[House Report 110-151]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    110-151

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   PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1585) TO AUTHORIZE 
  APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 FOR MILITARY ACTIVITIES OF THE 
 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, TO PRESCRIBE MILITARY PERSONNEL STRENGTHS FOR 
                FISCAL YEAR 2008, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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May 15, 2007.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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    Ms. Castor, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 403]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 403, by a record vote of 9 to 4, report the 
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution 
be adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1585 to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other 
purposes. The resolution provides for ninety minutes of general 
debate equally divided and controlled by the Chairman and 
Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on Armed Services.
    The resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill except those arising under clause 9 
or 10 of rule XXI. The resolution considers as an original bill 
for the purpose of further amendment the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Armed 
Services. The committee amendment shall be considered as read. 
The resolution waives all points of order against the committee 
amendment except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule 
XXI.
    The resolution makes in order those amendments printed in 
this report and waives all points of order against such 
amendments except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule 
XXI. The resolution provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. The resolution also permits the chairman 
of the Committee on Armed Services or his designee to offer 
amendments en bloc if those amendments have been printed in 
this report and not earlier disposed of. The Chairman of the 
Committee of the Whole may recognize for consideration any 
amendment printed in this report out of the order printed but 
not sooner than 30 minutes after the chairman of the Committee 
on Armed Services announces from the floor a request to that 
effect. Finally, the resolution permits the Chair, during 
consideration of the bill in the House, to postpone further 
consideration until a time designated by the Speaker.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
the bill (except for those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule 
XXI) includes waivers of (1) clause 3(e) of rule XIII (changes 
to existing law), (2) clause 4 of rule XIII (three-day 
availability), and (3) section 303 of the Budget Act (mistimed 
changes in direct spending). The waiver of all points of order 
against the committee amendment (except for those arising under 
clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI) includes waivers of: (1) clause 7 
of rule XVI (germaneness), (2) clause 4 of rule XXI 
(appropriating on legislative bills), and (3) section 303 of 
the Budget Act (mistimed changes in direct spending).

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion 
to report, together with the names of those voting for and 
against, are printed below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 190

    Date: May 15, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 1585.
    Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Latham (IA), #5, which 
provides service members the option to designate a caretaker 
relative as the recipient of all or part of the death gratuity, 
in cases where there is no surviving spouse but one or more 
surviving children under the age of 18. The amendment also 
expresses the sense of Congress that for deaths occurring 
before enactment, if there was a clear expression of intent by 
the service member regarding payment of part of the death 
gratuity to another person on behalf of their children, it 
should be distributed accordingly.
    Results: Defeated 4 to 9.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--NAY; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings 
(WA)--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 191

    Date: May 15, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 1585.
    Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Ros-Lehtinen (FL), #99, which 
requires managers of federal and private pension plans or 
thrift savings plans and managers of mutual funds sold or 
distributed in the United States to: (1) notify investors that 
their funds are invested in entities included on a list of 
entities that have invested substantial amounts of money in 
Iran's energy sector; and (2) take immediate steps, upon 
notification or publication of such list, to divest all 
investments of such plans or funds in such entities. Prohibits, 
upon such publication, future investments in any entity 
included on the list by managers of such plans or funds, and 
requires a report from the Office of Global Risks within the 
Securities and Exchange Commission.
    Results: Defeated 4 to 9.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings 
(WA)--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 192

    Date: May 15, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 1585.
    Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers en bloc for an amendment by Rep. Cantor (VA), #113, 
which provides for the Sense of the Congress that Iran's 
missile arsenal and historic cooperation with terrorist groups 
represents a threat to the national security of the United 
States. The amendment further provides that it is the policy of 
the United States to defend against the threat posed by Iran's 
missile arsenal; and an amendment by Rep. Cantor (VA), #114, 
which would provide $42,000,000 in additional funding for the 
Multiple Kill Vehicle. The money, which will go to research, 
development, test, and evaluation, would be offset by funds 
from unobligated funds of the Defense Health Program.
    Results: Defeated 4 to 9.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings 
(WA)--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 193

    Date: May 15, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 1585.
    Motion by: Mr. Hastings (WA).
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Davis, Geoff (KY), #97, which 
expresses the sense of Congress that US reliance on foreign oil 
is a threat to the US, and long-term DoD fuel purchase 
encourages the rapid development of alternative fuels 
production in the U.S. using domestic resources.
    Results: Defeated 4 to 9
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings 
(WA)--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 194

    Date: May 15, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 1585.
    Motion by: Mr. Hastings (WA).
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. King, Steve (IA), #96, which 
adds a section to the bill stating Congress' findings that the 
strategy being followed by General Petreaus in Iraq has begun 
to address the threats to Iraqi security posed by sectarian 
violence and has identified Al Qaeda as the greatest threat to 
Iraqi stability and the principal enemy of the United States 
Armed Forces. Also expresses Congress' continuing support for 
the courage and sacrifice of the United States Armed Forces 
bravely serving on the front lines of the Global War on Terror 
in Iraq and Afghanistan and the work of General Petraeus.
    Results: Defeated 4 to 9
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings 
(WA)--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 195

    Date: May 15, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 1585.
    Motion by: Mr. Sessions.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Akin (MO) and Rep. Gingrey 
(GA), a second-degree amendment to the amendment #48 by Rep. 
Michaud (ME), regarding unemancipated minors.
    Results: Defeated 4 to 9
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings 
(WA)--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 196

    Date: May 15, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 1585.
    Motion by: Mr. Sessions.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Akin (MO), #127, which 
increases by $134 million the amount authorized for Future 
Combat Systems. An offset is provided from the Joint High Speed 
Vessel.
    Results: Defeated 4 to 9
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings 
(WA)--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 197

    Date: May 15, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 1585.
    Motion by: Mr. Sessions.
    Summary of motion: In section 2(c), strike ``Shall not be 
subject to amendment'' and insert ``shall not be subject to 
amendment except the amendment offered by Mr. Michaud printed 
#43 in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying the 
resolution''.
    Results: Defeated 4 to 9
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings 
(WA)--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 198

    Date: May 15, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 1585.
    Motion by: Mr. Hastings (FL).
    Summary of motion: To report the rule.
    Results: Adopted 9 to 4
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Yea; Hastings (FL)--Yea; 
Matsui--Yea; Cardoza--Yea; Welch--Yea; Castor--Yea; Arcuri--
Yea; Sutton--Yea; Dreier--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Nay; Hastings 
(WA)--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Slaughter--Yea.

           SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER UNDER THE RULE

    (Summaries derived from information provided by sponsors.)
    1. Skelton (MO): #73 Manager's Amendment. This Manager's 
Amendment makes technical and conforming changes, including: 
Sec 301--Apportions funds for additional WMD civil support 
teams to the correct accounts (net change is zero). Sec 576--
Clarifying language to correctly apportion $3 million in funds 
to defense-wide operation and maintenance accounts. Sec 1307--
Technical correction to add $48,000 for cooperative threat 
reduction program. Sec 1508--Technical correction to $1 billion 
to Title XV for the Strategic Readiness Fund. Sec 1517--
Technical correction to include $50 million requested by the 
Administration for NNSA. Sections 2104, 2204, 2304--Technical 
correction to apportion funding for military construction 
projects to the correct accounts and to eliminate double-
counting. Sec 3103--Technical correction to add $6 million for 
energy security. (10 minutes)
    2. Saxton (NJ)/LoBiondo, (NJ)/Smith, Christopher (NJ)/
Andrews (NJ): #26 (REVISED) This amendment requires DOD to 
perform federal background checks for all unescorted visitors 
who seek entry to a military installation or facility, and 
employees of vendors and/or contractors who do business on a 
military installation or facility. The background checks will 
require a search in the FBI's National Crime Information Center 
(NCIC) database, confirmation that they are not on a terrorist 
watch list, and collaboration with DHS to verify US citizenship 
status. (10 minutes)
    3. Ortiz (TX): #74 Requires the Secretary of Transportation 
to submit a report identifying the non-retention vessels with 
the highest risk for environmental damage to local waters if 
further deterioration continues and a plan to dispose of these 
vessels by October 1, 2007. (10 minutes)
    4. Reyes (TX): #20 The amendment would add Mexico and the 
Dominican Republic to the list of countries to which the 
Department of Defense may provide non-lethal equipment (boats, 
aircraft, sensors, radios) to support counter-narcotics 
operations. (10 minutes)
    5. Snyder (AR): #30 This amendment would increase the 
funding for the Army National Guard military personnel account 
to fund the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program by $50,000,000, 
with an offsetting reduction of $50,000,000 from the Air Force 
JSTARS program. (10 minutes)
    6. Smith, Adam (WA): #23 This amendment would strike 
section 233, which authorizes $10 million for the Army Capital 
Fund demonstration. Further, this amendment would reduce the 
total amount authorized in section 201(1), which authorizes 
funding for research, development, test, and evaluation for the 
Army, by $10 million. (10 minutes)
    7. Andrews (NJ): #91 This amendment would require DOD to 
use renewable energy to meet at least 25% of its electricity 
needs by 2025, unless the Secretary determines a waiver is in 
the best interest of DOD. (10 minutes)
    8. Andrews (NJ): #93 This amendment would prevent funds 
authorized in the bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan 
from being obligated or expended to plan a contingency 
operation in Iran.
    9. Turner (OH): #6 (REVISED) The amendment bars courts from 
entering or modifying an order changing the custody of the 
child of a servicemember during that servicemember's period of 
military service. The amendment provides an exception for 
temporary orders issued in the best interest of the child; upon 
completion of a servicemember's military service, any original 
custody order shall be reinstated. (10 minutes)
    10. Drake (VA): #7 This amendment would expand to all the 
uniformed services (the military services, as well as the Coast 
Guard, Public Health, Service, and National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration Corps) the authority for an enhanced 
increase in the monthly basic pay (0.5% above the Employment 
Cost Index) during fiscal years 2009 through 2012. (10 minutes)
    11. Franks (AZ)/Cantor (VA)/Putnam (FL): #106 The amendment 
increases by $764 million the amount authorized for ballistic 
missile defense. (20 minutes)
    12. Johnson, Jr., Hank (GA): #133 (REVISED) The amendment 
would provide $169,000,000 of medical military construction 
support at Fort Belvoir and Bethesda using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2402(a)(9). (10 minutes)
    13. Slaughter (NY): #16 The amendment would require the 
Secretary of the Air Force to submit a report to the 
Congressional defense committees containing a plan for the 
current and future assets at the Niagara Air Reserve Base. (10 
minutes)
    14. DeFazio (OR)/Paul (TX)/Hinchey (NY)/Lee (CA): #31 The 
amendment clarifies that no previously enacted law authorizes 
military action against Iran. It also prohibits funding 
authorized by the bill or in any other act from being used to 
take military action against Iran without specific 
authorization from Congress unless there is a ``national 
emergency created by an attack by Iran upon the United States, 
its territories or possessions or its armed forces'' (language 
taken directly from the War Powers Resolution, P.L. 93-148). 
(10 minutes)
    15. Moran, (VA) #29 (REVISED) The amendment would require 
the Office of the Secretary of Defense to submit a report 
identifying the current capacity at Department of Defense 
facilities in the United States to securely hold and try before 
a military commission the detainees currently held at 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The report shall include the Department's 
estimated number of detainees that will be 1) charged with a 
crime, 2) subject to a release or transfer, or 3) held without 
being charged with a crime, but whom the Department wishes to 
detain. The report shall also describe actions required by the 
Secretary and Congress to ensure that detainees who are 
scheduled for release are released no later than December 31, 
2007. (10 minutes)
    16. Buyer (IN): #47 The amendment would strike the proposed 
sections 3306 and 3326 of section 525, which prohibit the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs from awarding unequal education 
benefits to members of the Selected Reserves based on when they 
became eligible for such benefits. (10 minutes)
    17. Holden (PA): #3 (REVISED) This amendment creates a 
Combat Medevac Badge to give recognition to those men and women 
who serve or served as helicopter medical evacuation ambulance 
(Medevac) pilots or crewmembers in a combat theater. The 
amendment specifically will make any person who served in 
combat as a pilot or crewmember of a Medevac unit beginning 
June 25, 1950 eligible for the Combat Medevac Badge. (10 
minutes)
    18. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln (FL)/Diaz-Balart, Mario (FL)/Ros-
Lehtinen (FL)/Hastings (FL): #50 (REVISED) The amendment would 
allow the Secretary of the Navy to establish a Naval ROTC 
program at the University of Miami (Florida). (10 minutes)
    19. Scott, Robert (VA): #82 (REVISED) The amendment states 
Congress's finding that Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation 
Technology has become an essential component of national 
defense. It also states that it is important for the Defense 
Department to study the effects of warfare and disasters on 
urban environments. (10 minutes)
    20. Stupak (MI): #81 (REVISED) This amendment would require 
the Department of Defense to transport remains of service 
members by air to the airport nearest to the intended place of 
burial. (10 minutes)
    21. Woolsey (CA): #27 This amendment would require the 
Secretary of Defense to issue a report on the continued use, 
need, relevance, and cost of weapons systems designed to fight 
the Cold War and the former Soviet Union. (10 minutes)
    22. Moran, James (VA): #125 An amendment to require that 
the transportation infrastructure necessary to accommodate the 
large influx of military personnel and civilian employees to be 
assigned to Fort Belvoir, VA, as part of the BRAC realignment 
of the installation, be substantially completed before the 
relocation of these employees. (10 minutes)
    23. Jackson-Lee (TX): #62 This amendment requires the 
Secretary of Defense to study and report back to Congress on 
the financial and emotional impact of multiple deployments on 
the families of those soldiers who serve multiple tours as part 
of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. (10 
minutes)
    24. Jackson-Lee (TX): #63 This amendment requires the 
Secretary of Defense to take the necessary steps to ensure that 
Army National Guard and Reserve ROTC scholarships are available 
to students attending historically black colleges and 
universities, and Hispanic-serving institutions. (10 minutes)
    25. Davis, Tom (VA): #42 This amendment would extend by 
three years (through 2010) the authorization for the Department 
of Defense to participate in the Information Technology 
Exchange Program (ITEP). (10 minutes)
    26. Kennedy, Patrick (RI): #111 (REVlSED) The amendment 
would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a survey 
examining the feasibility of measuring family member 
satisfaction with the quality of health care services provided 
to patients, particularly those patients incapacitated by 
injuries that render them unable to respond completely to 
surveys on their own. (10 minutes)
    27. LaHood (IL): #11 (REVISED) The amendment would allow a 
member of the Armed Forces to request a deferment of a 
deployment to a combat zone if their spouse also is deployed to 
a combat zone and the couple has minor dependent children. (10 
minutes)
    28. Allen (ME): #40 The amendment requires the Secretary of 
Defense to report to Congress on the Department's policies on 
administering and evaluating multiple vaccinations within a 24-
hour period to active duty members and members of the reserve 
components and to perform a study on the safety and 
effectiveness of administering multiple vaccinations within a 
24-hour period. (10 minutes)
    29. Fossella (NY): #102 (REVISED) Requires the Secretary of 
Defense, in consultation with the United States Postal Service, 
to provide vouchers for free (less than 10 lbs) parcel or 
letter mailing to service members serving in Iraq or 
Afghanistan or currently hospitalized under the care of the 
Armed Forces. (10 minutes)
    30. Tierney (MA)/Holt (NJ) #58 The amendment reduces the 
$8.1 billion specified for Missile Defense Agency (MDA) 
activities by $1.084 billion from specified programs. (10 
minutes)
    31. Sessions (TX): #12 This amendment clarifies that 
nothing in this legislation would prevent the United States' 
missile defense capabilities from being placed on operational 
alert to respond to an immediate, threat posed by ballistic 
missiles. (10 minutes)
    32. Holt (NJ): #21 Requires the videotaping of 
interrogations and other pertinent interactions between U.S. 
military personnel and/or contractors and detainees arrested 
and held. Directs the Judge Advocates General of the respective 
military services to develop uniform guidelines for such 
videotaping. Provides access to detainees for representatives 
of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent, the UN High 
Commissioner for Human Rights, and the UN Special Rapporteur on 
Torture for independent monitoring of detainee conditions and 
treatment. (10 minutes)
    33. Schakowsky (IL)/Price, David (NC): #39 (REVISED) The 
amendment edits sections 831 and 833 of H.R. 1585 by (1) 
limiting the number of times the President can waive 
restrictions on contracting should the Memorandum of 
Understanding regarding contracts for Iraq and Afghanistan not 
be completed; (2) clarifying that members of Congress on the 
relevant Committees can view contracts regardless of the MOU, 
as well as the database of contract information for work to be 
performed in Iraq and Afghanistan; and (3) clarifying that the 
Select Intelligence Committees shall be allowed to view 
contracts that fall under their jurisdiction. (10 minutes)
    34. Inslee (WA): #123 (REVISED) The amendment mandates that 
the Office of the Secretary of Defense report to Congress on 
its plans to implement management software that can measurably 
reduce energy consumption of PCs. (10 minutes)
    35. Terry (NE): #76 (REVISED) The amendment adds $10 
million to Defense-wide research, development, test and 
evaluation (RDT&E) for the X Lab battlespace laboratory. The 
amount is offset by a $10 million reduction to Navy RDT&E 
Littoral Combat System Mission Modules. (10 minutes)
    36. Thompson, Mike (CA): #14 (REVISED) Revises DoD command 
policy to include membership in a criminal street gang among 
the list of prohibited activities by members of the Armed 
Forces. (10 minutes)
    37. Capito (WV): #28 The amendment expresses the sense of 
Congress that an appropriate site in Arlington National 
Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the 
memory of the 40 members of the Armed Forces of the United 
States who lost their lives in the air crash at Bakers Creek, 
Australia, on June 14, 1943, provided that the Secretary of the 
Army have exclusive authority to approve the design and site 
for the memorial marker. (10 minutes)
    38. Israel (NY)/Lee (CA): #128 (REVISED) Expresses the 
Sense of Congress that the U.S. and the Government of Chad 
should upgrade the Abeche Airfield in Chad in order to support 
potential NATO operations, facilitate a future U.N. deployment 
to Chad and the Darfur region of Sudan and to support 
humanitarian operations. Also requests the Pentagon study what 
specific airfield improvements should be made and report to 
Congress. (20 minutes)
    39. Israel (NY): #129 Directs the Secretary of Defense to 
study commercial optimization solutions in aviation technology 
and make any recommendations that would best support the 
mission of the Department. (10 minutes)
    40. Matheson (UT): #52 The amendment requires that the Moab 
uranium mill tailings pile, currently located on the banks of 
the Colorado River near Moab, Utah, be remediated and the 
tailings removed to Crescent Junction, Utah by October 1, 2019. 
(20 minutes)
    41. King, Steve (IA): #95 The amendment adds language to 
section 1222 to explain that the bill's prohibition on the 
establishment of permanent military bases in Iraq should not be 
construed to prohibit the United States from establishing a 
temporary military base or installation by entering into basing 
rights agreements between the United States and Iraq. The 
amendment also states that Congress recognizes the United 
States has not established any permanent military installations 
inside or outside the United States. (20 minutes)
    42. McCotter (MI): #132 (REVISED) This amendment requires 
the Secretary of Defense to conduct a thorough review of the 
procedures by which the Department of Defense's existing 
classification procedures have failed to prevent the transfer 
of defense articles and defense services with military 
technology components to terrorists, state sponsors of 
terrorism, or other unfriendly countries or groups. The 
Secretary must report back to Congress within 180 days of 
enactment with the results of the review and the measures to be 
implemented to rectify the deficiencies of the existing 
classification procedures. (10 minutes)
    43. Michaud (ME)/Langevin (RI)/Ryan, Tim (OH)/Harman (CA)/
Shays (CT)/Davis, Susan (CA)/Sanchez, Loretta (CA): #48 The 
amendment ensures that emergency contraception is available at 
all military health care facilities. Emergency contraception is 
currently included in the Uniform Formulary, a list of drugs 
that may be included at military health care facilities. The 
amendment would include emergency contraception in the Basic 
Core Formulary, a list of drugs that must be included at all 
military health care facilities. (20 minutes)
    44. Boren (OK)/Boustany (LA): #90 The amendment restricts 
the use of the name or image of a member of the Armed Forces 
for commercial purposes without written permission from the 
soldier (or from the family if the soldier is deceased). It 
gives U.S. Attorneys the authority to seek injunctions against 
violators. (10 minutes)
    45. Lipinski (IL): #2 This amendment would require the 
Department of Defense, to the maximum extent deemed feasible, 
to utilize lighting fixtures and bulbs that are energy 
efficient. Energy efficient lighting is to be installed during 
the normal course of maintenance or whenever a building is 
significantly altered or constructed. (10 minutes)
    46. Altmire (PA)/Udall, Tom (NM): #57 The amendment 
provides that employees covered by the Family Medical Leave 
Act, whose family member is a member of the Armed Forces and 
has been called to active duty in a contingency operation, may 
use FMLA leave to deal with exigencies arising from that call 
to duty, such as arranging for child care and other family 
obligations. The Secretary of Labor shall issue regulations 
defining the exigencies that qualify for leave under this 
amendment. (10 minutes)
    47. Braley (IA): #122 (REVISED) The amendment requires the 
Secretary of Defense to conduct a study of (1) the feasibility 
of a pilot program on family support services for National 
Guard and Reserve members, and (2) the feasibility of entering 
into a contract with a private sector entity to enhance support 
services for children of National Guard and Reserve members who 
are deployed. (10 minutes)
    48. Mitchell (AZ)/Space (OH)/Walz (MN)/Rodriguez (TX): #84 
(REVISED) The amendment would require the Secretary of Defense 
to provide a written, voluntary authorization form to 
servicemembers to enable them to release their medical records 
to the Veterans Administration.
    49. Carney (PA): #59 (REVISED) The amendment expresses the 
sense of Congress that Guard and Reserve members should have up 
to ten years to use their education benefits. (10 minutes)
    50. Walz (MN): #56 The amendment would require the 
Department of Defense to study and report back to the House and 
Senate Armed Services Committees within 9 months on the 
participation rate of servicemembers in the federal tuition 
assistance program and to assess the extent to which the 
program affects retention rates. (10 minutes)

            TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER UNDER THE RULE

1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Skelton of Missouri, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  In section 122(a), strike ``enter into multiyear contracts, 
beginning with the fiscal year 2008 program year'' and insert 
``enter into a multiyear contract, beginning with the fiscal 
year 2009 program year''.
  In section 301(10), strike the dollar amount and insert 
``$5,847,609,000''.
  In section 301(11), strike the dollar amount and insert 
``$5,042,565,000''.
  In section 576, strike subsection (i) and insert the 
following new subsection:
  (i) Funding.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
pursuant to section 301(5) for Defense-wide activities, 
$3,000,000 shall be available for deposit in the Fund for 
fiscal year 2008.
  In section 944(b)(2) ( page 444, lines 13 and 14), strike 
``Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)'' and insert 
``Director of the Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation''.
  In title XIII, add at the end the following new section:

SEC. 1307. CLARIFICATION OF AMOUNTS FOR COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
                    PROGRAMS.

