HR 4986
1-16-08, House Passed Bill 369-46
1-22-08, Senate Passed Bill 91-3
1-28-08, Became Public law 110-181
H.R. 4986
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Enrolled as
Agreed to or Passed by Both House and Senate)
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TREATMENT OF EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.
(a) Short Title- This Act may be cited as the `National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2008'.
(b) Explanatory Statement- The Joint Explanatory Statement submitted by
the Committee of Conference for the conference report to accompany H.R.
1585 of the 110th Congress (Report 110-477) shall be deemed to be part of
the legislative history of this Act and shall have the same effect with
respect to the implementation of this Act as it would have had with respect
to the implementation of H.R. 1585, if such bill had been enacted.
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Divisions- This Act is organized into three divisions as follows:
(1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations.
(2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations.
(3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security Authorizations
and Other Authorizations.
(b) Table of Contents- The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; treatment of explanatory statement.
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees.
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 101. Army.
Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps.
Sec. 103. Air Force.
Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities.
Sec. 105. National Guard and Reserve equipment.
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. Multiyear procurement authority for conversion of CH-47D helicopters
to CH-47F configuration.
Sec. 114. Multiyear procurement authority for CH-47F helicopters.
Sec. 115. Limitation on use of funds for Increment 1 of the Warfighter
Information Network-Tactical program pending certification to Congress.
Sec. 116. Prohibition on closure of Army Tactical Missile System production
line pending report.
Sec. 117. Stryker Mobile Gun System.
Subtitle C--Navy Programs
Sec. 121. Multiyear procurement authority for Virginia-class submarine
program.
Sec. 122. Report on shipbuilding investment strategy.
Sec. 123. Sense of Congress on the preservation of a skilled United States
shipyard workforce.
Sec. 124. Assessments required prior to start of construction on first
ship of a shipbuilding program.
Sec. 125. Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program.
Subtitle D--Air Force Programs
Sec. 131. Limitation on Joint Cargo Aircraft.
Sec. 132. Clarification of limitation on retirement of U-2 aircraft.
Sec. 133. Repeal of requirement to maintain retired C-130E tactical aircraft.
Sec. 134. Limitation on retirement of C-130E/H tactical airlift aircraft.
Sec. 135. Limitation on retirement of KC-135E aerial refueling aircraft.
Sec. 136. Transfer to Government of Iraq of three C-130E tactical airlift
aircraft.
Sec. 137. Modification of limitations on retirement of B-52 bomber aircraft.
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. Operational test and evaluation of Future Combat Systems network.
Sec. 212. Limitation on use of funds for systems development and demonstration
of Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program.
Sec. 213. Requirement to obligate and expend funds for development and
procurement of a competitive propulsion system for the Joint Strike Fighter.
Sec. 214. Limitation on use of funds for defense-wide manufacturing science
and technology program.
Sec. 215. Advanced Sensor Applications Program.
Sec. 216. Active protection systems.
Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense
Sec. 221. Participation of Director, Operational Test and Evaluation,
in missile defense test and evaluation activities.
Sec. 222. Study on future roles and missions of the Missile Defense Agency.
Sec. 223. Budget and acquisition requirements for Missile Defense Agency
activities.
Sec. 224. Limitation on use of funds for replacing warhead on SM-3 Block
IIA missile.
Sec. 225. Extension of Comptroller General assessments of ballistic missile
defense programs.
Sec. 226. Limitation on availability of funds for procurement, construction,
and deployment of missile defenses in Europe.
Sec. 227. Sense of Congress on missile defense cooperation with Israel.
Sec. 228. Limitation on availability of funds for deployment of missile
defense interceptors in Alaska.
Sec. 229. Policy of the United States on protection of the United States
and its allies against Iranian ballistic missiles.
Subtitle D--Other Matters
Sec. 231. Coordination of human systems integration activities related
to acquisition programs.
Sec. 232. Expansion of authority for provision of laboratory facilities,
services, and equipment.
Sec. 233. Modification of cost-sharing requirement for Technology Transition
Initiative.
Sec. 234. Report on implementation of Manufacturing Technology Program.
Sec. 235. Assessment of sufficiency of test and evaluation personnel.
Sec. 236. Repeal of requirement for separate reports on technology area
review and assessment summaries.
Sec. 237. Modification of notice and wait requirement for obligation of
funds for foreign comparative test program.
Sec. 238. Strategic Plan for the Manufacturing Technology Program.
Sec. 239. Modification of authorities on coordination of Defense Experimental
Program to Stimulate Competitive Research with similar Federal programs.
Sec. 240. Enhancement of defense nanotechnology research and development
program.
Sec. 241. Federally funded research and development center assessment
of the Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research.
Sec. 242. Cost-benefit analysis of proposed funding reduction for High
Energy Laser Systems Test Facility.
Sec. 243. Prompt global strike.
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.
Sec. 315. Notification of certain residents and civilian employees at
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, of exposure to drinking water contamination.
Subtitle C--Workplace and Depot Issues
Sec. 321. Availability of funds in Defense Information Systems Agency
Working Capital Fund for technology upgrades to Defense Information Systems
Network.
Sec. 322. Modification to public-private competition requirements before
conversion to contractor performance.
Sec. 323. Public-private competition at end of period specified in performance
agreement not required.
Sec. 324. Guidelines on insourcing new and contracted out functions.
Sec. 325. Restriction on Office of Management and Budget influence over
Department of Defense public-private competitions.
Sec. 326. Bid protests by Federal employees in actions under Office of
Management and Budget Circular A-76.
Sec. 327. Public-private competition required before conversion to contractor
performance.
Sec. 328. Extension of authority for Army industrial facilities to engage
in cooperative activities with non-Army entities.
Sec. 329. Reauthorization and modification of multi-trades demonstration
project.
Sec. 330. Pilot program for availability of working-capital funds to Army
for certain product improvements.
Subtitle D--Extension of Program Authorities
Sec. 341. Extension of Arsenal Support Program Initiative.
Sec. 342. Extension of period for reimbursement for helmet pads purchased
by members of the Armed Forces deployed in contingency operations.
