (h) Small Shipyard Defined.--In this section, the term 
``small shipyard'' means a shipyard that--
            (1) is a small business concern (within the meaning 
        of section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632); 
        and
            (2) does not have more than 600 employees.
    (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Administrator of the Maritime 
Administration for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010 to 
carry out this section--
            (1) $5,000,000 for training grants; and
            (2) $25,000,000 for capital and related improvement 
        grants.

SEC. 3507. TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY FOR TITLE XI NON-FISHING LOAN 
                    GUARANTEE DECISIONS TO MARITIME ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--Title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 
(46 U.S.C. App. 1271 et seq.), as amended by subsection (d) of 
this section, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Secretary'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``Secretary or Administrator'' in--
                    (A) section 1101(c), (f), and (g);
                    (B) section 1102;
                    (C) section 1103(a), (b), (c), (e), (g), 
                and (h);
                    (D) section 1104A, except in--
                            (i) subsection (b)(7) and the 
                        undesignated paragraph that follows;
                            (ii) paragraphs (1), (2), (3)(B), 
                        and (4) of subsection (d);
                            (iii) subsection (e)(2)(F) the 
                        second place it appears;
                            (iv) subsection (j); and
                            (v) subsection (n)(1) the first 
                        place it appears;
                    (E) section 1104B;
                    (F) section 1105(a), (b), (c), and (e);
                    (G) section 1105(d) the first, second, 
                third, fifth, and last places it appears; and
                    (H) sections 1108, 1109 (except the second 
                place it appears in subsection (c)), and 1113 
                (as redesignated by subsection (d) of this 
                section);
            (2) by striking ``Secretary'' and inserting 
        ``Administrator'' in--
                    (A) section 1103(i);
                    (B) section 1103(j) the first place it 
                appears;
                    (C) section 1104A(b)(7) each place it 
                appears but not in the undesignated paragraph 
                that follows subsection (b)(7);
                    (D) section 1104A(d)(1)(A) each place it 
                appears except the first;
                    (E) section 1104A(d)(3) each place it 
                appears except in subparagraph (B);
                    (F) section 1104A(j)(1) the first, fifth, 
                and seventh places it appears;
                    (G) section 1104A(n) each place it appears 
                except the first;
                    (H) section 1110 each place it appears 
                except the first and fourth places it appears 
                in subsection (b);
                    (I) section 1111(a) and (b)(2) each place 
                it appears;
                    (J) section 1111(b)(4) each place it 
                appears except the first; and
                    (K) section 1112 each place it appears; and
            (3) by striking ``Secretary's'' in sections 
        1108(g)(1) and 1109(d)(3) and inserting ``Secretary's 
        or Administrator's''.
    (b) Additional and Conforming Title XI Changes.--
            (1) Section 1101 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 
        (46 U.S.C. App. 1271) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``title,'' and all that 
                follows in subsection (n) and inserting 
                ``title.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(p) The term `Administrator' means the 
        Administrator of the Maritime Administration.''.
            (2) Section 1103(j) of such Act (46 U.S.C. App. 
        1273(j)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``The Secretary of Defense shall determine whether a vessel 
satisfies paragraphs (1) and (2) by not later than 30 days 
after receipt of a request from the Administrator for such a 
determination.''.
            (3) Section 1104A(d) of such Act (46 U.S.C. App. 
        1274(d)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Secretary of 
                Transportation'' in paragraphs (1)(A) and 
                (3)(B) and inserting ``Administrator'';
                    (B) by striking ``the waiver'' in paragraph 
                (4)(B) and inserting ``if deemed necessary by 
                the Secretary or Administrator, the waiver'';
                    (C) by striking ``the increased'' in 
                paragraph (4)(B) and inserting ``any 
                significant increase in''.
            (4) Section 1104A(f) of such Act (46 U.S.C. App. 
        1273(f)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``financial structures, or 
                other risk factors identified by the Secretary 
                or Administrator.'' in paragraph (2), as 
                amended by subsection (a) of this section, and 
                inserting ``or financial structures.'';
                    (B) by striking ``financial structures, or 
                other risk factors identified by the Secretary 
                or Administrator.'' in paragraph (3), as 
                amended by subsection (a) of this section, and 
                inserting ``or financial structures.''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(5) A third party independent analysis conducted under 
paragraph (2) shall be performed by a private sector expert in 
assessing such risk factors who is selected by the 
Administrator.''.
            (5) Section 1104A(j)(2) of such Act (46 U.S.C. App. 
        1273(j)(2)) is amended by striking ``The Secretary of 
        Transportation'' and inserting ``The Administrator''.
            (6) Section 1104A(m) of such Act (46 U.S.C. App. 
        1273(m)) is amended by striking the last sentence and 
        inserting ``If the Secretary or Administrator has 
        waived a requirement under section 1104A(d), the loan 
        agreement shall include requirements for additional 
        payments, collateral, or equity contributions to meet 
        such waived requirement upon the occurrence of 
        verifiable conditions indicating that the obligor's 
        financial condition enables the obligor to meet the 
        waived requirement.''.
            (7) Section 1104A(n)(1) of such Act (46 U.S.C. App. 
        1273(n)(1)) is amended by striking ``The Secretary of 
        Transportation'' and inserting ``The Administrator''.
            (8) Section 1111 of such Act (46 U.S.C. 1279(f)) is 
        amended by striking ``Secretary of Transportation'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``Administrator''.
    (c) Conforming Changes in Other Statutes.--
            (1) Section 401(a) of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act 
        of 1998 (46 U.S.C. App. 1273a(a)) is amended by 
        striking ``Secretary of Transportation'' and inserting 
        ``Administrator of the Maritime Administration''.
            (2) Section 101 of Public Law 85-469 (46 U.S.C. 
        1280) is amended by inserting ``or the Administrator of 
        the Maritime Administration'' after ``Secretary''.
            (3) Section 3527 of the Maritime Security Act of 
        2003 (46 U.S.C. App. 1280b) is amended by striking 
        ``Secretary of Transportation'' and inserting 
        ``Administrator of the Maritime Administration''.
            (4) Section 3528 of the Maritime Security Act of 
        2003 (46 U.S.C. App. 1271 note) is repealed.
    (d) Technical Correction of Section Numbering.--Title XI of 
the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1271 et seq.) is 
amended by redesignating the second sections 1111 and 1112, as 
added by section 303 of the Sustainable Fisheries Act (Public 
Law 104-297; 110 Stat. 3616), as sections 1113 and 1114, 
respectively.

SEC. 3508. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    (a) Intermodal Centers.--Section 9008(b)(1) of the Safe, 
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
Legacy for Users is amended by striking ``section 
5309(m)(1)(C)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1)(C) and (2)(C) of 
section 5309(m)''.
    (b) Intermodal Surface Freight Transfer Facility 
Eligibility.--Section 9008(b)(2) of that Act is amended by 
striking ``section 181(9)(D)'' and inserting ``181(8)(D)''.

SEC. 3509. UNITED STATES MARITIME SERVICE.

    Section 1306(a) of the Maritime Education and Training Act 
of 1980 (46 U.S.C. App. 1295e(a)), is amended by inserting 
``and to perform functions to assist the United States merchant 
marine, as determined necessary by the Secretary,'' after 
``United States'' the second place it appears

SEC. 3510. AWARDS AND MEDALS.

    Section 5(c) of the Merchant Marine Decorations and Medals 
Act (46 U.S.C. App. 2004(c)) is amended by striking ``provide 
at cost, or authorize for the manufacture and sale at 
reasonable prices by private persons--'' and inserting 
``provide--''.

      And the Senate agree to the same.

                From the Committee on Armed Services, for 
                consideration of the House bill and the Senate 
                amendment, and modifications committed to 
                conference:
                                   Duncan Hunter,
                                   Curt Weldon,
                                   Joel Hefley,
                                   Jim Saxton,
                                   John M. McHugh,
                                   Terry Everett,
                                   Roscoe Bartlett,
                                   Howard P. McKeon,
                                   Mac Thornberry,
                                   John N. Hostettler,
                                   Jim Ryun,
                                   Jim Gibbons,
                                   Robin Hayes,
                                   Ken Calvert,
                                   Rob Simmons,
                                   Thelma Drake,
                                   Ike Skelton,
                                   John Spratt,
                                   Solomon P. Ortiz,
                                   Lane Evans,
                                   Gene Taylor,
                                   Silvestre Reyes,
                                   Vic Snyder,
                                   Adam Smith,
                                   Loretta Sanchez,
                                   Ellen Tauscher,
                From the Permanent Select Committee on 
                Intelligence, for consideration of matters 
                within the jurisdiction of that committee under 
                clause 11 of rule X:
                                   Pete Hoekstra,
                                   Jane Harman,
                From the Committee on Education and the 
                Workforce, for consideration of secs. 561-563, 
                571, and 815 of the House bill, and secs. 581-
                584 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
                committed to conference:
                                   Michael N. Castle,
                                   Joe Wilson,
                                   Rush Holt,
                From the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for 
                consideration of secs. 314, 601, 1032, and 3201 
                of the House bill, and secs. 312, 1084, 2893, 
                3116, and 3201 of the Senate amendment, and 
                modifications committed to conference:
                                   Joe Barton,
                                   Paul Gillmor,
                From the Committee on Financial Services, for 
                consideration of secs. 676 and 1073 of the 
                Senate amendment, and modifications committed 
                to conference:
                                   Michael G. Oxley,
                                   Robert W. Ney,
                From the Committee on Government Reform, for 
                consideration of secs. 322, 665, 811, 812, 
                820A, 822-825, 901, 1101-1106, 1108, title XIV, 
                secs. 2832, 2841, and 2852 of the House bill, 
                and secs. 652, 679, 801, 802, 809E, 809F, 809G, 
                809H, 811, 824, 831, 843-845, 857, 922, 1073, 
                1106, and 1109 of the Senate amendment, and 
                modifications committed to conference:
                                   Tom Davis,
                                   Christopher Shays,
                From the Committee on Homeland Security, for 
                consideration of secs. 1032, 1033, and 1035 of 
                the House bill, and sec. 907 of the Senate 
                amendment, and modifications committed to 
                conference:
                                   John Linder,
                                   Daniel E. Lungren,
                                   Bennie G. Thompson,
                From the Committee on International Relations, 
                for consideration of secs. 814, 1021, 1203-
                1206, and 1301-1305 of the House bill, and 
                secs. 803, 1033, 1203, 1205-1207, and 1301-1306 
                of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
                committed to conference:
                                   Henry Hyde,
                                   James A. Leach,
                                   Tom Lantos,
                From the Committee on the Judiciary, for 
                consideration of secs. 551, 673, 1021, 1043, 
                and 1051 of the House bill, and secs. 553, 615, 
                617, 619, 1072, 1075, 1077, and 1092 of the 
                Senate amendment, and modifications committed 
                to conference:
                                   F. James Sensenbrenner,
                                   Steve Chabot,
                From the Committee on Resources, for 
                consideration of secs. 341-346, 601, and 2813 
                of the House bill, and secs. 1078, 2884, and 
                3116 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
                committed to conference:
                                   Richard Pombo,
                                   Henry E. Brown, Jr.,
                From the Committee on Science, for 
                consideration of sec. 223 of the House bill and 
                secs. 814 and 3115 of the Senate amendment, and 
                modifications committed to conference:
                                   Sherwood Boehlert,
                                   W. Todd Akin,
                                   Bart Gordon,
                From the Committee on Small Business, for 
                consideration of sec. 223 of the House bill, 
                and secs. 814, 849-852, 855, and 901 of the 
                Senate amendment, and modifications committed 
                to conference:
                                   Donald A. Manzullo,
                                   Sue W. Kelly,
                From the Committee on Transportation and 
                Infrastructure, for consideration of secs. 314, 
                508, 601, and 1032-1034 of the House bill, and 
                secs. 312, 2890, 2893, and 3116 of the Senate 
                amendment, and modifications committed to 
                conference:
                                   Don Young,
                                   John J. Duncan, Jr.,
                                   John T. Salazar,
                From the Committee on Veterans Affairs, for 
                consideration of secs. 641, 678, 714, and 1085 
                of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
                committed to conference:
                                   Steve Buyer,
                                   Jeff Miller,
                                   Shelley Berkley,
                From the Committee on Ways and Means, for 
                consideration of sec. 677 of the Senate 
                amendment, and modifications committed to 
                conference:
                                   William Thomas,
                                   Wally Herger,
                                   Jim McDermott,
                                 Managers on the Part of the House.

                                   John W. Warner,
                                   John McCain,
                                   James M. Inhofe,
                                   Pat Roberts,
                                   Jeff Sessions,
                                   Susan Collins,
                                   John Ensign,
                                   Jim Talent,
                                   Saxby Chambliss,
                                   Lindsey Graham,
                                   Elizabeth Dole,
                                   John Cornyn,
                                   John Thune,
                                   Carl Levin,
                                   Ted Kennedy,
                                   Robert C. Byrd,
                                   Joseph Lieberman,
                                   Jack Reed,
                                   Daniel K. Akaka,
                                   Bill Nelson,
                                   Ben Nelson,
                                   Mark Dayton,
                                   Evan Bayh,
                                   H.R. Clinton,
                                Managers on the Part of the Senate.
       JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE

      The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at 
the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1815) to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such 
fiscal year, and for other purposes, submit the following joint 
statement to the House and the Senate in explanation of the 
effect of the action agreed upon by the managers and 
recommended in the accompanying conference report:
      The Senate amendment struck out all of the House bill 
after the enacting clause and inserted a substitute text.
      The House recedes from its disagreement to the amendment 
of the Senate with an amendment that is a substitute for the 
House bill and the Senate amendment. The differences between 
the House bill, the Senate amendment, and the substitute agreed 
to in conference are noted below, except for clerical 
corrections, conforming changes made necessary by agreements 
reached by the conferees, and minor drafting and clarifying 
changes.

                SUMMARY STATEMENT OF CONFERENCE ACTIONS

      The Conferees recommend authorization of appropriations 
for fiscal year 2006 for the Department of Defense for 
procurement; research and development; test and evaluation; 
operation and maintenance; working capital funds; military 
construction and family housing; and for weapons and 
environmental restoration programs of the Department of Energy; 
that have a budget authority implication of $441.5 billion for 
the national defense function.
      The Conferees recommend the merging authorization of 
appropriations for the Department of Defense of $50.0 billion 
for costs associated with ongoing contingency operations in 
Iraq and Afghanistan; $6.6 billion for costs associated with 
Hurricane Katrina; $130.0 million for costs associated with 
Avian Flu; and $40.0 million for costs associated with Pakistan 
Earthquake relief efforts.
Summary table of authorizations
      The defense authorization act provides authorizations for 
appropriations, but does not generally provide budget 
authority. Budget authority is provided in the appropriations 
act.
      In order to relate the conference recommendations to the 
budget resolution, matters in addition to the dollar 
authorizations contained in this bill must be taken into 
account. A number of programs in the national defense function 
are authorized in other legislation.
      The following table summarizes authorizations included in 
the bill for fiscal year 2006 and, in addition, summarizes the 
implications of the conference action for the budget authority 
totals for national defense (budget function 050).


            DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS

                          TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

Procurement overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2006 included an 
authorization of $76,914.8 million in Procurement for the 
Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $79,108.9 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $78,162.2 million.
      The conferees recommend an authorization of $76,914.0 
million.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.


Aircraft procurement, Army overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2006 included an 
authorization of $2,800.9 million in Aircraft Procurement, Army 
for the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $2,861.4 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $2,800.9 million.
      The conferees recommend an authorization of $2,792.6 
million.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.


Missile procurement, Army overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2006 included an 
authorization of $1,270.9 million in Missile Procurement, Army 
for the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $1,242.9 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $1,265.9 million.
      The conferees recommend an authorization of $1,246.9 
million.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.


Procurement of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, Army overview

      The budget request for fiscal year 2006 included an 
authorization of $1,660.1 million in Procurement of Weapons and 
Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army for the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $1,602.0 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $1,692.5 million.
      The conferees recommend an authorization of $1,652.9 
million.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.


Procurement of ammunition, Army overview

      The budget request for fiscal year 2006 included an 
authorization of $1,720.9 million in Procurement of Ammunition, 
Army for the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $1,750.8 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $1,830.7 million.
      The conferees recommend an authorization of $1,738.9 
million.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.


Other procurement, Army overview

      The budget request for fiscal year 2006 included an 
authorization of $4,302.6 million in Other Procurement, Army 
for the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $4,043.3 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $4,339.4 million.
      The conferees recommend an authorization of $4,328.9 
million.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.


Aircraft procurement, Navy overview

      The budget request for fiscal year 2006 included an 
authorization of $10,517.1 million in Aircraft Procurement, 
Navy for the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $10,042.5 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $9,946.9 million.
      The conferees recommend an authorization of $9,803.1 
million.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.


Weapons procurement, Navy overview

      The budget request for fiscal year 2006 included an 
authorization of $2,707.8 million in Weapons Procurement, Navy 
for the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $2,775.0 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $2,749.4 million.
      The conferees recommend an authorization of $2,737.8 
million.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.


Procurement of ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps overview

      The budget request for fiscal year 2006 included an 
authorization of $872.8 million in Procurement of Ammunition, 
Navy and Marine Corps for the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $869.8 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $892.8 million.
      The conferees recommend an authorization of $867.5 
million.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.


Shipbuilding and conversion, Navy overview

      The budget request for fiscal year 2006 included an 
authorization of $8,721.2 million in Shipbuilding and 
Conversion, Navy for the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $10,779.8 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $9,057.9 million.
      The conferees recommend an authorization of $8,880.6 
million.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.


Other procurement, Navy overview

      The budget request for fiscal year 2006 included an 
authorization of $5,487.8 million in Other Procurement, Navy 
for the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $5,634.3 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $5,596.2 million.
      The conferees recommend an authorization of $5,518.3 
million.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.


Procurement, Marine Corps overview

      The budget request for fiscal year 2006 included an 
authorization of $1,377.7 million in Procurement, Marine Corps 
for the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $1,407.6 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $1,387.7 million.
      The conferees recommend an authorization of $1,396.7 
million.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.


Aircraft procurement, Air Force overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2006 included an 
authorization of $11,973.9 million in Aircraft Procurement, Air 
Force for the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $12,793.8 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $13,257.6 million.
      The conferees recommend an authorization of $12,862.3 
million.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.


Procurement of ammunition, Air Force overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2006 included an 
authorization of $1,031.2 million for Procurement of 
Ammunition, Air Force in the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $1,031.2 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $1,031.2 million.
      The conferees recommend an authorization of $1,021.2 
million.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.


Missile procurement, Air Force overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2006 included an 
authorization of $5,490.3 million in Missile Procurement, Air 
Force for the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $5,490.3 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $5,500.3 million.
      The conferees recommend an authorization of $5,394.6 
million.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.


Other procurement, Air Force overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2006 included an 
authorization of $14,002.7 million in Other Procurement, Air 
Force for the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $14,068.8 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $14,027.9 million.
      The conferees recommend an authorization of $14,024.7 
million.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.


Procurement, Defense-wide overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2006 included an 
authorization of $2,677.8 million in Procurement, Defense-wide 
for the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $2,715.4 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $2,784.8 million.
      The conferees recommend an authorization of $2,647.0 
million.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.


                       Items of Special Interest

Joint Combat Pistol program
      The conferees are aware the U.S. Special Operations 
Command (SOCOM) has a requirement for a new .45 caliber pistol, 
the Joint Combat Pistol (JCP) program. The conferees understand 
that the SOCOM requirement is under review through the Joint 
Capabilities Integration and Development System process, and 
that the Army and the Marine Corps have expressed interest in 
the JCP program. The conferees note that SOCOM has issued a 
draft request for proposals (RFP) for the procurement of these 
new pistols and that this draft RFP contains an addendum for a 
potentially large quantity procurement. The conferees are not 
only concerned with the potential procurement of pistols in 
excess of the SOCOM requirement but also concerned with the 
proliferation of service programs to acquire a new combat 
pistol. The conferees expect the Department of Defense to 
acquire the JCP and any other new pistol in accordance with 
Department acquisition regulations and full and open 
competition. The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to 
provide a report to the congressional defense committees, no 
later than April 1, 2006, on the acquisition strategy for 
pistols. The report would include an analysis of alternatives 
for the JCP program and details on the Joint Combat Pistol, 
Close Quarter Battle, Personal Defense Weapon, and any other 
Department acquisition program relating to military pistols. 
The report would also include an evaluation of the costs of 
utilizing the current inventory of serviceable M1911A1 pistols 
still in storage and the potential option of refurbishing 
unserviceable M1911A1 pistols.

                     Legislative Provisions Adopted

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Authorization of appropriations (secs. 101-104)
      The House bill contained provisions (secs. 101-104) that 
would authorize the recommended fiscal year 2006 funding levels 
for procurement Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and 
Defense-wide activities.
      The Senate amendment contained similar provisions (secs. 
101-104).
      The conference agreement includes these provisions.

                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

Multiyear procurement authority for utility helicopters (sec. 111)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 111) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Army to enter into a 
multiyear procurement contract, beginning with fiscal year 
2007, for procurement of up to 461 helicopters in the UH-60M 
configuration and, acting as the executive agent for the 
Department of the Navy, in the MH-60S configuration.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
113).
      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
the Secretary to enter into a multiyear contract, beginning 
with fiscal year 2007, for the procurement of UH-60M Black Hawk 
utility helicopters and, acting as the executive agent for the 
Department of the Navy, enter into a multiyear contract for the 
procurement of MH-60S Sea Hawk utility helicopters. The 
conferees understand that the Department of the Army and the 
Department of the Navy intend to procure 461 H-60 helicopters.
Multiyear procurement authority for Modernized Target Acquisition 
        Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensors for AH-64 Apache 
        attack helicopters (sec. 112)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 112) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Army to enter into a 
multiyear procurement contract, beginning with fiscal year 
2006, for procurement of the Apache Modernized Target 
Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (MTADS/
PNVS).
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
112).
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
the Secretary to enter into a multiyear procurement contract, 
beginning with fiscal year 2006, for procurement of the Apache 
MTADS/PNVS, with a 4 year limitation on the length of the 
contract.
Multiyear procurement authority for conversion of AH-64A Apache attack 
        helicopters to the AH-64D Block II configuration (sec. 113)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 113) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Army to enter into a 
multiyear procurement contract, beginning with fiscal year 
2006, for procurement of the conversion of 96 Apache 
helicopters to the Block II configuration.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
111).
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
the Secretary to enter into a multiyear procurement contract, 
beginning with fiscal year 2006, for procurement of the 
conversion of AH-64A Apaches to the AH-64D Block II 
configuration, with a 4 year limitation on the length of the 
contract. The conferees understand that the Department of the 
Army intends to convert at least 96 AH-64A Apache helicopters 
to the AH-64D Block II configuration.
Acquisition strategy for tactical wheeled vehicle programs (sec. 114)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 114) that 
would require the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of 
the Navy to enter into a joint service program for the 
procurement of a new vehicle class of tactical wheeled 
vehicles.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees support the Army's revised strategy for 
acquiring tactical wheeled vehicles and understand the Army 
intends to recapitalize, modernize, and eventually replace the 
Army's existing light, medium, and heavy tactical wheeled 
vehicles with either a new next generation vehicle class or 
more capable current force tactical wheeled vehicles. The 
conferees are aware that, in some areas, the Army and Marine 
Corps are cooperating in the development of tactical wheeled 
vehicle replacements. However, the conferees also understand 
that the Marine Corps has its own program to replace an aging 
fleet of battlefield resupply vehicles, the Logistics Vehicle 
System-Replacement program, even though it appears that the 
Army's Palletized Load System could be an adequate replacement 
for Marine Corps resupply vehicles. The conferees believe that 
the Army and Marine Corps can do more to coordinate tactical 
wheeled vehicle requirements and execute a joint service 
program to acquire tactical wheeled vehicles. The conferees 
encourage the Army-Marine Corps Board to review the current 
requirements for Army and Marine Corps tactical wheeled 
vehicles with the intent to converge tactical wheeled vehicle 
requirements and acquisition.
Report on Army modular force initiative (sec. 115)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 115) that 
would place a $3.0 billion limitation on the obligation or 
expenditure of funds available for the acquisition programs for 
the Army modular force initiative until the Secretary of the 
Army submits a report to the congressional defense committees 
that outlines the full scope and funding levels of the programs 
considered part of the modular force initiative, and a detailed 
accounting of the use of funds provided for the modular force 
initiative in the 2005 emergency supplemental request.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would remove 
the funding limitation as contained in the House provision and 
directs the Secretary of the Army to submit a report to the 
congressional defense committees no later than 30 days after 
the date of the submission of the fiscal year 2006 request for 
emergency supplemental appropriations for the Department of 
Defense to the Congress.
      The conferees have strongly supported and will continue 
to support the Army's modular force initiative. However, the 
conferees are concerned with modularity costs and the Army's 
ability to support current year and outyear funding for the 
modular force initiative. In March 2005, the Army's cost 
estimates for its modular force initiative was $48.0 billion. 
However, in a September 2005 report, the Government 
Accountability Office (GAO) found that the Army's cost estimate 
for the modularity initiative did not include $27.5 billion in 
personnel and construction costs, bringing potential known 
costs to $75.5 billion. Minimal information has been provided 
to the congressional defense committees on defined requirements 
and budget detail primarily because the Army modular force 
initiative has been funded through the use of emergency 
supplemental requests for the Department of Defense. The 
conferees require a greater level of detail to understand the 
Army's modular force initiative, and direct the Secretary of 
the Army to submit a report that would specify each program in 
the modular force initiative and the requirements, acquisition 
objective, funding profile, and unfunded requirements for each 
program specified as part of the Army's modular force 
initiative. The conferees expect the Army to provide the 
requested information aggregated by Army component.

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

Virginia-class submarine program (sec. 121)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 121) that 
would limit the total procurement end costs for five Virginia-
class submarines (SSN-779, SSN-780, SSN-781, SSN-782, and SSN-
783) to the cost estimates submitted for those vessels with the 
fiscal year 2006 budget request. The provision would allow the 
Secretary of the Navy to adjust the limitation amounts for 
economic inflation and for changes in federal, state, or local 
laws enacted after September 30, 2005. The provision would also 
require the Secretary to notify Congress of any adjustments 
made to the limitation amounts annually, with the submission of 
the budget request for the following fiscal year.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would raise the 
amounts of the limitation for the same five Virginia-class 
submarines to the contract ceiling prices for those five 
submarines. In addition to the two reasons for which the House 
bill would allow the Secretary to submit adjustments to the 
cost limitations, the Senate amendment would allow the 
Secretary to make adjustments for the amounts of outfitting and 
post-delivery costs, and the amounts of increases or decreases 
in costs of those submarines that are attributable to the 
insertion of new technology. The amendment would, however, 
limit those technologies that could be used for cost adjustment 
to those that would either lower life cycle costs or meet an 
emerging threat.
      The conferees direct the Secretary to submit a report to 
the congressional defense committees, upon submission of the 
budget request for fiscal year 2007, including a list of items 
and activities, and their estimated costs, that would be 
required during the outfitting and post-delivery of each of the 
five submarines covered by this provision.
LHA replacement (LHA(R)) amphibious assault ship program (sec. 122)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 122) that 
would limit the total amount obligated or expended for 
procurement of each ship of the LHA replacement (LHA(R)) 
amphibious assault ship program to $2.0 billion. The provision 
would allow the Secretary of the Navy to adjust the amount for 
certain reasons, and report on those adjustments annually with 
the submission of the budget request. The provision would also 
prohibit the obligation or expenditure of any funds for 
procurement of the LHA(R) until the Secretary of Defense 
certifies to the congressional defense committees that: (1) a 
detailed Operational Requirements Document had been approved by 
the Joint Requirements Oversight Council; and (2) a stable 
design exists for the LHA(R) class of vessels.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would prohibit 
expenditure of more than 70 percent of the funds available in 
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, for the LHA(R) program, 
until the Secretary of the Navy certifies in writing to the 
congressional defense committees that there is an approved 
operational requirement and a stable design for the LHA(R) 
class of vessels.
Cost limitation for next-generation destroyer program (sec. 123)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 123) that 
would limit the amount of procurement funds obligated or 
expended for each future major surface combatant, destroyer 
type, to $1.7 billion. The provision would allow the Secretary 
of the Navy to adjust this amount for economic inflation and 
for changes in federal, state, or local laws enacted after 
September 30, 2005. The provision would also require the 
Secretary to notify Congress of any adjustments made to this 
limitation annually, with the submission of the annual budget 
request. The provision would authorize $700.0 million in the 
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy account for 
technology development and demonstration for this ship. The 
provision would also require the Secretary to ensure that the 
acquisition plan for this ship would: (1) use technologies from 
the DD(X) and CG(X) programs, as well as any other technology 
the Secretary considers appropriate; (2) require the ship to 
have an overall capability not less than that of the flight IIA 
version of the Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) class destroyer; and (3) 
posture the program to be ready for lead ship procurement not 
later than fiscal year 2011.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would limit the 
cost of the fifth vessel in the next-generation destroyer 
program to $2.3 billion. In addition to the two reasons the 
House bill would allow the Secretary to submit adjustments to 
the cost limitation, the Senate amendment would allow the 
Secretary to make adjustments for the amount of outfitting and 
post-delivery costs, and the amounts of increases or decreases 
in costs of the vessel that are attributable to the insertion 
of new technology. The amendment would, however, limit those 
technologies that could be used for cost adjustment to those 
that would either lower life cycle costs or meet an emerging 
threat. The amendment would require the Secretary to start 
reporting any adjustment to the cost limitation with the 
submission of the budget request for the year in which a 
contract for detail design and construction of the fifth vessel 
of the next-generation destroyer is expected to be awarded.
      The conferees direct the Secretary to submit a report to 
the congressional defense committees, which would accompany the 
first report of cost limitation adjustment, that includes a 
list of items and activities, and their estimated costs, that 
would be required during the outfitting and post-delivery for 
this vessel.
Littoral combat ship (LCS) program (sec. 124)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 124) that 
would limit the amounts obligated or expended for each ship of 
the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class, to include the amounts 
for mission modules, to $400.0 million. The provision would 
allow the Secretary of the Navy to adjust this amount for 
economic inflation and for changes in federal, state, or local 
laws enacted after September 30, 2005. The provision would also 
require the Secretary of the Navy to notify Congress of any 
adjustments made to this limitation annually, with the 
submission of the annual budget request. The provision would 
further prevent the Navy from requiring any LCS vessels or LCS 
mission modules until the Secretary of Defense submits the 
results of an operational evaluation of the first four LCS 
vessels, conducted by the Director of Operational Test and 
Evaluation, and a certification that there is a stable design 
for LCS to the congressional defense committees.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would limit the 
cost of the fifth and sixth vessels of the LCS-class to $220.0 
million, excluding amounts for elements designated by the 
Secretary of the Navy as a mission package. In addition to the 
two reasons the House bill would allow the Secretary of the 
Navy to submit adjustments to the cost limitation, the Senate 
amendment would include the amount of outfitting the post-
delivery costs, and the amounts of increases or decreases in 
cost of the vessels that are attributable to the insertion of 
new technology. The amendment would, however, limit those 
technologies that could be used for cost adjustment to those 
that would either lower life cycle costs or meet an emerging 
threat. The amendment would require the Secretary to start 
reporting any adjustment to the cost limitation with the 
submission of the budget request for the year in which a 
contract for detail design and construction of the fifth vessel 
of the next-generation destroyer is expected to be awarded. The 
amendment would also require the Secretary of the Navy to 
report, with the submission of the annual budget request, those 
elements that are designated as mission packages for the LCS-
class of vessels, and their estimated cost. The amendment would 
limit the use of funds for any LCS vessels or mission packages, 
after the first four vessels, until the Secretary of the Navy 
submits a certification to the congressional defense committees 
that the LCS design is stable.
      The conferees direct the Secretary of the Navy to submit 
a report to the congressional defense committees, which would 
accompany the first report of cost limitation adjustment, that 
includes a list of items and activities, and their estimated 
costs, that would be required during the outfitting and post-
delivery for these vessels.
Prohibition on acquisition of next-generation destroyer through a 
        single shipyard (sec. 125)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 121) 
that would prohibit the acquisition of the next-generation 
destroyer (DD(X)) through a winner-take-all acquisition 
strategy. The provision would also prohibit the obligation or 
expenditure of funds for the purpose of pursuing a winner-take-
all acquisition strategy. The provision would define a winner-
take-all acquisition strategy as one leading to the 
acquisition, including both design and construction, of the 
next-generation of destroyers through a single shipyard.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would not 
specify the DD(X) as the next-generation destroyer, but instead 
define the next-generation destroyer program as that which will 
acquire and deploy a new class of destroyers as the follow-on 
to the Arleigh Burke-class of destroyers.
Aircraft carrier force structure (sec. 126)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 128) that 
would amend section 5062 of title 10, United States Code, by 
inserting a new subsection that would require the naval combat 
forces of the Navy to have no less than 12 operational aircraft 
carriers, and would clarify that an operational aircraft 
carrier could be one which is temporarily unavailable for 
worldwide deployment due to routine or scheduled maintenance or 
repair. The provision would also require the Secretary of 
Defense to take all necessary actions to ensure that the U.S.S. 
John F. Kennedy (CV-67) is maintained in a fully mission 
capable status, and would authorize $60.0 million in the 
Operations and Maintenance, Navy account for the operation and 
routine maintenance of the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 321) 
that would authorize $288.0 million in the Operations and 
Maintenance, Navy account from this Act and any other Act for 
fiscal years 2005 and 2006, only for the repair and maintenance 
to extend the life of the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy. The provision 
would prohibit the Secretary of the Navy from reducing the 
number of active aircraft carriers of the Navy below 12 until 
the later of: (1) 180 days after submission of the 2005 
Quadrennial Defense Review, as required by section 118 of title 
10, United States Code; or (2) the date on which the Secretary 
of Defense, in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff, certifies to the congressional defense 
committees that agreements have been entered into to provide 
port facilities for the permanent forward deployment of such 
number of aircraft carriers as is necessary in the Pacific 
Command Area of Responsibility.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would amend 
section 5062 of title 10, United States Code, by inserting a 
new subsection that would require the naval combat forces of 
the Navy to include no less than 12 operational aircraft 
carriers, and would specify that an operational aircraft 
carrier includes an aircraft carrier that is temporarily 
unavailable for worldwide deployment due to routine or 
scheduled maintenance or repair. The amendment would also 
authorize up to $288.0 million in the Operations and 
Maintenance, Navy account for repair and maintenance to extend 
the life of the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy.
Refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. Carl Vinson (sec. 127)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 126) that 
would authorize approximately $1.5 billion from the 
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy account as the first 
increment of the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) 
of the U.S.S. Carl Vinson. The provision would authorize the 
Secretary of the Navy to enter into a contract during fiscal 
year 2006 for this RCOH, but would also require as a condition 
of this contract that any obligation of the United States to 
make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after 
fiscal year 2006 is subject to the availability of 
appropriations.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
124).
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
$1.5 billion for the RCOH, but would acknowledge the fact that 
the contract has already been entered into, using the authority 
of Public Law 109-104, enacted on November 19, 2005. The 
amendment would also clarify that the $89.0 million made 
available by Public Law 109-104 is part of the $1.5 billion 
authorized for fiscal year 2006.
CVN-78 aircraft carrier (sec. 128)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 122) 
that would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to fund the 
detail design and construction of the aircraft carrier 
designated CVN-78 using split funding in the Shipbuilding and 
Conversion, Navy account in fiscal years 2007, 2008, 2009, and 
2010. The provision would direct that the contract for this 
ship provide that any obligation of the United States to make a 
payment for a fiscal year after 2006 would be subject to the 
availability of appropriations.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would reduce the 
number of years the funding could be split to fiscal years 
2007, 2008, and 2009.
LHA replacement (LHA(R)) ship (sec. 129)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 123) 
that would authorize $325.4 million in the Shipbuilding and 
Conversion, Navy, account in fiscal year 2006 for design, 
advance procurement, advance construction, detail design, and 
construction for the lead ship of the LHA(R) class of vessels. 
The provision would also approve incremental funding for the 
lead ship in fiscal years 2007 and 2008. The provision would 
also authorize the Secretary of the Navy to enter into a 
contract for design, advance procurement, and advance 
construction for the lead LHA(R) in fiscal year 2006, and to 
enter another contract for the detail design and construction 
for the lead LHA(R) in fiscal year 2006. The provision would 
provide that any obligation of the United States to make a 
payment under these contracts for a fiscal year after 2006 
would be subject to the availability of appropriations for that 
purpose for that fiscal year.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would lower the 
authorized amount of funds in Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
Navy, to $200.5 million for LHA(R) in fiscal year 2006.
Report on alternative propulsion methods for surface combatants and 
        amphibious warfare ships (sec. 130)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 127) that 
would require the Secretary of the Navy to submit a report to 
the congressional defense committees not later than the 
submission of the fiscal year 2007 budget request. The report 
would include the results of a 2005 study, directed by the 
Chief of Naval Operations, on alternative propulsion methods 
for Navy surface combatant vessels. The provision would require 
that the report include the study objectives, methodology, 
description of alternatives, conclusions, and the Secretary's 
intended actions based on the conclusion of the study.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would extend 
the date for the submission of the report until November 1, 
2006. The amendment would also require the contents of the 
report to examine the life cycle costs of the various 
alternatives, including nuclear power alternatives, in the 
report.
      The conferees expect the Navy to brief the congressional 
defense committees on the organization and study plan for the 
preparation of this report by April 1, 2006.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

C-17 aircraft program and assessment of intertheater airlift 
        requirements (sec. 131)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 131) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to enter into a 
multiyear contract, beginning with fiscal year 2006, for the 
procurement of up to 42 additional C-17 aircraft.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 131) 
that would authorize a similar multiyear contract authority, 
but would require the Secretary of Defense to certify to the 
congressional defense committees that the requirement for up to 
42 additional C-17 aircraft is consistent with the Quadrennial 
Defense Review (QDR) before procuring additional C-17 aircraft 
under that multiyear authority. The Senate amendment would 
further require the Secretary of Defense to carry out an 
assessment of the inter-
theater airlift capabilities required to support the national 
defense strategy as part of the QDR. In the assessment, the 
Secretary of Defense would be required to explain how the 
future airlift force structure requirements in the QDR take 
into account: (1) the increased airlift demands associated with 
the Army modular brigade combat teams; (2) the objective to 
deliver a brigade combat team anywhere in the world within 4 to 
7 days, a division within 10 days, and multiple divisions 
within 20 days; (3) the increased airlift demands associated 
with the expanded scope of operational activities of the 
Special Operations Forces; (4) the realignment of the overseas 
basing structure in accordance with the Integrated Presence and 
Basing Strategy; (5) adjustments in the force structure to meet 
homeland defense requirements; (6) the potential for 
simultaneous homeland defense activities and major combat 
operations; and (7) potential changes in requirements for 
intratheater airlift or sealift capabilities. The Senate 
amendment would also encourage the Secretary of the Air Force 
to procure sufficient C-17 aircraft to maintain the C-17 
production at not less than the minimum sustaining rate in the 
event the Secretary of Defense is unable to make the multiyear 
certification, until sufficient flight test data has been 
obtained to validate the improved C-5 mission capability rates 
used in the Mobility Capabilities Study as a result of the C-5 
Reliability Enhancement and Reengining Program and Avionics 
Modernization Program.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary of Defense to provide an additional explanation 
on how the future airlift force structure requirements in the 
QDR take into account the capability of the Civil Reserve Air 
Fleet to provide adequate augmentation in meeting global 
mobility requirements. The House amendment would further allow 
the intratheater airlift assessments to be submitted to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives up to 45 days after submission of the QDR, if 
the Department is unable to submit them with the budget 
request.
Prohibition on retirement of KC-135E aircraft (sec. 132)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 132) 
that would prohibit the Secretary of the Air Force from 
retiring any KC-135E aircraft of the Air Force in fiscal year 
2006.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Prohibition on retirement of F-117 aircraft during fiscal year 2006 
        (sec. 133)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 134) 
that would prohibit the Secretary of the Air Force from 
retiring any F-117 Nighthawk stealth attack aircraft of the Air 
Force in fiscal year 2006.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Prohibition on retirement of C-130E/H tactical airlift aircraft during 
        fiscal year 2006 (sec. 134)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 135) 
that would prohibit the Secretary of the Air Force from 
retiring any C-130E/H tactical airlift aircraft of the Air 
Force in fiscal year 2006.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Procurement of C-130J/KC-130J aircraft after fiscal year 2005 (sec. 
        135)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 136) 
that would require any C-130J/KC-130J procured after fiscal 
year 2005, including any C-130J/KC-130J aircraft procured 
through a multiyear contract continuing in force from a fiscal 
year before fiscal year 2006, to be procured through a contract 
under part 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, relating 
to items by negotiated contract, rather than through a contract 
under part 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, relating 
to acquisition of commercial items.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Report on Air Force aircraft aeromedical evacuation programs (sec. 136)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 137) 
that would require the Secretary of the Air Force to procure up 
to two aircraft dedicated to the aeromedical evacuation mission 
and capable of providing nonstop aeromedical evacuations across 
the Atlantic Ocean. The provision would also authorize $200.0 
million in aircraft procurement funds for the procurement and 
equipping of these aircraft.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary to submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on aeromedical evacuation programs of the Air Force 
not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. The report should provide a comprehensive evaluation and 
overall assessment of the current aeromedical evacuation 
program, carried out through the use of designated aircraft, 
compared to the former aeromedical evacuation program, carried 
out through the use of dedicated aircraft. The report would 
include: (1) a description of challenges and capability gaps of 
the current aircraft aeromedical evacuation program compared to 
the challenges and capability gaps of the former program; (2) a 
description of possible means by which to best mitigate or 
resolve the challenges and capability gaps with respect to the 
current program; (3) a specification of medical equipment or 
upgrades needed to enhance the current program; (4) a 
specification of aircraft equipment or upgrades needed to 
enhance the current program; (5) a description of the 
advantages and disadvantages of the current program compared to 
the advantages and disadvantages of the former program; (6) a 
cost comparison analysis of the current program compared to the 
former program; and (7) a description of the manner in which 
customer feedback is obtained and applied to the current 
program.
      The conferees agree that transitioning from a dedicated 
aircraft aeromedical evacuation (AE) program to a designated 
aircraft AE program is not without challenges, some of which 
are annotated in the Senate report accompanying S. 1042 (S. 
Rept. 109-69) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2006. Therefore, the conferees encourage the 
Secretary to address in the report all challenges and 
capability gaps related to the designated aircraft AE program 
and to outline explicitly the manner in which those challenges 
and capability gaps will be resolved. Furthermore, if the 
Secretary determines from the results of the report that 
dedicated AE aircraft are needed to augment the current AE 
program, the conferees encourage the Air Force to consider 
basing those aircraft at locations that have previous expertise 
in performing the dedicated aircraft AE mission.

               Subtitle E--Joint and Multiservice Matters

Requirement that tactical unmanned aerial vehicles use specified 
        standard data link (sec. 141)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 141) that 
would direct the Secretary of Defense to ensure that all 
service tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) be equipped 
with the standard tactical UAV data link known as the Tactical 
Common Data Link (TCDL) and configured to data formats 
consistent with the architectural standard for tactical UAVs, 
known as STANAG 4586. The provision would not allow the 
Department of Defense to expend funds on tactical UAVs that do 
not include the TCDL or STANAG 4586 standards. Finally, the 
provision would direct the secretary of each military 
department to submit a report to Congress providing the 
Secretary's certification as to whether or not all tactical 
UAVs are in compliance with the standard data link.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would clarify 
the House provision by providing the Undersecretary of Defense 
for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (USD(AT&L)) with the 
authority to waive the standards directed in this provision, if 
the USD(AT&L) determines and certifies to the congressional 
defense committees that it would not be technologically 
feasible or economically acceptable to integrate a tactical 
data link into a specific tactical UAV.
      The conferees understand that there is a class of UAVs, 
such as the Marine Corps Dragon Eye UAV and the Army Raven UAV, 
that are not large enough to carry the equipment required to 
integrate the TCDL standard. The conferees believe that the 
TCDL standard should be applied to all UAVs to the maximum 
extent possible.
Limitation on initiation of new unmanned aerial vehicle systems (sec. 
        142)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 142) that 
would preclude procurement of new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) 
systems by the military services without the written approval 
of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology 
and Logistics (USD(AT&L)).
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would exempt 
UAV programs under contract as of the date of enactment of this 
Act or for which funds have been appropriated for procurement 
before the date of enactment of this Act from the requirement 
to have written approval from the USD(AT&L).
Advanced SEAL Delivery System (sec. 143)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 151) 
that would direct no amount of the $71.7 million authorized to 
be appropriated for advance procurement of the Advanced SEAL 
Delivery System (ASDS) in fiscal year 2006 be expended until 
after a favorable Milestone C decision.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment that would 
restructure the program. On 22 November 2005, the U.S. Special 
Operations Command (SOCOM) announced and briefed the conferee's 
staff on a decision to restructure the ASDS program. The 
restructuring would focus on improving the reliability of the 
first boat, which was delivered to the Navy in June 2003. The 
ASDS Reliability Action Panel, comprised of government and 
industry technical experts, recommended restructuring the 
program.
      The conferees commend the decision by SOCOM to focus on 
developing an operationally reliable first boat. The conferees 
have expressed their concern about technical challenges, 
contractor performance, and cost growth that have occurred in 
the ASDS program for several years, and have urged SOCOM, the 
Department of the Navy, and the Secretary of Defense to take a 
stronger management role with regard to the program.
      The original program budget request has been reduced by 
$32.0 million. The restructuring reallocates an additional 
$21.0 million to research and development, an additional $10.1 
million to operations and maintenance, and a reduction of $63.0 
million in procurement. The conferees agree to authorize the 
restructured program, with some modifications. Although the 
restructured budget request included $11.0 million to fabricate 
and test one set of universal pylons for use on the Virginia-
Class and Ohio-Class SSGN submarines, the conferees believe 
this is premature as the command expects the critical system 
review of the boat to take at least 1 year.
      In addition, the conferees are not confident that the 
command will be able to conduct the additional field testing 
for the first boat now planned for fiscal year 2006. Therefore, 
the conferees direct that no amount of the $10.1 million 
increase in operation and maintenance funds authorized to be 
appropriated be obligated or expended until the Secretary 
revalidates to the congressional defense committees the 
requirement for the ASDS.
      The conferees further direct the Secretary to submit a 
report on the conclusions of the Quadrennial Defense Review 
concerning the ASDS; the number of boats required and the 
manner of their employment; an updated cost estimate for the 
ASDS program; and a timeline for addressing the technological 
challenges faced by the program by March 1, 2006. Furthermore, 
the conferees direct that the Secretary report the conclusions 
of the ongoing critical systems review being conducted by the 
command to the congressional defense committees by January 1, 
2007.

                   Legislative Provisions Not Adopted

Authorization of two additional Arleigh Burke-class destroyers
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 125) that 
would authorize $2.5 billion in Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
Navy, for the construction of two additional Arleigh Burke-
class destroyers, which would be constructed under a single, 
competitively awarded contract.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
      The outcome is reflected in the tables of this report in 
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, line 14.
C-37B aircraft
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 138) 
that would authorize an increase of $45.0 million for the 
procurement of one C-37B aircraft for the Air Force.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conference outcome is reflected in the tables of this 
report in Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, line number 36.
Contingent transfer of additional funds for CVN-21 carrier replacement 
        program
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 129) that 
would direct the transfer of $86.7 million from Operations and 
Maintenance, Defense-wide, to Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
Navy, for the purpose of accelerating the CVN-21 aircraft 
carrier replacement program. The provision would direct this 
transfer only if the Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation, 
of the Department of Defense, certifies that this addition of 
$86.7 million would allow the construction of CVN-21 to begin 
in fiscal year 2007, and would be limited to those amounts 
appropriated for fiscal year 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Contract requirement for Objective Individual Combat Weapon--increment 
        one
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 116) that 
would require the Secretary of the Army to ensure that the 
contractor for the Objective Individual Combat Weapon--
increment one (OICW-1) is selected through a full and open 
competition.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
      The conferees understand that the Army has terminated the 
existing competition and requests for proposal (RFP) for the 
OICW-1 program until further review by the Joint Requirements 
Oversight Council (JROC). The conferees are aware the JROC 
expects to convene to complete the Joint Capabilities 
Integration and Development System process for the OICW-1 
capability development document sometime in fiscal year 2006 to 
be followed by an RFP that reflects OICW-1 requirements. The 
conferees expect that any new competition for the OICW program 
be conducted in a fair and open manner. Upon completion of the 
review by the JROC, the conferees direct the Secretary of the 
Army to submit a detailed report, to the congressional defense 
committees, that would outline the path forward for the OICW 
program. The report should include: (1) the planned acquisition 
strategy in meeting any new requirements as set forth by the 
JROC; (2) the cost and schedule impacts, if any, to the OICW--
increment two and three programs based on validated JROC 
requirements; and (3) the results of analysis of alternatives 
used in the JROC and Army's decision-making process.
Rapid intravenous infusion pumps
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 125) 
that would authorize $1.0 million for the procurement of rapid 
intravenous pumps for the Marine Corps.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conference outcome is reflected in the tables 
elsewhere in this report in Procurement, Marine Corps, line 
number 78.
Second source for production and supply of tires for the Stryker combat 
        vehicle
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 116) 
that would require the Secretary of the Army to conduct a study 
on the feasibility and costs and benefits for the second source 
for the production and supply of tires for the Stryker combat 
vehicle.
      The House bill contained no similar provision, but did 
contain funding in Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat 
Vehicles, Army, to qualify a second source for the production 
and supply of tires for the Stryker combat vehicle.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees recognize that tires are currently the 
highest sustainment demand item for the Stryker. The majority 
of tire failures are being caused by wear-out from high 
operational tempo; from increased pressure due to the weight 
associated with the addition of Slat add-on armor for 
protection against rocket propelled grenades; and damage from 
improvised explosive devices attacks. The conferees direct the 
Secretary of the Army to submit a report to the congressional 
defense committees, no later than 90 days after the enactment 
of this Act, that would evaluate Stryker tire availability and 
the need, if any, to qualify a second source for the tires of 
the Stryker vehicle.
UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter procurement in response to attrition
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 105) 
that would authorize $40.6 million for the procurement of two 
additional helicopters that were attrited in fiscal year 2006.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conference outcome is reflected in the tables of this 
report in Aircraft Procurement, Army, title XV.
Use of Tanker Replacement Transfer Fund for modernization of aerial 
        refueling tankers
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 132) 
that would allow funds in the Tanker Replacement Transfer Fund 
to be used for the modernization of existing aerial refueling 
tankers, in addition to using the funds for a tanker 
acquisition program, if the modernization of those aircraft is 
consistent with the results of the analysis of alternatives for 
meeting the aerial refueling requirements of the Air Force.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

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

Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2006 included an 
authorization of $69,356.0 million in Research and Development 
for the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $69,469.0 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $69,840.6 million.
      The conferees recommend an authorization of $70,199.9 
million.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.


                                  Army

Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2006 included an 
authorization of $9,733.8 million in Research, Development, 
Test, and Evaluation, Army for the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $9,777.4 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $9,739.8 million.
      The conferees recommend an authorization of $10,036.0 
million.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.


                                  Navy

Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2006 included an 
authorization of $18,038.0 million in Research, Development, 
Test, and Evaluation, Navy for the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $18,022.1 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $18,410.4 million.
      The conferees recommend an authorization of $18,581.4 
million.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.


Advanced submarine system development
      The budget request included $163.0 million in PE 63561N 
for advanced submarine system development. Of this amount, 
$50.0 million is for the design of a future undersea 
superiority system.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $123.0 million in PE 
63561N, a decrease of $40.0 million since no specific plans on 
the use of these funds had been provided to the committee.
      The conferees agree to authorize $163.0 million in PE 
63561N, the budget request. The Navy has provided a detailed 
plan on the use of these funds. The objectives of this plan 
include: (1) reduce long-term costs in the construction of 
Virginia-class submarines; (2) perform ship concept studies; 
(3) perform independent studies of the submarine design and 
build base; and (4) identify submarine construction cost 
drivers and develop improved submarine cost models. The 
conferees would expect that the funds authorized for the 
undersea superiority system would be used in a manner 
consistent with the plan that was presented.

                               Air Force

Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2006 included an 
authorization of $22,612.4 million in Research Development, 
Test, and Evaluation, Air Force for the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $22,418.2 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $22,653.6 million.
      The conferees recommend an authorization of $22,305.0 
million.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.


Transformational satellite communications
      The budget request included $835.8 million in PE 63845F 
for transformational military satellite communications (TSAT).
      The House bill would authorize $435.8 million in PE 
63845F, a decrease of $400.0 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $635.8 million in PE 
63845F, a decrease of $200.0 million.
      The conferees agree to authorize $435.8 million in PE 
63845F, a decrease of $400.0 million for the TSAT program.
      The conferees would like to be clear that the reduction 
to the amount requested for the TSAT program should not be 
construed as a lack of support for the program, but rather a 
reflection of continuing concerns related to the TSAT 
acquisition approach. Several independent reviews of the TSAT 
program, some prompted by Congress, provide reason to believe 
the TSAT program can, with proper attention, avoid the pitfalls 
of so many prior military space programs including schedule 
delays, cost overruns, and poor management.
      The October 20, 2005 report of the TSAT Program Review 
Group, chaired by Mr. Tom Young, complimented the TSAT program 
both for its comprehensive risk reduction program focused on 
critical technologies, and for efforts to assure that final 
requirements are executable and consistent with program 
resources. Of continuing concern to the group, however, was 
that the TSAT program office was inadequately staffed in terms 
of the number of experienced people, program cost estimates 
appeared to be unrealistic, and system requirements needed 
substantial additional refinement. Similarly, the Government 
Accountability Office, in its September 7, 2005, briefing to 
congressional staff on TSAT, found there to be ``no fundamental 
discoveries or breakthroughs required for TSAT, but the level 
of difficulty in integrating these technologies is an 
unknown.''
      According to Air Force estimates, the $400.0 million 
reduction to the TSAT program recommended by the conferees will 
result in a delay to the systems design review and authority to 
proceed by 1 year. The conferees believe this schedule 
adjustment could help mitigate program risk by allowing time 
for the integration of critical technologies, refinement of 
requirements, and allow the TSAT program office time to get 
fully staffed. The conferees also emphasize the importance of 
risk reduction and system engineering efforts up front and 
strongly urge the Air Force to ensure adequate support for 
these efforts. With these changes, the TSAT program has the 
opportunity to be the first military space program in a decade 
to meet mission requirements within budget and on schedule.
      The conferees assessed the need to direct the Department 
of Defense to acquire a fourth Advanced Extremely High 
Frequency (AEHF) space vehicle, and have decided to continue 
with the current planned program. The decision resulted from 
the conclusion that the planned constellation will provide 
protected communications until 2017. The launch of the first 
TSAT is expected in 2015 and provides a 2 year margin to 
mitigate against any additional unexpected delays to TSAT. 
However, the conferees direct the Secretary of Defense, as 
required in section 912, to prepare alternatives should the 
current margin disappear, and to identify when acquisition of 
an additional AEHF would have to be initiated to avoid a break 
in production.
Space Radar
      The budget request included $225.8 million in PE 63858F 
for Space Radar.
      The House bill would authorize $100.0 million in PE 
63858F, a decrease of $125.8 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $150.8 million in PE 
63858F, a decrease of $75.0 million.
      The conferees agree to authorize $100.0 million in PE 
63858F, a decrease of $125.8 million.
      The conferees direct that fiscal year 2006 program funds 
be invested in the demonstration of the following:
            (1) ground exploitation capability;
            (2) horizontal integration;
            (3) continued radar technology maturation; and
            (4) new technology breakthroughs that will lower 
        the payload weight and cost.
      The conferees recommend that the Air Force thoroughly 
plan a demonstration program maximizing the use of ground, 
airborne, and existing space assets before committing to the 
new development of a subscale spacecraft. The conferees direct 
the Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the 
Director of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency and the 
Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, to develop and 
submit a report to the congressional defense committees and 
congressional intelligence committees by March 15, 2006. The 
report should cover fiscal years 2006 through 2010 and include 
a detailed space radar program plan that would incorporate the 
above direction and focus on: (1) risk reduction, modeling, and 
simulation; (2) ground and air demonstrations and tests; and 
(3) the use of all planned or existing space assets. The Space 
Radar program plan, as reported to Congress, should provide 
annual technical and cost milestones that if met will provide 
confidence in a technically feasible and affordable program 
plan for space radar.
      The nation requires a radar capability, and its users 
will have little concern about which platform collects the 
data. The conferees believe that the future success and 
stability of the space radar program rests in the 
demonstration, development, and deployment of a national radar 
capability consisting of fully integrated space, air, and 
surface components. As such, the conferees direct the Secretary 
of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence to perform 
a detailed national utility study; develop a joint concept of 
operations for a future horizontally integrated radar 
capability highlighting the use of the suggested components; 
and submit a report to the congressional defense committees and 
congressional intelligence committees by November 1, 2006, on 
the utility study and the concept of operations.
      Additional direction is contained in the classified annex 
to this report.
Penetrator study
      The budget request included no funding in PE 64327F for 
the Hard and Deeply Buried Target Defeat system.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $4.0 
million in PE 64327F for a penetrator study.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar authorization.
      The conferees agree to authorize $4.0 million in PE 
64327F to conduct a sled test and a study on the physics of 
penetrating geologic media, to be completed by the end of 
fiscal year 2006.
E-8C joint surveillance and target attack radar system reengining
      The budget request included $15.5 million in aircraft 
procurement for E-8C joint surveillance and target radar system 
(JointSTARS) modifications and $78.1 million for JointSTARS 
research and development, but included no funding for 
reengining of the JointSTARS aircraft fleet.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request 
for research and development, and an increase of $44.4 million 
in aircraft procurement to complete the non-recurring 
engineering (NRE) activities required to initiate a reengining 
program for the E-8C aircraft fleet.
      The conferees agree to authorize the budget request in 
aircraft procurement, and an increase of $13.5 million in 
research and development, as included in the Air Force Chief of 
Staff's unfunded priority list for fiscal year 2006, to begin 
the NRE activities required to initiate a reengining program 
for the E-8C aircraft fleet. The conferees encourage the 
Secretary of the Air Force to complete funding of the NRE in 
the fiscal year 2007 budget request.
      The conferees note that in January 2005 the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 
announced the Department of Defense's intent to request quotes 
from industry on the costs to purchase or lease new engines and 
understand that the Department has completed evaluation of 
these quotes. If leasing new engines is the recommended 
alternative, the conferees expect the Secretary of the Air 
Force to propose an appropriate leasing arrangement that 
complies with the Office of Management and Budget guidance to 
implement this recommendation.