  The amount in section 1302(a)(9), and the corresponding 
amounts in section 1302(a) (in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)) and in section 301(19), are hereby increased by $48,000, 
all of which is to expand staff capacity, capabilities, and 
resources necessary for activities related to new Cooperative 
Threat Reduction initiatives.
  In section 1508, add at the end the following new paragraph:
          (11) For the Strategic Readiness Fund, 
        $1,000,000,000.
  Redesignate section 1517 as section 1518 and insert after 
section 1516 the following new section (and conform the table 
of contents accordingly):

SEC. 1517. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.

   Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2008 to the Department of Energy for the National Nuclear 
Security Administration for defense nuclear nonproliferation in 
the amount of $50,000,000.
  In section 2104(a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
strike the dollar amount and insert ``$5,133,817,000''.
  In section 2104(a)(1), strike the dollar amount and insert 
``$3,089,400,000''.
  In section 2204(a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
strike the dollar amount and insert ``$2,757,249,000''.
  In section 2204(a)(1), strike the dollar amount and insert 
``$1,496,532,000''.
  In section 2204(a)(2), strike the dollar amount and insert 
``$293,858,000''.
  In section 2304(a)(1), strike the dollar amount and insert 
``$710,173,000''.
  In section 2404(a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
strike the dollar amount and insert ``$10,253,464,000''.
  In section 2404(a)(1), strike the dollar amount and insert 
``$898,483,000''.
  Title XXXI, subtitle A, add at the end the following new 
section:

SEC. 3105. OTHER ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.

  Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2008 for energy security 
and assurance programs necessary for national security in the 
amount of $6,000,000.
  Make the following technical amendments:
          (1) Page 302, lines 13 to 20, move the margins 2 ems 
        to the right.
          (2) Page 332, line 20, insert ``in'' before 
        ``subparagraph (B)''.
          (3) Page 478, lines 12 to 15, move the margins 2 ems 
        to the right.
          (4) Page 513, line 22, strike ``(I)'' and insert 
        ``(i)''.
          (5) Page 514, line 20, strike ``(I)'' and insert 
        ``(i)''.
          (6) Page 623, line 19, strike the period and insert a 
        semicolon.
          (7) Page 669, line 16, strike ``(I)'' and insert 
        ``(i)''.
          (8) Page 734, line 10, strike ``redesignation'' and 
        insert ``redesignating''.
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 2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Saxton of New Jersey, 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of title X, add the following new section (and 
conform the table of contents accordingly):

SEC. 1055. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS REQUIRED FOR CIVILIANS ENTERING 
                    MILITARY FACILITIES AND INSTALLATIONS.

  (a) Background Investigations.--
          (1) In general.--Chapter 80 of title 10, United 
        States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new section:

``Sec. 1567. Civilian entry to military installations or facilities: 
                    background investigation required

  ``(a) In General.--Any unescorted civilian seeking access to 
a military installation or facility, or any civilian who is an 
employee of a contractor or vendor of a military installation 
or facility, may not be allowed to enter the installation or 
facility unless a background investigation has been conducted 
on such individual in accordance with subsection (b).
  ``(b) Background Investigation.--A background investigation 
required under this section--
          ``(1) shall be conducted by the Department of Defense 
        through the National Crime Information Center of the 
        Federal Bureau of Investigation;
          ``(2) shall verify the citizenship of the individual 
        and make every effort to verify the individual's true 
        identity; and
          ``(3) shall determine whether there is an outstanding 
        warrant for the individual's arrest and whether the 
        individual is on a terrorist watch list.
  ``(c) Exemption for Department of Defense Identification Card 
Holders.--The requirement for a background investigation under 
this section shall not apply to individuals possessing a valid 
Department of Defense identification card.
  ``(d) Waiver for Community Events.--The base commander of a 
military installation or facility may waive the requirement for 
a background investigation under this section for persons 
attending base-sponsored community activities.''.
          (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the 
        end the following new item:

``1567. Civilian entry to military installations or facilities: 
          background investigation required.''.

  (b) Effective Date.--Section 1567 of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ortiz of Texas, or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of title XXXV add the following:

SEC. __. REPORT OF VESSEL DISPOSAL PROGRAM.

  Not later than October 1, 2007, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services 
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report concerning 
the current plan for the disposal of non-retention vessels in 
the National Defense Reserve Fleet. The report shall include a 
listing of the vessels that the Maritime Administrator 
determines have the highest risk for environmental damage to 
the local estuary if further deterioration continues, an 
explanation of the classification system used to make such 
determination, and a detailed plan for the disposal of those 
vessels identified as significant environmental risks.
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4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Reyes of Texas, or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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

SEC. 1022. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR 
                    COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES IN CERTAIN FOREIGN 
                    COUNTRIES.

  Subsection (b) of section 1033 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 
Stat. 1881), as amended by section 1021 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136, 117 
Stat. 1593) and section 1022 of the John Warner National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-
364; 120 Stat. 2382), is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraphs:
          ``(17) The Government of Mexico.
          ``(18) The Government of the Dominican Republic.''.
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5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Snyder of Arkansas, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of section 516, relating to the National Guard 
yellow ribbon reintegration program, add the following new 
section:
  (f) Funding Increase and Offsetting Reduction.--
          (1) Funding.--The amount otherwise provided by 
        section 421 for the Army National Guard military 
        personnel account is hereby increased by $50,000,000 to 
        provide funds to carry out this section.
          (2) Offsetting reduction.--The amount otherwise 
        provided by section 1507(4) for research, development, 
        test, and evaluation for the Air Force is hereby 
        reduced by $50,000,000, to be derived from the JSTARS 
        program.
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6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Smith of Washington, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Strike section 233 and insert the following:

SEC. 233. REDUCTION OF AMOUNTS FOR ARMY VENTURE CAPITAL FUND 
                    DEMONSTRATION.

  The amount in section 201(1), research, development, test, 
and evaluation, Army, is hereby reduced by $10,000,000, to be 
derived from the Army Venture Capital Fund demonstration.
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7. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Andrews of New Jersey, 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of subtitle E of title XXVIII, add the following 
new section:

SEC. 2853. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING USE OF 
                    RENEWABLE ENERGY TO MEET AT LEAST 25 PERCENT OF 
                    DEPARTMENT ELECTRICITY NEEDS.

  Subsection (e) of section 2911 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
  ``(e) Use of Renewable Energy To Meet Electricity Needs.--(1) 
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Department of 
Defense--
          ``(A) produces or procures, from renewable energy 
        sources, not less than 25 percent of the total quantity 
        of electric energy it consumes within its facilities 
        and in its activities during fiscal year 2025 and each 
        fiscal year thereafter; and
          ``(B) produces or procures electric energy from 
        renewable energy sources whenever the use of such 
        renewable energy sources is consistent with the energy 
        performance goals and energy performance plan for the 
        Department and supported by the special considerations 
        specified in subsection (c).
  ``(2) In order to achieve the 25-percent requirement 
specified in paragraph (1)(A) by fiscal year 2025, the 
Secretary of Defense shall establish annual incremental goals 
for the production or procurement of electric energy from 
renewable energy sources for the electric energy needs of the 
Department. The annual reports on the energy management 
implementation plan and the annual energy management report 
shall include information regarding the progress made towards 
meeting the annual incremental goals and 25-percent 
requirement.
  ``(3) The imposition of the 25-percent requirement specified 
in paragraph (1)(A) by fiscal year 2025 and the requirement to 
establish annual incremental goals under paragraph (2) does not 
authorize the Secretary of a military department or a Defense 
agency to use energy saving performance contracts, enhanced 
used leases, utility energy service contracts, utilities 
revitalization authority, and related contractual mechanisms to 
a greater extent than would be the case in the absence of the 
25-percent requirement.
  ``(4) The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirements of 
subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) if the Secretary--
          ``(A) determines that the waiver is in the best 
        interests of the Department of Defense; and
          ``(B) notifies the congressional defense committees 
        of the waiver, including the reasons for the waiver.
  ``(5) In this subsection, the term `renewable energy sources' 
has the meaning given that term in section 203(b) of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852(b)).''.
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8. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Andrews of New Jersey, 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 20 Minutes

  At the appropriate place in title XV of the bill (relating to 
authorization of additional appropriations for Operation Iraqi 
Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom), insert the following 
new section:

SEC. 15_. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR PLANNING MAJOR 
                    CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS IN IRAN.

  (a) Limitation.--No funds appropriated pursuant to an 
authorization of appropriations in this title may be obligated 
or expended to plan a major contingency operation in Iran.
  (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds 
appropriated pursuant to an authorization of appropriations in 
any title of this Act other than this title to plan a major 
contingency operation in Iran.
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9. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Turner of Ohio, or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of subtitle H of title V, add the following new 
section:

SEC. 577. PROTECTION OF CHILD CUSTODY ARRANGEMENTS FOR PARENTS WHO ARE 
                    MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF 
                    A CONTINGENCY OPERATION.

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

``SEC. 208. CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION.

  ``(a) Restriction on Change of Custody.--If a motion for 
change of custody of a child of a servicemember is filed while 
the servicemember is deployed in support of a contingency 
operation, no court may enter an order modifying or amending 
any previous judgment or order, or issue a new order, that 
changes the custody arrangement for that child that existed as 
of the date of the deployment of the servicemember, except that 
a court may enter a temporary custody order if there is clear 
and convincing evidence that it is in the best interest of the 
child.
  ``(b) Completion of Deployment.--In any proceeding covered 
under subsection (a), a court shall require that, upon the 
return of the servicemember from deployment in support of a 
contingency operation, the custody order that was in effect 
immediately preceding the date of the deployment of the 
servicemember is reinstated.
  ``(c) Exclusion of Military Service From Determination of 
Child's Best Interest.--If a motion for the change of custody 
of the child of a servicemember who was deployed in support of 
a contingency operation is filed after the end of the 
deployment, no court may consider the absence of the 
servicemember by reason of that deployment in determining the 
best interest of the child.
  ``(d) Contingency Operation Defined.--In this section, the 
term `contingency operation' has the meaning given that term in 
section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code, except that 
the term may include such other deployments as the Secretary 
may prescribe.''.
  (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items 
relating to title II the following new item:

``208. Child custody protection.''.
                    ____________________________________________________

10. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Drake of Virginia, or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  In section 606, strike subsection (b).
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11. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Franks of Arizona, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 20 Minutes

  Title II, subtitle C, add at the end the following:

SEC. 2__. INCREASED FUNDS FOR BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE.