Sec. 343. Extension of temporary authority for contract performance of
security guard functions.
Subtitle E--Reports
Sec. 351. Reports on National Guard readiness for emergencies and major
disasters.
Sec. 352. Annual report on prepositioned materiel and equipment.
Sec. 353. Report on incremental cost of early 2007 enhanced deployment.
Sec. 354. Modification of requirements of Comptroller General report on
the readiness of Army and Marine Corps ground forces.
Sec. 355. Plan to improve readiness of ground forces of active and reserve
components.
Sec. 356. Independent assessment of Civil Reserve Air Fleet viability.
Sec. 357. Department of Defense Inspector General report on physical security
of Department of Defense installations.
Sec. 358. Review of high-altitude aviation training.
Sec. 359. Reports on safety measures and encroachment issues and master
plan for Warren Grove Gunnery Range, New Jersey.
Sec. 360. Report on search and rescue capabilities of the Air Force in
the northwestern United States.
Sec. 361. Report and master infrastructure recapitalization plan for Cheyenne
Mountain Air Station, Colorado.
Subtitle F--Other Matters
Sec. 371. Enhancement of corrosion control and prevention functions within
Department of Defense.
Sec. 372. Authority for Department of Defense to provide support for certain
sporting events.
Sec. 373. Authority to impose reasonable restrictions on payment of full
replacement value for lost or damaged personal property transported at
Government expense.
Sec. 374. Priority transportation on Department of Defense aircraft of
retired members residing in Commonwealths and possessions of the United
States for certain health care services.
Sec. 375. Recovery of missing military property.
Sec. 376. Retention of combat uniforms by members of the Armed Forces
deployed in support of contingency operations.
Sec. 377. Issue of serviceable material of the Navy other than to Armed
Forces.
Sec. 378. Reauthorization of Aviation Insurance Program.
TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS
Subtitle A--Active Forces
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Sec. 402. Revision in permanent active duty end strength minimum levels.
Sec. 403. Additional authority for increases of Army and Marine Corps
active duty end strengths for fiscal years 2009 and 2010.
Sec. 404. Increase in authorized strengths for Army officers on active
duty in the grade of major.
Sec. 405. Increase in authorized strengths for Navy officers on active
duty in the grades of lieutenant commander, commander, and captain.
Sec. 406. Increase in authorized daily average of number of members in
pay grade E-9.
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. 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.
Sec. 417. Revision of variances authorized for Selected Reserve end strengths.
Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 421. Military personnel.
TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY
Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy
Sec. 501. Assignment of officers to designated positions of importance
and responsibility.
Sec. 502. Enhanced authority for Reserve general and flag officers to
serve on active duty.
Sec. 503. Increase in years of commissioned service threshold for discharge
of probationary officers and for use of force shaping authority.
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. Expansion of authority for reenlistment of officers in their
former enlisted grade.
Sec. 507. Increase in authorized number of permanent professors at the
United States Military Academy.
Sec. 508. Promotion of career military professors of the Navy.
Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management
Sec. 511. Retention of military technicians who lose dual status in the
Selected Reserve due to combat-related disability.
Sec. 512. Constructive service credit upon original appointment of Reserve
officers in certain health care professions.
Sec. 513. Mandatory separation of Reserve officers in the grade of lieutenant
general or vice admiral after completion of 38 years of commissioned service.
Sec. 514. Maximum period of temporary Federal recognition of person as
Army National Guard officer or Air National Guard officer.
Sec. 515. Advance notice to members of reserve components of deployment
in support of contingency operations.
Sec. 516. Report on relief from professional licensure and certification
requirements for reserve component members on long-term active duty.
Subtitle C--Education and Training
Sec. 521. Revisions to authority to pay tuition for off-duty training
or education.
Sec. 522. 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.
Sec. 523. Repeal of annual limit on number of ROTC scholarships under
Army Reserve and Army National Guard financial assistance program.
Sec. 524. Treatment of prior active service of members in uniformed medical
accession programs.
Sec. 525. Repeal of post-2007-2008 academic year prohibition on phased
increase in cadet strength limit at the United States Military Academy.
Sec. 526. National Defense University master's degree programs.
Sec. 527. Authority of the Air University to confer degree of master of
science in flight test engineering.
Sec. 528. Enhancement of education benefits for certain members of reserve
components.
Sec. 529. Extension of period of entitlement to educational assistance
for certain members of the Selected Reserve affected by force shaping
initiatives.
Sec. 530. Time limit for use of educational assistance benefit for certain
members of reserve components and resumption of benefit.
Sec. 531. Secretary of Defense evaluation of the adequacy of the degree-granting
authorities of certain military universities and educational institutions.
Sec. 532. Report on success of Army National Guard and Reserve Senior
Reserve Officers' Training Corps financial assistance program.
Sec. 533. Report on utilization of tuition assistance by members of the
Armed Forces.
Sec. 534. Navy Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit for Southold,
Mattituck, and Greenport High Schools.
Sec. 535. Report on transfer of administration of certain educational
assistance programs for members of the reserve components.
Subtitle D--Military Justice and Legal Assistance Matters
Sec. 541. Authority to designate civilian employees of the Federal Government
and dependents of deceased members as eligible for legal assistance from
Department of Defense legal staff resources.
Sec. 542. Authority of judges of the United States Court of Appeals for
the Armed Forces to administer oaths.
Sec. 543. Modification of authorities on senior members of the Judge Advocate
Generals' Corps.
Sec. 544. Prohibition against members of the Armed Forces participating
in criminal street gangs.
Subtitle E--Military Leave
Sec. 551. Temporary enhancement of carryover of accumulated leave for
members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 552. Enhancement of rest and recuperation leave.
Subtitle F--Decorations and Awards
Sec. 561. Authorization and request for award of Medal of Honor to Leslie
H. Sabo, Jr., for acts of valor during the Vietnam War.
Sec. 562. Authorization and request for award of Medal of Honor to Henry
Svehla for acts of valor during the Korean War.
Sec. 563. Authorization and request for award of Medal of Honor to Woodrow
W. Keeble for acts of valor during the Korean War.
Sec. 564. Authorization and request for award of Medal of Honor to Private
Philip G. Shadrach for acts of valor as one of Andrews' Raiders during
the Civil War.