                              Defense-wide

Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2006 included an 
authorization of $18,803.4 million in Research, Development, 
Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide for the Department of 
Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $19,092.8 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $18,868.3 million.
      The conferees recommend an authorization of $19,108.9 
million.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.


Ballistic missile defense
      The budget request included $7.8 billion for the Missile 
Defense Agency for ballistic missile defense.
      The conferees agree to authorize $7.8 billion for 
ballistic missile defense.
      The conferees note that while fully funding the budget 
request level for missile defense, funds were reallocated from 
longer-term efforts in order to enhance the testing, fielding, 
and improvement of the current generation of missile defense 
capabilities. The conferees believe the most important mission 
for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) at this time is to 
successfully develop, field, and improve those initial 
capabilities selected for deployment by the President in 
December 2002, including: ground-based interceptors, sea-based 
interceptors, additional Patriot (PAC-3) units, and sensors 
based on land, sea, and in space. The conferees direct the 
Director of the Missile Defense Agency to provide a report to 
the congressional defense committees by January 30, 2006, 
indicating specifically how the increases noted below will be 
allocated.
Ground-based midcourse defense
      The budget request included $2.3 billion in PE 63882C for 
the ground-based midcourse defense (GMD) segment.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $125.0 
million in PE 63882C for the GMD segment.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase in 
$100.0 million in PE 63882C for the GMD segment.
      The conferees agree to authorize $2.4 billion in PE 
63882C for the GMD segment, an increase of $100.0 million.
      The conferees direct that this increase be used for 
implementing the recommendations of the Independent Review Team 
and the Mission Readiness Task Force to enhance the GMD testing 
program.
Aegis ballistic missile defense
      The budget request included $836.0 million in PE 63882C 
for Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD).
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $45.0 
million in PE 63882C for Aegis BMD.
      The Senate amendment would authorize an increase of $75.0 
million in PE 63882C for Aegis BMD.
      The conferees agree to authorize $911.0 million in PE 
63882C for Aegis BMD, an increase of $75.0 million.
      The conferees direct this increase be used for the 
following activities: (1) enhanced development and production 
of the Aegis BMD signal processor; (2) purchase of additional 
test equipment necessary to accelerate SM-3 production rates; 
(3) accelerated integration of the two-color seeker for the SM-
3 kill vehicle; (4) long-lead funding for additional SM-3 
missiles; (5) development of the throttleable divert and 
attitude control system; and (6) accelerated implementation of 
the engage-on-remote and launch-on-remote upgrades.
Ballistic missile defense system interceptor
      The budget request included $229.7 million in PE 63886C 
for the ballistic missile defense (BMD) system interceptor.
      The House bill would authorize the budget request.
      The Senate amendment would authorize a decrease of $50.0 
million in PE 63886C for the BMD system interceptor.
      The conferees agree to authorize $179.7 million in PE 
63886C, a decrease of $50.0 million for the BMD system 
interceptor.
      The conferees are aware that the Kinetic Energy 
Interceptor (KEI) program has been restructured by the MDA to 
serve as risk mitigation for the primary boost-phase missile 
defense system, the Airborne Laser (ABL). As such, the 
conferees believe the funding request for KEI to be excessive 
and recommend remaining funds be directed toward reducing high-
risk technology challenges. By continuing to address these 
technology challenges, the KEI program can remain in a position 
to become the focus of MDA boost-phase efforts should the ABL 
program fail to perform as expected.
Tactical exploitation of innovative sensors
      The budget request included no funding for a joint 
program between the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and the 
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to support 
experimentation with innovative sensors in a tactical 
environment. The NAVAIR and the NGA have decided that a 
partnership to accelerate development and fielding of 
transformational capabilities to both the NGA and the Navy 
Department would be beneficial.
      The House bill would authorize an increase of $15.0 
million in PE 35102BQ to support this program.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize the budget request.
      However, the conferees view this program as a promising 
start for accelerating development and fielding on innovative 
sensors for supporting tactical operations. The conferees 
support this partnership as part of a broader effort to improve 
collection, tasking, processing, exploitation, and 
dissemination activities for enhancing support to such 
operations. Therefore, the conferees urge the NGA and the 
NAVAIR to continue this collaboration and expand their efforts 
to additional concept developments.

                          Test and Evaluation

Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense overview
      The budget request for fiscal year 2006 included an 
authorization of $168.5 million in Operational Test and 
Evaluation, Defense for the Department of Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $168.5 million.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $168.5 million.
      The conferees recommend an authorization of $168.5 
million.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.


                       Items of Special Interest

Fuel Cell Vehicles
      The conferees are aware that the Army's National 
Automotive Center has taken steps to develop and deploy fuel 
cell powered vehicles as a means to increase fuel efficiency, 
minimize thermal and noise signature, and provide mobile power 
on the battlefield. The conferees further understand that the 
Army is developing fuel cell powered vehicles to support 
special operations missions. The conferees direct the Army to 
provide the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and of 
the House of Representatives with a progress report on the 
development and deployment of these vehicles no later than 
April 1, 2006.
Joint Service Combat Feeding Technology
      The conferees note that the Joint Service Combat Feeding 
Technology Demonstration program matures and demonstrates 
advanced techniques for the preparation and processing of 
combat rations. The conferees note that this research effort 
supports the goals of Army transformation by working to develop 
combat feeding technology with the potential to reduce 
logistics burdens, while improving the quality of food service 
for deployed troops. The conferees urge the Department of 
Defense to continue to adequately support research efforts in 
this area.
Report on naval surface fire support
      The conferees are concerned about whether sufficient 
capability for naval surface fire support exists to support 
joint operations. The conferees direct the Secretary of the 
Navy to submit a report to the congressional defense committees 
no later than April 1, 2006, on the Navy's capabilities to meet 
the joint force requirement for naval surface fire support. The 
conferees would expect the Secretary to take into account, in 
the preparation of this report, the views and recommendations 
of the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the 
Marine Corps, and direct the Secretary to include these written 
views and recommendations as attachments to the report. At a 
minimum, the report will include: (1) an analysis of the 
current capability to support expeditionary operations in the 
littorals with existing naval surface fire support; (2) a 
discussion of the alternatives available, including known 
research and development projects, to maintain or increase 
naval surface fire support capabilities within the future years 
defense program (FYDP), and within the 10 years following the 
FYDP; and (3) an estimate of the resources that would be 
required to accelerate promising near-term technologies that 
would enhance naval surface fire support.
Slow rotor concept
      The conferees are aware of preliminary efforts to develop 
a heavy-lift, long-range, high-speed aircraft capable of 
operating from unimproved locations. The conferees encourage 
the Army to assess the value of slow rotor concepts, which 
could improve logistics and flexible basing options in support 
of combat operations.

                     Legislative Provisions Adopted

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Authorization of appropriations (sec. 201)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 201) that 
would authorize the recommended fiscal year 2006 funding levels 
for the Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation accounts 
for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Defense-wide 
activities, and the Director of Operational Test and 
Evaluation.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
201).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Amount for defense science and technology (sec. 202)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 202) that 
would authorize $11,436.6 million for defense science and 
technology (S&T) programs.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
202) that would authorize $10,990.6 million for defense S&T 
programs.
      The conferees agree to authorize $11,363.0 million for 
S&T programs, an increase of $840.9 million over the budget 
request.
      The conferees are aware of recent studies on the role of 
basic science, and particularly defense basic research, in 
maintaining U.S. competitiveness and national security. The 
conferees have authorized an increase of over $75.0 million for 
defense basic research, including an increase of $10.0 million 
for the Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation 
scholarship program and $30.0 million for competitively-awarded 
university research programs within the military departments 
and computer science programs at DARPA.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Annual Comptroller General report on Future Combat Systems program 
        (sec. 211)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 211) that 
would establish an annual review of the Future Combat Systems 
program by the Comptroller General to be submitted to the 
congressional defense committees by March 15 of each year.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Contract for the procurement of the Future Combat System (FCS) (sec. 
        212)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 211) 
that would direct the Secretary of the Army to procure the 
Future Combat System through a contract under part 15 of the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation, rather than through a 
transaction under section 2371 of title 10, United States Code.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Limitations on systems development and demonstration of manned ground 
        vehicles under Armored Systems Modernization program (sec. 213)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 213) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to complete an 
independent analysis and to submit a report to the 
congressional defense committees by February 1, 2006, on the 
Future Combat Systems (FCS) key performance parameter 
transportability requirement for the manned ground vehicles 
(MGV). The House bill also contained a provision (sec. 215) 
that would prohibit the use of any funds for MGV systems 
development and demonstration (SDD) until the objective 
requirements for those vehicles with respect to lethality and 
survivability have been met and demonstrated in a relevant 
environment to be at least equal to the lethality and 
survivability for the MGV to be replaced by such ground 
vehicles.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would limit 
funds available for the MGV SDD until the following is provided 
to the congressional defense committees:
            (1) The Secretary of Defense certifies that the 
        threshold requirements for MGV variants with respect to 
        lethality and survivability have been met and 
        demonstrated, in accordance with applicable 
        regulations, in a relevant environment to be at least 
        equal to the lethality and survivability for the MGV to 
        be replaced by those variants;
            (2) the Secretary of Defense submits the results of 
        an independent analysis carried out with respect to the 
        transportability requirement for the MGV under the FCS 
        program;
            (3) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
        Technology, and Logistics submits the results of an 
        independent cost estimate, prepared by the cost 
        analysis improvement group of the Office of the 
        Secretary of Defense, with respect to the FCS program;
            (4) the Secretary of the Army submits a report 
        containing the organizational design, quantities, and 
        fielding plans for each of the current force brigade 
        combat teams and FCS brigade combat teams; the 
        research, development, test, and evaluation and 
        procurement plan; and budgets for each of the FCS MGV 
        variants; and
            (5) the Secretary of Defense submits a report 
        describing and evaluating the requirements and budgets 
        of the Army technology insertion program for 
        integrating FCS capabilities into the current force.
      With regard to the certification of the threshold 
requirements for the survivability and lethality of the FCS 
MGV, the conferees believe that the Secretary of Defense should 
be able to demonstrate those capabilities in accordance with 
applicable regulations, to include, but not limited to, using 
modeling and simulation. The conferees expect the Secretary of 
Defense to include the views of the Chief of Staff of the Army 
in the report on his certification to Congress.
Separate program elements required for significant systems development 
        and demonstration projects for Armored Systems Modernization 
        program (sec. 214)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 214) that 
would specify the amount authorized for appropriation in 
section 201 for the Armored Systems Modernization program.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would (1) 
direct the Secretary of Defense to ensure that, beginning with 
the fiscal year 2008 budget submission, a separate, dedicated 
program element is assigned to each of the systems development 
and demonstration (SDD) projects of the Armored Systems 
Modernization; (2) direct the Secretary of the Army to submit, 
beginning with the fiscal year 2007 budget submission, budget 
justification material for the SDD projects of the Armored 
Systems Modernization program as if the projects were separate 
program elements; (3) direct the Secretary of the Army to 
submit to the congressional defense committees not later than 
June 1, 2006, a report describing the manner in which the costs 
of integrating Future Combat Systems (FCS) capabilities into 
the current force could be assigned to a separate program 
element; and (4) submit budget justification material for the 
insertion of FCS capabilities into the current force under the 
Armored Systems Modernization program.
Initiation of program to design and develop next-generation nuclear 
        attack submarine (sec. 215)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 217) that 
would require the Secretary of the Navy to carry out a program 
to design and develop a class of submarines that would serve as 
a successor to the Virginia-class. The objective of the 
provision would be to develop a submarine with capabilities 
meeting or exceeding those of the Virginia-class at a 
dramatically lower cost, with procurement commencing in fiscal 
year 2014. The provision would require the Secretary to submit 
a report on this program, with the submission of the budget 
request for fiscal year 2007, that would include: (1) an 
outline of the management approach to be used in executing the 
program; (2) the goals for the program; and (3) a schedule for 
the program.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary to initiate a cost-effective program to improve 
the capability of the next-generation nuclear attack submarine. 
The amendment states that the objective of the program may be 
met either by establishing a separate and independent design 
and development effort or by incorporating new technologies 
into the planned fleet of Virginia-class submarines. The 
amendment would also require the Secretary to recommend a 
schedule for the program, but would remove the requirement for 
the program to begin procurement in fiscal year 2014.
Extension of requirements relating to management responsibility for 
        naval mine countermeasures programs (sec. 216)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 218) that 
would amend section 216 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; Public 
Law 102-484), as most recently amended by section 212 of the 
Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2003 (Public Law 107-314). The provision would extend the 
requirement for the reporting on the naval mine countermeasures 
programs from 2008 until 2011, and make certain other changes 
to the management of, and reporting on, the program. The 
provision would also require the Secretary of Defense to submit 
a plan for the sustainment of the MHC-51-class mine 
countermeasures ship and supporting dedicated mine 
countermeasures systems until the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 
and next generation mine countermeasures systems are deployed.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would remove 
the requirement for sustainment of the MHC-51 mine 
countermeasures vessels until the LCS and next generation mine 
countermeasures systems are deployed. Instead, the amendment 
would prohibit the Secretary of the Navy from decommissioning 
any vessel of the MHC-51 mine countermeasures class before the 
end of its service life, until 30 days after submitting a 
report on existing capabilities to assume the MHC-51 mission, 
and certifying that the capabilities of the MHC-51 mine 
countermeasures class are no longer required.
Single set of requirements for the Army and Marine Corps heavy lift 
        rotorcraft program (sec. 217)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 219) that 
would prohibit a new program start for a heavy lift helicopter 
until the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy 
develop a single, common Joint Heavy Lift (JHL) requirement 
approved by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) and 
the Secretary of Defense.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would exclude 
the CH-53X Heavy Lift Replacement (HLR) program from the 
requirement for a single set of requirements for a heavy lift 
helicopter. The conferees agree that the Army and Marine Corps 
should jointly develop any next generation heavy lift 
helicopter and that the foundation of any such program must 
focus on a single, joint requirement validated by the JROC and 
approved by the Secretary of Defense. However, the conferees 
also understand that the Army's JHL concept is centered on a 
rotorcraft capable of lifting a Future Combat System platform, 
while the Marine Corps' HLR program is intended as a CH-53E 
replacement.
Requirements for development of tactical radio communications systems 
        (sec. 218)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 220) that 
would direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a 
comprehensive report on the immediate requirements for tactical 
radio communications and whether these requirements may be 
satisfied with the purchase of legacy radios. The provision 
would require that the Secretary ensure that Department of 
Defense (DOD) users rapidly acquire tactical radio 
communications utilizing existing technologies or mature 
systems readily available in the commercial marketplace; and 
apply DOD Instruction 5000.2 to the Joint Tactical Radio System 
(JTRS) in a manner that does not permit the Milestone B 
entrance requirements to be waived. The provision would also 
give the JTRS Joint Program Executive Officer (JPEO) the 
authority and control of execution year research and 
development funding for all the clusters and the waveform 
developments for JTRS.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary to submit the comprehensive report, as required 
by the House provision, and apply DOD Instruction 5000.2 to the 
JTRS program unless the Secretary certifies that the Department 
is unable to meet critical national security objectives. The 
amendment would also require the head of the JPEO to certify 
the JTRS program of each of the services and submit a report, 
no later than May 1, 2006, through the Secretary, to the 
congressional defense committees, on the adequacy of the 
proposed JTRS budget and the actions taken to address any 
inadequacies in the proposed JTRS budgets.
      The conferees have supported the JTRS program in the 
past, although the conferees have questioned the JTRS program 
structure and the inability of the Department to deliver a 
software programmable radio. The conferees endorse the 
designation of a JPEO for the JTRS program, and believe that 
the JPEO should have the authority to successfully manage a 
program of this size and cost, once the JTRS program is 
reevaluated and restructured by the Secretary. In the interim, 
the conferees agree that the JTRS JPEO should review and 
certify the current and proposed service JTRS budgets to ensure 
the programs can meet the requirements of the combatant 
commanders. Although the conferees encourage the Department to 
procure legacy radios, the conferees also believe that interim 
radio communication capabilities should be evolutionary and be 
able to transition to the long-term system solution with 
maximum hardware and software reuse.
Limitation on systems development and demonstration of personnel 
        recovery vehicle (sec. 219)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 221) that 
would prevent the expenditure of funds for systems development 
and demonstration of the Personnel Recovery Vehicle (PRV) until 
30 days after the Secretary of Defense submits to the 
congressional defense committees a certification that the 
requirements and schedule for the PRV have been validated by 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and 
Logistics. The provision would also require the Secretary to 
certify that all technologies required for the PRV are mature 
and demonstrated in a relevant environment, and that no other 
aircraft, or modification of an aircraft, in the Department of 
Defense can meet the requirements of the PRV. Finally, the 
provision would require the Secretary to provide a statement 
setting forth the independent cost estimate and manpower 
estimate for the PRV.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would allow the 
expenditure of no more than 40 percent of the funds made 
available for systems development and demonstration of the PRV 
pending the submission of a certification by the Secretary that 
the Joint Requirements and Oversight Council has validated the 
requirement for the PRV program and that the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics has 
validated the acquisition schedule. The amendment would also 
require the Secretary to provide an explanation of the reasons 
why the chosen PRV system would be more effective or less 
expensive in terms of total life-cycle costs in the event the 
Department chooses a PRV system not in the Department's 
inventory.
Limitation on VXX helicopter program (sec. 220)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 227) that 
would limit the obligation of research, development, test, and 
evaluation funds, or procurement funds, for acquisition of 
pilot production helicopters for the VXX helicopter program 
until the Secretary of the Navy certifies to the congressional 
defense committees that the results of the tests conducted by 
the fleet of test article helicopters for the VXX program 
demonstrate that VXX helicopters in the VXX mission 
configuration can be produced without significant further 
design modification.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would withhold 
25 percent of the amount authorized to be appropriated for the 
system development and demonstration of the VXX helicopter 
until the Secretary of the Navy submits to the congressional 
defense committees an event-driven acquisition strategy for 
increment two of the VXX program that includes the completion 
of at least one phase of operational testing on production 
representative test vehicles before the initiation of aircraft 
production. The provision would require that the acquisition 
strategy be developed by the Secretary of the Navy in 
coordination with the Director of Operational Test and 
Evaluation of the Department of Defense.
      The conferees strongly support the VXX program, but 
believe that the current program schedule for concurrent 
development and production of both three test articles and 
pilot production helicopters includes too much risk. The 
conferees understand that existing EH-101 test vehicles are 
engaged in flight activities, including engine upgrade 
certification tests, pilot training, mission profile 
evaluation, and communications suite test and evaluation. The 
conferees also understand that increment one pilot-production 
aircraft will be utilized for specific communications, mission 
systems, and survivability testing; and the procurement and 
testing of pilot-production aircraft in 2006 will help reduce 
the risk in increment two. The conferees believe that it would 
be prudent for the Department of the Navy to develop an event-
driven acquisition strategy that includes (1) a list of the 
critical technologies required for the production and operation 
of increment two aircraft for the VXX executive helicopter 
program; (2) a schedule that accepts no more than moderate risk 
in either cost or schedule for the demonstration and test of 
each critical technology listed in the event-driven acquisition 
strategy; (3) a description of the event-based decision points 
and associated decision criteria that will occur before the 
initiation of production of increment two aircraft; (4) a 
description of a proposed operational evaluation using 
production representative test vehicles to occur before the 
initiation of production of increment two aircraft; and (5) an 
evaluation of the acquisition strategy provided by the Director 
of Operational Test and Evaluation of the Department of 
Defense.
Report on testing of Internet Protocol version 6 (sec. 221)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 216) that 
would mandate the testing of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) 
by the Naval Research Laboratory.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to certify the 
adequacy of the IPv6 network. The amendment would also require 
the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation be responsible 
for the oversight of the test program. The amendment would 
further require the Department to submit annual reports to the 
congressional defense committees.
      The conferees note that the recently released IPv6 Master 
Test Plan details a testing plan that consolidates and 
coordinates all planned IPv6 related testing activities across 
the Department to ensure that the highest priority testing 
requirements are addressed. The conferees direct the Department 
to ensure that this testing is done in an independent, 
systematic manner and includes rigorous, realistic, end-to-end 
testing of IPv6. The conferees note that the Naval Research 
Laboratory's Global Information Grid Evaluation Facility can 
perform a significant amount of this mandated testing in an 
effective and independent manner and should be utilized 
accordingly.
      The conferees are also concerned that the Department has 
not adequately estimated the costs for the transition of 
Department systems to IPv6 and therefore has not budgeted for 
these costs. The conferees note that the Department did not 
include the overall cost estimates required by section 331 of 
the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375) in the IPv6 Transition 
Plan, although the plan did note that ``the availability of 
`new' dollars to support IPv6 transition is not expected.'' 
Therefore, the conferees direct the Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office to provide a realistic estimate by 
service and agency for the cost of completing the conversion of 
Department systems to IPv6, and report the results to the 
congressional defense committees no later than January 1, 2007.

                  Subtitle C--Missile Defense Programs

Report on capabilities and costs for operational boost/ascent-phase 
        missile defense systems (sec. 231)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 231) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct an assessment 
of the missile defense programs, which are designed to protect 
against boost/ascent-phase ballistic missile attacks, and to 
submit a report to the congressional defense committees by 
October 1, 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
One-year extension of Comptroller General assessments of ballistic 
        missile defense programs (sec. 232)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 221) 
that would extend until fiscal year 2007 the requirement for 
the Comptroller General to provide an assessment of ballistic 
missile defense programs.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Fielding of ballistic missile defense capabilities (sec. 233)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 222) 
that would authorize the use of funds, authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2006 or 2007 for research, 
development, test, and evaluation for the Missile Defense 
Agency, for the development and fielding of ballistic missile 
defense capabilities.
      The House contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Plans for test and evaluation of operational capability of the 
        ballistic missile defense system (sec. 234)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 223) 
that would direct the appropriate operational test and 
evaluation components of the Department of Defense, in 
coordination with the Missile Defense Agency, to prepare a plan 
to test, evaluate, and characterize the operational capability 
of each block of the missile defense system.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.

Subtitle D--High-Performance Defense Manufacturing Technology Research 
                            and Development

High-performance defense manufacturing technology research and 
        development (secs. 241-245)
      The Senate amendment contained a set of provisions (secs. 
231-235) that would direct the Department of Defense to 
undertake research and development on innovative manufacturing 
processes and disseminate those processes into the defense 
industrial base.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would establish 
a pilot program to develop innovative manufacturing processes 
and disseminate them into industry.
      The conferees believe that rapidly developing technology 
coupled with an increasingly competitive global economic and 
security environment makes the importance of maintaining a 
robust domestic manufacturing base a continuing national 
security concern. The conferees note that the Defense 
Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) program is a 
transformational program intended to keep the defense 
manufacturing base on the cutting edge of innovative processes 
and technologies. The conferees believe that a reinvigorated 
ManTech program could lead to a stronger defense manufacturing 
base and enhance our national security.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Comptroller General report on program element structure for research, 
        development, test, and evaluation projects (sec. 251)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 222) that 
would require the Department of Defense to assign a separate 
program element for each research, development, test, and 
evaluation (RDT&E) project with estimated expenditures and 
proposed appropriations of $100.0 million or more over the 
future years defense program.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would direct 
the Comptroller General to conduct a study of the current 
program element structure.
      The conferees recognize the need for flexibility in 
planning and managing complex RDT&E programs and projects. The 
program element (PE) structure used to budget and allocate 
resources to RDT&E projects was created over 4 decades ago and 
has not been recently evaluated or updated. Congress has 
required incremental adjustments to the budget detail presented 
by the Department to ensure proper oversight, but has become 
increasingly frustrated with the incorrect application of 
directives in the classification of programs and projects by 
budget activity, the addition of large new projects under 
existing PEs, the resulting lack of transparency in planning 
and budgeting, and reduced visibility into sub-elements and 
projects.
      The study should include an analysis of the current 
structure and content and an assessment of the effectiveness of 
program element and budget justification materials in providing 
necessary data for congressional oversight and budget 
transparency. These recommendations should balance the needs of 
Congress, other governmental organizations, and the public to 
ensure visibility into the Department's budgets and programs 
with the need for the Department to retain sufficient 
management flexibility. The report should include: (1) 
recommendations on program element size and content; (2) budget 
justification material content; (3) appropriate reprogramming 
authorities within and between program elements; and (4) 
recommendations regarding the structure of program elements as 
they relate to highly complex research and development 
programs, particularly those that employ the system of systems 
concept. The report should be submitted to the congressional 
defense committees no later than February 1, 2007, with 
potential implementation in the fiscal year 2009 budget 
submission.
Research and development efforts for purposes of small business 
        research (sec. 252)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 223) that 
would establish a pilot program to expand the role of small 
business concerns in defense acquisition.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
814) that would revise criteria and procedures for 
identification of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) 
topic areas and establish a Commercialization Pilot Program to 
accelerate transition of SBIR programs into the acquisition 
process.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would modify the 
reporting requirement of this provision.
Revised requirements relating to submission of Joint Warfighting 
        Science and Technology plan (sec. 253)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 224) that 
would require submission of the Joint Warfighting Science and 
Technology plan to Congress every 2 years, rather than 
annually, and would repeal the requirement for the plan to 
contain technology area review and assessment summaries.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
1041).
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
submission of the technology area review and assessment upon 
completion.
Report on efficiency of naval shipbuilding industry (sec. 254)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 225) that 
would require the Secretary of the Navy to establish a program, 
and to provide funds that are made available to: (1) qualified 
applicants to facilitate and develop innovative design and 
production technologies and processes for naval vessels and the 
development of modernized shipbuilding infrastructure; and (2) 
private shipyards to facilitate their acquisition of such 
technologies, processes, and infrastructure. The provision 
would outline the purpose of the program, how the development 
funding could be applied for, how the participating entities 
would be selected, and how the shipyards would incorporate the 
technologies or processes. The provision would also require the 
Secretary to conduct an assessment of certain shipbuilding 
phases at least annually. The provision would provide $100.0 
million from the Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, 
Navy, account in fiscal year 2006 to establish this program.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary to conduct an assessment of the U.S. naval 
shipbuilding industry to determine how worldwide shipbuilding 
industry best practices for innovation, design, and production 
technologies, processes, and infrastructure could be adopted. 
The amendment would require the assessment to identify those 
best practices that have not been adopted by the U.S. naval 
shipbuilding industry; estimate the costs to adopt and the 
return on investment by adopting these best practices; and any 
recommendations the Secretary may have to increase naval 
shipbuilding efficiencies. The amendment would require this 
assessment to occur subsequent to, and take into consideration 
the results of, the study of the cost effectiveness of the Navy 
shipbuilding program required by section 1014 of the Ronald W. 
Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 
(Public Law 108-375). The amendment would require the Secretary 
to submit a report to the congressional defense committees by 
April 1, 2006, which would include the Secretary's findings and 
conclusions based on this assessment.
Technology transition (sec. 255)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 242) 
that would clarify the role of the Technology Transition 
Council.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment that would 
ensure that the required report includes an assessment of the 
Department of Defense requirements, budgeting and planning 
process on technology transition and modify the deadline for 
submission of the report to not later than 9 months after the 
enactment of this Act.
Prevention, mitigation, and treatment of blast injuries (sec. 256)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 243) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to designate an 
executive agent to coordinate and manage a comprehensive blast 
injury prevention, mitigation, and treatment program. The 
provision would require review and assessment of a coordinated, 
department-wide research effort to include: blast 
characterization; modeling and simulation of safe stand-off 
distances; explosive detect and defeat capabilities; and armor 
design and material testing for blast, ballistic, and fire 
protection. The provision would also require support for 
emerging military medical technologies, devices, and treatments 
specific to blast injuries including traumatic brain injury.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would revise the 
responsibilities of the executive agent required by this 
section. The amendment would also require the Director, Defense 
Research and Engineering to work in coordination with the 
executive agent and the Director, Joint Improvised Explosive 
Device Task Force on research for the prevention and mitigation 
of blast injuries.
      The conferees intend to ensure a focused effort on 
providing the best treatment and protection for U.S. soldiers, 
sailors, airmen, marines, and National Guardsmen as they 
confront evolving threats in unpredictable environments. The 
Department of Defense acquisition system should incorporate 
emerging health hazards data produced by efforts under this 
section into the human systems integration assessments 
conducted for all acquisition programs.
Modification of requirements for annual report on DARPA program to 
        award cash prizes for advanced technology achievements (sec. 
        257)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 244) 
that would clarify reporting requirements on utilization of 
authority granted by the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65) to run competitions and 
award prizes for achievements in research and technology 
development.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with technical amendments.
Designation of facilities and resources constituting the major range 
        and test facility base (sec. 258)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 245) 
that would update the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization 
Act of Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314) to reflect changes 
in the Test Resource Management Center oversight of major 
research and test facilities. The provision would designate the 
Secretary of Defense, rather than the Director, Operational 
Test and Evaluation, as the official in charge of major range 
and test facility designations.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Report on cooperation between Department of Defense and National 
        Aeronautics and Space Administration on research, development, 
        test, and evaluation activities (sec. 259)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 246) 
that would require a joint Department of Defense and National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration assessment of research, 
development, test, and evaluation cooperation.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would ensure 
that the assessment of space access and operations includes a 
focus on responsive space launch and small satellite 
development.
Delayed effective date for limitation on procurement of systems not 
        GPS-equipped (sec. 260)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 247) 
that would delay the effective date by which the military 
services must complete equipping their forces with the global 
positioning system (GPS) from 2005 to 2007.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
      The conferees recognize that the Department of Defense is 
still working toward compliance with section 152(b) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public 
Law 103-160) with regard to equipping all aircraft, ships, 
armored vehicles, and indirect fire systems with GPS 
capability. The current program calls for Army compliance by 
the end of fiscal year 2007 and for Air Force compliance in 
fiscal year 2015. The conferees believe there may not be value 
added to modifying certain platforms currently planned for 
modification after 2007. Therefore, the conferees direct the 
Secretary of Defense to perform an assessment of all Department 
of Defense aircraft, ships, armored vehicles, and indirect fire 
system that will not be equipped with GPS capability by the end 
of fiscal year 2007 to determine whether the operational value 
of modifying each system with GPS is worth the cost of so 
doing. A report of the results of this assessment is due to the 
congressional defense committees by February 1, 2007.
Report on development and use of robotics and unmanned ground vehicle 
        systems (sec. 261)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 248) 
that would require a report on the development and utilization 
of robotics and unmanned ground vehicle systems.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment to expand and clarify 
the requirements of the report.
      The conferees note that the Joint Robotics Program (JRP) 
produces a Joint Robotics Program Master Plan that details JRP 
activities, progress, and budgets. The conferees intend for the 
report required by this provision to expand on the JRP effort 
to include a detailed description of all the relevant robotics 
and unmanned ground vehicle efforts undertaken by all of the 
elements of the Department of Defense, as well as other 
required elements indicated in the provision.
      The conferees continue to support the goal established by 
the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-398) that, by 2015, one-third 
of operational ground combat vehicles be unmanned. The 
conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a cost 
estimate for research, development, testing, and procurement to 
achieve this goal along with the submission of a report to the 
congressional defense committees not later than 9 months after 
the enactment of this Act, as required by this provision.

                   Legislative Provisions Not Adopted

Aging military aircraft fleet support
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 214) 
that would authorize $4.0 million for technical personnel, 
facilities, and equipment to support the Department of Defense 
mission in maintaining the aging fleet of military aircraft.
      The House contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conference outcome is reflected in the tables of this 
report in Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air 
Force, PE 63112F.
Arrow ballistic missile defense system
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 224) 
that would authorize up to $80.0 million for coproduction of 
the Arrow ballistic missile defense system.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conference outcome is reflected in the tables of this 
report in Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-
wide PE 63881C.
Defense basic research programs
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 219) 
that would authorize $40.0 million for Department of Defense 
competitively awarded basic research and education programs.
      The House contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conference outcome is reflected in the tables of this 
report in Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army PE 
61103A, Navy PE 61103N, Air Force PE 61103F, Defense-wide PE 
61101E, and Defense-wide PE 61120D8Z.
Field programmable gate array
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 217) 
that would authorize $3.0 million for Air Force research on 
field programmable gate arrays, a type of microelectronic 
circuit designed to perform various functions without requiring 
physical changes to the chip.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conference outcome is reflected in the tables of this 
report in Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air 
Force PE 62601F.
Funding for development of distributed generation technologies
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 204) 
that would authorize $1.0 million for Army research and 
evaluation of a process for converting propellants into 
fertilizer.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conference outcome is reflected in the tables of this 
report in Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army, PE 
63103A.
Funding for research and technology transition for high-brightness 
        electron source program
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 203) 
that would authorize $1.5 million for Navy research and 
transition of the high-brightness electron source program to 
develop novel electronic materials for Navy applications.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conference outcome is reflected in the tables of this 
report in Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy PE 
62271N.
Funding for supersonic cruise missile engine qualification
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 228) that 
would authorize $10.0 million for Air Force engine 
qualification of the supersonic cruise missile.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
      The conference outcome is reflected in the tables of this 
report in Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air 
Force, PE 63216F.
Joint service small arms program
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 216) 
that would authorize $5.0 million for Army applied research on 
gun recoil reduction as part of the joint service small arms 
program.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conference outcome is reflected in the tables of this 
report in Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army, PE 
62623A.
Long wavelength array low frequency radio astronomy instruments
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 218) 
that would authorize $6.0 million for Navy research on the long 
wavelength array low frequency radio astronomy instrument.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conference outcome is reflected in the tables of this 
report in Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy PE 
63114N.
Medium tactical vehicle modifications
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 219B) 
that would authorize an additional $5.0 million for the 
development and prototyping of technologies including off-road 
active suspension, increased payload capacity, and reduced 
logistics footprint.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conference outcome is reflected in the tables of this 
report in Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army, PE 
64604A.
Objective requirements for Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon system not to be 
        diminished to meet weight requirements
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 212) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to ensure that the 
objective requirements established for the Non-Line-of-Sight 
Cannon not be diminished in order to achieve the weight 
requirements in existence as of April 14, 2003.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Project Sheriff
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 219A) 
that would authorize $10.0 million for the Office of Force 
Transformation to continue development and testing of Project 
Sheriff on additional Army Stryker vehicles.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conference outcome is reflected in the tables of this 
report in Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-
wide PE 65799D8Z.
Renewal of University National Oceanographic Laboratory System fleet
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 226) that 
would require the Secretary of the Navy to develop a plan for a 
program to construct ships for the University National 
Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) fleet.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
      The conferees are concerned with the Navy's plans to fund 
the construction of academic research vessels in the basic 
research account in fiscal year 2007. While the Ocean-class 
research vessel provides the Navy with a robust understanding 
of its battlespace, diversion of fundamental science funds to 
design and construct such ships would adversely affect the 
goals of the innovative research account and is an 
inappropriate use for scarce Navy basic research funds. The 
conferees direct the Navy to fund design work for future ships 
in PE 63564N, the Ship Preliminary Design and Feasibility 
Studies program.
      Released with the fiscal year 2006 budget request, the 
fiscal year 2007 budget projection included $25.0 million for 
UNOLS ship construction. The conferees direct the Navy to 
request ship construction funds in the Shipbuilding and 
Conversion, Navy (SCN) account. The committee expects that the 
Navy will continue to use the SCN account to provide for the 
recapitalization of Ocean-class research vessels in the future-
years defense program.
      Finally, the conferees direct the Navy to update its plan 
for renewal of the UNOLS fleet to reflect current fiscal 
realities, schedules, missions, and research priorities. The 
updated plan should be submitted to the congressional defense 
committees no later than 6 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act.
Required flight-intercept test of ballistic missile defense ground-
        based midcourse system
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 232) that 
would authorize $100.0 million above the budget request for the 
midcourse defense segment for one additional flight-intercept 
test of the ground-based midcourse defense system.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
      The conference outcome is reflected in the tables of this 
report in Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-
wide, PE 63882C.
Telemedicine and advanced technology research center
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 114) 
that would authorize $1.0 million for the Army to ensure that 
medical records of injured personnel are accurately kept and to 
enable reliable transfer of records from main triage facilities 
to local care centers.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conference outcome is reflected in the tables of this 
report in Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army PE 
63002A.
Towed array handler
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 115) 
that would authorize $5.0 million in PE 64503N for the design, 
development, and test of improvements to the towed array 
handler.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The outcome is reflected in the tables of this report in 
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy PE 64503N.
Warhead/Grenade Scientific Based Manufacturing Technology
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 215) 
that would authorize $1.0 million for Army investigation of 
technologies in metals forming and machining applications, 
which could be applied to manufacturing of medium caliber 
warheads, cartridge cases, and grenades for artillery rounds.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conference outcome is reflected in the tables of this 
report in Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army PE 
62624A.

                  TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE


Operation and Maintenance overview

      The budget request for fiscal year 2006 included an 
authorization of $126,902.5 million for Operation and 
Maintenance, $22,302.9 million for Other Programs, and $3,119.8 
million for Working Capital Fund Accounts in the Department of 
Defense.
      The House bill would authorize $124,342.1 million for 
Operation and Maintenance, $22,232.2 million for Other 
Programs, and $3,168.4 million for Working Capital Fund 
Accounts.
      The Senate amendment would authorize $126,442.8 million 
for Operation and Maintenance, $22,432.1 million for Other 
Programs, and $2,482.6 million for Working Capital Fund 
Accounts.
      The conferees agree to authorize $125,715.2 million for 
Operation and Maintenance, $22,429.8 million for Other 
Programs, and $3,129.1 million for Working Capital Fund 
Accounts.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.


                       Items of Special Interest

Unjustified base support cost growth
      The budget request included $2,286.5 million for Air 
Force base support programs.
      The House bill would authorize a decrease of $82.6 
million from Air Force base support programs, including a $65.0 
million decrease in base services related supplies and 
materials.
      The Senate amendment would authorize the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize a decrease of $80.0 
million for Air Force base support programs.
      The conferees acknowledge the need for force enablers 
such as mess attendants, gymnasiums, and libraries and are 
aware of the impact these services have on quality of life. 
However, the conferees believe that tripling funding in order 
to replace gym equipment such as cardio machines and food 
service items such as silverware and cooking utensils is 
unjustified.

                     Legislative Provisions Adopted

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Authorization of appropriations (secs. 301-303)
      The House bill contained provisions (secs. 301-303) that 
would authorize fiscal year 2006 funding levels for all 
operation and maintenance accounts, working capital funds, and 
other Department of Defense programs, including the Defense 
Inspector General, the Chemical Demilitarization Program, and 
the Defense Health Program.
      The Senate amendment contained similar provisions (secs. 
301-303).
      The conference agreement includes these provisions.

                  Subtitle B--Environmental Provisions

Elimination and simplification of certain items required in the annual 
        report on environmental quality programs and other 
        environmental activities (sec. 311)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 311) that 
would eliminate and simplify certain items required to be 
included in the annual report on environmental quality programs 
and other environmental activities.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
311).
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Department of Defense to provide in the report a list of 
environmental fines or penalties that exceed $1.0 million.
Payment of certain private cleanup costs in connection with Defense 
        environmental restoration program (sec. 312)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 314) that 
would amend section 2701 of title 10, United States Code, to 
authorize the Secretary of Defense to reimburse a private 
landowner for costs incurred assisting the Department of 
Defense in meeting its covenant responsibilities pursuant to 
section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
9620(h)). This section would not affect, alter, or diminish the 
responsibility and legal obligation of the Department to 
conduct cleanup under section 120(h) of CERCLA.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
312).
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would clarify 
that in those instances where the property is disposed of 
pursuant to a base closure law, the sole source of funds for 
environmental restoration services under section 2701(d)(1), 
title 10, United States Code, would be the base closure account 
until the closure of the applicable base closure account. Other 
Department environmental remediation accounts would become the 
source of funding for such cleanups after the base closure 
account has been closed.

                 Subtitle C--Workplace and Depot Issues

Modification of authority of Army working-capital funded facilities to 
        engage in cooperative activities with non-Army entities (sec. 
        321)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 321) that 
would authorize Army industrial facilities to retain the 
working capital funds received from the sale of unique goods or 
services.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
330).
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Limitation on transition of funding for east coast shipyards from 
        funding through Navy Working Capital Fund to direct funding 
        (sec. 322)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 322) 
that would prohibit the Secretary of the Navy from using direct 
funding for east coast Naval shipyards. The Navy would be 
required to continue funding these shipyards until the later of 
6 months after providing a complete report to the congressional 
defense committees on the use of direct funding at the Puget 
Sound Naval Shipyard, or October 1, 2006.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would prohibit 
the Secretary from using direct funding for the east coast 
Naval Shipyards until October 1, 2006. The conferees direct the 
Secretary to provide an assessment of the conversion of the 
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard from funding through the working 
capital fund of the Navy to funding on a direct basis by March 
1, 2006. The conferees also direct the Secretary to provide a 
report on proposed congressional budget exhibits for Navy 
mission-funded shipyards by March 1, 2006.
      The conferees direct the Comptroller General and the 
Director of the Congressional Budget Office to review the 
reports required of the Navy and report back detailed findings 
no later than 60 days after receipt of the reports to the 
congressional defense committees.
Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support Initiative matters (sec. 
        323)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 340) 
that would add government-owned, contractor-operated depots 
that store, maintain, renovate, or demilitarize ammunition, as 
eligible facilities for the purposes of participating in the 
Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support Initiative. The 
provision would also make such facilities eligible for the 
initiative's loan guarantee program.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would include 
encouragement of the commercial use of government-owned, 
contractor-operated ammunition storage, maintenance, 
renovation, and demilitarization facilities as additional 
policy objectives under the Armament Retooling and 
Manufacturing Support Initiative. The amendment would also 
broaden the purpose of the initiative with respect to work 
force skills.
Sense of Congress regarding depot maintenance (sec. 324)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 331) 
that would make several findings regarding the effectiveness of 
the Air Force's Depot Maintenance Strategy and Master Plan and 
the importance of its efforts to modernize its depots. The 
provision also commends the Air Force for its implementation of 
the Depot Maintenance Strategy and Master Plan, particularly 
the commitment to invest $150.0 million per year for 6 years to 
modernize its depots. Finally, the provision encourages the Air 
Force to maintain that commitment throughout the 6-year period, 
which ends in 2009.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would delete 
reference to specific funding figures, and instead encourage 
the Air Force to remain committed to the process improvement 
initiatives and the investment and recapitalization projects 
contained in the Depot Maintenance Strategy and Master Plan.

              Subtitle D--Extension of Program Authorities

Extension of authority to provide logistics support and services for 
        weapon systems contractors (sec. 331)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 331) that 
would extend, for an additional 3 years, a program by which the 
Defense Logistics Agency could provide logistics support and 
services to a contractor in support of its performance on a 
contract for the construction, modification, or maintenance of 
a weapons system. The Secretary of Defense has not finalized 
the required program regulations. The current authority expires 
on September 30, 2007. Moving the expiration date to 2010 would 
correspond to the originally envisioned 5-year pilot period.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 326).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Extension of period for reimbursement for certain protective, safety, 
        or health equipment purchased by or for members of the Armed 
        Forces deployed in contingency operations (sec. 332)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 333) 
that would repeal the requirement in section 351 of the Ronald 
W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2005 (Public Law 108-375) that the Secretary of Defense 
establish a program to reimburse members of the Armed Forces 
for personal protection equipment purchased by or for members 
when such equipment was not issued to the member, under rules 
to be promulgated by the Secretary, and replace it with a 
requirement to reimburse such members on the determination of 
their unit commander that such equipment was critical. The 
provision would also establish a fund for such reimbursements, 
specify equipment that would be covered, including vehicle 
armor, and extend the date for which eligible purchases could 
be made until September 30, 2006.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would extend the 
period during which equipment eligible for reimbursement could 
be purchased from July 31, 2004, until April 1, 2006.
      The conferees urge the Department of Defense to expand 
the list of eligible items published on October 4, 2005, to 
include deltoid or side plate body armor, gloves, and knee or 
elbow pads, to the extent those items meet the requirements of 
this Act.

                        Subtitle E--Outsourcing

Public-private competition (sec. 341)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 322) that 
would: (1) codify the existing prohibition on converting a 
function to private sector performance unless the conversion 
would result in savings of at least 10 percent or $10.0 
million; (2) prohibit the Secretary of Defense from breaking up 
a function to avoid applicable thresholds for conducting a 
public-private competition; and (3) require the Secretary to 
conduct a competition, including an agency tender, a most 
efficient organization plan, and a formal cost comparison for 
any function performed by 10 or more civilian employees.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
809F).
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would: (1) 
incorporate the requirements of the House and Senate provisions 
into the text of section 2461 of title 10, United States Code; 
and (2) revise sections 2461, 2461a, 2462, and 2463 of title 
10, United States Code to streamline and update the text of 
these provisions.
Contracting for procurement of certain supplies and services (sec. 342)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 809H) 
that would amend section 8014 of the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-287) to 
clarify the treatment of health care costs in public-private 
competitions under such Act.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Performance of certain work by federal government employees (sec. 343)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 323) that 
would establish a pilot program for public-private competition 
for work that is currently performed by contractors.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 809G) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to prescribe 
guidelines and procedures to ensure that consideration is given 
to using federal government employees for work that is 
currently performed under Department of Defense contracts and 
new requirements.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary to prescribe guidelines and procedures to ensure 
that consideration is given to using federal government 
employees for work that would otherwise be performed under 
Department of Defense contracts, but could be performed by 
federal government employees. The conferees expect these 
guidelines to provide for the assignment of work to federal 
government employees (and for hiring new federal government 
employees) in appropriate circumstances, without the 
requirement to perform public-private competition under Office 
of Management and Budget Circular A-76 or any other provision 
of law or regulation.
Extension of temporary authority for contractor performance of security 
        guard functions (sec. 344)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 332) that 
would extend by 2 years the authority for contractor 
performance of security guard functions under section 332 of 
the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314), and require the Secretary of 
Defense and the secretaries of the military departments to 
conduct new full and open competitions pursuant to section 2304 
of title 10, United States Code, for security guard 
requirements under this section.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would provide 
for a 1-year extension of section 332 of the Bob Stump National 
Defense Authorization Act.

             Subtitle F--Analysis, Strategies, and Reports

Report on Department of Army programs for prepositioning of equipment 
        and other materiel (sec. 351)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 355) that 
would require the Secretary of the Army to conduct an 
assessment of Department of the Army programs for the 
prepositioning of equipment and other materiel stocks. The 
assessment would focus on how those programs are configured to 
support the evolving goals of the Department of the Army and 
their ability to support wartime requirements. The Secretary 
would submit to Congress, not later than January 1, 2006, a 
report on this assessment. The provision would also require the 
Comptroller General to submit to Congress a review of the 
Secretary of the Army's assessment not later than 120 days 
after receipt of the Secretary of the Army's report.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would change 
the date of the Secretary of the Army's report to March 1, 
2006, and make a clarification to the legislative text.
Reports on budget models used for base operations support, sustainment, 
        and facilities recapitalization (sec. 352)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 354) that 
would require a report during each of the next 5 fiscal years 
from the Secretary of Defense on the Department of Defense's 
models for base operations support, sustainment, and facilities 
recapitalization budgets.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Army training strategy for brigade-based combat teams and functional 
        supporting brigades (sec. 353)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 327) 
that would direct the Secretary of the Army to develop and 
implement a training strategy, including performance goals and 
metrics, for the Army's new modular force. The provision would 
also require the Secretary to submit a report to the 
congressional defense committees within 1 year after the 
enactment of this Act on the elements necessary to implement 
this training strategy, including funding. The provision would 
also direct the Comptroller General to monitor the 
implementation of the strategy and to submit a report to the 
congressional defense committees within 18 months after the 
enactment of this Act. The report would contain an assessment 
of the Army's progress in implementing the training strategy.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary to develop and implement this training strategy 
as soon as practicable, and change the date of the Comptroller 
General's report to the congressional defense committees to 180 
days after the Secretary's report is submitted.
Report regarding effect on military readiness of undocumented 
        immigrants trespassing upon operational ranges (sec. 354)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 356) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to submit a report to Congress by March 15, 
2006, on a joint plan to eliminate incursions of undocumented 
immigrants into military training areas near international 
borders. The report would also include an assessment of the 
impact on military readiness caused by such incursions. This 
provision would also require the Secretary of Defense to submit 
to Congress semi-annual reports on mitigation measures 
implemented since the previous report.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
the assessment of the impact of undocumented immigrant 
incursions into training areas on military readiness to be made 
only by the Secretary of Defense, not the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of Homeland Security jointly. The amendment 
would also change the date the initial report is due to 
Congress to April 15, 2006.
Report regarding Management of Army Lodging (sec. 355)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 358) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on 
the results of a study evaluating the merits of allowing the 
Army and Air Force Exchange System (AAFES) to manage Army 
lodging. The Army would also be prohibited from soliciting 
qualifications that would privatize Army lodging beyond Group A 
until the Secretary's report was submitted to Congress.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
two reports, one by the Secretary of the Army evaluating the 
merits of privatization of Army lodging, and one by the Army 
and Air Force Exchange Service commenting on the feasibility of 
its participation in privatization of Army lodging. The 
amendment requires two additional elements in each report: the 
potential costs and benefits of each approach, and the number 
of Army lodging personnel that would be impacted and the total 
personnel-related costs which would occur as a result of either 
approach.
      The conferees believe that AAFES should be allowed fair 
consideration in any competitive procurement of lodging 
management and services within the Department of Defense.
Comptroller General report on corrosion prevention and mitigation 
        programs of the Department of Defense (sec. 356)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1043) 
that would direct the Comptroller General to conduct a report 
on the effectiveness of the corrosion prevention and mitigation 
programs of the Department of Defense. The report would include 
assessments of the following: (1) the Department's November 
2004 `Long-Term Strategy to Reduce Corrosion and the Effects of 
Corrosion on the Military Equipment and Infrastructure of the 
Department of Defense'; (2) the adequacy of the funding 
requested in the budget proposal for fiscal year 2006; (3) the 
adequacy and effectiveness of the Department's organizational 
structure in implementing that strategy; (4) the progress made 
to date in establishing common corrosion-related metrics, 
definitions, and procedures throughout the Department; (5) the 
progress made to date in establishing a baseline estimate of 
the scope of the Department's corrosion problem; (6) the extent 
to which the Department's strategy has been revised to 
incorporate the recommendations of the October 2004 Defense 
Science Board report on corrosion control; (7) the 
implementation of the Department's corrosion prevention and 
mitigation programs during fiscal year 2006; and (8) the 
Comptroller General's recommendations for addressing any 
shortfalls or areas of potential improvement identified in the 
course of preparing the report. The provision would require the 
Comptroller General to submit the report to the congressional 
defense committees not later than April 1, 2007.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would add a 
requirement for an assessment of the adequacy of the funding 
requested in the budget proposal for fiscal year 2007 to the 
report.
Study on use of biodiesel and ethanol fuel (sec. 357)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 315) that 
would require a study by the Secretary of Defense on the use of 
biodiesel and ethanol fuel by the Armed Forces and the defense 
agencies and any measures that can be taken to increase such 
use. The study would include a review of potential future 
requirements for biodiesel and ethanol; an assessment of 
commercial availability of the fuels; a review of Department of 
Defense efforts to coordinate with nonfederal entities for the 
expansion and use of alternative fuel refueling stations; and 
an assessment of military fueling infrastructure that could be 
converted for use of biodiesel and ethanol fuel. The provision 
would also require a report on this study to the congressional 
defense committees not later than February 1, 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
329), but did not address biodiesel.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would change 
the date of the report to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives to 270 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act. The amendment would also 
require an assessment of the cost and the feasibility of 
adapting defense fueling infrastructure to handle biodiesel and 
ethanol.
      The conferees encourage the Secretary to make use of 
previously available reports and data, where feasible, to 
complete the assessment of commercial biodiesel and ethanol 
fuel availability and other appropriate elements of this study.
Report on effects of windmill farms on military readiness (sec. 358)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 346) 
that would make a congressional finding regarding a report from 
the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom on the effect of 
windmill farms on military readiness. The provision would also 
require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 
within 180 days, a report on the effects of windmill farms on 
military readiness and of technologies that could mitigate any 
adverse effects on military operations identified.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would strike the 
congressional finding and change the requirement for submission 
of the report to 120 days after the enactment of this Act.
Report on space-available travel for certain disabled veterans and 
        gray-area retirees (sec. 359)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 678) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to submit a report on the 
feasibility of providing transportation on military aircraft on 
a space-available basis for veterans with a service-connected 
disability rating of 50 percent or higher.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
the report to also address the feasibility of authorizing 
space-available travel for gray-area retirees, i.e., members or 
former members of a reserve component under 60 years of age 
who, but for age, would be eligible for retired pay, and to the 
dependents of specified veterans and gray-area reservists.
Report on joint field training and experimentation on stability, 
        security, transition, and reconstruction operations (sec. 360)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 212) 
that would direct the Secretary of Defense to execute a joint 
field experiment to address matters relating to stability and 
security operations in fiscal year 2006.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would recognize 
that the Department of Defense has developed and is already 
executing a program to improve its joint and interagency 
stability operations planning, exercises, and operational 
capabilities. As a result, a single field experiment in fiscal 
year 2006 does not appear to be required. The conferees urge 
the Department to more fully incorporate other federal 
departments and agencies, as well as allies and coalition 
partners. The amendment would require that the Department 
report on the progress and findings of the joint field training 
and experimentation conducted in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 not 
later than February 1, 2007.
Reports on budgeting relating to sustainment of key military equipment 
        (sec. 361)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1049) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to 
Congress each year, near the time of the submission of the 
President's budget request, a report on the Department of 
Defense funding for key military equipment. This report would 
contain a description of the Department's strategy and funding 
requirements necessary to sustain and modernize key military 
equipment. In those instances where the Department does not 
request full funding for the above strategy, the Department 
would identify the risks that would be taken and actions 
necessary to mitigate such risks.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
this report only in 2006, 2007, and 2008.
Repeal of Air Force report on military installation encroachment issues 
        (sec. 362)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 313) that 
would repeal a reporting requirement in section 315 of the 
Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375).
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Supervision and management of Defense Business Transformation Agency 
        (sec. 371)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 339) 
that would require the Business Transformation Agency be 
cooperatively managed by the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 
for Business Transformation and the Deputy Under Secretary of 
Defense for Financial Management.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Codification and revision of limitation on modification of major items 
        of equipment scheduled for retirement or disposal (sec. 372)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 351) that 
would prohibit annual expenditures greater than $1.0 million to 
modify an aircraft, weapon, ship, or other item of equipment 
that will be retired or otherwise disposed of within 5 years 
after completion of the modification. The secretary of a 
military department may waive this restriction if the waiver is 
necessary on the basis of national security, and he so notifies 
the congressional defense committees in writing. Safety 
modifications will not require waivers.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
842).
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would prohibit 
expenditures greater than $100,000 for equipment modifications 
or greater than $1.0 million if the equipment will be removed, 
refurbished, and installed on another platform prior to the 
disposal of an aircraft, weapon, ship, or other item of 
equipment, unless the requirement is waived.
Limitation on purchase of investment items with operation and 
        maintenance funds (sec. 373)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 352) that 
would prohibit the use of operation and maintenance funds for 
the purchase or replacement of an investment item which costs 
more than $250,000.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Operation and use of general gift funds of the Department of Defense 
        and Coast Guard (sec. 374)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 343) 
that would amend section 2601 of title 10, United States Code, 
to authorize the Secretary of Defense under certain conditions 
to accept gifts that are given for the benefit of members of 
the Armed Forces, civilian employees of the U.S. Government (or 
their dependents or survivors), who are wounded or killed while 
serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, 
or any other military operation, activity, or geographic area 
designated by the Secretary of Defense. The provision would 
authorize periodic Comptroller General audits of gifts accepted 
under this authority. The authority would expire on December 
31, 2007.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that, in addition to 
gifts of real and personal property and money, would authorize 
the Secretary to accept gifts of services made on the condition 
that they be used for the benefit of members of the Armed 
Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense (and 
their dependents or survivors). Gifts from foreign governments 
or international organizations could only be accepted if they 
are not designated for a specific individual and could not 
include services. The amendment would authorize the 
establishment of a Department of Defense General Gift Fund.
      The conferees, by adding authority to accept gifts to 
benefit certain members, dependents, and civilian employees, do 
not intend to limit the existing general gift authority.
Inclusion of packet based telephony in Department of Defense 
        telecommunications benefits (sec. 375)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 345) 
that would include technology that allows the use of a 
broadband Internet connection for making telephone calls within 
the Department of Defense telecommunications benefit.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Limitation on financial management improvement and audit initiatives 
        within the Department of Defense (sec. 376)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 328) 
that would prohibit the Secretary of Defense from obligating 
any funds for activities related to the Department of Defense 
financial management improvement effort until the Secretary 
submits to the congressional defense committees an integrated 
and comprehensive financial management plan and a determination 
that each activity proposed to be funded would likely result in 
real and sustainable improvements in the Department's financial 
management systems and controls.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would clarify 
that the Department may continue to fund activities directed 
exclusively at assessing the adequacy of internal controls and 
remediating any inadequacies identified pursuant to such 
assessments.
Provision of welfare of special category residents at Naval Station 
        Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (sec. 377)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 334) 
that would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to provide for 
the general welfare, including subsistence, housing, and health 
care, of any person at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who 
is designated by the Secretary as a ``special category 
resident'' within 90 days of the enactment of this Act. The 
provision would not authorize the construction of new housing 
or medical treatment facilities. The provisions of chapter 13 
of title 31, United States Code, would not apply to the 
obligation or expenditure of funds for the general welfare of 
such persons prior to the date of enactment of this Act.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Commemoration of success of the Armed Forces in Operation Enduring 
        Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (sec. 378)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 344) 
that would authorize the President to designate a day of 
celebration to honor the soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen 
of the Armed Forces who have served in Operation Enduring 
Freedom (OEF) or Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). It would also 
authorize the issuance of a proclamation calling on the people 
of the United States to observe that day with appropriate 
ceremonies and activities. The provision would authorize the 
use of appropriated funds up to $20.0 million and the 
acceptance of gifts to pay the costs of the day of celebration. 
It would also authorize the presentation of recognition items 
under section 2261 of title 10, United States Code, to 
individuals who served honorably as a member of the Armed 
Forces in OEF and OIF.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would make the 
provision effective through fiscal year 2006.

