HR 1585 EAS
In the Senate of the United States,
October 1, 2007.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of
Representatives (H.R. 1585) entitled `An Act to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.', do pass with
the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008'.
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Divisions- This Act is organized into three divisions as follows:
(1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations.
(2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations.
(3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations.
(4) Division D--Veteran Small Businesses.
(5) Division E--Maritime Administration.
(b) Table of Contents- The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees.
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps.
Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities.
Sec. 105. Rapid Acquisition Fund.
Subtitle B--Army Programs
Sec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority for M1A2 Abrams System Enhancement Package upgrades.
Sec. 112. Multiyear procurement authority for M2A3/M3A3 Bradley fighting vehicle upgrades.
Sec. 113. Stryker Mobile Gun System.
Sec. 114. Consolidation of Joint Network Node
program and Warfighter Information Network-Tactical program into single
Army tactical network program.
Sec. 115. General Fund Enterprise Business System.
Subtitle C--Navy Programs
Sec. 131. Multiyear procurement authority for Virginia class submarine program.
Sec. 132. Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program.
Sec. 133. Advanced procurement for Virginia class submarine program.
Subtitle D--Air Force Programs
Sec. 141. Limitation on retirement of C-130E/H tactical airlift aircraft.
Sec. 142. Limitation on retirement of KC-135E aerial refueling aircraft.
Sec. 143. Sense of Congress on the procurement program for the KC-X tanker aircraft.
Sec. 144. Transfer to Government of Iraq of three C-130E tactical airlift aircraft.
Sec. 145. Modification of limitations on retirement of B-52 bomber aircraft.
Sec. 146. Sense of Congress on the Air Force strategy for the replacement of the aerial refueling tanker aircraft fleet.
Sec. 147. Sense of Congress on rapid fielding of Associate Intermodal Platform system and other innovative logistics systems.
TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 202. Amount for defense science and technology.
Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations
Sec. 211. Advanced Sensor Applications Program.
Sec. 212. Active protection systems.
Sec. 213. Obligation and expenditure of funds for competitive procurement of propulsion system for the Joint Strike Fighter.
Sec. 214. Gulf War illnesses research.
Subtitle C--Missile Defense Programs
Sec. 231. Limitation on availability of funds for procurement, construction, and deployment of missile defenses in Europe.
Sec. 232. Limitation on availability of funds for deployment of missile defense interceptors in Alaska.
Sec. 233. Budget and acquisition requirements for Missile Defense Agency activities.
Sec. 234. Participation of Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, in missile defense test and evaluation activities.
Sec. 235. Extension of Comptroller General assessments of ballistic missile defense programs.
Subtitle D--Other Matters
Sec. 251. Modification of notice and wait requirement for obligation of funds for foreign comparative test program.
Sec. 252. Modification of cost sharing requirement for Technology Transition Initiative.
Sec. 253. Strategic plan for the Manufacturing Technology Program.
Sec. 254. Modification of authorities on
coordination of Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive
Research with similar Federal programs.
Sec. 255. Enhancement of defense nanotechnology research and development program.
Sec. 256. Comptroller General assessment of the Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research.
Sec. 257. Study and report on standard soldier patient tracking system.
Sec. 258. Cost-benefit analysis of proposed funding reduction for High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility.
TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding.
Subtitle B--Environmental Provisions
Sec. 311. Reimbursement of Environmental Protection
Agency for certain costs in connection with Moses Lake Wellfield
Superfund Site, Moses Lake, Washington.
Sec. 312. Reimbursement of Environmental Protection
Agency for certain costs in connection with the Arctic Surplus
Superfund Site, Fairbanks, Alaska.
Sec. 313. Payment to Environmental Protection Agency
of stipulated penalties in connection with Jackson Park Housing
Complex, Washington.
Sec. 314. Report on control of the brown tree snake.
Subtitle C--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations
Sec. 321. Availability of funds in Defense
Information Systems Agency Working Capital Fund for technology upgrades
to Defense Information Systems Network.
Sec. 322. Extension of temporary authority for contract performance of security guard functions.
Sec. 323. Report on incremental cost of early 2007 enhanced deployment.
Sec. 324. Individual body armor.
Subtitle D--Workplace and Depot Issues
Sec. 341. Extension of authority for Army industrial facilities to engage in cooperative activities with non-Army entities.
Sec. 342. Two-year extension of Arsenal Support Demonstration Program.
Sec. 343. Reports on National Guard readiness for domestic emergencies.
Sec. 344. Sense of Senate on the Air Force Logistics Centers.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
Sec. 351. Enhancement of corrosion control and prevention functions within Department of Defense.
Sec. 352. Reimbursement for National Guard support provided to Federal agencies.
Sec. 353. Reauthorization of Aviation Insurance Program.
Sec. 354. Property accountability and disposition of unlawfully obtained property of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 355. Authority to impose reasonable conditions
on the payment of full replacement value for claims related to personal
property transported at Government expense.
Sec. 356. Authority for individuals to retain combat uniforms issued in connection with contingency operations.
Sec. 357. Modification of requirements on Comptroller General report on the readiness of Army and Marine Corps ground forces.
Sec. 358. Authority for Department of Defense to provide support for certain sporting events.
Sec. 359. Department of Defense Inspector General report on physical security of Department of Defense installations.
Sec. 360. Continuity of depot operations to reset combat equipment and vehicles in support of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sec. 361. Report on search and rescue capabilities of Air Force in northwestern United States.
Sec. 362. Report on High-Altitude Aviation Training Site, Colorado.
Sec. 363. Sense of Congress on future use of synthetic fuels in military systems.
Sec. 364. Reports on safety measures and encroachment issues at Warren Grove Gunnery Range, New Jersey.
Sec. 365. Modification to public-private competition requirements before conversion to contractor performance.
Sec. 366. Bid Protests by Federal Employees in actions under Office of Management Budget Circular A-76.
Sec. 367. Public-private competition required before conversion to contractor performance.
Sec. 368. Performance of certain work by Federal Government employees.
Sec. 369. Restriction on Office of Management and Budget influence over Department of Defense public-private competitions.
Sec. 370. Public-private competition at end of period specified in performance agreement not required.
TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS
Subtitle A--Active Forces
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Subtitle B--Reserve Forces
Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the reserves.
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).
Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2008 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians.
Sec. 415. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for operational support.
Sec. 416. Revision of authorized variances in end strengths for Selected Reserve personnel.
Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 421. Military personnel.
TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY
Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy
Sec. 501. Increase in authorized strengths for Army
officers on active duty in the grade of major to meet force structure
requirements.
Sec. 502. Increase in authorized strengths for Navy
officers on active duty in grades of lieutenant commander, commander,
and captain to meet force structure requirements.
Sec. 503. Expansion of exclusion of military
permanent professors from strength limitations for officers below
general and flag grades.
Sec. 504. Mandatory retirement age for active-duty general and flag officers continued on active duty.
Sec. 505. Authority for reduced mandatory service
obligation for initial appointments of officers in critically short
health professional specialties.
Sec. 506. Increase in authorized number of permanent professors at the United States Military Academy.
Sec. 507. Expansion of authority for reenlistment of officers in their former enlisted grade.
Sec. 508. Enhanced authority for reserve general and flag officers to serve on active duty.
Sec. 509. Promotion of career military professors of the Navy.
Subtitle B--Enlisted Personnel Policy
Sec. 521. Increase in authorized daily average of number of members in pay grade E-9.
Subtitle C--Reserve Component Management
Sec. 531. Revised designation, structure, and functions of the Reserve Forces Policy Board.
Sec. 532. Charter for the National Guard Bureau.
Sec. 533. Appointment, grade, duties, and retirement of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
Sec. 534. Mandatory separation for years of service of Reserve officers in the grade of lieutenant general or vice admiral.
Sec. 535. Increase in period of temporary Federal recognition as officers of the National Guard from six to twelve months.
Sec. 536. Satisfaction of professional licensure and
certification requirements by members of the National Guard and Reserve
on active duty.
Subtitle D--Education and Training
Sec. 551. Grade and service credit of commissioned officers in uniformed medical accession programs.
Sec. 552. Expansion of number of academies supportable in any State under STARBASE program.
Sec. 553. Repeal of post-2007-2008 academic year
prohibition on phased increase in cadet strength limit at the United
States Military Academy.
Sec. 554. Treatment of Southold, Mattituck, and
Greenport High Schools, Southold, New York, as single institution for
purposes of maintaining a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit.
Sec. 555. Authority of the Air University to confer additional academic degrees.
Sec. 557. Repeal of annual limit on number of ROTC
scholarships under Army Reserve and Army National Guard financial
assistance program.
Subtitle E--Defense Dependents' Education Matters
Sec. 561. Continuation of authority to assist local
educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed
Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees.
Sec. 562. Impact aid for children with severe disabilities.
Sec. 563. Inclusion of dependents of non-Department
of Defense employees employed on Federal property in plan relating to
force structure changes, relocation of military units, or base closures
and realignments.
Sec. 564. Authority for payment of private boarding
school tuition for military dependents in overseas areas not served by
Department of Defense dependents' schools.
Sec. 565. Heavily impacted local educational agencies.
Sec. 566. Emergency assistance for local educational agencies enrolling military dependent children.
Subtitle F--Military Justice and Legal Assistance Matters
Sec. 571. Authority of judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces to administer oaths.