Sec. 565. 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.
Subtitle G--Impact Aid and Defense Dependents Education System
Sec. 571. Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies
that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department
of Defense civilian employees.
Sec. 572. Impact aid for children with severe disabilities.
Sec. 573. 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. 574. Payment of private boarding school tuition for military dependents
in overseas areas not served by defense dependents' education system schools.
Subtitle H--Military Families
Sec. 581. Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council and
policy and plans for military family readiness.
Sec. 582. Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program.
Sec. 583. Study to enhance and improve support services and programs for
families of members of regular and reserve components undergoing deployment.
Sec. 584. Protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are
members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation.
Sec. 585. Family leave in connection with injured members of the Armed
Forces.
Sec. 586. Family care plans and deferment of deployment of single parent
or dual military couples with minor dependents.
Sec. 587. Education and treatment services for military dependent children
with autism.
Sec. 588. Commendation of efforts of Project Compassion in paying tribute
to members of the Armed Forces who have fallen in the service of the United
States.
Subtitle I--Other Matters
Sec. 590. Uniform performance policies for military bands and other musical
units.
Sec. 591. Transportation of remains of deceased members of the Armed Forces
and certain other persons.
Sec. 592. Expansion of number of academies supportable in any State under
STARBASE program.
Sec. 593. Gift acceptance authority.
Sec. 594. Conduct by members of the Armed Forces and veterans out of uniform
during hoisting, lowering, or passing of United States flag.
Sec. 595. Annual report on cases reviewed by National Committee for Employer
Support of the Guard and Reserve.
Sec. 596. Modification of Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active
Duty (DD Form 214).
Sec. 597. Reports on administrative separations of members of the Armed
Forces for personality disorder.
Sec. 598. Program to commemorate 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War.
Sec. 599. 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.
TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS
Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances
Sec. 601. Fiscal year 2008 increase in military basic pay.
Sec. 602. Basic allowance for housing for reserve component members without
dependents who attend accession training while maintaining a primary residence.
Sec. 603. 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.
Sec. 604. Income replacement payments for reserve component members experiencing
extended and frequent mobilization for active duty service.
Sec. 605. Midmonth payment of basic pay for contributions of members of
the uniformed services participating in Thrift Savings Plan.
Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays
Sec. 610. Correction of lapsed authorities for payment of bonuses, special
pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services.
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.
Sec. 616. Increase in dental officer additional special pay.
Sec. 617. Increase in maximum monthly rate of hardship duty pay and authority
to provide hardship duty pay in a lump sum.
Sec. 618. Definition of sea duty for career sea pay to include service
as off-cycle crewmembers of multi-crew ships.
Sec. 619. Reenlistment bonus for members of the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 620. Availability of Selected Reserve accession bonus for persons
who previously served in the Armed Forces for a short period.
Sec. 621. Availability of nuclear officer continuation pay for officers
with more than 26 years of commissioned service.
Sec. 622. Waiver of years-of-service limitation on receipt of critical
skills retention bonus.
Sec. 623. Accession bonus for participants in the Armed Forces Health
Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance Program.
Sec. 624. Payment of assignment incentive pay for Reserve members serving
in combat zone for more than 22 months.
Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances
Sec. 631. Payment of inactive duty training travel costs for certain Selected
Reserve members.
Sec. 632. Survivors of deceased members eligible for transportation to
attend burial ceremonies.
Sec. 633. Allowance for participation of Reserves in electronic screening.
Sec. 634. Allowance for civilian clothing for members of the Armed Forces
traveling in connection with medical evacuation.
Sec. 635. Payment of moving expenses for Junior Reserve Officers' Training
Corps instructors in hard-to-fill positions.
Subtitle D--Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits
Sec. 641. Expansion of combat-related special compensation eligibility.
Sec. 642. 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. 643. Recoupment of annuity amounts previously paid, but subject to
offset for dependency and indemnity compensation.
Sec. 644. Special survivor indemnity allowance for persons affected by
required Survivor Benefit Plan annuity offset for dependency and indemnity
compensation.
Sec. 645. Modification of authority of members of the Armed Forces to
designate recipients for payment of death gratuity.
Sec. 646. Clarification of application of retired pay multiplier percentage
to members of the uniformed services with over 30 years of service.
Sec. 647. 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. 648. Computation of years of service for purposes of retired pay
for non-regular service.
Subtitle E--Commissary and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits
Sec. 651. Authority to continue commissary and exchange benefits for certain
involuntarily separated members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 652. Authorization of installment deductions from pay of employees
of nonappropriated fund instrumentalities to collect indebtedness to the
United States.
Subtitle F--Consolidation of Special Pay, Incentive Pay, and Bonus Authorities
Sec. 661. Consolidation of special pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities
of the uniformed services.
Sec. 662. Transitional provisions.
Subtitle G--Other Matters
Sec. 671. Referral bonus authorities.
Sec. 672. Expansion of education loan repayment program for members of
the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 673. Ensuring entry into United States after time abroad for permanent
resident alien military spouses and children.
Sec. 674. Overseas naturalization for military spouses and children.
Sec. 675. 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
Subtitle A--Improvements to Military Health Benefits
Sec. 701. One-year extension of prohibition on increases in certain health
care costs for members of the uniformed services.
Sec. 702. Temporary prohibition on increase in copayments under retail
pharmacy system of pharmacy benefits program.
Sec. 703. Inclusion of TRICARE retail pharmacy program in Federal procurement
of pharmaceuticals.
Sec. 704. Stipend for members of reserve components for health care for
certain dependents.
Sec. 705. Authority for expansion of persons eligible for continued health
benefits coverage.
Sec. 706. Continuation of eligibility for TRICARE Standard coverage for
certain members of the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 707. Extension of pilot program for health care delivery.
Sec. 708. Inclusion of mental health care in definition of health care
and report on mental health care services.
Subtitle B--Studies and Reports
Sec. 711. Surveys on continued viability of TRICARE Standard and TRICARE
Extra.
Sec. 712. Report on training in preservation of remains under combat or
combat-related conditions.