                Subtitle H--Utah Test and Training Range

Definitions (sec. 381)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 341) that 
would define certain terms relating to the Utah Test and 
Training Range.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Military operations and overflights, Utah Test and Training Range (sec. 
        382)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 342) that 
would explain the importance of the Utah Test and Training 
Range and define the intent of the Utah Test and Training Range 
provisions.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Analysis of military readiness and operational impacts in planning 
        process for federal lands in Utah Test and Training Range (sec. 
        383)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 343) that 
would require the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense, to develop land use plans for 
federal lands in the Utah Test and Training Range. The 
provision would also prohibit the Secretary of the Interior 
from granting rights-of-way under the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761) upon certain federal 
lands.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would eliminate 
the limitation on the authority of the Secretary of the 
Interior to grant or issue authorizations for rights-of-way 
under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 upon 
certain federal lands.
Designation and management of Cedar Mountain Wilderness, Utah (sec. 
        384)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 344) that 
would designate certain federal land in Tooele County, Utah as 
wilderness and therefore a component of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Relation to other lands (sec. 385)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 346) that 
would make clarifying and technical corrections.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.

                   Legislative Provisions Not Adopted

Child and family assistance benefits for members of the Armed Forces
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 332) 
that would authorize an additional $60.0 million for Operation 
and Maintenance, Defense-wide activities, for child and family 
assistance benefits for members of the Armed Forces. Of the 
total amount authorized, $50.0 million would be available for 
child care services, and $10.0 million would be available for 
family assistance.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The increased amounts for child care and family 
assistance are reflected in the tables of this report in 
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide.
      The conferees applaud the significant increases in child 
care services and family assistance provided by supplemental 
appropriations, and urge the Department of Defense to make the 
additional funding available immediately to the families of 
members on active duty who require such services.
Congressional notification requirements regarding placement of 
        liquefied natural gas facilities, pipelines, and related 
        structures on defense lands
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 357) that 
would require, that not less than 30 days before the Secretary 
of Defense or the secretary of a military department issues a 
final decision regarding the placement of any liquefied natural 
gas facility, pipeline, or related structure on or in the 
vicinity of a military installation, range, or other lands 
under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense, the 
secretary concerned to submit to Congress a report detailing 
the justification for the decision, including the potential 
long-term effects on military readiness.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes. This matter was addressed in section 
311(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58), 
and the provision is no longer required.
Grants for local workforce investment boards for services for certain 
        spouses of members of the Armed Forces
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 341) 
that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to make grants to 
local workforce investment boards established under section 117 
of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2832) for 
the purpose of providing employment assistance to certain 
military spouses.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees note that the Department of Defense and the 
Department of Labor entered into a Memorandum of Understanding 
in 2003 that provides a framework for a broad range of 
continuing and new partnership efforts to help military spouses 
establish careers, despite having to transition among job 
markets due to frequent relocations. The conferees applaud this 
effort and encourage the Department of Labor and the Department 
of Defense to continue such collaboration in order to leverage 
their individual and combined resources to strengthen the 
quality of life for members of the Armed Forces and their 
families.
Identification of additional Bureau of Land Management land in Utah as 
        trust land for Skull Valley Band of Goshutes
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 345) that 
would identify approximately 640 acres of Bureau of Land 
Management land in Utah to be administered in trust for the 
benefit of the Skull Valley Band of Goshutes.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar amendment.
      The House recedes.
Legal standing and bid protests by federal employees in actions under 
        Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 324) that 
would express the sense of Congress on equitable legal standing 
for civilian employees in public-private competitions.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1109) 
that would provide legal standing for certain representatives 
of civilian employees in public-private competitions.
      The conference report does not include either provision.
      The conferees believe that to ensure public-private 
competitions are conducted as fairly, effectively, and 
efficiently as possible, both Department of Defense civilian 
employees (or their representatives) and contractors (or their 
representatives) should receive fair treatment throughout the 
competition regarding access to relevant information and legal 
standing to challenge the way a competition has been conducted.
      The conferees note that this issue was specifically 
addressed in section 326 of the Ronald W. Reagan National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-
375). The conferees believe that there is insufficient data on 
the implementation of section 326 to determine whether changes 
to that provision are needed, or would be appropriate.
Long Arm High-Intensity Arc Metal Halide Handheld Searchlight
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 336) 
that would authorize $4.5 million for the Long Arm High-
Intensity Arc Metal Halide Handheld Searchlight.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conference outcome is reflected in the tables of this 
report in Operation and Maintenance, Army.
Navy human resources benefits call center
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 304) 
that would authorize $1.5 million from Navy operation and 
maintenance funds for civilian manpower and personnel for a 
human resources benefit call center.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conference outcome is reflected in the tables of this 
report in Operation and Maintenance, Navy.
      The conferees note that the Navy currently is conducting 
a human resources benefit call center pilot program in Machias, 
Maine. Navy officials have stated that the pilot program is 
``very successful'' in delivering high customer satisfaction. 
Because of this success, the Navy intends to transition this 
call center to a permanent program. This is largely due to the 
hard work and commitment to excellence of the personnel who 
work at the call center in Machias.
Pilot project on compatible use buffers on real property bordering Fort 
        Carson, Colorado
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 312) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot 
project at Fort Carson, Colorado, to evaluate the effectiveness 
of conservation easements and leases entered into with willing 
entities to limit property development that would be 
incompatible with Fort Carson's mission. Conservation easements 
and leases are currently authorized under section 2684a of 
title 10, United States Code.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
      The conferees have added $20.0 million to the Readiness 
and Environmental Protection Initiative to support the 
Department of Defense's highest priority buffer zone projects. 
The conferees expect the Secretary of Defense to enter into 
agreements with willing entities to prevent or limit the use of 
property in the vicinity of a military installation that would 
impede the mission of that military installation. The conferees 
believe that the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
Secretary of the Army, should utilize available authority and 
funding to ensure that conservation easements and leases are 
entered into as quickly as possible at the high-priority sites 
identified as part of the Army's Compatible Use Buffer Program, 
including Fort Campbell; Fort Carson; Fort A. P. Hill; Fort 
Hood; Fort Sill; and Camp Ripley. With respect to Fort Carson, 
Colorado, the conferees understand that Fort Carson is one of 
the Army's highest priority sites for implementation of 
compatible use buffer zones.
Point of Maintenance/Arsenal/Depot AIT Initiative
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 335) 
that would authorize $10.0 million for the Point of 
Maintenance/Arsenal/Depot AIT (AD-AIT) Initiative.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conference outcome is reflected in the tables of this 
report in Operation and Maintenance, Army.
Provision of Department of Defense support for certain paralympic 
        sporting events
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 353) that 
would amend section 2564 of title 10, United States Code, to 
exempt certain paralympic sporting events conducted in the 
United States, its territories, or commonwealths, from 
prescribed conditions for Department of Defense-provided 
security and safety assistance. These conditions would include 
determinations that such security and safety needs cannot 
reasonably be met by other sources and, if provided, would not 
adversely affect military preparedness of the Armed Forces. 
Additionally, requesting organizations must agree to provide 
reimbursement. Under the provision, up to $1.0 million could be 
expended in any fiscal year to provide support for qualifying 
paralympic sporting events.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
338) that would provide funding from the Support for 
International Sporting Competitions (SISC) Defense account, 
which was established by section 5802 of the Omnibus 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-208).
      The conference agreement does not include these 
provisions.
      The conferees support Department-provided security and 
safety assistance to qualifying sporting events and endorse 
participation by eligible military personnel and veterans in 
paralympic sporting events. A separate provision in this Act 
amends section 717 of title 10, United States Code, to 
specifically authorize members of the Armed Forces to train 
for, attend, and participate in the Paralympic Games. The 
conferees note that the quadrennial Paralympic Games are 
already exempted from certification and reimbursement 
requirements in connection with the use of the SISC account 
funds. However, the need for, and impact of, expansion of 
Department support for events of this type are not clear. The 
average annual number of events of this type, the anticipated 
size of events of this type, and the associated scope of 
assistance requested from the Department under this expanded 
authority could not be determined. Consequently, no assessment 
of the resulting increase to the personnel tempo of both active 
and reserve component forces could be made.
      The conferees, therefore, direct the Secretary of 
Defense, in consultation with the U.S. Olympic Committee, to 
identify and submit a report to the congressional defense 
committees by August 31, 2006, detailing the effect of amending 
section 2564 of title 10, United States Code, to include the 
Paralympic Military Program and paralympic sporting events, at 
various participation levels, in the category of events that 
would qualify for Department support without having to meet the 
conditions in subsections (a) and (b) of that section.
      This report shall include an analysis of: (1) the 
estimated number of events that would qualify for 
nonreimbursable assistance; (2) the impact of such increased 
Department support on the operational or personnel tempo of 
active duty, guard, and reserve forces; (3) the type and scope 
of assistance that is likely to be needed or requested outside 
the realm of security and safety; (4) the estimated annual cost 
to the Department for such assistance; (5) whether support for 
such events would constitute appropriate inactive duty 
training; (6) whether Department support for such events should 
be contingent on the participation of current or former 
military personnel as athletes; and (7) whether Department 
support for such events should be contingent on the size of the 
event based on a minimum level of participation.
Report on aircraft to perform High-Altitude Aviation Training Site
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 337) 
that would require the Secretary of the Army to submit a report 
to the congressional defense committees that contains an 
evaluation on the type of aircraft available in the Army 
inventory that is most suited to perform the High-Altitude 
Aviation Training Site (HAATS) mission, and a determination of 
when such aircraft may be available for assignment to the 
HAATS.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees are aware that the HAATS at Eagle, Colorado 
is the primary site for training military aviators on 
operations in all season weather conditions in hostile, high 
altitude, power limited environments. The training site 
currently uses UH-1 Huey and OH-58 Kiowa aircraft that are 
being phased out of the inventory within the future-years 
defense program. The conferees are aware that the Secretary of 
the Army has begun an evaluation of the Army inventory and 
aircraft availability to determine the most appropriate 
schedule for assigning suitable aircraft to HAATS. The 
conferees look forward to delivery of the report of this 
evaluation to the congressional defense committees no later 
than December 15, 2005.

              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                     Legislative Provisions Adopted

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

End strengths for active forces (sec. 401)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 401) that 
would authorize the following end strengths for active forces 
as of September 30, 2006: Army, 482,400; Navy, 352,700; Marine 
Corps, 175,000; and Air Force, 357,400.
      The House bill also contained a provision (sec. 1521(a) 
and (c)) that would increase the end strengths authorized by 
section 401 for the Army by 30,000 and for the Marine Corps by 
4,000, respectively, for fiscal year 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
401) that would authorize an active-duty end strength for the 
Army of 522,400, and an active-duty end strength of the Marine 
Corps of 178,000, with end strengths for the other services 
identical to those in the House provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
an end strength as of September 30, 2006, of 512,400 for the 
Army and 179,000 for the Marine Corps, subject to the condition 
that costs for end strength in excess of 482,400 for the Army, 
and in excess of 175,000 for the Marine Corps, shall be paid 
out of funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2006 
for a contingent emergency reserve fund or as an emergency 
supplemental appropriation.
      The conferees recommend end strength levels for active 
forces for fiscal year 2006 as set forth in the following 
table:

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                                                                     FY 2006                   Change from
                                                FY 2005   ------------------------------------------------------
                   Service                     authorized                  Conferee       FY 2006      FY 2005
                                                             Request    recommendation    request     authorized
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Army........................................      502,400      482,400        512,400        30,000       10,000
Navy........................................      365,900      352,700        352,700             0      -13,200
Marine Corps................................      178,000      175,000        179,000         4,000        1,000
Air Force...................................      359,700      357,400        357,400             0       -2,300
                                             -------------------------------------------------------------------
      DoD Total.............................    1,406,000    1,367,500      1,401,500        34,000       -4,500
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Revision in permanent active-duty end strength minimum levels (sec. 
        402)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 402) that 
would establish the following new minimum active-duty end 
strengths: for the Army, 482,400; Navy, 352,700; Marine Corps, 
175,000; and Air Force, 357,400.
      The House bill also contained a provision (sec. 1521(b)) 
that would increase the minimum active-duty end strengths for 
the Army by 30,000 to 512,400, and for the Marine Corps by 
4,000 to 179,000.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
402) that would establish minimum active-duty end strengths for 
the Army, 522,400, and for the Marine Corps, 178,000. Minimum 
end strengths for the Navy and Air Force would be identical to 
those in the House provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
the minimum active-duty end strength for the Army, 502,400, and 
for the Marine Corps, 179,000.
      The conferees recommend minimum end strength levels for 
active forces as set forth in the following table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 FY 2006     Change from
                                  FY 2005   ----------------------------
            Service              authorized     Conferee
                                             recommendation    FY 2005
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Army..........................      502,400        502,400             0
Navy..........................      365,900        352,700       -13,200
Marine Corps..................      178,000        179,000         1,000
Air Force.....................      359,700        357,400        -2,300
                               -----------------------------------------
      DoD Total...............    1,406,000      1,391,500       -14,500
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Additional authority for increases of Army and Marine Corps active-duty 
        end strengths for fiscal years 2007 through 2009 (sec. 403)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1522) that 
would authorize additional increases of active-duty end 
strength for the Army equal to the number otherwise authorized 
by law for fiscal year 2006, plus up to 20,000 for each fiscal 
year 2007 through 2009. The House provision would also 
authorize increases of active-duty end strength for the Marine 
Corps of the number otherwise authorized by law for fiscal year 
2006, plus up to 5,000 for each fiscal year 2007 through 2009.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.

                       Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

End strengths for Selected Reserve (sec. 411)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 411) that 
would authorize the following end strengths for Selected 
Reserve personnel, including the end strengths for reserves on 
active duty in support of the reserves as of September 30, 
2006: the Army National Guard of the United States, 350,000; 
the Army Reserve, 205,000; the Naval Reserve, 73,100; the 
Marine Corps Reserve, 39,600; the Air National Guard of the 
United States, 106,800; the Air Force Reserve, 74,000; and the 
Coast Guard Reserve, 10,000.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 411).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
      The conferees recommend end strength levels for the 
Selected Reserve for fiscal year 2006 as set forth in the 
following table:

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                                                                         FY 2006                Change from
                                                      FY 2005  -------------------------------------------------
                      Service                       authorized                Conferee      FR 2006     FY 2005
                                                                 Request   recommendation   request   authorized
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Army National Guard...............................     350,000    350,000       350,000            0           0
Army Reserve......................................     205,000    205,000       205,000            0           0
Naval Reserve.....................................      83,400     73,100        73,100            0     -10,300
Marine Corps Reserve..............................      39,600     39,600        39,600            0           0
Air National Guard................................     106,800    106,800       106,800            0           0
Air Force Reserve.................................      76,100     74,000        74,000            0      -2,100
                                                   -------------------------------------------------------------
      DoD Total...................................     860,900    848,500       848,500            0     -12,400
Coast Guard Reserve...............................      10,000     10,000        10,000            0           0
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End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the reserves 
        (sec. 412)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 412) that 
would authorize the following end strengths for reserves on 
active duty in support of the reserves as of September 30, 
2006: the Army National Guard of the United States, 27,345; the 
Army Reserve, 15,270; the Naval Reserve, 13,392; the Marine 
Corps Reserve, 2,261; the Air National Guard of the United 
States, 13,089; and the Air Force Reserve, 2,290.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
412) that would authorize end strengths of 27,396 for the Army 
National Guard of the United States, 13,123 for the Air 
National Guard of the United States, and identical end 
strengths for the other services.
      The House recedes.
      The conferees recommend end strength levels for reserves 
on active duty in support of the reserves as set forth in the 
following table:

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                                                                         FY 2006                Change from
                                                      FY 2005  -------------------------------------------------
                      Service                       authorized                Conferee      FY 2006     FY 2005
                                                                 Request   recommendation   request   authorized
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Army National Guard...............................      26,602     27,345        27,396           51         794
Army Reserve......................................      14,970     15,270        15,270            0         300
Naval Reserve.....................................      14,152     13,392        13,392            0        -760
Marine Corps Reserve..............................       2,261      2,261         2,261            0           0
Air National Guard................................      12,263     13,089        13,123           34         860
Air Force Reserve.................................       1,900      2,290         2,290            0         390
                                                   -------------------------------------------------------------
      DoD Total...................................      72,148     73,647        73,732           85       1,584
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      In addition to the budget request, the end strengths 
recommended by the conferees would include an additional 51 
reserves on active duty in support of the reserves for the Army 
National Guard and an additional 34 for the Air National Guard 
for the creation of five additional National Guard Chemical, 
Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High Yield Explosive 
Enhanced Response Force Package (NG CERFP) teams.
      The conferees would expect that the certification 
requirement for reserve component rapid assessment element 
teams under section 12310(c)(5) of title 10, United States 
Code, would be met by the Secretary of Defense before any of 
these teams would be used to respond to a weapons of mass 
destruction or terrorist emergency.
      The conferees would also expect that the creation of any 
additional NG CERFP teams would be subject to specific 
congressional authorization and a corresponding adjustment to 
the end strengths of reserves on active duty in support of the 
reserves authorized by law.
End strengths for military technicians (dual status) (sec. 413)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 413) that 
would authorize the following end strengths for military 
technicians (dual status) as of September 30, 2006: the Army 
National Guard of the United States, 25,563; the Army Reserve, 
7,649; the Air National Guard of the United States, 22,971; and 
the Air Force Reserve, 9,853.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
413) that would authorize end strength of 9,852 for the Air 
Force Reserve and identical end strengths for the other 
services.
      The House recedes.
      The conferees recommend end strength levels for military 
technicians (dual status) as set forth in the following table:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                         FY 2006                Change from
                                                      FY 2005  -------------------------------------------------
                      Service                       authorized                Conferee      FY 2006     FY 2005
                                                                 Request   recommendation   request   authorized
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Army National Guard...............................      25,076     25,563        25,563            0         487
Army Reserve......................................       7,299      7,649         7,649            0         350
Air National Guard................................      22,956     22,971        22,971            0          15
Air Force Reserve.................................       9,954      9,852         9,852            0        -102
                                                   -------------------------------------------------------------
      DoD Total...................................      65,285     66,035        66,035            0         750
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Fiscal year 2006 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians 
        (sec. 414)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 414) that 
would establish the maximum end strengths for the reserve 
components of the Army and Air Force for non-dual status 
technicians as of September 30, 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 414).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for 
        operational support (sec. 415)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 415) that 
would authorize the maximum number of reserve component 
personnel who may be on active duty or full-time National Guard 
duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United States Code, 
during fiscal year 2006 to provide operational support.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees recommend maximum levels by service for 
reserve component personnel on full-time, active duty who are 
providing operational support as set forth in the following 
table:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                         FY 2006                Change from
                                                      FY 2005  -------------------------------------------------
                      Service                       authorized                Conferee      FY 2006     FY 2005
                                                                 Request   recommendation   request   authorized
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Army National Guard...............................      10,300     17,000        17,000            0       6,700
Army Reserve......................................       5,000     13,000        13,000            0       8,000
Naval Reserve.....................................       6,200      6,200         6,200            0           0
Marine Corps Reserve..............................       2,500      3,000         3,000            0         500
Air National Guard................................      10,100     16,000        16,000            0       5,900
Air Force Reserve.................................       3,600     14,000        14,000            0      10,400
                                                   -------------------------------------------------------------
      DoD Total...................................      37,700     69,200        69,200            0      31,500
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              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

Military personnel (sec. 421)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 421) that 
would authorize a total of $108,824.3 million to be 
appropriated to the Department of Defense in fiscal year 2006 
for military personnel.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 421) 
that would authorize a total of $109,179.6 million to be 
appropriated to the Department of Defense in fiscal year 2006 
for military personnel.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
$108,942.7 million to be appropriated to the Department of 
Defense in fiscal year 2006 for military personnel.
      The conferees have agreed to the following changes from 
the budget request related to the military personnel accounts:

                         [Additions in millions]

Improved basic allowance for housing (BAH) for reservists.....    $ 26.0
Increased cap on reserve enlistment/affiliation bonus.........      30.0
Increased cap on active duty enlistment bonus.................      30.0
Expanded early commissioning program for the Army.............       2.4
Additional special pay for dental officers....................       4.0
Increased household goods weight limit for senior NCOs........       4.0
Army recruit referral bonus...................................       3.0
Income replacement authority for reservists...................       7.0
Critical skills retention bonus for nurses in SROTC...........       1.0
Unobligated balances, Air Force...............................    -107.4
                    --------------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________

Total.........................................................       0.0

      The conferees note that in addition to the amounts shown 
above, $11,788.3 million was made available in title XV of this 
Act for the additional costs of military personnel involved in 
ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Armed Forces Retirement Home (sec. 422)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 422) that 
would authorize $58.3 million to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2006 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund for 
operation of the Armed Forces Retirement Home.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec 422).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.

                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                       Items of Special Interest

Department of Defense Policy on Transportation of Military Remains
      The conferees are aware that, pursuant to Department of 
Defense policy, the remains of military personnel, when air 
transport is necessary, are transported with an assigned escort 
officer by commercial airlines from Dover Air Force Base to 
their hometowns. The remains of our military men and women 
should be transported with the utmost ceremony, honors, and 
respect, and the conferees believe that examination of this 
issue with an eye toward improvement is called for. The 
conferees direct the Secretary to establish a system that would 
ensure that upon arrival at the ultimate destination, the flag-
draped coffin is removed and that appropriate military honors 
are rendered by a small honor guard. The conferees believe that 
use of military aircraft for transportation of deceased members 
may be a preferable means of transportation and direct the 
Secretary to submit a report, no later than February 1, 2006, 
discussing the feasibility of such a requirement. The conferees 
believe that for those who make our freedom possible, this 
final honor is reasonable and justified by their sacrifice.

                     Legislative Provisions Adopted

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

Temporary increase in percentage limits on reduction of time-in-grade 
        requirements for retirement in grade upon voluntary retirement 
        (sec. 501)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 501) that 
would increase through December 31, 2007, the percentage of 
lieutenant colonels (or commanders in the Navy) and colonels 
(or captains in the Navy) that the secretary of a military 
department, when authorized by the Secretary of Defense, may 
approve for retirement with less than 3 years time-in-grade 
from 2 percent to 4 percent of the officers authorized in that 
grade for that fiscal year.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would limit the 
applicability of the provision to the Air Force and the Navy.
Two-year renewal of temporary authority to reduce minimum length of 
        commissioned service required for voluntary retirement as an 
        officer (sec. 502)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 502) that 
would authorize through December 31, 2007, reduction in the 
amount of time from 10 years to 8 years that an officer who has 
prior enlisted service must serve as a commissioned officer in 
order to retire as a commissioned officer.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
506) that would extend this authority through December 31, 
2008.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Exclusion from active duty general and flag officer distribution and 
        strength limitations of officers on leave pending separation or 
        retirement or between senior positions (sec. 503)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 504) that 
would permit general or flag officers who have been selected 
for promotion to lieutenant general or vice admiral or above to 
be promoted to the higher rank at the time these officers begin 
serving in their new positions. The provision would also 
prohibit frocking of officers under section 777 of title 10, 
United States Code, who have been selected for promotion to 
lieutenant general, vice admiral, or above. To facilitate these 
transitions, the provision would temporarily exclude from grade 
distribution and numerical limitations under sections 525 and 
526 of title 10, United States Code, for no more than 30 days, 
the senior general and flag officers selected for these 
positions of importance and responsibility under section 601 of 
title 10, United States Code.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 501) 
that would exclude from consideration in determining the 
distribution limitations and total numbers of general or flag 
officers on active duty, officers in the grade of brigadier 
general or rear admiral (lower half) or above who are on leave 
pending separation, retirement, or release from active duty.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would combine 
the authorizations included in both the House and Senate 
provisions, but extend to 60 days the temporary exclusion from 
grade distribution and numerical limitations under sections 525 
and 526 for officers who have been relieved from a position 
designated under section 601 of title 10, United States Code, 
and are under orders to assume another such position.
Consolidation of grade limitations on officer assignment and insignia 
        practice known as frocking (sec. 504)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 505) that 
would establish a consolidated limit of 85 on the number of 
promotable colonels, Navy captains, brigadier generals, and 
rear admirals (lower half) who would be authorized to be 
frocked to higher grade under section 777 of title 10, United 
States Code.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Clarification of deadline for receipt by promotion selection boards of 
        certain communications from eligible officers (sec. 505)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 509) that 
would amend sections 614(b) and 14106 of title 10, United 
States Code, to provide that officers eligible for 
consideration by a promotion selection board may send a written 
communication to the board that, to be considered, must arrive 
not later than 11:59 p.m. on the day before the board convenes.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
503) that would specify that the provision become effective on 
March 1, 2006, and shall apply to selection boards convened on 
or after that date.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Furnishing to promotion selection boards of adverse information on 
        officers eligible for promotion to certain senior grades (sec. 
        506)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 504) 
that would require that substantiated adverse information be 
provided to promotion selection boards considering active and 
reserve component officers for promotion to the grade of 
lieutenant colonel, or commander in the case of the Navy, or 
above.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would make this 
requirement applicable only to promotion selection boards 
considering officers for promotion to the grades of brigadier 
general or rear admiral (lower half) or above. It would also 
clarify that only credible information of an adverse nature, 
including any substantiated adverse finding or conclusion from 
an officially documented investigation or inquiry, shall be 
furnished to selection boards.
Applicability of officer distribution and strength limitations to 
        officers serving in intelligence community positions (sec. 507)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 509) 
that would amend section 528 of title 10, United States Code, 
to exclude from the grade distribution and numerical 
limitations in sections 525 and 526 of title 10, United States 
Code, general or flag officers serving in certain intelligence 
positions. These would include military officers serving as 
either the Director or Deputy Director of the Central 
Intelligence Agency (CIA) and as the Associate Director of the 
CIA for Military Support. Additionally, the exclusion from 
section 525 and 526 limits would apply to no more than five 
general or flag officers of the Armed Forces serving in the 
Office of the Director of National Intelligence in positions 
designated by agreement between the Secretary of Defense and 
the Director of National Intelligence.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Grades of the judge advocates general (sec. 508)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 505) 
that would require that the judge advocates general of the 
Army, Navy, and Air Force be appointed in the grade of 
lieutenant general or vice admiral, as appropriate. The 
provision would also exempt these officers from the grade 
distribution requirements for general and flag officers in 
section 525(b) of title 10, United States Code.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would provide 
that the judge advocates general be appointed in a grade not 
less than major general or rear admiral, as appropriate, and 
would strike the exemption from the grade distribution 
requirements.
Authority to retain permanent professors at the Naval Academy beyond 30 
        years of active commissioned service (sec. 509)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 507) that 
would authorize permanent professors of the Naval Academy to be 
retained beyond 30 years of active commissioned service until 
age 64. Navy and Marine Corps officers serving as permanent 
professors at the Naval Academy in the grade of commander or 
lieutenant colonel, who are not on a list of officers 
recommended for promotion, would be retired after 28 years of 
service unless their retirement is deferred and they are 
continued on active duty by the Secretary of the Navy. Such 
officers who are continued on active duty would remain eligible 
for promotion to the next higher grade. Navy and Marine Corps 
officers serving as permanent professors at the Naval Academy 
in the grade of captain or colonel, who are not on a list of 
officers recommended for promotion, would be retired after 30 
years of service unless their retirement is deferred and they 
are continued on active duty by the Secretary of the Navy.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
561).
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Authority for designation of a general/flag officer position on the 
        Joint Staff to be held by reserve component general or flag 
        officer on active duty (sec. 510)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 506) that 
would increase from 10 to 11 the number of reserve general or 
flag officer positions that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff can designate to be held only by reserve component 
general and flag officers on active duty and authorize one of 
these positions to be designated on the Joint Staff.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
502).
      The Senate recedes.

                Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management

Separation at age 64 for reserve component senior officers (sec. 511)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 503) that 
would extend from age 62 to 64 the age at which the chiefs of 
the Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve, and the directors of 
the Army National Guard and Air National Guard must retire.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
508).
      The Senate recedes.
Modification of strength-in-grade limitations applicable to reserve 
        flag officers in active status (sec. 512)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 507) 
that would amend section 12004 of title 10, United States Code, 
to reduce by four the number of required Navy Reserve flag 
officers in medical designators and by one the number of Navy 
Reserve flag officers in the Supply Corps and to increase by 
five the number of Navy Reserve line officers.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Military technicians (dual status) mandatory separation (sec. 513)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 513) that 
would require the Secretary of the Army to implement personnel 
policies that would allow a military technician (dual status) 
who continues to meet the requirements for dual status to serve 
beyond a mandatory removal date for officers, and any 
applicable maximum years of service limitation, until the 
military technician (dual status) reaches age 60 and attains 
eligibility for an unreduced annuity.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Military retirement credit for certain service by National Guard 
        members performed while in a state duty status immediately 
        after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (sec. 514)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 514) that 
would authorize military retirement credit for certain members 
of the Ready Reserve of the Army National Guard or Air National 
Guard, who served in full-time state active duty status 
performed on or after September 11, 2001, and before October 1, 
2002, in specified counties in New York and Virginia in support 
of the federal declaration of emergency following the terrorist 
attacks on the United States of September 11, 2001.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees agree that authorizing federal military 
retirement credit for full-time state active duty service 
performed on or after September 11, 2001, and before October 1, 
2002, in the specified counties in New York and Virginia is an 
appropriate recognition of the unique circumstances and 
national impact of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. 
This authorization of federal military retirement benefits for 
state active duty service is both specific and limited. This 
authorization does not extend to any other form of federal 
benefits.
Redesignation of the Naval Reserve as the Navy Reserve (sec. 515)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 906) 
that would redesignate the Naval Reserve as the Navy Reserve 
and set forth conforming amendments to the United States Code 
reflecting this redesignation.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Clarification of certain authorities relating to the Commission on the 
        National Guard and Reserves (sec. 516)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 597) 
that would modify section 523 of the Ronald W. Reagan National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-
375), which established the Commission on the National Guard 
and Reserves. The provision would clarify certain issues 
relating to the pay of members. The provision would also 
clarify that the commission is established in the legislative 
branch.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Report on employment matters for members of the reserve components 
        (sec. 517)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 579) that 
would require the Comptroller General to submit a report to 
Congress on difficulties faced by members of the reserve 
components with respect to employment as a result of being 
ordered to perform full-time National Guard duty or being 
ordered to active duty. In preparing the report, the 
Comptroller General would be required to include specific 
information on the following: the number of employers of 
members of the reserve components in the public and private 
sector, respectively; an estimate of the number of employers 
who employ fewer than 50 full-time employees; an estimate of 
the number of members of the reserve components who are self-
employed; the nature of the business of employers of members of 
the reserve components; and a description of the difficulties 
faced by members of the reserve components in gaining 
reemployment after having performed full-time National Guard 
duty or active duty service, including difficulties faced by 
members who are disabled and who are veterans of the Vietnam 
era.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would clarify 
that the report should provide a description of the 
difficulties faced by members of the reserve components in 
gaining reemployment after having performed full-time National 
Guard duty or active duty service, including difficulties faced 
by members who are disabled.
Defense Science Board study on deployment of members of the National 
        Guard and reserves in the global war on terrorism (sec. 518)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 540) 
that would require the Defense Science Board to conduct a study 
on the length and frequency of the deployment of members of the 
National Guard and reserves as a result of the global war on 
terrorism. The study would include an identification of the 
current range of lengths and frequencies of deployments; an 
assessment of the consequences for force structure, morale, and 
mission capability of deployments that are lengthy, frequent, 
or both; an identification of the optimal length and frequency 
of deployments; and identification of mechanisms to reduce the 
length, frequency, or both, of deployments of members of the 
National Guard and the reserves. The study, with 
recommendations the Defense Science Board considers 
appropriate, would be due to the congressional defense 
committees not later than May 1, 2006.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Sense of Congress on certain matters relating to the National Guard and 
        Reserves (sec. 519)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 543) 
that would express the sense of the Senate that the importance 
and integral role played by active Guard and reserve members 
and military technicians (dual status) in the efforts of the 
Armed Forces is recognized. The provision would also urge the 
Secretary of Defense to promptly resolve questions relating to 
authority for payment of reenlistment bonuses stemming from 
reenlistment contracts entered into between January 14, 2005, 
and April 17, 2005, involving members of the Army National 
Guard and military technicians (dual status).
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would change the 
provision from a sense of the Senate to a sense of Congress.
Pilot program on enhanced quality of life for members of the Army 
        Reserve and their families (sec. 520)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 538) 
that would require the Secretary of the Army to conduct a pilot 
program in two States to assess the feasibility of utilizing a 
coalition of military and civilian community personnel in order 
to enhance the quality of life for members of the Army Reserve 
and their families.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would allow the 
Secretary to identify the locations of the program, and to 
require that personnel participating in the pilot program 
include military personnel and appropriate members of the 
civilian community.
      The conferees intend that the principal objective of the 
pilot program shall be to enhance the mission readiness of 
members of the Army Reserve by assisting their families in 
addressing the many challenges presented by deployments, 
including separation, family relationships, and parenting.

                   Subtitle C--Education and Training

            PART I--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCHOOLS GENERALLY

Authority for National Defense University award of degree of Master of 
        Science in Joint Campaign Planning and Strategy (sec. 521)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 524) that 
would authorize the President of the National Defense 
University to award the degree of master of science in joint 
campaign planning and strategy to graduates of the University 
who fulfill the requirements of the program of the Joint 
Advanced Warfighting School at the Joint Forces Staff College.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 596).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Authority for certain professional military education schools to 
        receive faculty research grants for certain purposes (sec. 522)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 925) 
that would grant authority to the Air Force for faculty at the 
Air Force Institute of Technology to accept research grants.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would expand the 
authority to receive research grants to the National Defense 
University, Army War College, Naval Postgraduate School, Naval 
War College, Marine Corps University, Air Force Institute of 
Technology, and Air War College.

            PART II--UNITED STATES NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL

Revision to mission of the Naval Postgraduate School (sec. 523)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 592(a)) 
that would modify and enhance the statutory mission of the 
Naval Postgraduate School.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment that would 
provide that the primary function of the Naval Postgraduate 
School is to provide advanced instruction and professional and 
technical education and research opportunities for commissioned 
officers of the naval service in their practical and 
theoretical duties; the science, physics and systems 
engineering of current and future naval warfare doctrine, 
operations and systems; and the integration of naval operations 
and systems into joint, combined, and multinational operations.
Modification of eligibility for position of president of the Naval 
        Postgraduate School (sec. 524)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 599B) 
that would modify the eligibility requirements for the position 
of president of the Naval Postgraduate School to allow a 
military officer in the grade of rear admiral (lower half), or 
a civilian individual having qualifications appropriate to the 
position, to serve as president. An individual would be 
detailed or assigned to the position of president of the Naval 
Postgraduate School by the Secretary of the Navy, upon the 
recommendation of the Chief of Naval Operations. A civilian 
assigned as president would be limited to serve in that 
position for a term of not more than 5 years.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would specify 
that a civilian assigned as the president of the Naval 
Postgraduate School must hold a doctorate degree in a field of 
study relevant to the mission and function of the Naval 
Postgraduate School, while a officer of the Navy detailed as 
president must have a doctorate or master's degree in such a 
field. Other qualifications for detail or assignment as 
president would include: a comprehensive understanding of the 
Navy, the Department of Defense, and joint and combined 
operations; leadership experience at the senior level in a 
large and diverse organization; demonstrated ability to foster 
and encourage a program of research in order to sustain 
academic excellence; and other qualifications, as determined by 
the Secretary of the Navy. The House amendment would allow the 
reappointment of a civilian holding the position of president 
for up to an additional term of 5 years. The House amendment 
would also specify that military officers not below the grade 
of captain may be detailed as president, but would remove the 
requirement that such officers be eligible for command at sea.
Increased enrollment for eligible defense industry employees in the 
        defense product development program at Naval Postgraduate 
        School (sec. 525)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 522) that 
would increase the number of defense industry civilian 
employees who may be admitted to the Naval Postgraduate School 
to receive instruction in a program leading to a master's 
degree in a curriculum related to defense product development 
from the current limit of 10 at any one time to 25. The House 
provision would also broaden the areas of study authorized for 
such students to include systems engineering, in addition to 
the current curriculum related to defense product development.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Instruction for enlisted personnel by the Naval Postgraduate School 
        (sec. 526)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 526) that 
would require the Secretary of the Navy to submit a report to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives on the plans of the Secretary to provide 
enlisted members of the Navy with opportunities to pursue 
graduate degree programs.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 592(b)) 
that would expand the eligibility of enlisted personnel to 
receive instruction from the Naval Postgraduate School by 
authorizing enlisted members of the Armed Forces to participate 
in certificate programs and courses required for the 
performance of their duties.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would limit the 
authority of enlisted personnel to receive instruction from the 
Naval Postgraduate School in certificate programs and courses 
required for the performance of their duties to members of the 
Navy and Marine Corps. The amendment would clarify that the 
Naval Postgraduate School would not be authorized to grant 
baccalaureate, master's or doctorate degrees on the basis of 
participation in such instruction. The amendment would require 
the Secretary to submit a report to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the 
Navy's plans, if any, to provide enlisted members of the Navy 
with opportunities to pursue graduate degree programs.

               PART III--RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS

Repeal of limitation on amount of financial assistance under ROTC 
        scholarship programs (sec. 531)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 521) that 
would authorize the service secretaries to pay the costs of 
room and board for Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) 
cadets who are receiving scholarships when those costs exceed 
the cumulative cost of tuition, fees, books, and laboratory 
expenses. Current law allows ROTC scholarships to cover the 
cost of room and board, but limits the amount of room and board 
to the cost of tuition, fees, books, and laboratory expenses.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
532).
      The Senate recedes.
Increase in annual limit on number of ROTC scholarships under Army 
        Reserve and National Guard program (sec. 532)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 527) that 
would increase from 208 to 416 the maximum number of Reserve 
Officers' Training Corps scholarships the Army may provide to 
cadets who would be authorized to perform their obligated 
service in the Army Reserve or Army National Guard.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
534).
      The Senate recedes.
Procedures for suspending financial assistance and subsistence 
        allowance for senior ROTC cadets and midshipmen on the basis of 
        health-related conditions (sec. 533)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 533) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to prescribe 
policies and procedures to be followed by the military 
departments prior to suspending financial assistance to senior 
Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets and midshipmen on the 
basis of health-related conditions.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Eligibility of United States nationals for appointment to the Senior 
        Reserve Officers' Training Corps (sec. 534)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 541) 
that would authorize U.S. nationals to be appointed as a cadet 
or midshipman in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, 
to be appointed as a cadet in the Army Reserve or Army National 
Guard of the United States, and to be eligible for appointment 
as a commissioned officer, under the same statutory authorities 
and criteria that apply to U.S. citizens.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Promotion of foreign language skills among members of the Reserve 
        Officers' Training Corps (sec. 535)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 542) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to support the 
acquisition of foreign language skills among cadets and 
midshipmen in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps through the 
development and implementation of incentives to study a foreign 
language, including special emphasis for Arabic, Chinese, and 
other strategic languages, as defined by the Secretary of 
Defense, and a recruiting strategy to target foreign language 
speakers, including members of heritage communities, to 
participate in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. The 
provision would require the Secretary to submit a report to the 
congressional defense committees not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act on actions taken to carry out 
this provision.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Designation of Ike Skelton Early Commissioning Program scholarships 
        (sec. 536)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 577) 
that would designate scholarships awarded to cadets appointed 
at certain military junior colleges under section 2107a of 
title 10, United States Code, as Ike Skelton Early 
Commissioning Program scholarships.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

                         PART IV--OTHER MATTERS

Enhancement of educational loan repayment authorities (sec. 537)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1507) 
that would modify section 2171(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, to include additional types of loans incurred for 
educational purposes by service members that would be eligible 
for loan repayment by the Department of Defense. The provision 
would also make both officer and enlisted personnel eligible 
for loan repayment.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Payment of expenses of members of the Armed Forces to obtain 
        professional credentials (sec. 538)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 523) that 
would authorize the payment of expenses for service members to 
obtain an accreditation, license, certification, or other state 
or professionally-imposed credential, so long as it is not a 
prerequisite for appointment in the Armed Forces.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
651).
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Use of Reserve Montgomery GI Bill benefits and benefits for mobilized 
        members of the Selected Reserve and National Guard for payments 
        for licensing or certification tests (sec. 539)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 511) that 
would authorize the use of Reserve Montgomery GI Bill benefits 
and benefits for mobilized members of the Selected Reserve and 
National Guard for licensing or certification test fees in the 
amount of $2,000 or the fee charged for the test, whichever is 
less. The House provision would apply to tests administered on 
or after October 1, 2005.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would make the 
changes effective on the date of enactment of this Act.
Modification of educational assistance for reserves supporting 
        contingency and other operations (sec. 540)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 512) that 
would modify the authority for educational assistance benefits 
for reserves who have served on active duty in support of a 
contingency operation, or for members of the National Guard who 
served on full-time National Guard duty for the purpose of 
responding to a national emergency, for more than 90 days. The 
provision would clarify that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
prescribes the manner and form of election of benefits to 
comply with the requirement that individuals receive assistance 
under only one such program. The House provision would also 
authorize an exception to the immediate termination of 
assistance for members of the Selected Reserve who incur a 
break in service of not more than 90 days if the member 
continues to serve in the Ready Reserve. The House provision 
would further include a clarification that the educational 
assistance provided by the statute applies only to members who 
were called or ordered to active duty, or performed full-time 
National Guard duty, on or after September 11, 2001.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
535) that would clarify that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
prescribes the manner and form of election of benefits, and 
provides an exception to the immediate termination of 
assistance for members of the Selected Reserve who incur a 
break in service of not more than 90 days if the member 
continues to serve in the Ready Reserve.
      The House recedes.

                Subtitle D--General Service Requirements

Ground combat and other exclusion policies (sec. 541)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 574) that 
would require that if the Secretary of Defense proposes to make 
any change to the ground combat exclusion policy that has been 
in effect since October 1, 1994, or proposes to open or close 
to the assignment of women any military career designator 
related to military operations on the ground in effect as of 
May 18, 2005, the Secretary must provide prior notice to 
Congress. Such a change would be implemented only after the end 
of a period of 60 days of continuous session of Congress. The 
provision would also require that the Secretary provide 30 days 
prior notice to Congress before implementing any other 
personnel policy change that would open to women assignments 
not involving ground combat that are, as of the date of the 
proposed change, closed to women. The provision would further 
require the Secretary to submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not 
later than March 31, 2006, a report of the Secretary's review 
of the current and future implementation of the policy 
regarding the assignment of women.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would provide 
that any proposed change to the ground combat exclusion policy 
would only be implemented after notice to Congress and the end 
of a period of 30 days of continuous session of Congress.
Uniform citizenship or residency requirements for enlistment in the 
        Armed Forces (sec. 542)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 531) that 
would clarify and uniformly apply existing practices of the 
military services regarding eligibility of individuals who are 
not citizens of the United States to enlist in the Armed 
Forces.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
521).
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Increase in maximum age for enlistment (sec. 543)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1504) 
that would modify section 505(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, to authorize the enlistment of persons who are not more 
than 42 years of age.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Increase in maximum term of original enlistment in regular component 
        (sec. 544)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 532) that 
would amend section 505(c) of title 10, United States Code, to 
increase the maximum duration of an enlistment in a regular 
component from 6 to 8 years.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
National Call to Service program (sec. 545)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 534) that 
would amend section 510 of title 10, United States Code, to 
clarify that eligibility under the National Call to Service 
program would include military occupational specialties for 
enlistments for officer training and subsequent service as an 
officer, in cases in which the reason for the enlistment and 
entry into the National Call to Service program is to enter an 
officer training program.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would remove 
the Peace Corps from those national service programs through 
which National Call to Service participants may, after an 
initial period of active duty, complete their period of 
obligated service. The amendment would also amend section 510 
to make certain technical corrections related to the 
eligibility of National Call to Service participants for 
educational benefits under titles 10 and 38, United States 
Code, and clarify that educational assistance earned through 
the National Call to Service program would be provided through 
the Department of Veterans Affairs under an agreement entered 
into by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs.
Reports on information provided to potential recruits and to new 
        entrants into the Armed Forces on ``stop loss'' authorities and 
        initial period of military service obligation (sec. 546)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 523) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense, not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, to submit a 
report on the actions being taken to ensure that each 
individual being recruited for service in the Armed Forces is 
provided detailed information on the periods of service to 
which such individuals may be obligated by reason of enlistment 
in the Armed Forces. The report would include a description of 
the stop loss authority and the manner in which the exercise of 
such authority could affect the duration of a member's service 
on active duty.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary of Defense to simultaneously submit a report on 
the actions being taken to ensure that each individual covered 
by section 651(a) of title 10, United States Code, is provided, 
upon commencement of that person's initial period of military 
service, and at other points during a career, information 
regarding the date on which the initial service obligation of 
that person would end.

       Subtitle E--Military Justice and Legal Assistance Matters

Offense of stalking under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (sec. 
        551)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 552) 
that would amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) 
(chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code) to establish 
stalking as a separate offense under the UCMJ. ``Stalking'' is 
defined as a course of conduct directed at a specific person 
that would cause a reasonable person to fear death or bodily 
harm, including sexual assault, to himself or herself or a 
member of his or her immediate family. ``Immediate family'' 
includes a spouse, parent, child, or sibling of the person, or 
any other family member or relative of the person who regularly 
resides in the person's household or did so within the 6 months 
preceding the commencement of the course of conduct.
      The House bill contained a similar provision (sec. 554).
      The House recedes with an amendment that would include 
the person's ``intimate partner'' in the definition of 
``immediate family,'' would place the provision adjacent to the 
UCMJ article dealing with rape and carnal knowledge, and would 
provide for an effective date of 180 days after enactment of 
this Act. The delayed effective date will provide the necessary 
time for amendment of the Manual for Courts-Martial to 
encompass this new offense.
Rape, sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct under Uniform Code of 
        Military Justice (sec. 552)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 555) that 
would amend article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice 
(UCMJ) (10 U.S.C. 920) to provide a series of graded offenses 
relating to rape, sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct, 
based upon the presence or absence of various aggravating 
factors. The provision would also set interim maximum 
punishments for the respective offenses, until such time as the 
President provides otherwise in the Manual for Courts-Martial.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would (1) 
clarify the availability of marriage as an affirmative defense, 
(2) strike language relating to preemption, (3) amend article 
43 of the UCMJ (10 U.S.C. 843) to provide an unlimited statute 
of limitations for rape of a child, (4) make technical and 
conforming amendments, and (5) provide for an effective date of 
October 1, 2007.
Extension of statute of limitations for murder, rape, and child abuse 
        offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (sec. 553)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 553) that 
would amend article 43 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice 
(10 U.S.C. 843) to (1) include all murders in the class of 
offenses that have an unlimited statute of limitations; (2) 
clarify that rape is also an offense with an unlimited statute 
of limitations; (3) extend the statute of limitations for 
certain child abuse offenses to the life of the child or 5 
years from the date of the offense, whichever is later; and (4) 
add pornography involving a child and kidnapping of a child to 
the list of child abuse offenses.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
551).
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would clarify 
the applicability of the extension of the murder statute of 
limitations.
Reports by officers and senior enlisted members of conviction of 
        criminal law (sec. 554)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 555) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to prescribe 
regulations directing officers and senior enlisted personnel 
above the grade of E-6 to report to appropriate military 
authority their arrest, investigation, charging, detention, 
adjudication, or conviction for offenses other than minor 
traffic violations. The provision would also require 
development of procedures to ensure that information about 
criminal convictions is promptly forwarded by military 
authorities of one service to appropriate authorities in 
another service having jurisdiction over a military member.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would limit the 
obligation to report by officers and senior enlisted personnel 
to criminal convictions, including pleas of guilty or nolo 
contendere.
Clarification of authority of military legal assistance counsel to 
        provide military legal assistance without regard to licensing 
        requirements (sec. 555)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 553) 
that would amend section 1044 of title 10, United States Code, 
to provide that, notwithstanding any law regarding the 
licensure of attorneys, a judge advocate or civilian attorney 
who is authorized to provide military legal assistance is 
authorized to provide that assistance in any jurisdiction, 
subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned. 
Such assistance may be provided only by a judge advocate or a 
civilian attorney who is a member of the bar of a federal court 
or of the highest court of a State. ``Legal assistance'' is 
defined as legal assistance provided under sections 1044, 
1044a, 1044b, 1044c, and 1044d of title 10, United States Code.
      The House bill contained a similar provision (sec. 551).
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Use of teleconferencing in administrative sessions of courts-martial 
        (sec. 556)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 552) that 
would amend article 39 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice 
(10 U.S.C. 839) to authorize the use of audiovisual technology 
to conduct administrative sessions of courts-martial, if 
authorized by regulations of the Secretary concerned and if the 
defense counsel is in the physical presence of the accused.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would clarify 
that only one defense counsel need be physically present with 
the accused for teleconferencing to be used. An accused may be 
represented by more than one counsel, particularly if the case 
is a serious one or the accused elects to employ civilian 
counsel. Not all counsel may be located in the same vicinity as 
the accused. The amendment would ensure that teleconferencing 
may be used in such situations.
Sense of Congress on applicability of Uniform Code of Military Justice 
        to reserves on inactive duty training overseas (sec. 557)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 556) 
that would express the sense of the Senate that there should be 
no ambiguity about the applicability of the Uniform Code of 
Military Justice (UCMJ) to members of the reserve components of 
the Armed Forces while serving overseas under inactive duty 
training orders. The provision further expresses the sense of 
the Senate that the Secretary of Defense should take action, 
not later than February 1, 2006, to clarify any jurisdictional 
issues relating to such applicability under Article 2 of the 
UCMJ (10 U.S.C. 802), and, if necessary, to submit to Congress 
a legislative proposal to ensure the applicability of the UCMJ 
in such situations.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would make the 
provision an expression of the sense of Congress.
      The conferees are concerned over the use of inactive duty 
training for reservists who are, it appears, performing 
operational missions overseas. The use of inactive duty 
training in this context may raise significant issues in such 
areas as pay, access to base facilities, status of forces 
agreements, and status under the international law of armed 
conflict. The conferees urge the Secretary to ensure that 
members of the reserves are not performing inactive duty 
training in situations in which active duty or active duty for 
training are more appropriate.

               Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Casualties

Authority for members on active duty with disabilities to participate 
        in Paralympic Games (sec. 561)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 544) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to permit eligible 
members of the Armed Forces to participate in the Paralympic 
Games and qualifying events and preparatory competition for 
these games.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
599A).
      The Senate recedes.
Policy and procedures on casualty assistance to survivors of military 
        decedents (sec. 562)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 542) that 
would permanently codify the requirement to appoint a casualty 
assistance officer and establish a new requirement to formally 
appoint an assistance officer for seriously injured and ill 
service members and their families.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 591) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to prescribe a 
comprehensive policy not later than January 1, 2006, on the 
provision of casualty assistance to survivors and next of kin 
of members of the Armed Forces who die during military service. 
The policy would address certain elements that shall be uniform 
across the military departments, except to the extent necessary 
to reflect the traditional practices or customs of a particular 
military department. The provision would also require the 
military departments, not later than March 1, 2006, to 
prescribe revised regulations and a report by the Secretary not 
later than May 1, 2006, assessing the adequacy and sufficiency 
of current casualty assistance programs of the military 
departments. It would also require the Comptroller General to 
submit an evaluation of the current casualty assistance 
programs of the Department not later than August 1, 2006.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would revise and 
extend the dates on which the policies and reports on casualty 
assistance would be promulgated. The General Accountability 
Office (GAO) would be required to report by July 1, 2006, on 
the current policies and procedures of, and funding for, the 
Department's casualty assistance programs.
      The conferees believe the GAO assessment will be valuable 
in formulating uniform policies under this provision.
Policy and procedures on assistance to severely wounded or injured 
        service members (sec. 563)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 543) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to examine the programs 
of the military services that provide assistance to service 
members who incur severe wounds or injuries in the line of 
duty, including the Army Disabled Soldier Support Program and 
the Marine for Life Injured Support Program, and develop 
standards and guidelines as necessary to coordinate and 
standardize those programs with the activities of the Severely 
Injured Joint Support Operations Center of the Department of 
Defense.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary of Defense, not later than June 1, 2006, to 
prescribe a comprehensive policy, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Labor, for 
the Department of Defense on the provision of assistance to 
members of the Armed Forces who incur severe wounds or injuries 
in the line of duty. The amendment would require that certain 
elements be addressed and that the policy include guidelines to 
be followed by military departments in the provision of 
assistance to severely wounded or injured service members and 
procedures and standards that are uniform across the military 
departments to the extent practicable. The services would be 
required to prescribe their respective regulations by September 
1, 2006.
Designation by members of the Armed Forces of persons authorized to 
        direct the disposition of member remains (sec. 564)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 541) that 
would require that members of the Armed Forces, upon their 
enlistment or appointment, specify in writing the person 
authorized to direct the disposition of the member's remains 
under section 1482 of title 10, United States Code, in the 
event of the member's death while serving on active duty.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
that not later than June 1, 2006, the Department of Defense 
complete, and the services implement, revisions to Department 
of Defense Instruction 1300.18 relating to military personnel 
casualty matters, policies, and procedures. The revisions would 
require that members designate in writing a person authorized 
to direct disposition of their remains. Additionally, the 
provision would require that not later than July 1, 2006, the 
Secretary of Defense submit a report on the actions taken to 
carry out the provisions of the revised policy.

   Subtitle G--Assistance to Local Educational Agencies for Defense 
                          Dependents Education

Expansion of authorized enrollment in Department of Defense Dependents 
        Schools overseas (sec. 571)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 561) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to provide dependent 
children of full-time, locally hired Department of Defense 
employees who are U.S. citizens or nationals a space-required, 
tuition free education in Department of Defense Dependents 
Schools overseas.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
581).
      The House recedes with an amendment that would remove the 
authorization for the Secretary to utilize funds for military 
construction in conjunction with the enrollment of additional 
children on a tuition-free basis in overseas schools.
Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of 
        members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian 
        employees (sec. 572)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 562(a)) that 
would authorize $50.0 million in Operation and Maintenance, 
Defense-wide activities, for assistance to eligible local 
educational agencies that provide education to military 
dependent children. The House bill also contained a provision 
(562(b)) that would authorize $10.0 million in Operation and 
Maintenance, Defense-wide activities, for eligible local 
educational agencies experiencing enrollment changes in 
military dependent children due to base closures, force 
structure changes, and force relocations.
      The Senate amendment contained two similar provisions 
(secs. 582 and 583).
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
$30.0 million for assistance to local educational agencies that 
benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and 
Department of Defense civilian employees. The amendment also 
would authorize $10.0 million in Operation and Maintenance, 
Defense-wide activities, to assist communities that experience 
enrollment changes in the number of military and Department of 
Defense dependent children due to global rebasing, creation or 
activation of new military units, realignment of forces as a 
result of the base closure process, or a change in the number 
of housing units on a military installation. The amendment 
establishes a limitation of $1.0 million on the amount that any 
eligible local educational agency may receive in any fiscal 
year, and extends the authority for assistance under this 
section for 5 years.
      The conferees note that the Base Realignment and Closure 
(BRAC) round of 2005, in addition to impacting military 
installations around the country, will have significant impact 
on surrounding civilian communities including local school 
systems.
      The quality of life for military families is 
significantly impacted by the quality of public education 
available to their children. In light of the anticipated 
increases in school-aged children in some cases resulting from 
Department of Defense initiated actions, the conferees believe 
that the Department should work closely with impacted States 
and local communities, as well as the Department of Education, 
to proactively address the influx, and the requirement for 
adequate facilities and resources to properly provide for the 
education needs of military children.
      The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to submit a 
report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives no later than 6 months after the 
enactment of this Act that examines Department of Defense 
installations that have gained or are expected to gain military 
students over the period of 2004 through 2011 as a result of 
BRAC, rebasing, force restructuring, or change in the number of 
military housing units, and addresses the following: (1) the 
number of students that have been or are expected to be gained 
at those installations; (2) a plan for how the Department will 
work collaboratively with other federal agencies as well as 
local and state education agencies to ensure that military 
children have access to sufficient educational resources and 
facilities when they arrive at one of the new, highly impacted 
installations listed above; and (3) a list of possible funding 
resources, including federal grants, available to local 
education agencies to assist in funding the necessary 
construction, expansion, and additional teachers that will be 
required to accommodate significant increases in students due 
to Department of Defense initiated actions.
Impact aid for children with severe disabilities (sec. 573)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 584) 
that would authorize $5.0 million in Operation and Maintenance, 
Defense-wide activities, for impact aid payments for children 
with disabilities under section 8003(d) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(d)), using the 
formula set forth in section 363 of the Floyd D. Spence 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public 
Law 106-398).
      The House bill contained no similar amendment.
      The House recedes.
Continuation of impact aid assistance on behalf of dependents of 
        certain members despite change in status of member (sec. 574)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 563) that 
would adjust the process for computing the amount of funding 
provided by the Department of Education to certain local 
educational agencies heavily impacted by dependents of military 
personnel for the school year 2005-2006. The adjustment would 
require that children who attend the school, but no longer live 
on a military base because both parents are deployed or 
children who temporarily reside in military housing following 
the death of a military parent, continue to be counted as a 
child enrolled in school when computing average daily 
attendance for the purposes of determining the amount of 
assistance received.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.

                   Subtitle H--Decorations and Awards

Eligibility for Operation Enduring Freedom campaign medal (sec. 576)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 567) that 
would establish September 11, 2001, as the beginning date for 
eligibility for the campaign medal for Operation Enduring 
Freedom, which was established pursuant to Public Law 108-234.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

                Subtitle I--Consumer Protection Matters

Requirement for regulations on policies and procedures on personal 
        commercial solicitations on Department of Defense installations 
        (sec. 577)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 594) 
that would require the Department of Defense, not later than 
January 1, 2006, to prescribe regulations, or modify existing 
regulations, relating to commercial solicitation including the 
sale of life insurance and securities, on military 
installations. In order to facilitate this requirement, the 
Senate provision would repeal two previously enacted 
legislative provisions that could delay implementation and are 
no longer required.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Department to prescribe new regulations as soon as 
practicable after the date of enactment of this Act but no 
later than March 31, 2006.
Consumer education for members of the Armed Forces and their spouses on 
        insurance and other financial services (sec. 578)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 598) 
that would require the services to carry out comprehensive 
programs of consumer education for members and their spouses on 
insurance and other financial services that are available to 
members and routinely offered by private sector sources. The 
provision would also require that training be provided during 
initial entry orientation of military members and periodically 
at military installations throughout subsequent military 
service. The provision would make counseling and training 
available to members' spouses upon request and set forth 
minimal qualifications for designated financial counselors. The 
provision would also set forth certain requirements for 
counseling and certification in connection with the purchase of 
life insurance policies and use of military allotments by 
junior enlisted personnel.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would delete the 
requirement in law for written certification by a commander 
before military members may request an allotment for the 
purpose of purchasing life insurance.
Report on predatory lending practices directed at members of the Armed 
        Forces and their dependents (sec. 579)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 599) 
that would express the sense of the Senate that the Department 
of Defense should work with financial service regulators to 
protect the members of the Armed Forces from predatory lending 
practices and that legislation should be adopted that will 
strengthen disclosure, education, and other protections for 
military members and their families regarding predatory lending 
practices. The provision would also require the Secretary of 
Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury; 
the Chairman of the Federal Reserve; the Chairman of the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and representatives of 
military charity organizations and consumer organizations, to 
report on predatory lending practices directed at members of 
the Armed Forces and their families.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the report by the Secretary of Defense to be submitted within 
180 days of enactment of this Act.

          Subtitle J--Reports and Sense of Congress Statements

Report on need for a personnel plan for linguists in the Armed Forces 
        (sec. 581)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 573) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to review the career 
paths available to officer and enlisted linguists to determine 
if a change in their career management would be beneficial. The 
amendment would also require the Secretary to report the 
findings, results, and conclusions of this review and 
assessment not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Sense of Congress that colleges and universities give equal access to 
        military recruiters and ROTC in accordance with the Solomon 
        amendment and requirement for report to Congress (sec. 582)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 580) that 
would express the sense of the Congress that any college or 
university that discriminates against Reserve Officers' 
Training Corps (ROTC) programs or military recruiters should be 
denied certain federal funding consistent with the provision of 
law known as the Solomon amendment, and that universities and 
colleges that receive federal funds should provide military 
recruiters access to college campuses and to college students 
equal in quality and scope to that provided all other 
employers. The amendment would also require the Secretary of 
Defense to submit a report on the colleges and universities 
that are denying equal access to military recruiters and ROTC 
programs 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Sense of Congress concerning study of options for providing homeland 
        defense education (sec. 583)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 529) that 
would express a sense of Congress that the Secretary of 
Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, should establish within the National Defense 
University an educational institution, to be known as the 
National College of Homeland Security, to have the mission of 
providing strategic-level homeland security and homeland 
defense education and related research to civilian and military 
leaders from all agencies of government in order to contribute 
to the development of a common understanding of homeland 
security principles and of effective interagency homeland 
security strategies, doctrines, and processes.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would express a 
sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, should 
study the options among public and private educational 
institutions and facilities, including an option of using the 
National Defense University, for providing strategic-level 
homeland defense education and related research to civilian and 
military leaders from all agencies of government in order to 
contribute to the development of a common understanding of 
homeland defense principles and of effective interagency 
homeland defense strategies, doctrines, and processes. The 
results of such consultation and study should be reported to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, together with such recommendations as the 
Secretary of Defense considers appropriate, including a request 
for implementing legislation that would contribute to the 
development of strategic-level homeland defense education.
Sense of Congress recognizing the diversity of the members of the Armed 
        Forces serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
        Enduring Freedom and honoring their sacrifices and the 
        sacrifices of their families (sec. 584)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1048) that 
would recognize the diversity of those killed in Operation 
Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom and honoring their 
sacrifices and the sacrifices of their families.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would recognize 
the diversity of all those who served vice only those killed.

                       Subtitle K--Other Matters

Expansion and enhancement of authority to present recognition items for 
        recruitment and retention purposes (sec. 589)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 525) that 
would extend for 1 year the authority to award recognition 
items of nominal value provided in section 520 of the Ronald W. 
Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 
(Public Law 108-375).
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 593) 
that would expand the authority to award recognition items to 
all active and reserve components and extend it through 
December 31, 2007.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Extension of date of submittal of report of Veterans' Disability 
        Benefits Commission (sec. 590)
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
amend section 1503 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 38 U.S.C. 1101 note) 
to authorize an extension until October 1, 2007, of the date on 
which the Commission must submit its report to the President. 
The conferees believe that the extension is necessary to 
facilitate the participation by the Institute of Medicine and 
Center for Naval Analyses in conducting a comprehensive review 
of key issues within the Commission's charter.
Recruitment and enlistment of home-schooled students in the Armed 
        Forces (sec. 591)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 522) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to prescribe a 
uniform policy on the recruitment and enlistment of home-
schooled students in the Armed Forces.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
that the policy on the recruitment and enlistment of home-
schooled students include a communication plan aimed at 
ensuring understanding throughout the recruiter force of 
policies applicable to home-schooled individuals.
Modification of requirement for certain intermediaries under certain 
        authorities relating to adoption (sec. 592)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 655) 
that would amend section 1052 of title 10, United States Code, 
to authorize the reimbursement of expenses incurred in the 
legal adoption of a child, whether placed by a qualifying 
adoption agency or by another source authorized to place 
children for adoption under State or local law. The provision 
would also amend section 1072 of that title to include in the 
definition of ``child'' for medical and dental care purposes a 
child placed in the home of a member in anticipation of 
adoption, whether the child is placed by an agency or by 
another source authorized to place children by State or local 
law.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Adoption leave for members of the Armed Forces adopting children (sec. 
        593)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 572) that 
would authorize up to 21 days of leave for a military member to 
be used in connection with an adoption that qualifies for 
adoption expenses authorized in section 1052 of title 10, 
United States Code.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 573) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to promulgate a 
uniform policy for parental leave to be used by military 
members in connection with births or adoptions.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
that in the event that two members of the Armed Forces who are 
married to each other adopt a child in a qualifying adoption 
only one member shall be allowed to take adoption leave.
      The conferees intend that regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary will establish a uniform policy on adoption leave for 
all the military departments.
Addition of information to be covered in mandatory preseparation 
        counseling (sec. 594)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 577) that 
would require that mandatory preseparation counseling provided 
to military members in accordance with section 1142(b) of title 
10, United States Code, include information concerning the 
availability of mental health services and the treatment of 
Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome and other mental health 
conditions.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1602) 
that would authorize improved transitional assistance programs 
for veterans, including information in preseparation counseling 
on civilian occupations and related assistance programs, 
including the priority of service for veterans in the receipt 
of employment, training, and placement services provided by the 
Department of Labor.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would include 
the additional matters in mandatory preseparation counseling.
Report on Transition Assistance Programs (sec. 595)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1604) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, to submit a report on actions taken to ensure that 
Transition Assistance Programs for military members separating 
from the Armed Forces (including members of the reserve 
components) function effectively to provide timely and 
comprehensive transition assistance.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Improvement to Department of Defense capacity to respond to sexual 
        assault affecting members of the Armed Forces (sec. 596)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 578) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct an inventory 
of supplies and resources, including rape kits, trained 
personnel and transportation resources, assigned or deployed to 
deal with sexual assault in deployed units. The provision would 
also require the Secretary to develop an action plan to enhance 
the availability of resources in response to sexual assaults in 
deployed units.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary to develop a system for tracking cases in which 
care for a victim of sexual assault or prosecution of an 
alleged perpetrator was hindered by the lack of a rape kit or 
other needed supplies and resources. The amendment would also 
require a report by the Secretary within 120 days of enactment 
of this Act for ensuring the availability of supplies and 
trained personnel and resources for responding to sexual 
assaults occurring in deployed units. The amendment would 
include additional elements related to the availability of 
resources for deployed units to the annual report on sexual 
assaults required by section 577 of the Ronald W. Reagan 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public 
Law 108-375).
Authority for appointment of Coast Guard flag officer as Chief of Staff 
        to the President (sec. 597)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 508) that 
would amend title 14, United States Code, to authorize the 
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to 
appoint a flag officer of the U.S. Coast Guard to be the Chief 
of Staff to the President.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Prayer at military service academy activities (sec. 598)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1079) 
that would authorize the superintendent of a service academy to 
have in effect a policy with respect to the offering of a 
voluntary, nondenominational prayer at an authorized activity 
of the academy, subject to the U.S. Constitution and such 
limitations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Modification of authority to make military working dogs available for 
        adoption (sec. 599)
      The conferees agree to a provision that would amend 
section 2583 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize the 
service secretaries to make military working dogs available for 
adoption under unusual or extraordinary circumstances before 
the end of their useful working life. The conferees believe 
that additional flexibility is needed in responding to 
exceptional requests for adoption of military working dogs, 
particularly those arising from wartime conditions.

                   Legislative Provisions Not Adopted

Administrative censures of members of the Armed Forces
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 554) 
that would codify the authority of the Secretary of Defense and 
the service secretaries to issue administrative censures in 
writing to members of the Armed Forces. An administrative 
censure is a statement of adverse opinion or criticism with 
respect to the conduct or performance of duty by a military 
member. Such administrative censures are not subject to appeal 
and are final when issued.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees note that the Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force possess inherent 
authority, wholly apart from the provisions of the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice, to administratively censure members of the 
Armed Forces when facts and circumstances so require. While the 
conferees believe that codification of the authority to 
administratively censure is not required, it is important that 
senior civilian and military leaders who are responsible for 
ensuring accountability in the aftermath of failures and 
deficiencies in performance by military personnel understand 
the availability of this authority and use it when warranted.
CAPSTONE overseas field studies trips to People's Republic of China and 
        Republic of China on Taiwan
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 528) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to direct the National 
Defense University to ensure that field study visits to China 
and Taiwan are integral components of the CAPSTONE program 
carried out by the university.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Cold War Victory Medal
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 565) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to design and issue a 
Cold War Victory Medal, and prescribe the eligibility criteria.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Commencement of receipt of non-regular service retired pay by members 
        of the ready reserve on active federal status or active duty 
        for significant periods
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 539) 
that would amend section 12731 of title 10, United States Code, 
to provide that members of the ready reserve who have served on 
active duty after September 11, 2001, would be eligible to have 
their age for receipt of retired pay reduced by 3 months for 
each aggregate of 90 days of active duty performed in any 
fiscal year. Qualifying service for purposes of this provision 
would be service on active duty pursuant to a call or order to 
active duty in support of a contingency operation or under a 
call to service authorized by the President or Secretary of 
Defense under section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, 
for purposes of responding to a national emergency declared by 
the President or supported by federal funds.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees are grateful for the enormous contributions 
of reservists and National Guardsmen in prosecuting the global 
war on terrorism. The central role of the reserve components in 
Operations Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom 
have demonstrated the critical importance of transformation of 
the reserve components aimed at establishing a flexible 
continuum of service that will allow the nation's citizen-
soldiers to continue to perform vital missions in the Armed 
Forces while successfully pursuing civilian careers. A key 
element in achieving success in this regard is a reserve 
retirement system that enhances mobilization readiness, 
supports recruiting and retention, and equitably rewards those 
who serve on active duty for extended periods, particularly 
volunteers
      The Commission on the National Guard and Reserves, 
established by section 513 of the Ronald W. Reagan National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-
375) has been established and is currently at work. The 
conferees expect the commission, consistent with its charter, 
to closely examine issues relating to the eligibility age for 
receipt of retired pay and to recommend alternatives that 
recognize the role of the National Guard and reserve and that 
may create new incentives for ready reservists to volunteer for 
active service, thereby materially contributing to military 
readiness and enhanced mission capability.
Comptroller General study of military recruiting
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 576) that 
would require the Comptroller General to submit a report on 
certain matters relating to violations of law by military 
recruiters and the sufficiency of Department of Defense 
policies in this regard.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Eligibility of certain persons for space-available travel on military 
        aircraft
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 575) that 
would extend eligibility for space-available transportation to 
gray-area retirees, i.e., members or former members of a 
reserve component under 60 years of age who, but for age, would 
be eligible for retired pay, and to their dependents.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
      The conferees note that a requirement is included 
elsewhere in this report for the Secretary of Defense to report 
on the feasibility of providing space-available travel 
eligibility to gray-area retirees and their dependents.
Establishment of Combat Medevac Badge
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 566) that 
would require the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force 
to design and issue a Combat Medevac Badge and that would 
prescribe eligibility criteria.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Extension of waiver authority of Secretary of Education with respect to 
        student financial assistance during a war or other military 
        operation or national emergency
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 571) that 
would extend for two years the authority provided by the Higher 
Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (Public 
Law 108-76).
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
653).
      This provision is not included in the conference report 
because it is unnecessary. On September 30, 2005, legislation 
extending the waiver authority of the Secretary of Education 
with respect to student financial assistance during a war or 
other military operation or national emergency was enacted as 
Public Law 109-78.
Federal assistance for state programs under the National Guard Youth 
        Challenge program
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 595) 
that would phase in over 3 years a change in the federal to 
state matching funds ratio required by section 509(d) of title 
32, United States Code, for the National Guard Youth Challenge 
program.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Improved administration of transitional assistance programs
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1602) 
that would amend section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, 
to specify additional pre-separation information that must be 
provided to reserve component members who have been serving on 
active duty continuously for at least 180 days before such 
members are separated.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Members completing statutory initial military service obligation
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 533) that 
would require members at the commencement of their initial 
period of military service to be informed of the date on which 
their initial military service obligation ends. The provision 
would also require the secretaries of the military departments 
to notify members of the Individual Ready Reserve of the date 
on which their initial military service obligation ends and 
prohibit the involuntary mobilization, or a recall to active 
duty, commencing after the expiration of the military service 
obligation of members of the Individual Ready Reserve.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
      The conferees note that the Department of Defense is 
required to report on policies relating to notification to 
service members of the extent of their military service 
obligation elsewhere in this report.
National Call to Service program
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 576) 
that would remove the Peace Corps from those national service 
programs through which National Call to Service participants 
may, after an initial period of active duty, complete their 
period of obligated service. The provision would also amend 
section 510 of title 10, United States Code, to make certain 
technical corrections related to the eligibility of National 
Call to Service participants for educational benefits under 
titles 10 and 38, United States Code, and clarify that 
educational assistance earned through the National Call to 
Service program would be provided through the Department of 
Veterans Affairs under an agreement entered into by the 
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees note that the substance of this provision 
was included in a separate provision in this Act relating to 
the National Call to Service program.
Performance by reserve component personnel of operational test and 
        evaluation and training relating to new equipment
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 537) 
that would authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out a 
pilot program through September 2010 to evaluate the 
feasibility and advisability of utilizing members of the 
reserve components of the Army, rather than contractor 
personnel, to perform test, evaluation, and new equipment 
training, and related activities. Up to $10.0 million in any 
fiscal year of funds available to the Army for multiyear 
purposes in appropriations for Research, Development, Test, and 
Evaluation, and for procurement, would be authorized to be 
transferred to a reserve component military personnel account 
in the amounts necessary to reimburse that account for the 
costs of military pay and allowances of reservists 
participating in this program.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Repeal of limitation on authority to redesignate the Naval Reserve as 
        the Navy Reserve
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 536) 
that would amend section 517(a) of the Ronald W. Reagan 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public 
Law 108-375) to eliminate the requirement that implementation 
of the redesignation of the Naval Reserve as the Navy Reserve 
be delayed until after submission of conforming legislation.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees note that this provision is unnecessary 
because conforming legislation designating the Naval Reserve as 
the Navy Reserve is included elsewhere in this report.
Sense of the Senate on notice to Congress of recognition of members of 
        the Armed Forces for extraordinary acts of bravery, heroism, 
        and achievement
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 575) 
that would express the sense of the Senate that certain 
committees and members of Congress should be informed when a 
member of the Armed Forces is awarded a medal or otherwise 
commended for an act of extraordinary heroism, bravery, 
achievement, or other distinction.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Short title
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1501) 
that would designate title XV of the Senate amendment as the 
``Military Recruiting Initiatives Act of 2005.''
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Short title
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1601) 
that would designate title XVI of the Senate amendment as the 
``Veterans' Enhanced Transition Services Act of 2005.''
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Standardization of grade of senior dental officer of the Air Force with 
        that of senior dental officer of the Army
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 510) that 
would require that the officer serving as the senior dental 
officer in the Air Force, like the senior dental officer in the 
Army, be appointed in the grade of major general.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Use of National Guard to provide military support to civilian law 
        enforcement agencies for domestic counterterrorism activities
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 515) that 
would authorize the governor of a State to order personnel of 
that state's National Guard to active duty under title 32, 
United States Code, to provide military support to a civilian 
law enforcement agency, on a reimbursable basis, for domestic 
counterterrorism activities. The provision would define 
domestic counterterrorism as measures taken to prevent, deter, 
and respond to terrorism within a State.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Legislative Provisions Adopted

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 2006 (sec. 601)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 601) that 
would increase basic pay for members of the Armed Forces by 3.1 
percent effective January 1, 2006, and waiver of the adjustment 
required by section 1009 of title 37, United States Code.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision in 
view of the requirement regarding annual pay adjustment set 
forth in section 1009(c)(2) of title 37, United States Code.
      The Senate recedes.
Additional pay for permanent military professors at United States Naval 
        Academy with over 36 years of service (sec. 602)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 602) that 
would allow permanent military professors at the United States 
Naval Academy with over 36 years of service to receive the same 
$250-per-month increase that is already authorized for 
permanent professors at the other service academies.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
601).
      The Senate recedes.
Basic pay rates for reserve component members selected to attend 
        military service academy preparatory schools (sec. 603)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 603) that 
would clarify that reserve component members who are attending 
military service academy preparatory schools shall be paid at 
the rate prescribed for the member's pay grade unless the 
standard rate of compensation provided to cadets and midshipmen 
is greater.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Clarification of restriction on compensation for correspondence courses 
        (sec. 604)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 604) that 
would clarify that members of the National Guard, as well as 
other members of the reserve components, are not authorized to 
be compensated for work associated with participation in a 
correspondence course sponsored by a uniformed service.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Enhanced authority for agency contributions for members of the Armed 
        Forces participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (sec. 605)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 602) 
that would authorize service secretaries to make matching 
contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund pursuant to an 
agreement with an enlisted member covering the duration of the 
member's initial enlistment.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Pilot program on contributions to Thrift Savings Plan for initial 
        enlistees in the Army (sec. 606)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 652) 
that would require the Secretary of the Army to conduct a pilot 
program in order to assess the extent to which contributions by 
the Army to the Thrift Savings Plan on behalf of first term 
enlistees would assist in recruiting non-prior service 
enlistees and result in establishing habits of financial 
responsibility.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Prohibition against requiring certain injured members to pay for meals 
        provided by military treatment facilities (sec. 607)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1524) that 
would amend section 402 of title 37, United States Code, to 
provide that members of the Armed Forces shall not be required 
to pay for meals at military treatment facilities who are 
undergoing medical recuperation or therapy, or are otherwise 
undergoing continuous care, including outpatient care, for an 
injury, illness, or disease incurred in support of Operation 
Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, or any other 
operation or area designated by the Secretary of Defense.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would make the 
provision effective from October 1, 2005, and ending on 
December 31, 2006.
Permanent authority for supplemental subsistence allowance for low-
        income members with dependents (sec. 608)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 605) that 
would make permanent the authority to pay the supplemental 
subsistence allowance for low-income members with dependents.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
603).
      The Senate recedes.
Increase in basic allowance for housing and extension of temporary 
        lodging expenses authority for areas subject to major disaster 
        declaration or for installations experiencing sudden increase 
        in personnel levels (sec. 609)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 672) 
that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to prescribe 
temporary increases in rates of basic allowance for housing 
(BAH) in areas for which major disasters have been declared 
under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 5170). The amount of 
the temporary increase in BAH would be determined based on the 
amount by which the costs of adequate housing for civilians 
have increased in designated areas as a result of the disaster, 
but may not exceed an amount equal to 20 percent of the 
applicable rate of BAH.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would also 
authorize the Secretary to approve a temporary increase in BAH 
to members stationed in areas experiencing a sudden increase in 
the number of members of the Armed Forces assigned and would 
authorize temporary lodging expenses for these areas for up to 
20 days. This authority would appropriately be exercised in 
areas in which a rapid influx of military personnel due to such 
factors as base realignment and closure, global re-basing, and 
other force structural changes cause sudden increases in the 
cost of housing in designated areas.
Basic allowance for housing for reserve component members (sec. 610)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 606) that 
would eliminate the requirement to pay a reduced rate of basic 
allowance for housing (BAH) to reserve component members when 
mobilized to serve on active duty for periods greater than 30 
days and less than 140 days. It would also clarify that full 
BAH would be paid to reserve component members when they are 
mobilized to serve on active duty for less than 30 days in 
connection with a contingency operation.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision.
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Permanent increase in length of time dependents of certain deceased 
        members may continue to occupy military family housing or 
        receive basic allowance for housing (sec. 611)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1526) that 
would extend from 180 days to 365 days the period that 
dependents of members of the Armed Forces who die on active 
duty may continue to occupy military family housing without 
charge. The provision would also authorize payment of the basic 
allowance for housing (BAH) for survivors of military decedents 
for up to 365 days if the dependents are residing in a private 
sector residence. This provision would codify enhanced housing 
benefits for survivors that were authorized under section 1022 
of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, 
the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Public Law 
109-13).
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
605).
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Overseas cost of living allowance (sec. 612)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 607) that 
would authorize service secretaries to continue to pay the 
overseas cost of living allowance when a member's family 
continues to reside overseas, notwithstanding the reassignment 
of the sponsor to duty inside the continental United States, if 
the secretary concerned determines that it is in the best 
interest of the member or the member's dependents and in the 
best interest of the United States. The provision would also 
clarify the expenses eligible for lump-sum reimbursement under 
section 405(d) of title 37, United States Code.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Allowance to cover portion of monthly deduction from basic pay for 
        Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance coverage for members 
        serving in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi 
        Freedom (sec. 613)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1528) that 
would authorize an allowance to pay the full cost of life 
insurance coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance 
(SGLI) for members serving in the theater of operations for 
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) or Operation Iraqi Freedom 
(OIF). The allowance would be in an amount equal to the lesser 
of the deduction from the basic pay of members for the amount 
of SGLI coverage obtained or the amount of the deduction 
otherwise made for members who have maximum SGLI coverage. The 
provision would also require the services to provide 
information about the new allowance to service members 
preparing to deploy to OEF or OIF.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
641(b)(3)) that would authorize the amount of the government-
provided insurance to cover the cost of $150,000 of coverage.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require, 
in the case of members who have insurance coverage under the 
SGLI and who serve in the theater of operations of OEF or OIF, 
payment of an allowance in an amount that would fund the first 
$150,000 of SGLI coverage. The Secretary of Defense would be 
authorized, but not required, by this provision, to pay for an 
additional $250,000 of coverage or any portion thereof.

Income replacement payments for reserves experiencing extended and 
        frequent mobilization for active duty service (sec. 614)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 608) that 
would require payment to involuntarily mobilized reserve 
members of an amount that would replace the differential 
between their regular military compensation, plus any special 
or incentive pays and allowances, and the average monthly 
income they received during the 12 months preceding the month 
during which they were mobilized. Reservists and National 
Guardsmen who have private sector income exceeding their active 
duty income would be eligible for the income replacement 
payment for any full month following the date that the member 
completes 18 continuous months of service on active duty, or 24 
months on active duty during the previous 60 months, or for any 
month during mobilization that occurs within 6 months of the 
member's last active duty tour. Payments would be limited to a 
minimum of $50 and a maximum of $3,000 each month. The 
provision would be effective after December 2005.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
607) that would authorize income replacement payments under the 
same conditions as the House provision except that qualifying 
reservists and National Guardsmen would be eligible to receive 
income differential payments after they have completed 180 
continuous days of service on active duty.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would set an 
effective date of 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, authorize the Secretary of Defense to issue regulations to 
administer income replacement payments, and provide for 
expiration of this authority after December 31, 2008.

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays


Extension or resumption of certain bonus and special pay authorities 
        for reserve forces (sec. 621)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 611) that 
would extend or resume the authority for the Selected Reserve 
reenlistment bonus, special pay for enlisted members assigned 
to certain high priority units, the Ready Reserve enlistment 
bonus for persons without prior service, the Ready Reserve 
enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with prior 
service, and the Selected Reserve enlistment bonus for persons 
with prior service until December 31, 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
611).
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.

Extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for certain 
        health care professionals (sec. 622)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 612) that 
would extend the authority to pay the nurse officer candidate 
accession bonus, the accession bonus for registered nurses, 
incentive special pay for nurse anesthetists, special pay for 
Selected Reserve health professionals in critically short 
wartime specialities, the accession bonus for dental officers, 
and the accession bonus for pharmacy officers until December 
31, 2006. The provision would also extend the authority to 
repay education loans for certain Selected Reserve health 
professionals until January 1, 2007.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
612).
      The Senate recedes.

Extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear officers 
        (sec. 623)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 613) that 
would extend the authority for the special pay for nuclear-
qualified officers extending a period of active service, the 
nuclear career accession bonus, and the nuclear career annual 
incentive bonus until December 31, 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
613).
      The Senate recedes.

Extension of other bonus and special pay authorities (sec. 624)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 614) that 
would extend the authority for the aviation officer retention 
bonus, the reenlistment bonus for active members, the 
enlistment bonus for active members, the retention bonus for 
members with critical skills, and the accession bonus for new 
officers in critical skills until December 31, 2006. The 
provision would also extend the authority for assignment 
incentive pay until December 31, 2007.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
614).
      The Senate recedes.

Eligibility of oral and maxillofacial surgeons for incentive special 
        pay (sec. 625)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 624) 
that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to pay incentive 
special pay to oral and maxillofacial surgeons, who are members 
of the dental corps, on the same basis as incentive special pay 
is available to medical corps officers.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.

Eligibility of dental officers for additional special pay (sec. 626)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 615) that 
would eliminate the restriction barring military dentists from 
being paid additional special pay while they are undergoing 
dental internship or residency training.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.

Increase in maximum monthly rate authorized for hardship duty pay (sec. 
        627)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 616) that 
would increase the maximum monthly rate of hardship duty pay 
from $300 to $750.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.

Flexible payment of assignment incentive pay (sec. 628)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 617) that 
would authorize assignment incentive pay to be paid on a 
monthly basis, in a lump sum, or in installments other than 
monthly.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 615) 
that would also require a written agreement when assignment 
incentive pay is paid in a lump sum or in installments.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
an increase in the maximum monthly rate of assignment incentive 
pay from the existing $1,500 to $3,000. The amendment would 
also clarify the circumstances under which repayment of 
assignment incentive pay must be made.

Active duty reenlistment bonus (sec. 629)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 618) that 
would increase the maximum selective reenlistment bonus that 
may be paid to an active component member from $60,000 to 
$90,000. The provision would also extend the maximum years of 
service beyond which a reenlistment bonus may not be awarded 
from 16 years to 20 years, repeal an obsolete pay under section 
312a of title 37, United States Code, and authorize service 
secretaries to waive eligibility criteria during war and 
national emergency.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 616) 
that would authorize payment of up to $75,000 to certain 
nuclear-qualified enlisted members of the naval service who 
have completed at least 10, but not more than 14, years of 
active duty.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would delete 
the provision permitting waiver of all or a part of the 
eligibility requirements for the active duty reenlistment bonus 
in time of war or national emergency.
Reenlistment bonus for members of Selected Reserve (sec. 630)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 619) that 
would extend the maximum years of service beyond which a 
reenlistment bonus may not be awarded from 16 years to 20 
years, prohibit inclusion of portions of a term of reenlistment 
or extension of enlistment in excess of 24 years in computing 
the total bonus amount, and authorize the service secretaries 
to waive eligibility criteria established in law during war or 
national emergency.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would delete 
the provision permitting waiver of all or a part of the 
eligibility requirements for the Selected Reserve reenlistment 
bonus in time of war or national emergency.
Consolidation and modification of bonuses for affiliation or enlistment 
        in Selected Reserve (sec. 631)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 620) that 
would consolidate sections 308c and 308e of title 37, United 
States Code, setting the maximum amount that may be paid to 
members who affiliate with Selected Reserve units at $15,000 
and that would specify new installment or lump-sum payment 
options. Under a revised section 308c, the section would 
authorize an accession bonus for enlistment of non-prior 
service individuals in the Selected Reserve with the same 
$15,000 maximum payment and installment or lump-sum options 
authorized for the affiliation bonus.
      The Senate amendment contained similar provisions (secs. 
617 and 1502(a)) that would consolidate the Selected Reserve 
enlistment and affiliation bonuses by amending section 308c and 
repealing section 308e of title 37, United States Code. The 
Senate provision would also authorize an increase in the 
maximum amount of the Selected Reserve enlistment and 
affiliation bonuses to $20,000.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the service secretaries to designate the skills, units, and pay 
grades for which an affiliation bonus may be paid and prescribe 
conditions and circumstances under which repayment of the 
bonuses would be required.
Expansion and enhancement of special pay for enlisted members of the 
        Selected Reserve assigned to certain high priority units (sec. 
        632)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 618) 
that would increase the amount of special pay that may be 
awarded to members of the Selected Reserve assigned to certain 
high priority units from $10 to $50 for each regular period of 
instruction or period of appropriate duty.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Eligibility requirements for prior service enlistment bonus (sec. 633)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 621) that 
would eliminate the requirement that members with prior 
military service must first complete their military service 
obligation before being eligible to receive a bonus for 
enlisting in the Selected Reserve.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1505) 
that would eliminate the condition that a member not previously 
have been paid a bonus (except under section 308i of title 37, 
United States Code) for enlistment, reenlistment, or extension 
of enlistment in a reserve component.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would combine 
the two provisions to make the prior service enlistment bonus 
more flexible and widely used.
Increase and enhancement of affiliation bonus for officers of the 
        Selected Reserve (sec. 634)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1506) 
that would increase the maximum amount of the bonus for certain 
initial service of officers of the Selected Reserve from $6,000 
to $10,000. Additionally, the provision would eliminate the 
condition for eligibility that officers have not previously 
served in the Selected Reserve.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Increase in authorized maximum amount of enlistment bonus (sec. 635)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 622) that 
would increase the maximum amount of the active duty enlistment 
bonus from $20,000 to $30,000.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1502(b)) 
that would increase the maximum amount to $40,000.
      The House recedes.
Discretion of Secretary of Defense to authorize retroactive hostile 
        fire and imminent danger pay (sec. 636)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 623) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to retroactively 
designate the period during which duty in a specific area would 
qualify members to receive special pay for duty subject to 
hostile fire or imminent danger.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
621).
      The Senate recedes.
Increase in maximum bonus amount for nuclear-qualified officers 
        extending period of active duty (sec. 637)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 624) that 
would increase the maximum amount of the bonus from $25,000 to 
$30,000 payable to nuclear-qualified officers who extend their 
active duty service.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Increase in maximum amount of nuclear career annual incentive bonus for 
        nuclear-qualified officers trained while serving as enlisted 
        members (sec. 638)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 625) that 
would increase the maximum amount of the nuclear career annual 
incentive bonus from $10,000 to $14,000 for officers who 
previously, as enlisted members, received training for duty in 
connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance of 
naval nuclear propulsion plants.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Uniform payment of foreign language proficiency pay to eligible reserve 
        component members and regular component members (sec. 639)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 626) that 
would establish one authority for foreign language proficiency 
pay that specifies the same maximum amount and installment or 
lump sum payment options for both active component and reserve 
component members.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
622).
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would prescribe 
the conditions and circumstances under which repayment of 
foreign language proficiency pay would be required.

Retention bonus for members qualified in certain critical skills or 
        assigned to high priority units (sec. 640)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 627) that 
would authorize the retention bonus for members qualified in a 
critical military skill under section 323 of title 37, United 
States Code, to be paid to reserve component members and would 
authorize the Secretary of Defense to establish additional 
criteria for payment of the bonus. The provision would also 
eliminate the prohibition of payment for service beyond 25 
years for members qualified in designated special operations 
and naval nuclear skills.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 619) 
that would add a new section to title 37, United States Code, 
that would authorize a retention bonus for members qualified in 
a critical military skill with a maximum bonus amount of 
$100,000 over the course of a career. Payment of the bonus 
would also be authorized for certain members of the Selected 
Reserve who volunteer for assignment to high priority units.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would limit the 
maximum retention bonus amount for reserve component members to 
$100,000 and make it available to Selected Reserve members who 
volunteer for assignment to high priority units.

Incentive bonus for transfer between Armed Forces (sec. 641)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 623) 
that would authorize payment of an incentive bonus not to 
exceed $2,500 to military members of the active and reserve 
components who transfer from the regular or reserve component 
of one service to the regular or reserve component of another 
service.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

Availability of special pay for members during rehabilitation from 
        wounds, injuries, and illnesses incurred in a combat operation 
        or combat zone (sec. 642)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1527) that 
would authorize the service secretaries to pay $430 per month 
to service members with combat-related injuries sustained in a 
combat operation or zone designated by the Secretary of 
Defense. The pay would begin the month immediately following 
medical evacuation. The pay would terminate at the end of the 
first month during which the member is either paid a benefit 
under the traumatic injury protection plan or the member is no 
longer hospitalized in a military treatment facility or under 
the auspices of the military health care system.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 620) 
that would extend eligibility for receipt of special pay for 
duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger from 3 months 
to the duration of hospitalization for wounds or injuries 
incurred in combat.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would expand 
eligibility of the monthly special pay of $430 to include 
members who incur wounds, injuries, or illnesses in the line of 
duty in a combat operation or combat zone designated by the 
Secretary and who is evacuated from the theater of the combat 
operation or from the combat zone for medical treatment. The 
special pay would be reduced by the amount of hostile fire or 
imminent danger pay received.

Pay and benefits to facilitate voluntary separation of targeted members 
        of the Armed Forces (sec. 643)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 674) 
that would authorize payment of separation pay and benefits to 
eligible members who, under regulations approved by the 
Secretary of Defense, are voluntarily separated from active 
duty in the Armed Forces. Under this provision, no member could 
receive as voluntary separation pay an amount greater than 
three times the full amount of separation pay for a member of 
the same pay grade and years of service who is involuntarily 
separated under section 1174 of title 10, United States Code. 
The provision would be limited in its applicability until 
December 31, 2008, to officers who have served more than 6 
years, but less than 12 years, as of the date of separation 
from active duty. The provision would also authorize the 
Secretary of Defense to approve the convening of selective 
early retirement boards for officers of the Navy and Air Force 
from October 1, 2005, through December 31, 2011.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would limit the 
maximum amount of voluntary separation pay under this provision 
to no greater than two times the full amount of separation pay 
for a member of the same pay grade and years of service who is 
involuntarily separated under section 1174 of title 10, United 
States Code.

Ratification of payment of critical-skills accession bonus for persons 
        enrolled in Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps obtaining 
        nursing degrees (sec. 644)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 628) that 
would authorize nursing students enrolled in Reserve Officers' 
Training Corps (ROTC) programs to receive a critical skills 
accession bonus of $5,000 or less under section 324 of title 
10, United States Code, so long as they have completed the 
second year of an accredited baccalaureate degree program and 
they execute an agreement to serve on active duty as a 
commissioned officer in the Army Nurse Corps. The provision 
would also clarify that agreements paid under this subsection 
are retroactively authorized if executed on or after October 5, 
2004.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would limit the 
applicability of the authorization for payment of the bonus 
from October 5, 2004, through December 31, 2005.

Temporary authority to pay bonus to encourage members of the Army to 
        refer other persons for enlistment in the Army (sec. 645)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 675) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Army to conduct a pilot 
program through December 31, 2007, that would allow payment of 
up to $1,000 in a lump sum to a member of the Army who refers a 
person, who is not an immediate family member and who has not 
previously served in the Armed Forces, to an Army recruiter. 
The bonus would be paid if the referred person enlists in the 
Army or Army Reserve and successfully completes basic training 
and individual advanced training. The provision would limit to 
1,000 the number of referral bonuses that could be offered 
under the pilot program during its first year.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
1503) that would also apply to members of the Army Reserve and 
Army National Guard.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would delete the 
limit of 1,000 on the number of referral bonuses that may be 
paid during the first year in which they are offered.

            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances


Authorized absences of members for which lodging expenses at temporary 
        duty location may be paid (sec. 651)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 641) that 
would expand the circumstances under which members may continue 
to receive the lodging portion of their temporary duty per diem 
during absences from the temporary duty location to include 
absences approved by the member's unit commander in addition to 
authorized leave.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment that would 
require that the leave involved must be authorized under 
controlling service regulations.

Extended period for selection of home for travel and transportation 
        allowances for dependents of deceased member (sec. 652)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 642) that 
would increase the period of time allowed for surviving family 
members of service members who die while on active duty to 
select a residence for which they may receive travel and 
transportation allowances from 1 year to 3 years after the 
death of the member.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Transportation of family members in connection with the repatriation of 
        members held captive (sec. 653)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 643) that 
would authorize the service secretaries to provide travel and 
transportation allowances for three family members of a 
military member on active duty who was held captive or was 
otherwise missing to the location where the member has been 
repatriated. The provision would also authorize waiver of the 
limitation on the number of family members of a member provided 
travel and transportation allowances in circumstances 
determined to be appropriate by the Secretary concerned.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
631(a)).
      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
waiver of the limitation on the number of family members who 
may be provided travel and transportation allowances in 
circumstances determined to be appropriate by the Secretary 
concerned.
      The conferees note that authority for the transportation 
of family members in connection with the repatriation of 
federal civilian employees held captive is separately included 
in this Act.

Increased weight allowances for shipment of household goods of senior 
        noncommissioned officers (sec. 654)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 644) that 
would increase the authorized weight allowance for the 
shipments of household goods for members in enlisted grades of 
E-9, E-8, and E-7, with and without dependents.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Permanent authority to provide travel and transportation allowances for 
        family members to visit hospitalized members of the Armed 
        Forces injured in combat operation or combat zone (sec. 655)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1525) that 
would authorize payment of travel and transportation allowances 
for dependent family members to visit service members 
hospitalized in the United States who have incurred injuries in 
a combat operation or area designated as a combat operation or 
combat zone by the Secretary of Defense.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
631(b)(2)).
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would clarify 
that eligibility for family members to travel under the 
authority of this provision is not conditioned on dependent 
status.

             Subtitle D--Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits

Monthly disbursement to states of State income tax withheld from 
        retired or retainer pay (sec. 661)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 651) that 
would authorize payment to the states of monies voluntarily 
withheld from retired or retainer pay for tax purposes on a 
monthly, vice quarterly, basis.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
1007).
      The Senate recedes.
Denial of certain burial-related benefits for individuals who committed 
        a capital offense (sec. 662)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 653) that 
would expand the reasons for denying military honors at the 
funeral or burial service of a member or former member by 
prohibiting such honors when the circumstances surrounding the 
death of the individual, or other circumstances involving the 
individual as specified by the Secretary of Defense, would 
bring discredit to the military department concerned.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 678) 
that would amend section 2411 of title 38, United States Code, 
to prohibit burial in a national cemetery of persons who were 
convicted of capital offenses under federal or state law as 
defined in section 2411. The provision would amend section 985 
of title 10, United States Code, to prohibit rendering of 
funeral honors using the revised criteria in section 2411 for 
denial of burial. The provision would also prohibit rendering 
of funeral honors when the circumstances surrounding the 
person's death or other circumstances as specified by the 
Secretary are such that to provide military honors at the 
funeral or burial of the person would bring discredit upon the 
service.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Concurrent receipt of veterans disability compensation and military 
        retired pay (sec. 663)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 655) that 
would curtail the 10-year phased implementation of full 
concurrent receipt for military retirees receiving veterans 
disability compensation at the rate payable for 100 percent 
disability by reason of a determination of individual 
unemployability. The provision would authorize such retirees to 
receive full concurrent receipt of veterans disability 
compensation and military retired pay on October 1, 2009.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
645 (a)) that would authorize eligible disabled military 
retirees to receive full concurrent receipt effective on date 
of enactment of this Act.
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Additional amounts of death gratuity for survivors of certain members 
        of the Armed Forces dying on active duty (sec. 664)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 641) 
that would increase the amount of the death gratuity, effective 
retroactively to October 7, 2001, payable under sections 1475 
through 1478 of title 10, United States Code, from $12,000 to 
$100,000 in all cases in which military members die on active 
duty. It would also modify section 1967 of title 38, United 
States Code, that would increase the maximum amount payable 
under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) program. 
The Senate amendment also contained a provision (sec. 645(c)) 
that would require that the additional payment of $150,000 
authorized under section 1013(e)(2) of division A of the 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the 
Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Public Law 109-
13) be paid to survivors of all military personnel who died on 
or after October 7, 2001.
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1523) that 
would authorize, effective October 1, 2005, an increased death 
gratuity of $100,000 to be paid to designated beneficiaries of 
military deaths resulting from wounds, injuries, and illnesses 
incurred as a result of combat-related circumstances.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would delete 
modification of the SGLI program, and provide that amounts for 
payments of the increased death gratuity after the date of the 
enactment of this Act for deaths occurring before the date of 
the date of enactment of this Act be derived from supplemental 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
2006 for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the 
global war on terrorism contingent upon such appropriations 
being enacted.
      The conferees note that the Servicemembers' Group Life 
Insurance Enhancement Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-80), which 
was enacted on September 30, 2005, increased the maximum amount 
of coverage available under the SGLI program to $400,000 and 
modified the spousal notice provisions.
Child support for certain minor children of retirement-eligible members 
        convicted of domestic violence resulting in death of child's 
        other parent (sec. 665)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 654) that 
would authorize the payment of child support from a member's 
disposable retired pay to a dependent child of the member when 
the member's retired pay eligibility has been terminated 
because of the member's abuse of a spouse that resulted in the 
death of the spouse. The dependent child would become eligible 
to receive child support after effective service of a court 
order providing for such payment.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Comptroller General report on actuarial soundness of the Survivor 
        Benefit Plan (sec. 666)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 656) that 
would allow veterans who elect insurable interest coverage 
under the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) to redesignate a 
beneficiary if their originally-named beneficiary predeceases 
them.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Comptroller General to submit a report by July 31, 2006, on 
the actuarial soundness of the SBP. The elements of the report 
would include an assessment of the implications for the 
actuarial soundness of the SBP program of recent SBP 
legislative changes and projected required levels of government 
contributions and payments to the SBP program; and an 
assessment of the implications of permitting SBP program 
participants to designate a new insurable interest beneficiary 
if a previously designated beneficiary predeceases them and 
also of repealing the required reduction of the monthly SBP 
annuity by dependency and indemnity compensation.

    Subtitle E--Commissary and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality 
                                Benefits

Increase in authorized level of supplies and services procurement from 
        overseas exchange stores (sec. 671)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 661) that 
would authorize an increase from $50,000 to $100,000 of the 
dollar limit for purchases by defense entities from military 
exchanges for goods and services outside the United States.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
325).
      The Senate recedes.
Requirements for private operation of commissary store functions (sec. 
        672)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 662) that 
would establish a moratorium on studies to compare the cost 
effectiveness of commissary operations employing federal 
civilian employees and such operations employing private sector 
employees through December 31, 2010.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would establish 
the moratorium on such studies through December 31, 2008.
Provision of and payment for overseas transportation services for 
        commissary and exchange supplies and products (sec. 673)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 664) that 
would mandate that appropriated funds be used to pay for all 
expenses to ship exchange goods to overseas locations for sale 
to military personnel and their families.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment to add exchange 
products to the authority for overseas transportation.
Compensatory time off for certain nonappropriated fund employees (sec. 
        674)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 665) that 
would authorize managers to grant nonappropriated fund 
employees compensatory time off instead of overtime pay for 
overtime work when requested by the employee.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
1102).
      The Senate recedes.
Rest and Recuperation Leave Programs (sec. 675)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 342) 
that would authorize $7.0 million for Operation and 
Maintenance, Defense-wide activities for the reimbursement of 
expenses of the Armed Forces Recreation Centers related to 
utilization of the facilities under official Rest and 
Recuperation Leave Programs.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

Temporary Army authority to provide additional recruitment incentives 
        (sec. 681)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 673) 
that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to develop and 
initiate incentives not otherwise authorized by law to 
encourage military service. The provision, among other 
conditions, would require the Secretary to submit plans 
describing proposed projects to Congress not later than 30 days 
before implementation. The authority to conduct projects under 
this provision would terminate not later than the end of the 3-
year period beginning on the date on which implementation 
commences. The Secretary would be required to submit to 
Congress on an annual basis a report on the incentives provided 
under this authority during the preceding year.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would limit this 
authority to the Department of the Army and permit no more than 
four recruitment projects. Recruitment incentives under this 
authority would be offered for not longer than a 3-year period 
and required notice would be 45 days before implementation. 
This provision would be effective until December 31, 2009.
Clarification of leave accrual for members assigned to a deployable 
        ship or mobile unit or other duty (sec. 682)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 674) that 
would clarify that service members assigned to a deployable 
ship or mobile unit, or other designated units may be 
authorized to accumulate up to 120 days of leave.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
571) that would also authorize accrual of up to 120 days for 
members who, on or after August 29, 2005, perform duty 
designated by the Secretary of Defense as qualifying duty for 
purposes of this provision.
      The House recedes.

Expansion of authority to remit or cancel indebtedness of members of 
        the Armed Forces incurred on active duty (sec. 683)

      The conferees agree to a provision that would amend 
sections 4837, 6161, and 9837 of title 10, United States Code, 
to expand the authority of the service secretaries to remit or 
cancel indebtedness of members of the Armed Forces incurred on 
active duty. The provision would authorize the service 
secretaries, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
Defense, to forgive indebtedness of officers, as well as 
enlisted personnel, in cases in which the member is on active 
duty or in an active status or during the 1-year period 
beginning on the date a member is discharged or released from 
active status. The provision would authorize remission or 
cancellation of debts effective as of October 7, 2001, and 
expire on December 31, 2007.

Loan repayment program for chaplains in the Selected Reserve (sec. 684)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 675) 
that would authorize service secretaries, under regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, to repay certain 
education loans incurred by chaplains in the Selected Reserve.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment that would 
permit service regulations to control the types of education 
loans that would be eligible for repayment under this 
provision.

Inclusion of Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Chairman of the Joint 
        Chiefs of Staff among senior enlisted members of the Armed 
        Forces (sec. 685)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 671) that 
would add the Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff to the list of senior enlisted positions 
designated to receive the highest level of pay for an enlisted 
member effective on the date on which an enlisted member is 
appointed to serve in that position.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Special and incentive pays considered for saved pay upon appointment of 
        members as officers (sec. 686)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 672) that 
would update and add to the list of special and incentive pays 
and allowances that should be considered in determining the 
amount of pay and allowances of an enlisted grade formerly held 
by an officer who continues to perform the duties creating the 
eligibility for such pay and allowances and who may be entitled 
to saved pay treatment. The provision would clarify that the 
pay and allowances of an enlisted or warrant officer grade 
formerly held by an officer may continue to be paid to the 
officer only when the officer continues to perform the duty 
that creates the entitlement to, or the eligibility for, the 
pay or allowance.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
604).
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.

