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2007
110TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
REPORT

110-146

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008

R E P O R T

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.R. 1585

together with

ADDITIONAL VIEWS

[Including committee cost estimate]

congress.#13

MAY 11, 2007- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008

35-281

2007
110TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
REPORT

110-146

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008

R E P O R T

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.R. 1585

together with

ADDITIONAL VIEWS

[Including committee cost estimate]

congress.#13

MAY 11, 2007- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

	HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
	One Hundred Tenth Congress
IKE SKELTON, Missouri
JOHN SPRATT, South Carolina SOLOMON P. ORTIZ, Texas GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi NEIL ABERCROMBIE, Hawaii MARTY MEEHAN, Massachusetts SILVESTRE REYES, Texas VIC SNYDER, Arkansas ADAM SMITH, Washington LORETTA SANCHEZ, California MIKE MCINTYRE, North Carolina ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California ROBERT A. BRADY, Pennsylvania ROBERT ANDREWS, New Jersey SUSAN A. DAVIS, California RICK LARSEN, Washington JIM COOPER, Tennessee JIM MARSHALL, Georgia MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO, Guam MARK UDALL, Colorado DAN BOREN, Oklahoma BRAD ELLSWORTH, Indiana NANCY BOYDA, Kansas PATRICK J. MURPHY, Pennsylvania HANK JOHNSON, Georgia CAROL SHEA-PORTER, New Hampshire JOE COURTNEY, Connecticut DAVID LOEBSACK, Iowa KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND, New York JOE SESTAK, Pennsylvania GABRIELLE GIFFORDS, Arizona ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland KENDRICK B. MEEK, Florida KATHY CASTOR, Florida	DUNCAN HUNTER, California JIM SAXTON, New Jersey JOHN M. MCHUGH, New York TERRY EVERETT, Alabama ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland HOWARD P. `BUCK' MCKEON, California MAC THORNBERRY, Texas WALTER B. JONES, North Carolina ROBIN HAYES, North Carolina KEN CALVERT, California JO ANN DAVIS, Virginia W. TODD AKIN, Missouri J. RANDY FORBES, Virginia JEFF MILLER, Florida JOE WILSON, South Carolina FRANK A. LOBIONDO, New Jersey TOM COLE, Oklahoma ROB BISHOP, Utah MICHAEL TURNER, Ohio JOHN KLINE, Minnesota CANDICE S. MILLER, Michigan PHIL GINGREY, Georgia MIKE ROGERS, Alabama TRENT FRANKS, Arizona THELMA DRAKE, Virginia CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS, Washington K. MICHAEL CONAWAY, Texas GEOFF DAVIS, Kentucky
ERIN C. CONATON, STAFF DIRECTOR

C O N T E N T S

Page

	Explanation of the Committee Amendments	1
	Purpose	1
	Relationship of Authorization to Appropriations	2
	Summary of Authorization in the Bill	2
	Summary Table of Authorizations	2
	Rationale for the Committee Bill	14
	Hearings	17
	DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS	18
	TITLE I--PROCUREMENT	18
	OVERVIEW	18
	Aircraft Procurement, Army	21
	Overview	21
	Items of Special Interest	25
	Airborne reconnaissance--low	25
	Armed reconnaissance helicopter	25
	UH-60A to UH-60L helicopter upgrade	25
	Missile Procurement, Army	26
	Overview	26
	Items of Special Interest	29
	Patriot PAC-3 missiles	29
	Patriot modifications and pure fleet upgrade	29
	Tube-launched optically-tracked wire-guided missile	29
	Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army	29
	Overview	29
	Items of Special Interest	34
	Abrams tank total integrated engine revitalization program strategy	34
	Abrams tank multiyear procurement authority	34
	Army National Guard Stryker vehicles	34
	Bradley fighting vehicle multiyear procurement authority	35
	Future Combat Systems procurement lines structure	35
	Stryker vehicle program adjustment	36
	Stryker mobile gun system deployment plan	36
	Ammunition Procurement, Army	36
	Overview	36
	Item of Special Interest	41
	Excalibur extended range artillery projectile	41
	Other Procurement, Army	41
	Overview	41
	Items of Special Interest	53
	Automatic identification technology for Army depots	53
	Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below	53
	Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control	53
	Future Unmanned Aerial Vehicle threat to Army Forces	53
	Individual soldier survivability equipment budget line item	54
	Joint Network Node	54
	Maneuver Control System	54
	Mine protection vehicle family	55
	Nonsystems training devices	55
	Profiler system	56
	Radio, improved high-frequency family	56
	Shadow unmanned aerial systems	56
	Simulated expandable combat training capability for Army National Guard	56
	Tactical Operations Centers	57
	Tactical wheeled vehicle armor classification levels	57
	Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund	58
	Overview	58
	Aircraft Procurement, Navy	60
	Overview	60
	Item of Special Interest	66
	P-3C modernization	66
	Weapons Procurement, Navy	66
	Overview	66
	Item of Special Interest	70
	Conventional Trident modification	70
	Ammunition Procurement, Navy & Marine Corps	70
	Overview	70
	Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy	74
	Overview	74
	Items of Special Interest	78
	Littoral Combat Ship	78
	Premature retirement of Navy vessels	79
	San Antonio Class (LPD)	79
	Virginia Class Submarine Advance Procurement	79
	Other Procurement, Navy	80
	Overview	80
	Items of Special Interest	91
	CVN Propeller Replacement Program	91
	DDG 51 modernization program	91
	Envelop protective covers for naval applications	91
	LSD 41 class 60 ton crane upgrades	91
	Procurement, Marine Corps	92
	Overview	92
	Items of Special Interest	98
	Combat Operations Centers	98
	Radio systems	98
	Aircraft Procurement, Air Force	98
	Overview	98
	Items of Special Interest	106
	AC-130 large aircraft infrared countrmeasures	106
	AN/ALQ-213 processor	106
	B-1 bomber modernization	106
	B-2 bomber modernization	107
	B-52	107
	C-5 small arms protective armor	108
	F-16 block 42 engine upgrades	108
	Joint cargo aircraft	108
	KC-135R global air traffic management system	109
	Senior scout shelter	109
	Strategic airlift aircraft	110
	Study on procuring F-35 aircraft for Air National Guard units	111
	Ammunition Procurement, Air Force	112
	Overview	112
	Missile Procurement, Air Force	115
	Overview	115
	Items of Special Interest	119
	Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Remote Visual Assessment	119
	Other Procurement, Air Force	119
	Overview	119
	Items of Special Interest	125
	General information technology	125
	Hawaii Air National Guard Eagle Vision	125
	Lightweight inflatable decontamination system	126
	Rescue streamer distress signal kit	126
	Terminal radar approach control switchgear and quick connect panel	126
	Procurement, Defense-Wide	127
	Overview	127
	Items of Special Interest	133
	MH-47G Reconstruction	133
	Night Vision Devices	133
	Special Operations Craft-Riverine	133
	Special Operations Forces Personnel Equipment Advanced Requirements	133
	Joint Intelligence Operations Centers	134
	Persistence intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance	134
	Procurement, National Guard and Reserve	135
	Overview	135
	LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS	138
	Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations	138
	Section 101-104--Authorization of Appropriations	138
	Section 105--National Guard and Reserve Equipment	138
	Subtitle B--Army Programs	138
	Section 111--Multiyear Procurement Authority for M1A2 Abrams System Enhancement Package Vehicles	138
	Section 112--Multiyear Procurement Authority for M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles, M3A3 Cavalry Fighting Vehicles, and M2A3 Bradley Fire Support Team Vehicles	138
	Section 113--Multiyear Procurement Authority for Conversion of CH-47D Helicopters to CH-47F Configuration	138
	Section 114--Multiyear Procurement Authority for CH-47F Helicopters	138
	Section 115--Limitation on Use of Funds for Joint Network Node Program Pending Certification to Congress	138
	Section 116--Prohibition on Closure of Army Tactical Missile System Production Line Pending Report	139
	Subtitle C--Navy Programs	139
	Section 121--Authority to Transfer Funds for Submarine Engineered Refueling Overhauls and Conversions and for Aircraft Carrier Refueling Complex Overhauls	139
	Section 122--Multiyear Procurement Authority for Virginia-Class Submarine Program	140
	Section 123--Limitation on Final Assembly of VH-71 Presidential Transport Helicopters	140
	Section 124--Limitation on Operational Deployment of Weapons System that Uses Trident Missiles Converted to Carry Conventional Payloads	140
	Section 125--Program to Provide Contractors with Capital Expenditure Incentives	140
	Section 126--Limitation on Use of Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, Funds for Employment of Nonimmigrant Workers	141
	Section 127--Limitation on Concurrent Design and Construction on First Ship of a Shipbuilding Program	141
	Subtitle D--Air Force Programs	141
	Section 131--Limitation on Retiring C-5 Aircraft	141
	Section 132--Limitation on Joint Cargo Aircraft	142
	Section 133--Clarification of Limitation on Retirement of the U-2 Aircraft	142
	Section 134--Repeal of Requirement to Maintain Retired C-130E Tactical Airlift Aircraft	142
	TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, & EVALUATION	142
	OVERVIEW	142
	Army Research, Development, Test, & Evaluation	145
	Overview	145
	Items of Special Interest	160
	Active Protection Systems	160
	Advanced lightweight armor materials	160
	Aerial Common Sensor	160
	Army missile defense systems integration	161
	Cable warning and obstacle avoidance system	161
	Common Remote Operating Weapon Station	161
	Digital array radar	162
	Enhanced flame retardant clothing systems	162
	Epidemiological studies for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom	162
	Future Combat Systems Program	163
	Future Combat Systems manned ground vehicles	165
	Future Combat Systems system of systems engineering and program management	165
	Future Combat Systems unmanned aerial systems	165
	Future Combat Systems unmanned ground vehicles	166
	Global Combat Support System	166
	Leishmaniasis skin test antigen	166
	Lightweight small arms technologies	167
	Longitudinal research on troop health outcomes	167
	Modeling fatigue and cognitive effectiveness	168
	Nanocrystalline laminates and protective coatings for rotorcraft windscreens	168
	Network enabled combat identification	168
	Oxygen diffusion dressings	168
	Patriot/Medium Extended Air Defense System combined aggregate program	169
	Polymer matrix composites for rotorcraft drive systems	169
	RAND Arroyo Center	169
	Sensor visualization and data fusion program	170
	Smart energetic architecture for missile systems	170
	Tactical metal fabrication system	170
	Tactical wheeled vehicle improvement program	170
	Tactical wheeled vehicle long term armoring strategy	171
	Training-based collaborative research in consequence management	171
	Unmanned rotorcraft risk reduction demonstrations	172
	Warfighter Information Network--Tactical	172
	Navy Research, Development, Test, & Evaluation	172
	Overview	172
	Items of Special Interest	185
	76mm super rapid medium caliber gun system	185
	Advanced materials for acoustic window applications	185
	Advanced non-lethal hail and warning laser system	185
	Affordable Weapon System	185
	Age exploration model	186
	Blossom Point Satellite facility	186
	Countermine light imaging detection and ranging undersea autonomous vehicle based system	186
	Critical composite technologies for special operations forces medium range endurance craft	187
	DDG 1000 permanent magnet motor system	187
	Deep extended echo ranging	187
	Diagnostic/prognostic pump system	187
	DP-2 vectored thrust aircraft	188
	Fiber optic technology	188
	Free electron laser development for naval applications	188
	High temperature superconducting motor	188
	Hybrid-electric drive systems	189
	Improved corrosion protection for electromagnetic aircraft launch system	189
	Joint Stand-Off Weapon-Extended Range	189
	Marine Corps assault vehicles	189
	Maritime identification surveillance technology	190
	MK-48 torpedo technology development	190
	Propulsor manufacturing technology development	190
	Reliable Replacement Warhead	191
	Rotorcraft external airbag system	191
	Seafighter	191
	Software reconfigurable payloads	192
	Tactical e-field buoy development program	192
	Virtual medical education	192
	Air Force Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation	193
	Overview	193
	Items of Special Interest	207
	Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft Demonstration	207
	Advanced Extremely High Frequency 4	207
	Airborne Signals Intelligence Enterprise	207
	Alternate infrared satellite system	207
	B-2 Small Diameter Bomb integration	208
	Biostatic protective clothing	208
	C-130 airlift squadrons	208
	California Space Infrastructure Project	209
	Combat search and recovery vehicle	209
	Communications support environment	209
	Electro-magnetic interference grid fabrication technology	210
	EMP immune computer hardware	210
	Enhanced smart triple ejector rack	210
	Global Positioning System IIF, satellites 13-15	211
	Global Positioning System III	211
	Global Positioning System modernized user equipment	212
	High Accuracy Network Determination System	212
	High Integrity Global Positioning Systems	212
	Inductive thermography inspection equipment	213
	Intelligent Free Space Optical Satellite Communications Node	213
	Joint Strike Fighter	213
	KC-X	214
	Lightweight, compact transmitter for imaging laser radar	214
	Low emission hybrid electric engine propulsion	215
	Metals Affordability Initiative	215
	National Security Space Integration	215
	Operationally Responsive Space	215
	Optical maximum entropy verification	216
	Radiation Hardened Electronics	216
	Rivet Joint Network Interface Growth	216
	Satellite Active Imaging National Testbed program	217
	Self-Aware--Space Situation Awareness	217
	Space Based Infrared System, geosynchronous satellite 4	217
	Space Based Infrared System-High Mission Control System backup	217
	Space Control Test Capabilities	217
	Space entrepreneurship	217
	Space fence	218
	Space Situational Awareness	218
	Strategic airlift transformation and integration modeling	218
	Wideband Global System laser communication integration	218
	Defense-Wide Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation	218
	Overview	218
	Items of Special Interest	233
	Advanced energy storage technology initiative	233
	Advanced Mission Planning Tools	233
	Airborne network gateway	234
	Ballistic missile defense	234
	Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense	235
	Arrow Weapons System	236
	Ballistic Missile Defense Command and Control, Battle Management and Communication	236
	Ballistic Missile Defense joint warfighter support	236
	Ballistic Missile Defense sensors	236
	Ballistic Missile Defense system core	236
	Ballistic Missile Defense system space programs	237
	Ballistic Missile Defense technology	237
	Boost defense segment	237
	European missile defense site	238
	Kinetic Energy Interceptor	240
	Missile defense cooperation with Japan and Australia	240
	Multiple Kill Vehicle	240
	Space Tracking and Surveillance System	241
	Special programs--Missile Defense Agency	241
	Terminal High Altitude Area Defense	241
	Warfighter Involvement Program	242
	Basic research for combating weapons of mass destruction	242
	Budget exhibits and program elements	243
	Chemical and Biological Defense Program	244
	Advanced technology development	244
	Applied research	244
	Basic research	244
	Contextual Arabic analysis program	245
	Defense Technical Information Center	245
	Enterprise License Agreement	246
	Foliage penetration reconnaissance and surveillance	246
	Human systems integration	246
	Information assurance activities	247
	Innovation for national security	248
	In-transit visibility system	248
	Irregular Warfare Support	249
	Joint Capability Technology Demonstration	249
	Joint command and control	250
	Joint Experimentation program	250
	Joint Wargaming Simulation Management Office	251
	License plate recognition initiative	251
	Medical Free Electron Laser	251
	National Defense Education Program	252
	Office of Force Transformation	253
	Posture review of critical infrastructures	253
	Rapid identification of commercial information technologies for military requirements	253
	Secure free space optical communications	254
	Small craft common operational picture	254
	Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program	254
	Synthetic Aperture Radar Coherent Change Detection	255
	Vacuum electronics	255
	Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense	255
	Overview	255
	LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS	257
	Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations	257
	Section 201--Authorization of Appropriations	257
	Section 202--Amount for Defense Science and Technology	257
	Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations	257
	Section 211--Operational Test and Evaluation of Future Combat Systems Network	257
	Section 212--Limitation on Systems Development and Demonstration of Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Program	257
	Section 213--Requirement to Obligate Funds for Development and Procurement of a Competitive Propulsion System for the Joint Strike Fighter	258
	Section 214--Limitation on Use of Funds for Manufacturing Science and Technology Program	258
	Subtitle C--Missile Defense Programs	259
	Section 221--Oversight of Missile Defense Agency Programs by Director of Operational Test & Evaluation	259
	Section 222--Fielding of Ballistic Missile Defense Capabilities and Future Roles and Missions of Missile Defense Agency	259
	Section 223--Limitation on Use of Funds for Replacing Warhead on SM-3 Block IIA Missile	260
	Section 224--Two-year Extension of Comptroller General Assessments of Ballistic Missile Programs	260
	Section 225--Independent Study on Deploying Missile Defense System in Europe	260
	Section 226--Sense of Congress Concerning Full Support for Development and Fielding of a Layered Ballistic Missile Defense	260
	Subtitle D--Other Matters	261
	Section 231--Responsibility for Human Systems Integration Activities	261
	Section 232--Expansion of Authority for Encouragement of Technology Transfer	261
	Section 233--Army Venture Capital Fund Demonstration	261
	Section 234--Independent Tests for Combat Helmet Pad Suspension Systems	262
	Section 235--Report on Implementation of Manufacturing Technology Program	262
	Section 236--Assessment of Sufficient Test and Evaluation Personnel	262
	Section 237--Repeal of Requirement for Separate Reports on Technology Area Review and Assessment Summaries	263
	TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE	263
	OVERVIEW	263
	ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST	295
	Budget Request Adjustments	295
	Air Force Depot Purchased Equipment Maintenance	296
	Army Prepositioned Stocks	296
	B-52	296
	Cheyenne Mountain	297
	Corpus Christi Military Seaport Upgrades	297
	Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle Program Office Support	297
	Maintain 36th Rescue Flight, Fairchild AFB	298
	Navy Aircraft Depot Maintenance	298
	Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative	298
	Reserve Forces Ship Maintenance	298
	Environmental Issues	299
	Marine Mammal Protection Act	299
	Study on Military Readiness and Exemptions to Environmental Laws	299
	Other Matters	300
	Depot Maintenance Workload Carryover	300
	Facility Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization	300
	Ground Combat Skills Training	301
	Impact of Contingency Operations on the Army Working Capital Fund	302
	Lifecycle Sustainment Strategic Plans	303
	Military Tire Privatization	303
	Prime Vendor Contracts	303
	Program for Tracking High-Altitude Aviation Training	304
	Senior Scientific Technical Manager Positions at Naval Warfare Centers	304
	LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS	304
	Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations	304
	Section 301--Operation and Maintenance Funding	304
	Section 302--Working Capital Funds	305
	Section 303--Other Department of Defense Programs	305
	Subtitle B--Environmental Provisions	305
	Section 311--Reimbursement of Environmental Protection Agency for Certain Costs in Connection with Moses Lake Wellfield Superfund Site, Moses Lake, Washington	305
	Section 312--Reimbursement of Environmental Protection Agency for Certain Costs in Connection with Arctic Surplus Superfund Site, Fairbanks, Alaska	305
	Section 313--Payment to Environmental Protection Agency of Stipulated Penalties in Connection with Jackson Park Housing Complex, Washington	305
	Subtitle C--Workplace and Depot Issues	305
	Section 321--Increase in Threshold Amount for Contracts for Procurement of Capital Assets in Advance of Availability of Working-Capital Funds for the Procurement	305
	Section 322--Authorization of Availability of Working-Capital Funds for Certain Product Improvements	306
	Section 323--Authorization of Use of Working-Capital Funds for Acquisition of Certain Items	306
	Section 324--Modification to Public-Private Competition Requirements Before Conversion to Contractor Performance	307
	Section 325--Public-Private Competition at End of Period Specified in Performance Agreement Not Required	307
	Section 326--Guidelines on Insourcing New and Contracted Out Functions	307
	Section 327--Additional Requirements for Annual Report on Public-Private Competitions	307
	Section 328--Restriction on Office of Management and Budget Influence Over Department of Defense Public-Private Competitions	308
	Section 329--Public-Private Competition Bid Protests by Federal Employees	308
	Section 330--Public-Private Competition Required Before Conversion to Contractor Performance	308
	Section 331--Reauthorization and Modification of Multi-Trades Demonstration Project	309
	Subtitle D--Extension of Program Authorities	309
	Section 341--Extension of Arsenal Support Program Initiative	309
	Section 342--Extension of Period for Reimbursement for Helmet Pads Purchased by Members of the Armed Forces Deployed in Contingency Operations	309
	Subtitle E--Reports	309
	Section 351--Inclusion of National Guard Readiness for Civil Support Missions in Quarterly Personnel and Unit Readiness Report	309
	Section 352--Plan to Improve Readiness of Active and Reserve Component Ground Forces	310
	Section 353--Plan for Optimal Use of Strategic Ports by Commander of Surface Distribution and Deployment Command	311
	Section 354--Independent Assessment of Civil Reserve Air Fleet Viability	311
	Section 355--Annual Report on Prepositioned Materiel and Equipment	312
	Section 356--Conditions on Relocation of North American Aerospace Defense Command Center and Related Functions From Cheyenne Mountain to Peterson Air Force Base	312
	Section 357--Report on Public-Private Partnerships	313
	Subtitle F--Other Matters	313
	Section 361--Authority for Department of Defense to Provide Support for Certain Sporting Events	313
	Section 362--Reasonable Restrictions on Payment of Full Replacement Value for Lost or Damaged Personal Property Transported at Government Expense	313
	Section 363--Priority Transportation on Department of Defense Aircraft of Retired Members Residing in Commonwealths and Possessions of the United States for Certain Health Care Services	314
	Section 364--Recovery of Missing Military Property	314
	Section 365--Retention of Army Combat Uniforms by Members of Army Deployed in Support of Contingency Operations	315
	Section 366--Issue of Serviceable Material Other Than to Armed Forces	315
	Section 367--Prohibition on Deactivation of 36th Rescue Flight	315
	Section 368--Limitation on Expenditure of Funds for Initial Flight Screening at Pueblo Memorial Airport	315
	TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS	316
	OVERVIEW	316
	LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS	316
	Subtitle A--Active Forces	316
	Section 401--End Strengths for Active Forces	316
	Section 402--Revision in Permanent Active Duty End Strength Minimum Levels	317
	Section 403--Additional Authority for Increases of Army and Marine Corps Active Duty End Strengths for Fiscal Years 2009 and 2010	317
	Section 404--Increase in Authorized Strengths for Army Officers on Active Duty in the Grade of Major	318
	Section 405--Increase in Authorized Strengths for Navy Officers on Active Duty in the Grades of Lieutenant Commander, Commander, and Captain	318
	Subtitle B--Reserve Forces	318
	Section 411--End Strengths for Selected Reserve	318
	Section 412--End Strengths for Reserves on Active Duty in Support of the Reserves	318
	Section 413--End Strengths for Military Technicians (Dual Status)	319
	Section 414--Fiscal Year 2008 Limitation on Number of Non-Dual Status Technicians	319
	Section 415--Maximum Number of Reserve Personnel Authorized to be on Active Duty for Operational Support	319
	Section 416--Future Authorizations and Accounting for Certain Reserve Component Personnel Authorized to be on Active Duty or Full-Time National Guard Duty to Provide Operational Support	320
	Section 417--Revision of Variances Authorized for Selected Reserve End Strengths	320
	Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations	320
	Section 421--Military Personnel	320
	Section 422--Armed Forces Retirement Home	321
	Section 423--Offsetting Transfers from National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund	321
	TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY	321
	OVERVIEW	321
	ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST	322
	Access to Member Social Security Numbers	322
	Cost and Impact of Allowing Service Members to Utilize Their GI Bill to Repay Student Loans	322
	Deployment Impact on Military Minor Dependents	323
	Display of the National League of Families POW/MIA Flag at Department of Defense Facilities	323
	Increased Funding for Prisoner of War and Missing Personnel Operations	324
	Increased Military Operations on Guam	324
	National Guard Educational Initiatives	325
	Pay and Retirement Service Credit for Students at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences and Other Education Programs	325
	Review of Privileged or Protected Communications Made by Victims	326
	LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS	326
	Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy	326
	Section 501--Assignment of Officers to Designated Positions of Importance and Responsibility	326
	Section 502--Increase in Years of Commissioned Service Threshold for Discharge of Probationary Officers and for Use of Force Shaping Authority	326
	Section 503--Special Promotion Authority for Navy Career Military Professors	326
	Subtitle B--Reserve Component Matters	327
	Section 511--Mandatory Separation of Reserve Officers in the Grade of Lieutenant General or Vice Admiral after Completion of 38 Years of Commissioned Service	327
	Section 512--Constructive Service Credit upon Original Appointment of Reserve Officers in Certain Health Care Professions	327
	Section 513--Maximum Period of Temporary Federal Recognition of Person as Army National Guard Officer or Air Force Reserve Officer	327
	Section 514--Military Technicians (Dual Status) in the Selected Reserve	327
	Section 515--Working Group on Reintegration of Reserve Component Members Returning from Deployment	327
	Section 516--National Guard Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program	328
	Section 517--Advance Notice to Members of Reserve Components of Deployment in Support of Contingency Operations	328
	Subtitle C--Education and Training	329
	Section 521--Reduction or Elimination of Service Obligation in an Army Reserve or Army National Guard Troop Program Unit for Certain Persons Selected as Medical Students at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	329
	Section 522--Increase in Annual Limit on Number of ROTC Scholarships Under Army Reserve and Army National Guard Program	329
	Section 523--Revisions to Authority to Pay Tuition for Off-Duty Training or Education	329
	Section 524--National Defense University Master's Degree Programs	329
	Section 525--Recodification in Title 38, United States Code, of Certain Educational Assistance Programs for Members of the Reserve Components	330
	Section 526--Secretary of Defense Evaluation of the Adequacy of the Degree-Granting Authorities of Certain Military Universities and Educational Institutions	330
	Section 527--Navy Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps Unit for Southold, Mattituck, and Greenport High Schools	330
	Subtitle D--General Service Authorities	330
	Section 531--Authority to Reduce Required Service Obligation for Initial Appointment of Qualified Health Professionals as Officers in Critical Specialties	330
	Section 532--Reenlistment in Former Enlisted Grade after Service as an Officer	331
	Subtitle E--Military Justice and Legal Assistance Matters	331
	Section 541--Authority to Designate Certain Civilian Employees of the Federal Government as Eligible for Legal Assistance from Department of Defense Legal Staff Resources	331
	Subtitle F--Decorations and Awards	331
	Section 551--Authorization and Request for Award of Medal of Honor to Leslie H. Sabo, Jr., for Acts of Valor During the Vietnam War	331
	Section 552--Authorization and Request for Award of Medal of Honor to Henry Svehla for Acts of Valor During the Korean War	331
	Section 553--Authorization and Request for Award of Medal of Honor to Woodrow W. Keeble for Acts of Valor During the Korean War	331
	Section 554--Authorization and Request for Award of Medal of Honor to Private Philip G. Shadrach for Acts of Valor During the Civil War	331
	Section 555--Authorization and Request for Award of Medal of Honor to Private George D. Wilson for Acts of Valor as one of Andrews Raiders During the Civil War	332
	Section 556--Cold War Victory Medal	332
	Subtitle G--Impact Aid and Defense Dependents Education System	332
	Section 561--Tuition Assistance for Military Dependents in Overseas Areas Where Schools Operated by Defense Dependents' Education System Are Not Reasonably Available	332
	Section 562--Continuation of Authority To Assist Local Educational Agencies that Benefit Dependents of Members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense Civilian Employees	332
	Subtitle H--Other Matters	333
	Section 571--Extension of Authority To Accept Gifts, Devises, or Bequests to Benefit Members of the Armed Forces, Dependents, and Civilian Employees of the Department of Defense	333
	Section 572--Uniform Performance Policies for Military Bands and Other Musical Units	333
	Section 573--Repeal of Limitation on Number of Academies of Department of Defense STARBASE Program in a Single State	333
	Section 574--Combat Veterans Mentoring Program for Current Members of the Armed Forces	333
	Section 575--Recognition of Members of the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program of the Civil Affairs and Military Government Sections of the Armed Forces During and Following World War II	333
	Section 576--Program To Commemorate 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War	333
	TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS	334
	OVERVIEW	334
	ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST	334
	Base Access for Vendors Serving Military Resale Activities	334
	Combined Commissary and Exchange Store	335
	Military Resale and Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Activities at Joint Bases	335
	Payment of Imminent Danger Pay to Members Who Serve in Combat Zones for Short Periods	336
	Treatment of Retired Pay for General and Flag Officers Who Subsequently Return to Service on Active Duty in the Reserve Component	336
	LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS	337
	Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances	337
	Section 601--Fiscal Year 2008 Increase in Military Basic Pay	337
	Section 602--Basic Allowance for Housing for Reserve Component, Members Without Dependents Who Attend Accession Training While Maintaining a Primary Residence	337
	Section 603--Income Replacement Payments for Reserve Component Members Experiencing Extended and Frequent Mobilization for Active Duty Service	337
	Section 604--Participation of Members of the Uniformed Services in Thrift Savings Plan	337
	Section 605--Enhancement of Referral Bonus To Encourage Service in the Army	337
	Section 606--Guaranteed Pay Increase for Members of the Armed Forces of One-Half of One Percentage Point Higher Than Employment Cost Index	338
	Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays	338
	Section 611--Extension of Certain Bonus and Special Pay Authorities for Reserve Forces	338
	Section 612--Extension of Certain Bonus and Special Pay Authorities for Health Care Professionals	338
	Section 613--Extension of Special Pay and Bonus Authorities for Nuclear Officers	338
	Section 614--Extension of Authorities Relating to Payment of Other Bonuses and Special Pays	338
	Section 615--Increase in Incentive Special Pay and Multiyear Retention Bonus for Medical Officers	339
	Section 616--Increase in Dental Officer Additional Special Pay	339
	Section 617--Definition of Sea Duty for Career Sea Pay to Include Multi-Crew Ships	339
	Section 618--Reenlistment Bonus for Members of the Selected Reserve	339
	Section 619--Availability of Selected Reserve Accession Bonus for Persons Who Previously Served in the Armed Forces for a Short Period	339
	Section 620--Availability of Nuclear Officer Continuation Pay for Officers with More Than 26 Years of Commissioned Service	339
	Section 621--Waiver of Years-of-Service Limitation on Receipt of Critical Skills Retention Bonus	339
	Section 622--Accession Bonus for Participants in the Armed Forces Health Professional Scholarship and Financial Assistance Program	340
	Section 623--Payment of Assignment Incentive Pay for Reserve Members Serving in Combat Zone for More than 22 Months	340
	Section 624--Increase in Maximum Monthly Rate of Hardship Duty Pay	341
	Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowance	341
	Section 631--Allowance for Participation in Reserve Screening Conducted through Electronic Means	341
	Section 632--Allowance for Civilian Clothing for Members of the Armed Forces Traveling in Connection with Medical Evacuation	341
	Section 633--Moving Expenses for JROTC Instructors Who Agree to Serve in Hard-to-Fill Positions	341
	Section 634--Transportation of Additional Motor Vehicle of Members on Change of Permanent Station to or from Nonforeign Areas Outside the Continental United States	341
	Section 635--Payment of Inactive Duty Training Travel Costs for Certain Selected Reserve Members	341
	Subtitle D--Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits	342
	Section 641--Disregarding Periods of Confinement of Member in Determining Benefits for Dependents Who are Victims of Abuse by the Member	342
	Section 642--Continuation of Authority for Members of the Armed Forces to Designate a Recipient for a Portion of the Death Gratuity	342
	Section 643--Recoupment of Annuity Amounts Previously Paid, but Subject to Offset for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation	342
	Section 644--Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance for Persons Affected by Required Survivor Benefit Plan Annuity Offset for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation	342
	Section 645--Expansion of Combat-Related Special Compensation Eligibility for Chapter 61 Military Retirees with Fewer than 20 Years of Creditable Service	343
	Subtitle E--Commissary and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits	343
	Section 651--Access to Defense Commissary and Exchange System by Surviving Spouse and Dependents of Certain Disabled Veterans	343
	Section 652--Authority to Continue Commissary and Exchange Benefits for Certain Involuntarily Separated Members of the Armed Forces	343
	Section 653--Authorization of Installment Deductions from Pay of Employees of Executive Branch Instrumentalities to Collect Indebtedness to the United States	343
	Subtitle F--Consolidation of Special Pay, Incentive Pay, and Bonus Authorities	343
	Section 661--Consolidation of Special Pay, Incentive Pay, and Bonus Authorities of the Uniformed Services	343
	Section 662--Transitional Provisions	344
	Subtitle G--Other Matters	344
	Section 671--Expansion of Education Loan Repayment Program for Members of the Selected Reserve	344
	Section 672--Ensuring Entry into United States after Time Abroad for Permanent Resident Alien Military Spouses and Children	344
	Section 673--Overseas Naturalization for Military Spouses and Children	344
	TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS	345
	OVERVIEW	345
	ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST	346
	TRICARE Beneficiaries and Employer Group Health Plans	346
	Joint Unified Medical Command Studies	346
	Military Gynecological Cancer Education	347
	Military Mental Health Initiative	347
	Multi-Center Clinical Research Trials for the Treatment of Military Burn Victims	348
	Traumatic Brain Injury Initiative	348
	TRICARE Fraud Study	349
	LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS	349
	Section 701--Extension of Prohibition on Increases in Certain Health Care Costs for Members of the Uniformed Services	349
	Section 702--Temporary Prohibition on Increase in Copayments Under Retail Pharmacy System of Pharmacy Benefits Program	350
	Section 703--Fair Pricing Under Pharmacy Benefits Program	350
	Section 704--Prohibition on Conversion of Military Medical and Dental Positions to Civilian Medical and Dental Positions	350
	Section 705--Establishment of Nurse Practitioner Program	350
	Section 706--Services of Mental Health Counselors	351
	Section 707--Extension of Pilot Program for Health Care Delivery	351
	Section 708--Stipend for Members of Reserve Components for Health Care for Certain Dependents	351
	Section 709--Joint Pathology Center	351
	Section 710--Report on Training in Preservation of Remains Under Combat or Combat-Related Conditions	352
	Section 711--Pre- and Post-Deployment Assessments for the Purpose of Determining the Cognitive Functioning and Brain Health of Deployed Members of the Armed Forces	352
	Section 712--Guaranteed Funding for Walter Reed Army Medical Center	352
	TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS	352
	ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST	352
	Analysis of Contractor Payment Withholding	352
	Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan	353
	Department of the Navy Military Deputy for Acquisition	353
	Domestic Sourcing for Ship Components	354
	Domestic Steel Production	354
	High Performance Magnets	355
	Improving Identification and Acquisition of Commercial Information Technology	355
	Other Transaction Authority for IT Programs	356
	Procurement Technical Assistance Program	357
	Report on the Use of Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Certain Commercial Items	357
	Rights to Programmatic Data	357
	Selected Acquisition Reports	358
	Small Business Contracting	359
	Strategic Materials Protection Board	359
	LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS	359
	Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management	359
	Section 801--Definition of Commercial Services	359
	Section 802--Acquisition Workforce Provisions	359
	Section 803--Guidance on Defense Procurements Made through Contracts of Other Agencies	360
	Section 804--Prohibition on Procurement from Beneficiaries of Foreign Subsidies	360
	Section 805--Prohibition on Procurement from Companies in Violation of the Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act	360
	Section 806--Lead Systems Integrators	361
	Section 807--Procurement Goal for Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions and Alaska Native-Serving Institutions	361
	Section 808--Reinvestment in Domestic Sources of Strategic Materials	361
	Section 809--Clarification of the Protection of Strategic Materials Critical to National Security	362
	Section 810--Debarment of Contractors Convicted of Criminal Violations of the Arms Export Control Act	362
	Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations	362
	Section 811--Change to the Truth in Negotiations Act Exception for the Acquisition of a Commercial Item	362
	Section 812--Clarification of Submission of Cost or Pricing Data on Noncommercial Modifications of Commercial Items	362
	Section 813--Plan for Restricting Government-Unique Contract Clauses on Commercial Contracts	363
	Section 814--Extension of Authority for Use of Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Certain Commercial Items	363
	Section 815--Extension of Authority to Fill Shortage Category Positions for Certain Federal Acquisition Positions	363
	Section 816--Extension of Authority to Carry Out Certain Prototype Projects	363
	Section 817--Clarification of Limited Acquisition Authority for Special Operations Command	364
	Section 818--Exemption of Special Operations Command from Certain Requirements for Contracts Relating to Vessels, Aircraft, and Combat Vehicles	364
	Section 819--Provision of Authority to Maintain Equipment to Unified Combatant Command for Joint Warfighting	364
	Section 820--Market Research	364
	Subtitle C--Accountability in Contracting	365
	Section 821--Limitation on Length of Noncompetitive Contracts	365
	Section 822--Maximizing Fixed-Price Procurement Contracts	365
	Section 823--Public Disclosure of Justification and Approval Documents for Non-Competitive Contracts	366
	Section 824--Disclosure of Government Contractor Audit Findings	366
	Section 825--Study of Acquisition Workforce	367
	Section 826--Report to Congress	367
	Subtitle D--Contractor Provision	367
	Section 831--Memorandum of Understanding on Matters Relating to Contracting	367
	Section 832--Comptroller General Reviews and Reports on Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan	368
	Section 833--Definitions	368
	Section 834--Competition for Equipment Supplied to Iraq and Afghanistan	369
	Subtitle E--Other Matters	369
	Section 841--Rapid Commercial Information Technology Identification Demonstration Project	369
	Section 842--Report to Congress Required on Delays in Major Phases of Acquisition Process for Major Automated Information System Programs	369
	Section 843--Requirement for Licensing of Certain Military Designations and Likenesses of Weapons Systems to Toy and Hobby Manufacturers	369
	Section 844--Change in Grounds for Waiver of Limitation on Service Contract to Acquire Military Flight Simulator	370
	Section 845--Evaluation of Cost of Compliance with Requirement to Buy Certain Articles from American Sources	370
	Section 846--Requirements Relating to Waivers of Certain Domestic Source Limitations	370
	Section 847--Multiple Cost Threshold Breaches	370
	Section 848--Phone Cards	371
	Section 849--Jurisdiction Under Contract Disputes Act of 1978 over Claims, Disputes, and Appeals Arising out of Maritime Contracts	371
	Section 850--Clarification of Jurisdiction of the United States District Courts to Hear Bid Protest Disputes Involving Maritime Contracts	371
	TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT	371
	ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST	371
	Acquisition Management and Joint Operations of Unmanned Aerial Systems	371
	Defense Policy Reorganization	373
	Full Spectrum Analysis on Irregular Warfare	373
	LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS	375
	Subtitle A--Department of Defense Management	375
	Section 901--Additional Requirements Relating to Limitation on Major Department of Defense Headquarters Activities Personnel	375
	Section 902--Flexibility to Adjust the Number of Deputy Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs	375
	Section 903--Change in Eligibility Requirements for Appointment to Department of Defense Leadership Positions	376
	Section 904--Revisions in Functions and Activities of Special Operations Command	376
	Section 905--Redesignation of the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps	376
	Section 906--Management System of the Department of Defense	376
	Section 907--Acquisition Parity for Special Operations Command	377
	Section 908--Department of Defense Board of Actuaries	377
	Subtitle B--Space Activities	377
	Section 911--Space Protection Policy and Strategy	377
	Section 912--Biennial Report on Management of Space Cadre within the Department of Defense	377
	Subtitle C--Chemical Demilitarization Program	378
	Section 921--Chemical Demilitarization Citizens Advisory Commission	378
	Section 922--Sense of Congress on Completion of Destruction of United States Chemical Weapons Stockpile	378
	Subtitle D--Intelligence Related Matters	378
	Section 931--Reports on Foreign Language Proficiency	378
	Section 932--Technical Amendments to Title 10, United States Code, Arising from Enactment of the intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004	379
	Subtitle E--Roles and Missions Analysis	380
	Section 941--Analysis and Organization of Roles and Missions of Department of Defense	380
	Section 942--Identification of Core Competencies of the Military Departments and Other Entities within the Department of Defense	380
	Section 943--Review of Capabilities of the Military Departments and other Entities	380
	Section 944--Joint Requirements Oversight Council Additional Duties Relating to Core Mission Areas	381
	Section 945--Requirement for Certification of Major Systems Prior to Technology Development	381
	Section 946--Presentation of Future-Years Mission Budget by Core Mission Area	382
	Section 947--Future Capability Planning by Joint Requirements Oversight Council	382
	Subtitle F--Other Matters	382
	Section 951--Department of Defense Consideration of Effect of Climate Change on Department Facilities, Capabilities, and Missions	382
	Section 952--Interagency Policy Coordination	383
	Section 953--Expansion of Employment Creditable Under Service Agreements Under National Security Education Program	383
	Section 954--Study of National Security Interagency System	383
	TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS	384
	ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST	384
	Counter-Drug Activities	384
	Overview	384
	Items of Special Interest	384
	Budget requests	384
	International Support	385
	Southwest Border Fence	385
	Airborne Counter-Narcotics/Terrorism Threat Protection System	386
	LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS	386
	Subtitle A--Financial Matters	386
	Section 1001--General Transfer Authority	386
	Section 1002--United States Contribution to NATO Common-Funded Budgets in Fiscal Year 2008	386
	Subtitle B--Policy Relating to Vessels and Shipyards	386
	Section 1011--Limitation on Leasing of Foreign-Built Vessels	386
	Section 1012--Policy Relating to Major Combatant Vessels of the Strike Forces of the United States Navy	387
	Subtitle C--Counter-Drug Activities	387
	Section 1021--Extension of Authority for Joint Task Forces to Provide Support to Law Enforcement Agencies Conducting Counter-Terrorism Activities	387
	Subtitle D--Reports	387
	Section 1031--Extension and Modification of Report Relating to Hardened and Deeply Buried Targets	387
	Section 1032--Comptroller General Review of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization	388
	Section 1033--Report on a National Joint Modeling and Simulation Development Strategy	388
	Subtitle E--Other Matters	388
	Section 1041--Enhancement of Corrosion Control and Prevention Functions within the Department of Defense	388
	Section 1042--Support by National Guard for National Special Security Events and Other Critical National Security Activities	389
	Section 1043--Improved Authority to Provide Rewards for Assistance in Combating Terrorism	389
	Section 1044--Revision of Proficiency Flying Definition	390
	Section 1045--Support for Non-Federal Development and Testing of Material for Chemical Agent Defense	390
	Section 1046--Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States	390
	Section 1047--Technical and Clerical Amendments	390
	Section 1048--Repeal of Certification Requirements	390
	Section 1049--Prohibition on Sale by Department of Defense of Parts for F-14 Fighter Aircraft	391
	Section 1050--Maintenance of Capability for Space-Based Nuclear Detection	391
	Section 1051--Additional Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams	391
	Section 1052--Sense of Congress Regarding Need to Replace Army M109 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer	391
	Section 1053--Sense of Congress Regarding Detainees at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba	391
	Section 1054--Repeal of Provisions in Section 1076 of Public Law 109-364 Relating to Use of Armed Forces in Major Public Emergencies	392
	TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS	392
	ITEM OF SPECIAL INTEREST	392
	Incentives for Deployed Civilians	392
	LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS	393
	Subtitle A--Financial Matters	393
	Section 1101--Compensation for Federal Wage System Employees for Certain Travel Hours	393
	Section 1102--Special Benefits for Civilian Employees Assigned on Deployment Temporary Change of Station	393
	Section 1103--Accumulation of Annual Leave by Senior Level Employees	393
	Section 1104--Travel Compensation for Wage Grade Personnel	394
	Section 1105--Death Gratuity Authorized for Federal Employees	394
	Section 1106--Modifications to the National Security Personnel System	394
	Section 1107--Annuity Commencing Dates	395
	Section 1108--Flexibility in Setting Pay for Employees Who Move from a Department of Defense or Coast Guard Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality Position to a Position in the General Schedule Pay System	395
	Section 1109--Transportation of Dependents, Household Effects, and Personal Property to Former Home Following Death of Federal Employee Where Death Resulted from Disease or Injury Incurred in a Combat zone	395
	Section 1110--Use of Leave Transfer Program by Wounded Veterans Who are Federal Employees	396
	Section 1111--Requirement for Full Implementation of Personnel Demonstration Project	396
	TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS	396
	ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST	396
	Accuracy of Tracing Personnel Data on Iraqi Security Forces	396
	Contributions of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's International Security Assistance Force to Security and Stability in Afghanistan	397
	Iraqi WMD Scientists	397
	Report on Certain Cooperative Activities Involving the United States and India	397
	Report on Combatant Commanders Initiative Fund	398
	Report On Feasibility and Advisability of a Stability Operations Fellowship Program	400
	Report on Use of Liaison Authorities	400
	Train and Equip Authorities	400
	United States' Contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization-led International Security Assistance Force	401
	LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS	402
	Subtitle A--Assistance and Training	402
	Section 1201--Military-to-Military Contacts and Comparable Activities	402
	Section 1202--Authority for Support of Military Operations to Combat Terrorism	402
	Section 1203--Medical Care and Temporary Duty Travel Expenses for Liaison Officers of Certain Foreign Nations	402
	Section 1204--Extension and Expansion of Department of Defense Authority to Participate in Multinational Military Centers of Excellence	403
	Section 1205--Reauthorization of Commanders' Emergency Response Program	403
	Section 1206--Expansion of Program to Build the Capacity of Foreign Military Forces to Include Pakistan's Other Security Forces	403
	Section 1207--Authority to Provide Assistance to Foreign Nations to Assist in Recovery and Accounting Activities for Missing United States Government Personnel	403
	Section 1208--Authority to Provide Automatic Identification System Data on Maritime Shipping to Foreign Countries and International Organizations	404
	Section 1209--Report on Foreign Assistance-Related Programs, Projects, and Activities Carried out by the Department of Defense	404
	Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Iraq	404
	Section 1221--Modification of Authorities Relating to the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction	404
	Section 1222--Continuation of Prohibition on Establishment of Permanent Military Installations in Iraq or United States Control Over Oil Resources of Iraq	404
	Section 1223--Report on Department of Defense Efforts to Build the Capacity of the Government of Iraq to Carry Out Reconstruction Activities in Iraq	404
	Section 1224--Report on Implementation of Multi-National Forces-Iraq/United States Embassy Baghdad Joint Campaign Plan and Efforts to Achieve Political Reform in Iraq	405
	Section 1225--Report on Training of the Iraqi Security Forces	406
	Section 1226--Sense of Congress on Responsibilities of the Iraqi Council of Representatives to Enact Laws to Achieve Political Reform and Diminish Support for the Insurgency in Iraq	406
	Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Afghanistan	406
	Section 1231--Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction	406
	Section 1232--Report on Progress toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan	407
	Section 1233--Report on Progress of the Department of Defense's Counter-Narcotics Programs for Afghanistan	407
	Section 1234--United States Plan for Sustaining the Afghanistan National Security Forces	408
	Subtitle D--Other Matters	408
	Section 1241--Cooperative Research and Development Agreements: NATO Organizations; Allied and Friendly Foreign Countries	408
	Section 1242--Extension of Counterproliferation Program Review Committee	409
	Section 1243--Sense of Congress Concerning the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation	409
	Section 1244--Sense of Congress Concerning the Strategic Military Capabilities and Intentions of the People's Republic of China	409
	TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION	410
	OVERVIEW	410
	ITEM OF SPECIAL INTEREST	410
	Shchuch'ye Chemical Weapons Destruction Project	410
	LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS	411
	Section 1301--Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction Programs and Funds	411
	Section 1302--Funding Allocations	411
	Section 1303--New Initiatives for the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program	411
	Section 1304--Requirements Relating to Chemical Weapons Destruction Shchuch'ye, Russia	412
	Section 1305--Repeal of Restrictions on Cooperative Threat Reduction Program	413
	Section 1306--Authority to Use Cooperative Threat Reduction Funds Outside the Former Soviet Union	413
	TITLE XIV--WOUNDED WARRIOR ASSISTANCE	413
	OVERVIEW	413
	LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS	413
	Section 1401--Definitions	413
	Subtitle A--Improved Assistance for Wounded Warriors	414
	Section 1411--Improvements to Medical and Dental Care for Members of the Armed Forces Assigned to Hospitals in an Outpatient Status	414
	Section 1412--Establishment of a Department of Defense-wide Ombudsman Office	414
	Section 1413--Establishment of Toll-Free Hot Line for Reporting Deficiencies in Medical-Related Support Facilities and Expedited Response to Reports of Deficiencies	414
	Section 1414--Notification to Congress of Hospitalization of Combat Wounded Service Members	414
	Section 1415--Independent Medical Advocate for Members before Medical Evaluation Boards	415
	Section 1416--Training and Workload for Physical Evaluation Board Liaison Officers	415
	Section 1417--Standardized Training Program and Curriculum for Department of Defense Disability Evaluation System	415
	Section 1418--Improved Training for Health Care Professionals, Medical Care Case Managers, and Service Member Advocates on Particular Conditions of Recovering Service Members	415
	Section 1419--Pilot Program to Establish an Army Wounded Warrior Battalion at an Appropriate Active Duty Base	415
	Section 1420--Criteria for Removal of Member from Temporary Disability Retired List	416
	Section 1421--Improved Transition of Members of the Armed Forces to Department of Veterans Affairs upon Retirement or Separation	416
	Section 1422--Establishment of Medical Support Fund for Support of Members of the Armed Forces Returning to Military Service or Civilian Life	416
	Section 1423--Oversight Board for Wounded Warriors	416
	Section 1424--Option for Members of Reserve Components to Use Military Medical Treatment Facilities Closest to Home for Certain Injuries	416
	Section 1425--Plans and Research for Reducing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	417
	Subtitle B--Studies and Reports	417
	Section 1431--Annual Report on Military Medical Facilities	417
	Section 1432--Access of Recovering Service Members to Adequate Outpatient Residential Facilities	417
	Section 1433--Evaluation and Report on Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Evaluation Systems	417
	Section 1434--Study and Report on Support Services for Families of Recovering Service Members	418
	Section 1435--Report on Traumatic Brain Injury Classifications	418
	Section 1436--Evaluation of the Polytrauma Liaison Officer/Non-Commissioned Officer Program	418
	Section 1437--Study and Report on Standard Soldier Patient Tracking System	418
	Section 1438--Study and Report on Waiting Periods for Appointments at Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facilities	418
	Subtitle C--General Provisions	419
	Section 1451--Moratorium on Conversion to Contractor Performance of Department of Defense Functions at Military Medical Facilities	419
	Section 1452--Prohibition on Transfer of Resources from Medical Care	419
	Section 1453--Increase in Physicians at Hospitals of the Department of Veterans Affairs	419
	TITLE XV--AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS DUE TO OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM	419
	OVERVIEW	419
	SUMMARY TABLE OF AUTHORIZATIONS	419
	ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST	420
	Procurement	464
	F/A-18E/F	464
	F-15 modification	464
	Hellfire missiles	464
	Joint network node	465
	Joint strike fighter	465
	MC-130J	465
	Mine resistant ambush protected vehicle	466
	Radio, improved high frequency, commercial off the shelf family	467
	Single channel ground and airborne radio system family	467
	Tactical operations centers reduction	468
	Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation	468
	A-10 squadrons	468
	E-10 squadrons	468
	F-16 squadrons	469
	Operation and Maintenance	469
	Logistics Civil Augmentation Program	469
	Military Personnel	470
	Military Construction	470
	LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS	471
	Section 1501--Purpose and Statement of Congressional Policy	471
	Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations	471
	Section 1502--Army Procurement	471
	Section 1503--Navy and Marine Corps Procurement	471
	Section 1504--Air Force Procurement	471
	Section 1505--Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund	471
	Section 1506--Defense-Wide Activities Procurement	471
	Section 1507--Research, Development, Test and Evaluation	471
	Section 1508--Operations and Maintenance	471
	Section 1509--Working Capital Funds	471
	Section 1510--Other Department of Defense Programs	471
	Section 1511--Iraq Freedom Fund	472
	Section 1512--Iraq Security Forces Fund	472
	Section 1513--Afghanistan Security Forces Fund	472
	Section 1514--Military Personnel	472
	Section 1515--Authorized Army Construction and Land Acquisition Projects	472
	Section 1516--Authorized Navy Construction and Land Acquisition Projects	472
	Section 1517--Treatment as Additional Authorizations	472
	TITLE XVI--NATIONAL GUARD ENHANCEMENT	472
	ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST	472
	Joint Qualification Credit for Service as the Adjutant General of a State	472
	Report on Reforms Needed to Produce Sufficient Numbers of Qualified Reserve Component Personnel to Serve in Senior General and Flag Officer Positions	473
	LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS	474
	Section 1601--Short Title	474
	Subtitle A--National Guard Bureau	474
	Section 1611--Enhancement of Duties and Position of Chief of the National Guard Bureau	474
	Section 1612--Establishment of the National Guard Bureau as Joint Activity of Department of Defense	475
	Section 1613--Enhancement of Functions of National Guard Bureau	475
	Section 1614--Requirement for Secretary of Defense to Prepare Annual Plan for Response to Natural Disasters and Terrorist Events	476
	Section 1615--Determination of Department of Defense Civil Support Requirements	476
	Section 1616--Conforming and Clerical Amendments	477
	Subtitle B--Additional Reserve Component Enhancements	477
	Section 1621--United States Northern Command	477
	Section 1622--Council of Governors	478
	Section 1623--Reserve Policy Board	478
	Section 1624--Requirements for Certain High-Level Positions to be Held by Reserve Component General or Flag Officers	478
	Section 1625--Retirement Age and Years of Service Limitations on Certain Reserve General and Flag Officers	479
	Section 1626--Additional Reporting Requirements Relating to National Guard Equipment	479
	TITLE XVII--DEFENSE READINESS PRODUCTION BOARD	479
	OVERVIEW	479
	LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS	480
	Section 1701--Purpose	480
	Section 1702--Establishment of Defense Readiness Production Board	480
	Section 1703--Defense Production Industry Advisory Board	481
	Section 1704--Role of Chairman of Board in Certain Reporting Processes	481
	Section 1705--Authority to Use Multiyear Contracts	481
	Section 1706--Transfer Authority	482
	Section 1707--Special Authority for Use of Working Capital Funds for Critical Readiness Requirements	482
	Section 1708--Strategic Readiness Fund	482
	DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS	482
	PURPOSE	482
	MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND FAMILY HOUSING OVERVIEW	482
	Section 2001--Short Title	508
	TITLE XXI--ARMY	508
	SUMMARY	508
	ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST	508
	Advanced Individual Training Barracks	508
	Explanation of Funding Adjustments	508
	Planning and Design	509
	Unspecified Minor Construction	509
	Wounded Warrior Accessibility Requirements	509
	LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS	510
	Section 2101--Authorized Army Construction and Land Acquisition Projects	510
	Section 2102--Family Housing	510
	Section 2103--Improvements to Military Family Housing Units	510
	Section 2104--Authorization of Appropriations, Army	510
	Section 2105--Modification of Authority to Carry Out Certain Fiscal Year 2006 Projects	510
	TITLE XXII--NAVY	510
	SUMMARY	510
	ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST	510
	Explanation of Funding Adjustments	510
	Naval Master Jet Basing	511
	Planning and Design, Navy	512
	LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS	512
	Section 2201--Authorized Navy Construction and Land Acquisition Projects	512
	Section 2202--Family Housing	512
	Section 2203--Improvements to Military Family Housing Units	512
	Section 2204--Authorization of Appropriations, Navy	512
	Section 2205--Repeal of Authorization for Construction of Navy Outlying Landing Field, Washington County, North Carolina	512
	TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE	513
	SUMMARY	513
	ITEM OF SPECIAL INTEREST	513
	Planning and Design, Air Force	513
	LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS	513
	Section 2301--Authorized Air Force Construction and Land Acquisition Projects	513
	Section 2302--Family Housing	513
	Section 2303--Improvements to Military Family Housing Units	513
	Section 2304--Authorization of Appropriations, Air Force	513
	Section 2305--Modification of Authority to Carry Out Certain Fiscal Year 2006 Projects	513
	TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES	514
	SUMMARY	514
	ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST	514
	BRAC 2005 Implementation	514
	Explanation of Funding Adjustments	514
	LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS	514
	Section 2401--Authorized Defense Agencies Construction and Land Acquisition Projects	514
	Section 2402--Energy Conservation Projects	515
	Section 2403--Authorized Base Realignment and Closure Activities Funded Through Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005	515
	Section 2404--Authorization of Appropriations, Defense Agencies	515
	TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM	515
	SUMMARY	515
	LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS	515
	Section 2501--Authorized NATO Construction and Land Acquisition Projects	515
	Section 2502--Authorization of Appropriations, NATO	515
	TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES	515
	SUMMARY	515
	ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST	516
	Niagara Air Reserve Base, New York	516
	Planning and Design, Air Reserve	516
	Planning and Design, Army National Guard	516
	Planning and Design, Naval and Marine Corps Reserve	516
	Unspecified Minor Construction, Army National Guard	517
	LEGISLATIVE PROVISION	517
	Section 2601--Authorized Guard and Reserve Construction and Land Acquisition Projects	517
	TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS	517
	LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS	517
	Section 2701--Expiration of Authorizations and Amounts Required to be Specified by Law	517
	Section 2702--Extension of Authorizations of Certain Fiscal Year 2005 Projects	517
	Section 2703--Extension of Authorizations of Certain Fiscal Year 2004 Projects	517
	Section 2704--Effective Date	518
	TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS	518
	ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST	518
	Carrier Basing	518
	Department of Defense Energetics Center Vision 2020	518
	Energy Conversation Forum	518
	F-35 Basing and Training Strategy	519
	Land Use Planning	519
	Military Construction Pricing Inequities	520
	Military Family Housing Leases in Korea	520
	Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency	521
	Report on United States Military Bases and Facilities in Afghanistan	521
	Responsiveness of the Department of Defense to Congressional Reporting Requirements	522
	LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS	522
	Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes	522
	Section 2801--Temporary Authority to Support Revitalization of Department of Defense Laboratories through Unspecified Minor Military Construction Projects	522
	Section 2802--Increased Threshold for Congressional Notification of Leases for Military Family Housing Facilities in Foreign Countries	522
	Section 2803--Limitations on Use of Alternative Authority for Acquisition and Improvement of Military Housing for Privatization of Temporary Lodging Facilities	522
	Section 2804--Expansion of Authority to Exchange Reserve Component Facilities	523
	Section 2805--Extension of Authority to Accept Cash Equalization Payments for Reserve Component Facility Exchanges	523
	Section 2806--Authority to Use Operation and Maintenance Funds for Construction Projects Outside the United States	523
	Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration	523
	Section 2811--Continued Consolidation of Real Property Provisions Without Substantive Change	523
	Section 2812--Cooperative Agreement Authority for Management of Cultural Resources on Certain Sites Outside Military Installations	523
	Section 2813--Agreements to Limit Encroachments and other Constraints on Military Training, Testing, and Operations	524
	Section 2814--Expansion to all Military Departments of Army Pilot Program for Purchase of Certain Municipal Services for Military Installations	524
	Section 2815--Retention of Proceeds from Enhanced Use Leases at Selfridge Air National Guard Base	524
	Section 2816--Prohibition on Commercial Flights into Selfridge Air National Guard Base	524
	Subtitle C--Base Closure and Realignment	524
	Section 2821--Transfer of Funds from Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005 to Department of Defense Housing Funds	524
	Subtitle D--Land Conveyances	524
	Section 2831--Conditions on Acquisition of Land for Expansion of Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colorado	524
	Section 2832--Grant of Easement, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida	525
	Section 2833--Land Conveyance, Lynn Haven Fuel Depot, Lynn Haven, Florida	525
	Section 2834--Additional Conditions on Lease of Property for Headquarters Facility for United States Southern Command, Florida	525
	Section 2835--Transfer of Jurisdiction, Former Nike Missile Site, Grosse Isle, Michigan	525
	Section 2836--Land Exchange, Fort Hood, Texas	525
	Sectopm 2837--Exchange of Jurisdiction Over Real Property Involving Fort Belvoir, Virginia	525
	Section 2838--Modification of Conveyance Authority, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California	526
	Subtitle E--Energy Security	526
	Section 2851--Repeal of Congressional Notification Requirement Regarding Cancellation Ceiling for Department of Defense Energy Savings Performance Contracts	526
	Section 2852--Report on Opportunities for Leveraging Funds of the Department of Defense and States to Prevent Disruption in Event of Electric Grid or Pipeline Failures	526
	Subtitle F--Other Matters	526
	Section 2861--Revised Deadline for Transfer of Arlington Naval Annex to Arlington National Cemetery	526
	Section 2862--Transfer of Jurisdiction over Air Force Memorial to Department of the Air Force	526
	Section 2863--Establishment of National Military Working Dog Teams Monument on Suitable Military Installations	527
	Section 2864--Naming Housing Facility at Fort Carson, Colorado, in Honor of The Honorable Joel Hefley, a Former Member of the United States House of Representatives	527
	Section 2865--Naming Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center at Rock Island, Illinois, in Honor of The Honorable Lane Evans, a Former Member of the United States House of Representatives	527
	Section 2866--Naming of Research Laboratory at Air Force Rome Research Site, Rome, New York, in Honor of The Honorable Sherwood L. Boehlert, a Former Member of the United States House of Representatives	527
	Section 2867--Naming of Administration Building at Joint Systems Manufacturing Center, Lima, Ohio, in Honor of The Honorable Michael G. Oxley, a Former Member of the United States House of Representatives	527
	Section 2868--Naming of the Logistics Automation Training Facility, Army Quartermaster Center and School, Fort Lee, Virginia, in honor of General Richard H. Thompson	527
	DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS	528
	TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS	528
	OVERVIEW	528
	ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST	528
	National Nuclear Security Administration	528
	Overview	528
	Weapons Activities	528
	Future Nuclear Weapons Stockpile and Complex	528
	Reliable Replacement Warhead	528
	Consolidated Plutonium Center	529
	B61 Life Extension Program	530
	Inertial Confinement Fusion Ignition and High Yield Campaign	530
	Advanced Simulation and Computing Campaign	530
	Engineering Campagin	531
	Readiness in Technical Base and Facilities	531
	Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation	531
	Overview	531
	National Nuclear Security Administration Office of the Administrator	532
	Nonproliferation, Research and Development	532
	Radiation Detection Technology	533
	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Capabilities Replacement Laboratory	533
	Nonproliferation and International Security	533
	International Materials Protection and Cooperation	534
	Second Line of Defense	534
	Global Threat Reduction Initiative	534
	Fissile Materials Disposition	535
	Disposition of Surplus Plutonium	535
	Russian Surplus Fissile Materials Disposition	535
	Environmental and Other Defense Activities	536
	Overview	536
	Salt Waste Processing Facility	537
	Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant	537
	Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order Milestones	537
	Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal	538
	LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS	538
	Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations	538
	Section 3101--National Nuclear Security Administration	538
	Section 3102--Defense Environmental Cleanup	538
	Section 3103--Other Defense Activities	538
	Section 3104--Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal	538
	Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations	538
	Section 3111--Study on Using Existing Pits for the Reliable Replacement Warhead Program	538
	Section 3112--National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Study on Nuclear Weapons Complex Protective Forces	539
	Section 3113--Report on Retirement and Dismantlement of Nuclear Warheads	539
	Section 3114--Assessment of Security Risks Posed to Nuclear Weapons Complex	539
	Section 3115--Department of Energy Report on Plan to Strengthen and Expand International Radiological Threat Reduction Program	539
	Section 3116--Department of Energy Report on Plan to Strengthen and Expand Materials Cooperation Control and Accounting Program	540
	Section 3117--Authority to Use International Nuclear Materials Protection and Cooperation Program Funds Outside the Former Soviet Union	540
	Section 3118--Increased Authority for Ombudsman Under Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program	540
	TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD	541
	OVERVIEW	541
	LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS	541
	Section 3201--Authorization	541
	TITLE XXXIII--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE	541
	ITEM OF SPECIAL INTEREST	541
	Beryllium Shortfalls	541
	LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS	541
	Section 3301--Authorized Uses of National Defense Stockpile Funds	541
	Section 3302--Revisions to Required Receipt Objectives for Previously Authorized Disposals from National Defense Stockpile	542
	TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES	542
	LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS	542
	Section 3401--Authorization of Appropriations	542
	TITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION	542
	ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST	542
	Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program	542
	Student Incentive Payments at State Maritime Academies	543
	LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS	544
	Section 3501--Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008	544
	Section 3502--Temporary Authority to Transfer Obsolete Combatant Vessels to Navy for Disposal	544
	Departmental Data	544
	Department of Defense Authorization Request	544
	Communications From Other Committees	546
	Fiscal Data	557
	Congressional Budget Office Estimate	557
	Committee Cost Estimate	557
	Compliance with House Rule XXI	558
	Oversight Findings	572
	General Performance Goals and Objectives	572
	Constitutional Authority Statement	573
	Statement of Federal Mandates	573
	Record Votes	573
	Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported	584
	Additional Views	585
	Additional views of Duncan Hunter, Jim Saxton, John M. McHugh, Terry Everett, Howard P. `Buck' McKeon, Mac Thornberry, Robin Hayes, W. Todd Akin, J. Randy Forbes, Jeff Miller, Joe Wilson, Rob Bishop, Michael Turner, John Kline, Candice S. Miller, Phil Gingrey, Michael D. Rogers, Trent Franks, Thelma D. Drake, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, K. Michael Conaway	585
	Additional views of Duncan Hunter	588
	Additional views of Solomon P. Ortiz, Carol Shea-Porter	589
	Additional views of Solomon P. Ortiz, Neil Abercrombie, Rob Bishop, Walter B. Jones, Carol Shea-Porter, Mike Rogers	590
	Additional views of Solomon P. Ortiz, Loretta Sanchez	592
	Additional views of Trent Franks, Jeff Miller	626
	Additional views of Thelma Drake, J. Randy Forbes	639
	Additional views of Cathy McMorris Rodgers	641

110TH CONGRESS

Report

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

1st Session

110-146

--NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008

May 11, 2007- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Mr. SKELTON, from the Committee on Armed Services, submitted the following

R E P O R T

together with

ADDITIONAL VIEWS

[To accompany H.R. 1585]

The Committee on Armed Services, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 1585) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with amendments and recommend that the bill as amended do pass.

The amendments are as follows:

The amendment strikes all after the enacting clause of the bill and inserts a new text which appears in italic type in the reported bill.

The title of the bill is amended to reflect the amendment to the text of the bill.

EXPLANATION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS

The committee adopted an amendment in the nature of a substitute during the consideration of H.R. 1585. The title of the bill is amended to reflect the amendment to the text of the bill. The remainder of the report discusses the bill, as amended.

PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION

The bill would--(1) Authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for procurement and for research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E); (2) Authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for operation and maintenance (O&M) and for working capital funds; (3) Authorize for fiscal year 2007: (a) the personnel strength for each active duty component of the military departments; (b) the personnel strength for the Selected Reserve for each reserve component of the armed forces; (c) the military training student loads for each of the active and reserve components of the military departments; (4) Modify various elements of compensation