Sec. 713. Report on patient satisfaction surveys.
Sec. 714. Report on medical physical examinations of members of the Armed
Forces before their deployment.
Sec. 715. Report and study on multiple vaccinations of members of the
Armed Forces.
Sec. 716. Review of gender- and ethnic group-specific mental health services
and treatment for members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 717. Licensed mental health counselors and the TRICARE program.
Sec. 718. Report on funding of the Department of Defense for health care.
Subtitle C--Other Matters
Sec. 721. Prohibition on conversion of military medical and dental positions
to civilian medical and dental positions.
Sec. 722. Establishment of Joint Pathology Center.
TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS
Sec. 800. Short title.
Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management
Sec. 801. Internal controls for procurements on behalf of the Department
of Defense by certain non-Defense agencies.
Sec. 802. Lead systems integrators.
Sec. 803. Reinvestment in domestic sources of strategic materials.
Sec. 804. Clarification of the protection of strategic materials critical
to national security.
Sec. 805. Procurement of commercial services.
Sec. 806. Specification of amounts requested for procurement of contract
services.
Sec. 807. Inventories and reviews of contracts for services.
Sec. 808. Independent management reviews of contracts for services.
Sec. 809. Implementation and enforcement of requirements applicable to
undefinitized contractual actions.
Sec. 810. Clarification of limited acquisition authority for Special Operations
Command.
Subtitle B--Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs
Sec. 811. Requirements applicable to multiyear contracts for the procurement
of major systems of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 812. Changes to Milestone B certifications.
Sec. 813. Comptroller General report on Department of Defense organization
and structure for major defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 814. Clarification of submission of cost or pricing data on noncommercial
modifications of commercial items.
Sec. 815. Clarification of rules regarding the procurement of commercial
items.
Sec. 816. Review of systemic deficiencies on major defense acquisition
programs.
Sec. 817. Investment strategy for major defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 818. Report on implementation of recommendations on total ownership
cost for major weapon systems.
Subtitle C--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures,
and Limitations
Sec. 821. Plan for restricting Government-unique contract clauses on commercial
contracts.
Sec. 822. Extension of authority for use of simplified acquisition procedures
for certain commercial items.
Sec. 823. Five-year extension of authority to carry out certain prototype
projects.
Sec. 824. Exemption of Special Operations Command from certain requirements
for certain contracts relating to vessels, aircraft, and combat vehicles.
Sec. 825. Provision of authority to maintain equipment to unified combatant
command for joint warfighting.
Sec. 826. Market research.
Sec. 827. Modification of competition requirements for purchases from
Federal Prison Industries.
Sec. 828. Multiyear contract authority for electricity from renewable
energy sources.
Sec. 829. Procurement of fire resistant rayon fiber for the production
of uniforms from foreign sources.
Sec. 830. Comptroller General review of noncompetitive awards of congressional
and executive branch interest items.
Subtitle D--Accountability in Contracting
Sec. 841. Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sec. 842. Investigation of waste, fraud, and abuse in wartime contracts
and contracting processes in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sec. 843. Enhanced competition requirements for task and delivery order
contracts.
Sec. 844. Public disclosure of justification and approval documents for
noncompetitive contracts.
Sec. 845. Disclosure of Government contractor audit findings.
Sec. 846. Protection for contractor employees from reprisal for disclosure
of certain information.
Sec. 847. Requirements for senior Department of Defense officials seeking
employment with defense contractors.
Sec. 848. Report on contractor ethics programs of Major Defense contractors.
Sec. 849. Contingency contracting training for personnel outside the acquisition
workforce and evaluations of Army Commission recommendations.
Subtitle E--Acquisition Workforce Provisions
Sec. 851. Requirement for section on defense acquisition workforce in
strategic human capital plan.
Sec. 852. Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund.
Sec. 853. Extension of authority to fill shortage category positions for
certain Federal acquisition positions.
Sec. 854. Repeal of sunset of acquisition workforce training fund.
Sec. 855. Federal acquisition workforce improvements.
Subtitle F--Contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan
Sec. 861. Memorandum of understanding on matters relating to contracting.
Sec. 862. Contractors performing private security functions in areas of
combat operations.
Sec. 863. Comptroller General reviews and reports on contracting in Iraq
and Afghanistan.
Sec. 864. Definitions and other general provisions.
Subtitle G--Defense Materiel Readiness Board
Sec. 871. Establishment of Defense Materiel Readiness Board.
Sec. 872. Critical materiel readiness shortfalls.
Subtitle H--Other Matters
Sec. 881. Clearinghouse for rapid identification and dissemination of
commercial information technologies.
Sec. 882. Authority to license certain military designations and likenesses
of weapons systems to toy and hobby manufacturers.
Sec. 883. Modifications to limitation on contracts to acquire military
flight simulator.
Sec. 884. Requirements relating to waivers of certain domestic source
limitations relating to specialty metals.
Sec. 885. Telephone services for military personnel serving in combat
zones.
Sec. 886. Enhanced authority to acquire products and services produced
in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sec. 887. Defense Science Board review of Department of Defense policies
and procedures for the acquisition of information technology.
Sec. 888. Green procurement policy.
Sec. 889. Comptroller General review of use of authority under the Defense
Production Act of 1950.
Sec. 890. Prevention of export control violations.
Sec. 891. Procurement goal for Native Hawaiian-serving institutions and
Alaska Native-serving institutions.
Sec. 892. Competition for procurement of small arms supplied to Iraq and
Afghanistan.
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 and related report.
Sec. 902. Flexibility to adjust the number of deputy chiefs and assistant
chiefs.
Sec. 903. Change in eligibility requirements for appointment to Department
of Defense leadership positions.
Sec. 904. Management of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 905. Revision in guidance relating to combatant command acquisition
authority.
Sec. 906. Department of Defense Board of Actuaries.
Sec. 907. Modification of background requirement of individuals appointed
as Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.
Sec. 908. Assistant Secretaries of the military departments for acquisition
matters; principal military deputies.
Sec. 909. Sense of Congress on term of Office of the Director of Operational
Test and Evaluation.
Subtitle B--Space Activities
Sec. 911. Space protection strategy.