Repayment of unearned portion of bonuses, special pays, and educational 
        benefits (sec. 687)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 673) that 
would consolidate policies and procedures for repayment of 
unearned portions of bonuses, special pays, and educational 
benefits into one section. The provision would also clarify 
that the services may establish procedures for all such 
programs for determining the amount of the repayment required 
and the circumstances under which an exception to the required 
repayment may be granted.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.

Rights of members of the Armed Forces and their dependents under 
        Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (sec. 688)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 676) 
that would amend section 1701 of title 12, United States Code, 
to require that written notice be provided to homeowners 
explaining the mortgage and foreclosure rights of 
servicemembers and their dependents under the Servicemembers' 
Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 501 et seq.)
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.

Extension of eligibility for SSI for certain individuals in families 
        that include members of the Reserve and National Guard (sec. 
        689)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 677) 
that would amend section 1631(j)(1)(B) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(j)(1)(B)) by changing from 12 to 24 months 
the amount of time that the income of certain individuals in 
families that include members of the reserve and National Guard 
may exceed prescribed limits for eligibility for Supplemental 
Security Income (SSI) before re-application for SSI benefits 
would be required. This provision would only apply to members 
of reserve components who were called to active duty under 
sections 12301(d) or 12302 of title 10, United States Code, or 
section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.

Information for members of the Armed Forces and their dependents on 
        rights and protections of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act 
        (sec. 690)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 654) 
that would require the services to provide to military members 
and their families pertinent information on the rights and 
protections available under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act 
(SCRA) (50 U.S.C. App. 501 et seq). This information should be 
provided during initial orientation training, when members of 
the reserve are mobilized or individually called or ordered to 
active duty for periods of more than 1 year, and at other 
appropriate times. The provision would authorize the services 
to provide adult dependents of military members information on 
their rights and protections under the SCRA.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.

                   Legislative Provisions Not Adopted


Comptroller General report regarding compensation and benefits for 
        reserve component members

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 677) that 
would require the Comptroller General to prepare a report 
reviewing the terms and elements of reserve compensation, 
benefits, and personnel support programs, including the 
retirement system.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

Effective date for paid-up coverage under SBP

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 644) 
that would amend section 1452(j) of title 10, United States 
Code, to change the effective date for paid-up coverage under 
the Survivor Benefit Plan from October 1, 2008, to October 1, 
2005.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Increase in maximum rate of assignment incentive pay
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 671) 
that would authorize and increase the maximum rate of monthly 
assignment incentive pay from $1,500 to $3,000.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes because this authorization is included 
elsewhere in this report.
Provision of information technology services for accommodations 
        provided by non-appropriated fund instrumentalities for wounded 
        members of the Armed Forces and their families
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 663) that 
would authorize the secretary concerned to provide information 
technology equipment and Internet access to service members and 
their families residing in facilities operated by non-
appropriated funds while the member receives medical treatment.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Repeal of requirement of reduction of SBP survivor annuities by 
        dependency and indemnity compensation
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 643) 
that would amend sections 1450 and 1451 of title 10, United 
States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of 
annuities received under the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) by the 
amount of dependency and indemnity compensation paid to 
beneficiaries under section 1311(a) of title 38, United States 
Code.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees believe that a comprehensive assessment of 
the SBP program is needed. In a separate provision in this 
report, the Comptroller General is directed to study the SBP 
including assessments of the implications for the actuarial 
soundness of recent SBP legislative changes and projected 
required levels of government contributions and payments to the 
SBP program, and an assessment of the implications of 
permitting SBP program participants to designate a new 
insurable interest beneficiary if a previously designated 
beneficiary predeceases them and of repealing the required 
reduction of the monthly SBP annuity by dependency and 
indemnity compensation.
Revision to eligibility for nonregular service retirement after 
        establishing eligibility for regular retirement
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 652) that 
would allow service members who are qualified for active duty 
retirement to continue to serve in an active reserve status and 
remain eligible for a reserve retirement at age 60 without 
being required to be formally retired under the applicable 
active duty authority as required by current law.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Special compensation for reserve component members who are also tobacco 
        farmers adversely affected by terms of tobacco quota buyout
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 676) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to reimburse members of 
the reserve component who received reduced compensation under 
the Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 (Public Law 
108-357 (title VI)) (7 U.S.C. 518) as a result of their 
mobilization to serve on active duty. The provision would 
require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Agriculture, to pay members who were producers of 
quota tobacco for at least 2 of the 3 tobacco market years 
before 2002 an amount equal to 70 percent of the difference 
between the amount the member will receive under the Act and 
the amount the member would have likely received had the member 
remained a full-time producer of quota tobacco and had not been 
ordered to active duty.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
      The conferees recognize that certain mobilized 
reservists, who are full-time tobacco farmers and tobacco quota 
holders, may have been precluded from qualifying under the Fair 
and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 for benefits as a 
result of their active duty service. The conferees believe that 
every effort should be made to fairly compensate reserve and 
National Guard members whose military service adversely 
affected their standing under the tobacco reform program. The 
conferees urge the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense, to take appropriate action to 
develop a means to assure equitable treatment of qualifying 
members of the reserve and National Guard.

                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

                       Items of Special Interest

Plan to expedite authorization for use of medical products in an avian 
        or pandemic influenza emergency
      The conferees note that the Project BioShield Act of 2004 
(Public Law 108-276) provides a framework for authorizing the 
emergency use of medical products that are not approved by the 
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the Department of Health 
and Human Services (HHS). The conferees further note that avian 
and pandemic influenza are an emerging threat to military 
personnel, dependents of military personnel on military 
installations, and civilian personnel within the Department of 
Defense. Currently, no FDA approved vaccine for avian influenza 
is available.
      Consequently, the conferees direct the Secretary of 
Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, to submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives not later than May 1, 
2006, a plan to expedite authorization for use of unapproved 
medical products in an avian or pandemic influenza emergency 
with respect to military personnel, dependents of military 
personnel on military installations, and civilian personnel 
within the Department of Defense.
      The plan shall include the following: (1) identification 
of each element of the Department of Defense that will be 
responsible for carrying out the plan to expedite authorization 
for emergency use of medical products; (2) a statement of how 
and under what circumstances the Department of Defense and the 
Military Vaccine Agency in particular would collaborate with 
the Department of Health and Human Services regarding the 
preparation of the documents to support the filing of an 
Emergency Use Authorization for the H5N1 influenza vaccine or 
vaccines for other strains of avian or pandemic influenza; (3) 
a statement of how the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
is evaluating the ``Criteria For Issuance Authorization'' 
(detailed in Public Law 108-276 Sec. 564c; title 21 U.S.C. 
Sec. 360bbb-3c) in advance of a declared pandemic influenza 
emergency; (4) a statement of how and under what circumstances 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services would plan to 
expedite approval of diagnostic tools required for responding 
to a pandemic avian influenza emergency; (5) a statement of how 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services is monitoring and 
reviewing, the emergency use authorization, emerging 
technologies that can rapidly evaluate, analyze, identify, and 
treat novel and emerging viruses; and (6) a statement of how 
and under what circumstances the Department of Defense would 
execute the authorities provided under the Project BioShield 
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-276; title 21 U.S.C. Sec. 360bbb-3) 
to expedite authorization for emergency use of medical products 
to respond to an avian or pandemic influenza emergency.

                     Legislative Provisions Adopted

        Subtitle A--Improvements to Health Benefits for Reserves

Enhancement of TRICARE Reserve Select Program (sec. 701)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 703) that 
would authorize enhancements to the TRICARE Reserve Select 
Program for members of the Selected Reserve who have served on 
extended active duty since September 11, 2001, and who commit 
to continued service in the Selected Reserve, as authorized in 
section 701 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375). 
The provision would:
            (1) allow an eligible member to accumulate earned 
        coverage under TRICARE Reserve Select, if recalled to 
        active duty before the period of health care coverage 
        for which the member is eligible terminates, and 
        complete each period of coverage consecutively;
            (2) allow a member of the Selected Reserve who is 
        enrolled in TRICARE Reserve Select and who is separated 
        from service involuntarily, to include involuntary 
        retirement, to complete a period of health care 
        coverage under TRICARE Reserve Select after separation 
        from service;
            (3) authorize the Secretary of Defense to establish 
        special circumstances under which members of the 
        Individual Ready Reserve would qualify for enrollment 
        in TRICARE Reserve Select;
            (4) allow a member of the Individual Ready Reserve 
        who is unable to find a position in the Selected 
        Reserve and who is otherwise eligible for coverage 
        under this section a period of 1 year in which to find 
        a position in the Selected Reserve, during which the 
        member's eligibility is retained, but coverage would 
        not begin until the member becomes a member of the 
        Selected Reserve;
            (5) authorize 6 months of extended health care 
        coverage for family members following the death of a 
        reserve member; and
            (6) allow a member 120 days after release from 
        active duty to elect participation in TRICARE Reserve 
        Select.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would allow 
eligible members of the Selected Reserve to consecutively 
complete earned periods of TRICARE coverage; allow a member of 
the Individual Ready Reserve to retain eligibility for coverage 
for 1 year while finding a position in the Selected Reserve; 
authorize 6 months of extended health care coverage for family 
members following the death of a reserve member; and allow 90 
days after release from active duty for an eligible member of 
the Selected Reserve to elect participation in TRICARE Reserve 
Select.
Expanded eligibility of members of the Selected Reserve under the 
        TRICARE program (sec. 702)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 705) 
that would expand eligibility for nearly all members of the 
Selected Reserve to enroll in TRICARE Standard while in a non-
active duty status, whether or not the member had served on 
extended active duty in support of a contingency. The member 
would pay a premium equal to 28 percent of the annual premium 
established by the Secretary of Defense as the basis for such 
coverage.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
TRICARE Standard coverage for all members of the Selected 
Reserve, and their families, who commit to continued service in 
the Selected Reserve. The amendment would also set the level of 
government subsidy based on new categories of eligibility.
      The amendment, combined with enhancements to TRICARE 
Reserve Select authorized elsewhere in this Act, would 
establish a multi-tier TRICARE benefit. The highest tier of 
TRICARE coverage would be for reserves who have served on 
extended periods of active duty in support of a contingency 
operation since September 11, 2001, and who commit to continued 
service in the Selected Reserve.
      The amendment would expand eligibility for government-
subsidized TRICARE coverage by creating two additional tiers of 
coverage. One new tier of coverage would authorize members of 
the Selected Reserve who are not eligible for coverage under 
TRICARE Reserve Select and who receive unemployment 
compensation or who do not have access to employer-provided 
insurance to obtain coverage under the Standard option of 
TRICARE while in a non-active duty status. The member would pay 
50 percent of the annual premium established by the Secretary 
for such coverage. The coverage would be available as long as 
the member continues to serve in the Selected Reserve, and 
would include all benefits of the TRICARE Standard option, 
including access to military treatment facilities on a space-
available basis.
      The amendment would further authorize a third tier of 
coverage for members of the Selected Reserve in a non-active 
duty status who, though they have not served on extended active 
duty in support of a contingency and have access to employer-
provided health care coverage, elect coverage under TRICARE 
Standard. In this instance, the member would pay 85 percent of 
the annual premium established by the Secretary and coverage 
would be available, as is true for all health care options 
available to reserves, only as long as the member continues as 
a drilling member of the Selected Reserve.
      The amendment would require that the Secretary implement 
the new benefits for members of the Selected Reserve not later 
than October 1, 2006.
      The conferees view expanded benefits for members of the 
Selected Reserve as an opportunity for members of the Selected 
Reserve and their families, who commit to continued service in 
the Selected Reserve, to have access to high quality health 
care coverage under TRICARE while they are in a non-active duty 
status. The amendment is not intended to replace employer-
provided health insurance, or for the member to be made 
ineligible for or to be persuaded to opt out of employer-
provided health insurance based on membership in the reserves.

                Subtitle B--TRICARE Program Improvements

Additional information required by surveys on TRICARE Standard (sec. 
        711)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 702) that 
would expand the scope of the survey of the TRICARE Standard 
health care program that is required by section 723 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public 
Law 108-136).
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
715).
      The Senate recedes.
Availability of chiropractic health care services (sec. 712)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec.704) that would 
require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study of the 
costs and feasibility of providing chiropractic health care 
services to the following categories of beneficiaries in the 
military health care system: active duty and their dependents, 
reserve component members and their dependents, and retirees 
and their dependents. The provision would also require the 
Secretary to develop a plan not later than March 31, 2006, to 
provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as a 
permanent part of the Defense Health Program (including 
TRICARE), and report to the congressional defense committees 
not later than March 31, 2006, on the study and plan.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Air Force to complete implementation of chiropractic 
services for active duty members at 11 sites, which had not 
opened in accordance with the Department of Defense Report on 
Chiropractic Health Care Implementation Plan (August 2001). The 
amendment would authorize the Secretary to identify alternate 
sites if any of the 11 identified in the Department of Defense 
report is no longer feasible.
      The conferees applaud the efforts of the Army and the 
Navy to provide chiropractic services to active duty members in 
accordance with the August 2001 plan, and encourage the Army 
and Navy to complete implementation at all sites identified in 
the August 2001 plan as well.
Surviving-dependent eligibility under TRICARE dental plan for surviving 
        spouses who were on active duty at time of death of military 
        spouse (sec. 713)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 705) that 
would expand eligibility for survivor benefits under the 
TRICARE dental plan to include the active duty spouse of a 
member who dies while on active duty for a period of more than 
30 days.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
703).
      The Senate recedes.
Exceptional eligibility for TRICARE Prime Remote (sec. 714)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 706) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to waive the 
requirement in section 1079(p) of title 10, United States Code, 
that a dependent eligible for coverage under the TRICARE Prime 
Remote program reside with the member, if the Secretary 
determines that exceptional circumstances exist that warrant 
such coverage.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Increased period of continued TRICARE Prime coverage of children of 
        members of the uniformed services who die while serving on 
        active duty for a period of more than 30 days (sec. 715)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 704) 
that would authorize any dependent child of a deceased service 
member to continue to receive benefits under TRICARE Prime as 
if the service member parent were still alive, and without 
annual premiums, until the age of 21 or 23 if enrolled in an 
educational program.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

TRICARE Standard in TRICARE regional offices (sec. 716)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 711) 
that would require the designation of a position in each 
TRICARE regional office for the purpose of assisting 
beneficiaries who use the Standard option under the TRICARE 
program.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would clarify 
that the TRICARE regional offices would be responsible for the 
monitoring, oversight, and improvement of the Standard option. 
The amendment would require an annual report to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives on those activities, including actions taken by 
the Department of Defense to address challenges that have been 
identified by health care providers and beneficiaries with 
respect to use of the TRICARE Standard option.

Qualifications for individuals serving as TRICARE regional directors 
        (sec. 717)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 718) 
that would require that, effective on the date of enactment of 
this Act, any individual serving in the position of TRICARE 
Regional Director must be either a general or flag officer, or 
Department of Defense civilian in the Senior Executive Service, 
and have at least 10 years of health care experience.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
that the qualifications apply to persons selected for such 
positions as of the date of enactment of this Act, and clarify 
that a non-Department of Defense civilian who possesses the 
required experience may be selected to serve in the position of 
TRICARE Regional Office Director.

              Subtitle C--Mental Health-Related Provisions


Program for mental health awareness for dependents and pilot project on 
        Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (sec. 721)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 718) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to develop a program to 
increase awareness of the availability of mental health 
services for dependents of members of the Armed Forces in both 
the active and reserve components whose sponsor has served or 
will serve in a combat theater of operations. The provision 
would require the Secretary to evaluate whether the 
effectiveness of the mental health awareness program would be 
improved by providing materials in languages other than 
English.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary to develop a pilot project on Post-Traumatic 
Stress Disorder (PTSD). The pilot project would be designed to 
evaluate Internet-based tools available to military and 
civilian health care providers for early diagnosis and 
treatment of PTSD, and Internet tools to assist family members 
in the identification of the emergence of PTSD. The amendment 
would require a report to the congressional defense committees 
not later than June 1, 2006, on the pilot project.

Pilot projects on early diagnosis and treatment of Post-Traumatic 
        Stress Disorder and other mental health conditions (sec. 722)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 732) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to carry out three 
pilot projects on early diagnosis and treatment of Post-
Traumatic Stress Disorder and other mental health conditions.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
the Secretary to carry out two pilot projects under this 
section, which are related to clinical diagnosis and treatment 
of active and reserve members. Elsewhere in this Act, the 
Department of Defense Task Force on Mental Health is required 
to identify the projects in its report. A pilot project to 
facilitate Internet-based diagnosis and treatment of Post-
Traumatic Stress Disorder and other mental health conditions is 
required elsewhere in this act.

Department of Defense task force on mental health (sec. 723)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 733) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to establish a task 
force to examine mental health issues in the Armed Forces. The 
task force would consist of 14 members appointed by the 
Secretary, and would be required to develop a long-term plan to 
improve mental health services provided to members of the Armed 
Forces.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
that persons appointed to the task force have expertise in 
national mental health policy and military personnel matters, 
and that such members would include at least one family member 
of a member of the Armed Forces who has experience working with 
military families. The amendment would also require the task 
force to identify pilot projects on early diagnosis and 
treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and other mental 
health conditions authorized elsewhere in this Act, as well as 
to evaluate the efficacy of programs to ensure a seamless 
transition of care for members on active duty from the 
Department to the Department of Veterans Affairs. The amendment 
would require a report on the efficiency of pre- and post- 
deployment mental health screening, including mental health 
screenings for members of the Armed Forces who have experienced 
multiple deployments. The amendment would require the Secretary 
to develop a plan based on the recommendations of the task 
force, and submit the plan to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and House of Representatives not later than 6 
months after receipt of the task force report.

                    Subtitle D--Studies and Reports


Study relating to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of 
        certain members of the Armed Forces (sec. 731)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 719) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study of 
the effectiveness of self-administered surveys included in 
predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of members of 
the Armed Forces.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
that the study on the effectiveness of the surveys include the 
mental health portion of the self-administered surveys, and 
would require the Secretary to submit a report on the results 
of their study to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives no later than 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act.
Requirements for physical examinations and medical and dental readiness 
        for members of the Selected Reserve not on active duty (sec. 
        732)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 531) 
that would require a comprehensive physical examination on an 
annual basis for members of the Selected Reserve.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require a 
comprehensive medical readiness health and dental assessment on 
an annual basis and physical examinations as the Secretary of 
Defense deems appropriate, and would require an annual report 
to the Secretary concerned of the medical and dental readiness 
of the member to perform military duties.
Report on delivery of health care benefits through military health care 
        system (sec. 733)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 712) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the delivery of 
health care benefits through the military health care system. 
The report would include recommendations for legislative or 
administration action, as the Secretary considers necessary, to 
improve the efficiency and quality of the military health care 
system.
      The House bill contained no similar amendment.
      The House recedes.
Comptroller General studies and report on differential payments to 
        children's hospitals for health care for children dependents 
        and maximum allowable charge for obstetrical care services 
        under TRICARE (sec. 734)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 713) 
that would require the Comptroller General to conduct a study 
of the effectiveness of the Department of Defense system of 
differential payments to children's hospitals for health care 
services for the dependent children of military members. The 
Secretary of Defense would be required to report to the 
congressional defense committees not later than November 1, 
2006, on any legislative proposals recommended by the 
Comptroller General and the costs associated with their 
implementation.
      The House bill had no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require an 
additional study by the Comptroller General of the 
participation of civilian providers of obstetrical services in 
the TRICARE program, and of the effectiveness of the payment 
system under TRICARE for obstetrical care services.
Report on the Department of Defense AHLTA global electronic health 
        record system (sec. 735)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 719) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report 
to Congress on the Department of Defense Composite Health Care 
System II.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would remove the 
requirement for the report to include a description of the 
amounts obligated and required for the system, and to 
incorporate the new name, AHLTA, of the Department of Defense 
electronic health record system.
      The conferees applaud the Department for its development 
of an electronic health record system for the military health 
care system, and join in support of the Department's vision for 
a continuously updated digital medical record that would be 
completely transferable electronically to the Veterans' Health 
Administration. The conferees believe it is critical that the 
Department adhere to the schedule for full implementation of 
the AHLTA system in 800 military health clinics and 70 military 
hospitals throughout the world by December 2006.
Comptroller General study and report on Vaccine Healthcare centers 
        (sec. 736)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 720) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to maintain a joint 
military medical center of excellence focusing on the medical 
needs arising from mandatory military vaccinations. The centers 
would provide medical assistance to individuals receiving 
mandatory military vaccinations and related research and 
educational activities.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Comptroller General to conduct a study of the Vaccine 
Healthcare Centers operated by the Department of Defense, and 
to submit its findings and recommendations no later than May 
30, 2006.
Report on adverse health events associated with use of anti-malarial 
        drugs (sec. 737)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 731) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study 
of adverse health events that may be associated with the use of 
anti-malarial drugs, including mefloquine.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment to require that the 
study include a comparison of health and mental health events, 
which may be associated with different anti-malarial drugs. The 
conferees expect that in conducting the study the Secretary 
will consult with epidemiological and clinical researchers from 
other governmental organizations, as well as with researchers 
outside of the Federal Government.
Report on Reserve dental insurance program (sec. 738)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1508) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to study and report 
to the congressional defense committees by February 1, 2007, on 
the most effective mechanism or mechanisms for paying premiums 
for the Reserve dental insurance program, and to assess the 
effectiveness of mechanisms utilized to inform members of the 
reserve components of the availability and benefits of the 
program.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Demonstration project study on Medicare Advantage regional preferred 
        provider organization option for TRICARE-medicare dual-eligible 
        beneficiaries (sec. 739)
      The conferees agree to a provision that would require the 
Secretary of Defense to conduct a study to evaluate the 
application of the managed care methods under the new Medicare 
Advantage program for TRICARE-medicare dual eligible 
beneficiaries. The provision would require the Secretary to 
develop a plan to carry out the project only if the Secretary 
determines that the project is feasible, cost effective, and in 
the best interests of TRICARE-medicare dual eligible 
beneficiaries and of the Department of Defense.
Pilot projects on pediatric early literacy among children of members of 
        the Armed Forces (sec. 740)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 585) 
that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to conduct pilot 
projects at up to 20 military medical treatment facilities to 
assess the feasibility of encouraging pediatric literacy among 
children of members of the Armed Forces utilizing the ``Reach 
Out and Read'' model of pediatric early literacy.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would provide a 
general authority for such pilot projects.
      The conferees expect that in the implementation of the 
pilot projects, the Secretary would consult with programs such 
as the Reach Out and Read National Center for advice and 
assistance in development of effective pediatric literacy 
projects in a military health care setting.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Authority to relocate patient safety center; renaming MedTeams program 
        (sec. 741)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 711) that 
would eliminate the requirement that the Department of Defense 
Patient Safety Center be located within the Armed Forces 
Institute of Pathology. The provision would also remove the 
name of a trademarked product used in an ongoing medical 
program.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
717).
      The Senate recedes.
Modification of health care quality information and technology 
        enhancement reporting requirement (sec. 742)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 712) that 
would modify the annual health care quality reporting 
requirement of the Department of Defense as required by section 
723 of the National Defense Authority Act for Fiscal Year 2000 
(Public Law 106-65) to better align the report with current 
standards in health care quality.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
716).
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would add a 
reporting requirement on measures of timeliness and 
accessibility of health care.
      The conferees are concerned that military medical leaders 
at all levels must continue to emphasize accountability and 
vigilance concerning the quality of military health care 
services, including the prompt and just disposition of adverse 
events. Emphasis on cost should never rise to a higher level of 
priority than the quality of services provided.
      The conferees are also concerned that the services 
provided by civilian networks and other contracted civilian 
providers be of equally high quality, and encourages the 
Department to examine health care staffing standards such as 
those promulgated by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation 
of Healthcare Organizations to ensure continued high quality 
standards by civilian providers of care.
Correction to eligibility of certain reserve officers for military 
        health care pending active duty following commissioning (sec. 
        743)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 713) that 
would ensure that Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) 
graduates have access to military health benefits while 
awaiting active duty orders.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
701).
      The Senate recedes.
Prohibition on conversions of military medical and dental positions to 
        civilian medical positions until submission of certification 
        (sec. 744)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 714) that 
would prohibit the secretary of a military department from 
converting any military medical position to a civilian medical 
position until the Secretary of Defense submits a certification 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives that such conversions will not affect health 
care quality or access. The provision would also require the 
Comptroller General to conduct a study on the effect of such 
conversions on the Defense Health Program, and report those 
findings to Congress not later than March 1, 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
572) that would prohibit the conversion of any medical or 
dental military position to a civilian position until 90 days 
after receipt by Congress of a certification by the Secretary 
of Defense that such conversions did not increase civilian 
health care costs; that the conversions were in support of 
joint medical and dental readiness requirements of the 
uniformed services; and that adequate numbers of civilian 
providers were available to fill civilian positions based on 
market surveys.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
the certification of both medical and dental military position 
conversions, and would require that the Secretary of Defense 
submit a report to Congress along with the required 
certification on actions taken in response to the 
recommendations of the Comptroller General study.
Clarification of inclusion of dental care in medical readiness tracking 
        and health surveillance program (sec. 745)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 715) that 
would clarify that dental readiness is included in the 
requirement for medical tracking and surveillance activities 
authorized in the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2005 (Public Law 108-375).
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Cooperative outreach to members and former members of the naval service 
        exposed to environmental factors related to sarcoidosis (sec. 
        746)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 716) that 
would require the Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to conduct an outreach 
program to contact members and former members of the naval 
service who may have increased risk of sarcoidosis as a result 
of having been exposed to particles resulting from the removal 
of nonskid coating used on naval ships.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would clarify 
that the Secretary of the Navy shall attempt to reach as many 
members and former members of the naval service as possible who 
may have had such exposure.
Repeal of requirement for Comptroller General reviews of certain 
        Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs projects 
        on sharing of health care resources (sec. 747)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 714) 
that would repeal certain reporting requirements for the 
Comptroller General on defense and veterans affairs health 
resources sharing projects.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Pandemic avian flu preparedness (sec. 748)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 722) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to report to the 
congressional defense committees on efforts within the 
Department of Defense to prepare for pandemic influenza, 
including avian flu.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would expand the 
report requirements to include acceleration of medical research 
and development activities.
Follow up assistance for members of the Armed Forces after 
        preseparation physical examinations (sec. 749)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1603) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to assist a member of 
the Armed Forces in obtaining necessary follow-up health care 
services, which are required as a result of a preseparation 
physical examination. The provision would also require the 
Secretary to provide information on private sector sources of 
care and assistance to enroll in the health care system of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would clarify 
that the follow-up services would be obtained from the 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Policy on role of military medical and behavioral science personnel in 
        interrogation of detainees (sec. 750)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1071) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to establish a 
policy on the role of military medical and behavioral science 
personnel in the interrogation of persons detained by the Armed 
Forces.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
      The conferees note that the Department of Defense has 
published Department of Defense Directive 3115.09, ``DoD 
Intelligence Interrogations, Detainee Debriefings and Tactical 
Questioning'' (November 3, 2005), which provides limited 
guidance on detainee medical issues and refers to standards and 
procedures set forth by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Health Affairs (ASD (HA)). The conferees are concerned that the 
policy on ``Medical Program Principles and Procedures for the 
Protection and Treatment of Detainees in the Custody of the 
Armed Forces of the United States,'' dated June 3, 2005, which 
was issued by the ASD (HA), does not fully address all medical 
issues, including the role of medical and behavioral personnel 
in interrogation, and the use and release of detainee medical 
information.
      The conferees expect that in the development of the 
policy required by this section, the Secretary of Defense will 
consult with and consider the views of national and 
international medical and health care professional 
organizations that are examining the professional ethics that 
govern their members' work.
      The conferees expect that any policy promulgated by the 
Secretary of Defense concerning the role of medical or 
behavioral science personnel in interrogation-related matters 
will reflect the same applicability to DoD civilians, DoD 
contractors and non-DoD civilians as required by Department of 
Defense Directive 3115.09.

                   Legislative Provisions Not Adopted

Comptroller General report on expanded partnership between the 
        Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs on 
        the provision on health care services
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 723) 
that would require the Comptroller General to provide a report 
to the appropriate committees of Congress that would contain an 
overview of the current health care systems of the Department 
of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs; a 
comparative analysis of the characteristics of each system; and 
an assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of an 
expanded partnership between the two Departments for the 
purpose of providing health care services to military retirees 
and their dependents.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Early identification and treatment of mental health and substance abuse 
        disorders
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 717) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to carry out 
activities to foster the early identification and treatment of 
mental health and substance abuse problems experienced by 
members of the Armed Forces, with emphasis on those who have 
served in a theater of combat operations in the preceding 12 
months. The activities would focus on changing attitudes within 
the Armed Forces regarding mental health and substance abuse 
treatment, and would include informational messages directed to 
military members, their family members, commanders, and 
supervisory personnel.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
      The Department of Defense Task Force on Mental Health 
authorized elsewhere in this Act is directed to assess the 
adequacy of early identification and treatment of mental health 
and substance abuse problems through the use of internal mass 
media communication, as well as to assess other tools intended 
to change attitudes within the Armed Forces regarding mental 
health and substance abuse treatment.
Limitation on deductible and copayment requirements for nursing home 
        residents under the pharmacy benefits program
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 702) 
that would limit the out-of-pocket pharmacy expenses for a 
beneficiary who is a resident of a nursing home and who is 
required, by state law, to use nursing home pharmacy services 
that are not part of the pharmacy network under TRICARE.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Mental health screening of members of the Armed Forces for Post-
        Traumatic Stress Disorder and other mental health conditions
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 574) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to perform mental 
health screenings on each member of the Armed Forces who is 
deployed in a combat operation or to a combat zone. Such 
screenings would occur prior to deployment, and at 30 and 120 
days after the date of the member's return from the deployment.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      A requirement to assess the efficacy of pre- and post-
deployment mental health screening is included in the 
Department of Defense Task Force on Mental Health authorized 
elsewhere in this Act.
Services of mental health counselors
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 701) that 
would allow mental health counselors to be reimbursed for 
services provided to TRICARE beneficiaries without prior 
physician referral or supervision. The provision would also 
permit mental health counselors to enter into personal service 
contracts with the Department of Defense and require that such 
counselors meet the licensure or certification requirements for 
``health care professional'' established by section 1094 of 
title 10, United States Code.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 721) 
that would authorize mental health counselors who are licensed 
by a State to provide services without physician referral or 
supervision in ``medically underserved areas'' pursuant to 
section 332 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254e). 
The amendment would authorize personal services contracts, and 
also require the Secretary of Defense to establish rules 
concerning credentialing or certification of participating 
mental health counselors and payment rates.
      The conference report does not include either provision.
      The conferees recognize the valuable services that mental 
health counselors provide for valid mental health disorders 
under the TRICARE program. The Department of Defense estimates 
that, on an annual basis, 28,000 TRICARE beneficiaries have an 
average of seven visits to mental health counselors, in 
accordance with existing requirements for physician referral 
and supervision. The conferees encourage the Department to 
promote even greater utilization of licensed mental health 
counselors, where appropriate, as part of an integrated health 
care team, and to examine ways to make as efficient as possible 
the method of communication among primary care and mental 
health care providers involved in the treatment of valid mental 
health disorders in the TRICARE program.
      The conferees direct the Department report to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives within 120 days of the date of enactment of 
this Act on actions taken to improve the efficiency and 
effectiveness of procedures facilitate physician referral and 
supervision of licensed mental health counselors. The report 
shall include a description of ``best practices'' employed 
throughout the military health system to ensure access to 
services provided by mental health counselors under the TRICARE 
program. The conferees encourage the Department to monitor 
closely the progress within the mental health community toward 
achievement of a national standard for graduate education 
accreditation and national professional accreditation, to 
include uniform professional credentials for licensed mental 
health counselors. The report should also review the quality of 
care being provided under the program.
Study and report on civilian and military partnership project
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 724) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study 
on the feasibility of conducting a military and civilian 
partnership project in which Department of Defense and civilian 
health care providers would provide services to military 
personnel and civilians at a military medical facility.
      The House bill contains no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

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

                     Legislative Provisions Adopted

 Subtitle A--Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs

Requirement for certification before major defense acquisition program 
        may proceed to Milestone B (sec. 801)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 801) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to certify that a major 
defense acquisition program meets certain criteria (including 
technological maturity requirements) before it receives 
Milestone B approval, or key Decision Point B approval in the 
case of a space program. The Secretary could waive the 
certification requirement for national security reasons.
      The Senate amendment contained two similar provisions 
(sections 809 and 858). Section 809 would require the 
Department of Defense to complete an analysis of alternatives 
before commencing a major defense acquisition program. Section 
858 would extend an existing requirement for annual reports on 
major defense acquisition programs that fail to meet 
technological maturity requirements.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would: (1) 
incorporate the requirement for an analysis of alternatives 
into the House provision; (2) require certification or waiver 
by the milestone decision authority, rather than the Secretary; 
and (3) authorize waiver of the certification requirement only 
if, absent the waiver, the Department of Defense would be 
unable to meet critical national security objectives.
Requirements applicable to major defense acquisition programs exceeding 
        baseline costs (sec. 802)
      The House bill contained two provisions (secs. 802 and 
803) that would modify the oversight requirements for major 
defense acquisition programs (MDAPs) in sections 2433 and 2435 
of title 10, United States Code. Section 802 would require that 
the Secretary of Defense conduct an analysis of alternatives 
for any MDAP for which the program acquisition unit cost or the 
procurement unit cost rises by 15 percent over the baseline 
estimate. Section 803 would restrict the circumstances in which 
the Secretary may modify a baseline estimate.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would: (1) 
amend section 2435 to add a new term--``original Baseline 
Estimate''--and to restrict the circumstances in which an 
original baseline estimate may be modified; (2) add two new 
terms--``significant cost growth'' and ``critical cost 
growth''--to section 2433; (3) define significant cost growth 
and critical cost growth by reference to both the current 
baseline estimate for an MDAP and the original baseline 
estimate for the program; and (4) require additional analysis 
and explanation (but not a formal analysis of alternatives) for 
any MDAP that experiences critical cost growth.
      Taken together, these changes would tighten requirements 
for flagging programs that are experiencing problematic cost 
growth and ensure more rigorous review and analysis of these 
programs. The conferees believe that the added discipline 
imposed by these provisions should encourage the Department of 
Defense both to establish more realistic and achievable cost 
and performance estimates at the outset of MDAPs and to more 
aggressively manage MDAPs to avoid undesirable cost growth on 
these programs.
Requirements for determination by Secretary of Defense and notification 
        to Congress before procurement of major weapon systems as 
        commercial items (sec. 803)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 804) 
that would prohibit the purchase of a major weapon system as a 
commercial item unless such purchase is specifically authorized 
by Congress.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary of Defense, prior to any major weapon system 
being purchased under procedures established for the 
procurement of commercial items, to: (1) determine that a 
weapon system meets the definition of a commercial item; (2) 
determine that it is necessary to meet national security 
objectives to purchase such weapon system as a commercial item; 
and (3) notify congressional defense committees at least 30 
days prior to the purchase or the treatment of the major weapon 
system as a commercial item.
Reports on significant increases in program acquisition unit costs or 
        procurement unit costs of major defense acquisition programs 
        (sec. 804)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 807) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to report to the 
congressional defense committees on the acquisition status of 
major defense acquisition programs whose costs have exceeded by 
more than 50 percent the original baseline projection of such 
costs.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would extend the 
time for the report.
Report on use of lead system integrators in the acquisition of major 
        systems (sec. 805)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 809A) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to report to the 
congressional defense committees on actions taken or to be 
taken by the Department of Defense regarding the use of lead 
system integrators for the acquisition of major systems.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would extend the 
time for the report, and would also make technical changes.
Congressional notification of cancellation of major automated 
        information systems (sec. 806)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 809D) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to report to the 
congressional defense committees no less than 60 days before 
any proposed change to the acquisition strategy of any major 
automated information system, as defined by Department of 
Defense regulations.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.

             Subtitle B--Acquisition Policy and Management

Internal controls for procurements on behalf of the Department of 
        Defense (sec. 811)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 801) 
that would require the Department of Defense Inspector General, 
in consultation with the Inspectors General of nondefense 
agencies, to determine whether the policies, procedures, and 
internal controls of non-defense agencies for purchases on 
behalf of the Department of Defense are adequate to ensure 
compliance with defense procurement requirements of law and 
regulation.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would clarify 
the language of the provision and limit the joint reviews to 
the Department of the Interior, the Department of the Treasury, 
and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Management structure for the procurement of contract services (sec. 
        812)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 802) 
that would require the secretary of each military department to 
establish a Contract Support Acquisition Center to act as the 
executive agent for the acquisition of contract services for 
that military department. The Secretary of Defense would be 
required to establish an additional acquisition center within 
the Defense Logistics Agency to act as the executive agent for 
the acquisition of contract services by the defense agencies.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would rewrite 
section 2330 of title 10, United States Code, to strengthen the 
requirement for the Secretary to implement a management 
structure for the procurement of contract services for the 
Department of Defense.
      Section 2330, as amended, would establish a senior 
official responsible for the management of the acquisition of 
contract services for each of the military departments and for 
the defense agencies and components outside the military 
departments. Under the amended section 2330, the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 
would be responsible for developing and maintaining policies, 
procedures, and best practices guidelines for the acquisition 
of contract services, while the senior officials responsible 
for the acquisition of contract services would be responsible 
for the implementation of those policies, procedures, and 
guidelines by the military departments and defense agencies. 
Each senior official would be required to assign responsibility 
for the review and approval of procurements to specific 
individuals in the Department, subject to the direction, 
supervision, and oversight of the senior official. This 
provision would give the Department flexibility as to the 
number, qualifications, and location of officers and employees 
authorized to make day-to-day decisions regarding the 
acquisition of contract services while ensuring that, in making 
such decisions, these officers and employees are subject to the 
direction, supervision, and control of an acquisition chain of 
command.
      The conference amendment would provide for phased 
implementation of the amended section 2330 to ensure that the 
Department has the time needed to fully implement the new 
requirements.

Report on service surcharges for purchases made for military 
        departments through other Department of Defense agencies (sec. 
        813)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 805) 
that would require the Department of Defense to review and 
report on service charges imposed on one component of the 
Department for purchases made through another component of the 
Department.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would modify the 
timing of the reporting requirement.

Review of defense acquisition structures and capabilities (sec. 814)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 806) 
that would require the Defense Acquisition University, acting 
under the direction of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, to review and report on 
the capabilities and shortfalls of the acquisition 
organizations of the military departments and defense agencies.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment that would 
address the scope of the study.

Modification of requirements applicable to contracts authorized by law 
        for certain military materiel (sec. 815)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 808) 
that would modify section 2401 of title 10, United States Code, 
with respect to requirements for authorization by law of 
certain contracts for leasing military equipment.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

Guidance on use of tiered evaluations of offers for contracts and task 
        orders under contracts (sec. 816)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 809C) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to prescribe 
guidance on the use of tiered evaluations of offers for 
contracts and for task orders under contracts.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.

Joint policy on contingency contracting (sec. 817)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 813) that 
would require the establishment of a contingency contracting 
corps.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Chairman of 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to develop a joint policy for 
contingency contracting during combat operations and post-
conflict operations.

Acquisition strategy for commercial satellite communication services 
        (sec. 818)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 809B) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report 
to the congressional defense committees, not later than 6 
months after the date of the enactment of this act, on the 
proposed strategy of the Department of Defense for acquiring 
commercial satellite communications services.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment that would 
further define the spend analysis as required under the Senate 
provision.

Authorization of evaluation factor for defense contractors employing or 
        subcontracting with members of the selected reserve of the 
        reserve components of the Armed Forces (sec. 819)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 820A) that 
would require the Department of Defense for all contracts for 
the procurement of goods and services to establish a source 
selection evaluation factor which favors entities that employ 
members of the Selected Reserve of the reserve components of 
the Armed Forces.
      The House Senate amendment contained no similar 
provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would provide 
discretionary authority to the Secretary of Defense to use an 
evaluation factor related to the employment of members of the 
Selected Reserve.

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


Participation by Department of Defense in acquisition workforce 
        training fund (sec. 821)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 822) that 
would enable the Department of Defense to contribute to, and 
benefit from, the acquisition workforce training fund.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
831).
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would ensure 
that the Federal Acquisition Institute and the Defense 
Acquisition University have appropriate flexibility in the use 
of the acquisition workforce training fund.

Increase in cost accounting standard threshold (sec. 822)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 823) that 
would amend section 26(f)(2)(A) of the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403 et seq.) to increase the 
cost accounting standard threshold to $550,000, which would 
correspond with the current Truth in Negotiations Act (Public 
Law 87-653) threshold.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.

Modification of authority to carry out certain prototype projects (sec. 
        823)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 844) 
that would prohibit the use of the authority of section 845 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 
(Public Law 103-160) for any prototype project that is expected 
to cost in excess of $100.0 million.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would allow the 
use of section 845 for a prototype project in excess of $20.0 
million but less than $100.0 million only if the senior 
procurement executive for the agency determines that the use of 
the authority is essential to promoting the success of the 
prototype project, and in excess of $100.0 million only if the 
Under Secretary of Defense determines that the use of the 
authority is essential to meet critical national security 
objectives and notifies the congressional defense committees of 
the determination at least 30 days before the authority is 
exercised.

Increased limit applicable to assistance provided under certain 
        Procurement Technical Assistance Programs (sec. 824)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 847) 
that would increase from $150,000 to $300,000 the maximum grant 
for a statewide program under the Procurement Technical 
Assistance Program authorized by section 2414 of title 10, 
United States Code.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

      Subtitle D--United States Defense Industrial Base Provisions


Clarification of exception from Buy American requirements for 
        procurement of perishable food for establishments outside the 
        United States (sec. 831)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 811) 
that would clarify that the exception from the requirements of 
section 2533a, title 10, United States Code, for procurement of 
perishable food for establishments outside the United States 
applies to procurements for an overseas defense facility, even 
if the procurements are not conducted by such a facility.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

Training for defense acquisition workforce on the requirements of the 
        Berry Amendment (sec. 832)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 834) 
that would require the training of appropriate members of the 
defense acquisition workforce in the requirements of the Berry 
Amendment (10 U.S.C. 2533a).
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.

Amendments to domestic source requirements relating to clothing 
        materials and components covered (sec. 833)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 824) that 
would amend section 2533a of title 10, United States Code 
(known as the ``Berry Amendment'') to: (1) require the 
Secretary of Defense to notify the public when the Secretary 
exercises a waiver; and (2) clarify that the term ``clothing'' 
also includes ``materials and components thereof, other than 
sensors, electronics, or other items added to, and not normally 
associated with, clothing''.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees note that section 2533a (b)(1)(B) of title 
10, United States Code, as modified by this section, does not 
cover small arm protective inserts (``SAPI plates'') for body 
armor because these inserts are ``added to, and not normally 
associated with, clothing''.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters


Review and report on Department of Defense efforts to identify contract 
        fraud, waste, and abuse (sec. 841)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 823) 
that would establish a risk assessment team to assess the 
vulnerability of Department of Defense contracts to fraud, 
waste, and abuse and require the Secretary of Defense to 
develop an action plan to address areas of vulnerability 
identified by the risk assessment team.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Government Accountability Office to review ongoing efforts 
by the Department to identify and assess the areas of 
vulnerability to contract fraud, waste, and abuse.

Extension of contract goal for small disadvantaged businesses and 
        certain institutions of higher education (sec. 842)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 841) 
that would extend section 2323 of title 10, United States Code, 
for 3 years. Section 2323 establishes a 5 percent goal for 
Department of Defense contracting with small disadvantaged 
businesses and certain institutions of higher education.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

Extension of deadline for report of advisory panel on laws and 
        regulations on acquisition practices (sec. 843)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 848) 
that would extend for an additional year the deadline for a 
final report by the acquisition panel established in section 
1423(d) of the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003 (title 
XIV of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2004; Public Law 108-136). The Senate provision would also 
require an interim report by the panel.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would extend by 
6 months the deadline for a final report by the acquisition 
panel.

Exclusion of certain security expenses from consideration for purpose 
        of small business size standards (sec. 844)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 849) 
that would require the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration to review the application of size standards for 
small businesses performing contracts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and 
other combat zones and determine whether such standards should 
be adjusted to reflect additional security requirements.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

Disaster relief for small business concerns damaged by drought (sec. 
        845)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 852) 
that would clarify the authority of the Small Business 
Administration (SBA) to provide emergency assistance, through 
disaster loans, to non-farm-related small businesses that have 
suffered substantial economic harm from drought. Currently, in 
cases of drought, the SBA takes the position that it is only 
authorized to provide disaster loans to businesses whose 
revenue is tied to farming and agriculture.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

Extension of limited acquisition authority for the Commander of the 
        United States Joint Forces Command (sec. 846)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 856) 
that would extend for 2 years limited acquisition authority of 
the Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command, to acquire systems 
and to modify this authority for systems with operation and 
maintenance expenditures under $2.0 million.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would provide 
for a 2-year extension of authority.

Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (sec. 847)

      The House bill contained a title (title XIV) that would 
establish civilian and defense boards of contract appeals and 
transfer personnel and functions to these boards from the 
existing boards of contract appeals.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would 
consolidate the existing boards of contract appeals for 
civilian agencies into a new Civilian Board of Contract 
Appeals. The provision would give the civilian board 
jurisdiction over contract appeals from non-defense agencies 
and ensure that the board could, with the concurrence of the 
heads of affected agencies, assume responsibility for any other 
functions previously performed by the boards of contract 
appeals for civilian agencies.
      The conference agreement would make no change to the 
Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA), because the 
ASBCA already has consolidated jurisdiction for contract 
appeals from the Department of Defense, the Department of the 
Army, the Department of the Navy, the Department of the Air 
Force, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Statement of policy and report relating to contracting with employers 
        of persons with disabilities (sec. 848)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 815) that 
would extend for 1 year the requirements of section 853 of the 
Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375) regarding contracting with the 
blind and severely disabled. The House provision would also 
require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Education 
to develop and jointly issue a statement of policy regarding 
the implementation of the relevant statutory requirements and 
to report the results to Congress.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
845) that would extend the requirements of section 853 for 1 
year.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
that the policy and report be developed and issued jointly by 
the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Education, and the 
Committee for Purchase, which is responsible for administering 
programs for the blind and severely disabled under the Javitz-
Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46 et seq.).

Study on Department of Defense contracting with small business concerns 
        owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (sec. 849)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 816) that 
would require the Department of Defense to conduct a study on 
contracting with small businesses owned by service-disabled 
veterans.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment on the 
scope of the study.

                   Legislative Provisions Not Adopted


Applicability of statutory executive compensation cap made prospective

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 811) that 
would address the applicability of the executive compensation 
cap in section 808 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85).
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

Buy America requirement for procurements of goods containing components

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 818) that 
would preclude the Secretary of Defense from prospectively 
waiving the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10 et seq.) based on a 
reciprocal defense procurement Memorandum of Understanding with 
a foreign country.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

Clarification of rapid acquisition authority to respond to combat 
        emergencies

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 843) 
that would amend section 806 of the Bob Stump National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314) to 
give the Department of Defense greater flexibility to address 
combat emergencies.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees note that the Senate provision adding a new 
category of statutes and regulations that are waivable to 
prevent combat fatalities was not necessary, because the 
Department may already waive any provision of law, policy, 
directive, or regulation addressing the solicitation and 
selection of sources pursuant to the authority in section 811 
of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375) for the procurement of 
equipment urgently needed to eliminate a combat deficiency that 
has resulted in combat fatalities.

Conditional waiver of domestic source or content requirements for 
        certain countries with reciprocal procurement agreements with 
        the United States

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 812) 
that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to annually 
determine whether a foreign country with a reciprocal defense 
procurement Memorandum of Understanding or agreement with the 
United States has qualitatively or quantitatively increased 
defense exports to China. If it is determined that no 
qualitative or quantitative increase has occurred in the 
previous year, the Secretary may on an annual basis waive the 
application of statutory domestic source requirements and 
domestic content requirements, provided that: (1) the 
application of the requirements would impede the reciprocal 
procurement of defense items under a Memorandum of 
Understanding between the United States and another country; 
and (2) the other country does not discriminate against items 
produced in the United States to a greater degree than the 
United States discriminates against items produced in that 
country.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Consistency with United States obligations under trade agreements

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 813) 
that would require that no provision of this Act, or any 
amendment made by this Act, shall apply if the Secretary of 
Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, the 
U.S. Trade Representative, and the Secretary of State, 
determines that the application of the provision would be 
inconsistent with international trade agreements of the United 
States.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Contracting incentive for small power plants on former military bases

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 857) 
that would extend the authorized period for contract for 
certain public utility services from 10 years to 20 years, 
provided that such services are procured from a small power 
plant located on a qualified HUBZone base closure area.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Contractors on the battlefield

      The House bill contained a title (title XVI) that would 
establish certain requirements for contractors on the 
battlefield, including contractors accompanying the force and 
contractors not accompanying the force.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
      The conferees note that subsequent to action on the House 
bill, the Secretary of Defense issued regulations addressing 
the issue of contractors on the battlefield. However, the 
regulations issued by the Secretary apply only to contractors 
accompanying the force.
      The conferees believe that it is important for the 
Department of Defense to address issues raised by the presence 
on the battlefield of contractors not accompanying the force. 
This term includes contractors and subcontractors at any tier 
under a contract with any federal government agency, if the 
work to be performed is related to private security, 
reconstruction, humanitarian assistance, peacekeeping, or other 
activities in an area of responsibility of a commander of a 
combatant command in which there are ongoing combat operations 
or there is a significant risk that contractor employees could 
come under hostile fire.
      Accordingly, the conferees direct the Secretary to revise 
all relevant policy, guidance, and instructions issued pursuant 
to section 1205 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375) to 
address security issues raised by contractors not accompanying 
the force. The revised guidance should, at a minimum, address 
the following issues: (1) measures to ensure that security 
issues raised by contractors not accompanying the force are 
addressed in integrated planning by the combatant commanders; 
(2) measures to ensure visibility and accountability of 
employees of contractors not accompanying the force (including 
accounting for U.S. nationals, local nationals, and third-party 
nationals); (3) measures to ensure the communication of 
relevant threat information to contractors not accompanying the 
force; (4) measures addressing force protection and weapons 
issuance issues for contractors not accompanying the force 
(including accounting for the number and qualifications of all 
personnel carrying weapons); and (5) measures to ensure that 
the data gathered in the implementation of this guidance is 
kept and maintained in a central location for a reasonable 
period of time.

Domestic source restriction for lithium ion cells and batteries

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 819) that 
would add lithium ion cells and batteries to the list of items 
subject to domestic source requirements under section 2534 of 
title 10, United States Code.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

Ensuring transparency in federal contracting

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 854) 
that would require publication of information on federal 
contractor penalties and violations and a report listing all 
federal sole source contracts related to Iraq reconstruction.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees note that in November 2003, the Government 
Accountability Office (GAO) provided the congressional defense 
committees a status briefing on the extent of competition for 
Iraq reconstruction contracts. GAO subsequently issued a June 
1, 2004, report entitled ``Rebuilding Iraq: Fiscal Year 2003 
Contract Award Procedures and Management Challenges''. The 
conferees direct GAO to update this work, not later than 270 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, to address 
subsequent awards of contracts and task orders for Iraq 
reconstruction.

Fair access to multiple-award contracts

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 851) 
that would address the issue of small business participation in 
task orders and delivery orders awarded under government-wide 
acquisition contracts and other multiple award contracts.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Increased flexibility for designation of critical acquisition positions 
        in defense acquisition workforce

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 821) that 
would address the designation of critical acquisition positions 
under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (10 
U.S.C. 1731 et seq.).
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
      The conferees note that this issue was addressed in 
section 812 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375).

Limitation and reinvestment authority relating to reduction of the 
        defense acquisition and support workforce

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 832) 
that would require a 15 percent increase in the defense 
acquisition and support workforce during fiscal years 2006 
through 2008.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Modification and extension of pilot program on share-in-savings 
        contracts

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 809I) 
that would extend and modify the authority to conduct share-in-
savings contracts at the Department of Defense.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees note that the Department has never used its 
authority to implement share-in-savings contracts for 
information technology solutions. The conferees direct the 
Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
regarding the utility of share-in-savings contracts and any 
steps that may be necessary and appropriate to make share-in-
savings contracting a viable, effective, and desirable 
contacting method for use by the Department. The report shall 
be submitted by October 1, 2006.

Pilot program to expand public-private partnerships for research and 
        development

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 846) 
that would establish a 3-year pilot program giving specified 
Department of Defense organizations the ability to enter into 
public-private partnerships for research and development 
activities.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Prohibition on defense contractors requiring licenses or fees for use 
        of military likenesses and designations
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 820) that 
would prohibit defense contractors from requiring licenses or 
fees for the use of military likenesses and designations.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Prohibition on procurement from beneficiaries of foreign subsidies
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 817) that 
would prohibit the Secretary of Defense from entering into a 
contract with a foreign person (including a joint venture, 
cooperative organization, partnership, or contracting team with 
that foreign person), which has received a subsidy from the 
government of a foreign country that is a member of the World 
Trade Organization, if the United States has requested a 
consultation with that foreign country on the basis that the 
subsidy is prohibited under the Agreement on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Radio Frequency Identifier Technology
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 853) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to develop and 
implement a strategy to educate the small business community 
regarding radio frequency identifier technology requirements, 
compliance, standards, and opportunities. The provision would 
also require the Secretary to report to the congressional 
defense committees on the status of efforts to establish 
requirements for radio frequency identifier technology for 
Department of Defense contracting.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees direct the Secretary to: (1) develop and 
implement a strategy to educate the small business community on 
radio frequency identifier technology requirements; and (2) 
report to the congressional defense committees not later than 
October 1, 2006, on the strategy and the extent to which it has 
been implemented.
Rapid acquisition authority to respond to defense intelligence 
        community emergencies
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 825) that 
would provide the Secretary of Defense with rapid acquisition 
authority to procure intelligence capabilities that would 
enhance national security.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Reports on certain defense contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 824) 
that would: (1) require quarterly reports from the Secretary of 
Defense on audit findings regarding costs incurred on contracts 
for security and reconstruction activities in Iraq and 
Afghanistan; and (2) establish requirements for withholding 
payments and releasing funds on such contracts.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees direct the Government Accountability Office 
to report to the congressional defense committees not later 
than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act on audit 
findings regarding costs incurred on contracts for security and 
reconstruction activities in Iraq and Afghanistan. The report 
should address costs found to be questioned or unsupported, 
funds withheld from contractors, and measures taken by the 
Department of Defense to settle disputes with contractors with 
regard to such costs.
Requirement for contracting operations to be included in interagency 
        planning related to stabilization and reconstruction
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 814) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to include contracting 
operations in all relevant interagency planning operations of 
the Department of Defense related to stabilization and 
reconstruction operations.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Requirements for defense contractors relating to certain former 
        Department of Defense officials
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 821) 
that would require companies that receive defense contracts in 
excess of $10.0 million (other than contracts for the 
procurement of commercial items) to report to the Department of 
Defense on an annual basis on former Department officials who 
receive compensation from the contractor.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees expect the General Accountability Office to 
address the need, if any, for a reporting requirement of this 
type in the context of the review of the Department's efforts 
to identify contract fraud, waste, and abuse, as required by 
section 841.
Review of certain contractor ethics matters
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 822) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to review certain 
contractor ethics matters.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees note that the advisory panel on acquisition 
laws, regulations, and practices established pursuant to the 
Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003 (title XIV of Public 
Law 108-136) (the ``SARA panel'') is currently considering 
these issues. The conferees expect the Department of Defense to 
review all issues addressed by the SARA panel upon the 
conclusion of that panel's work.
Sense of Senate on applicability of competition exceptions to 
        eligibility of National Guard for financial assistance for 
        performance of additional duties
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 809J) 
that would express the sense of the Senate on the circumstances 
in which the Secretary of Defense may provide financial 
assistance to the Army National Guard for the performance of 
certain duties without the use of competitive procedures.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees agree that section 806 of the Ronald W. 
Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 
(Public Law 108-375) already makes the competition requirement 
in section 113 of title 32, United States Code, subject to the 
exceptions in section 2304(c) of title 10, United States Code. 
Section 806 ensures that procedures other than competitive 
procedures are available for the selection of National Guard 
activities in the same circumstances and to the same extent as 
such procedures are available for the selection of any other 
entity.
Small business contracting in overseas procurements
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 850) 
that would address the issue of small business participation in 
overseas procurement.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Technical amendments relating to defense acquisition workforce 
        improvements

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 833) 
that would make minor technical changes to the newly revised 
Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA), chapter 
87 of title 10, United States Code, enacted by section 812 of 
the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375).
      The House bill contained an identical provision (sec. 
1046) that would include various technical and clerical 
amendments.
      The Senate recedes.
      The changes recommended by the Senate provision will be 
included in the section of the bill on technical and clerical 
amendments.