  (a) Increase.--The amount in section 201(4), research, 
development, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, is hereby 
increased by $764,000,000, to be available for ballistic 
missile defense.
  (b) Offset.--The amounts in title I and title II are hereby 
reduced by an aggregate of $764,000,000, to be derived from 
amounts other than amounts for ballistic missile defense, as 
determined by the Secretary of Defense.
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12. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Johnson of Georgia, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of title XXIV, add the following new section:

SEC. 2405. WOUNDED WARRIOR FACILITY SUPPORT.

  (a) Authorization of Additional Projects.--Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
section 2404(a)(9), the Secretary of Defense is authorized to 
carry out the following additional projects (in the following 
amounts):
          (1) National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland 
        Enhanced Warrior Care Center, $33,000,000.
          (2) DeWitte Army Medical Center, Fort Belvoir, 
        Virginia:
                  (A) Enhanced Fort Belvoir Capability, 
                $43,000,000.
                  (B) Fort Belvoir Price Inflation/Scope 
                Adjustment $93,000,000.
  (b) Offsets.--To offset the funds needed for the projects 
referred to in subsection (a), an undistributed reduction to 
the authorization of appropriations in section 2404(a)(9) is 
provided in the amount of $169,000,000.
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13. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Slaughter of New York, 
               or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of subtitle B of title XXVIII, add the following 
new section:

SEC. 2817. NIAGARA AIR RESERVE BASE, NEW YORK, BASING REPORT.

  Not later than December 1, 2007, the Secretary of the Air 
Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report containing a detailed plan of the current and future 
aviation assets that the Secretary expects will be based at 
Niagara Air Reserve Base, New York. The report shall include a 
description of all of the aviation assets that will be impacted 
by the series of relocations to be made to or from Niagara Air 
Reserve Base and the timeline for such relocations.
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14. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative DeFazio of Oregon, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the appropriate place in title XII of the bill (relating 
to matters relating to foreign nations), insert the following 
new section:

SEC. 12_. REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING THE USE OF MILITARY FORCE AGAINST 
                    IRAN.

  (a) Rule of Construction.--No provision of law enacted before 
the date of the enactment of this Act shall be construed to 
authorize the use of military force by the United States 
against Iran.
  (b) Requirements.--Absent a national emergency created by 
attack by Iran upon the United States, its territories or 
possessions, or its armed forces, no funds appropriated 
pursuant to an authorization of appropriations in this Act or 
any other Act may be obligated or expended to initiate the use 
of military force against Iran unless the President receives 
authorization from Congress prior to initiating the use of 
military force against Iran.
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15. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Moran of Virginia, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following new 
section:

SEC. 1055. A REPORT ON TRANSFERRING INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT NAVAL 
                    STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.

  (a) Report Required.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report that 
contains a plan for the transfer of each individual presently 
detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, under the 
control of the Joint Task Force Guantanamo, who is or has ever 
been classified as an ``enemy combatant'' (referred to in this 
section as a ``detainee'').
  (b) Contents of Report.--The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include each of the following:
          (1) An identification of the number of detainees who, 
        as of December 31, 2007, the Department estimates--
                  (A) will have been charged with one or more 
                crimes and may, therefore, be tried before a 
                military commission;
                  (B) will be subject of an order calling for 
                the release or transfer of the detainee from 
                the Guantanamo Bay facility; or
                  (C) will not have been charged with any 
                crimes and will not be subject to an order 
                calling for the release or transfer of the 
                detainee from the Guantanamo Bay facility, but 
                whom the Department wishes to continue to 
                detain.
          (2) A description of the actions required to be 
        undertaken, by the Secretary of Defense, possibly the 
        heads of other Federal agencies, and Congress, to 
        ensure that detainees who are subject to an order 
        calling for their release or transfer from the 
        Guantanamo Bay facility have, in fact, been released.
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 16. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Buyer of Indiana, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  In section 525, in the proposed section 3306, strike 
subsection (c).
  In section 525, in the proposed section 3326, strike 
subsection (c).
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      17. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Holden of 
        Pennsylvania, or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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

SEC. 557. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMBAT MEDEVAC BADGE.

  (a) Army.--
          (1) In general.--Chapter 357 of title 10, United 
        States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new section:

``Sec. 3757. Combat Medevac Badge

  ``(a) The Secretary of the Army shall issue a badge of 
appropriate design, to be known as the Combat Medevac Badge, to 
each person who while a member of the Army served in combat on 
or after June 25, 1950, as a pilot or crew member of a 
helicopter medical evacuation ambulance and who meets the 
requirements for the award of that badge.
  ``(b) The Secretary of the Army shall prescribe requirements 
for eligibility for the Combat Medevac Badge.''.
          (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the 
        end the following new item:

``3757. Combat Medevac Badge''.

  (b) Navy and Marine Corps.--
          (1) In general.--Chapter 567 of title 10, United 
        States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new section:

``Sec. 6259. Combat Medevac Badge

  ``(a) The Secretary of the Navy shall issue a badge of 
appropriate design, to be known as the Combat Medevac Badge, to 
each person who while a member of the Navy or Marine Corps 
served in combat on or after June 25, 1950, as a pilot or crew 
member of a helicopter medical evacuation ambulance and who 
meets the requirements for the award of that badge.
  ``(b) The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe requirements 
for eligibility for the Combat Medevac Badge.''.
          (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the 
        end the following new item:

``6259. Combat Medevac Badge''.

  (c) Air Force.--
          (1) In general.--Chapter 857 of title 10, United 
        States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new section:

``Sec. 8757. Combat Medevac Badge

  ``(a) The Secretary of the Air Force shall issue a badge of 
appropriate design, to be known as the Combat Medevac Badge, to 
each person who while a member of the Air Force served in 
combat on or after June 25, 1950, as a pilot or crew member of 
a helicopter medical evacuation ambulance and who meets the 
requirements for the award of that badge.
  ``(b) The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe 
requirements for eligibility for the Combat Medevac Badge.''.
          (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the 
        end the following new item:

``8757. Combat Medevac Badge''.

  (d) Award for Service Before Date of Enactment.--In the case 
of persons who, while a member of the Armed Forces, served in 
combat as a pilot or crew member of a helicopter medical 
evacuation ambulance during the period beginning on June 25, 
1950, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of the military department concerned shall issue the 
Combat Medevac Badge--
          (1) to each such person who is known to the Secretary 
        before the date of enactment of this Act; and
          (2) to each such person with respect to whom an 
        application for the issuance of the badge is made to 
        the Secretary after such date in such manner, and 
        within such time period, as the Secretary may require.
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    18. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Diaz-Balart of 
           Florida, or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Title V, subtitle C, add at the end (page 223, after line 5) 
the following:

SEC. 5__. NAVY SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS PROGRAM AT 
                    UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA.

  The Secretary of the Navy may establish and maintain a Senior 
Reserve Officers' Training Corps program under section 2102 of 
title 10, United States Code, at the University of Miami, Coral 
Gables, Florida.
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19. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Scott of Virginia, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Title II, add at the end the following:

SEC. 2__. MODELING, ANALYSIS, AND SIMULATION OF MILITARY AND NON-
                    MILITARY OPERATIONS IN COMPLEX URBAN ENVIRONMENTS.

  Congress finds the following:
          (1) Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation Technology has 
        become an essential component in ensuring that we meet 
        the defense challenges of the 21st century. It allows 
        us to build and develop models of complex systems, 
        effectively sharpen the tools, procedures, and 
        decisions needed to address difficult problems, and 
        determine how certain actions will effect the end 
        result before implementing the plan in real life, 
        thereby providing strategic, tactical and financial 
        benefits. Every effort should be made to include 
        Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Technology in the 
        training and planning doctrines of the Department of 
        Defense.
          (2) Current and future military operations, and 
        emergency management of natural and man-made disasters, 
        do and will continue to involve operations in highly 
        complex, urban environments. These environments include 
        complex geographical, communications, transportation, 
        informational, social, political, and public support 
        subsystems. The interdependence of these subsystems and 
        the cascading effects of warfare or disasters imposed 
        upon them should be modeled in a computer simulation 
        environment. It is important for the security and 
        safety of the Department of Defense to study and 
        understand the effects of warfare and disasters on the 
        resiliency of urban environments and to develop a 
        computer modeling and simulation decision-making tool 
        for emergency consequence management of military, 
        natural and man-made disasters in complex urban 
        environments.
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20. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Stupak of Michigan, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of title XIV, add the following new section:

SEC. 1454. TRANSPORTATION OF REMAINS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                    FORCES AND CERTAIN OTHER PERSONS.

  (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Sergeant 
First Class James Priestap and Private First Class Alan Blohm 
Fallen Servicemember Respectful Return Act''.
  (b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
          (1) Members of the Armed Forces who die under the 
        circumstances described in section 1481 of title 10, 
        United States Code, have made the ultimate sacrifice 
        for the United States, and their remains should be 
        treated with the utmost reverence and respect.
          (2) The family and friends of a deceased member of 
        the Armed Forces should be able to greet the remains of 
        their loved one at an airport near the place designated 
        for the disposition of the remains and provide for the 
        burial of their loved one with proper honors and 
        without undue delay or complication.
          (3) Rural areas are frequently served by smaller 
        regional airports and are often a significant distance 
        from a major airport, and the practice of the 
        Department of Defense to finish the aircraft portion of 
        the transportation of the remains of a deceased member 
        of the Armed Forces at a major airport imposes undue 
        burdens on the family and friends of the deceased 
        member.
  (c) Transportation of Remains of Deceased Members of the 
Armed Forces and Certain Other Persons.--Section 1482(a)(8) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new sentence: ``When transportation of the 
remains includes transportation by aircraft under section 562 
of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 10 U.S.C. 1482 note), the 
Secretary concerned shall provide, to the maximum extent 
practicable, for delivery of the remains by air to the 
commercial, general aviation, or military airport nearest to 
the place selected by the designee.''.
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21. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Woolsey of California, 
               or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of title I, insert the following:

SEC. 1__. STUDY ON NEED FOR WEAPONS SYSTEMS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY 
                    DESIGNED TO FIGHT THE COLD WAR AND THE FORMER 
                    SOVIET UNION.

  (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out 
a study on the weapons systems being produced for the 
Department of Defense that were originally designed to fight 
the Cold War and the former Soviet Union.
  (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees, and to the Committee on the 
Budget of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the 
Budget of the Senate a report on the results of the study 
carried out under subsection (a). The report shall identify the 
weapons systems covered by the study and, for each such weapons 
system, shall--
          (1) describe whether the weapons system meets current 
        needs;
          (2) specify, and compare, the cost of fitting the 
        weapons system to meet current needs and the cost of 
        developing and procuring a new weapons system to meet 
        current needs;
          (3) explain the reasons why the weapons system 
        continues to be produced for the Department; and
          (4) quantify and describe the savings achieved by 
        decommissioning and dismantling weapon systems no 
        longer needed as a result of the demise of the former 
        Soviet Union the threats it posed to national security.
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22. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Moran of Virginia, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of subtitle C of title XXVIII, add the following 
new section:

SEC. 2822. CONDITIONS ON TRANSFER OF MILITARY PERSONNEL AND CIVILIAN 
                    EMPLOYEES TO FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA, AS PART OF 
                    REALIGNMENT OF THE INSTALLATION.