Sec. 912. Biennial report on management of space cadre within the Department
of Defense.
Sec. 913. Additional report on oversight of acquisition for defense space
programs.
Subtitle C--Chemical Demilitarization Program
Sec. 921. Chemical demilitarization citizens advisory commissions.
Sec. 922. Sense of Congress on completion of destruction of United States
chemical weapons stockpile.
Sec. 923. Repeal of certain qualifications requirement for director of
chemical demilitarization management organization.
Sec. 924. Modification of termination of assistance to State and local
governments after completion of the destruction of the United States chemical
weapons stockpile.
Subtitle D--Intelligence-Related Matters
Sec. 931. Technical amendments to title 10, United States Code, arising
from enactment of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act
of 2004.
Subtitle E--Roles and Missions Analysis
Sec. 941. Requirement for quadrennial roles and missions review.
Sec. 942. Joint Requirements Oversight Council additional duties relating
to core mission areas.
Sec. 943. Requirement for certification of major systems prior to technology
development.
Sec. 944. Presentation of future-years mission budget by core mission
area.
Subtitle F--Other Matters
Sec. 951. Department of Defense consideration of effect of climate change
on Department facilities, capabilities, and missions.
Sec. 952. Interagency policy coordination.
Sec. 953. Expansion of employment creditable under service agreements
under National Security Education Program.
Sec. 954. Board of Regents for the Uniformed Services University of the
Health Sciences.
Sec. 955. Establishment of Department of Defense School of Nursing.
Sec. 956. Inclusion of commanders of Western Hemisphere combatant commands
in Board of Visitors of Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation.
Sec. 957. Comptroller General assessment of reorganization of the Office
of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
Sec. 958. Report on foreign language proficiency.
TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Financial Matters
Sec. 1001. General transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. United States contribution to NATO common-funded budgets in
fiscal year 2008.
Sec. 1003. Authorization of additional emergency supplemental appropriations
for fiscal year 2007.
Sec. 1004. Modification of fiscal year 2007 general transfer authority.
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.
Subtitle B--Policy Relating to Vessels and Shipyards
Sec. 1011. Limitation on leasing of vessels.
Sec. 1012. Policy relating to major combatant vessels of the strike forces
of the United States Navy.
Subtitle C--Counter-Drug Activities
Sec. 1021. Extension of authority for joint task forces to provide support
to law enforcement agencies conducting counter-terrorism activities.
Sec. 1022. Expansion of authority to provide additional support for counter-drug
activities in certain foreign countries.
Sec. 1023. Report on counternarcotics assistance for the Government of
Haiti.
Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations
Sec. 1031. Provision of Air Force support and services to foreign military
and state aircraft.
Sec. 1032. Department of Defense participation in Strategic Airlift Capability
Partnership.
Sec. 1033. Improved authority to provide rewards for assistance in combating
terrorism.
Sec. 1034. Support for non-Federal development and testing of material
for chemical agent defense.
Sec. 1035. Prohibition on sale of F-14 fighter aircraft and related parts.
Subtitle E--Reports
Sec. 1041. Extension and modification of report relating to hardened and
deeply buried targets.
Sec. 1042. Report on joint modeling and simulation activities.
Sec. 1043. Renewal of submittal of plans for prompt global strike capability.
Sec. 1044. Report on workforce required to support the nuclear missions
of the Navy and the Department of Energy.
Sec. 1045. Comptroller General report on Defense Finance and Accounting
Service response to Butterbaugh v. Department of Justice.
Sec. 1046. Study on size and mix of airlift force.
Sec. 1047. Report on feasibility of establishing a domestic military aviation
national training center.
Sec. 1048. Limited field user evaluations for combat helmet pad suspension
systems.
Sec. 1049. Study on national security interagency system.
Sec. 1050. Report on solid rocket motor industrial base.
Sec. 1051. Reports on establishment of a memorial for members of the Armed
Forces who died in the air crash in Bakers Creek, Australia, and establishment
of other memorials in Arlington National Cemetery.
Subtitle F--Other Matters
Sec. 1061. Reimbursement for National Guard support provided to Federal
agencies.
Sec. 1062. Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United
States.
Sec. 1063. Technical and clerical amendments.
Sec. 1064. Repeal of certification requirement.
Sec. 1065. Maintenance of capability for space-based nuclear detection.
Sec. 1066. Sense of Congress regarding detainees at Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 1067. A report on transferring individuals detained at Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 1068. Repeal of provisions in section 1076 of Public Law 109-364
relating to use of Armed Forces in major public emergencies.
Sec. 1069. Standards required for entry to military installations in United
States.
Sec. 1070. Revised nuclear posture review.
Sec. 1071. Termination of Commission on the Implementation of the New
Strategic Posture of the United States.
Sec. 1072. Security clearances; limitations.
Sec. 1073. Improvements in the process for the issuance of security clearances.
Sec. 1074. Protection of certain individuals.
Sec. 1075. Modification of authorities on Commission to Assess the Threat
to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack.
Sec. 1076. Sense of Congress on Small Business Innovation Research Program.
Sec. 1077. Revision of proficiency flying definition.
Sec. 1078. Qualifications for public aircraft status of aircraft under
contract with the Armed Forces.
Sec. 1079. Communications with the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives.
Sec. 1080. Retention of reimbursement for provision of reciprocal fire
protection services.
Sec. 1081. Pilot program on commercial fee-for-service air refueling support
for the Air Force.
Sec. 1082. Advisory panel on Department of Defense capabilities for support
of civil authorities after certain incidents.
Sec. 1083. Terrorism exception to immunity.
TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS
Sec. 1101. Extension of authority to waive annual limitation on total
compensation paid to Federal civilian employees working overseas under
areas of United States Central Command.
Sec. 1102. Continuation of life insurance coverage for Federal employees
called to active duty.
Sec. 1103. 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 the Central Command area of
responsibility.
Sec. 1104. Special benefits for civilian employees assigned on deployment
temporary change of station.
Sec. 1105. Death gratuity authorized for Federal employees.
Sec. 1106. Modifications to the National Security Personnel System.