Temporary Inapplicability of the Berry Amendment to Procurements of 
        Specialty Metals that are used to Produce Force Protection 
        Equipment

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 809E) 
that would temporarily make the requirements of section 2533a 
inapplicable for 2 years, title 10, United States Code, to not 
apply for two years the requirements of section 2533a, title 
10, United States Code, to procurements of specialty metals 
used to produce force protection equipment needed to prevent 
combat fatalities in Iraq and Afghanistan.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Termination of Program

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 855) 
that would terminate the small business competitive 
demonstration program.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Use of commercially available online services for federal procurement 
        of commercial items

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 812) that 
would require the use of commercially available online 
procurement services, including reverse auction services, to 
purchase commercial items to the maximum extent practicable.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
      The conferees note that online procurement services, such 
as reverse auction services, are appropriate for the 
acquisition of some types of commercial items, but may not be 
suitable for others. For example, items that call for technical 
solutions, require modification, or will be acquired on a basis 
other than low-cost are unlikely to be suited to acquisition 
through reverse auction methods. There may be cases in which 
the use of commercially available online procurement services 
could limit access to federal agency contracts.
      The conferees direct the Administrator for Federal 
Procurement Policy, in consultation with the Federal 
Acquisition Regulatory Council established pursuant to section 
25 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
421), to review the use of online procurement services, such as 
reverse auction services, and identify: (1) types of commercial 
item procurements that are suitable for the use of such 
services; and (2) features that should be provided by online 
procurement services that are used by federal agencies.

      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT


                       Items of Special Interest


The current state of military space

      Despite the opportunities identified for the future of 
military space highlighted by the 2001 Space Commission, the 
conferees believe the Department of Defense response has been 
disappointing. The conferees see fundamental shortfalls and a 
lack of sufficient improvement in three areas that diminish 
U.S. preeminence in space and threaten national security. These 
areas include the development of a fully qualified and 
competent space cadre; improvements in the acquisition system 
that will restore confidence in the development of our space 
systems; and the creation of Operationally Responsive Space 
(ORS) systems.
      The development of a qualified and competent space cadre 
has received growing attention, particularly in the Air Force. 
Initiatives such as National Security Space Institute and Space 
Education Consortium at Air Force Space Command as well as the 
Joint Space Studies Center at Air University are commendable 
efforts. The conferees are concerned, however, about the 
breadth and depth of the current plan for development of a 
space cadre, specifically in the area of education and 
training, in addressing the role of academia and industry in a 
space cadre. The conferees believe the accumulation of skills 
and competencies of government, academia, and industry 
represent a comprehensive view of the military space community 
for the United States. As such, the conferees recommend that 
the Department be more aggressive in developing programs and 
partnerships across the U.S. government, industry, and 
academia.
      While the Department has taken positive steps to improve 
the current space acquisition system, it is not yet apparent 
what impact these initiatives might have on the performance of 
space acquisition. As a result, the conferees will maintain 
this issue at the forefront of congressional interests. 
Moreover, the conferees recommend that the Department engage 
those issues not yet fully addressed. Those include the 
requisite workforce size and skills, subcontractor management, 
and technical maturity of acquisition projects. Additionally, 
the conferees recommend that the Department develop an 
alternative and complementary business model for space 
acquisition and system deployment that will increase the 
production rate of space systems and lower costs.
      The conferees believe ORS, the ability to assemble and 
launch a desired space-based capability on demand in a cost 
effective manner, has the potential to truly transform military 
space. The conferees believe that ORS will provide many new 
benefits to the military space community. The conferees also 
believe that ORS will stimulate the production of simpler, 
shorter living satellites, thus dramatically reducing current 
costs and shortening schedules. Additionally, low cost launch 
and ``plug and play'' satellite development will create the 
ability to refresh systems with new technology and fly 
constellations optimized for theater commanders. The conferees 
are disappointed in the progress achieved and are concerned 
about a lack of vision and initiative by the Department in this 
area. The conferees believe ORS will transform the battlefield 
and the way the warfighter thinks of space and, as such, 
strongly encourage the Air Force to embrace this concept and 
the Department to consider this in the development of the 
Quadrennial Defense Review.

                     Legislative Provisions Adopted


      Subtitle A--General Department of Defense Management Matters


Parity in pay levels among Under Secretary Positions (sec. 901)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 901) that 
would raise the positions of the under secretaries of the three 
military departments to Level III of the Executive Schedule, 
the same level as the positions of the under secretaries of 
defense.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.

Expansion of eligibility for leadership of Department of Defense Test 
        Resource Management Center (sec. 902)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 241) 
that would eliminate the requirement that the director and the 
deputy director of the Defense Test Resource Management Center 
be selected by the Secretary of Defense from among current and 
former civilian and military employees of the Department of 
Defense.
      The House bill contained a similar provision (sec. 902).
      The House recedes.

Standardization of authority for acceptance of gifts and donations for 
        Department of Defense regional centers for security studies 
        (sec. 903)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 903) that 
would streamline the management of Department of Defense 
regional centers for security studies, including providing 
uniform and consistent authorities under which those centers 
may accept gifts and donations.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 921) 
that would provide uniform authority for the Secretary of 
Defense to accept gifts and donations on behalf of each of the 
Department of Defense regional centers for security studies.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.

Directors of Small Business Programs in Department of Defense of 
        military departments (sec. 904)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 901) 
that would change the title of the Department of Defense's 
``Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization'' to 
the ``Office of Small Business Programs'' to more clearly 
represent the office's span of authority.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.

Plan to defend the homeland against cruise missiles and other low-
        altitude aircraft (sec. 905)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 902) 
that would direct the Secretary of Defense to develop a plan 
for the defense of the United States against cruise missiles, 
unmanned aerial vehicles, and other low-altitude aircraft. The 
provision would also establish an executive agent in the 
Department of Defense to manage the acquisition of capabilities 
necessary to defend the homeland against these threats.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary to prepare and submit the plan to Congress within 
6 months of enactment of the act. Instead of requiring the 
Secretary to designate an executive agent, the amendment would 
require the Secretary to identify in the plan an official or 
office within the Department to be responsible for coordinating 
the implementation of the plan from both an operational and 
acquisition perspective.

Provision of audiovisual support services by White House Communications 
        Agency on nonreimbursable bases (sec. 906)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 903) 
that would clarify the mission of the White House 
Communications Agency to include audiovisual support services 
for the President.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment that would 
change the date of enactment to conform with passage of this 
Act.

Report on establishment of a Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management 
        (sec. 907)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 905) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to select two 
Federally Funded Research and Development Centers to conduct 
independent studies of the feasibility and advisability of 
establishing a Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management. Each 
study under this section would be delivered to the Secretary 
and the congressional defense committees not later than March 
15, 2006. Each study required by this section would address the 
extent to which the establishment of a Deputy Secretary of 
Defense for Management would improve the management of the 
Department of Defense; expedite the process of management 
reform in the Department; and enhance the implementation of 
business systems modernization in the Department.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.

Responsibility of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as military advisers to the 
        Homeland Security Council (sec. 908)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 907) 
that would designate the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
as the principal military adviser to the Homeland Security 
Council.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.

Improvement in health care services for residents of Armed Forces 
        Retirement Home (sec. 909)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 642) 
that would require certain management changes within the Armed 
Forces Retirement Home and expanded physician, dental, and 
transportation services.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
that a physician and dentist be available at each facility of 
the retirement home during daily business hours, and that daily 
scheduled transportation to nearby medical facilities be 
available at no cost. The amendment would require the 
development of health care access standards by the Chief 
Operating Officer and would also require an assessment by the 
Comptroller General on monitoring and oversight of health care 
services for residents of the retirement home.

                      Subtitle B--Space Activities


Space Situational Awareness Strategy and space control mission review 
        (sec. 911)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 911) that 
would direct the Secretary of Defense to develop a formal 
strategy, systems architecture, and a capabilities roadmap for 
space situational awareness, and update the strategy every two 
years.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 911) 
that would require the Secretary to establish an independent 
panel to assess Department of Defense space control activities, 
including space situational awareness.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would direct 
the Secretary to provide for an independent review and 
assessment of Department requirements for its space control 
mission.

Military satellite communications (sec. 912)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 912) that 
would direct the National Security Space Office to conduct an 
independent assessment of options to evolve the capabilities of 
the Advanced Extremely High Frequency and Wideband Gapfiller 
Systems until the high-risk technologies proposed for the 
Transformational Satellite Communications System can be further 
developed and matured.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.

Operationally responsive space (sec. 913)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 913) that 
would direct the Secretary of Defense to create or designate an 
organization to focus the development of payload technology for 
small satellites. This organization would develop an annual 
master plan describing focus areas for technology development, 
and distribute appropriated funds for projects within those 
focus areas.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Report on use of Space Radar for topographical mapping for scientific 
        and civil purposes (sec. 914)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1045) 
that would direct the Secretary of Defense to submit a report 
to the congressional defense committees, not later than January 
15, 2006, on the feasibility and advisability of utilizing the 
Space Radar for civil purposes.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.

Sense of Congress regarding national security aspect of United States 
        preeminence in human spaceflight (sec. 915)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1086) 
that would express the sense of the Senate that it is in the 
national security interest of the United States to maintain 
preeminence in human spaceflight.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment that would 
express the sense of Congress.

             Subtitle C--Chemical Demilitarization Program


Clarification of cooperative agreement authority under chemical 
        demilitarization program (sec. 921)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 922) that 
would clarify that the authority conferred upon the Secretary 
of Defense by section 1521c(4) of title 50, United States Code, 
applies to cooperative agreements with federally-recognized 
Indian tribal governments, as well as state and local 
governments.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
3114).
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.

Chemical demilitarization facilities (sec. 922)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 213) 
that would provide the Secretary of Defense authority to use 
fiscal year 2006 research and development funds available for 
chemical weapons demilitarization activities under the 
Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternative (ACWA) program to carry 
out construction projects for facilities necessary to support 
chemical demilitarization operations at Pueblo Army Depot, 
Colorado, and Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
      The conferees note that this provision provides unusual 
flexibility to the Department of Defense. It was included in 
response to a late request from the Department in order to 
permit important chemical demilitarization activities to 
proceed without further delay. The provision permits a one-time 
authorization to use fiscal year 2006 research, development, 
test, and evaluation funds for military construction at the 
ACWA sites. The conferees expect the Department to request 
funding for these projects in the proper military construction 
accounts in the fiscal year 2007 and future years budget 
submissions. The conferees also expect the Department to submit 
the required 1391 forms for these military construction 
projects.
      The conferees strongly urge the Department and the 
administration to take all steps necessary to ensure that the 
chemical demilitarization programs receive the management 
attention, priority, and resources required to ensure that the 
United States meets its obligations under the Chemical Weapons 
Convention to destroy its chemical weapons stockpile by April 
2012, and that it does so safely and efficiently.

                Subtitle D--Intelligence-Related Matters


Department of Defense strategy for open source intelligence (sec. 931)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 931) that 
would direct the Secretary of Defense to create and submit to 
Congress a strategy for the use of open source intelligence by 
January 31, 2006. The strategy would have 10 components 
focusing on application of open source intelligence in the 
intelligence process, as well as associated management, 
training, and personnel issues.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would change 
the reporting date from January 31, 2006, to 180 days after 
enactment of this Act.

Comprehensive inventory of Department of Defense intelligence and 
        intelligence-related programs and projects (sec. 932)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 932) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, 
and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence that 
would provide a comprehensive inventory of Department of 
Defense intelligence and intelligence-related programs and 
projects. The Secretary would be required to complete the 
inventory in consultation with the Director of National 
Intelligence, where appropriate. The report would not be 
intended to encompass military operations or military 
activities. This inventory would be designed to abide by 
existing procedures for the handling of special access programs 
referenced in section 119 of title 10, United States Code, and 
applicable Department directives. The Department would be 
required to complete the inventory not later than 180 days 
after enactment of this Act.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Operational files of the Defense Intelligence Agency (sec. 933)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 922) 
that would authorize the Director of the Defense Intelligence 
Agency (DIA) to exempt specifically defined operational files 
of certain elements of the DIA from disclosure under the 
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), similar to 
protections currently authorized to other intelligence agencies 
under Title VII of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
431 et seq.).
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would terminate 
the authorization on December 31, 2007.

                   Legislative Provisions Not Adopted

Advisory committee on Department of Defense requirements for space 
        control
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 911) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to establish an 
advisory Committee on the current and future space control 
requirements of the United States, including the means of 
meeting those requirements.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
American Forces Network
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 904) 
that would express the sense of the Senate that the men and 
women of the American Forces Radio and Television Service and 
the American Forces Network should be commended for providing a 
vital service to the military community worldwide and that the 
programming mission, themes, and practices of the Department of 
Defense have fairly and responsively fulfilled their mission 
and contributed immeasurably to high morale and quality of 
life. The amendment would also authorize the Secretary of 
Defense to appoint an ombudsman of the American Forces Network.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Prohibition on implementation of certain orders and guidance on 
        functions and duties of the General Counsel and the Judge 
        Advocate General of the Air Force
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 923) 
that would prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds 
authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2006 to implement or enforce either the Secretary of the 
Air Force order of May 15, 2003, entitled ``Functions and 
Duties of the General Counsel and the Judge Advocate General,'' 
or any internal operating instruction or memorandum issued by 
the General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force in 
reliance upon the May 15, 2003, order.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      On July 14, 2005, the Acting Secretary of the Air Force 
issued a new order on the subject of the functions and duties 
of the General Counsel and the Judge Advocate General. This 
order by its terms supersedes the May 15, 2003, order, and does 
not contain the objectionable language contained in the earlier 
order. It appears that no final instruction or memorandum was 
ever issued by the General Counsel of the Department in 
reliance on the May 15, 2003, order.
      The conferees will continue to monitor the situation in 
the Department to ensure that the Secretary of the Air Force, 
the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and commanders continue to 
have access to independent legal advice from the Judge Advocate 
General and judge advocates in the field, as required by 
section 574 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law No. 108-
375).
Redesignation of the Department of the Navy as the Department of the 
        Navy and Marine Corps
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 904) that 
would redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department 
of the Navy and Marine Corps and the Secretary of the Navy as 
the Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Transfer to Secretary of the Army of responsibility for Assembled 
        Chemical Weapons Alternatives program
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 921) that 
would transfer program management responsibility for the 
Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program from the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 
to the Secretary of the Army by January 1, 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
United States Military Cancer Institute
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 924) 
that would establish a United States Military Cancer Institute 
within the Uniform Services University of the Health Sciences. 
The Institute would be composed of clinical and basic 
scientists in the Department of Defense who have expertise in 
research, patient care, and education relating to the disease 
of cancer; and would carry out research studies on the 
epidemiological features of cancer.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees acknowledge that the institute exists 
without authorization in statute, and that Department of 
Defense appropriations are provided to the institute for 
support of its cancer research activities.

                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     Legislative Provisions Adopted

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

Transfer authority (sec. 1001)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1001) that 
would provide $4.0 billion in transfer authority among accounts 
in division A of this Act for fiscal year 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
1001).
      The conferees agree to provide $3.5 billion in transfer 
authority.
Authorization of emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal years 
        2005 and 2006 (sec. 1002)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1002) that 
would authorize emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant 
to title I and chapter 2 of title IV of division A of the 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the 
Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Public Law 109-
13).
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
1005).
      The Senate amendment also contained a provision (sec. 
1008) that would authorize emergency appropriations contained 
in the two emergency supplemental appropriations to meet needs 
arising from Hurricane Katrina, the supplemental appropriations 
for avian flu preparedness, the amounts reallocated from 
hurricane-related disaster relief, and the amounts for 
humanitarian assistance for earthquake victims in Pakistan. The 
Senate amendment would require reports on the expenditure of 
these funds and on assistance given to the earthquake victims 
in Pakistan.
      The conferees agree to the authorization of emergency 
supplemental appropriations contained in both the House and 
Senate provisions. The conferees also require reports on the 
expenditure of these funds and on assistance given to the 
earthquake victims in Pakistan.
Increase in fiscal year 2005 general transfer authority (sec. 1003)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1003) that 
would provide $6.185 billion in transfer authority among 
accounts in division A of this Act for fiscal year 2005.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 1006).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Reports on feasibility and desirability of capital budgeting for major 
        defense acquisition programs (sec. 1004)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1004) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense and the secretaries of 
the military departments to submit a report to the 
congressional defense committees on the feasibility and 
desirability of capital budgeting for major defense acquisition 
programs by July 1, 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
United States contribution to NATO common-funded budgets in fiscal year 
        2006 (sec. 1005)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1003) 
that would authorize the U.S. contribution to North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization (NATO) common-funded budgets for fiscal 
year 2006, including the use of unexpended balances. The 
resolution of ratification for the Protocol to the North 
Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of Poland, Hungary, 
and the Czech Republic contained a provision (section 
3(2)(c)(ii)) requiring a specific authorization for U.S. 
payments to the common-funded budgets of NATO for each fiscal 
year, beginning in fiscal year 1999, that payments exceed the 
fiscal year 1998 total.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

                Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

Conveyance, Navy drydock, Seattle, Washington (sec. 1011)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1011) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to sell the yard 
floating drydock YFD-70, located in Seattle, Washington, to 
Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation, provided that the drydock 
remain at the facilities of Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation 
until at least September 30, 2010. The provision would require 
the purchaser to pay to the United States an amount equal to 
the fair market value as determined by the Secretary, that the 
transfer would be at no cost to the United States, and include 
any additional terms and conditions the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
the Secretary to convey, instead of sell, the drydock, and that 
would require the purchaser to provide compensation, instead of 
payment, to the United States, equal to the fair market value 
of the drydock.
Conveyance, Navy drydock, Jacksonville, Florida (sec. 1012)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1012) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to sell the medium 
auxiliary floating drydock SUSTAIN (AFDM-7), located in Duval 
County, Florida, to the Atlantic Marine Property Holding 
Company, provided that the drydock remain at the facilities of 
the Atlantic Marine Holding Company until at least September 
30, 2010. The provision would require the purchaser to pay to 
the United States an amount equal to the fair market value as 
determined by the Secretary, that the transfer be at no cost to 
the United States, and include any additional terms and 
conditions the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
interests of the United States.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
1022).
      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
the Secretary to convey, instead of sell, the drydock, and that 
would require the purchaser to provide compensation, instead of 
payment, to the United States, equal to the fair market value 
of the drydock.
Conveyance, Navy drydock, Port Arthur, Texas (sec. 1013)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1013) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey, without 
consideration, the inactive medium auxiliary floating drydock 
AFDM-2, currently administered through the National Defense 
Reserve Fleet, to the city of Port Arthur, Texas. This 
conveyance would be subject to the conditions that: (1) the 
drydock remain at the facilities of the port authority; (2) the 
conveyance would be at no cost to the United States; and (3) 
the Secretary could include any other terms and conditions the 
Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the 
United States.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would allow the 
conveyance, but not without consideration. As consideration for 
the conveyance, the purchaser would be required to provide 
compensation to the United States the value of which, as 
determined by the Secretary, is equal to the fair market value 
of the drydock.
Transfer of battleships U.S.S. Wisconsin and U.S.S. Iowa (sec. 1014)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1014) that 
would waive section 1011 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106) and section 1011 
of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261) with respect to the 
battleship U.S.S. Iowa (BB-61). The provision would also direct 
the Secretary of the Navy to strike the U.S.S. Iowa from the 
Naval Vessel Register, and to transfer that vessel to the Port 
of Stockton, California, subject to the submission of a 
donation application which is satisfactory to the Secretary, 
and subject to subsections (b) and (c) of section 7306 of title 
10, United States Code.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1021) 
that would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to strike the 
battleships U.S.S. Wisconsin (BB-64) and U.S.S. Iowa (BB-1) 
from the Naval Vessel Register, subject to section 7306 of 
title 10, United States Code, and transfer those vessels by 
gift or otherwise. As a condition of the transfers, the 
provision would require the Secretary of the Navy to have the 
transferee locate the U.S.S. Wisconsin in the Commonwealth of 
Virginia and the U.S.S. Iowa in the State of California. The 
provision would also waive the requirement for notice-and-wait 
contained in section 7306(d) of title 10, United States Code. 
The provision would repeal section 1011 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106) and 
section 1011 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261).
      The House recedes with an amendment that would direct the 
Secretary of the Navy to require that, as a term of the 
transfer of these battleships, the transferees shall, if the 
President declares a national emergency pursuant to the 
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and upon 
request of the Secretary of Defense, return the respective 
vessel to the United States. In such a case, the amendment 
would require that the terms of the agreement require that the 
title to the vessel or vessels revert immediately to the United 
States, unless otherwise notified by the Secretary of Defense.
Transfer of ex-U.S.S. Forrest Sherman (sec. 1015)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1015) that 
would require the Secretary of the Navy to transfer the 
decommissioned destroyer ex-U.S.S. Forrest Sherman to the 
U.S.S. Forrest Sherman DD-931 Foundation, Inc., a non-profit 
organization under the laws of Maryland, subject to the 
submission of a donation application for that vessel that is 
satisfactory to the Secretary. The provision would require that 
the transferee maintain the vessel in a condition satisfactory 
to the Secretary, that the transfer would be at no cost to the 
United States, and would allow the Secretary to require 
additional terms and conditions he considers appropriate. The 
authorization under this provision would expire 5 years after 
the enactment of this Act.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would make this 
transfer discretionary to the Secretary, where he may transfer 
the ship, instead of being required to do so.
Report on leasing of vessels to meet national defense sealift 
        requirements (sec. 1016)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1016) that 
would amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit a 
secretary of a military department from entering a contract for 
a lease or charter of a vessel for a term of more than 24 
months, including all options to renew or extend an existing 
contract, if the hull, or component of the hull and 
superstructure of the vessel is constructed in a foreign 
shipyard. The provision would allow the President to waive this 
prohibition, when the President determines this waiver to be in 
the national security interest.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would instead 
require that the Secretary of Defense submit a report, no later 
than March 1, 2006, on leasing of vessels to meet national 
defense sealift requirements to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The 
amendment would include a listing of items that must be 
included in the report.
Establishment of the U.S.S. Oklahoma memorial and other memorials at 
        Pearl Harbor (sec. 1017)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1017) that 
would require the Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Interior, to identify an appropriate site 
on Ford Island, Hawaii, for the location of a memorial to 
U.S.S. Oklahoma (BB-37), which was sunk during the attack on 
Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
1078).
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
identification of an appropriate site for the memorial not 
later than 90 days after enactment of this Act. Additionally, 
it would require certification that the U.S.S. Oklahoma 
Memorial Foundation has sufficient funding to complete 
construction of the memorial and that the memorial and other 
future memorials at Pearl Harbor meet the requirements set 
forth in the ``Pearl Harbor Naval Complex Design Guidelines and 
Evaluation Criteria for Memorials of April 2005.'' The 
amendment would also authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
establish and operate a transportation system linking the 
U.S.S. Arizona Memorial Visitor Center with historic sites and 
visitor attractions within the Pearl Harbor Naval Complex, 
including Ford Island.

Authority to use National Defense Sealift Fund to purchase certain 
        maritime prepositioning ships currently under charter to the 
        Navy (sec. 1018)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 323) 
that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to obligate and 
expend any funds in the National Defense Sealift Fund (NDSF) to 
exercise purchase options on three Maritime Prepositioning Ship 
(MPS) vessels under charter to the Navy. The provision would be 
notwithstanding the provisions of section 2218(f)(1) of title 
10, United States Code, which limits the number of vessels 
built in foreign shipyards that are purchased with the NDSF to 
five vessels. The provision would also stipulate the vessels 
that could be purchased as those whose leases expired in fiscal 
year 2009.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would limit the 
authority provided by subsection (c)(1) of section 2218 of 
title 10, United States Code, to purchase no more than six MPS 
ships currently chartered by the Department of Defense under a 
25 year lease. The provision would waive subsection (f)(1) of 
section 2218 of title 10, United States Code, in the case of 
the purchase of these six vessels. The provision would also 
amend section 2218(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code, to 
state that a vessel built in a foreign shipyard may not be 
purchased with funds in the NDSF unless specifically authorized 
by law.

                  Subtitle C--Counter-Drug Activities


Resumption of reporting requirement regarding Department of Defense 
        expenditures to support foreign counterdrug activities (sec. 
        1021)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1022) that 
would require the resumption of a reporting requirement for the 
Secretary of Defense to submit a report detailing expenditures 
of funds by the Department of Defense during fiscal year 2005 
in direct and indirect support of the counterdrug activities of 
foreign governments.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Clarification of authority for joint task forces to support law 
        enforcement agencies conducting counterterrorism activities 
        (sec. 1022)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1023) that 
would clarify that a joint task force supporting law 
enforcement agencies conducting counterdrug activities may use 
funds available for that activity to also support 
counterterrorism activities by those law enforcement agencies. 
The fiscal authority provided here is a clarification of 
authority for joint task forces to support law enforcement 
agencies in both counterdrug and counterterrorism missions 
originally provided by Congress in the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136).
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
1032) that would limit the use of funds authorized to be 
appropriated for counterdrug activities to also support 
counterterrorism activities to the borders and territorial 
waters of the United States.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would make this 
funding available for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, and require 
the Secretary of Defense to report on the effect of the 
availability of such funding on counterdrug and 
counterterrorism activities and objectives. The conferees 
believe the Secretary should ensure that counterdrug funding is 
utilized to fund counterterrorist activities where there is 
overlap between counterdrug and counterterrorist objectives.

Sense of Congress regarding drug trafficking deterrence (sec. 1023)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1081) 
that would express a sense of the Senate that the Department of 
Defense fully fund the Counterdrug Tethered Aerostat program 
and that the Department install a maritime radar on the Lajas, 
Puerto Rico aerostat.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would change 
``fully fund'' to ``should fund'' and state that the Department 
``should'' install a maritime radar on the Lajas, Puerto Rico 
aerostat vice install.

            Subtitle D--Matters Related to Homeland Security


Responsibilities of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense 
        relating to nuclear, chemical, and biological emergency 
        response (sec. 1031)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1031) that 
would designate the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland 
Defense as the Department of Defense official responsible for 
co-ordinating the Department's emergency response assistance to 
federal, state, and local government officials dealing with 
incidents involving chemical, biological, nuclear, 
radiological, and high yield explosives.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Testing of preparedness for emergencies involving nuclear, 
        radiological, chemical, biological, and high-yield explosives 
        weapons (sec. 1032)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1032) that 
would designate the Secretary of Homeland Security as the 
federal official responsible for the preparedness testing of 
federal, state, and local agencies to respond to emergencies 
involving chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological 
weapons.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Department of Defense chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and 
        high-yield explosives response teams (sec. 1033)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1033) that 
would designate the Secretary of Homeland Security, rather than 
the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as the 
federal official who would request Department of Defense 
assistance in a weapons of mass destruction emergency response.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Repeal of Department of Defense emergency response assistance program 
        (sec. 1034)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1034) that 
would repeal the requirement of the Secretary of Defense to 
carry out a program to train other federal, state, and local 
agency personnel regarding emergency response to threats or 
incidents involving weapons of mass destruction. The provision 
would further designate the Secretary of Homeland Security as 
the principal federal official responsible for such program.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Report on use of Department of Defense aerial reconnaissance assets to 
        support Homeland Security border security missions (sec. 1035)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1031) 
that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to use Department 
of Defense personnel and equipment to conduct aerial 
reconnaissance within the U.S. Northern Command area of 
responsibility with unmanned aerial vehicles. The purpose of 
these operations would be to detect and monitor suspicious air, 
sea, and surface traffic; and to communicate information on 
such traffic to appropriate federal, state, and local law 
enforcement officials.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment that would 
require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the 
Committees of Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives not later than 120 days after the enactment of 
this Act, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, containing the results of a study regarding the use 
of aerial reconnaissance equipment of the Department of Defense 
in missions in which the Armed Forces support the Department of 
Homeland Security in performing its international border 
security mission.

                    Subtitle E--Reports and Studies


Review of Defense Base Act insurance (sec. 1041)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1042) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to review current 
and future needs, options, and risks associated with Defense 
Base Act (DBA) (42 United States Code, sections 1651-1654) 
insurance.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
      The conferees note that the Department of Defense 
recently initiated a 1-year pilot program for a single insurer 
to provide DBA insurance for all Army Corps of Engineers 
contractors performing overseas. On November 22, 2005, the Army 
announced that it had entered a contract under which insurance 
rates would range from $5.00 to $8.50 per $100.00 of salary 
cost. This represents considerable savings over the DBA 
insurance rates between $10.00 and $21.00 per $100.00 of salary 
cost previously paid by the Department of Defense, as reported 
by the Government Accountability Office. The conferees believe 
that the pilot program is an important first step. The report 
required by this section can help build on that program to 
develop a DBA contracting mechanism that provides the greatest 
benefits to the federal government and its contractor employees 
overseas.

Report on Department of Defense response to findings and 
        recommendations of Defense Science Board Task Force on High 
        Performance Microchip Supply (sec. 1042)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1044) 
that would require the Department of Defense to submit a plan 
to sustain U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and 
technology.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would modify 
requirements on preparation and submission of the report.
      The conferees note that Department missions and 
strategies depend heavily on semiconductor microelectronics. 
These microelectronics range from extremely high performance 
military unique systems to commodity microelectronics that are 
used in standard commercial computers, radios, and other 
electronics equipment. Given the broad application and 
importance of ensuring an adequate supply of these components, 
the conferees urge the Secretary of Defense to consult with 
other federal departments and agencies, industry, and academic 
organizations in development of the report required by this 
provision.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters


Commission on the Implementation of the New Strategic Posture of the 
        United States (sec. 1051)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1041) that 
would establish a commission to assess and make recommendations 
about the implementation of the new strategic posture of the 
United States. The commission would examine programmatic 
requirements to achieve the goals set out in the December 31, 
2001, Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) and periodic assessments of 
the NPR by looking at: the requirements process for strategic 
forces; how strategic intelligence and other requirements 
differ from nuclear intelligence and other requirements; the 
ability of strategic platforms to carry out non-nuclear strike 
missions; the limits of tactical systems to perform non-nuclear 
global strategic missions; and an assessment of the ability of 
the current nuclear stockpile to address the evolving strategic 
threat environment through 2025. In selecting individuals for 
appointment to the commission, the Secretary of Defense shall 
consult with the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would: (1) 
limit the time period for the commission's assessment of the 
ability of the current nuclear stockpile to address the 
evolving threat environment to 2008, rather than 2025 as 
contained in the House provision; (2) require the commission to 
submit its report by June 30, 2007, to the Secretary of Defense 
and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives containing the commission's 
recommendations; and (3) terminate the duties of the commission 
on July 30, 2007.

Reestablishment of EMP Commission (sec. 1052)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1042) that 
would reestablish and extend the life of the Commission to 
Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic 
Pulse (EMP) attack, originally created in the Floyd D. Spence 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public 
Law 106-398).
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would direct 
the commission to submit its final report by June 30, 2007, on 
the vulnerability of electric-dependent military and non-
military systems in the United States to an EMP attack, giving 
special attention to the progress of U.S. government agencies 
and private sector entities in taking steps to protect such 
systems from attack. The commission is also directed to assess 
the Department of Defense plan for implementing the 
recommendations of the commission stemming from its 2004 report 
to Congress.

Modernization of authority relating to security of defense property and 
        facilities (sec. 1053)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1043) that 
would amend section 21 of the Internal Security Act of 1950 (50 
U.S.C. 797) to authorize the delegation of authority to issue 
security regulations at certain facilities to the civilian 
directors of those facilities. The provision would also make 
technical amendments to section 21 to reflect other changes in 
law made since the enactment of the Internal Security Act.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1072) 
that would amend section 21 of the Internal Security Act of 
1950 to authorize the delegation of authority to issue security 
regulations to civilian directors, and would also amend section 
4 of that Act (50 U.S.C. 783) to prohibit persons who knowingly 
violate laws or regulations regarding the handling of 
classified information in a manner that could have a 
significant adverse impact on the national security of the 
United States from holding security clearances or obtaining 
access to classified information.
      The Senate recedes.

Revision of Department of Defense counterintelligence polygraph program 
        (sec. 1054)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1044) that 
would clarify and make permanent the standards by which the 
Department of Defense conducts its counterintelligence 
polygraph program. This provision would also expand the 
Department's counterintelligence polygraph authority to allow 
the Department to administer polygraph examinations to 
individuals whose duties involve assistance in intelligence or 
military missions where the misuse of information could 
jeopardize human life or safety; result in the loss of unique 
or uniquely productive intelligence sources or methods vital to 
U.S. national security; or compromise technologies, operational 
plans, and security procedures vital to the strategic advantage 
of the United States and its allies.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Preservation of records pertaining to radioactive fallout from nuclear 
        weapons testing (sec. 1055)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1050) that 
would prohibit the destruction of any document in the custody 
or control of the Department of Defense that is a historical 
record, or part of a historical record, relating to radioactive 
fallout from the testing of any nuclear device. The provision 
would further require the Secretary of Defense to identify, 
preserve, and publish information contained in such documents.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.

Technical and clerical amendments (sec. 1056)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1046) that 
would make technical and clerical amendments to various 
provisions of law.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would strike 
the portion of section 1046 dealing with the definition of 
``congressional defense committees,'' and would make minor 
technical corrections.

Deletion of obsolete definitions in titles 10 and 32, United States 
        Code (sec. 1057)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1047) that 
would amend titles 10 and 32 of the United States Code to 
delete the obsolete term ``Territory'' [capitalized], which 
referred to Alaska and Hawaii prior to statehood, and to make 
conforming changes. The provision also changes references to 
``Puerto Rico'' in those titles to ``Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico'' to conform with current usage in other defense-related 
statutes.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.

Support for youth organizations (sec. 1058)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1049) that 
would require that no federal law shall be construed to limit 
the Department of Defense from providing any form of support to 
certain youth organizations, including the Boy Scouts of 
America, that would result in less support than was provided by 
the Department during each of the preceding 4 fiscal years.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
1073) that would authorize the head of a federal agency to 
waive the application of this provision under certain 
circumstances, and would amend section 5309 of title 42, United 
States Code, to require equal access for youth organizations, 
including the Boy Scouts of America, to designated open forums, 
limited public forums, or nonpublic forums of states or units 
of general local government.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Special immigrant status for persons serving as translators with United 
        States Armed Forces (sec. 1059)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1051) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide 
special immigrant status to not more than 50 qualified Afghan 
or Iraqi nationals (and their spouses and children) per fiscal 
year. This status is limited to such nationals who have worked 
directly with the U.S. Armed Forces as translators for at least 
12 months, have obtained a favorable recommendation from the 
first flag or general officer in the chain of command of the 
unit concerned, and have cleared a background check and 
screening.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would change 
the reference to ``the first flag or general officer in the 
chain of command'' to ``a flag or general officer in the chain 
of command.''
Expansion of emergency services under reciprocal agreements (sec. 1060)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1084) 
that would amend section 1856(b) of title 42, United States 
Code, by expanding the list of services that could be provided 
by federal agencies to local governments on a reciprocal basis 
to include emergency services, including basic and advanced 
life support, hazardous material containment and confinement; 
and special rescue events involving vehicular and water 
mishaps; and trench, building, and confined space extractions.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would add 
``basic medical support'' to the list of eligible services.
Renewal of moratorium on return of veterans memorial objects to foreign 
        nations without specific authorization in law (sec. 1061)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1085) 
that would amend section 1051(c) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65) to 
extend the effective date of the moratorium on return of 
veterans memorial objects to foreign nations through September 
30, 2010.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Sense of Congress on national security interest of maintaining 
        aeronautics research and development (sec. 1062)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1088) 
that would express the sense of the Senate regarding the 
importance to the nation of a strong aeronautics research and 
development program at the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration and at the Department of Defense.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment to express the sense 
of Congress on the national security interest of maintaining 
aeronautics research and development.
Airport certification (sec. 1063)
      The conferees agree to a provision that would require 
specific conditions to be met by a certain airport designated 
in the provision in order to be eligible to receive approval of 
an airport layout plan from the Federal Aviation 
Administration.

                   Subtitle G--Military Mail Matters

Safe delivery of mail in military mail system (sec. 1071)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1061) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to promptly develop 
and implement a plan to ensure that the mail within the 
military mail system is safe for delivery, and to submit a 
report to Congress not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act on the safety of mail within the military 
mail system.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.

                   Legislative Provisions Not Adopted

Assignment of members of the Armed Forces to assist Bureau of Border 
        Security and Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services of 
        the Department of Homeland Security
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1035) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of 
the Armed Forces to assist Bureau of Border Security and Bureau 
of Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of 
Homeland Security, in preventing the entry of terrorists, drug 
traffickers, and illegal aliens into the United States, and to 
aid in the inspection of cargo, vehicles, and aircraft at 
points of entry into the United States to prevent the entry of 
weapons of mass destruction.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Coal-to-liquid fuel development plan
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1090) 
that would direct the Secretary of Energy to submit a plan on 
the development of a coal-to-liquid fuel program and would 
direct the Secretary of Defense to submit a plan to use fuels 
developed under this program.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees note that the Department of Defense and the 
Department of Energy are working together as part of the 
Department of Defense clean fuels program to develop clean, 
domestic sources of fuel for Department of Defense 
applications, particularly for use in turbine engines. The 
Department of Energy coal-to-liquid fuel program, conducted at 
the Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory, 
will be one of the primary programs that will support near-term 
options to develop clean domestic fuel sources for turbine 
engines in use by the Department of Defense. The conferees 
support this collaboration and direct the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of Energy to report on the progress of their 
efforts and to develop a plan for the future.
      The Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the 
Secretary of Defense, shall prepare and submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services, Energy and Natural Resources, and 
Appropriations of the Senate, and to the Committees on Armed 
Services, Energy and Commerce, Science, and Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives, a development plan for the coal-
to-liquid fuel program. The development plan shall be prepared 
taking into consideration: (1) technology needs and 
developmental barriers; (2) economic and national security 
effects; (3) environmental standards and carbon capture and 
storage opportunities; (4) financial incentives; (5) timelines 
and milestones; (6) diverse regions having coal reserves that 
would be suitable for liquefaction plants; (7) coal-to-liquid 
fuel testing to meet civilian and military engine standards and 
markets; and (8) any roles other federal agencies, state 
governments, and international entities could play in 
developing a coal-to-liquid fuel industry, not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act.
      The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
Secretary of Energy, shall prepare and submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services, Energy and Natural Resources, and 
Appropriations of the Senate, and to the Committees on Armed 
Services, Energy and Commerce, Science, and Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives, a report on the potential use of 
the fuels by the Department of Defense, not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act.
Delivery of mail addressed to any service member
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1062) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to carry out a 
program under which mail and packages addressed to any service 
member shall be delivered to deployed members of the Armed 
Forces overseas.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Establishment of National Foreign Language Coordination Council

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1082) 
that would establish a National Foreign Language Coordination 
Council to develop and monitor the implementation of a national 
foreign language strategy. The strategy would include: (1) an 
identification of crucial priorities; (2) an identification and 
evaluation of federal foreign language programs and activities; 
(3) effective ways to increase public awareness of the need for 
foreign language skills; (4) recommendations for incentives for 
educational programs; and (5) coordination of cross-sector 
efforts. The council would prepare and transmit to the 
President and the relevant committees of Congress the strategy 
not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees have been informed that the Department of 
State, in coordination with the Department of Defense, Director 
of National Intelligence, and the Department of Education, has 
spearheaded a National Security Initiative to develop a long-
range strategy to improve our nation's foreign language 
capabilities. The Department of State, through the Office of 
the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy, would 
coordinate the implementation of the strategy.
      The conferees commend the interagency working group, 
which was responsible for developing the strategy, for 
considering the recommendations made at the National Language 
Conference held on August 17, 2004, by over 300 leaders and 
practitioners from federal, state, and local government 
agencies; academic institutions; business and industry; foreign 
language interest groups; and foreign nations. The conferees 
encourage the Department of Defense to engage federal, state, 
and local agencies and interested private sector organizations 
during the implementation of the initiative.

Extension of Department of Defense authority to support counterdrug 
        activities

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1021) that 
would extend the authorization from 2006 to 2011.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

Grant of federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, 
        Incorporated

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1077) 
that would modify title 36, United States Code, to grant a 
federal charter to the Korean War Veterans Association, 
Incorporated.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Incorporation of classified annex

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1002) 
that would incorporate an accompanying classified annex.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Policy of the United States on the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile 
        force

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1076) 
that would state the policy of the United States to continue to 
deploy a force of 500 intercontinental ballistic missiles, 
provided that unanticipated strategic developments may compel 
the United States to make changes to this force structure in 
the future.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees note that:
            (1) Consistent with warhead levels agreed to in the 
        Moscow Treaty, the United States is modifying the 
        capacity of the Minuteman III intercontinental 
        ballistic missile (ICBM) from its prior capability to 
        carry up to 3 independent reentry vehicles (RVs) to 
        carry as few as a single RV, a process known as 
        downloading.
            (2) The 2001 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) confirmed 
        the need for 500 ICBMs.
            (3) In a potential nuclear crisis, it is important 
        that the nuclear weapons systems of the United States 
        be configured so as to discourage other nations from 
        making a first strike.
            (4) The ICBM force is currently being considered as 
        part of the deliberations of the Department of Defense 
        for the Quadrennial Defense Review.
      The conferees note that the policy of the United States, 
as set out in the 2001 NPR, is to deploy a force of 500 ICBMs. 
The conferees further note that unanticipated strategic 
developments may compel the United States to make changes to 
this force structure in the future.

Reduction in overall authorization due to inflation savings

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1004) 
that would reduce the amount authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Defense by $1.3 billion to reflect the 
reduced inflation estimates in the Congressional Budget 
Office's annual review of the budget.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Repeal of requirement for report to Congress regarding global strike 
        capability

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1045) that 
would repeal the requirement in section 1032 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2004 (Public Law 108-
136) for the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on Global 
Strike for fiscal year 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
      The conferees, after reviewing the June 2005 Prompt 
Global Strike Plan submitted by the Secretary, concur with the 
need to explore a wide range of capabilities for responding 
rapidly to emerging threats to the United States and its 
strategic interests. The report noted a capability gap of 
particular concern: ``for the near future, in the event of 
rapidly developing crisis, the Department of Defense will not 
have non-nuclear, long-range precision strike options for 
consideration by the national leadership.'' The conferees 
believe it is important to close this gap as soon as 
technically possible.
      The conferees understand from the 2005 report that the 
evaluation of a wide range of current and future global strike 
capabilities is ongoing, and will be in the capabilities mix 
examined in the 2005 Quadrennial Defense Review. However, in 
the section of the 2005 report defining global strike assets, 
the Department appears to limit global strike to capability 
delivered by aircraft or naval platforms, neglecting land-based 
options. As such, the conferees are concerned that ample 
consideration is not being given to the full spectrum of 
options to provide a robust and cost-effective capability to 
strike time-urgent targets around the globe. The conferees, 
therefore, want to emphasize the importance of a complete 
evaluation, considering all air, sea, and land-based 
capabilities, not limited to intercontinental ballistic 
missiles, and including mobile, land-based boost glide 
capabilities. The conferees also direct the Department to 
include in their 2006 annual report on Prompt Global Strike a 
full discussion of how the Department plans to close the non-
nuclear, long-range precision strike gap.

Report on alleged clandestine detention facilities for individuals 
        captured in the global war on terrorism

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1047) 
that would require the Director of National Intelligence to 
provide the members of the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives a detailed report on the cost 
and operations of any clandestine prison or detention facility 
currently or formerly operated by the U.S. Government, 
regardless of location, where detainees in the global war on 
terrorism are or were held.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees determined that the amendment was outside 
the jurisdiction of the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives.

Retention on reimbursement for provision of reciprocal fire protection 
        services

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1083) 
that would amend section 1856d of title 42, United States Code, 
by adding a provision that would require that any funds 
received by the Department of Defense for fire protection 
provided pursuant to this statute would be credited to the 
appropriation fund or account from which the expenses for that 
fire protection were paid.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Sense of the Senate on Common Remotely Operated Weapons Station 
        platform

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1091) 
that would require funding for the Common Remotely Operated 
Weapons Station (CROWS) platform in the request by the 
President for emergency supplemental appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2006.
      The House bill contained no similar provision
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees have strongly supported and will continue 
to support the development and employment of remote weapon 
stations on combat vehicles such as the Stryker and on tactical 
wheeled vehicles such as the M1114 Up-Armored High Mobility 
Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle and the Armored Security Vehicle. 
The conferees understand the benefits provided by remote weapon 
station platforms such as providing day and night target 
detection, recognition, and engagement at long distances, while 
allowing the soldier or marine to remain protected by the 
confines of an armored vehicle. In particular, the conferees 
agree with the findings in section 1091 regarding the benefits 
of remote weapon station platforms to include the CROWS 
platform.
      The conferees agree to authorize an additional $4.0 
million in PE 64601A for the continued development of a reduced 
weight and size configuration of the CROWS platform and an 
additional $2.0 million in PE 63640M for additional CROWS 
platforms systems for the U.S. Marine Corps.

Support for counterdrug activities through bases of operation and 
        training facilities in Afghanistan

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1033) 
that would clarify section 1004 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510) to 
authorize the Secretary of Defense to permit the use of U.S. 
bases of operation or training facilities to facilitate the 
conduct of counterdrug activities in Afghanistan and 
counterdrug related Afghan criminal justice activities.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Technical amendments relating to certain provisions of environmental 
        defense laws

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1051) 
that would make technical amendments to certain provisions of 
environmental defense laws.
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1046) that 
would make technical and clerical amendments to various 
provisions of law.
      The Senate recedes.
      The provision that would make technical and clerical 
amendments to various provisions of law will be included under 
section 1056.

                  TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS


                     Legislative Provisions Adopted


                 Subtitle A--Extensions of Authorities


Extension of eligibility to continue Federal employee health benefits 
        (sec. 1101)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1101) that 
would authorize certain individuals to elect continued health 
benefits coverage for up to 18 months after an involuntary or 
voluntary separation due to a reduction in force.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 1104).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.

Extension of Department of Defense voluntary reduction in force 
        authority (sec. 1102)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1102) that 
would extend until September 30, 2010, authority to substitute 
the voluntary separation of an employee for the separation of 
another employee who would otherwise be separated due to a 
reduction in force.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 1101).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.

Extension of authority to make lump sum severance payments (sec. 1103)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1103) that 
would extend until the end of fiscal year 2010 the authority of 
the Secretary of Defense or the secretaries of the military 
departments to pay an employee the total amount of severance 
pay in one lump sum.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 1103).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.

Permanent extension of Science, Mathematics, and Research for 
        Transformation (SMART) defense education program (sec. 1104)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1107) that 
would expand and make permanent the Science, Mathematics, and 
Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarship for service 
program, which was established under section 1105 of the Ronald 
W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2005 (Public Law 108-375).
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
1105).
      The House recedes with an amendment that would include 
support for students pursuing associates degrees in the 
program.

Authority to waive annual limitation on total compensation paid to 
        Federal civilian employees (sec. 1105)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1105) that 
would authorize the head of a federal executive agency to waive 
the limitation on civilian compensation established in section 
5547 of title 5, United States Code, for an employee who 
performs work in an overseas location within the U.S. Central 
Command area of responsibility, in direct support of a military 
contingency operation. The provision would require that the 
maximum total compensation allowed would not exceed $200,000, 
and the authority to waive the limitation on total annual 
compensation would be limited to fiscal year 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

                Subtitle B--Veterans Preference Matters


Veterans' preference status for certain veterans who served on active 
        duty during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and 
        ending as of the close of Operation Iraqi Freedom (sec. 1111)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1108) that 
would authorize veterans' preference for civilian federal 
employment authorized in section 2108(1) of title 5, United 
States Code, for veterans who have served on active duty for a 
period of more than 180 consecutive days since September 11, 
2001, and ending on the date proclaimed as the last date of 
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Veterans' preference eligibility for military reservists (sec. 1112)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 679) 
that would clarify that the veterans' preference eligibility 
for federal hiring authorized under section 2108(1) of title 5, 
United States Code, is available to military reservists who are 
discharged or released from active-duty service.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters


Transportation of family members in connection with the repatriation of 
        Federal employees held captive (sec. 1121)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1106) that 
would authorize the head of a federal agency to provide travel 
and transportation allowances for three family members of a 
federal civilian employee, who was held captive and is being 
repatriated to a site inside or outside the United States. The 
provision would also authorize waiver of the limitation on the 
number of family members of an employee who could receive such 
assistance, under circumstances determined to be appropriate by 
the head of the agency.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
631(b)(1)) that would authorize travel and per diem allowances 
for up to three family members of federal civilian employees 
who are repatriated after being held captive.
      The House recedes to section 631(b)(1) of the Senate 
amendment with a technical amendment.

Strategic human capital plan for civilian employees of the Department 
        of Defense (sec. 1122)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1106) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to develop a 
strategic plan for the civilian workforce of the Department of 
Defense. The plan would include a workforce gap analysis and a 
plan of action for developing and shaping the Department of 
Defense civilian workforce to address gaps in critical skills 
and competencies.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would extend the 
time period for development of the strategic human capital plan 
from 6 months to 1 year from the date of enactment of this Act, 
and to require annual updates to the plan and annual reports to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives from 2007 through 2010. The amendment would 
remove the requirement in section 1106 that recruitment and 
retention goals for the civilian workforce not be subject to 
any limit or constraint on the size of the civilian workforce 
in the Department.

Independent study on features of successful personnel management 
        systems of highly technical and scientific workforces (sec. 
        1123)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1108) 
that would require the Comptroller General to conduct a study 
of defense laboratory personnel demonstration authorities and 
successful management practices utilized by laboratories and 
facilities with similar technical workforce recruitment and 
retention challenges.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would repeal the 
requirement that the Comptroller General conduct the study and, 
also amend the content of the study.
      The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to 
commission the National Defense University to conduct an 
independent study of successful management practices of highly 
technical workforces.

Support by Department of Defense of pilot project for Civilian Linguist 
        Reserve Corps (sec. 1124)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1046) 
that would establish a 3-year pilot project for a Civilian 
Linguist Reserve Corps within the Department of Defense, 
comprised of citizens fluent in foreign languages who would be 
available to provide translation services and related duties. 
The provision would also require the Secretary of Defense to 
submit a final report to Congress not later than 6 months after 
the completion of the pilot project on the lessons learned, 
best practices, and recommendations for full implementation of 
the Civilian Linguist Reserve Corps.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The conferees understand that the Director of National 
Intelligence has entered into a contract with the Department of 
Defense for services to carry out the pilot project, as 
authorized under section 613 of the Intelligence Authorization 
Act of 2005 (Public Law 108-487).
      The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize 
the Secretary of Defense to support the implementation of the 
Civilian Linguist Reserve Corps pilot project of the Director 
of National Intelligence, subject to the availability of 
appropriated funds, pursuant to section 613.

Increase in authorized number of Defense Intelligence Senior Executive 
        Service employees (sec. 1125)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1107) 
that would increase the authorization for the number of Defense 
Intelligence Senior Executive Service employees by 75 in fiscal 
year 2006 and by 75 more in fiscal year 2007. The House bill 
contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would limit the 
authorized increase to 50. The conferees believe any further 
increases must be accompanied by greater justification that 
addresses increases in intelligence flag and general officer 
positions, growth in Defense Intelligence Senior Leader 
positions, and the affect these increases would have on the GS-
15 and military 06 inventories in the affected defense 
agencies.

                   Legislative Provisions Not Adopted


Authority for heads of agencies to allow shorter length of required 
        service by federal employees after completion of training

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1104) that 
would provide the heads of executive agencies the authority to 
determine the appropriate length of service an employee must 
perform in return for training paid for by the U.S. government. 
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision. The House 
recedes.

             TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS


                     Legislative Provisions Adopted


                  Subtitle A--Assistance and Training


Extension of humanitarian and civic assistance provided to host nations 
        in conjunction with military operations (sec. 1201)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1201) that 
would increase funding in support of activities to detect and 
clear landmines. It would also expand medical, dental, and 
veterinary care to include related education, training, and 
technical assistance.
    The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
1202).
    The Senate recedes.