  Notwithstanding section 2904(a)(5) 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), members of the Armed 
Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense who 
are scheduled to be relocated to Fort Belvoir, Virginia, as a 
result of the closure of leased-office space in Arlington, 
Virginia, pursuant to the recommendations contained in the 
report transmitted to Congress on September 15, 2005, under 
section 2903(e) of such Act may not be relocated to Fort 
Belvoir, until--
          (1) the Secretary of the Army submits to Congress 
        written certification that the necessary transportation 
        infrastructure, as identified by the environmental 
        impact statement prepared by the Department of the Army 
        for the Fort Belvoir realignment, to accommodate the 
        total number of members and civilian employees to be 
        assigned to Fort Belvior and their dependents, is 
        substantially completed; and
          (2) the 60-day period beginning on the date on which 
        the certification is submitted under paragraph (1) 
        expires.
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23. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
               or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of subtitle D of title X, add the following new 
section:

SEC. 1034. REPORT ON IMPACT ON FAMILIES OF MILITARY PERSONNEL SERVING 
                    MULTIPLE OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS.

  Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to Congress 
regarding the impact, including the financial and emotional 
effects, of multiple overseas deployments on the families of 
members of the Armed Forces serving those multiple deployments 
as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
Freedom.
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24. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
               or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Title V, subtitle C, add at the end the following:

SEC. 5__. INTENSIFIED EFFORTS TO PUBLICIZE AND AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS TO 
                    STUDENTS ATTENDING HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND 
                    UNIVERSITIES AND HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS.

  The Secretary of Defense shall take due care to ensure that 
the Army National Guard and Reserve ROTC scholarships provided 
in this title are available to students attending Historically 
Black Colleges and Universities that are part B institutions as 
defined in section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1061(2)) and minority institutions (as defined in 
section 365(3) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1067k(3))) and Hispanic-
serving institutions as that term is used in section 502 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a).
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    25. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Davis (Tom) of 
          Virginia, or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of title XI, add the following:

SEC. 1112. EXTENSION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXCHANGE PROGRAM WITH 
                    RESPECT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

  Section 3702(d) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking all that follows ``may commence after'' and inserting 
the following: ``the end of--
          ``(1) the 5-year period beginning on the date of the 
        enactment of this chapter, except as provided in 
        paragraph (2); or
          ``(2) in the case of the Department of Defense, the 
        8-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
        this chapter.''.
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   26. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kennedy of Rhode 
           Island, or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of subtitle B of title XIV, add the following new 
section:

SEC. 1439. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STUDY ON THE FEASIBILITY OF MEASURING 
                    FAMILY MEMBER SATISFACTION WITH HEALTH CARE 
                    SERVICES.

  The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on the 
feasibility of measuring family member satisfaction with the 
quality of health care services provided to patients, 
particularly those patients incapacitated by injuries that 
render them unable to respond completely to surveys on their 
own.
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27. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative LaHood of Illinois, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of title V, add the following new section:

SEC. 5__. LIMITATION ON SIMULTANEOUS DEPLOYMENT TO COMBAT ZONES OF 
                    DUAL-MILITARY COUPLES WHO HAVE MINOR DEPENDENTS.

  In the case of a member of the Armed Forces with minor 
dependents who has a spouse who is also a member of the Armed 
Forces, and the spouse is deployed in an area for which 
imminent danger pay is authorized under section 310 of title 
37, United States Code, the member may request a deferment of a 
deployment to such an area until the spouse returns from such 
deployment.
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28. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Allen of Maine, or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of title VII, add the following new section (and 
conform the table of contents accordingly):

SEC. 713. REPORT AND STUDY ON MULTIPLE VACCINATIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE 
                    ARMED FORCES.

  (a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives a report on the Department's 
policies for administering and evaluating the vaccination of 
members of the Armed Forces.
  (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
          (1) An assessment of the Department's policies 
        governing the administration of multiple vaccinations 
        in a 24-hour period, including the procedures providing 
        for a full review of an individual's medical history 
        prior to the administration of multiple vaccinations, 
        and whether such policies and procedures differ for 
        members of the Armed Forces on active duty and members 
        of reserve components.
          (2) An assessment of how the Department's policies on 
        multiple vaccinations in a 24-hour period conform to 
        current regulations of the Food and Drug Administration 
        and research performed or being performed by the 
        Centers for Disease Control, other non-military Federal 
        agencies, and non-federal institutions on multiple 
        vaccinations in a 24-hour period.
          (2) An assessment of the Department's procedures for 
        initiating investigations of deaths of members of the 
        Armed Forces in which vaccinations may have played a 
        role, including whether such investigations can be 
        requested by family members of the deceased 
        individuals.
          (3) The number of deaths of members of the Armed 
        Forces since January 1, 2000, that the Department has 
        investigated for the potential role of vaccine 
        administration, including both the number of deaths 
        investigated that was alleged to have involved more 
        than one vaccine administered in a given 24-hour period 
        and the number of deaths investigated that was 
        determined to have involved more than one vaccine 
        administered in a given 24-hour period.
          (4) An assessment of the procedures for providing the 
        Adjutants General of the various States and territories 
        with up-to-date information on the effectiveness and 
        potential allergic reactions and side effects of 
        vaccines required to be taken by National Guard 
        members.
          (5) An assessment of whether procedures are in place 
        to provide that the Adjutants General of the various 
        States and territories retain updated medical records 
        of each National Guard member called up for active 
        duty.
  (c) Study Required.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
        conduct a study, in consultation with the Food and Drug 
        Administration and the Centers for Disease Control, 
        examining the safety and efficacy of administering 
        multiple vaccinations within a 24-hour period to 
        members of the Armed Forces.
          (2) Deadline.--The study required by paragraph (1) 
        shall be completed not later than 270 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act and shall be 
        submitted to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
        Senate and the House of Representatives.
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29. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Fossella of New York, 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of title VI, insert the following new section:

SEC. 674. POSTAL BENEFITS PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
                    SERVING IN IRAQ OR AFGHANISTAN.

  (a) Availability of Postal Benefits.--The Secretary of 
Defense, in consultation with the United States Postal Service, 
shall provide for a program under which postal benefits are 
provided to qualified individuals in accordance with this 
section.
  (b) Qualified Individual.--In this section, the term 
``qualified individual'' means a member of the Armed Forces on 
active duty (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United 
States Code) who--
          (1) is serving in Iraq or Afghanistan; or
          (2) is hospitalized at a facility under the 
        jurisdiction of the Department of Defense as a result 
        of a disease or injury incurred as a result of service 
        in Iraq or Afghanistan.
  (c) Postal Benefits Described.--
          (1) Vouchers.--The postal benefits provided under the 
        program shall consist of such coupons or other similar 
        evidence of credit, whether in printed, electronic, or 
        other format (in this section referred to as a 
        ``voucher''), as the Secretary of Defense, in 
        consultation with the Postal Service, shall determine, 
        which entitle the bearer or user to make qualified 
        mailings free of postage.
          (2) Qualified mailing.--In this section, the term 
        ``qualified mailing'' means the mailing of a single 
        mail piece which--
                  (A) is first-class mail (including any sound- 
                or video-recorded communication) not exceeding 
                13 ounces in weight and having the character of 
                personal correspondence or parcel post not 
                exceeding 10 pounds in weight;
                  (B) is sent from within an area served by a 
                United States post office; and
                  (C) is addressed to a qualified individual.
          (3) Coordination rule.--Postal benefits under the 
        program are in addition to, and not in lieu of, any 
        reduced rates of postage or other similar benefits 
        which might otherwise be available by or under law, 
        including any rates of postage resulting from the 
        application of section 3401(b) of title 39, United 
        States Code.
  (d) Number of Vouchers.--A member of the Armed Forces shall 
be eligible for one voucher for every second month in which the 
member is a qualified individual.
  (e) Limitations on Use; Duration.--A voucher may not be 
used--
          (1) for more than a single qualified mailing; or
          (2) after the earlier of--
                  (A) the expiration date of the voucher, as 
                designated by the Secretary of Defense; or
                  (B) the end of the one-year period beginning 
                on the date on which the regulations prescribed 
                under subsection (f) take effect.
  (f) Regulations.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense (in 
consultation with the Postal Service) shall prescribe such 
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the program, 
including--
          (1) procedures by which vouchers will be provided or 
        made available in timely manner to qualified 
        individuals; and
          (2) procedures to ensure that the number of vouchers 
        provided or made available with respect to any 
        qualified individual complies with subsection (d).
  (g) Transfers to Postal Service.--
          (1) Based on estimates.--The Secretary of Defense 
        shall transfer to the Postal Service, out of amounts 
        available to carry out the program and in advance of 
        each calendar quarter during which postal benefits may 
        be used under the program, an amount equal to the 
        amount of postal benefits that the Secretary estimates 
        will be used during such quarter, reduced or increased 
        (as the case may be) by any amounts by which the 
        Secretary finds that a determination under this section 
        for a prior quarter was greater than or less than the 
        amount finally determined for such quarter.
          (2) Based on final determination.--A final 
        determination of the amount necessary to correct any 
        previous determination under this section, and any 
        transfer of amounts between the Postal Service and the 
        Department of Defense based on that final 
        determination, shall be made not later than six months 
        after the end of the one-year period referred to in 
        subsection (e)(2)(B).
          (3) Consultation required.--All estimates and 
        determinations under this subsection of the amount of 
        postal benefits under the program used in any period 
        shall be made by the Secretary of Defense in 
        consultation with the Postal Service.
  (h) Funding.--
          (1) Authorization of appropriations.--Of the amounts 
        authorized to be appropriated in section 421 for 
        military personnel for fiscal year 2008, $10,000,000 
        shall be for postal benefits provided in this section.
          (2) Offsetting reduction.--Funds authorized to be 
        appropriated in section 101(5) for the Army in fiscal 
        year 2008 for other procurement are reduced by 
        $10,000,000, to be derived from Joint High Speed 
        Vessel.
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      30. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Tierney of 
        Massachusetts, or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Title II, subtitle C, add at the end the following:

SEC. 2__. MISSILE DEFENSE FUNDING REDUCTIONS AND PROGRAM TERMINATIONS.

  The amount in section 201(4) for research, development, test, 
and evaluation, Defense-wide, is hereby reduced by 
$1,084,400,000, to be derived from amounts for the Missile 
Defense Agency as follows:
          (1) $298,800,000 from the termination of the Airborne 
        Laser program.
          (2) $177,500,000 from the termination of the Kinetic 
        Energy Interceptor (KEI) program.
          (3) $229,100,000 from the termination of the Multiple 
        Kill Vehicle (MKV) program.
          (4) $170,000,000 from the termination of the Third 
        Interceptor Field at Ft. Greeley, Alaska.
          (5) $150,000,000 from the termination of the Third 
        Ground-Based Midcourse Defense site in Europe.
          (6) $59,000,000 from the Space Tracking and 
        Surveillance System (STSS) Block 2008 work and ``follow 
        on'' constellation.
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31. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Sessions of Texas, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  In section 222, add at the end the following:
  (e) Clarification.--Subsection (a)(2) does not prohibit the 
use of such funds to place developmental missile defense 
systems on operational alert to respond to an immediate threat 
posed by ballistic missiles.
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32. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Holt of New Jersey, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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

SEC. 1055. REQUIREMENT FOR VIDEOTAPING RECORDINGS OF STRATEGIC 
                    INTERROGATIONS AND OTHER PERTINENT INTERACTIONS 
                    AMONG DETAINEES OR PRISONERS IN THE CUSTODY OF OR 
                    UNDER THE EFFECTIVE CONTROL OF THE UNITED STATES 
                    AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES, INTELLIGENCE 
                    OPERATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, AND CONTRACTORS OF 
                    THE UNITED STATES.