Sec. 1107. Requirement for full implementation of personnel demonstration
project.
Sec. 1108. Authority for inclusion of certain Office of Defense Research
and Engineering positions in experimental personnel program for scientific
and technical personnel.
Sec. 1109. Pilot program for the temporary assignment of information technology
personnel to private sector organizations.
Sec. 1110. Compensation for Federal wage system employees for certain
travel hours.
Sec. 1111. Travel compensation for wage grade personnel.
Sec. 1112. Accumulation of annual leave by senior level employees.
Sec. 1113. Uniform allowances for civilian employees.
Sec. 1114. 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.
Sec. 1115. Retirement service credit for service as cadet or midshipman
at a military service academy.
Sec. 1116. Authorization for increased compensation for faculty and staff
of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
Sec. 1117. Report on establishment of a scholarship program for civilian
mental health professionals.
TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS
Subtitle A--Assistance and Training
Sec. 1201. Military-to-military contacts and comparable activities.
Sec. 1202. Authority for support of military operations to combat terrorism.
Sec. 1203. Medical care and temporary duty travel expenses for liaison
officers of certain foreign nations.
Sec. 1204. Extension and expansion of Department of Defense authority
to participate in multinational military centers of excellence.
Sec. 1205. Reauthorization of Commanders' Emergency Response Program.
Sec. 1206. Authority to build the capacity of the Pakistan Frontier Corps.
Sec. 1207. Authority to equip and train foreign personnel to assist in
accounting for missing United States Government personnel.
Sec. 1208. Authority to provide automatic identification system data on
maritime shipping to foreign countries and international organizations.
Sec. 1209. Report on foreign-assistance related programs carried out by
the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1210. Extension and enhancement of authority for security and stabilization
assistance.
Sec. 1211. Government Accountability Office report on Global Peace Operations
Initiative.
Sec. 1212. Repeal of limitations on military assistance under the American
Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2002.
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Iraq and Afghanistan
Sec. 1221. Modification of authorities relating to the Office of the Special
Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction.
Sec. 1222. Limitation on availability of funds for certain purposes relating
to Iraq.
Sec. 1223. Report on United States policy and military operations in Iraq.
Sec. 1224. Report on a comprehensive set of performance indicators and
measures for progress toward military and political stability in Iraq.
Sec. 1225. Report on support from Iran for attacks against coalition forces
in Iraq.
Sec. 1226. Sense of Congress on the consequences of a failed state in
Iraq.
Sec. 1227. Sense of Congress on federalism in Iraq.
Sec. 1228. Tracking and monitoring of defense articles provided to the
Government of Iraq and other individuals and groups in Iraq.
Sec. 1229. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.
Sec. 1230. Report on progress toward security and stability in Afghanistan.
Sec. 1231. United States plan for sustaining the Afghanistan National
Security Forces.
Sec. 1232. Report on enhancing security and stability in the region along
the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Sec. 1233. Reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided
to United States military operations.
Sec. 1234. Logistical support for coalition forces supporting operations
in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Subtitle C--Iraq Refugee Crisis
Sec. 1241. Short title.
Sec. 1242. Processing mechanisms.
Sec. 1243. United States refugee program processing priorities.
Sec. 1244. Special immigrant status for certain Iraqis.
Sec. 1245. Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced
Persons.
Sec. 1246. Countries with significant populations of Iraqi refugees.
Sec. 1247. Motion to reopen denial or termination of asylum.
Sec. 1248. Reports.
Sec. 1249. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle D--Other Authorities and Limitations
Sec. 1251. Cooperative opportunities documents under cooperative research
and development agreements with NATO organizations and other allied and
friendly foreign countries.
Sec. 1252. Extension and expansion of temporary authority to use acquisition
and cross-servicing agreements to lend military equipment for personnel
protection and survivability.
Sec. 1253. Acceptance of funds from the Government of Palau for costs
of United States military Civic Action Team in Palau.
Sec. 1254. Repeal of requirement relating to North Korea.
Sec. 1255. Justice for Osama bin Laden and other leaders of al Qaeda.
Sec. 1256. Extension of Counterproliferation Program Review Committee.
Sec. 1257. Sense of Congress on the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security
Cooperation.
Sec. 1258. Sense of Congress on Iran.
Subtitle E--Reports
Sec. 1261. One-year extension of update on report on claims relating to
the bombing of the Labelle Discotheque.
Sec. 1262. Report on United States policy toward Darfur, Sudan.
Sec. 1263. Inclusion of information on asymmetric capabilities in annual
report on military power of the People's Republic of China.
Sec. 1264. Report on application of the Uniform Code of Military Justice
to civilians accompanying the Armed Forces during a time of declared war
or contingency operation.
Sec. 1265. Report on family reunions between United States citizens and
their relatives in North Korea.
Sec. 1266. Reports on prevention of mass atrocities.
Sec. 1267. Report on threats to the United States from ungoverned areas.
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. Repeal of restrictions on assistance to states of the former
Soviet Union for Cooperative Threat Reduction.
Sec. 1305. Modification of authority to use Cooperative Threat Reduction
funds outside the former Soviet Union.
Sec. 1306. New initiatives for the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program.
Sec. 1307. Report relating to chemical weapons destruction at Shchuch'ye,
Russia.
Sec. 1308. 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. 1406. Defense Inspector General.
Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile
Sec. 1411. Authorized uses of National Defense Stockpile funds.
Sec. 1412. Revisions to required receipt objectives for previously authorized
disposals from the National Defense Stockpile.
Sec. 1413. Disposal of ferromanganese.
Sec. 1414. Disposal of chrome metal.
Subtitle C--Armed Forces Retirement Home
Sec. 1421. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement
Home.
Sec. 1422. Administration and oversight of the Armed Forces Retirement
Home.
TITLE XV--AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR OPERATION IRAQI
FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM
Sec. 1501. Purpose.
Sec. 1502. Army procurement.
Sec. 1503. Navy and Marine Corps procurement.
Sec. 1504. Air Force procurement.
Sec. 1505. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund.
Sec. 1506. Defense-wide activities procurement.
Sec. 1507. Research, development, test, and evaluation.