Commanders' Emergency Response Program (sec. 1202)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1202) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to use up to $500.0 
million in fiscal year 2006 operations and maintenance funding 
for increased costs due to Operation Iraqi Freedom and 
Operation Enduring Freedom for the Commanders' Emergency 
Response Program (CERP). The CERP program provides commanders 
in Iraq and Afghanistan funds for use in small humanitarian and 
reconstruction projects in their areas of responsibility. The 
provision would require quarterly reports on the source and use 
of funds pursuant to this program. The provision would prohibit 
the use of CERP funds for training and equipping the Iraq and 
Afghanistan national armies, police, and security forces, and 
it would require the Secretary to issue guidance to the 
Commander, U.S. Central Command, on the use of CERP funds.
    The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
1201), but provided 2-year authority for the CERP program. The 
provision did not include a prohibition on use of CERP funds 
for specified purposes, nor did it require the Secretary to 
issue CERP guidance.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would provide 
the Secretary authority to waive any provision of law that 
would prohibit, restrict, limit, or otherwise constrain 
implementation of the CERP program in Iraq and Afghanistan. The 
amendment would also require the Secretary to submit to the 
congressional defense committees within 30 days of enactment 
the current guidance for CERP, and to submit to those 
committees any changes to the CERP guidance within 15 days of 
the issuance of such modified guidance.
      It is the understanding of the conferees that the CERP 
program is currently being implemented pursuant to the guidance 
issued by the Comptroller on July 27, 2005. That guidance 
explicitly prohibits, among other things, the use of CERP funds 
for providing goods, services, or funds to national armies, 
National Guard forces, border security forces, civil defense 
forces, infrastructure protection forces, highway patrol units, 
police, special police, or intelligence or other security 
forces. The conferees expect this element of the current CERP 
guidance to remain in any subsequently issued CERP guidance. 
The Congress has appropriated significant funds for the 
specific purpose of training and equipping the Iraq and 
Afghanistan national armies, police, and security forces, and 
therefore CERP funds are specifically not intended to be used 
for that purpose.
      It has come to the attention of the conferees that, as a 
result of the bidding process for larger CERP projects, some 
CERP projects have been carried out using foreign labor. 
Because one of the purposes of CERP is to employ Iraq and 
Afghanistan residents in local humanitarian and reconstruction 
projects, the conferees urge that, whenever possible, CERP 
projects be carried out using local citizens or residents of 
the country in which the projects are being carried out. The 
conferees recommend that the CERP guidance be modified to 
reflect this preference.
Modification of geographic restriction under bilateral and regional 
        cooperation programs for payment of certain expenses of defense 
        personnel of developing countries (sec. 1203)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1204) that 
would provide the Secretary of Defense flexibility to pay 
expenses for personnel from developing countries to attend a 
conference, seminar, or similar meeting, even if the 
conference, seminar, or similar meeting takes place in a 
location that is outside of the combatant commander's area of 
responsibility in which the developing country is located.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
1203).
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Authority for Department of Defense to enter into acquisition and 
        cross-servicing agreements with regional organizations of which 
        the United States is not a member (sec. 1204)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1205) that 
would authorize the Department of Defense to enter into 
acquisition and cross-servicing agreements with regional 
organizations of which the United States is not a member.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
803).
      The Senate recedes.
Two-year extension of authority for payment of certain administrative 
        services and support for coalition liaison officers (sec. 1205)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1206) that 
would extend the authority to fund certain administrative 
services for coalition liaison officers until September 30, 
2007.
      The Senate bill contained a similar provision (sec. 
1204).
      The Senate recedes.
Authority to build the capacity of foreign military forces (sec. 1206)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1206) 
that would provide the Secretary of Defense authority to 
transfer up to $750.0 million in a fiscal year in funds 
available to the Department of Defense to the Department of 
State for the purpose of building the capacity of partner 
nations' military or security forces to disrupt or destroy 
terrorist networks, close safe havens, or participate in or 
support U.S., coalition, or international military or stability 
operations.
    The House bill contained no similar provision.
    The House recedes with an amendment that would provide the 
President with authority to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
conduct or support a program to build the capacity of a foreign 
nation's military forces in order for that nation to conduct 
counter-terrorist operations and to participate in or support 
military and stability operations in which the United States is 
a participant. The program could include the provision of 
equipment, supplies, and training, and shall promote observance 
of and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and 
respect for legitimate civilian authority. This authority could 
not be used to provide assistance that is otherwise prohibited 
by any provision of law, nor could it be used to provide 
assistance to any foreign nation that would otherwise be 
prohibited from receiving such assistance. The provision 
further requires the Secretary of Defense to jointly formulate 
with the Secretary of State any program conducted under this 
authority, and to coordinate with the Secretary of State in its 
implementation. The provision requires the Secretary of Defense 
to provide a notification to specified congressional committees 
before initiating any activities under this authority. This 
authority would expire on September 30, 2007.
      The provision would also require a report from the 
President on the strengths and weaknesses of current laws 
governing and relating to the provision of this type of 
assistance; recommended changes, if any, to those laws; any 
organizational and procedural changes that should be made in 
the Department of Defense and the Department of State to 
improve their ability to conduct such programs; and the 
resources and funding mechanisms required to assure adequate 
funding for such programs.
      The conferees note that under current law, foreign 
military training programs are conducted exclusively under the 
authority of the Secretary of State. The conferees believe it 
is important that any changes in statutory authorities for 
foreign military assistance do not have unintended consequences 
for the effective coordination of U.S. foreign policy writ 
large, nor should they detract from the Department of Defense's 
focus on its core responsibilities, particularly the 
warfighting tasks for which it is uniquely suited. The 
conferees view the provision under this section of limited new 
authorities for the President to direct the Secretary of 
Defense to conduct such programs as a 2-year pilot program. The 
conferees intend to review carefully how that authority is 
exercised so as to have a basis for determining whether and, if 
so, in what precise manner, to reauthorize this or provide 
other authority after the conclusion of the pilot program. An 
important factor in the conferees' future consideration of this 
matter will be the report that is to be provided under this 
section.
Security and stabilization assistance (sec. 1207)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1207) 
that would provide the Secretary of Defense authority to use or 
transfer defense articles, services, training or other support, 
including support acquired by contract or otherwise, to provide 
immediate reconstruction, security or stabilization assistance 
to a foreign country for the purpose of restoring or 
maintaining peace and security in that country. The provision 
would permit the Secretary of Defense to transfer funds to the 
Department of State or any other federal agency for this 
purpose. The aggregate value of assistance provided or funds 
transferred under this authority could not exceed $200.0 
million in a fiscal year.
    The House bill contained no similar provision.
    The House recedes with an amendment that would clarify that 
the Secretary of Defense may provide to the Secretary of State 
services, defense articles, and funding up to the amount of 
$100.0 million in a fiscal year to facilitate the provision by 
the Secretary of State of reconstruction, security, or 
stabilization assistance to a foreign country. The amendment 
would limit this authority to fiscal years 2006 and 2007. The 
amendment would require the Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Secretary of State, to notify specified 
congressional committees of the use of this authority. Any 
services, defense articles, and funding transferred to the 
Secretary of State under this authority shall be subject to the 
Foreign Assistance Act, the Arms Export Control Act, and other 
laws under which the Secretary of State is authorized to 
provide such assistance.
      The conferees commend the administration for the steps it 
is taking to improve U.S. capacity and interagency coordination 
in planning for, supporting, and conducting stability 
operations in post-conflict situations. The conferees support 
the steps the Secretary of Defense is taking to place greater 
emphasis on the stability operations mission in Department of 
Defense planning and guidance so that the mission is fully 
integrated across all Department activities.
      In authorizing this provision, the conferees also express 
their support for the Department of State Office of the 
Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS). The 
mission of S/CRS is to lead, coordinate and institutionalize 
U.S. government civilian capacity to prevent or prepare for 
post-conflict situations, and to help stabilize and reconstruct 
societies in transition from conflict or civil strife. The 
conferees commend the Department of Defense's active support of 
and cooperation with S/CRS, and urge the Department of Defense 
to continue to deepen its coordination with the Department of 
State on planning for and participating in post-conflict 
stability operations and reconstruction efforts.
      The conferees view this provision as a temporary 
authority to provide additional resources, if needed, to the 
Department of State until S/CRS is fully stood up and 
adequately resourced. The conferees do not believe it is 
appropriate, and are not inclined, to provide long-term funding 
from the Department of Defense to the Department of State so 
that the Department of State can fulfill its statutory 
authorities. The conferees urge the administration to request 
the necessary resources for S/CRS in fiscal year 2007 and 
future years budget submissions for the Department of State.
Reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to 
        United States military operations (sec. 1208)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1531) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to reimburse any key 
cooperating nation for logistical and military support provided 
by that nation to, or in connection with U.S. military 
operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the global war on 
terrorism. The total amount of payments made under the 
authority of this section during fiscal year 2006 may not 
exceed $1.5 billion. The Secretary may not enter into any 
contractual obligation to make payment under the authority of 
this provision without congressional notification. The 
Secretary shall notify congressional defense committees not 
less than 15 days before making any payment under the authority 
of this section.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Authority to transfer defense articles and provide defense services to 
        the military and security forces of Iraq and Afghanistan (sec. 
        1209)
      The conferees included a provision that would provide the 
President authority during fiscal year 2006 to transfer defense 
articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense, and to 
provide defense services in connection with the transfer of 
such defense articles, to the military and security forces of 
Iraq and Afghanistan in order to support their efforts to 
restore and maintain peace and security in those countries. The 
provision would limit to $500,000,000 the aggregate value of 
defense articles to be transferred and defense services to be 
provided. This authority would be subject to certain 
authorities and limitations, as specified in this provision, 
that are applicable to the transfer of excess defense articles 
under the Foreign Assistance Act (22 U.S.C. 2321j). The 
provision would require the President to submit to specified 
congressional committees a notification 15 days prior to the 
exercise of this authority. The notification would include: (1) 
information that is required by specified provisions of the 
Foreign Assistance Act; (2) the amount and type of defense 
articles to be transferred and services to be provided, and the 
brigade-level units from which the defense articles are to be 
transferred or defense services provided; and (3) the element 
of the military or security force that is the proposed 
recipient of each defense article to be transferred or defense 
service to be provided.
      The conferees note that this provision would require the 
President to make an assessment that the proposed transfer of 
defense articles or provision of defense services will not have 
an adverse impact on the military readiness of the United 
States. The conferees understand this to mean that the overall 
readiness of the U.S. Armed Forces would not be adversely 
impacted. The conferees understand that the readiness of a 
particular unit could be temporarily impacted following the 
transfer of defense articles under this provision, and would 
not expect that fact to prevent the President from exercising 
this authority.
      The conferees further note that the authority provided by 
this provision would not permit the transfer of defense 
articles or the provision of defense services to 
nongovernmental or irregular forces such as private militias.

     Subtitle B--Nonproliferation Matters and Countries of Concern

Prohibitions on procurements from Communist Chinese military companies 
        (sec. 1211)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1213) that 
would prohibit the Secretary of Defense from purchasing goods 
or services from any foreign person connected to the Chinese 
military or security forces.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would: (1) 
limit the prohibition to goods and services that are on the 
U.S. Munitions List; (2) provide for an exception for goods and 
services procured in connection with a visit by a vessel or an 
aircraft of the U.S. Armed Forces, for testing, or for the 
purposes of gathering intelligence; and (3) authorize the 
Secretary of Defense to waive the prohibition for national 
security purposes.
Report on nonstrategic nuclear weapons (sec. 1212)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1208) 
that would direct the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, to conduct a review of United 
States and Russian nonstrategic nuclear weapons and to submit a 
report of the results of that review within 6 months of 
enactment of this Act.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would add the 
Secretary of Energy to the reporting requirement.

          Subtitle C--Reports and Sense of Congress Provisions

War-related reporting requirements (sec. 1221)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1223) that 
would direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to the 
congressional defense committees war-related reports on costs, 
reconstitution, and military construction for Operation Iraqi 
Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Noble Eagle. 
In addition, the Secretary shall submit to the Comptroller 
General, no later than 45 days after the end of each reporting 
month, the Department of Defense Supplemental and Cost of War 
Execution reports. Based on these reports, the Comptroller 
General shall provide Congress quarterly updates on war costs.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
the report to differentiate costs by operation.
Quarterly reports on war strategy in Iraq (sec. 1222)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1049a) 
that would require that at the same time the Secretary of 
Defense submits to Congress required reports on stability and 
security in Iraq, the Secretary and appropriate personnel from 
the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) shall provide the 
appropriate committees of Congress a briefing on the strategy 
for the war in Iraq.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would include 
the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the 
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence in the briefings and 
that these briefings terminate after 12 of the quarterly 
briefings have been provided, or December 31, 2008, whichever 
is later. The conferees acknowledge that the portion of the 
briefing presented by the CIA will focus on the latest 
intelligence assessments regarding the war in Iraq.
Report on records of civilian casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq (sec. 
        1223)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1048) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report 
to appropriate committees of Congress with information on 
records of civilian casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq. The 
report shall be submitted not later than 90 days after the 
enactment of this Act. This provision does not require U.S. 
Armed Forces to collect any additional information on civilian 
casualties other than what is currently collected.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with amendment.
Annual report on Department of Defense costs to carry out United 
        Nations resolutions (sec. 1224)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1087) 
that would require an annual report on the costs incurred by 
the Department of Defense in implementing or supporting 
resolutions of the United Nations Security Council.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Report on claims related to the bombing of the LaBelle Discotheque 
        (sec. 1225)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1089) 
that would require a report on claims by U.S. citizens relating 
to the bombing of the LaBelle Discotheque in Berlin, Germany.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Sense of Congress concerning cooperation with Russia on issues 
        pertaining to missile defense (sec. 1226)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1224) that 
would express the sense of Congress that cooperation between 
the United States and Russia with regard to missile defense is 
in the interest of the United States and that the United States 
should explore innovative and nontraditional means of 
cooperation with Russia in the area of missile defense.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would include 
implementation of the Moscow Joint Data Exchange Center as an 
additional possibility for cooperation with Russia with respect 
to missile defense.
United States policy on Iraq (sec. 1227)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1211) 
that would express a sense of the Senate about the policy on 
Iraq that included, among other provisions, a recognition that 
the members of the U.S. armed forces who are serving or have 
served in Iraq and their families deserve the utmost respect 
and the heartfelt gratitude of the American people; that the 
Iraqi people have made enormous sacrifices; that calendar year 
2006 should be a period of significant transition to Iraqi 
sovereignty, with the security forces taking the lead, thereby 
creating the conditions for the phased redeployment of U.S. 
forces from Iraq; and that the administration should tell the 
leaders of all groups and political parties in Iraq that they 
need to make the compromises necessary to achieve a broad-based 
and sustainable political settlement.
      The provision would also direct that not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 3 
months thereafter, the President shall submit to Congress a 
report on U.S. policy and military operations in Iraq. This 
report is in addition to the various reports, briefings, and 
updates the President and his other senior officials have 
provided on a routine basis. The provision contained a list of 
conditions that shall be addressed in the report.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would permit the 
President to submit a classified annex, recognizes the progress 
of the Iraqi Security Forces, and that the professional 
military judgment of our senior military should be a key factor 
in future decisions.
      The conferees acknowledge that the President has 
delivered over 24 major speeches on Iraq and provided Congress 
and the American people with a National Strategy for Victory in 
Iraq on November 30, 2005.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Purchase of weapons overseas for force protection purposes in countries 
        in which combat operations are ongoing (sec. 1231)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1221) that 
would permit the Secretary of Defense to purchase weapons from 
any foreign person, foreign government, international 
organization, or other entity located in a country in which 
U.S. combat personnel are engaged in military operations for 
the purpose of protecting those personnel. The provision would 
limit the amount expended during any fiscal year for this 
purpose to $15.0 million. The provision would also require an 
annual report on the use of this authority.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
324) that would permit weapons purchased under this authority 
to be destroyed, and would require the Secretary of Defense to 
promptly notify the congressional defense committees of any use 
of this authority.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require a 
semiannual report on the use of this authority.
      The conferees note that this provision does not provide 
the Secretary of Defense authority to transfer weapons 
purchased under this authority to military and security forces 
of a foreign country. The conferees further note that authority 
in this section is intended for use by the U.S. Armed Forces 
during ongoing military operations. On those occasions when the 
Secretary of Defense uses this authority during military 
operations in a country in which a wider internationally-led 
disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) program, 
such as those that took place in Bosnia or Afghanistan, is 
taking place, the conferees believe that the Secretary of 
Defense should closely consult and coordinate with the 
Secretary of State to ensure that actions taken pursuant to the 
authority of this section complements, or is integrated with, 
such an internationally-led program or utilizes best practices 
for such DDR programs.
Riot control agents (sec. 1232)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1080) 
that would restate current U.S. policy on riot control agents, 
and require a report on the use of riot control agents by 
members of the Armed Forces.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
      The conferees note that the report required by this 
provision should include a description of the doctrinal 
publications and any other resources made available to members 
of the Armed Forces regarding the tactical employment of riot 
control agents. The report should also include a discussion of 
whether riot control agent inventories are sufficient in 
numbers and type to meet existing requirements.
Requirement for establishment of certain criteria applicable to Global 
        Posture Review (sec. 1233)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1222) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to develop criteria, as 
part of the Global Posture Review, for assessing the costs and 
benefits of deploying to particular overseas locations and for 
establishing new overseas facilities.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would clarify 
the reporting requirements. The amendment would also add a 
requirement for the Secretary to notify the congressional 
defense committees within 30 days after the United States 
enters into an agreement with a foreign country to support the 
deployment of elements of the U.S. Armed Forces in that 
country.
      The conferees are concerned that the implementation of 
the Integrated Global Basing and Presence Strategy (IGPBS) may 
result in higher costs for the Department of Defense, new 
requirements for strategic mobility assets, and an increased 
deployment tempo for military units and personnel. The 
conferees intend for the Secretary to develop criteria and a 
mechanism for the analysis of alternatives to assess the impact 
of basing decisions on various aspects of military operations 
and to submit a report to Congress detailing these 
considerations by March 30, 2006. The conferees also expect the 
Secretary to include in the annual budget submission of the 
Department a clear account of all proposed expenditures 
associated with the implementation of the IGPBS.
      The conferees note that certain factors to be assessed in 
the report required by this provision apply to agreements with 
host nations, while other factors depend on the specific nature 
of the overseas facility. The conferees expect the Secretary to 
develop criteria and to provide the most comprehensive 
assessment possible for each overseas facility subject to a new 
basing arrangement.
The United States-China Economic Security Review Commission (sec. 1234)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1210) 
that would note certain findings of the 2004 Report to Congress 
of the United States-China Economic and Security Review 
Commission. The provision would also express the sense of 
Congress that the President should take immediate steps to 
establish a plan to address the emergence of China 
economically, diplomatically, and militarily; to promote 
mutually beneficial trade relations with China; and to 
encourage China's adherence to international norms in the areas 
of trade, international security, and human rights.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.

                   Legislative Provisions Not Adopted

Military educational exchanges between senior officers and officials of 
        the United States and Taiwan
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1203) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to undertake a program 
of senior military officer and senior official exchanges with 
Taiwan designed to improve Taiwan's defenses against the 
People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Procurement sanctions against foreign persons that transfer certain 
        defense articles and services to the People's Republic of China
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1212) that 
would prohibit the Secretary of Defense from purchasing goods 
or services from any entity that knowingly transfers an item 
that is on the U.S. Munitions List to the People's Republic of 
China.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Prohibition on engaging in certain transactions
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1205) 
that would increase the statutory limit on civil penalties 
under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and 
codify certain application of U.S. sanctions laws.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Report on acquisition by Iran of nuclear weapons
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1211) that 
would express the sense of Congress that preventing Iranian 
acquisition or development of weapons of mass destruction and 
their associated delivery systems remains the paramount goal of 
U.S. policy toward Iran. The provision would also require the 
Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff to provide a report assessing the strategic implications 
of Iranian acquisition of nuclear weapons.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Sense of Congress on support for Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1209) 
that would express a sense of the Congress on support for the 
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees reaffirm their support for the objectives 
of the NPT and for all appropriate measures to strengthen the 
NPT and to attain its objectives. The conferees call on all 
parties to the NPT:
            (1) to support compliance with treaty obligations 
        and to undertake effective enforcement measures against 
        states that are in violation of their obligations under 
        the Treaty;
            (2) to agree to establish more effective controls 
        on enrichment and reprocessing technologies that can be 
        used to produce materials for nuclear weapons;
            (3) to expand and support the International Atomic 
        Energy Agency efforts to inspect and monitor compliance 
        with safeguards and standards to which all states 
        should adhere through existing authority and the 
        additional protocols signed by the states party to the 
        NPT;
            (4) to demonstrate the international community's 
        unified opposition to a nuclear weapons program in Iran 
        by supporting efforts of the United States and the 
        European Union to prevent the Government of Iran from 
        acquiring a nuclear weapons capability and using all 
        appropriate diplomatic means at their disposal to 
        convince the Government of Iran to abandon its uranium 
        enrichment program;
            (5) to support strongly the ongoing U.S. diplomatic 
        efforts in the context of the six-party talks that seek 
        the verifiable and irreversible disarmament of North 
        Korea's nuclear weapons programs and to use all 
        appropriate diplomatic means to achieve this result;
            (6) to pursue diplomacy designed to address the 
        underlying regional security problems in Northeast 
        Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East, which would 
        facilitate non-proliferation and disarmament efforts in 
        those regions;
            (7) to accelerate, wherever practicable, programs 
        to safeguard and eliminate nuclear weapons-usable 
        material to the highest standards to prevent access by 
        terrorists and governments;
            (8) to halt the use of highly enriched uranium in 
        civilian reactors;
            (9) to strengthen national and international export 
        controls and relevant security measures as required by 
        United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540;
            (10) to agree that no state may withdraw from the 
        NPT and escape responsibility for prior violations of 
        the Treaty or retain access to controlled materials and 
        equipment acquired for ``peaceful'' purposes;
            (11) to call for reduction in the world's stockpile 
        of nuclear weapons consistent with obligations and 
        commitments under the Treaty, for a moratorium on 
        production of weapons grade fissile materials, and for 
        progress on negotiation of a fissile material cut-off 
        treaty; and (12) to strengthen and expand support for 
        the Proliferation Security Initiative.

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

                     Legislative Provisions Adopted

Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and funds (sec. 
        1301)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1301) that 
would define the programs that are Cooperative Threat Reduction 
(CTR) programs, define the funds for CTR programs as those 
authorized to be appropriated in section 301 of this Act, and 
specify that CTR funds shall remain available for obligation 
for three fiscal years.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 1301).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Funding allocations (sec. 1302)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1302) that 
would authorize $415.5 million for the Cooperative Threat 
Reduction (CTR) program. The provision would also authorize 
specific amounts for each CTR program element, require 
notification to Congress 30 days before the Secretary of 
Defense obligates and expends fiscal year 2006 funds for 
purposes other than those specifically authorized, and provide 
limited authority to obligate amounts for a CTR program element 
in excess of the amount specifically authorized for that 
purpose.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
1302).
      The House recedes.
Permanent waiver of restrictions on use of funds for threat reduction 
        in states of the former Soviet Union (sec. 1303)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1304) that 
would provide the President with the authority for calendar 
years 2005, 2006, and 2007 to waive a former Soviet Union 
state's eligibility requirements for receiving Cooperative 
Threat Reduction (CTR) funds, provided that the President 
certifies to Congress that a waiver is important to the 
national security interests of the United States, and submits a 
more detailed report that describes both the activity or 
activities that prevent eligibility and a strategy, plan, or 
policy for addressing eligibility shortfalls.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1303) 
that would make permanent the President's authority to waive, 
on an annual basis, a former Soviet Union state's eligibility 
requirements for receiving CTR funds, provided that the 
President certifies to Congress that a waiver is important to 
the national security interests of the United States, and 
submits a more detailed report that describes both the activity 
or activities that prevent eligibility and a strategy, plan, or 
policy for addressing eligibility shortfalls.
      The House recedes.
Report on elimination of impediments to threat-reduction and 
        nonproliferation programs in the former Soviet Union (sec. 
        1304)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1305) that 
would require the President to submit to the Congress a report 
on impediments to the effective execution of threat reduction 
programs in the states of the former Soviet Union.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
      The conferees note that despite the importance of 
programs and activities to assist in securing weapons of mass 
destruction and related materials in the states of the former 
Soviet Union, the effective conduct of such programs has been 
impeded by numerous legal and administrative disagreements 
regarding a variety of issues, including access to sites, 
liability, and taxation. However, in some cases it has been 
possible to resolve such disagreements through committed and 
high-level discussions between governments.
Repeal of requirement for annual Comptroller General assessment of 
        annual Department of Defense report on activities and 
        assistance under Cooperative Threat Reduction programs (sec. 
        1305)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1305) 
that would repeal the requirement for the Comptroller General 
to provide to Congress an assessment of the annual Department 
of Defense report to Congress on the Cooperative Threat 
Reduction programs.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

                   Legislative Provisions Not Adopted

Authority to obligate weapons of mass destruction proliferation 
        prevention funds for nuclear weapons storage security
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1303) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to obligate fiscal 
year 2006 funds appropriated for the Cooperative Threat 
Reduction (CTR) weapons of mass destruction proliferation 
prevention initiative for nuclear storage security, provided 
that the Secretary provides 15 day advance written notification 
and justification to Congress.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
      The conferees note that in a February 2005 joint 
statement, the President of the United States and the President 
of the Russian Federation declared their intent to expand and 
deepen cooperation on nuclear security with the goal of 
enhancing the security of nuclear facilities. If the United 
States and Russia reach agreement on additional projects in 
this area, it may be necessary for the Department of Defense to 
allocate additional CTR funds for the nuclear weapons storage 
security program. The Department may choose to obligate funds 
authorized for weapons of mass destruction proliferation 
prevention for nuclear weapons storage security, subject to the 
notification and justification process described in section 
1302 of this Act.
Modification of authority to use Cooperative Threat Reduction funds 
        outside the former Soviet Union
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1304) 
that would modify the authority of the Department of Defense to 
use Cooperative Threat Reduction funds outside the former 
Soviet Union by changing the existing requirement for a 
presidential determination and certification to a requirement 
for a determination and certification made by the Secretary of 
Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Removal of certain restrictions on provision of cooperative threat 
        reduction assistance
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1306) 
that would repeal all of the existing eligibility and 
certification requirements that must be met or waived in order 
for states of the former Soviet Union to receive Cooperative 
Threat Reduction assistance.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

                Title XIV--Matters Relating to Detainees

                     Legislative Provision Adopted

Matters relating to detainees (secs. 1401-1406)
      The Senate amendment contained three provisions (secs. 
1074, 1075, and 1092) relating to detainees. The first 
provision (sec. 1074) would provide uniform standards for the 
interrogation of persons under the detention of the Department 
of Defense. The second provision (sec. 1075) would prohibit 
cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment of persons 
under the custody or control of the U.S. Government. The third 
provision (sec. 1092) would provide procedures for the legal 
review of detainees held by the Department at Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba.
      The House bill contained no similar provisions.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would establish 
a new title of the bill addressing matters relating to 
detainees.
      Section 1401 would designate the title as the ``Detainee 
Treatment Act of 2005.''
      Section 1402 contains the text of Senate section 1074 
without change.
      Section 1403 contains the text of Senate section 1075 
without change.
      Section 1404 is a new provision.
      Subsection (a) would provide an affirmative defense in 
any civil action or criminal prosecution against an officer, 
employee, member of the armed forces, or other agent of the 
U.S. Government, who is a U.S. person, arising out of the 
person's engaging in specific operational practices involving 
detention or interrogation of aliens who the President or his 
designees have determined are believed to be engaged in or 
associated with international terrorist activity that poses a 
serious, continuing, threat to the U.S., its interests, or its 
allies. If the practices were officially authorized and 
determined to be lawful at the time they were conducted, it 
would be a defense that the person did not know that the 
practices were unlawful and that a person of ordinary sense and 
understanding would not know that they were unlawful. Good 
faith reliance on advice of counsel would be an important 
factor, among others, to consider in assessing whether a person 
of ordinary sense and understanding would have known the 
practices to be unlawful. Nothing in this section is to be 
construed to limit or extinguish any defense or protection 
otherwise available to any person or entity from suit or civil 
or criminal liability, or to provide immunity from prosecution 
for any criminal offense by the proper authorities.
      Subsection (b) would authorize the United States 
Government to provide or employ counsel, pay counsel fees, 
court costs, bail, and other expenses incident to the 
representation of any such person with respect to any civil 
action or criminal prosecution arising out of practices 
described in subsection (a), whether brought inside or outside 
the U.S., under the same conditions and to the same extent to 
which such services and payments are authorized under section 
1037 of title 10, United States Code.
      Section 1405 would address the procedures for legal 
review of detainees held by the Department.
      Subsection (a) would require the Secretary of Defense to 
submit the Department of Defense procedures for status review 
of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and in Afghanistan, and 
Iraq to the appropriate congressional committees. It would also 
require that the official designated by the President or 
Secretary of Defense to be the final review authority with 
respect to the determinations of the administrative tribunals 
(the ``Designated Civilian Official'') be a civilian officer of 
the Department of Defense who is appointed by the President 
with the advice and consent of the Senate. The conferees expect 
the Designated Civilian Official to accomplish final review of 
the decisions of the tribunals in an expeditious fashion.
      Subsection (b) would require that a Combatant Status 
Review Tribunal and an Administrative Review Board (or similar 
or successor administrative tribunal or board) for detainees at 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba determine whether any statement derived 
from or relating to a detainee was obtained as a result of 
coercion and if so, the probative value (if any) of any such 
statement.
      Subsection (c) would require the Secretary of Defense to 
submit a report on any modification to the procedures submitted 
under subsection (a).
      Subsection (d) would require the Secretary of Defense to 
submit to Congress an annual report on the annual review 
process for aliens in the custody of the Department of Defense 
outside the United States.
      Subsection (e) would provide for judicial review of 
detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
      Paragraph (1) would amend section 2241 of title 28, 
United States Code, to provide that, except as provided in this 
section, no court, justice, or judge shall have jurisdiction to 
hear or consider: (1) an application for a writ of habeas 
corpus filed by or on behalf of an alien detained by the 
Department at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; or (2) any other action 
against the United States or its agents relating to any aspect 
of such detention by an alien who remains in military custody 
or for whom the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of 
Columbia Circuit has determined that such detention was proper.
      Paragraph (2) would provide for direct judicial review, 
in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 
Circuit, of the validity of any final decision of a Combatant 
Status Review Tribunal that an alien detained by the Department 
of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is properly detained as an 
enemy combatant.
      Paragraph (3) would provide for direct judicial review, 
in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 
Circuit, of the validity of any final decision pursuant to 
Military Commission Order No. 1 dated August 31, 2005, (or any 
successor military order) regarding an alien detained by the 
Department at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
      Paragraph (4) would provide that the Secretary shall be 
the named respondent in any appeal under this provision.
      Subsection (f) would provide that nothing in section 1705 
shall be construed to confer any constitutional right on an 
alien detained as an enemy combatant outside the United States.
      Subsection (g) would define the term ``United States.''
      Subsection (h) would establish the effective date of the 
provision.
      Section 1406 is a new provision that would require the 
Secretary to prescribe policies to ensure that all personnel of 
Iraqi military forces who are trained by Department personnel 
or contractors receive training regarding the international 
obligations and laws applicable to the humane detention of 
detainees, including protections afforded under the Geneva 
Conventions and the Convention against Torture. It would also 
require that the unclassified portions of the Army Field Manual 
on Intelligence Interrogation be translated into Arabic and 
other appropriate languages for use by the Iraqi security 
forces, and be distributed to appropriate officials of the 
Iraqi government. American military personnel are trained and 
encouraged to lead by example. The conferees intend that our 
personnel set the example for the new Iraqi democracy by 
demonstrating the commitment to the rule of law that is 
essential to armed forces in a democratic state. The conferees 
also urge that the translated version of the Field Manual be 
given broad distribution throughout the Iraqi security forces, 
including to field and company-grade officers and 
noncommissioned officers.

  TITLE XV--AUTHORIZATION FOR INCREASED COSTS DUE TO OPERATION IRAQI 
                 FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Overview
      The House bill contained a title (title XV) that would 
provide new authorizations of appropriations of $49.1 billion 
for ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The title also 
contains reporting requirements and general provisions.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar title (title 
XIV) that would authorize $50.0 billion for ongoing operations 
in Iraq and Afghanistan. The provision also contained reporting 
requirements and general provisions.
      The conferees recommend a title that provides new 
authorization of appropriations of $50.0 billion for ongoing 
operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The title also contains 
reporting requirements and general provisions.
Summary table of authorization
      The following table summarizes authorizations included in 
the bill for ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan for 
fiscal year 2006.


                       Items of Special Interest

Advanced First Responder Network
      The conferees are aware of the efforts to deploy the 
Advanced First Responder Network (AFRN) in Iraq which will 
begin to address: (1) the requirement of mission-critical 
public-safety communications capabilities and allow for 
coordination of security planning and execution; (2) rapid data 
collection and analysis of changing security threats; (3) rapid 
coordination and deployment of security assets to address 
threats; (4) effective planning to prevent and reduce future 
security threats; and (5) a more secure environment that will 
foster democracy and economic development. The AFRN 
infrastructure in Iraq has been designed to accommodate the 
entire country, and critical infrastructure such as pipelines. 
The conferees support this effort and, with funds available in 
this legislation and prior appropriations acts, encourage that 
reconstruction efforts to continue to place a high value on 
completion of an integrated security network with the 
deployment of AFRN and related advanced networks.

                     Legislative Provisions Adopted

Purpose (sec. 1501)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1501) that 
would establish a title as an authorization of appropriations 
for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2006, in addition 
to amounts otherwise authorized in this Act, to provide funds 
for additional costs due to Operation Iraqi Freedom and 
Operation Enduring Freedom.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
1401).
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would conform 
this title in accordance with section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 
(109th Congress), the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for 
Fiscal Year 2006.
Army Procurement (sec. 1502)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1502) that 
would authorize an additional $2,625.7 million in fiscal year 
2006 for Army Procurement.
      The Senate amendment contained provisions (secs. 1403 and 
1405) that would authorize $834.6 million in fiscal year 2006 
for Army Procurement, and provide the Secretary of the Army 
with the flexibility to procure up-armored high mobility 
multipurpose wheeled vehicles and add-on armor for tactical 
wheeled vehicles.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would recommend 
an authorization of $2,295.4 million in fiscal year 2006 for 
Army Procurement. This provision would also provide the 
Secretary of the Army with the flexibility to procure up-
armored high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles and add-on 
armor for tactical wheeled vehicles.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.
Navy and Marine Corps Procurement (sec. 1503)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1503) that 
would authorize an additional $642.2 million in fiscal year 
2006 for Navy and Marine Corps Procurement.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1404) 
that would authorize an additional $914.2 million in fiscal 
year 2006 for Navy and Marine Corps Procurement, and provide 
the Secretary of the Navy with the flexibility to procure up-
armored high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles and add-on 
armor for tactical wheeled vehicles.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would provide an 
additional authorization of $864.0 million in fiscal year 2006 
for Navy and Marine Corps Procurement. The provision would also 
provide the Secretary of the Navy with the flexibility to 
procure up-armored high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles 
and add-on armor for tactical wheeled vehicles.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.
Air Force Procurement (sec. 1504)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1407) 
that would authorize an additional $375.1 million in fiscal 
year 2006 for Air Force Procurement.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would provide an 
additional authorization of $214.0 million in fiscal year 2006 
for Air Force Procurement.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.
Defense-wide activities procurement (sec. 1505)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1504) that 
would authorize an additional $103.9 million in fiscal year 
2006 for Procurement, Defense-wide.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees recommend an authorization of $103.9 
million in fiscal year 2006 for Procurement, Defense-wide.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (sec. 1506)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1505) that 
would authorize an additional $75.0 million in fiscal year 2006 
for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide 
Activities.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would provide 
an additional authorization of $75.0 million in fiscal year 
2006 for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-
wide Activities; and an additional authorization of $8.7 
million for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.
Operation and Maintenance (sec. 1507)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1506) that 
would authorize an additional $30,186.4 million in fiscal year 
2006 for operation and maintenance programs.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
1409) that would authorize an additional $32,000.4 million in 
fiscal year 2006 for operation and maintenance programs.
      The conferees recommend an additional authorization of 
$27,531.5 million in fiscal year 2006 for operation and 
maintenance programs.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.
Defense Working Capital Funds (sec. 1508)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1507) that 
would authorize an additional $1,700.0 million in fiscal year 
2006 for the Defense Working Capital Fund.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees recommend an additional authorization of 
$1,700.0 million in fiscal year 2006 for the Defense Working 
Capital Fund.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.
Defense Health Program (sec. 1509)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1508) that 
would authorize an additional $846.0 million in fiscal year 
2006 for Defense Health Program activities.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec 
1410) that would authorize an additional $977.8 million in 
fiscal year 2006 for Defense Health Program activities.
      The conferees recommend an additional authorization of 
$178.4 million in fiscal year 2006 for Defense Health Program 
activities.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.
Military Personnel (sec. 1510)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1509) that 
would authorize an additional $9,390.0 million in the fiscal 
year 2006 for military personnel accounts.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
1411) that would authorize an additional $11,596.0 million in 
the fiscal year 2006 for military personnel accounts.
      The conferees recommend an additional authorization of 
$11,788.3 million in the fiscal year 2006 for military 
personnel accounts.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.
Iraq Freedom Fund (sec. 1511)
      The House bill contained provisions (secs. 1510 and 1511) 
that would authorize an additional $3,500.0 million in fiscal 
year 2006 for costs of ongoing military operations in Iraq and 
Afghanistan. Section 1510 would authorize an additional $1.0 
billion for the Iraq Freedom Fund. Section 1511 would authorize 
an additional $2.5 billion for classified programs.
      The Senate amendment contained similar provisions (secs. 
1406, 1408, and 1412) that would authorize an additional $3.3 
billion for ongoing military operations in Iraq and 
Afghanistan. Of those funds, no less than $500.0 million would 
be made available for activities of the Joint Improvised 
Explosive Device (IED) Task Force.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would provide an 
additional authorization of $5,240.7 billion in fiscal year 
2006 for an Iraq Freedom Fund transfer account. Of those funds, 
no less than $2.5 billion shall be made available for 
classified programs, and no less than $1.0 billion shall be 
made available to the Joint IED Task Force.
      Unless noted explicitly in the statement of managers, all 
changes are made without prejudice.
Treatment as additional authorizations (sec. 1512)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1512) that 
would provide that the funds authorized in title XV of their 
bill for emergency contingency operations related to Operation 
Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom are in addition to 
the amounts otherwise authorized in this Act.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Transfer authority (sec. 1513)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1513) that 
would provide fiscal year 2006 transfer authority of $3.0 
billion to the Department of Defense for the authorizations 
contained in title XV of their bill.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
1413).
      The House recedes with an amendment that would provide 
fiscal year 2006 transfer authority of $2.5 billion to the 
Department for the authorizations contained in this title.
Availability of funds (sec. 1514)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1514) that 
would require the funds provided in title XV be made available 
for obligation by the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 
2006.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

                   Legislative Provisions Not Adopted

Designation of emergency authorization
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1402) 
that would authorize $50.0 billion in fiscal year 2006 to 
support emergency contingency operations related to the global 
war on terrorism.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

Explanation of funding tables
      Division B of this Act authorizes funding for military 
construction projects of the Department of Defense. It includes 
funding authorizations for the construction and operation of 
military family housing and military construction for the 
reserve components, the defense agencies, and the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment program. It 
also provides authorization for the base closure account that 
funds environmental cleanup and other activities associated 
with the implementation of base closure rounds.
      The budget request for fiscal year 2006 included 
authorization of appropriations for military construction and 
housing programs totaling $12,051.6 million. Of this amount, 
the budget request included authorization of appropriations for 
$1,880.5 million to implement the results of the 2005 defense 
base closure and realignment round. The amount authorized for 
appropriation is included in the following table in a line 
designated Base Realignment and Closure V.
      The House bill would authorize appropriations totaling 
$12,146.6 million for military construction and family housing 
programs.
      The Senate amendment would authorize appropriations 
totaling $12,044.5 million for military construction and family 
housing programs.
      The conferees agree to authorize appropriations of 
$12,419.5 million for the military construction and family 
housing accounts of the Department for fiscal year 2006. When 
the impact of $252.9 million in prior year rescissions enacted 
in the Military Construction, Quality of Life, and Veterans 
Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-114) is included, the 
conference agreement is consistent with a budget authority 
level of $12,166.6 million for military construction and family 
housing programs.
      The following tables provide the project-level 
authorizations for the military construction funding authorized 
in division B of this Act and summarize that funding by 
account.

                       Items of Special Interest

Unspecified minor construction accounts
      The conferees direct that, within authorized amounts for 
unspecified minor construction for each service component, the 
Secretary concerned shall carry out the following projects:

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                                                                                              Amount
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            Location                  Installation              Project                                   ($
                                                                                      Component       Thousands)
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Arizona.........................   Marana............   Fire Station...........   Army NG..........        1,499
New Jersey......................   Atlantic City IAP.   Construct Arm/Disarm      Air NG...........        1,500
                                                        Apron.
Oklahoma........................   McAlester AAP.....   Construct High            Army.............        1,100
                                                        Explosive Magazine.
Washington......................   Camp Murray.......   Homeland Security         Army NG..........        1,424
                                                        Education Center.
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                     Legislative Provisions Adopted

Short title (sec. 2001)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2001) that 
would cite Division B of this Act as the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 2001).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.

                            TITLE XXI--ARMY

Overview
      The House bill would authorize appropriations for the 
Army of $1,601.8 million for military construction and $1,353.6 
million for family housing for fiscal year 2006.
      The Senate amendment would authorize appropriations for 
the Army of $1,605.9 million for military construction and 
$1,362.6 million for family housing for fiscal year 2006.
      The conferees agree to authorize appropriations for the 
Army of $1,775.3 million for military construction and $1,353.6 
million for family housing for fiscal year 2006.
      The conferees agree to a request by the Department of the 
Army to amend the scope of a project submitted in the budget 
request for fiscal years 2005 and 2006 to construct a barracks 
facility at Fort Knox, Kentucky. This change is included in the 
table at the beginning of Division B of this conference report 
entitled ``Military Construction Authorization for Fiscal Year 
2006''.
      The conferees also agree to a request by the Department 
of the Army to amend the scope of a project authorized for 
appropriation in the Military Construction Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375) for a general 
instruction facility at Fort Bliss, Texas.

                       Items of Special Interest

Army use of alternate authorities to acquire unaccompanied housing
      The conferees note that the Department of the Army is 
carrying out programs to transform its force structure and 
global presence within the next five years. This transformation 
will result in the permanent relocation among Army 
installations of over 100,000 unaccompanied soldiers. The 
Department of the Army is currently in the process of 
developing an investment strategy to fund the construction of 
permanent facilities to support these transformation 
initiatives.
      The conferees also note that Congress has granted 
authority to the Department of the Army to enter into 
agreements with eligible entities to provide for the 
acquisition or construction of military unaccompanied housing 
units on or near military installations. Similar authorities 
have been used to dramatically improve the quality of family 
housing for the nation's military personnel.
      The conferees encourage the Secretary of the Army to 
consider the use of alternate authorities for the construction 
of unaccompanied housing in the development of plans for 
permanent facilities at installations planned for substantial 
increases in the number of unaccompanied personnel.

                     Legislative Provisions Adopted

Authorized Army construction and land acquisition project (sec. 2101)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2101) that 
would authorize Army military construction projects in fiscal 
year 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
2101).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
      The amounts authorized are listed in this provision on an 
installation-by-installation basis. A State list of projects 
contained in the table at the beginning of Division B of this 
conference report entitled ``Military Construction 
Authorization for Fiscal Year 2006'' provides the binding list 
of specific construction projects authorized at each location.
Family housing (sec. 2102)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2102) that 
would authorize new construction and planning and design of 
family housing units for the Army in fiscal year 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
2102).
    The conference agreement includes this provision.
      The amounts authorized are listed in this provision on an 
installation-by-installation basis. A State list of projects 
contained in the table at the beginning of Division B of this 
conference report entitled ``Military Construction 
Authorization for Fiscal Year 2006'' provides the binding list 
of specific construction projects authorized at each location.
Improvements to military family housing units (sec. 2103)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2103) that 
would authorize improvements to existing units of Army family 
housing in fiscal year 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 2103).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Authorization of appropriations, Army (sec. 2104)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2104) that 
would authorize specific appropriations for each line item 
contained in the Army's military construction budget in fiscal 
year 2006. This provision would also provide an overall limit 
on the amount the Army is authorized to spend on military 
construction projects in fiscal year 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
2104).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2004 
        projects (sec. 2105)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2105) that 
would amend the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2004 (division B of Public Law 108-136) to reduce 
the authorization level for construction at Vilseck, Germany to 
a level conforming to the requirement for appropriations.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

                   Legislative Provisions Not Adopted

Construction of battalion dining facilities, Fort Knox, Kentucky
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2105) 
that would authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out a 
project to construct a battalion dining facility at Fort Knox, 
Kentucky at a cost of $4.6 million. As an offset, the provision 
would reduce the authorization of appropriations for the Army 
by $3.6 million by rescinding the authorization contained in 
the Senate report accompanying S. 1042 (S. Rept. 109-69) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 to 
carry out a project to upgrade Ground Mobility Division Vehicle 
Maintenance Facility at Fort Knox, Kentucky at a cost of $8.2 
million.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a conference agreement that 
includes the project to construct a battalion dining facility 
at Fort Knox, Kentucky in the State list of projects contained 
in the table at the beginning of Division B of this conference 
report entitled ``Military Construction Authorization for 
Fiscal Year 2006.''

                            TITLE XXII--NAVY

Overview
      The House bill would authorize appropriations for the 
Navy of $1,109.2 million for military construction and $807.6 
million for family housing for fiscal year 2006.
      The Senate amendment would authorize appropriations for 
the Navy of $1,101.3 million for military construction and 
$815.8 million for family housing for fiscal year 2006.
      The conferees agree to authorize appropriations for the 
Navy of $1,157.1 million for military construction and $807.6 
million for family housing for fiscal year 2006.
      The conferees agree to a request by the Department of the 
Navy to apply the authorization of appropriations totaling $8.7 
million provided for a project to recapitalize the water 
treatment facility at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida 
towards an alternate agreement to obtain wastewater treatment 
services.

                     Legislative Provisions Adopted

Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects (sec. 2201)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2201) that 
would authorize Navy military construction projects in fiscal 
year 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
2201).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
      The amounts authorized are listed in this provision on an 
installation-by-installation basis. A State list of projects 
contained in the table at the beginning of Division B of this 
conference report entitled ``Military Construction 
Authorization for Fiscal Year 2006'' provides the binding list 
of specific construction projects authorized at each location.

Family housing (sec. 2202)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2202) that 
would authorize new construction and planning and design of 
family housing units for the Navy in fiscal year 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
2202).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
      The amounts authorized are listed in this provision on an 
installation-by-installation basis. A State list of projects 
contained in the table at the beginning of Division B of this 
conference report entitled ``Military Construction 
Authorizations for Fiscal Year 2006'' provides the binding list 
of specific construction projects authorized at each location.

Improvements to military family housing units (sec. 2203)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2203) that 
would authorize improvements to existing units of Navy family 
housing in fiscal year 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 2203).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.

Authorization of appropriations, Navy (sec. 2204)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2204) that 
would authorize specific appropriations for each line item 
contained in the Navy's military construction budget in fiscal 
year 2006. This provision would also provide an overall limit 
on the amount the Navy is authorized to spend on military 
construction projects in fiscal year 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
2204).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.

Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2004 project 
        (sec. 2205)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2205) that 
would amend the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2004 (division B of Public Law 108-136) to increase 
the authorization level for a pier at Naval Weapons Station, 
Earle, New Jersey.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 2206).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.

Modifications of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2005 
        projects (sec. 2206)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2206) that 
would amend the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2005 (division B of Public Law 108-375) to provide 
full authorization of a naval laboratory consolidation project 
at Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific, Bangor, Washington. The 
provision would also increase the level authorized for a 
presidential helicopter program support facility at Marine 
Corps Air Field, Quantico, Virginia.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2205) 
that would amend section 2201 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (division B of Public 
Law 108-375) to increase project authorizations at an 
unspecified worldwide location and at Quantico, Virginia.
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.

                         TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE


Overview

      The House bill would authorize appropriations for the Air 
Force of $1,175.2 million for military construction and 
$1,991.5 million for family housing for fiscal year 2006.
      The Senate amendment would authorize appropriations for 
the Air Force of $1,198.3 million for military construction and 
$1,909.6 million for family housing for fiscal year 2006.
      The conferees agree to authorize appropriations for the 
Air Force of $1,288.5 million for military construction and 
$1,868.8 million for family housing for fiscal year 2006.

                     Legislative Provisions Adopted


Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects (sec. 
        2301)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2301) that 
would authorize Air Force military construction projects in 
fiscal year 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
2301).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
      The amounts authorized are listed in this provision on an 
installation-by-installation basis. A State list of projects 
contained in the table at the beginning of Division B of this 
conference report entitled ``Military Construction 
Authorization for Fiscal Year 2006'' provides the binding list 
of specific construction projects authorized at each location.

Family housing (sec. 2302)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2302) that 
would authorize new construction and planning and design of 
family housing units for the Air Force in fiscal year 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
2302).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
      The amounts authorized are listed in this provision on an 
installation-by-installation basis. A State list of projects 
contained in the table at the beginning of Division B of this 
conference report entitled ``Military Construction 
Authorization for Fiscal Year 2006'' provides the binding list 
of specific construction projects authorized at each location.

Improvements to military family housing units (sec. 2303)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2303) that 
would authorize improvements to existing units of Air Force 
family housing in fiscal year 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 2303).
      The conference agreement includes a similar provision.

Authorization of appropriations, Air Force (sec. 2304)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2304) that 
would authorize specific appropriations for each line item 
contained in the Air Force's military construction budget in 
fiscal year 2006. This provision would also provide an overall 
limit on the amount the Air Force is authorized to spend on 
military construction projects in fiscal year 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
2304).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.

                      TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES


Overview

      The House bill would authorize appropriations for the 
defense agencies of $976.7 million for military construction 
and $48.9 million for family housing for fiscal year 2006. In 
addition, the House bill would authorize appropriations of 
$377.8 million for prior Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 
round activities and $1,570.5 million for the 2005 BRAC round 
activities for fiscal year 2006.
      The Senate amendment would authorize appropriations for 
the defense agencies of $1,042.7 million for military 
construction and $48.9 million for family housing for fiscal 
year 2006. In addition, the Senate amendment would authorize 
appropriations of $377.8 million for prior BRAC round 
activities and $1,504.5 million for 2005 BRAC round activities 
for fiscal year 2006.
      The conferees agree to authorize appropriations for the 
defense agencies of $1,008.9 million for military construction, 
$48.9 million for family housing, and $1,504.5 million for 2005 
BRAC round activities for fiscal year 2006. In addition, the 
conferees authorize appropriations of $254.8 million for prior 
BRAC round activities, taking into account a greater amount of 
proceeds received by the Department of the Navy for land 
disposals compared to the amounts forecasted in the budget 
request for fiscal year 2006.
      The conferees note that of the amount authorized to the 
National Security Agency (NSA) for Kunia, Hawaii in section 
2401(a) of this Act, $98.7 million has been set aside for this 
requirement from prior year appropriations outside the military 
construction account, which is included in the amount specified 
in section 2403(b)(3) of this Act. The conferees agree to 
authorize the total requirement, and direct the Secretary of 
Defense to submit to the congressional defense committees a 
plan for the funding for this requirement within the 
justification documents accompanying the annual budget request 
for fiscal year 2007. The conferees direct the NSA to adhere to 
standard Department of Defense procedures for budgeting 
military construction projects in future budget requests.
      The conference agreement includes authorization of 
certain requirements at a cost that will result in complete and 
useable facilities, while providing authorization of 
appropriations incrementally over more than one fiscal year. 
The conferees note that incremental funding of projects is 
acceptable when the total estimated cost of a military 
construction or family housing project exceeds $50.0 million.

                     Legislative Provisions Adopted


Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects 
        (sec. 2401)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2401) that 
would authorize defense agencies military construction projects 
in fiscal year 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
2401).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
      The amounts authorized are listed in this provision on an 
installation-by-installation basis. A State list of projects 
contained in the table at the beginning of Division B of this 
conference report entitled ``Military Construction 
Authorization for Fiscal Year 2006'' provides the binding list 
of specific construction projects authorized at each location.

Energy conservation projects (sec. 2402)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2402) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to carry out energy 
conservation projects.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
2402).
      The Senate recedes.

Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies (sec. 2403)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2403) that 
would authorize specific appropriations for each line item 
contained in the defense agencies' military construction budget 
in fiscal year 2006. This provision would also provide an 
overall limit on the amount the defense agencies are authorized 
to spend on military construction projects in fiscal year 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
2403).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.

   TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT 
                                PROGRAM


Overview

      The House bill and Senate amendment would each authorize 
appropriations of $206.9 million for the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization (NATO) Security Investment program for fiscal year 
2006.
      The conferees agree to authorize appropriations of $206.9 
million for the NATO Security Investment program for fiscal 
year 2006.

                     Legislative Provisions Adopted


Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects (sec. 2501)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2501) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to make contributions 
to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
program in an amount equal to the sum of the amount 
specifically authorized elsewhere in this conference report, 
and the amount of recoupment due to the United States for 
construction previously financed by the United States.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 2501).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.

Authorization of appropriations, NATO (sec. 2502)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2502) that 
would authorize appropriations of $206.9 million for the U.S. 
contribution to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security 
Investment program.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 2502).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.

            TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES


Overview

      The House bill would authorize appropriations of $930.8 
million for military construction and land acquisition for 
fiscal year 2006 for the Guard and Reserve components.
      The Senate amendment would authorize appropriations of 
$961.2 million for military construction and land acquisition 
for fiscal year 2006 for the Guard and Reserve components.
      The conferees agree to authorize appropriations of 
$1,144.6 million for military construction and land acquisition 
for fiscal year 2006 for the Guard and Reserve components. This 
authorization would be distributed as follows:

        Reserve Component                                   $ (millions)
Army National Guard...........................................     523.2
Air National Guard............................................     316.1
Army Reserve..................................................     152.6
Naval and Marine Corps Reserve................................      46.9
Air Force Reserve.............................................     105.9
                    --------------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________

        Total.................................................   1,144.7

                     Legislative Provisions Adopted

Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land acquisition projects 
        (sec. 2601)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2601) that 
would authorize appropriations for military construction for 
the Guard and reserve components in fiscal year 2006.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
2601).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
      A State list of projects contained in the table at the 
beginning of Division B of this conference report entitled 
``Military Construction Authorization for Fiscal Year 2006'' 
provides the binding list of specific construction projects 
authorized at each location.

                   Legislative Provisions Not Adopted

Construction of facilities, New Castle County Airport Air Guard Base, 
        Delaware
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2603) 
that would authorize certain amounts appropriated for the 
Department of the Air Force for the Air National Guard in 
section 2601(3)(A) of this Act to be available for the 
construction of a security forces facility and a medical 
training facility at New Castle County Airport Air Guard Base, 
Delaware.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a conference agreement that 
includes the projects to construct a security forces facility 
and a medical training facility at New Castle County Airport 
Air Guard Base, Delaware, in the State list of projects 
contained in the table at the beginning of Division B of this 
conference report entitled ``Military Construction 
Authorization for Fiscal Year 2006''.
Construction of maintenance hangar, New Castle County Airport Air Guard 
        Base, Delaware
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2604) 
that would increase by $1.4 million the amount authorized to be 
appropriated for the Department of the Air Force for the Air 
National Guard in section 2601(3)(A) of this Act to be 
available to carry out the planning and design of a project to 
replace a C-130 aircraft maintenance hangar at Air National 
Guard New Castle County Airport, Delaware. The provision would 
also provide for an offset of the same amount.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a conference agreement that 
includes funds to carry out the planning and design of a 
project to replace a C-130 aircraft maintenance hangar at Air 
National Guard New Castle County Airport, Delaware in the State 
list of projects contained in the table at the beginning of 
Division B of this conference report entitled ``Military 
Construction Authorization for Fiscal Year 2006''.
National Guard construction projects
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2605) 
that would increase by $4.5 million the amount authorized to be 
appropriated for the Department of the Army for the Army 
National Guard in section 2601(3)(A) of this Act to be 
available to carry out the construction of a readiness center 
at Camp Dawson, West Virginia. As an offset, this provision 
would decrease by $4.5 million the amount authorized to be 
appropriated by section 2601(3)(A) for the Department of the 
Air Force for the Air National Guard of the United States. The 
provision would also rescind from the Secretary of the Air 
Force project authorization of $6.5 million to construct a 
bridge/gate house/force protection entry project at Camp 
Yeager, West Virginia, and would authorize instead C-5 aircraft 
shop upgrades at Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport, 
Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia at a cost of $2.0 
million.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a conference agreement that 
includes the projects to construct a readiness center at Camp 
Dawson, West Virginia, and C-5 aircraft shop upgrades at 
Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport, Shepherd Field, 
Martinsburg, West Virginia, in the State list of projects 
contained in the table at the beginning of Division B of this 
conference report entitled ``Military Construction 
Authorization for Fiscal Year 2006''.
Specific authorized Army National Guard construction projects
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2602) 
that would authorize certain amounts appropriated for the 
Department of the Army for the Army National Guard in section 
2601(3)(A) of this Act to be available for the construction of 
an urban combat course at Camp Roberts, California and a field 
maintenance shop at Fort Dodge, Iowa.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a conference agreement that 
includes the projects to construct an urban combat course at 
Camp Roberts, California and a field maintenance shop at Fort 
Dodge, Iowa, in the State list of projects contained in the 
table at the beginning of Division B of this conference report 
entitled ``Military Construction Authorization for Fiscal Year 
2006''.

        TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS

                     Legislative Provisions Adopted

Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by 
        law (sec. 2701)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2701) that 
would provide that authorizations for military construction 
projects, repair of real property, land acquisition, family 
housing projects and facilities, contributions to the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment program, and 
National Guard and reserve projects will expire on October 1, 
2008, or the date of enactment of an act authorizing funds for 
military construction for fiscal year 2009, whichever is later. 
This requirement would not apply to funds obligated prior to 
the expiration date.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 2701).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2003 projects (sec. 
        2702)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2702) that 
would provide for the extension of authorizations of certain 
fiscal year 2003 military construction project until October 1, 
2006, or the date of enactment of an act authorizing funds for 
military construction for fiscal year 2007, whichever is later.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
2702).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.
Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2002 projects (sec. 
        2703)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2703) that 
would provide for the extension of authorizations of certain 
fiscal year 2002 military construction projects until October 
1, 2006, or the date of enactment of an act authorizing funds 
for military construction for fiscal year 2007, whichever is 
later.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
2703).
      The conference agreement includes this provision.

                   Legislative Provisions Not Adopted

Effective date
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2704) that 
would provide that titles XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, and XXVI 
of this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2005, or the date 
of enactment of this Act, whichever is later.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 2704).
      Because the conference report was not adopted prior to 
October 1, 2005, this provision is no longer required and was 
not included in the conference agreement.

                    TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                       Items of Special Interest

Joint urban operations training facilities
      The conferees note that on November 10, 2005, the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (OUSD (P&R)) 
submitted the report requested by the Senate Committee on Armed 
Services three years ago on Department of Defense requirements 
for military operations in urban terrain (MOUT) training 
facilities.
      The Department reported that it had established a Joint 
Urban Training Working Group under Joint Forces Command to 
identify requirements and a Joint Urban Operations Training 
Review Group to prioritize budget requests for Joint Urban 
Operations facilities and capabilities.
      The conferees commend the Department for establishing 
these new joint policy groups. However, the conferees are 
concerned that it has taken three years to do so and agree with 
the Department's report that ``much more needs to be done.'' 
The conferees are disappointed that, despite the efforts of the 
Department to date, the Department has yet to establish a 
strategy for urban operations training, a requirements 
baseline, or to prioritize MOUT projects and capabilities 
across the Department in its budget requests.
      The conferees further note that on December 8, 2005, the 
Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its assessment 
of this effort and stated that ``Since 2002, the Department has 
made limited progress in developing an overall joint strategy 
for urban operations training and related facility and training 
requirements''. The GAO review found that the Department still 
lacks an agreed strategy, and facility and training 
requirements for joint urban operations training, and that 
there are few opportunities today for truly joint training 
under joint headquarters, despite longstanding Department 
policy that forces train as they fight.
      The conferees urge the Department, in particular (OUSD 
(P&R)) and Joint Forces Command, to develop as soon as possible 
a joint training strategy for urban operations that will allow 
the total force to make the best possible use of existing and 
planned MOUT facilities to improve joint and interagency 
capabilities in this critical area; to develop a requirements 
baseline for MOUT facilities based on that strategy; and to 
assess and prioritize the MOUT projects requested by the 
services or Special Operations Command in the fiscal year 2007 
budget, and in future budget requests, against this baseline, 
in order to eliminate unnecessary duplication of facilities.

                     Legislative Provisions Adopted

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

Modification of congressional notification requirements for certain 
        military construction activities (sec. 2801)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2801) that 
would reduce by 7 days the wait periods for electronic 
notifications to Congress for certain acquisitions in lieu of 
construction and contingency construction projects.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Increase in number of family housing units in Korea authorized for 
        lease by the Army at maximum amount (sec. 2802)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2807) 
that would increase from 2,400 to 2,800 the number of family 
housing units the Secretary of the Army may lease in Korea 
using the authority in section 2828 (e)(4) of title 10, United 
States Code.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Improvement in availability and timeliness of Department of Defense 
        information regarding military construction and family housing 
        accounts and activities (sec. 2803)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2802) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to establish and make 
available to Congress an Internet-based system containing 
regularly updated information on the status of all defense 
agency and service military construction and family housing 
projects as well as operations, maintenance, and other support 
accounts authorized by the annual Military Construction 
Authorization Act.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
      The conferees intend for this provision to facilitate the 
business transformation and financial management reform 
initiatives established by the Department of Defense to improve 
the transparency and real-time access to the Department's cost 
accounting and contract management information using state-of-
the-art technology and web-based software programs. The 
conferees expect that increased oversight of construction 
contract information will result in a greater degree of 
diligence in the management of contract cost growth and a more 
efficient use of taxpayer dollars. The conferees encourage the 
Secretary to make the information required by this provision 
available on the Department's website.
Modification of cost variation authority (sec. 2804)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2802) 
that would amend section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, 
to clarify that the cost of a military construction project or 
a project for the construction, improvement, or acquisition of 
a military family housing cannot be decreased or increased by 
more than 25 percent.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Inapplicability to child development centers of restriction on 
        authority to acquire or construct ancillary supporting 
        facilities (sec. 2805)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2805) 
that would amend section 2881(b) of title 10, United States 
Code, to exempt child development centers from the restriction 
for ancillary facilities authorized to be constructed using the 
alternative authority for acquisition and improvements of 
military housing provided in subchapter IV of chapter 169, 
title 10, United States Code.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment that would 
prohibit a service secretary from entering into an agreement 
under the alternative authority for acquisition and 
improvements of military housing with a private entity to 
operate child development centers in competition with 
Department of Defense activities at the installation.
Department of Defense housing funds (sec. 2806)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2803) 
that would amend section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, 
to require the Secretary of Defense to fund certain 
acquisitions and improvements of military housing solely 
through accounts established for that purpose.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
Use of design-build selection procedures to accelerate design effort in 
        connection with military construction projects (sec. 2807)
      The conferees agree to a provision that would amend 
section 2305a(f) of title 10, United States Code, to clarify 
the conditions required for the Secretary of a military service 
to terminate a contract issued under this authority for the 
convenience of the government. The provision would also extend 
by one year the termination date for the temporary authority.
Acquisition of associated utilities, equipment, and furnishings in 
        reserve component facility exchange (sec. 2808)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2806) 
that would amend section 18240 of title 10, United States Code, 
to amend the definition of ``facility'' in section 18240 to 
include utilities, equipment, and furnishings required to be 
installed in a facility.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
One-year extension of temporary, limited authority to use operation and 
        maintenance funds for construction projects outside the United 
        States (sec. 2809)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2805) that 
would extend the authority provided by section 2808 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public 
Law 108-136) for 1 year and amend the reporting requirement for 
the authority.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would decrease 
the annual limitation on the use of this temporary authority to 
$100.0 million.
Temporary program to use minor military construction authority for 
        construction of child development centers (sec. 2810)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2804) 
that would direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a 
temporary program for the construction of child development 
centers operated by the Department of Defense. This provision 
would increase thresholds in section 2805(a)(1) of title 10, 
United States Code, to facilitate the construction of child 
development centers.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.
General and flag officers quarters in the National Capital Region (sec. 
        2811)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2804) that 
would prohibit the use of fiscal year 2006 funds for the 
operation, maintenance, or repair of housing units for general 
and flag officers in the National Capital Region until receipt 
of a report on the need for general and flag officer (GFO) 
housing in the National Capital Region (NCR).
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would direct 
the secretary of each military service to submit a report by 
March 16, 2006, on the inventory and management of GFO housing 
in the NCR.
      The conferees note that the report submitted by the 
Secretary of Defense to Congress on June 3, 2005, in response 
to section 2802 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375) did 
not satisfy the intent of the conferees. The conferees intend 
for the secretary of each military department to submit a 
report containing an analytical assessment of requirements for 
general and flag officer housing in the National Capital 
Region, including unique force protection concerns, the 
potential to rely on the local commercial real estate market, 
and possible alternate methods for the acquisition, operations, 
and maintenance of GFO houses. These assessments should not 
rely upon the presumption that the existing inventory of 
government-owned housing units must be retained. The conferees 
expect that the reports will provide a basis for further 
deliberations to address GFO housing requirements over the 
long-term, while reducing costs associated with these units.

        Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration

Consolidation of Department of Defense land acquisition authorities and 
        limitations on use of such authorities (sec. 2821)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2811) that 
would consolidate provisions of chapter 159 of title 10, United 
States Code, which govern the acquisition of land by the 
Department of Defense, and make several technical corrections.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
2881)
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Modification of authorities on agreements to limit encroachments and 
        other constraints on military training, testing, and operations 
        (sec. 2822)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2822) 
that would modify section 2684a of title 10, United States 
Code, to clarify that agreements to limit encroachments and 
other constraints on military training, testing, and operations 
authorized under that section may include real property that is 
in the vicinity of, or ecologically related to, a military 
installation or the airspace of such installation. The 
provision would require that agreements authorized under that 
section between the Secretary of Defense, or the service 
secretaries, and eligible third party entities provide for 
equal sharing of the acquisition costs of the real property and 
real property interests between the Department of Defense and 
the partner entities. The Senate provision would allow the 
Secretary concerned to waive the requirement for equal sharing 
of the acquisition costs if the Secretary concerned determined 
that the agreement is essential to accomplish the mission of 
the installation and the Secretary concerned provided 21-days 
advance notice to Congress. The Senate provision would provide 
that the acquisition cost of any lesser interest in real 
property would not exceed 70 percent of the appraised value of 
the property. The Senate provision would also include an annual 
reporting requirement on implementation of projects undertaken 
pursuant to this authority.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary concerned to determine the appropriate portion of 
the acquisition costs to be borne by the United States. The 
conference amendment would also provide that the acquisition 
costs borne by the United States would not exceed the fair 
market value of the property interest that could be transferred 
to the United States upon the request of the Secretary 
concerned under the statute. The conference amendment would 
specify that the contribution of third-party entities to the 
acquisition costs would include, with the approval of the 
Secretary concerned, any combination of the following: the 
provision of funds (including funds received by such entity or 
entities from a federal, state, or local agency outside the 
Department in connection with a federal, state, or local 
program); the provision of in-kind services (including services 
related to the acquisition or maintenance of such real property 
or interest in real property); or the exchange or donation of 
real property or any interest in real property. The amendment 
would also require a report not later than March 1, 2007, and 
annually thereafter, on the projects undertaken pursuant to 
this authority.
Modification of utility system conveyance authority and related 
        reporting requirements (sec. 2823)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2812) that 
would suspend the use of current authorities related to the 
privatization of utility systems until enactment of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007, or one 
year after receipt of a report on the program, whichever is 
later. The provision would require the Secretary of Defense to 
submit a report to Congress by March 15, 2006, on the 
Department of Defense's (DOD) methodology for conducting 
economic analyses of potential utility system conveyances and 
other matters.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary concerned to submit to Congress an economic 
analysis which demonstrates the economic benefit of the 
conveyance to the government, before entering into a contract 
for the conveyance of all or part of a utility system. The 
amendment would amend section 2688(c)(1) of Title 10, United 
States Code, to change the requirement for the Secretary 
concerned to receive fair market value for conveyed utility 
systems. The amendment would also limit the contract term for a 
contract to convey utility systems to 10 years, and would 
provide authorization for the Secretary concerned to exceed 10 
years, but not to exceed 50 years, if the Secretary concerned 
determined the longer term to be cost effective as demonstrated 
in the economic analysis. The amendment would also limit in 
fiscal years 2006 and 2007 the number of contracts to be 
entered into under Section 2688 of Title 10, United States 
Code. The amendment would also amend reporting requirements 
contained in the provision in the House bill and would add a 
requirement for the Government Accountability Office to submit 
to the congressional defense committees by August 1, 2006 a 
report evaluating the changes made by the Department of Defense 
in the management of the utilities privatization program.
Report on application of force protection and anti-terrorism standards 
        to leased facilities (sec. 2824)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2882) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report 
to the congressional defense committees no later than May 1, 
2006, on the application of Department of Defense anti-
terrorism/force protection standards to all facilities leased 
by the Department, or leased by the General Services 
Administration on the Department's behalf, that house more than 
11 personnel in service to, or employed by the Department.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would change the 
date that the Secretary is required to submit the report to the 
congressional defense committees to September 30, 2006.
Report on use of ground source heat pumps at Department of Defense 
        facilities (sec. 2825)
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2887) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study 
on the feasibility of the use of ground source heat pumps in 
current and future Department of Defense facilities.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.

                Subtitle C--Base Closure and Realignment


Additional reporting requirements regarding base closure process and 
        use of Department of Defense base closure accounts (sec. 2831)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2821) that 
would amend reporting requirements contained in the Defense 
Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX 
of Public Law 101-510) to require additional information 
relating to base realignment and closure properties and 
proposed budgets as part of the annual budget justification 
documents.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Expanded availability of adjustment and diversification assistance for 
        communities adversely affected by mission realignments in base 
        closure process (sec. 2832)

    The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2823) that would 
amend section 2391 of title 10, United States Code, to 
eliminate limits on the Secretary of Defense's authority to aid 
communities adversely affected by base realignments and 
closures and other defense program changes.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.

Treatment of Indian Tribal Governments as public entities for purposes 
        of disposal of real property recommended for closure in July 
        1993 BRAC Commission Report (sec. 2833)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2888) 
that would amend section 8013 of the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-139) to provide that 
the governments of Indian tribes be treated as State and local 
governments for purposes of the disposition of real property 
recommended for closure in the report to the President from the 
1993 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

Termination of project authorizations for military installations 
        approved for closure in 2005 round of base realignments and 
        closures (sec. 2834)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2822) that 
would cancel authority for any military construction project, 
land acquisition, or family housing project authorized in this 
or any prior military construction authorization act at a 
facility approved for closure in the 2005 Base Realignment and 
Closure round.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would add 
certain exceptions to the cancellation of authority, and 
require the Secretary of Defense to notify the congressional 
defense committees of a decision to carry out a project as an 
exception.

Required consultation with State and local entities on issues related 
        to increase in number of military personnel at military 
        installations (sec. 2835)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2891) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense to consult with 
appropriate State and local entities on matters affecting the 
local community related to transportation, utility 
infrastructure, housing, schools, and family support activities 
during the development of plans to implement a closure or 
realignment decisions, which would result in the addition of 
personnel to the installation.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.

Sense of Congress regarding infrastructure and installation 
        requirements for transfer of units and personnel from closed 
        and realigned military installations to receiving locations 
        (sec. 2836)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2894) 
that would express the sense of Congress that the Secretary of 
Defense should not transfer any unit from an installation 
impacted by a closure or realignment decision until adequate 
facilities and infrastructure necessary to support the unit's 
mission and quality of life requirements for military families 
are ready for use at the receiving location.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would clarify 
the findings to reflect the conference agreement.

Defense access road program and military installations affected by 
        Defense Base Closure and Realignment process or Integrated 
        Global Presence and Basing Strategy (sec. 2837)

      The conferees agree to a provision that would express the 
sense of Congress that roads leading onto military 
installations that are significantly impacted by an increase in 
defense personnel as result of certain force structure 
realignments should be considered for designation under the 
Defense Access Road Program under section 210 of title 23, 
United States Code. The provision would also require the 
Secretary of Defense to conduct a study to identify each 
installation significantly impacted by an increase in 
personnel, and to determine whether the existing surface 
transportation infrastructure at each installation is adequate 
to support the increased vehicular traffic associated with the 
increase in defense personnel. The provision would also require 
the Secretary of Defense to submit to the congressional defense 
committees by April 15, 2007 a report on the study required by 
this provision.

Sense of Congress on reversionary interests involving real property at 
        Navy homeports (sec. 2838)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2892) 
that would express the sense of the Senate that for Navy 
homeports closed under the 2005 Defense Base Closure and 
Realignment round, the Secretary of the Navy should, consistent 
with the national interest and federal policy supporting cost-
free conveyances of federal surplus property suitable for use 
as port facilities, release or otherwise relinquish any 
entitlement to receive compensation from any holder of a 
reversionary interest in real property used by the United 
States for improvements made to any military installation.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.

                      Subtitle D--Land Conveyances


                        PART I--ARMY CONVEYANCES

Land conveyance, Camp Navajo, Arizona (sec. 2841)

      The conferees agree to a provision that would authorize 
the Secretary of the Army to convey, without consideration, to 
the Department of Veterans Affairs of the State of Arizona a 
parcel of property consisting of approximately 80 acres at Camp 
Navajo, Arizona for the purpose of permitting the Department of 
Veterans Affairs to establish a State-run cemetery for 
veterans.

Land conveyance, Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, Middletown, Iowa (sec. 
        2842)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2843) 
that would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey, for 
consideration, to the City of Middletown, Iowa a parcel of real 
property consisting of approximately 1 acre located at the Iowa 
Army Ammunition Plant for the purpose of economic development.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.

Land conveyance, Helena, Montana (sec. 2843)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2841) 
that would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey by 
quitclaim deed to the Helena Indian Alliance a parcel of 
property consisting of approximately 3 acres located at the 
Sheridan Hall Army Reserve Center, Helena, Montana for the 
purpose of supporting Native American health care, mental 
health counseling, and the operation of an educational training 
center.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would rescind 
the requirement for the Secretary to convey the property by 
quitclaim deed.

Lease authority, Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle, 
        Pennsylvania (sec. 2844)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2861) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Army to lease portions of 
the Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 
to the Military Heritage Foundation for revenue-generating 
activities and other purposes. As consideration, the foundation 
would pay amounts not to exceed the costs of operation of the 
facility.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Land exchange, Fort Hood, Texas (sec. 2845)

      The conferees agree to a provision that would authorize 
the Secretary of the Army to convey, with consideration, to 
Central Texas College, a parcel of property consisting of 
approximately 40 acres at Fort Hood, Texas for the purpose of 
expanding the College's campus. In exchange, the Secretary 
would receive one or more parcels of real property of a value 
at least equal to that of the parcel conveyed to Central Texas 
College.

Modification of land conveyance, Engineer Proving Ground, Fort Belvoir, 
        Virginia (sec. 2846)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2831) that 
would amend section 2836 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (division B of Public 
Law 107-107) to change the type of facility received by the 
Army as part of an exchange related to construction of the 
Fairfax County Parkway Extension.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Land conveyance, Fort Belvoir, Virginia (sec. 2847)

      The conferees agree to a provision that would authorize 
the Secretary of the Army to convey, with consideration, to the 
Commonwealth of Virginia, up to three parcels of property 
consisting of approximately 2.5 acres at Fort Belvoir, Virginia 
for the purpose of allowing the Commonwealth, the National 
Trust for Historic Preservation, and Fairfax County, Virginia 
to enter into an agreement regarding the exchange of a separate 
parcel of real property currently controlled by the National 
Trust.

Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Bothell, Washington (sec. 2848)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2832) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey, for 
consideration, to the Snohomish County Fire Protection District 
#10 approximately 1 acre at the Army Reserve Center in Bothell, 
Washington for the purpose of supporting the provision of fire 
and emergency medical aid services.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
2842).
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
      The conferees encourage the Secretary of the Army to seek 
in-kind consideration consisting of an agreement for the Fire 
Protection District #10 to provide fire protection services for 
Army Reserve facilities.

                       PART II--NAVY CONVEYANCES

Land conveyance, Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, San Diego, 
        California (sec. 2851)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2841) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey 
approximately 230 acres along the eastern boundary of Marine 
Corps Air Station Miramar, California to the County of San 
Diego, California for the purpose of permitting the county to 
preserve the property as open space and reopen the tract known 
as the Stowe Trail to public use. In exchange, the Navy would 
receive in-kind consideration equal to not less than the fair 
market value of the conveyed property.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
2851).
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would clarify 
the purpose of the conveyance and the types of the in-kind 
consideration to be received by the Secretary.

Lease or license of United States Navy Museum facilities at Washington 
        Navy Yard, District of Columbia (sec. 2852)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2852) 
that would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to lease or 
license facilities housing the United States Navy Museum, 
District of Columbia to the Naval Historical Foundation for 
revenue-generating activities and other purposes. As 
consideration, the foundation would pay amounts not to exceed 
the costs of operation of the facility.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.

                    PART III--AIR FORCE CONVEYANCES

Purchase of build-to-lease family housing, Eielson Air Force Base, 
        Alaska (sec. 2861)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2851) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to purchase the 
interest of the developer of a 300-unit military family housing 
project at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.
      The Senate amendment contained a similiar provision (sec. 
2861).
      The conference agreement includes this provision with a 
technical amendment.

Land conveyance, Air Force property, Jacksonville, Arkansas (sec. 2862)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2852) that 
would authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to convey, for 
consideration, approximately 45 acres around an existing 
railroad in Jacksonville, Arkansas for the purpose of 
facilitating railroad access to an industrial park.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.

Land conveyance, Air Force property, La Junta, Colorado (sec. 2863)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2862) 
that would authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to convey, 
without consideration, to the City of La Junta, Colorado a 
parcel of real property consisting of approximately 8 acres 
located at the USA Bomb Plot in the La Junta Industrial Park 
for the purpose of training local law enforcement officers.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

Lease, National Imagery and Mapping Agency site, St. Louis, Missouri 
        (sec. 2864)

      The conferees agree to a provision that would direct the 
Secretary of the Air Force, in consultation with the 
Administrator of the General Services Administration, to lease 
not later than February 28, 2006 to the St. Louis County Port 
Authority of St. Louis County, Missouri a parcel of property 
consisting of approximately 39 acres at the National Imagery 
and Mapping Agency site, St. Louis, Missouri for the purpose of 
permitting the Port to use the parcel for economic development 
purposes. The provision would require the Secretary to agree to 
terms and conditions acceptable to the Secretary and to receive 
as consideration an amount not less than the fair market value 
of the lease.
      The conferees intend for the Secretary of the Air Force 
to enter into the lease in furtherance of a permanent 
conveyance of the property.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters


Clarification of moratorium on certain improvements at Fort Buchanan, 
        Puerto Rico (sec. 2871)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2806) that 
would amend section 1507 of the Floyd D. Spence National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-
398) to clarify the moratorium on construction activities at 
Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico to permit the conversion, 
rehabilitation, improvement, and repair of facilities at the 
installation.
      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2883) 
that would amend the same section to remove the restriction on 
construction of facilities for Reserve component or non-
appropriated fund projects.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would combine 
the two provisions, and add an exception to the moratorium for 
the construction of facilities supporting Department of Defense 
Education activities and the installation of communication 
equipment.

Transfer of excess Department of Defense property on Santa Rosa and 
        Okaloosa Island, Florida, to Gulf Islands National Seashore 
        (sec. 2872)

      The conferees agree to a provision that would amend 
section 7 of An Act to Provide for the Establishment of the 
Gulf Islands National Seashore and Related Matters (Public Law 
91-660) to direct the Secretary of Defense to transfer to the 
administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, 
subject to mutually agreed terms and conditions, any land on 
Santa Rosa and Okaloosa Island, Florida which is currently 
under the control of the Department of Defense and determined 
to be excess to military requirements.

Authorized military uses of Papago Park Military Reservation, Phoenix, 
        Arizona (sec. 2873)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2813) that 
would amend the Act of April 7, 1930 (Public No. 02), which 
authorized the use of land at Papago Park Military Reservation, 
Arizona for a rifle range only, to reflect current usage of the 
land.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
2884).
      The Senate recedes.

Assessment of water needs for Presidio of Monterey and Ord military 
        community (sec. 2874)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2863) that 
would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct an assessment 
of current and future needs of the Department of Defense for 
water for the Presidio of Monterey and the Ord military 
community by April 7, 2006, and to provide the results of that 
assessment to Congress.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Redesignation of McEntire Air National Guard Station, South Carolina, 
        as McEntire Joint National Guard Base (sec. 2875)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2862) that 
would redesignate McEntire Air National Guard Station, South 
Carolina as McEntire Joint National Guard Base in recognition 
of the use of the installation to house both Air National Guard 
and Army National Guard assets.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Sense of Congress regarding community impact assistance related to 
        construction of Navy landing field, North Carolina (sec. 2876)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2889) 
that would express the sense of the Senate that the Department 
of Defense should work with other federal agencies to strive to 
provide assistance to the local community impacted by the 
location of a new outlying landing field.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.

Sense of Congress on establishment of Bakers Creek Memorial (sec. 2877)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2886) 
that would express the sense of Congress that the Secretary of 
the Army may establish an appropriate marker, at a site to be 
chosen at the discretion of the Secretary, to commemorate the 
40 members of the U.S. Armed Forces who lost their lives in the 
air crash at Bakers Creek, Australia, on June 14, 1943.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

                   LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

Authority to lease non-excess property of Department of Defense field 
        activities

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2821) 
that would amend sections 2667a of title 10, United States 
Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to lease non-excess 
property that is under the control of a Department of Defense 
field activity.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Designation of William B. Bryant Annex

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2890) 
that would designate the annex to the E. Barrett Prettyman 
Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Washington, D.C., as 
the ``William B. Bryant Annex.''
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes. This provision has already been 
enacted in S. 1285 of the 109th Congress, which was signed by 
the President on November 11, 2005, (Public Law 109-101).

Expanded authority to enter into lease-purchase agreements

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2823) 
that would amend section 2812 of title 10, United States Code, 
to clarify the authority for a secretary of a military service 
to enter into an agreement with State and local governments for 
the lease-purchase of facilities.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Expansion of authority to convey property at military installations to 
        support military construction

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2803) that 
would amend section 2869 of title 10, United States Code, to 
authorize the secretaries of the military departments to 
exchange surplus property for military construction projects, 
land, or housing.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.
      The Department of Defense's request to Congress for 
authorization to expand the types of proceeds received from the 
disposal of surplus property is consistent with Congressional 
intent to allow the Department of Defense to efficiently manage 
facility and infrastructure assets. While the conferees support 
additional flexibility in the manner in which it seeks value in 
the disposal of its assets, the conferees are concerned that 
the expanded authority could potentially result in adverse 
effects, such as reduced Department and congressional oversight 
of the military construction program, and decisions to carry 
out land disposals specifically to receive military 
construction projects, rather than with consideration to 
military requirements over the long-term. The conferees are 
also concerned that the expanded authority would impose complex 
requirements on the General Services Administration in the 
process of carrying out property disposals in exchange for 
military construction. As such, the conferees direct the 
Secretary of Defense to fully consider the potential effects of 
expanding the land exchange program, and, if warranted, to 
resubmit a legislative proposal in the future which addresses 
such concerns.

Identification of environmental conditions at military installations 
        closed or realigned under 2005 round of defense base closure 
        and realignment

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2893) 
that would require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
other appropriate federal agencies, and state, tribal, and 
local government officials, to complete an identification not 
later than May 31, 2007, of the environmental conditions of the 
real property of each military installation approved for 
closure or realignment under the 2005 round of defense base 
closure and realignment in accordance with section 120(h)(4) of 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980, (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)(4)). The Senate 
provision would also require the Secretary to coordinate with 
appropriate federal, state, tribal, and local government 
officials to expedite the environmental response at military 
installations approved for closure or realignment under the 
2005 round of defense base closure and realignment. The 
provision would also require the Secretary to report the 
progress made in carrying out this section in the annual 
environmental report to Congress.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Increase in thresholds for unspecified minor military construction 
        projects

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2801) 
that would amend section 2805(a)(1) of title 10, United States 
Code, by raising the threshold of the cost of a construction 
project authorized by this section from $1.5 million to $2.5 
million. This provision would also raise the threshold of the 
cost of a construction project intended solely to correct a 
deficiency that is life-threatening, health-threatening, or 
safety-threatening from $3.0 million to $4.0 million.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

One-year extension of Department of Defense laboratory revitalization 
        program

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2885) 
that would extend by 1 year the authorization provided by 
section 2891 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2005 (division B of Public Law 108-375) for the 
Secretary of Defense to carry out a program for the 
revitalization of laboratories operated by the Department of 
Defense.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
Sense of Congress regarding consideration of national defense 
        industrial base interests during Base Closure and Realignment 
        Commission review of Department of Defense base closure and 
        realignment recommendations
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2824) that 
would express the sense of Congress that national defense 
industrial base interests are part of military value and that 
the Base Closure and Realignment Commission should consider 
such interests when reviewing and analyzing the Secretary of 
Defense's closure and realignment recommendations.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

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

      TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

Overview
      Title XXXI authorizes appropriations for atomic energy 
defense activities of the Department of Energy for fiscal year 
2006, including: the purchase, construction, and acquisition of 
plant and capital equipment; research and development; nuclear 
weapons activities; defense nuclear nonproliferation; naval 
nuclear propulsion; environmental restoration and waste 
management; operating expenses; and other expenses necessary to 
carry out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization 
Act (Public Law 95-91). The title would authorize 
appropriations in five categories: National Nuclear Security 
Administration (NNSA); defense environmental cleanup (formerly 
defense environmental management); other defense activities; 
defense nuclear waste disposal; and energy supply.
      The budget request for atomic energy defense activities 
at the Department totaled $16.4 billion, a 1.4 percent decrease 
below the fiscal year 2005 appropriated level. Of the total 
amount requested, $9.4 billion would be for NNSA, of which $6.6 
billion would be for weapons activities, $1.6 billion would be 
for defense nuclear nonproliferation activities, $786.0 million 
would be for naval reactors, and $343.9 million would be for 
the Office of the Administrator; $6.0 billion would be for 
defense environmental management, of which $5.2 billion would 
be for defense site acceleration completion, and $831.3 million 
would be for defense environmental services; $636.0 million 
would be for other defense activities; $351.4 million would be 
for defense nuclear waste disposal; and $12.0 million would be 
for energy supply.
      The conferees agree to authorize $16.4 billion for atomic 
energy defense activities at the Department, a decrease of 
$18.9 million below the budget request. The conferees agree to 
authorize $9.2 billion for NNSA, a decrease of $200.8 million 
below the budget request. Of the amounts authorized for the 
NNSA, $6.4 billion would be for weapons activities, a decrease 
of $196.2 million; $1.6 billion would be for defense nuclear 
nonproliferation activities, a decrease of $6.1 million; $789.5 
million would be for naval reactors, an increase of $3.5 
million; and $341.9 million would be for the Office of the 
Administrator, a decrease of $2.0 million below the budget 
request. The conferees agree to authorize $6.2 billion for 
defense environmental cleanup (formerly defense environmental 
management), an increase of $177.3 million above the budget 
request. The conferees agree to authorize $642.0 million for 
other defense activities, an increase of $6.0 million above the 
budget request. The conferees agree to authorize $350.0 million 
for defense nuclear waste disposal, a decrease of $1.4 million 
below the budget request. The conferees agree to authorize 
$12.0 million for energy supply, the amount of the budget 
request.
      The following table summarizes the budget request and the 
authorizations:


                       Items of Special Interest

Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium at Savannah River, South 
        Carolina
      The conferees note that section 4306 of the Atomic Energy 
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2566) requires the Secretary of Energy 
to make impact assistance payments to the State of South 
Carolina, if the Department of Energy fails to achieve certain 
interim and long-term milestones in the conversion of plutonium 
stored at the Savannah River Site. The conferees remain 
supportive of this program and of the commitments made to the 
State of South Carolina. The conferees urge the Department to 
remain mindful of these impending payments and to request a 
budget for fiscal year 2007 and thereafter that would keep the 
mixed oxide fuel facility construction on a schedule to make 
the payment of impact assistance unnecessary.
Nanotechnology Enterprise Development Center
      The conferees direct the Secretary of Energy to submit a 
report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives within 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act setting forth the contribution, if any, 
of the Nanotechnology Enterprise Development Center to the 
Stockpile Stewardship Program or to the programmatic activities 
of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The 
report shall include a description of any contribution of the 
center to the national security of the United States and a 
justification for using atomic energy defense funds available 
to the NNSA for the establishment of the center.
National laboratory work on force protection technologies
      The conferees note that the Department of Energy national 
laboratories have provided exceptional technical assistance to 
the Department of Defense in testing and fielding various types 
of equipment to improve force protection for U.S. military 
personnel engaged in combat operations. The conferees urge the 
Departments of Energy and Defense to continue to work together 
to utilize the expertise resident in the national laboratories 
to research, develop, and field those force protection 
technologies that can improve combat capabilities and reduce 
combat casualties. The conferees support the continued use by 
the Department of Energy of its existing authority to waive, 
where appropriate, certain overhead charges associated with 
national laboratory work conducted for the Department of 
Defense.
      In the event that the Department of Energy makes the 
decision, under existing authorities, to waive any charges 
other than the federal administrative charge, the Secretary of 
Energy shall provide notification to the congressional defense 
committees within 30 days of issuing such a decision. The 
notification shall include a description of the force 
protection technologies work, the fees waived, and the impact, 
if any, to overhead rates for other programs at the national 
laboratory.

                     Legislative Provisions Adopted

         Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations

National Nuclear Security Administration (sec. 3101)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3101) that 
would authorize $9.1 billion for the National Nuclear Security 
Administration (NNSA), including funds for weapons activities, 
defense nuclear nonproliferation programs, naval reactor 
programs, and the Office of the Administrator.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
3101) that would authorize $9.4 billion.
      The conferees agree to authorize $9.2 billion for the 
NNSA.
      The budget request included $6.6 billion for weapons 
activities. The House bill would authorize $6.5 billion, a 
decrease of $174.4 million below the budget request. The Senate 
amendment would authorize $6.6 billion, a decrease of $39.8 
million below the budget request. The conferees agree to 
authorize $6.4 billion, a decrease of $196.2 million below the 
budget request. Within weapons activities, the conferees agree 
to authorize $605.8 million for advanced simulation and 
computing, a decrease of $55.0 million below the budget 
request. The conferees note that this reduction is without 
prejudice. Within weapons activities, the conferees also agree 
to authorize $2.1 billion for campaigns, an increase of $64.2 
million above the budget request. The conferees agree to 
authorize a budget realignment of $140.6 million within 
campaigns to allow funding adjustments across the program 
elements which make up campaigns.
      The budget request included $174.4 million for 
environmental projects and operations within NNSA. The House 
bill and the Senate amendment would authorize no funds for 
these activities within the NNSA. The conferees believe that 
the defense environmental cleanup program exists to address the 
environmental legacy from Cold War missions at Department of 
Energy sites. The conferees agree to authorize no funds within 
NNSA for these activities but to authorize funds for these 
activities within defense environmental cleanup, elsewhere in 
this Act. The conferees agree that this action is consistent 
with the provisions of title 32 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65), 
which established the NNSA.
      The budget request included $1.6 billion for defense 
nuclear nonproliferation. The conferees agree to authorize $1.6 
billion, a decrease of $6.1 million below the budget request. 
The conferees agree to provide an additional $83.6 million in 
funding for international nuclear materials protection and 
cooperation to implement the agreements entered into by the 
Russian Federation and the United States at the Bratislava 
Summit to accelerate improvements to security at certain 
Russian nuclear weapons storage sites. The conferees agree to 
authorize $13.0 million for Project 06-D-180, National Security 
Laboratory at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, an 
increase of $8.0 million above the budget request. The 
additional funds are to be used to complete project engineering 
and design and to initiate construction on the research 
facility needed to replace facilities being vacated due to the 
environmental cleanup activities at the Hanford Site 300 Area.
Defense environmental cleanup (sec. 3102)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3102) that 
would authorize $6.3 billion for the Department of Energy for 
defense environmental management (EM) activities for fiscal 
year 2006, including funds for defense site acceleration 
completion and defense environmental services.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
3102) that would authorize $6.2 billion for defense 
environmental management.
      The conferees agree to authorize $6.2 billion for defense 
environmental cleanup, an increase of $177.3 million above the 
budget request. Defense environmental cleanup comprises those 
activities formerly termed defense environmental management.
      The conferees note that the statement of managers 
accompanying the Energy and Water Appropriations Act for Fiscal 
Year 2006 (Public Law 109-103) provides funding for defense 
environmental cleanup in a new budget structure, which provides 
funding by site rather than by the program elements contained 
in the President's budget request for fiscal year 2006. The 
conferees direct the Department to submit with the budget 
request for fiscal year 2007 a funding crosswalk between the 
budget structure as requested and as appropriated for fiscal 
year 2006. The conferees also direct the Department to prepare 
a 5-year funding plan for the environmental cleanup program.
Other defense activities (sec. 3103)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3103) that 
would authorize $636.0 million for the Department of Energy for 
other defense activities for fiscal year 2006, the amount of 
the budget request.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
3103) that would authorize $563.4 million for the Department 
for other defense activities, a decrease of $72.6 million below 
the budget request.
      The conferees agree to authorize $642.0 million, an 
increase of $6.0 million above the budget request.
Defense nuclear waste disposal (sec. 3104)
      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3104) that 
would authorize $351.4 million for defense nuclear waste 
disposal.
      The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 
3104) that would authorize $301.4 million for defense nuclear 
waste disposal.
      The conferees agree to include a provision that would 
authorize $350.0 million, a decrease of $1.4 million below the 
budget request.

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

Reliable Replacement Warhead program (sec. 3111)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3111) that 
would authorize the Secretary of Energy to carry out a Reliable 
Replacement Warhead program. The provision would establish 
objectives for the program and require reports to Congress.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision. In 
the Senate report accompanying S. 1042 (S. Rept. 109-69) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, the 
Senate authorized funds for the program and specified goals for 
the program.
      The Senate recedes with a technical amendment that would 
add the Secretaries of Defense and Energy to the reporting 
requirement.
      The conferees support the goal of continuing to ensure 
that the nuclear weapons stockpile remains safe, secure, and 
reliable. The conferees believe that the Reliable Replacement 
Warhead program is essential to the achievement of this goal 
and support its establishment with the objectives as defined in 
the provision, and as further described in the committee 
reports of the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives for fiscal year 2006.

Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (sec. 3112)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3116) 
that would authorize up to $10.0 million for the purchase of 
certain mineral rights at the Department of Energy Rocky Flats 
Environmental Technology Site by the Secretary of Energy and 
for payment to extinguish all natural resource damage liability 
at the site.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would specify 
section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9607) as the 
provision of law applicable to natural resource damage 
liability.

Report on compliance with Design Basis Threat issued by Department of 
        Energy in 2005 (sec. 3113)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3111) 
that would require the Secretary of Energy to submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report describing plans for 
upgrading the security posture of the Department of Energy and 
the National Nuclear Security Administration in response to the 
design basis threat issued by the Secretary in October 2004.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a clarifying amendment that would: 
(1) identify the design basis threat issued by the Department 
in November 2005 as the design basis threat to be analyzed in 
the report; (2) require a comparison of the security 
requirements contained in the design basis threat issued in May 
2003 with those contained in the design basis threat issued in 
November 2005; and (3) require a review by the Government 
Accountability Office not later than 1 year after enactment of 
this Act of the Department's plan for complying with the design 
basis threat of November 2005.

Reports associated with Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant 
        Project, Hanford Site, Richland, Washington (sec. 3114)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3112) 
that would require the Secretary of Energy to submit to the 
congressional defense committees an independent cost estimate 
prepared by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the Waste 
Treatment and Immobilization Plant Project at the Department of 
Energy Hanford Site.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with an amendment that would require 
the Secretary to submit to the congressional defense committees 
reports received by the Department from the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers documenting any evaluation or validation of costs, 
schedule, and technical issues, including seismic issues, 
associated with the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant 
Project.
      The conferees direct the Secretary to develop an 
independent cost estimate prior to concluding negotiations on 
the cost of any additions to work scope for contracts under the 
Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant Project, if the 
Department contracting officer makes an affirmative 
determination that a change in scope has occurred. The 
conferees further direct the Secretary to notify the 
congressional defense committees 30 days prior to the restart 
of those construction activities that were suspended due to the 
revision of the seismic criteria for either the High-Level 
Waste facility or the Pretreatment facility of the Waste 
Treatment and Immobilization Plant Project.

Report on assistance for a comprehensive inventory of Russian 
        nonstrategic nuclear weapons (sec. 3115)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3112) that 
would require the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense, to provide a report containing an 
evaluation of efforts by the United States to encourage or 
facilitate a proper accounting for and securing of the 
nonstrategic nuclear weapons of the Russian Federation.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would change 
the due date for the reporting requirement to April 15, 2006.

Report on international border security programs (sec. 3116)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3113) 
that would require the Secretary of Energy, in consultation 
with the Secretaries of Defense, State and, as appropriate, 
Homeland Security, to submit a report to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
on the management of border security programs in the countries 
of the former Soviet Union and in other countries.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes with a technical amendment.

Savannah River National Laboratory (sec. 3117)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3115) 
that would designate the Savannah River National Laboratory as 
a participating laboratory in the Department of Energy 
laboratory directed research and development program.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

                   Legislative Provisions Not Adopted


Prohibition on use of funds for robust nuclear earth penetrator

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3117) 
that would prohibit the use of any funds authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of Energy to be made available 
for the robust nuclear earth penetrator (RNEP).
      The House bill contained no similar provision. The House 
authorized a related study effort for penetrators to hold at 
risk hard and deeply buried targets within the Department of 
Defense elsewhere in this Act.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees agree to authorize no funding for the RNEP 
study under the Department of Energy, but instead authorize a 
related study effort within the Department of Defense elsewhere 
in this Act. The conference outcome is reflected in the tables 
of this report.

Report on advanced technologies for nuclear power reactors in the 
        United States

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3119) 
that would require the Secretary of Energy to submit to 
Congress a report containing a description and assessment of 
technologies under development that offer the potential to 
further enhance the safety and proliferation-resistance of 
nuclear power reactors.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees note that the Department of Energy leads 
the federal government's efforts to develop new nuclear energy 
generation technologies to meet energy goals, to develop 
advanced, proliferation-resistant nuclear fuel technologies 
that maximize energy from nuclear fuel, and to maintain and 
enhance the national nuclear technology infrastructure. The 
conferees support these objectives for the purpose of enhancing 
both the energy and economic security of the United States and 
seek to further efforts to better communicate the advancements 
being made towards these objectives to the general public.
      The Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report 
on advanced technologies for nuclear power reactors in the 
United States. The report shall include a description and 
assessment of the following: (1) technologies under development 
for advanced nuclear power reactors that offer the potential 
for further enhancements of the safety performance of nuclear 
power reactors, and (2) technologies under development for 
advanced nuclear power reactors that offer the potential for 
further enhancements of proliferation-resistant nuclear power 
reactors. The information in the report shall be presented in a 
manner and format that facilitates the dissemination of such 
information to, and the ready understanding of such information 
by, members of the general public, not later than six months 
after the date of enactment of this Act.

Sense of the Senate regarding interim reports on residual beryllium 
        contamination at Department of Energy vendor facilities

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3118) 
that would state the sense of the Senate regarding interim 
reports on residual beryllium contamination at Department of 
Energy vendor facilities, and would urge the Director of the 
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 
to provide to Congress interim reports on residual beryllium 
contamination at such facilities not later than 14 days after 
completing the internal review of such reports.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.
      The conferees note that section 3169 of the Ronald W. 
Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 
(Public Law 108-375; 42 U.S.C. 7384 note) requires NIOSH to 
submit not later than December 31, 2006, an update to the 
October 2003 report of NIOSH on residual beryllium 
contamination at Department vendor facilities.
      The conferees note that workers at Department vendor 
facilities who were potentially exposed to beryllium 
contamination should be informed at the earliest opportunity 
once the results of the site-specific study are available. The 
conferees note that NIOSH has completed its evaluation of 
residual beryllium contamination at some Department vendor 
facilities. The conferees direct the Secretary of Energy to 
request the Director of NIOSH: (1) to provide to Congress and 
the Department Office of Environment, Safety and Health interim 
reports on residual beryllium contamination at Department 
vendor facilities not later than 14 days after completing the 
internal review of such reports; and (2) to publish in the 
Federal Register summaries of the findings of such reports, 
including the dates of any significant residual beryllium 
contamination, at such time as the reports are provided to the 
Department Office of Environment, Safety and Health.

          TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD


                     Legislative Provisions Adopted


Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (sec. 3201)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3201) that 
would authorize $22.0 million for the Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board, the amount of the budget request.
      The Senate amendment contained an identical provision 
(sec. 3201). The conference agreement includes this provision.

                TITLE XXXIII--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE


                     Legislative Provisions Adopted


Authorized uses of National Defense Stockpile funds (sec. 3301)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3301) that 
would authorize $52.1 million from the National Defense 
Stockpile Transaction Fund for the operation and maintenance of 
the National Defense Stockpile for fiscal year 2006. The 
provision would also permit the use of additional funds for 
extraordinary or emergency conditions 45 days after Congress 
receives notification.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

Revisions to required receipt objectives for previously authorized 
        disposals from National Defense Stockpile (sec. 3302)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3301) 
that would authorize increased sales of certain materials in 
the National Defense Stockpile through the end of fiscal year 
2013.
      The House bill contained similar provisions (secs. 3302-
3303).
      The House recedes.

Authorization for disposal of tungsten ores and concentrates (sec. 
        3303)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3302) 
that would authorize the sale of up to 8.0 million pounds of 
tungsten from the National Defense Stockpile in fiscal year 
2006.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

Disposal of ferromanganese (sec. 3304)

      The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3303) 
that would authorize the disposal of up to 75,000 tons of 
ferromanganese from the National Defense Stockpile during 
fiscal year 2006. If that amount is disposed of before 
September 30, 2006, up to an additional 25,000 tons may be 
disposed of before that date. This additional disposal of 
ferromanganese may take place only if the Secretary of Defense 
submits written certification to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, not 
later than 30 days before the commencement of disposal, that: 
(1) the disposal of the additional ferromanganese is in the 
interest of national defense; (2) the disposal will not cause 
undue disruption to the usual markets of producers and 
processors of ferromanganese in the United States; and (3) the 
disposal is consistent with the requirements and purpose of the 
National Defense Stockpile.
      The House bill contained no similar provision.
      The House recedes.

                 TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES


                     Legislative Provisions Adopted


Authorization of appropriations (sec. 3401)

      The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3401) that 
would authorize $18.5 million for the operation and maintenance 
of the Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes.

                  TITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION


                     Legislative Provisions Adopted


Maritime administration (secs. 3501-3510)

      The House bill contained provisions (sec. 3501-3505) that 
would authorize funds for fiscal year 2006, authorize payments 
for State and regional maritime academies, make modifications 
to the maintenance and repair pilot program, authorize 
improvements to the National Defense Tank Vessel Construction 
Assistance Program, and authorize improvements to the Maritime 
Administration (MARAD) vessel disposal program.
      The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
      The Senate recedes with an amendment that would: (1) 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for operations 
and training, administrative expenses related to loan guarantee 
commitments under the title XI program, and for expenses to 
dispose of obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve 
Fleet; (2) authorize payments for State and regional maritime 
academies; (3) modify the maintenance and repair pilot program; 
(4) authorize improvements to the National Defense Tank Vessel 
Construction Assistance Program; (5) authorize improvements to 
the MARAD vessel disposal program; (6) authorize a new program 
to assist small shipyards and maritime communities; (7) 
transfer authority over the title XI non-fishing vessel loan 
guarantee decisions to the Maritime Administrator and make 
other improvements to the title XI program; (8) provide for a 
technical correction related to certain intermodal facilities; 
(9) provide for expanded use of the United States Maritime 
Service; and (10) provide certain awards and medals free of 
charge.
      Section 3503 would direct the Secretary of Transportation 
to carry out the domestic maintenance and repair pilot program 
authorized in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136) for at least one vessel under a 
Military Security Program (MSP) contract. The amendment would 
allow for reimbursement of the cost differential between 
performing qualified maintenance and repair work in the United 
States as opposed to performing it overseas. Qualified 
maintenance or repair work would include work identified before 
and during the Coast Guard-required vessel inspection and 
survey process, including, but not limited to, cutting out and 
replacing the hull structure; removal, repair, or replacement 
of machinery and equipment of all types; and repair of internal 
and external coatings. This section authorizes the Secretary to 
issue an interim rule, and the conferees urge the Secretary to 
work with the MSP contractors to establish a viable, 
sustainable program capable of accommodating more vessels, in 
addition to providing contractors' assistance in locating 
qualified maintenance and repair facilities in the U.S. in the 
geographic area in which a contracted vessel normally operates.
      Section 3504 requires the Secretary of Transportation, to 
the extent of the availability of appropriations, to enter into 
a contract with a proposed purchaser and proposed shipbuilder 
for the construction of a product tank vessel under the 
National Defense Tank Vessel Construction Program. This section 
also eliminates the limitation that only allows the program to 
fund up to 75 percent of the actual construction costs of the 
vessel.
      Section 3505 would repeal obsolete requirements of title 
35 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-398), and would require 
the development of a comprehensive management program 
consistent with recommendations made by the Government 
Accountability Office. The plan for implementation of this 
program is due to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 180 days 
from enactment of this Act. If this plan is not delivered 
within 180 days, the Secretary would be required to award a 
contract for the private management of the obsolete vessel 
disposal program after an open, competitive bid process. The 
amendment would authorize the title transfer of obsolete 
vessels for disposal as artificial reefs at a time deemed 
appropriate by the Secretary.
      Section 3506 would authorize the MARAD to establish a 
loan, loan guarantee, and grant program to assist small 
shipyards to make capital improvements and improve maritime 
training programs for small communities largely served by the 
maritime industry. The conferees encourage the Secretary to 
administer the program established by this section in a manner 
that is consistent with procedural safeguards contained in 
section 1104A of the Merchant Marine Act, such as those 
providing for assessing economic soundness, monitoring, review 
of applications, and agreements with obligors under that 
section, and with other Federal laws and standards applicable 
to similar Federal programs as determined appropriate by the 
Secretary.
      Section 3507 would make technical and substantive 
amendments to title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 
U.S.C. App. 1274), which authorizes the Maritime Guaranteed 
Loan Program. The conferees intend for the MARAD to retain 
adequate resources with sufficient expertise to perform all 
functions of this program without requiring assistance from the 
Department of Transportation or other agencies. The conferees 
also agree that the decision to subject loan guarantee 
applications to a third-party independent analysis should be 
based on risk factors enumerated in section 1104A(f) of the 
Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended by this Act. The 
conferees agree there should be no rule, regulation, or 
procedure governing the Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program that 
requires a third-party independent analysis for all 
applications without regard to these risk factors. When an 
independent analysis is required, the conferees would expect 
only experts in maritime finance or operations be funded to 
conduct the analysis.
                From the Committee on Armed Services, for 
                consideration of the House bill and the Senate 
                amendment, and modifications committed to 
                conference:
                                   Duncan Hunter,
                                   Curt Weldon,
                                   Joel Hefley,
                                   Jim Saxton,
                                   John M. McHugh,
                                   Terry Everett,
                                   Roscoe Bartlett,
                                   Howard P. McKeon,
                                   Mac Thornberry,
                                   John N. Hostettler,
                                   Jim Ryun,
                                   Jim Gibbons,
                                   Robin Hayes,
                                   Ken Calvert,
                                   Rob Simmons,
                                   Thelma Drake,
                                   Ike Skelton,
                                   John Spratt,
                                   Solomon P. Ortiz,
                                   Lane Evans,
                                   Gene Taylor,
                                   Silvestre Reyes,
                                   Vic Snyder,
                                   Adam Smith,
                                   Loretta Sanchez,
                                   Ellen Tauscher,
                From the Permanent Select Committee on 
                Intelligence, for consideration of matters 
                within the jurisdiction of that committee under 
                clause 11 of rule X:
                                   Pete Hoekstra,
                                   Jane Harman,
                From the Committee on Education and the 
                Workforce, for consideration of secs. 561-563, 
                571, and 815 of the House bill, and secs. 581-
                584 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
                committed to conference:
                                   Michael N. Castle,
                                   Joe Wilson,
                                   Rush Holt,
                From the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for 
                consideration of secs. 314, 601, 1032, and 3201 
                of the House bill, and secs. 312, 1084, 2893, 
                3116, and 3201 of the Senate amendment, and 
                modifications committed to conference:
                                   Joe Barton,
                                   Paul Gillmor,
                From the Committee on Financial Services, for 
                consideration of secs. 676 and 1073 of the 
                Senate amendment, and modifications committed 
                to conference:
                                   Michael G. Oxley,
                                   Robert W. Ney,
                From the Committee on Government Reform, for 
                consideration of secs. 322, 665, 811, 812, 
                820A, 822-825, 901, 1101-1106, 1108, title XIV, 
                secs. 2832, 2841, and 2852 of the House bill, 
                and secs. 652, 679, 801, 802, 809E, 809F, 809G, 
                809H, 811, 824, 831, 843-845, 857, 922, 1073, 
                1106, and 1109 of the Senate amendment, and 
                modifications committed to conference:
                                   Tom Davis,
                                   Christopher Shays,
                From the Committee on Homeland Security, for 
                consideration of secs. 1032, 1033, and 1035 of 
                the House bill, and sec. 907 of the Senate 
                amendment, and modifications committed to 
                conference:
                                   John Linder,
                                   Daniel E. Lungren,
                                   Bennie G. Thompson,
                From the Committee on International Relations, 
                for consideration of secs. 814, 1021, 1203-
                1206, and 1301-1305 of the House bill, and 
                secs. 803, 1033, 1203, 1205-1207, and 1301-1306 
                of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
                committed to conference:
                                   Henry Hyde,
                                   James A. Leach,
                                   Tom Lantos,
                From the Committee on the Judiciary, for 
                consideration of secs. 551, 673, 1021, 1043, 
                and 1051 of the House bill, and secs. 553, 615, 
                617, 619, 1072, 1075, 1077, and 1092 of the 
                Senate amendment, and modifications committed 
                to conference:
                                   F. James Sensenbrenner,
                                   Steve Chabot,
                From the Committee on Resources, for 
                consideration of secs. 341-346, 601, and 2813 
                of the House bill, and secs. 1078, 2884, and 
                3116 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
                committed to conference:
                                   Richard Pombo,
                                   Henry E. Brown, Jr.,
                From the Committee on Science, for 
                consideration of sec. 223 of the House bill, 
                and secs. 814 and 3115 of the Senate amendment, 
                and modifications committed to conference:
                                   Sherwood Boehlert,
                                   W. Todd Akin,
                                   Bart Gordon,
                From the Committee on Small Business, for 
                consideration of sec. 223 of the House bill, 
                and secs. 814, 849-852, 855, and 901 of the 
                Senate amendment, and modifications committed 
                to conference:
                                   Donald A. Manzullo,
                                   Sue W. Kelly,
                From the Committee on Transportation and 
                Infrastructure, for consideration of secs. 314, 
                508, 601, and 1032-1034 of the House bill, and 
                secs. 312, 2890, 2893, and 3116 of the Senate 
                amendment, and modifications committed to 
                conference:
                                   Don Young,
                                   John J. Duncan, Jr.,
                                   John T. Salazar,
                From the Committee on Veterans Affairs, for 
                consideration of secs. 641, 678, 714, and 1085 
                of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
                committed to conference:
                                   Steve Buyer,
                                   Jeff Miller,
                                   Shelley Berkley,
                From the Committee on Ways and Means, for 
                consideration of sec. 677 of the Senate 
                amendment, and modifications committed to 
                conference:
                                   William Thomas,
                                   Wally Herger,
                                   Jim McDermott,
                                 Managers on the Part of the House.

                                   John W. Warner,
                                   John McCain,
                                   James M. Inhofe,
                                   Pat Roberts,
                                   Jeff Sessions,
                                   Susan Collins,
                                   John Ensign,
                                   Jim Talent,
                                   Saxby Chambliss,
                                   Lindsey Graham,
                                   Elizabeth Dole,
                                   John Cornyn,
                                   John Thune,
                                   Carl Levin,
                                   Ted Kennedy,
                                   Robert C. Byrd,
                                   Joseph Lieberman,
                                   Jack Reed,
                                   Daniel K. Akaka,
                                   Bill Nelson,
                                   Ben Nelson,
                                   Mark Dayton,
                                   Evan Bayh,
                                   H.R. Clinton,
                                Managers on the Part of the Senate.

                                  
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