Sec. 572. Military legal assistance for Department
of Defense civilian employees in areas without access to non-military
legal assistance.
Sec. 573. Modification of authorities on senior members of the Judge Advocate Generals' corps.
Subtitle G--Military Family Readiness
Sec. 581. Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council.
Sec. 582. Department of Defense policy and plans for military family readiness.
Sec. 583. Family support for families of members of
the Armed Forces undergoing deployment, including National Guard and
Reserve personnel.
Sec. 584. Support services for children, infants,
and toddlers of members of the Armed Forces undergoing deployment,
including National Guard and Reserve personnel.
Sec. 585. Study on improving support services for
children, infants, and toddlers of members of the Active and Reserve
Components undergoing deployment.
Sec. 586. Study on establishment of pilot program on
family-to-family support for families of deployed members of the Active
and Reserve Components.
Sec. 587. Pilot program on military family readiness and servicemember reintegration.
Subtitle H--Other Matters
Sec. 591. Enhancement of carryover of accumulated leave for members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 592. Uniform policy on performances by military bands.
Sec. 593. Waiver of time limitations on award of Medals of Honor to certain members of the Army.
Sec. 594. Enhancement of rest and recuperation leave.
Sec. 595. Demonstration projects on the provision of services to military dependent children with autism.
Sec. 596. Enhancement of Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty.
Sec. 597. Administrative separations of members of the Armed Forces for personality disorder.
TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS
Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances
Sec. 601. Fiscal year 2008 increase in military basic pay.
Sec. 602. Allowance for participation of Reserves in electronic screening.
Sec. 603. Midmonth payment of basic pay for contributions of members participating in Thrift Savings Plan.
Sec. 604. Payment of inactive duty training travel costs for certain Selected Reserve members.
Sec. 605. Extension and enhancement of authority for
temporary lodging expenses for members of the Armed Forces in areas
subject to major disaster declaration or for installations experiencing
sudden increase in personnel levels.
Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays
Sec. 611. Extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for reserve forces.
Sec. 612. Extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for health care professionals.
Sec. 613. Extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear officers.
Sec. 614. Extension of authorities relating to payment of other bonuses and special pays.
Sec. 615. Increase in incentive special pay and multiyear retention bonus for medical officers of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 616. Increase in dental officer additional special pay.
Sec. 617. Enhancement of hardship duty pay.
Sec. 618. Inclusion of service as off-cycle crewmember of multi-crewed ship in sea duty for career sea pay.
Sec. 619. Modification of reenlistment bonus for members of the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 620. Increase in years of commissioned service
covered by agreements for nuclear-qualified officers extending periods
of active duty.
Sec. 621. Authority to waive 25-year active duty
limit for retention bonus for critical military skills with respect to
certain members.
Sec. 622. Codification and improvement of authority
to pay bonus to encourage members of the Army to refer other persons
for enlistment in the Army.
Sec. 623. Authority to pay bonus to encourage
Department of Defense personnel to refer other persons for appointment
as officers to serve in health professions.
Sec. 624. Accession bonus for participants in Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance program.
Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances
Sec. 641. Payment of expenses of travel to the
United States for obstetrical purposes of dependents located in very
remote locations outside the United States.
Sec. 642. Payment of moving expenses for Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructors in hard-to-fill positions.
Subtitle D--Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits
Sec. 651. Modification of scheme for payment of death gratuity payable with respect to members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 652. Annuities for guardians or caretakers of dependent children under Survivor Benefit Plan.
Sec. 653. Expansion of combat-related special compensation eligibility for chapter 61 military retirees.
Sec. 654. Clarification of application of retired
pay multiplier percentage to members of the uniformed services with
over 30 years of service.
Sec. 655. Commencement of receipt of non-regular
service retired pay by members of the Ready Reserve on active Federal
status or active duty for significant periods.
Sec. 656. Additional individuals eligible for
transportation for survivors of deceased members to attend the member's
burial ceremonies.
Sec. 657. Transportation of remains of deceased members of the Armed Forces and certain other persons.
Sec. 658. Repeal of requirement of reduction of
Survivor Benefit Plan survivor annuities by dependency and indemnity
compensation.
Sec. 659. Effective date of paid-up coverage under Survivor Benefit Plan.
Sec. 660. Inclusion of veterans with
service-connected disabilities rated as total by reason of
unemployability under termination of phase-in of concurrent receipt of
retired pay and veterans' disability compensation.
Sec. 661. Computation of years of service for purposes of retired pay for non-regular service.
Subtitle E--Education Benefits
Sec. 671. Tuition assistance for off-duty training or education.
Sec. 672. Expansion of Selected Reserve education loan repayment program.
Sec. 673. Report on utilization of tuition assistance by members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 674. Enhancement of education benefits for certain members of reserve components.
Sec. 675. Extension of period of entitlement to
educational assistance for certain members of the Selected Reserve
affected by force shaping initiatives.
Sec. 676. Modification of time limit for use of
entitlement to educational assistance for reserve component members
supporting contingency operations and other operations.
Subtitle F--Other Matters
Sec. 681. Enhancement of authorities on income
replacement payments for Reserves experiencing extended and frequent
mobilization for active-duty service.
Sec. 682. Overseas naturalization of military family members.
Sec. 683. National Guard yellow ribbon reintegration program.
Sec. 684. Flexibility in paying annuities to certain Federal retirees who return to work.
Sec. 685. Plan for participation of members of the
National Guard and the Reserves in the benefits delivery at discharge
program.
Sec. 686. Modification of amount of back pay for
members of Navy and Marine Corps selected for promotion while interned
as prisoners of war during World War II to take into account changes in
Consumer Price Index.
TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS
Sec. 701. Inclusion of TRICARE retail pharmacy program in Federal procurement of pharmaceuticals.
Sec. 702. Surveys on continued viability of TRICARE Standard and TRICARE Extra.
Sec. 703. Report on patient satisfaction surveys.
Sec. 704. Review of licensed mental health
counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists under
the TRICARE program.
Sec. 705. Sense of Senate on collaborations between
the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs on
health care for wounded warriors.
Sec. 706. Authority for expansion of persons eligible for continued health benefits coverage.
Sec. 707. Continuation of eligibility for TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 708. Authority for special reimbursement rates for mental health care services under the TRICARE program.
Sec. 709. Implementation of recommendations of Department of Defense Mental Health Task Force.
Sec. 710. Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Military Eye Injuries.
Sec. 711. Report on establishment of a scholarship program for civilian mental health professionals.
Sec. 712. Report on medical physical examinations of members of the Armed Forces before their deployment.
Sec. 713. One-year extension of prohibition on increases in certain health care costs for members of the uniformed services.
Sec. 714. Temporary prohibition on increase in copayments under retail pharmacy system of pharmacy benefits program.
Sec. 715. Sense of Congress on fees and adjustments under the TRICARE program.
Sec. 716. Continuation of transitional health
benefits for members of the Armed Forces pending resolution of
service-related medical conditions.
TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS
Subtitle A--Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs
Sec. 801. Substantial savings under multiyear contracts.
Sec. 802. Changes to Milestone B certifications.
Sec. 803. Comptroller General report on Department of Defense organization and structure for major defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 804. Investment strategy for major defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 805. Report on implementation of recommendations on total ownership cost for major weapon systems.
Subtitle B--Amendments Relating to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations
Sec. 821. Enhanced competition requirements for task and delivery order contracts.
Sec. 822. Clarification of rules regarding the procurement of commercial items.
Sec. 823. Clarification of rules regarding the procurement of commercial services.
Sec. 824. Modification of competition requirements for purchases from Federal Prison Industries.
Sec. 825. Five-year extension of authority to carry out certain prototype projects.
Sec. 826. Multiyear procurement authority for electricity from renewable energy sources.
Sec. 827. Procurement of fire resistant rayon fiber for the production of uniforms from foreign sources.
Sec. 828. Prohibition on use of earmarks to award no bid contracts and noncompetitive grants.
Subtitle C--Acquisition Policy and Management
Sec. 841. Joint Requirements Oversight Council.
Sec. 842. Management structure for the procurement of contract services.
Sec. 843. Specification of amounts requested for procurement of contract services.
Sec. 844. Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund.
Sec. 845. Inventories and reviews of contracts for services based on cost or time of performance.
Sec. 846. Internal controls for procurements on behalf of the Department of Defense by certain non-defense agencies.
Sec. 847. Independent management reviews of contracts for services.
Sec. 848. Implementation and enforcement of requirements applicable to undefinitized contractual actions.
Subtitle D--Department of Defense Contractor Matters
Sec. 861. Protection for contractor employees from reprisal for disclosure of certain information.
Sec. 862. Requirements for defense contractors relating to certain former Department of Defense officials.
Sec. 863. Report on contractor ethics programs of major defense contractors.
Sec. 864. Report on Department of Defense
contracting with contractors or subcontractors employing members of the
Selected Reserve.
Sec. 865. Contingency contracting training for personnel outside the acquisition workforce.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
Sec. 871. Contractors performing private security functions in areas of combat operations.
Sec. 872. Enhanced authority to acquire products and services produced in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sec. 873. Defense Science Board review of Department
of Defense policies and procedures for the acquisition of information
technology.
Sec. 874. Enhancement and extension of acquisition
authority for the unified combatant command for joint warfighting
experimentation.