Sec. 1508. Operation and maintenance.
Sec. 1509. Working capital funds.
Sec. 1510. Other Department of Defense programs.
Sec. 1511. Iraq Freedom Fund.
Sec. 1512. Iraq Security Forces Fund.
Sec. 1513. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund.
Sec. 1514. Military personnel.
Sec. 1515. Strategic Readiness Fund.
Sec. 1516. Treatment as additional authorizations.
Sec. 1517. Special transfer authority.
TITLE XVI--WOUNDED WARRIOR MATTERS
Sec. 1601. Short title.
Sec. 1602. General definitions.
Sec. 1603. Consideration of gender-specific needs of recovering service
members and veterans.
Subtitle A--Policy on Improvements to Care, Management, and Transition
of Recovering Service Members
Sec. 1611. Comprehensive policy on improvements to care, management, and
transition of recovering service members.
Sec. 1612. Medical evaluations and physical disability evaluations of
recovering service members.
Sec. 1613. Return of recovering service members to active duty in the
Armed Forces.
Sec. 1614. Transition of recovering service members from care and treatment
through the Department of Defense to care, treatment, and rehabilitation
through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 1615. Reports.
Sec. 1616. Establishment of a wounded warrior resource center.
Sec. 1617. Notification to Congress of hospitalization of combat wounded
service members.
Sec. 1618. Comprehensive plan on prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment,
and rehabilitation of, and research on, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic
stress disorder, and other mental health conditions in members of the
Armed Forces.
Subtitle B--Centers of Excellence in the Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation,
Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Traumatic Brain Injury, Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder, and Eye Injuries
Sec. 1621. Center of excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation,
treatment, and rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury.
Sec. 1622. Center of excellence in prevention, diagnosis, mitigation,
treatment, and rehabilitation of post-traumatic stress disorder and other
mental health conditions.
Sec. 1623. Center of excellence in prevention, diagnosis, mitigation,
treatment, and rehabilitation of military eye injuries.
Sec. 1624. Report on establishment of centers of excellence.
Subtitle C--Health Care Matters
Sec. 1631. Medical care and other benefits for members and former members
of the Armed Forces with severe injuries or illnesses.
Sec. 1632. Reimbursement of travel expenses of retired members with combat-related
disabilities for follow-on specialty care, services, and supplies.
Sec. 1633. Respite care and other extended care benefits for members of
the uniformed services who incur a serious injury or illness on active
duty.
Sec. 1634. Reports.
Sec. 1635. Fully interoperable electronic personal health information
for the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 1636. 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. 1637. Continuation of transitional health benefits for members of
the Armed Forces pending resolution of service-related medical conditions.
Subtitle D--Disability Matters
Sec. 1641. Utilization of veterans' presumption of sound condition in
establishing eligibility of members of the Armed Forces for retirement
for disability.
Sec. 1642. Requirements and limitations on Department of Defense determinations
of disability with respect to members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 1643. Review of separation of members of the Armed Forces separated
from service with a disability rating of 20 percent disabled or less.
Sec. 1644. Authorization of pilot programs to improve the disability evaluation
system for members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 1645. Reports on Army action plan in response to deficiencies in
the Army physical disability evaluation system.
Sec. 1646. Enhancement of disability severance pay for members of the
Armed Forces.
Sec. 1647. Assessments of continuing utility and future role of temporary
disability retired list.
Sec. 1648. Standards for military medical treatment facilities, specialty
medical care facilities, and military quarters housing patients and annual
report on such facilities.
Sec. 1649. Reports on Army Medical Action Plan in response to deficiencies
identified at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, District of Columbia.
Sec. 1650. Required certifications in connection with closure of Walter
Reed Army Medical Center, District of Columbia.
Sec. 1651. Handbook for members of the Armed Forces on compensation and
benefits available for serious injuries and illnesses.
Subtitle E--Studies and Reports
Sec. 1661. 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.
Sec. 1662. Access of recovering service members to adequate outpatient
residential facilities.
Sec. 1663. Study and report on support services for families of recovering
service members.
Sec. 1664. Report on traumatic brain injury classifications.
Sec. 1665. Evaluation of the Polytrauma Liaison Officer/Non-Commissioned
Officer program.
Subtitle F--Other Matters
Sec. 1671. Prohibition on transfer of resources from medical care.
Sec. 1672. Medical care for families of members of the Armed Forces recovering
from serious injuries or illnesses.
Sec. 1673. Improvement of medical tracking system for members of the Armed
Forces deployed overseas.
Sec. 1674. Guaranteed funding for Walter Reed Army Medical Center, District
of Columbia.
Sec. 1675. Use of leave transfer program by wounded veterans who are Federal
employees.
Sec. 1676. Moratorium on conversion to contractor performance of Department
of Defense functions at military medical facilities.
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 traumatic
brain injury.
Sec. 1705. Pilot program on assisted living services for veterans with
traumatic brain injury.
Sec. 1706. Provision of age-appropriate nursing home care.
Sec. 1707. Extension of period of eligibility for health care for veterans
of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war.
Sec. 1708. Service-connection and assessments for mental health conditions
in veterans.
Sec. 1709. Modification of requirements for furnishing outpatient dental
services to veterans with service-connected dental conditions or disabilities.
Sec. 1710. Clarification of purpose of outreach services program of Department
of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 1711. Designation of fiduciary or trustee for purposes of Traumatic
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.
TITLE XVIII--NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU MATTERS AND RELATED MATTERS
Sec. 1801. Short title.
Subtitle A--National Guard Bureau
Sec. 1811. Appointment, grade, duties, and retirement of the Chief of
the National Guard Bureau.
Sec. 1812. Establishment of National Guard Bureau as joint activity of
the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1813. Enhancement of functions of the National Guard Bureau.
Sec. 1814. Requirement for Secretary of Defense to prepare plan for response
to natural disasters and terrorist events.
Sec. 1815. Determination of Department of Defense civil support requirements.
Sec. 1824. High-level positions authorized or required to be held by reserve
component general or flag officers.
Sec. 1825. Retirement age and years of service limitations on certain
reserve general and flag officers.