  (a) In General.--In accordance with the Geneva Conventions of 
1949, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 
the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or 
Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and prohibitions against any 
cruel, unusual, and inhuman treatment or punishment under the 
Fifth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of 
the United States, the President shall take such actions as are 
necessary to ensure that any strategic interrogation or other 
pertinent interaction between an individual who is a detainee 
or prisoner in the custody or under the effective control of 
the Armed Forces pursuant to a strategic interrogation, or 
other pertinent interaction, for the purpose of gathering 
intelligence and a member of the Armed Forces, an intelligence 
operative of the United States, or a contractor of the United 
States, is videotaped.
  (b) Commencement of Requirement.--The videotaping requirement 
under subsection (a) shall be applicable to any strategic 
interrogation of an individual that takes place on or after the 
earlier of--
          (1) the day on which the individual is confined in a 
        facility owned, operated or controlled, in whole or in 
        part, by the United States, or any of its 
        representatives, agencies, or agents; or
          (2) 7 days after the day on which the individual is 
        taken into custody by the United States or any of its 
        representatives, agencies, or agents.
  (c) Classification of Information.--The President shall 
provide for the appropriate classification to protect United 
States national security and the privacy of detainees or 
prisoners held by the United States, of video tapes referred to 
in subsection (a). Videotapes shall be made available, under 
seal if appropriate, to both prosecution and defense to the 
extent they are material to any military or civilian criminal 
proceeding.
  (d) Strategic Interrogation Defined.--For purposes of this 
section, the term ``strategic interrogation'' means an 
interrogation of a detainee or prisoner at--
          (1) a corps or theater-level detention facility, as 
        defined in the Army Field Manual on Human Intelligence 
        Collector Operations (FM 2-22.3, September 2006); or   
          (2) a detention facility outside of the area of 
        operations (AOR) where the detainee or prisoner was 
        initially captured, including--
                  (A) a detention facility owned, operated, 
                borrowed, or leased by the United States 
                Government; and
                  (B) a detention facility of a foreign 
                government at which United States Government 
                personnel, including contractors, are permitted 
                to conduct interrogations by the foreign 
                government in question.
  (e) Access to Prisoners and Detainees of the United States to 
Ensure Independent Monitoring and Transparent Investigations.--
Consistent with the obligations of the United States under 
international law and related protocols to which the United 
States is a party, the President shall take such actions as are 
necessary to ensure that representatives of the following 
organizations are granted access to detainees or prisoners in 
the custody or under the effective control of the Armed Forces:
          (1) The International Federation of the International 
        Committee of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent.
          (2) The United Nations High Commissioner for Human 
        Rights.
          (3) The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture.
  (f) Guidelines for Videotape Recordings.--
          (1) Development of guidelines.--The Judge Advocates 
        General (as defined in section 801(1) of title 10, 
        United States Code, (Article 1 of the Uniform Code of 
        Military Justice)) shall jointly develop uniform 
        guidelines designed to ensure that the videotaping 
        required under subsection (a) is sufficiently expansive 
        to prevent any abuse of detainees and prisoners 
        referred to in subsection (a) and violations of law 
        binding on the United States, including treaties 
        specified in subsection (a).
          (2) Submittal to congress.--Not later than 30 days 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
        Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
        containing the guidelines developed under paragraph 
        (1).
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    33. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Schakowsky of 
          Illinois, or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Strike sections 831, 832, and 833, and insert the following:

SEC. 831. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON MATTERS RELATING TO 
                    CONTRACTING.

  (a) Memorandum of Understanding Required.--The Secretary of 
Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development shall enter 
into a memorandum of understanding regarding matters relating 
to contracting for contracts in Iraq or Afghanistan.
  (b) Restrictions on Contracting Until Memorandum Signed.--
          (1) Restriction.--Except as provided in paragraph 
        (2), on and after January 1, 2008, no contracts in Iraq 
        or Afghanistan may be awarded by the Department of 
        Defense, the Department of State, or the United States 
        Agency for International Development (A) unless the 
        memorandum required by subsection (a) has been signed 
        by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, or 
        the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
        International Development, respectively; and (B) the 
        department or agency concerned has initiated use of the 
        common database identified in such memorandum to track 
        contracts in Iraq or Afghanistan.
          (2) Waiver.--
                  (A) The President may waive the restriction 
                in paragraph (1) for a period of 45 days if the 
                President determines in writing that, but for 
                such a waiver, there would be substantial harm 
                to critical national security objectives and 
                submits the determination, including the 
                reasons for such determination, to the relevant 
                committees of Congress at least 15 days before 
                issuing the waiver.
                  (B) Such waiver may be renewed for one 
                additional 45-day period if the President 
                submits a determination in writing to the 
                relevant committees of Congress that renewal of 
                the waiver is necessary to avoid substantial 
                harm to critical national security objectives.
  (c) Matters Covered.--The memorandum of understanding 
required by subsection (a) shall address, at a minimum, the 
following:
          (1) Identification of the major categories of 
        contracts in Iraq or Afghanistan being awarded by the 
        Department of Defense, the Department of State, or the 
        United States Agency for International Development.
          (2) Identification of the roles and responsibilities 
        of each department or agency for matters relating to 
        contracting for contracts in Iraq or Afghanistan.
          (3) Responsibility for authorizing the carrying of 
        weapons in performance of such contracts.
          (4) Responsibility for establishing minimum 
        qualifications, including background checks, for 
        personnel carrying weapons in performance of such 
        contracts.
          (5) Responsibility for setting rules of engagement 
        for personnel carrying weapons in performance of such 
        contracts.
          (6) Responsibility for establishing procedures for, 
        and the coordination of, movement of contractor 
        personnel in Iraq or Afghanistan.
          (7) Identification of a common database that will 
        serve as a repository of information on all contracts 
        in Iraq or Afghanistan, and agreement on the elements 
        to be included in the database, including, at a 
        minimum, with respect to each contract--
                  (A) a brief description of the contract;
                  (B) the value of the contract;
                  (C) the amount of cost ascribed to overhead 
                for the contract;
                  (D) the amount of cost ascribed to security 
                for the contract;
                  (E) the total number of personnel employed on 
                the contract; and
                  (F) the total number of personnel employed on 
                the contract who provide security in Iraq or 
                Afghanistan.
          (8) Responsibility for maintaining and updating 
        information in the common database identified under 
        paragraph (7).
          (9) Responsibility for the collection and referral to 
        the appropriate Government agency of any information 
        relating to offenses under chapter 47 of title 10, 
        United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military 
        Justice) or chapter 212 of title 18, United States Code 
        (commonly referred to as the Military Extraterritorial 
        Jurisdiction Act), including a clarification of 
        responsibilities under section 802(a)(10) of title 10, 
        United States Code (article 2(a) of the Uniform Code of 
        Military Justice), as amended by section 552 of the 
        John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for 
        Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364).
          (10) Responsibility for the issuance of guidance, as 
        appropriate, on equipment used by contractor personnel, 
        including guidance on appropriate vehicles, uniforms, 
        body armor, and weapons.
          (11) Responsibility for the collection and 
        maintenance of information relating to casualties 
        suffered by personnel working on contracts in Iraq or 
        Afghanistan.
  (d) Copies Provided to Congress.--
          (1) Memorandum of understanding.--Copies of the 
        memorandum of understanding required by subsection (a) 
        shall be provided to the relevant committees of 
        Congress within 30 days after the memorandum is signed.
          (2) Database.--The Secretary of Defense, the 
        Secretary of State, or the Administrator of the United 
        States Agency for International Development shall 
        provide access to the common database identified under 
        subsection (c)(7) to the relevant committees of 
        Congress.
          (3) Contracts.--Effective on the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, copies of any contracts awarded 
        in Iraq or Afghanistan shall be provided to any of the 
        relevant committees of Congress within 15 days after 
        the submission of a request for such contract or 
        contracts from such committee to the department or 
        agency managing the contract.

SEC. 832. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEWS AND REPORTS ON CONTRACTING IN 
                    IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.

  (a) Reviews and Reports Required.--
          (1) In general.--Every six months, the Comptroller 
        General shall review contracts in Iraq or Afghanistan 
        and submit to the relevant committees of Congress a 
        report on such review.
          (2) Matters covered.--A report under this subsection 
        shall cover the following with respect to the contracts 
        in Iraq or Afghanistan reviewed for the report:
                  (A) Total number of contracts awarded during 
                the period covered by the report.
                  (B) Total number of active contracts.
                  (C) Total value of all contracts awarded 
                during the reporting period.
                  (D) Total value of active contracts.
                  (E) Total number of contractor personnel 
                working on contracts during the reporting 
                period.
                  (F) Total number of contractor personnel who 
                have provided security in Iraq or Afghanistan 
                for contracts during the reporting period.
                  (G) Categories of activities undertaken in 
                reviewed contracts.
                  (H) The extent to which such contracts have 
                used competitive procedures.
                  (I) The extent to which such contracts have 
                achieved the initial scope of requirements 
                included in the contracts.
                  (J) The effect of costs for security on such 
                contracts and whether contracting for security 
                on such contracts rather than government-
                provided security is more effective, efficient, 
                and consistent with the United States policy 
                goals.
                  (K) Information on any specific contract or 
                class of contracts that the Comptroller General 
                determines raises issues of significant 
                concern.
          (3) Submission of reports.--The Comptroller General 
        shall submit an initial report under this subsection 
        not later than March 1, 2008, and shall submit an 
        updated report every six months thereafter until March 
        1, 2010.
  (b) Access to Database on Contracts.--The Secretary of 
Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Administrator for the 
United States Agency for International Development shall 
provide full access to the database described in section 
831(c)(7) to the Comptroller General for purposes of the 
reviews carried out under this section.

SEC. 833. DEFINITIONS.

  In this subtitle:
          (1) Matters relating to contracting.--The term 
        ``matters relating to contracting'', with respect to 
        contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan, means all matters 
        relating to awarding, funding, managing, tracking, 
        monitoring, and providing oversight to contracts and 
        contractor personnel.
          (2) Contracts in iraq or afghanistan.--The term 
        ``contracts in Iraq or Afghanistan'' means a contract 
        with the Department of Defense, the Department of 
        State, or the United States Agency for International 
        Development, a subcontract at any tier issued under 
        such a contract, or a task order at any tier issued 
        under such a contract (including a contract, 
        subcontract, or task order issued by another Government 
        agency for the Department of Defense, the Department of 
        State, or the United States Agency for International 
        Development), if the contract, subcontract, or task 
        order involves worked performed in Iraq or Afghanistan 
        for a period longer than 14 days.
          (3) Relevant committees of congress.--The term 
        ``relevant committees of Congress'' means each of the 
        following committees:
                  (A) The Committees on Armed Services of the 
                Senate and the House of Representatives.
                  (B) The Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
                Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of 
                the House of Representatives.
                  (C) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
                Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
                the House of Representatives.
                  (D) For purposes of contracts relating to the 
                National Foreign Intelligence Program, the 
                Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate 
                and the Permanent Select Committee on 
                Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
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34. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Inslee of Washington, 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of title X, add the following new section (and 
conform the table of contents, accordingly):

SEC. 1055. STUDY AND REPORT ON USE OF POWER MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE.

  (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on 
the use of power management software by civilian and military 
personnel and facilities of the Department of Defense to reduce 
the use of electricity in computer monitors and personal 
computers. This study shall include recommendations for 
baseline electric power use, for ensuring robust monitoring and 
verification of power use requirements on a continuing basis, 
and for potential technological solutions or best practices for 
achieving these efficiency objectives.
  (b) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
report containing the results of the study under subsection 
(a), including a description of the recommendations developed 
under the study.
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35. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Terry of Nebraska, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Title II, subtitle C, add at the end the following:

SEC. 2__. INCREASED FUNDS FOR X LAB BATTLESPACE LABORATORY.

  (a) Increase.--The amount in section 201(4), research, 
development, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, is hereby 
increased by $10,000,000, to be available for the X Lab 
battlespace laboratory, program element 0603175C.
  (b) Offset.--The amount in section 201(2), research, 
development, test, and evaluation, Navy, is hereby reduced by 
$10,000,000, to be derived from Littoral Combat System Mission 
Modules.
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  36. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Thompson, Mike of 
         California, or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of title V, add the following new section:

SEC. 5__. PROHIBITION AGAINST MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES PARTICIPATING 
                    IN CRIMINAL STREET GANGS.

  The Secretary of Defense shall revise section 3.5.8 of 
Department of Defense Directive 1325.6 to include membership in 
a criminal street gang among the list of prohibited activities 
by members of the Armed Forces.
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    37. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Capito of West 
          Virginia, or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of title X, insert the following new section:

SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING A MEMORIAL FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
                    ARMED FORCES WHO DIED IN AIR CRASH IN BAKERS CREEK, 
                    AUSTRALIA.

  (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
          (1) During the Second World War, the United States 
        Army Air Corps established rest and recreation 
        facilities in Mackay, Queensland, Australia.
          (2) From the end of January 1943 until early 1944, 
        thousands of United States servicemen were ferried from 
        jungle battlefields in New Guinea to Mackay.
          (3) These servicemen traveled by air transport to 
        spend an average of 10 days on a rest and relaxation 
        furlough.
          (4) They usually were carried by two B-17C Flying 
        Fortresses converted for transport duty.
          (5) On Monday, June 14, 1943, at about 6 a.m., a B-
        17C, Serial Number 40-2072, took off from Mackay 
        Airport for Port Moresby.
          (6) There were 6 crew members and 35 passengers 
        aboard.
          (7) The aircraft took off into fog and soon made two 
        left turns at low altitude.
          (8) A few minutes after takeoff, when it was five 
        miles south of Mackay, the plane crashed at Bakers 
        Creek, killing everyone on board except Corporal Foye 
        Kenneth Roberts of Wichita Falls, Texas, the sole 
        survivor of the accident.
          (9) The cause of the crash remains a mystery, and the 
        incident remains relatively unknown outside of 
        Australia.
          (10) United States officials, who were under orders 
        not to reveal the presence of Allied troops in 
        Australia, kept the crash a military secret during the 
        war.
          (11) Due to wartime censorship, the news media did 
        not report the crash.
          (12) Relatives of the victims received telegrams from 
        the United States War Department stating little more 
        than that the serviceman had been killed somewhere in 
        the South West Pacific.
          (13) The remains of the 40 crash victims were flown 
        to Townsville, Queensland, where they were buried in 
        the Belgian Gardens United States military cemetery on 
        June 19, 1943.
          (14) In early 1946, they were disinterred and shipped 
        to Hawaii, where 13 were reburied in the National 
        Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, and the remainder 
        were returned to the United States mainland for 
        reburial.
          (15) 15 years ago, Robert S. Cutler was reading his 
        father's wartime journal and found a reference to the 
        tragic B-17C airplane accident.
          (16) This discovery inspired Mr. Cutler to embark 
        upon a research project that would consume more than a 
        decade and take him to Australia.
          (17) Retired United States Air Force Chief Master 
        Sergeant Teddy W. Hanks, of Wichita Falls, Texas, who 
        lost four of his World War II buddies in the crash, 
        compiled a list of the casualties from United States 
        archives in 1993 and began searching for their 
        families.
          (18) The Bakers Creek Memorial Association, in 
        conjunction with the Washington Post and retired United 
        States Army genealogy experts Charles Gailey and Arvon 
        Staats, located 23 additional families of victims of 
        the accident during the past two years.
          (19) Joy Shingleton, Donnie Tenney, Wendy Andrus, and 
        Wilma Post, the family of Army Air Corps Corporal 
        Edward J. Tenney, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, helped 
        to bring this recently uncovered World War II tragedy 
        to light.
          (20) The commander of the United States Fifth Air 
        Force officially had notified the relatives of 36 of 
        the 40 victims.
  (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that an 
appropriate site in Arlington National Cemetery should be 
provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of the 40 
members of the Armed Forces of the United States who lost their 
lives in the air crash at Bakers Creek, Australia, on June 14, 
1943, provided that the Secretary of the Army have exclusive 
authority to approve the design and site for the memorial 
marker.
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38. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Israel of New York, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 20 Minutes

  At the appropriate place in title XII of the bill (relating 
to matters relating to foreign nations), insert the following 
new section:

SEC. 12_. REPORT ON OPERATIONAL STATUS OF THE AIRFIELD LOCATED IN 
                    ABECHE, CHAD.

  (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
          (1) Sudan has been ravaged by civil war for four 
        decades.
          (2) More than two million people have died in 
        Southern Sudan over the past two decades due to war-
        related causes and famine and millions have been 
        displaced from their homes.
          (3) The airfield located in Abeche, Chad is near the 
        border between Chad and Sudan.
          (4) Although the Abeche airfield is currently used 
        for military transportation and humanitarian missions, 
        it may be in need of upgrades to allow for increased 
        air traffic, including upgrades to the airstrip and 
        hangers.
  (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
United States, with the concurrence of the Government of Chad, 
should help provide for the necessary upgrades to the airfield 
located in Abeche, Chad in order to support potential North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization operations, facilitate a possible 
United Nations deployment to Chad and the Darfur region of 
Sudan, and support humanitarian operations.
  (c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
Congress a report on the current operational status of the 
airfield located in Abeche, Chad and recommendations for 
upgrades to the Abeche airfield to support enhanced operations 
and a large increase in air traffic, including a cost-estimate 
for such upgrades.
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39. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Israel of New York, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of subtitle D of title X, add the following new 
section (and conform the table of contents accordingly):

SEC. 1034. COMMERCIAL AVIATION TECHNOLOGIES.

  (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study to 
examine the methods by which United States air carriers and 
aviation technology companies research, develop, and deploy 
commercial aviation technologies, including processes and 
products, and to determine the applicability of the 
technologies to military use.
  (b) Contents.--In conducting the study, the Secretary shall 
determine whether technologies developed for commercial air 
carriers in any of the following areas are well-suited for 
technology transition programs:
          (1) Flight planning.
          (2) Flight operations and tracking.
          (3) Aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul.
          (4) Increasing fuel efficiency.
          (5) Optimizing labor productivity.
  (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a 
report on the results of the study, together with 
recommendations on whether the Department of Defense would 
benefit from commercial aviation technology solutions and, if 
so, which types of solutions would best support the mission of 
the Department.
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 40. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Matheson of Utah, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    At the end of title XXXIV, add the following new section:

SEC. 3402. REMEDIAL ACTION AT MOAB URANIUM MILLING SITE.

    Section 3405(i) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 10 
U.S.C. 7420 note) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
    ``(6) Not later than October 1, 2019, the Secretary of 
Energy shall complete remediation at the Moab site and removal 
of the tailings to the Crescent Junction site in Utah.''.
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 41. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative King of Iowa, or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 20 Minutes

  In section 1222 of the bill, strike ``Section 1519'' and 
insert ``(a) Continuation of Prohibition.--Section 1519''.
  In section 1222 of the bill, add at the end the following new 
subsection:
  (b) Rule of Construction.--Congress recognizes that the 
United States has not established any permanent military 
installations inside or outside the United States. Nothing in 
this Act or any other provision of law shall be construed to 
prevent the Government of the United States from establishing 
temporary military installations or bases by entering into a 
basing rights agreement between the United States and Iraq.
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42. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative McCotter of Michigan, 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of subtitle D of title X, insert the following new 
section:

SEC. 1034. REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROCEDURES TO CLASSIFY 
                    EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES AND DEFENSE SERVICES WITH 
                    MILITARY TECHNOLOGY COMPONENTS.

  (a) Review Required.--The Secretary of Defense, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall conduct a thorough 
review of the procedures by which the Department of Defense 
classifies defense articles and defense services with military 
technology components as excess to the needs of the Department 
to identify the extent to which, and the manner in which, 
existing classification procedures have failed to prevent the 
transfer of defense articles and defense services with military 
technology components to terrorists, state sponsors of 
terrorism, and other unfriendly countries or groups.
  (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall submit to Congress 
a report that contains--
          (1) the results of the review of the existing 
        classification procedures conducted under subsection 
        (a); and
          (2) the measures to be implemented by the Department 
        of Defense to rectify the deficiencies of the existing 
        classification procedures, including recommendations 
        for any legislative changes that may be necessary to 
        implement the measures.
  (c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``defense 
articles and defense services with military technology 
components'' means those defense articles and defense services 
designated by the President pursuant to section 38(a)(1) of the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)), commonly known 
as the United States Munitions List.
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 43. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Michaud of Maine, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 20 Minutes

   At the end of title VII, add the following new section (and 
conform the table of contents accordingly):

SEC. 713. REQUIREMENT TO MAKE AVAILABLE EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION AT ALL 
                    MILITARY HEALTH CARE TREATMENT FACILITIES.

  Section 1074g(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
  ``(9)(A) Emergency contraception shall be included on the 
basic core formulary of the uniform formulary, notwithstanding 
any provision of law or regulation requiring that only drugs 
ordered or prescribed by a physician (or other authorized 
provider) may be included in the uniform formulary.
  ``(B) Nothing in subparagraph (A) may be construed to require 
emergency contraception to be covered under the pharmacy 
benefits program.
  ``(C) Notwithstanding paragraph (4), prior authorization 
shall not be required for emergency contraception. Nothing in 
the preceding sentence may be construed as waiving any 
provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 301 et seq.) or any other provision of law administered 
by the Food and Drug Administration, including rules and orders 
of such Administration in effect at any time under such Act or 
other provisions of law.
  ``(D) In this paragraph, the term `emergency contraception' 
means a drug, drug regimen, or device that is--
          ``(i) approved by the Food and Drug Administration to 
        prevent pregnancy; and
          ``(ii) used postcoitally.''.
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44. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Boren of Oklahoma, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of subtitle H of title V, insert the following new 
section:

SEC. 577. PROHIBITION ON THE UNAUTHORIZED USE OF NAMES AND IMAGES OF 
                    MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

  (a) Prohibition.--Chapter 49 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``Sec. 988. Unauthorized use of names and images of members of the 
                    armed forces

  ``(a) Prohibition.--Except with the permission of the 
individual or individuals designated under subsection (d), no 
person may knowingly use the name or image of a protected 
individual in connection with any merchandise, retail product, 
impersonation, solicitation, or commercial activity in a manner 
reasonably calculated to connect the protected individual with 
that individual's service in the armed forces.
  ``(b) Authority to Enjoin Violations.--Whenever it appears to 
the Attorney General that any person is engaged or is about to 
engage in an act or practice which constitutes or will 
constitute conduct prohibited by subsection (a), the Attorney 
General may initiate a civil proceeding in a district court of 
the United States to enjoin such act or practice. Such court 
shall proceed as soon as practicable to the hearing and 
determination of such action and may, at any time before final 
determination, enter such restraining orders or prohibitions, 
or take such other actions as are warranted, to prevent injury 
to the United States or to any person or class of persons for 
whose protection the action is brought.
  ``(c) Protected Individual.--For purposes of this section, a 
protected individual is any person who--
          ``(1) is a member of the armed forces; or
          ``(2) was a member of the armed forces at any time 
        after April 5, 1917, and, if not living, has a 
        surviving spouse, child, parent, grandparent, or 
        sibling.
  ``(d) Designated Individual or Individuals.--(1) The 
individual or individuals designated under this subsection, 
with respect to a protected individual--
          ``(A) is the protected individual, if living; and
          ``(B) otherwise is the living survivor or survivors 
        of the protected individual highest on the following 
        list:
                  ``(i) The surviving spouse.
                  ``(ii) The children.
                  ``(iii) The parents.
                  ``(iv) The grandparents.
                  ``(v) The siblings.
  ``(2) In the case of a protected individual for whom more 
than one individual is designated under clause (ii), (iii), 
(iv), or (v) of paragraph (1)(B), the prohibition under 
subsection (a) shall apply unless permission is obtained from 
each designated individual.''.
  (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item:

``988. Unauthorized use of names and images of members of the armed 
          forces.''.
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45. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lipinski of Illinois, 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of subtitle E of title XXVIII, add the following 
new section:

SEC. 28__. USE OF ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING FIXTURES AND BULBS IN 
                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES.

  (a) Construction and Alteration of Buildings.--Each building 
constructed or significantly altered by the Secretary of 
Defense or the Secretary of a military department shall be 
equipped, to the maximum extent feasible as determined by the 
Secretary concerned, with lighting fixtures and bulbs that are 
energy efficient.
  (b) Maintenance of Buildings.--Each lighting fixture or bulb 
that is replaced in the normal course of maintenance of 
buildings under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense or 
the Secretary of a military department shall be replaced, to 
the maximum extent feasible as determined by the Secretary 
concerned, with a lighting fixture or bulb that is energy 
efficient.
  (c) Considerations.--In making a determination under this 
section concerning the feasibility of installing a lighting 
fixture or bulb that is energy efficient, the Secretary of 
Defense or the Secretary of a military department shall 
consider--
          (1) the life cycle cost effectiveness of the fixture 
        or bulb;
          (2) the compatibility of the fixture or bulb with 
        existing equipment;
          (3) whether use of the fixture or bulb could result 
        in interference with productivity;
          (4) the aesthetics relating to use of the fixture or 
        bulb; and
          (5) such other factors as the Secretary concerned 
        determines appropriate.
  (d) Energy Star.--A lighting fixture or bulb shall be treated 
as being energy efficient for purposes of this section if--
          (1) the fixture or bulb is certified under the Energy 
        Star program established by section 324A of the Energy 
        Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6294a); or
          (2) the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a 
        military department has otherwise determined that the 
        fixture or bulb is energy efficient.
  (e) Significant Alterations.--A building shall be treated as 
being significantly altered for purposes of subsection (a) if 
the alteration is subject to congressional authorization under 
section 2802 of title 10, United States Code.
  (f) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the 
requirements of this section if the Secretary determines that 
such a waiver is necessary to protect the national security 
interests of the United States.
  (g) Effective Date.--The requirements of subsections (a) and 
(b) shall take effect one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
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      46. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Altmire of 
        Pennsylvania, or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of subtitle G of title VI insert the following:

SEC. 674. LEAVE FOR MILITARY FAMILIES.

  (a) Entitlement to Leave.--Section 102(a)(1) of the Family 
and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                  ``(E) Because of any qualifying exigency (as 
                the Secretary shall, by regulation, determine) 
                arising out of the fact that the spouse, or a 
                son, daughter, or parent of the employee is on 
                active duty (or has been notified of an 
                impending call or order to active duty) in the 
                Armed Forces in support of a contingency 
                operation.''.
  (b) Intermittent or Reduced Leave Schedule.--Section 
102(b)(1) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(b)(1)) is amended by 
inserting after the second sentence the following new sentence: 
``Subject to subsection (e)(3) and section 103(f), leave under 
subsection (a)(1)(E) may be taken intermittently or on a 
reduced leave schedule.''.
  (c) Substitution of Paid Leave.--Section 102(d)(2)(A) of such 
Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(d)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``or (C)'' 
and inserting ``(C), or (E)''.
  (d) Notice.--Section 102(e) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(e)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
          ``(3) Notice for leave due to active duty of family 
        member.--In any case in which the necessity for leave 
        under subsection (a)(1)(E) is foreseeable based on 
        notification of an impending call or order to active 
        duty in support of a contingency operation, the 
        employee shall provide such notice to the employer as 
        is reasonable and practicable.''.
  (e) Certification.--Section 103 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2613) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
  ``(f) Certification for Leave Due to Active Duty of Family 
Member.--An employer may require that a request for leave under 
section 102(a)(1)(E) be supported by a certification issued at 
such time and in such manner as the Secretary may by regulation 
prescribe. If the Secretary issues a regulation requiring such 
certification, the employee shall provide, in a timely manner, 
a copy of such certification to the employer.''.
  (f) Definition.--Section 101 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2611) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
          ``(14) Contingency operation.--The term `contingency 
        operation' has the same meaning given such term in 
        section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code.''.
  In the table of contents in section 2(b), after the item 
relating to section 673 insert the following new item:

Sec. 674. Leave for military families.
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47. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Braley of Iowa, or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of subtitle B of title V, add the following new 
sections

SEC. 5__. STUDY OF FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A PILOT PROGRAM ON 
                    FAMILY-TO-FAMILY SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF MEMBERS OF 
                    THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES UNDERGOING 
                    DEPLOYMENT.

  (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a study 
to evaluate the feasibility and advisability of establishing a 
pilot program on family-to-family support for families of 
members of the National Guard and Reserves undergoing 
deployment, including assessments of--
          (1) the effectiveness of family-to-family support 
        programs in--
                  (A) the early identification and prevention 
                of family problems for families of members of 
                the National Guard and Reserve who are 
                deployed;
                  (B) the provision of peer support for such 
                families;
                  (C) reducing adverse outcomes for children of 
                such families, including poor academic 
                performance, behavioral problems, and the 
                adverse consequence of stress and anxiety; and
                  (D) improving family readiness and post-
                deployment transition for such families;
          (2) the feasibility and advisability of utilizing 
        spouses of members of the Armed Forces to act as 
        counselors for spouses and families of members of the 
        National Guard and Reserve who are deployed in order to 
        assist such spouses and families in coping with the 
        deployment of such members throughout their deployment 
        cycle; and
          (3) the best practices for training spouses of 
        members of the Armed Forces to act as counselors for 
        spouses and families of members of the National Guard 
        and Reserve who are deployed.
  (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
Congress a report containing the results of the study conducted 
under subsection (a).

SEC. 5__. STUDY REGARDING IMPROVING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, 
                    INFANTS, AND TODDLERS OF MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL 
                    GUARD AND RESERVE UNDERGOING DEPLOYMENT.

  (a) Study Required.--
          (1) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
        study to evaluate the feasibility and advisability of 
        entering into a contract or other agreement with a 
        private sector entity having expertise in the health 
        and well-being of families and children, infants, and 
        toddlers in order to enhance and develop support 
        services for children of members of the National Guard 
        and Reserve who are deployed.
          (2) Types of support services.--In conducting the 
        study, the Secretary shall consider the need--
                  (A) to develop materials for parents and 
                other caretakers of children of members of the 
                National Guard and Reserve who are deployed to 
                assist such parents and caretakers in 
                responding to the adverse implications of such 
                deployment (and the death or injury of such 
                members during such deployment) for such 
                children, including the role such parents and 
                caretakers can play in addressing and 
                mitigating such implications;
                  (B) to develop programs and activities to 
                increase awareness throughout the military and 
                civilian communities of the adverse 
                implications of such deployment (and the death 
                or injury of such members during such 
                deployment) for such children and their 
                families and to increase collaboration within 
                such communities to address and mitigate such 
                implications;
                  (C) to develop training for early child care 
                and education, mental health, health care, and 
                family support professionals to enhance the 
                awareness of such professionals of their role 
                in assisting families in addressing and 
                mitigating the adverse implications of such 
                deployment (and the death or injury of such 
                members during such deployment) for such 
                children; and
                  (D) to conduct research on best practices for 
                building psychological and emotional resiliency 
                in such children in coping with the deployment 
                of such members.
  (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
Congress a report containing the results of the study conducted 
under subsection (a).
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 48. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Mitchell of Arizona, 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 627, strike lines 5 through 7 and insert the following:
  ``(3) Before transmittal of medical records of a member to 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Defense 
shall ensure that the member (or an individual legally 
recognized to make medical decisions on behalf of that member) 
is presented with a written form, the voluntary signing of 
which shall authorize the transfer of the medical records of 
the member from the Department of Defense to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability 
and Accountability Act of 1996. Nothing in this paragraph shall 
be construed as limiting or otherwise altering the 
applicability of the Health Insurance Portability and 
Accountability Act of 1996 to medical records maintained by the 
Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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      49. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Carney of 
        Pennsylvania, or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of subtitle C of title V, add the following new 
section:

SEC. 528. SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO EXTENSION OF TIME 
                    LIMITATION FOR USE OF ENTITLEMENT TO EDUCATION 
                    BENEFITS BY MEMBERS OF SELECTED RESERVE AND MEMBERS 
                    OF RESERVE COMPONENT SUPPORTING CONTINGENCY 
                    OPERATIONS.

  It is the sense of Congress that the time limitation for the 
use of entitlement to educational assistance under each of 
subchapters I and II of chapter 33 of title 38, United States 
Code, should be extended to allow an individual entitled to 
such assistance to use that individual's entitlement during the 
ten-year period beginning on the date on which the individual 
is separated from the Ready Reserve or the Selected Reserve of 
the Ready Reserve, as the case may be.
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50. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Walz of Minnesota, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Section 523, add at the end the following:
  (g) Study.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry 
        out a study on the tuition assistance program carried 
        out under section 2007 of title 10, United States Code. 
        The study shall--
                  (A) identify the number of servicemembers 
                eligible for assistance under the program, and 
                the number who actually receive the assistance;
                  (B) assess the extent to which the program 
                affects retention rates; and
                  (C) assess the extent to which State tuition 
                assistance programs affects retention rates in 
                those States.
          (2) Report.--Not later than 9 months 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 results of the study.

                                  
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