Sec. 875. Repeal of requirement for identification of essential military items and military system essential item breakout list.
Sec. 876. Green procurement policy.
Sec. 877. GAO review of use of authority under the Defense Production Act of 1950.
Sec. 878. Transparency and accountability in military and security contracting.
Sec. 879. Moab site and Crescent Junction site, Utah.
TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
Subtitle A--Department of Defense Management
Sec. 901. Repeal of limitation on major Department of Defense headquarters activities personnel.
Sec. 902. Chief management officers of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 903. Modification of background requirement of
individuals appointed as Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics.
Sec. 904. Department of Defense Board of Actuaries.
Sec. 905. Assistant Secretaries of the military departments for acquisition matters; principal military deputies.
Sec. 906. Flexible authority for number of Army Deputy Chiefs of Staff and Assistant Chiefs of Staff.
Sec. 907. Sense of Congress on term of office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.
Subtitle B--Space Matters
Sec. 921. Space posture review.
Sec. 922. Additional report on oversight of acquisition for defense space programs.
Subtitle C--Other Matters
Sec. 931. Department of Defense consideration of effect of climate change on Department facilities, capabilities, and missions.
Sec. 932. Board of Regents for the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
Sec. 933. United States Military Cancer Institute.
Sec. 934. Western Hemisphere Center for Excellence in Human Rights.
Sec. 935. Inclusion of commanders of Western
Hemisphere combatant commands in Board of Visitors of Western
Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation.
Sec. 936. Comptroller General assessment of proposed reorganization of the office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
Sec. 937. Physicians and health care professionals comparability allowances.
TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Financial Matters
Sec. 1001. General transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Authorization of additional emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2007.
Sec. 1003. Modification of fiscal year 2007 general transfer authority.
Sec. 1004. United States contribution to NATO common-funded budgets in fiscal year 2008.
Sec. 1005. Financial management transformation initiative for the Defense Agencies.
Sec. 1006. Repeal of requirement for two-year budget cycle for the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1007. Extension of period for transfer of funds to Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense account.
Sec. 1008. Report on funding of the Department of
Defense for health care for any fiscal year in which the Armed Forces
are engaged in a major military conflict.
Subtitle B--Counter-Drug Activities
Sec. 1011. Expansion of Department of Defense
authority to provide support for counter-drug activities to certain
additional foreign governments.
Sec. 1012. Report on counternarcotics assistance for the Government of Haiti.
Subtitle C--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations
Sec. 1021. Enhancement of authority to pay rewards for assistance in combating terrorism.
Sec. 1022. Repeal of modification of authorities relating to the use of the Armed Forces in major public emergencies.
Sec. 1024. Comprehensive study and support for
criminal investigations and prosecutions by state and local law
enforcement officials.
Sec. 1025. Gift acceptance authority.
Sec. 1026. Expansion of cooperative agreement authority for management of cultural resources.
Sec. 1027. Minimum annual purchase amounts for airlift from carriers participating in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet.
Sec. 1028. Provision of Air Force support and services to foreign military and state aircraft.
Sec. 1029. Participation in Strategic Airlift Capability Partnership.
Sec. 1030. Responsibility of the Air Force for fixed-wing support of Army intra-theater logistics.
Sec. 1031. Prohibition on sale of parts for F-14 fighter aircraft.
Sec. 1032. Provision of contact information on separating members of the Armed Forces to State veterans agencies.
Sec. 1033. Provisions relating to the removal of missiles from the 564th Missile Squadron.
Subtitle D--Reports
Sec. 1041. Renewal of submittal of plans for prompt global strike capability.
Sec. 1042. Report on threats to the United States from ungoverned areas.
Sec. 1043. Study on national security interagency system.
Sec. 1044. Annual report on cases reviewed by National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.
Sec. 1045. Report on workforce required to support the nuclear missions of the Navy and the Department of Energy.
Sec. 1046. Comptroller General report on Defense
Finance and Accounting Service response to Butterbaugh v. Department of
Justice.
Sec. 1047. Report on facilities and operations of Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood Military Reservation, Texas.
Sec. 1048. Report on plans to replace the monument at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.
Sec. 1049. Report on size and mix of Air Force intertheater airlift force.
Sec. 1050. Report and master infrastructure recapitalization plan regarding Cheyenne Mountain Air Station, Colorado.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
Sec. 1061. Revised nuclear posture review.
Sec. 1062. Termination of Commission on the Implementation of the New Strategic Posture of the United States.
Sec. 1063. Communications with the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Sec. 1064. Security clearances; limitations.
Sec. 1065. Improvements in the process for the issuance of security clearances.
Sec. 1066. Advisory panel on Department of Defense capabilities for support of civil authorities after certain incidents.
Sec. 1067. Sense of Congress on the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation.
Sec. 1068. Technical amendments to title 10, United
States Code, arising from enactment of the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004.
Sec. 1069. Establishment of National Foreign Language Coordination Council.
Sec. 1070. Qualifications for public aircraft status of aircraft under contract with the Armed Forces.
Sec. 1071. Traumatic Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.
Sec. 1072. Sense of Congress on family care plans and the deployment of members of the Armed Forces who have minor dependents.
Sec. 1073. Conduct by members of the Armed Forces and veterans out of uniform during hoisting, lowering, or passing of flag.
Sec. 1074. Extension of date of application of national security personnel system to defense laboratories.
Sec. 1075. Protection of certain individuals.
Sec. 1076. Modification of authorities on Commission
to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse
Attack.
Sec. 1077. Sense of Senate on Project Compassion.
Sec. 1078. Grant of Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated.
Sec. 1079. Sense of Senate on General David Petraeus.
Sec. 1080. Report on feasibility of housing a National Disaster Response Center at Kelly Air Field, San Antonio, Texas.
Sec. 1081. Sense of Congress on equipment for the National Guard to defend the homeland.
Sec. 1082. Notification of certain residents and
civilian employees at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, of exposure to
drinking water contamination.
Sec. 1083. Sense of Senate on Air Force use of towbarless aircraft ground equipment.
Sec. 1084. Designation of Charlie Norwood Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Sec. 1085. Commercialization Pilot Program.
Sec. 1086. Report on solid rocket motor industrial base.
Sec. 1087. Justice for Marines and Other Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Act.
Sec. 1088. Small high-tech firms.
Sec. 1089. Increased authority for repair,
restoration, and preservation of Lafayette Escadrille Memorial,
Marnes-la-Coquette, France.
Sec. 1090. Retention of reimbursement for provision of reciprocal fire protection services.
Sec. 1091. National Center for Human Performance.
Sec. 1092. Definition of alternative fueled vehicle.
Sec. 1093. Programs for use of leave by caregivers for family members of individuals performing certain military service.
Sec. 1094. Pilot program on commercial fee-for-service air refueling support for the Air Force.
Sec. 1095. Establishment of Joint Pathology Center.
Sec. 1096. Report on feasibility of establishing a Domestic Military Aviation National Training Center.
TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS
Sec. 1101. Compensation of Federal wage system employees for certain travel hours.
Sec. 1102. Retirement service credit for service as cadet or midshipman at a military service academy.
Sec. 1103. Continuation of life insurance coverage for Federal employees called to active duty.
Sec. 1104. Department of Defense National Security Personnel System.
Sec. 1105. Authority to waive limitation on premium
pay for Federal civilian employees working overseas under areas of
United States Central Command.
Sec. 1106. Authority for inclusion of certain Office
of Defense Research and Engineering positions in experimental personnel
program for scientific and technical personnel.
Sec. 1107. Repeal of authority for payment of uniform allowance to civilian employees of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1108. Authorization for increased compensation
for faculty and staff of the Uniformed Services University of the
Health Sciences.
TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS
Subtitle A--Assistance and Training
Sec. 1201. Authority to equip and train foreign personnel to assist in accounting for missing United States personnel.
Sec. 1202. Extension and enhancement of authority for security and stabilization assistance.
Sec. 1203. Commanders' Emergency Response Program.
Sec. 1204. Government Accountability Office report on Global Peace Operations Initiative.
Sec. 1205. Repeal of limitations on military assistance under the American Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2002.
Subtitle B--Other Authorities and Limitations
Sec. 1211. Cooperative opportunities documents under
cooperative research and development agreements with NATO organizations
and other allied and friendly foreign countries.
Sec. 1212. Extension and expansion of temporary
authority to use acquisition and cross-servicing agreements to lend
military equipment for personnel protection and survivability.
Sec. 1213. Acceptance of funds from the Government of Palau for costs of military Civic Action Teams.
Sec. 1214. Extension of participation of the Department of Defense in multinational military centers of excellence.
Sec. 1215. Limitation on assistance to the Government of Thailand.
Sec. 1216. Presidential report on policy objectives and United States strategy regarding Iran.
Sec. 1217. Limitation on availability of certain funds pending implementation of requirements regarding North Korea.
Sec. 1218. Policy of the United States on protection of the United States and its allies against Iranian ballistic missiles.
Sec. 1219. Justice for Osama bin Laden and other leaders of al Qaeda.
Subtitle C--Reports
Sec. 1231. Reports on United States policy and military operations in Afghanistan.
Sec. 1232. Strategy for enhancing security in Afghanistan by eliminating safe havens for violent extremists in Pakistan.
Sec. 1233. One-year extension of update on report on claims relating to the bombing of the Labelle Discotheque.
Sec. 1234. Report on planning and implementation of United States engagement and policy toward Darfur.
Sec. 1235. Report on the airfield in Abeche, Chad, and other resources needed to provide stability in the Darfur region.
Sec. 1236. Inclusion of information on asymmetric
capabilities in annual report on military power of the People's
Republic of China.
Sec. 1237. Application of the Uniform Code of Military Justice to military contractors during a time of war.
Sec. 1238. Report on family reunions between United States citizens and their relatives in North Korea.
Sec. 1239. Reports on Prevention of Mass Atrocities.
TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION
Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and funds.
Sec. 1302. Funding allocations.
Sec. 1303. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs in states outside the former Soviet Union.
Sec. 1304. Modification of authority to use Cooperative Threat Reduction funds outside the former Soviet Union.
Sec. 1305. Repeal of restrictions on assistance to states of the former Soviet Union for cooperative threat reduction.
Sec. 1306. National Academy of Sciences study of prevention of proliferation of biological weapons.
TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
Subtitle A--Military Programs
Sec. 1401. Working capital funds.
Sec. 1402. National Defense Sealift Fund.
Sec. 1403. Defense Health Program.
Sec. 1404. Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense.
Sec. 1405. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide.
Sec. 1405A. Additional amount for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities with respect to Afghanistan.
Sec. 1406. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 1407. Reduction in certain authorizations due to savings from lower inflation.
Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile
Sec. 1411. Disposal of ferromanganese.
Sec. 1412. Disposal of chrome metal.
Sec. 1413. Modification of receipt objectives for previously authorized disposals from the national defense stockpile.
Subtitle C--Civil Programs
Sec. 1421. Armed Forces Retirement Home.
Sec. 1422. Administration and oversight of the Armed Forces Retirement Home.
Subtitle D--Chemical Demilitarization Matters
Sec. 1431. Modification of termination requirement for Chemical Demilitarization Citizens' Advisory Commissions.
Sec. 1432. Repeal of certain qualifications requirement for director of chemical demilitarization management organization.
Sec. 1433. Sense of Congress on completion of destruction of United States chemical weapons stockpile.
Sec. 1434. Modification of termination of assistance
to State and local governments after completion of the destruction of
the United States chemical weapons stockpile.
TITLE XV--OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM
Subtitle A--Authorization of Additional War-Related Appropriations
Sec. 1501. Army procurement.
Sec. 1502. Navy and Marine Corps procurement.
Sec. 1503. Air Force procurement.
Sec. 1504. Defense-wide activities procurement.
Sec. 1505. Research, development, test, and evaluation.
Sec. 1506. Operation and maintenance.
Sec. 1507. Military personnel.
Sec. 1508. Defense Health Program.
Sec. 1509. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide.
Sec. 1510. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund.
Sec. 1511. Iraq Security Forces Fund.
Sec. 1512. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund.
Sec. 1513. Iraq Freedom Fund.
Sec. 1514. Defense Working Capital Funds.
Sec. 1515. National Defense Sealift Fund.
Sec. 1516. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 1517. Reports on mitigation of effects of explosively formed projectiles and mines.
Subtitle B--General Provisions Relating to Authorizations
Sec. 1522. Treatment as additional authorizations.
Sec. 1523. Special transfer authority.
Subtitle C--Other Matters
Sec. 1531. Limitation on availability of funds for certain purposes relating to Iraq.
Sec. 1532. Reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to United States military operations.
Sec. 1533. Logistical support for coalition forces supporting operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sec. 1534. Competition for procurement of small arms supplied to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sec. 1535. Report on support from Iran for attacks against Coalition Forces in Iraq.
Sec. 1536. Sense of the Senate on the consequences of a failed state in Iraq.
Sec. 1537. Sense of Congress on federalism in Iraq.
Sec. 1538. Sense of Senate on Iran.
Sec. 1539. Study and investigation of wartime
contracts and contracting processes in Operation Iraqi Freedom and
Operation Enduring Freedom.
Sec. 1540. Modification of authorities related to the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction.
Sec. 1541. Tracking and monitoring of defense
articles provided to the Government of Iraq and other individuals and
groups in Iraq.
Sec. 1542. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.
Sec. 1543. Improvised explosive device protection for military vehicles.
Sec. 1544. Sense of Congress on the capture of Osama bin Laden and the al Qaeda leadership.
Subtitle D--Iraq Refugee Crisis
Sec. 1572. Processing Mechanisms.
Sec. 1573. United States Refugee Program Processing Priorities.
Sec. 1574. Special Immigrant Status for Certain Iraqis.
Sec. 1575. Minister Counselors for Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons.
Sec. 1576. Countries with Significant Populations of Displaced Iraqis.
Sec. 1577. Denial or Termination of Asylum.
Sec. 1579. Authorization of Appropriations.
TITLE XVI--WOUNDED WARRIOR MATTERS
Sec. 1602. General definitions.
Subtitle A--Policy on Care, Management, and Transition of Servicemembers With Serious Injuries or Illnesses
Sec. 1611. Comprehensive policy on care, management,
and transition of members of the Armed Forces with serious injuries or
illnesses.
Sec. 1612. Consideration of needs of women members of the Armed Forces and veterans.
Subtitle B--Health Care
Part I--Enhanced Availability of Care for Servicemembers
Sec. 1621. Medical care and other benefits for members and former members of the Armed Forces with severe injuries or illnesses.
Sec. 1622. Reimbursement of certain former members
of the uniformed services with service-connected disabilities for
travel for follow-on specialty care and related services.
Part II--Care and Services for Dependents
Sec. 1626. Medical care and services and support
services for families of members of the Armed Forces recovering from
serious injuries or illnesses.
Sec. 1627. Extended benefits under TRICARE for
primary caregivers of members of the uniformed services who incur a
serious injury or illness on active duty.
Part III--Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Sec. 1631. Comprehensive plans on prevention,
diagnosis, mitigation, and treatment of traumatic brain injury and
post-traumatic stress disorder in members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 1632. Improvement of medical tracking system for members of the Armed Forces deployed overseas.
Sec. 1633. Centers of excellence in the prevention,
diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of traumatic brain
injury and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Sec. 1634. Review of mental health services and treatment for female members of the Armed Forces and veterans.
Sec. 1635. Funding for improved diagnosis,
treatment, and rehabilitation of members of the Armed Forces with
traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Part IV--Other Matters
Sec. 1641. Joint electronic health record for the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 1642. Enhanced personnel authorities for the
Department of Defense for health care professionals for care and
treatment of wounded and injured members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 1643. Personnel shortages in the mental health
workforce of the Department of Defense, including personnel in the
mental health workforce.
Subtitle C--Disability Matters
Part I--Disability Evaluations
Sec. 1651. Utilization of veterans' presumption of
sound condition in establishing eligibility of members of the Armed
Forces for retirement for disability.
Sec. 1652. Requirements and limitations on
Department of Defense determinations of disability with respect to
members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 1653. Review of separation of members of the
Armed Forces separated from service with a disability rating of 20
percent disabled or less.
Sec. 1654. Pilot programs on revised and improved disability evaluation system for members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 1655. Reports on Army action plan in response to deficiencies in the Army Physical Disability Evaluation System.
Part II--Other Disability Matters
Sec. 1661. Enhancement of disability severance pay for members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 1662. Electronic transfer from the Department
of Defense to the Department of Veterans Affairs of documents
supporting eligibility for benefits.
Sec. 1663. Assessments of temporary disability retired list.
Subtitle D--Improvement of Facilities Housing Patients
Sec. 1671. Standards for military medical treatment
facilities, specialty medical care facilities, and military quarters
housing patients.
Sec. 1672. Reports on Army action plan in response to deficiencies identified at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Sec. 1673. Construction of facilities required for the closure of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, District of Columbia.
Subtitle E--Outreach and Related Information on Benefits
Sec. 1681. Handbook for members of the Armed Forces on compensation and benefits available for serious injuries and illnesses.
Subtitle F--Other Matters
Sec. 1691. Study on physical and mental health and
other readjustment needs of members and former members of the Armed
Forces who deployed in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring
Freedom and their families.
TITLE XVII--VETERANS MATTERS
Sec. 1701. Sense of Congress on Department of
Veterans Affairs efforts in the rehabilitation and reintegration of
veterans with traumatic brain injury.
Sec. 1702. Individual rehabilitation and community reintegration plans for veterans and others with traumatic brain injury.
Sec. 1703. Use of non-Department of Veterans Affairs
facilities for implementation of rehabilitation and community
reintegration plans for traumatic brain injury.
Sec. 1704. Research, education, and clinical care program on severe traumatic brain injury.
Sec. 1705. Pilot program on assisted living services for veterans with traumatic brain injury.
Sec. 1706. Research on traumatic brain injury.
Sec. 1707. Age-appropriate nursing home care.
Sec. 1708. Extension of period of eligibility for health care for combat service in the Persian Gulf war or future hostilities.
Sec. 1709. Mental health: service-connection status and evaluations for certain veterans.
Sec. 1710. Modification of requirements for
furnishing outpatient dental services to veterans with a
service-connected dental condition or disability.
Sec. 1711. Demonstration program on preventing veterans at-risk of homelessness from becoming homeless.
Sec. 1712. Clarification of purpose of the outreach services program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
TITLE XVIII--NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU MATTERS AND RELATED MATTERS
Sec. 1802. Expanded authority of Chief of the National Guard Bureau and expanded functions of the National Guard Bureau.
Sec. 1803. Promotion of eligible reserve officers to lieutenant general and vice admiral grades on the active-duty list.
Sec. 1804. Promotion of reserve officers to lieutenant general grade.
Sec. 1805. Requirement that position of Deputy
Commander of the United States northern command be filled by a
qualified National Guard officer.
Sec. 1806. Requirement for Secretary of Defense to prepare annual plan for response to natural disasters and terrorist events.
Sec. 1807. Additional reporting requirements relating to National Guard equipment.
DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE XXI--ARMY
Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2102. Family housing.
Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army.
Sec. 2105. Termination of authority to carry out fiscal year 2007 Army projects for which funds were not appropriated.
Sec. 2106. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2006 project.
Sec. 2107. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2005 project.
Sec. 2108. Technical amendments to the Military Construction Authorization Act for 2007.
Sec. 2109. Ground lease, SOUTHCOM Headquarters Facility, Miami-Doral, Florida.
TITLE XXII--NAVY
Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2202. Family housing.
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.
Sec. 2205. Termination of authority to carry out fiscal year 2007 Navy projects for which funds were not appropriated.
Sec. 2206. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2005 project.
TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE
Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2302. Family housing.
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.
Sec. 2305. Termination of authority to carry out fiscal year 2007 Air Force projects for which funds were not appropriated.
Sec. 2306. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2006 project.
Sec. 2307. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2005 projects.
Sec. 2308. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2004 projects.
TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES
Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2402. Energy conservation projects.
Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
Sec. 2404. Termination or modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2007 Defense Agencies projects.
Sec. 2405. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2005 projects.
Sec. 2406. Munitions demilitarization facilities, Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky, and Pueblo Chemical Activity, Colorado.
TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM
Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.
TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES
Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, Guard and Reserve.
Sec. 2607. Termination of authority to carry out
fiscal year 2007 Guard and Reserve projects for which funds were not
appropriated.
Sec. 2608. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2006 Air Force Reserve construction and acquisition projects.
Sec. 2609. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2005 projects.
Sec. 2610. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2004 projects.
Sec. 2611. Relocation of units from Roberts United
States Army Reserve Center and Navy-Marine Corps Reserve Center, Baton
Rouge, Louisiana.
TITLE XXVII--BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT ACTIVITIES
Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base
closure and realignment activities funded through Department of Defense
Base Closure Account 1990.
Sec. 2702. Authorized base closure and realignment activities funded through Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005.
Sec. 2703. Authorization of appropriations for base
closure and realignment activities funded through Department of Defense
Base Closure Account 2005.
Sec. 2704. Authorized cost and scope of work variations.
TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Effective Date and Expiration of Authorizations
Sec. 2801. Effective Date.
Sec. 2802. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law.
Subtitle B--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes
Sec. 2811. General military construction transfer authority.
Sec. 2812. Modifications of authority to lease military family housing.
Sec. 2813. Increase in thresholds for unspecified minor military construction projects.
Sec. 2814. Modification and extension of temporary,
limited authority to use operation and maintenance funds for
construction projects outside the United States.
Sec. 2815. Temporary authority to support
revitalization of Department of Defense laboratories through
unspecified minor military construction projects.
Sec. 2816. Two-year extension of temporary program
to use minor military construction authority for construction of child
development centers.
Sec. 2817. Extension of authority to accept equalization payments for facility exchanges.
Sec. 2818. Clarification of requirement for authorization of military construction.
Subtitle C--Real Property and Facilities Administration
Sec. 2831. Requirement to report transactions resulting in annual costs of more than $750,000.
Sec. 2832. Modification of authority to lease non-excess property.
Sec. 2833. Enhanced flexibility to create or expand buffer zones.
Sec. 2834. Reports on Army and Marine Corps operational ranges.
Sec. 2835. Consolidation of real property provisions without substantive change.
Subtitle D--Base Closure and Realignment
Sec. 2841. Niagara Air Reserve Base, New York, basing report.
Sec. 2842. Comprehensive accounting of funding
required to ensure timely implementation of 2005 Defense Base Closure
and Realignment Commission recommendations.
Sec. 2843. Authority to relocate the Joint Spectrum Center to Fort Meade, Maryland.
Subtitle E--Land Conveyances
Sec. 2851. Land conveyance, Lynn Haven Fuel Depot, Lynn Haven, Florida.
Sec. 2852. Modification to land conveyance authority, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Sec. 2853. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction, GSA property, Springfield, Virginia.
Sec. 2854. Land conveyance, Lewis and Clark United States Army Reserve Center, Bismarck, North Dakota.
Sec. 2855. Land exchange, Detroit, Michigan.
Sec. 2856. Transfer of jurisdiction, former Nike missile site, Grosse Ile, Michigan.
Sec. 2857. Modification of lease of property,
National Flight Academy at the National Museum of Naval Aviation, Naval
Air Station, Pensacola, Florida.
Subtitle F--Other Matters
Sec. 2861. Report on condition of schools under jurisdiction of Department of Defense Education Activity.
Sec. 2862. Modification of land management restrictions applicable to Utah national defense lands.
Sec. 2863. Additional project in Rhode Island.
Sec. 2864. Sense of Congress on Department of Defense actions to address encroachment of military installations.
Sec. 2865. Report on water conservation projects.
Sec. 2866. Report on housing privatization initiatives.
Sec. 2867. Report on the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colorado.
Sec. 2868. Repeal of moratorium on improvements at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico.
TITLE XXIX--WAR-RELATED MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS
Sec. 2901. Authorized war-related Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2902. Authorization of war-related military construction appropriations, Army.
DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS
Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations
Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration.
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup.
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities.
Sec. 3104. Defense nuclear waste disposal.
Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations
Sec. 3111. Reliable Replacement Warhead program.
Sec. 3112. Limitation on availability of funds for Fissile Materials Disposition program.
Sec. 3113. Modification of limitations on availability of funds for Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant.
Subtitle C--Other Matters
Sec. 3121. Nuclear test readiness.
Sec. 3122. Sense of Congress on the nuclear
non-proliferation policy of the United States and the Reliable
Replacement Warhead program.
Sec. 3123. Report on status of environmental
management initiatives to accelerate the reduction of environmental
risks and challenges posed by the legacy of the Cold War.
Sec. 3124. Comptroller General report on Department of Energy protective force management.
Sec. 3125. Technical amendments.
Subtitle D--Nuclear Terrorism Prevention
Sec. 3133. Sense of Congress on the prevention of nuclear terrorism.
Sec. 3134. Minimum security standard for nuclear weapons and formula quantities of strategic special nuclear material.
Sec. 3135. Annual report.
Sec. 3136. Modification of reporting requirement.
Sec. 3137. Modification of sunset date of the Office
of the Ombudsman of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness
Compensation Program.
Sec. 3138. Evaluation of National Nuclear Security Administration strategic plan for advanced computing.
Sec. 3139. Agreements and reports on nuclear forensics capabilities.
TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD
Sec. 3201. Authorization.
DIVISION D--VETERAN SMALL BUSINESSES
TITLE XLI--VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 4101. Increased funding for the Office of Veterans Business Development.
Sec. 4102. Interagency task force.
Sec. 4103. Permanent extension of SBA Advisory Committee on veterans business affairs.
TITLE XLII--NATIONAL RESERVIST ENTERPRISE TRANSITION AND SUSTAINABILITY
Sec. 4203. National guard and reserve business assistance.
TITLE XLIII--RESERVIST PROGRAMS
Sec. 4301. Reservist programs.
Sec. 4302. Reservist loans.
Sec. 4303. Noncollateralized loans.
Sec. 4304. Loan priority.
Sec. 4305. Relief from time limitations for veteran-owned small businesses.
Sec. 4306. Service-disabled veterans.
Sec. 4307. Study on options for promoting positive working relations between employers and their Reserve component employees.
DIVISION E--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
TITLE LI--GENERAL
Sec. 5101. Commercial vessel chartering authority.
Sec. 5102. Maritime Administration vessel chartering authority.
Sec. 5103. Chartering to state and local governmental instrumentalities.
Sec. 5104. Disposal of obsolete government vessels.
Sec. 5105. Vessel transfer authority.
Sec. 5106. Sea trials for ready reserve force.
Sec. 5107. Review of applications for loans and guarantees.
TITLE LII--TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS
Sec. 5201. Statutory construction.
Sec. 5202. Personal injury to or death of seamen.
Sec. 5203. Amendments to chapter 537 based on Public Law 109-163.
Sec. 5204. Additional amendments based on Public Law 109-163.
Sec. 5205. Amendments based on Public Law 109-171.
Sec. 5206. Amendments based on Public Law 109-241.
Sec. 5207. Amendments based on Public Law 109-364.
Sec. 5208. Miscellaneous amendments.
Sec. 5209. Application of sunset provision to codified provision.
Sec. 5210. Additional Technical corrections.
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES.
For purposes of this Act, the term `congressional
defense committees' has the meaning given that term in section
101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
SEC. 101. ARMY.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for procurement for the Army as follows:
(1) For aircraft, $5,229,175,000.
(2) For missiles, $2,178,102,000.
(3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, $7,546,684,000.
(4) For ammunition, $2,228,976,000.
(5) For other procurement, $15,013,155,000.
SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.
(a) Navy- Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for procurement for the Navy as follows:
(1) For aircraft, $13,475,107,000.
(2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, $3,078,387,000.
(3) For shipbuilding and conversion, $13,605,638,000.
(4) For other procurement, $5,432,412,000.
(b) Marine Corps- Funds are hereby authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for procurement for the Marine Corps
in the amount of $2,699,057,000.
(c) Navy and Marine Corps Ammunition- Funds are hereby
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for procurement of
ammunition for the Navy and the Marine Corps in the amount of
$926,597,000.
SEC. 103. AIR FORCE.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for procurement for the Air Force as follows:
(1) For aircraft, $12,593,813,000.
(2) For ammunition, $868,917,000.
(3) For missiles, $5,166,002,000.
(4) For other procurement, $16,312,962,000.
SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 2008 for Defense-wide procurement in the amount of
$3,385,970,000.
SEC. 105. RAPID ACQUISITION FUND.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 2008 for the Rapid Acquisition Fund in the amount of
$100,000,000.
Subtitle B--Army Programs
SEC. 111. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR M1A2 ABRAMS SYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PACKAGE UPGRADES.
The Secretary of the Army, in accordance with section
2306b of title 10, United States Code, may enter into a multiyear
contract, beginning with the fiscal year 2008 program year, for
procurement of M1A2 Abrams System Enhancement Package upgrades.
SEC. 112. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR M2A3/M3A3 BRADLEY FIGHTING VEHICLE UPGRADES.
The Secretary of the Army, in accordance with section
2306b of title 10, United States Code, may enter into a multiyear
contract, beginning with the fiscal year 2008 program year, for
procurement of M2A3/M3A3 Bradley fighting vehicle upgrades.
SEC. 113. STRYKER MOBILE GUN SYSTEM.
(a) Limitation on Availability of Funds- None of the
amounts authorized to be appropriated by sections 101(3) and 1501(3)
for procurement of weapons and tracked combat vehicles for the Army may
be obligated or expended for purposes of the procurement of the Stryker
Mobile Gun System until 30 days after the date on which the Secretary
of the Army certifies to Congress that the Stryker Mobile Gun System is
operationally effective, suitable, and survivable for its anticipated
deployment missions.
(b) Waiver- The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation in subsection (a) if the Secretary--
(1) determines that further procurement of the
Stryker Mobile Gun System utilizing amounts referred to in subsection
(a) is in the national security interest of the United States
notwithstanding the inability of the Secretary of the Army to make the
certification required by that subsection; and
(2) submits to the Congress, in writing , a notification of the waiver together with a discussion of--
(A) the reasons for the determination described in paragraph (1); and
(B) the actions that will be taken to mitigate
any deficiencies that cause the Stryker Mobile Gun System not to be
operationally effective, suitable, or survivable, as that case may be,
as described in subsection (a).
SEC. 114. CONSOLIDATION OF JOINT NETWORK NODE PROGRAM
AND WARFIGHTER INFORMATION NETWORK-TACTICAL PROGRAM INTO SINGLE ARMY
TACTICAL NETWORK PROGRAM.
(a) Consolidation Required- The Secretary of the Army
shall consolidate the Joint Network Node program and the Warfighter
Information Network-Tactical program into a single Army tactical
network program.
(b) Report on Consolidation-
(1) REPORT REQUIRED- Not later than December 31,
2007, the Secretary shall, with the concurrence of the Under Secretary
of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration, submit
to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth a plan
to consolidate the Joint Network Node program and the Warfighter
Information Network-Tactical program into a single Army tactical
network program as required by subsection (a).
(2) ELEMENTS- The report required by paragraph (1)
shall include with respect to the acquisition of the single Army
tactical network required by subsection (a) the following:
(A) An analysis of how the systems specified in paragraph (1) will be integrated, including--
(i) an analysis of whether there are
opportunities to leverage technologies and equipment from the
Warfighter Information Network-Tactical program as part of the
continuing development and fielding of the Joint Network Node; and
(ii) an analysis of major technical challenges of integrating the two programs.
(B) A description of the extent to which
components of the systems could be used together as elements of a
single Army tactical network.
(C) A description of the strategy of the Army
for completing the systems engineering necessary to ensure the
end-to-end interoperability of a single Army tactical network as
described in subsection (a).
(D) An assessment of the costs of acquiring the systems.
(E) An assessment of the technical compatibility of the systems.
(F) A description and assessment of the plans
of the Army relating to ownership of the technical data packages for
the systems, and an assessment of the capacity of the industrial base
to support Army needs.
(G) A description of the plans and schedule of
the Army for fielding the systems, and a description of the associated
training schedule.
(H) A description of the plans of the Army for sustaining the single Army tactical network.
(I) A description of the plans of the Army for the insertion of new technology into the Joint Network Node.
(J) A description of the major technical challenges of integrating the two programs.
(K) An assessment as to whether other programs
should be inserted into the single Army tactical network as required by
subsection (a).
(L) An analysis of the interoperability
requirements between the Army tactical network and the Joint Network
Node, an assessment of the technological barriers to achievement of
such interoperability requirements, and a description of formal
mechanisms of coordination between the Army tactical network and the
Joint Network Node program.
SEC. 115. GENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE BUSINESS SYSTEM.
(1) IN GENERAL- The amount authorized to be
appropriated by section 201(1) for research, development, test and
evaluation for the Army is hereby increased by $59,041,000.
(2) AVAILABILITY- Of the amount authorized to be
appropriated by section 201(1) for research, development, test and
evaluation for the Army, as increased by paragraph (1), $59,041,000 may
be available for the General Fund Enterprise Business System of the
Army.
(3) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT- The amount available
under paragraph (2) for the purpose specified in that paragraph is in
addition to any other amounts available in this Act for that purpose.
(1) RDTE, ARMY- The amount authorized to be
appropriated by section 101(5) for other procurement for the Army is
hereby reduced by $29,219,000, with the amount of the reduction to be
allocated to amounts available for the General Fund Enterprise Business
System.
(2) O&M, ARMY- The amount authorized to be
appropriated by section 301(1) for operation and maintenance for the
Army is hereby reduced by $29,822,000, with the amount of the reduction
to be allocated to amounts available for the General Fund Enterprise
Business System.
Subtitle C--Navy Programs
SEC. 131. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE PROGRAM.
(a) Authority- The Secretary of the Navy may, in
accordance with section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, enter
into multiyear contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2009 program
year, for the procurement of Virginia-class submarines and
government-furnished equipment.
(b) Limitation- The Secretary of the Navy may not enter
into a contract authorized by subsection (a) until 30 days after the
date on which the Secretary submits to the congressional defense
committees a certification that the Secretary has made each of the
findings with respect to such contract specified in subsection (a) of
section 2306b of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 132. LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS) PROGRAM.
(a) Findings- Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The plan of the Chief of Naval Operations to
recapitalize the United States Navy to at least 313 battle force ships
is essential for meeting the long-term requirements of the National
Military Strategy.
(2) Fiscal challenges to the plan to build a
313-ship fleet require that the Navy exercise discipline in determining
warfighter requirements and responsibility in estimating, budgeting,
and controlling costs.
(3) The 55-ship Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program
is central to the shipbuilding plan of the Navy. The inability of the
Navy to control requirements and costs on the two lead ships of the
Littoral Combat Ship program raises serious concerns regarding the
capacity of the Navy to affordably build a 313-ship fleet.
(4) According to information provided to Congress
by the Navy, the cost growth in the Littoral Combat Ship program was
attributable to several factors, most notably that--
(A) the strategy adopted for the Littoral
Combat Ship program, a so-called `concurrent design-build' strategy,
was a high-risk strategy that did not account for that risk in the cost
and schedule for the lead ships in the program;
(B) inadequate emphasis was placed on `bid realism' in the evaluation of contract proposals under the program;
(C) late incorporation of Naval Vessel Rules into the program caused significant design delays and cost growth;
(D) the Earned Value Management System of the
contractor under the program did not adequately measure shipyard
performance, and the Navy program organizations did not independently
assess cost performance;
(E) the Littoral Combat Ship program
organization was understaffed and lacking in the experience and
qualifications required for a major defense acquisition program;
(F) the Littoral Combat Ship program
organization was aware of the increasing costs of the Littoral Combat
Ship program, but did not communicate those cost increases directly to
the Assistant Secretary of the Navy in a time manner; and
(G) the relationship between the Naval Sea
Systems Command and the program executive offices for the program was
dysfunctional.
(b) Requirement- In order to halt further cost growth
in the Littoral Combat Ship program, costs and government liability
under future contracts under the Littoral Combat Ship program shall be
limited as follows:
(1) LIMITATION OF COSTS- The total amount obligated
or expended for the procurement costs of the fifth and sixth vessels in
the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class of vessels shall not exceed
$460,000,000 per vessel.
(2) PROCUREMENT COSTS- For purposes of paragraph
(1), procurement costs shall include all costs for plans, basic
construction, change orders, electronics, ordnance, contractor support,
and other costs associated with completion of production drawings, ship
construction, test, and delivery, including work performed
post-delivery that is required to meet original contract requirements.
(3) CONTRACT TYPE- The Navy shall employ a
fixed-price type contract for construction of the fifth and following
ships of the Littoral Combat Ship class of vessels.
(4) LIMITATION OF GOVERNMENT LIABILITY- The Navy
shall not enter into a contract, or modify a contract, for construction
of the fifth or sixth vessel of the Littoral Combat Ship class of
vessels if the limitation of the Government's cost liability, when
added to the sum of other budgeted procurement costs, would exceed
$460,000,000 per vessel.
(5) ADJUSTMENT OF LIMITATION AMOUNT- The Secretary
of the Navy may adjust the amount set forth in paragraphs (1) and (4)
for either vessel referred to in such paragraph by the following:
(A) The amounts of increases or decreases in
costs attributable to compliance with changes in Federal, State, or
local laws enacted after September 30, 2007.
(B) The amounts of outfitting costs and costs required to complete post-delivery test and trials.
(c) Repeal of Superseded Authority- Section 124 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law
109-163; 119 Stat. 3157) is repealed.
SEC. 133. ADVANCED PROCUREMENT FOR VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE PROGRAM.
Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section
102(a)(3) for shipbuilding and conversion for the Navy, $1,172,710,000
may be available for advanced procurement for the Virginia class
submarine program, of which--
(1) $400,000,000 may be available for the procurement of a second ship set of reactor components; and
(2) $70,000,000 may be available for advanced
procurement of non-nuclear long lead time material in order to support
a reduced construction span for the boats in the next multiyear
procurement program.
Subtitle D--Air Force Programs
SEC. 141. LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF C-130E/H TACTICAL AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT.
(a) Limitation- The Secretary of the Air Force may not retire C-130E/H tactical airlift aircraft during fiscal year 2008.
(b) Maintenance of Certain Retired Aircraft- The
Secretary of the Air Force shall maintain each C-130E/H tactical
airlift aircraft retired during fiscal year 2007 in a condition that
will permit recall of such aircraft to future service.
SEC. 142. LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF KC-135E AERIAL REFUELING AIRCRAFT.
The Secretary of the Air Force shall not retire any
KC-135E aerial refueling aircraft of the Air Force in fiscal year 2008
unless the Secretary provides written notification of such retirement
to the congressional defense committees in accordance with established
procedures.
SEC. 143. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM FOR THE KC-X TANKER AIRCRAFT.
(a) Findings- Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Aerial refueling is a critically important force multiplier for the Air Force.
(2) The KC-X tanker aircraft procurement program is the number one acquisition and recapitalization priority of the Air Force.
(3) Given the competing budgetary requirements of
the other Armed Forces and other sectors of the Federal Government, the
Air Force needs to modernize at the most cost effective price.
(4) Competition in defense procurement provides the Armed Forces with the best products at the best price.
(b) Sense of Congress- It is the sense of Congress that the Air Force should--
(1) hold a full and open competition to choose the
best possible joint aerial refueling capability at the most reasonable
price; and
(2) be discouraged from taking any actions that
would limit the ability of either of the teams seeking the contract for
the procurement of KC-X tanker aircraft from competing for that
contract.
SEC. 144. TRANSFER TO GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ OF THREE C-130E TACTICAL AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT.
The Secretary of the Air Force may transfer not more
than three C-130E tactical airlift aircraft, allowed to be retired
under the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364), to the Government of Iraq.
SEC. 145. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATIONS ON RETIREMENT OF B-52 BOMBER AIRCRAFT.
(a) Maintenance of Primary and Backup Inventory of
Aircraft- Subsection (a)(1) of section 131 of the John Warner National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120
Stat. 2111) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking `and' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting `; and'; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph (C):
`(C) shall maintain in a common configuration a
primary aircraft inventory of not less than 63 such aircraft and a
backup aircraft inventory of not less than 11 such aircraft.'.
(b) Notice of Retirement- Subsection (b)(1) of such section is amended by striking `45 days' and inserting `60 days'.
SEC. 146. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE AIR FORCE STRATEGY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AERIAL REFUELING TANKER AIRCRAFT FLEET.
(a) Findings- Congress makes the following findings:
(1) A properly executed comprehensive strategy to
replace Air Force tankers will allow the United States military to
continue to project combat capability anywhere in the world on short
notice without relying on intermediate bases for refueling.
(2) With an average age of 45 years, it is
estimated that it will take over 30 years to replace the KC-135
aircraft fleet with the funding currently in place.
(3) In addition to the KC-X program of record,
which supports the tanker replacement strategy, the Air Force should
immediately pursue that part of the tanker replacement strategy that
would support, augment, or enhance the Air Force air refueling mission,
such as Fee-for-Service support or modifications and upgrades to
maintain the viability of the KC-135 aircraft force structure as the
Air Force recapitalizes the tanker fleet.
(b) Sense of Congress- It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the timely modernization of the Air Force aerial refueling tanker fleet is a vital national security priority; and
(2) in furtherance of meeting this priority, the
Secretary of the Air Force has initiated, and Congress approves of, a
comprehensive strategy for replacing the aerial refueling tanker
aircraft fleet, which includes the following elements:
(A) Replacement of the aging tanker aircraft
fleet with newer and improved capabilities under the KC-X program of
record which supports the tanker replacement strategy, through the
purchase of new commercial derivative aircraft.
(B) Sustainment and extension of the legacy
tanker aircraft fleet until replacement through depot-type
modifications and upgrades of KC-135 aircraft and KC-10 aircraft.
(C) Augmentation of the aerial refueling capability through aerial refueling Fee-for-Service.
SEC. 147. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RAPID FIELDING OF ASSOCIATE INTERMODAL PLATFORM SYSTEM AND OTHER INNOVATIVE LOGISTICS SYSTEMS.
(a) Findings- Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Use of the Associate Intermodal Platform (AIP)
pallet system, developed two years ago by the United States
Transportation Command, could save the United States as much as
$1,300,000 for every 1,000 pallets deployed.
(2) The benefits of the usage of the Associate Intermodal Platform pallet system include the following:
(A) The Associate Intermodal Platform pallet
system can be used to transport cargo alone within current
International Standard of Organization containers and thereby provide
further savings in costs of transportation of cargo.
(B) The Associate Intermodal Platform pallet
system has successfully passed rigorous testing by the United States
Transportation Command at various military installations in the United
States, at a Navy testing lab, and in the field in Iraq, Kuwait, and
Antarctica.
(C) By all accounts the Associate Intermodal
Platform pallet system has performed well beyond expectations and is
ready for immediate production and deployment.
(b) Sense of Congress- It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense should--
(1) rapidly field innovative logistic systems such as the Associated Intermodal Platform pallet system; and
(2) seek to fully procure innovative logistic
systems such as the Associate Intermodal Platform pallet system in
future budgets.
TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 2008 for the use of the Department of Defense for research,
development, test, and evaluation as follows:
(1) For the Army, $11,268,904,000.
(2) For the Navy, $16,296,395,000.
(3) For the Air Force, $25,581,989,000.
(4) For Defense-wide activities, $21,511,739,000,
of which $180,264,000 is authorized for the Director of Operational
Test and Evaluation.
SEC. 202. AMOUNT FOR DEFENSE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
(a) Fiscal Year 2008- Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated by section 201, $11,204,784,000 shall be available for the
Defense Science and Technology Program, including basic research,
applied research, and advanced technology development projects.
(b) Basic Research, Applied Research, and Advanced
Technology Development Defined- For purposes of this section, the term
`basic research, applied research, and advanced technology development'
means work funded in program elements for defense research and
development under Department of Defense budget activity 1, 2, or 3.
Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations
SEC. 211. ADVANCED SENSOR APPLICATIONS PROGRAM.
(a) Transfer of Funds- Of the amount authorized to be
appropriated by section 201(4) for research, development, test, and
evaluation, Defense-wide activities, and made available for the Foreign
Material Acquisition and Exploitation Program and for activities of the
Office of Special Technology, an aggregate of $20,000,000 shall be
transferred to the Advanced Sensor Applications Program not later than
60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Reassignment of Program- Beginning not later than
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Advanced
Sensor Applications Program shall be a program of the Defense Threat
Reduction Agency, managed by the Director of the Defense Threat
Reduction Agency, and shall be executed by the Program Executive
Officer for Aviation for the Navy working for the Director of the
Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
SEC. 212. ACTIVE PROTECTION SYSTEMS.
(a) Comparative Tests Required-
(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary of Defense shall
undertake comparative tests, including live-fire tests, of appropriate
foreign and domestic active protection systems in order--
(A) to determine the effectiveness of such systems; and
(B) to develop information useful in the consideration of the adoption of such systems in defense acquisition programs.
(2) REPORTS- Not later than March 1 of each of 2008
and 2009, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the results of the tests undertaken under
paragraph (1) as of the date of such report.
(b) Comprehensive Assessment Required-
(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary shall undertake a
comprehensive assessment of active protection systems in order to
develop information useful in the development of joint active
protection systems and other defense programs.
(2) ELEMENTS- The assessment under paragraph (1) shall include--
(A) an identification of the potential merits
and operational costs of the use of active protection systems by United
States military forces;
(B) a characterization of the threats that use
of active protection systems by potential adversaries would pose to
United States military forces and weapons;
(C) an identification and assessment of countermeasures to active protection systems;
(D) an analysis of collateral damage potential of active protection systems;
(E) an identification and assessment of
emerging direct-fire and top-attack threats to defense systems that
could potentially deploy active protection systems; and
(F) an identification and assessment of critical technology elements of active protection systems.
(3) REPORT- Not later than December 31, 2008, the
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on the assessment under paragraph (1).
SEC. 213. OBLIGATION AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT OF PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR THE JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER.
Within amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
years after fiscal year 2007 for procurement, and for research,
development, test, and evaluation, for the Joint Strike Fighter
Program, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure the obligation and
expenditure of sufficient amounts each such fiscal year for the
continued development and procurement of two options for the propulsion
system for the Joint Strike Fighter in order to assure the competitive
development and eventual production for the propulsion system for a
Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, thereby giving a choice of engine to the
growing number of nations expressing interest in procuring such
aircraft.
SEC. 214. GULF WAR ILLNESSES RESEARCH.
(1) ADDITIONAL AMOUNT- Of the amount authorized to
be appropriated by section 201(1) for research, development, test, and
evaluation, Army $15,000,000, may be allocated to Medical Advanced
Technology (PE #0603002A) for the Army to carry out, as part of its
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, a program for Gulf
War Illnesses Research.
(b) Purpose- The purpose of the program may be to
develop diagnostic markers and treatments for the complex of symptoms
commonly known as `Gulf War Illnesses (GWI)', including widespread
pain, cognitive impairment, and persistent fatigue in conjunction with
diverse other symptoms and abnormalities, that are associated with
service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations in the early 1990s
during the Persian Gulf War.
(1) Highest priority under the program shall be
afforded to pilot and observational studies of treatments for the
complex of symptoms described in subsection (b) and comprehensive
clinical trials of such treatments that have demonstrated effectiveness
in previous past pilot and observational studies.
(2) Secondary priority under the program may be
afforded to studies that identify objective markers for such complex of
symptoms and biological mechanisms underlying such complex of symptoms
that can lead to the identification and development of such markers and
treatments.
(3) No study shall be funded under the program that
is based on psychiatric illness and psychological stress as the central
cause of such complex of symptoms (as is consistent with current
research findings).
(d) Competitive Selection and Peer Review- The program
shall be conducted using competitive selection and peer review for the
identification of activities having the most substantial scientific
merit, utilizing individuals with recognized expertise in Gulf War
illnesses in the design of the solicitation and in the scientific and
programmatic review processes.
Subtitle C--Missile Defense Programs
SEC. 231. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND DEPLOYMENT OF MISSILE DEFENSES IN EUROPE.
(a) General Limitation- No funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act may be obligated or expended for procurement,
site activation, construction, preparation of equipment for, or
deployment of a long-range missile defense system in Europe until the
following conditions have been met:
(1) The governments of the countries in which major
components of such missile defense system (including interceptors and
associated radars) are proposed to be deployed have each given final
approval to any missile defense agreements negotiated between such
governments and the United States Government concerning the proposed
deployment of such components in their countries.
(2) 45 days have elapsed following the receipt by Congress of the report required under subsection (c)(6).
(b) Additional Limitation- In addition to the
limitation in subsection (a), no funds authorized to be appropriated by
this Act may be obligated or expended for the acquisition or deployment
of operational missiles of a long-range missile defense system in
Europe until the Secretary of Defense, after receiving the views of the
Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, submits to Congress a
report certifying that the proposed interceptor to be deployed as part
of such missile defense system has demonstrated, through successful,
operationally realistic flight testing, a high probability of working
in an operationally effective manner.
(c) Report on Independent Assessment for Ballistic Missile Defense in Europe-
(1) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT- Not later than 30 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall select a federally funded research and development center to
conduct an independent assessment of options for ballistic missile
defense for forward deployed forces of the United States and its allies
in Europe.
(2) ISSUES TO BE ASSESSED- In carrying out the
assessment described in paragraph (1), the federally funded research
and development center selected under that paragraph shall consider the
following in connection with options for missile defense in Europe:
(A) The threat to Europe of ballistic missiles
(including short-range, medium-range, intermediate-range, and
long-range ballistic missiles) from Iran and from other nations (except
Russia), including the likelihood and timing of such threats.
(B) The missile defense capabilities
appropriate to meet current, near-term, and mid-term ballistic missile
threats facing Europe during the period from 2008 through 2015.
(C) Alternative options for defending the
European territory of members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
against the threats described in subparagraph (B).
(D) The utility and cost-effectiveness of
providing ballistic missile defense of the United States with a system
located in Europe, if warranted by the threat, when compared with the
provision of such defense through the deployment of additional
ballistic missile defense in the United States.
(E) The views of European members of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization on the desirability of ballistic missile
defenses for the European territory of such nations.
(F) Potential opportunities for participation by the Government of Russia in a European missile defense system.
(3) TECHNOLOGIES TO BE CONSIDERED- In conducting
the assessment described in paragraph (1), the federally funded
research and development center selected under that paragraph shall
consider, but not be limited to, the following missile defense
technology options:
(A) The Patriot PAC-3 system.
(B) The Medium Extended Air Defense System.
(C) The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system, with all variants of the Standard Missile-3 interceptor.
(D) The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system.
(E) The proposed deployment of Ground-based
Midcourse Defense (GMD) system elements in Europe, consisting of the
proposed 2-stage Orbital Boost Vehicle interceptor, and the proposed
European Midcourse X-band radar.
(F) Forward-Based X-band Transportable (FBX-T) radars.
(G) Other non-United States, North Atlantic Treaty Organization missile defense systems.
(4) FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED- In conducting the
assessment described in paragraph (1), the federally funded research
and development center selected under that paragraph shall consider the
following factors with respect to potential ballistic missile defense
options:
(A) The missile defense needs of the European
members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, including forward
deployed United States forces, with respect to current, near-term, and
mid-term ballistic missile threats.
(B) Operational effectiveness.
(C) Command and control arrangements.
(D) Integration and interoperability with North Atlantic Treaty Organization missile defenses.
(E) Cost and affordability, including possible allied cost-sharing.
(G) The degree of coverage of the European territory of members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
(5) COOPERATION OF OTHER AGENCIES- The Secretary of
Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, and the heads of other
departments and agencies of the United States Government shall provide
the federally funded research and development center selected under
paragraph (1) such data, analyses, briefings, and other information as
the center considers necessary to carry out the assessment described in
that paragraph.
(6) REPORT REQUIRED- Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the federally funded research
and development center selected under paragraph (1) shall submit to the
Secretary of Defense and the congressional defense committees a report
on the results of the assessment described in that paragraph, including
any findings and recommendations of the center as a result of the
assessment.
(7) FORM- The report under paragraph (6) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
(d) Construction- Nothing in this section shall be
construed to limit continuing obligation and expenditure of funds for
missile defense, including for research and development and for other
activities not otherwise limited by subsection (a) or (b).
SEC. 232. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DEPLOYMENT OF MISSILE DEFENSE INTERCEPTORS IN ALASKA.
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this
Act may be obligated or expended to deploy more than 40 Ground-Based
Interceptors at Fort Greely, Alaska, until the Secretary of Defense,
after receiving the views of the Director of Operational Test and
Evaluation, submits to Congress a certification that the Block 2006
Ground-based Midcourse Defense element of the Ballistic Missile Defense
System has demonstrated, through operationally realistic end-to-end
flight testing, that it has a high probability of working in an
operationally effective manner.
SEC. 233. BUDGET AND ACQUISITION REQUIREMENTS FOR MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY ACTIVITIES.
(a) Revised Budget Structure- The budget justification
materials submitted to Congress in support of the Department of Defense
budget for any fiscal year after fiscal year 2008 (as submitted with
the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United
States Code) shall set forth separately amounts requested for the
Missile Defense Agency for each of the following:
(1) Research, development, test, and evaluation.
(3) Operation and maintenance.
(4) Military construction.
(b) Objectives for Acquisition Activities-
(1) IN GENERAL- Commencing as soon as practicable,
but not later than the submittal to Congress of the budget for the
President for fiscal year 2009 under section 1105(a) of title 31,
United States Code, the Missile Defense Agency shall take appropriate
actions to achieve the following objectives in its acquisition
activities:
(A) Improved transparency.
(B) Improved accountability.
(2) REQUIRED ACTIONS- In order to achieve the
objectives specified in paragraph (1), the Missile Defense Agency
shall, at a minimum, take actions as follows:
(A) Establish acquisition cost, schedule, and performance baselines for each Ballistic Missile Defense System element that--
(i) has entered the equivalent of the System Development and Demonstration phase of acquisition; or
(ii) is being produced and acquired for operational fielding.
(B) Provide unit cost reporting data for each
Ballistic Missile Defense System element covered by subparagraph (A),
and secure independent estimation and verification of such cost
reporting data.
(C) Include each year in the budget
justification materials described in subsection (a) a description of
actions being taken in the fiscal year in which such materials are
submitted, and the actions to be taken in the fiscal year covered by
such materials, to achieve such objectives.
(3) SPECIFICATION OF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE
SYSTEM ELEMENTS- The Ballistic Missile Defense System elements that, as
of May 2007, are Ballistic Missile Defense System elements covered by
paragraph (2)(A) are the following elements:
(A) Ground-based Midcourse Defense.
(B) Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense.
(C) Terminal High Altitude Area Defense.
(D) Forward-Based X-band radar-Transportable (AN/TPY-2).
(E) Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications.
(F) Sea-Based X-band radar.
(G) Upgraded Early Warning radars.
SEC. 234. PARTICIPATION OF DIRECTOR, OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, IN MISSILE DEFENSE