Sec. 1826. Additional reporting requirements relating to National Guard
equipment.
DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS
Sec. 2001. Short title.
Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified
by law.
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. Technical amendments to Military Construction Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2007.
Sec. 2107. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2006 project.
Sec. 2108. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2005 project.
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.
Sec. 2207. Repeal of authorization for construction of Navy Outlying Landing
Field, Washington County, North Carolina.
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 projects.
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. Munitions demilitarization facilities, Blue Grass Army Depot,
Kentucky, and Pueblo Chemical Activity, Colorado.
Sec. 2406. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2005 projects.
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, National 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.
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 for military construction
and military family housing projects related to base closures and realignments.
Sec. 2705. Transfer of funds from Department of Defense Base Closure Account
2005 to Department of Defense Housing Funds.
Sec. 2706. Comprehensive accounting of funding required to ensure timely
implementation of 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission
recommendations.
Sec. 2707. Relocation of units from Roberts United States Army Reserve
Center and Navy-Marine Corps Reserve Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Sec. 2708. Acquisition of real property, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, as part
of the realignment of the installation.
Sec. 2709. Report on availability of traffic infrastructure and facilities
to support base realignment.
TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing
Changes
Sec. 2801. Authority to use operation and maintenance funds for construction
projects outside the United States.
Sec. 2802. Clarification of requirement for authorization of military
construction.
Sec. 2803. Increase in thresholds for unspecified minor military construction
projects.
Sec. 2804. Temporary authority to support revitalization of Department
of Defense laboratories through unspecified minor military construction
projects.
Sec. 2805. Extension of authority to accept equalization payments for
facility exchanges.
Sec. 2806. Modifications of authority to lease military family housing.
Sec. 2807. Expansion of authority to exchange reserve component facilities.
Sec. 2808. Limitation on use of alternative authority for acquisition
and improvement of military housing for privatization of temporary lodging
facilities.
Sec. 2809. Two-year extension of temporary program to use minor military
construction authority for construction of child development centers.
Sec. 2810. Report on housing privatization initiatives.
Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration
Sec. 2821. Requirement to report real property transactions resulting
in annual costs of more than $750,000.
Sec. 2822. Continued consolidation of real property provisions without
substantive change.
Sec. 2823. Modification of authority to lease non-excess property of the
military departments.
Sec. 2824. Cooperative agreement authority for management of cultural
resources on certain sites outside military installations.
Sec. 2825. Agreements to limit encroachments and other constraints on
military training, testing, and operations.
Sec. 2826. Expansion to all military departments of Army pilot program
for purchase of certain municipal services for military installations.
Sec. 2827. Prohibition on commercial flights into Selfridge Air National
Guard Base.
Sec. 2828. Sense of Congress on Department of Defense actions to protect
installations, ranges, and military airspace from encroachment.
Sec. 2829. Reports on Army and Marine Corps operational ranges.
Sec. 2830. Niagara Air Reserve Base, New York, basing report.
Sec. 2831. Report on the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colorado.
Subtitle C--Land Conveyances
Sec. 2841. Modification of conveyance authority, Marine Corps Base, Camp
Pendleton, California.
Sec. 2842. Grant of easement, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
Sec. 2843. Land conveyance, Lynn Haven Fuel Depot, Lynn Haven, Florida.
Sec. 2844. Modification of lease of property, National Flight Academy
at the National Museum of Naval Aviation, Naval Air Station, Pensacola,
Florida.
Sec. 2845. Land exchange, Detroit, Michigan.
Sec. 2846. Transfer of jurisdiction, former Nike missile site, Grosse
Ile, Michigan.
Sec. 2847. Modification to land conveyance authority, Fort Bragg, North
Carolina.
Sec. 2848. Land conveyance, Lewis and Clark United States Army Reserve
Center, Bismarck, North Dakota.
Sec. 2849. Land exchange, Fort Hood, Texas.
Subtitle D--Energy Security
Sec. 2861. Repeal of congressional notification requirement regarding
cancellation ceiling for Department of Defense energy savings performance
contracts.
Sec. 2862. Definition of alternative fueled vehicle.
Sec. 2863. Use of energy efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs in Department
of Defense facilities.
Sec. 2864. Reporting requirements relating to renewable energy use by
Department of Defense to meet Department electricity needs.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
Sec. 2871. Revised deadline for transfer of Arlington Naval Annex to Arlington
National Cemetery.
Sec. 2872. Transfer of jurisdiction over Air Force Memorial to Department
of the Air Force.
Sec. 2873. Report on plans to replace the monument at the Tomb of the
Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.
Sec. 2874. Increased authority for repair, restoration, and preservation
of Lafayette Escadrille Memorial, Marnes-la-Coquette, France.
Sec. 2875. Addition of Woonsocket local protection project.
Sec. 2876. Repeal of moratorium on improvements at Fort Buchanan, Puerto
Rico.
Sec. 2877. Establishment of national military working dog teams monument
on suitable military installation.
Sec. 2878. Report required prior to removal of missiles from 564th Missile
Squadron.
Sec. 2879. Report on condition of schools under jurisdiction of Department
of Defense Education Activity.
Sec. 2880. Report on facilities and operations of Darnall Army Medical
Center, Fort Hood Military Reservation, Texas.
Sec. 2881. Report on feasibility of establishing a regional disaster response
center at Kelly Air Field, San Antonio, Texas.
Sec. 2882. Naming of housing facility at Fort Carson, Colorado, in honor
of the Honorable Joel Hefley, a former member of the United States House
of Representatives.
Sec. 2883. Naming of 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.
Sec. 2884. 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.
Sec. 2885. 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.
Sec. 2886. Naming of Logistics Automation Training Facility, Army Quartermaster
Center and School, Fort Lee, Virginia, in honor of General Richard H.
Thompson.
Sec. 2887. Authority to relocate Joint Spectrum Center to Fort Meade,
Maryland.
TITLE XXIX--WAR-RELATED AND EMERGENCY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS
Sec. 2901. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2902. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2903. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2904. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition
projects.
Sec. 2905. Authorized base closure and realignment activities funded through
Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005 and related authorization
of appropriations.
DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND
OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS
