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S.1547 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
The text of this bill came to the Senate floor in the form of a substitute amendment to HR 1585, the House authorization bill for the Department of Defense. Most amendments offered to HR 1585 are actually second degree amendments to the text of S 1547. on completion of the amendment process S 1547 will be sent back to the House as HR 1585 amended. The House then will decide to accept the amended HR 1585 and pass it, or call for a House-Senate conference to iron out any differences between the bills.
The Senate Appropriations Committee based the proposed authorizations and spending limits on the conclusion that the US military is engaged on many fronts around the world including training and peace-keeping missions as well as war-fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Committee recognizes that the ‘strategic capability’ the US enjoyed before the engagement in Iraq has been dangerously limited due to equipment wearing out faster than expected. That materiel problem, when combined with the shortage of reserve and regular military personnel, has caused the decline in strategic capability. The loss of strategic capability, the Committee holds, means that although the US can defeat ‘adversaries in various danger spots around the world, the time it would take to do so would be longer and the cost in casualties to our forces and resources would be higher.’
The Senate defined priorities for addressing the problem:
Improved compensation and benefits for the troops, better protection for the troops, improved troop readiness, improved DOD efficiency, Improved ability to meet non-traditional threats and transform the military to meet the threats of the 21st Century, and better oversight of DOD spending
As in HR 1585, the Senate agrees that “An additional $141 billion for Iraq is authorized and minimum military end strengths are increased. The bill also includes spending for NATO, chemical demilitarization and National Guard and Reserve facilities, and military construction. New and renewed personnel policies, education and training, justice, pay, retired and survivor benefits and healthcare acquisition are provided. Provisions cover anti-drug activities, homeland security, civilian personnel, cooperative threat reduction with Russia and matters regarding other nations.”
Iraq $107.5 million for the fiscal year 2008 war-related Common to most defense-related bills over the past two years a provision is recommended that would prohibit the use of funds to establish permanent bases in Iraq or to exercise United States control over the oil resources of Iraq. This provision would effectively extend the prohibition already in effect during fiscal year 2007.
Advanced authority is given for $2 billion to purchase local products and services to be used by military forces, police, or other security forces in Iraq or Afghanistan. The preference is deemed necessary to provide a stable source of jobs and employment in Iraq or Afghanistan.
“The committee continues to monitor closely the ongoing refugee crisis in Iraq, a crisis resulting from the U.S. invasion of Iraq. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), there are approximately 1.9 million Iraqis displaced internally and 2.0 million more in neighboring states, particularly Jordan and Syria. The committee notes that the continuing violence across much of Iraq is forcing thousands more to leave their homes every month. Shiites in Sunni controlled areas, Sunnis in Shiite controlled areas, and non-Kurds in Iraqi Kurdistan are particularly susceptible to displacement, and stateless individuals and Iraqi Christians are vulnerable throughout the country.”
The Committee holds that the US must take the international leadership role in addressing the crisis, given its role in creating it. If not addressed the crisis could lead to greater destabilization in the regions. Emphasis is given to determining the protection needs of Iraqis and other regional persons who worked for the DOD and are now displaced. . Afghanistan $2.7 billion is provided for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund transfer account.
The committee recommends a provision that would require the President to submit to the congressional defense committees a report on U.S. policy and military operations in Afghanistan not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter through the end of fiscal year 2009. Information in the reports would offer (1) a comprehensive, interagency strategy for achieving the objectives of U.S. policy and military operations in Afghanistan; (2) efforts to train and equip Afghan Security Forces, including key criteria for measuring the capability and readiness of such forces; (3) efforts by the United States to strengthen the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)-led International Security Assistance Force; (4) efforts to improve governance and expand economic development in the provinces of Afghanistan, including through Provincial Reconstruction Teams; (5) current counternarcotics efforts in Afghanistan, including a description of the U.S. counternarcotics plan for Afghanistan and a statement of priorities among U.S. counterdrug activities within that plan; (6) efforts to aid the Government of Afghanistan in fighting public corruption and strengthening the rule of law; and (7) diplomatic and other efforts to encourage and assist the Government of Pakistan in eliminating safe havens for the Taliban, Al Qaeda, and other violent extremists within the territory of Pakistan which threaten the stability of Afghanistan. Each report would be submitted in unclassified form to the maximum extent practicable, but may include a classified annex.
Pakistan The President is required to submit to Congress in 90 days, a report describing the U.S. strategy for engaging with the Government of Pakistan to prevent the movement of Taliban, Al Qaeda, and other violent extremist forces across the Afghanistan-Pakistan border and to eliminate their safe havens on the territory of Pakistan.
The provision prohibits reimbursement of the Government of Pakistan for logistical, military, or other support provided to the United States unless the President certifies to the congressional defense committees that Pakistan is making substantial and sustained efforts to eliminate safe havens for the Taliban, Al Qaeda, and other violent extremists in areas under Pakistan's sovereign control. The President may waive the limitation if he determines and certifies to the congressional defense committees that doing so is important to U.S. national security interests.
Iran The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit the Secretary of Defense from obligating more than 75 percent of the funds available for fiscal year 2008 to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy until the report on United States policy for Iran, required by section 1213(b) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364), is submitted to Congress
Space A comprehensive overview of the US space posture is ordered to define US space policy and reign in significant overspending for modernizations and other situation awareness spending. Most space-related spending focuses on earth-based technologies for monitoring near- and far-orbit objects and other satellite technologies. The posture would include reporting on Space situational awareness, Space control, Space superiority, including defensive and offensive counterspace, Force enhancement and force application, Space-based intelligence and surveillance and reconnaissance from space, Any other matter the Secretary considers relevant to understanding the space posture of the United States, A description of current and planned space acquisition programs, including how each such program will address the policy, requirements, and objectives , a description of future space systems and technology development (other than such systems and technology in development as of the date of the enactment of this Act) necessary to address the policy, requirements, and objectives, an assessment of the effect of the military and national security space policy of the United States on the proliferation of weapons capable of targeting objects in space or objects on Earth from space.
The war on terror Funding for rewards to those who help with the war on terror are raised to $5 million for use by the DOD. Commanders in the field have $1 million available for that purpose.
Department of Energy. Atomic energy defense is authorized at $15.9 billion for the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment; research and development; nuclear weapons; naval nuclear propulsion; environmental restoration and waste management; operating expenses; $15.9 billion.
The funds would be spent as follows $9.4 billion for the National Nuclear Security Administration: (a) $6.5 billion is for weapons activities; (b) $1.7 billion is for defense nuclear nonproliferation activities; (c) $808.2 million is for naval reactors; and (d) $394.7 is for the Office of the Administrator;
(2) $5.4 billion is for defense environmental cleanup;
(3) $764.0 million is for other defense activities; and
(4) $292.0 million is for defense nuclear waste disposal. An increase of $1.8 billion is authorized for the Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation program.
The disputed Reliable Replacement Warhead Program intended to develop and implement a newer, more advanced nuclear warhead for existing missile defense is funded but limited to moving only to the third of 8 stages of development this year. The $195 million authorized is $43 million less than last year.
Sponsor: Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) Vote: See HR 1585 Cost to the taxpayers: See HR 1585 Earmark Certification: The bill contains earmarks. The Senate Appropriations Committee statement on earmarks. ## All Rights Reserved. © 2007 TheWeekInCongress.com(TM) No reproduction, language translation or distribution without written permission from TheWeekInCongress.com.(TM)
MORE INFORMATION ADDITIONAL VIEWS of Senators Rockefeller, Wyden and Feingold; Bond, Chambliss, Hatch, Snowe and Burr; and Burr, Bond Chambliss, hatch and Snowe
DIVISION A-DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
DIVISION B-MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
DIVISION C-DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
DIVISION A-DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS COMPENSATION AND OTHER BENEFITS ACQUISITION POLICY AND MANAGEMENT DOD ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH THE FORMER SOVIET STATES
TITLE I-PROCUREMENT Army as follows: (1) For aircraft, $5,229,175,000. (2) For missiles, $2,178,102,000. (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, $7,546,684,000. (4) For ammunition, $2,228,976,000. (5) For other procurement, $15,013,155,000. Navy as follows: (1) For aircraft, $13,475,107,000. (2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, $3,078,387,000. (3) For shipbuilding and conversion, $13,605,638,000. Marine Corps- Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for procurement for the Marine Corps in the amount of $2,699,057,000. Navy and Marine Corps Ammunition- Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for procurement of ammunition for the Navy and the Marine Corps in the amount of $926,597,000. (4) For other procurement, $5,432,412,000. Air Force as follows: (1) For aircraft, $12,593,813,000. (2) For ammunition, $868,917,000. (3) For missiles, $5,166,002,000. (4) For other procurement, $16,312,962,000. Defense-wide procurement in the amount of $3,385,970,000. RAPID ACQUISITION FUND. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the Rapid Acquisition Fund in the amount of $100,000,000
M1A2 ABRAMS SYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PACKAGE UPGRADES. The Secretary of the Army, in accordance with section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, may enter into a multiyear contract, beginning with the fiscal year 2008 program year, for procurement of M1A2 Abrams System Enhancement Package upgrades.
MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR M2A3/M3A3 BRADLEY FIGHTING VEHICLE UPGRADES. The Secretary of the Army, in accordance with section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, may enter into a multiyear contract, beginning with the fiscal year 2008 program year, for procurement of M2A3/M3A3 Bradley fighting vehicle upgrades
STRYKER MOBILE GUN SYSTEM. Limitation on Availability of Funds- None of the amounts authorized for procurement of weapons and tracked combat vehicles for the Army may be obligated or expended for purposes of the procurement of the Stryker Mobile Gun System until 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of the Army certifies to Congress that the Stryker Mobile Gun System is operationally effective, suitable, and survivable for its anticipated deployment missions
CONSOLIDATION OF JOINT NETWORK NODE PROGRAM AND WARFIGHTER INFORMATION NETWORK-TACTICAL PROGRAM INTO SINGLE ARMY TACTICAL NETWORK PROGRAM. The Secretary of the Army shall consolidate.
MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE PROGRAM. The Secretary of the Navy may, in accordance with section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, enter into multiyear contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2009 program year, for the procurement of Virginia-class submarines and government-furnished equipment.
LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF C-130E/H TACTICAL AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT. Limitation- The Secretary of the Air Force may not retire C-130E/H tactical airlift aircraft during fiscal year 2008.
TITLE II-RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Authorization of Appropriations For the use of the Department of Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation as follows: (1) For the Army, $11,268,904,000. (2) For the Navy, $16,296,395,000. (3) For the Air Force, $25,581,989,000. (4) For Defense-wide activities, $21,511,739,000, of which $180,264,000 is authorized for the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.
$11,204,784,000 shall be available for the Defense Science and Technology Program, including basic research, applied research, and advanced technology development projects.
ADVANCED SENSOR APPLICATIONS PROGRAM. Transfer of Funds- Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 201(4) for research, development, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide activities, and made available for the Foreign Material Acquisition and Exploitation Program and for activities of the Office of Special Technology, an aggregate of $20,000,000
ACTIVE PROTECTION SYSTEMS. Comparative Tests Required- The Secretary of Defense shall undertake comparative tests, including live-fire tests, of appropriate foreign and domestic active protection systems in order to determine the effectiveness of such systems; and to develop information useful in the consideration of the adoption of such systems in defense acquisition programs.
OBLIGATION AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT OF PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR THE JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER. Within amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years after fiscal year 2007 for procurement, and for research, development, test, and evaluation, for the Joint Strike Fighter Program, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure the obligation and expenditure of sufficient amounts each such fiscal year for the continued development and procurement of two options for the propulsion system for the Joint Strike Fighter in order to assure the competitive development and eventual production for the propulsion system for a Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, thereby giving a choice of engine to the growing number of nations expressing interest in procuring such aircraft.
LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND DEPLOYMENT OF MISSILE DEFENSES IN EUROPE. ( General Limitation- No funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be obligated or expended for procurement, site activation, construction, preparation of equipment for, or deployment of a long-range missile defense system in Europe until the following conditions have been met: (1) The governments of the countries in which major components of such missile defense system (including interceptors and associated radars) are proposed to be deployed have each given final approval to any missile defense agreements negotiated between such governments and the United States Government concerning the proposed deployment of such components in their countries. (2) 45 days have elapsed following the receipt by Congress of the report required Additional Limitation- In addition to the limitation in subsection (a), no funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be obligated or expended for the acquisition or deployment of operational missiles of a long-range missile defense system in Europe until the Secretary of Defense, after receiving the views of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, submits to Congress a report certifying that the proposed interceptor to be deployed as part of such missile defense system has demonstrated, through successful, operationally realistic flight testing, a high probability of working in an operationally effective manner.
STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM. (a) In General- Section 2521 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: `(e) Strategic Plan- (1) The Secretary shall develop a plan for the program which includes the following: `(A) The overall manufacturing technology goals, milestones, priorities, and investment strategy for the program during the 5-fiscal year period beginning with the first fiscal year commencing after the development of the plan. `(B) For each of the fiscal years under the period of the plan, the objectives of, and funding for, the program for each military department and each Defense Agency that shall participate in the program during the period of the plan. `(2) The Secretary shall include in the plan mechanisms for assessing the effectiveness of the program under the plan. `(3) The Secretary shall update the plan on a biennial basis. `(4) The Secretary shall include the plan, and any update of the plan under paragraph (3), in the budget justification documents submitted in support of the budget of the Department of Defense for the applicable fiscal year.
TITLE III-OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense, for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and maintenance, in amounts as follows: (1) For the Army, $29,725,273,000. (2) For the Navy, $33,307,690,000. (3) For the Marine Corps, $4,998,493,000. (4) For the Air Force, $32,967,215,000. (5) For Defense-wide activities, $22,397,153,000. (6) For the Army Reserve, $2,512,062,000. (7) For the Navy Reserve, $1,186,883,000. (8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $208,637,000. (9) For the Air Force Reserve, $2,821,817,000. (10) For the Army National Guard, $5,861,409,000. (11) For the Air National Guard, $5,469,368,000. (12) For the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, $11,971,000. (13) For Environmental Restoration, Army, $434,879,000. (14) For Environmental Restoration, Navy, $300,591,000. (15) For Environmental Restoration, Air Force, $458,428,000. (16) For Environmental Restoration, Defense-wide, $12,751,000. (17) For Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites, $270,249,000. (18) For Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction programs, $448,048,000. (19) For Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster and Civic Aid programs, $63,300,000. (20) For Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund, $5,000,000.
REIMBURSEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FOR CERTAIN COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH MOSES LAKE WELLFIELD SUPERFUND SITE, MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON. (a) Authority To Reimburse- (1) TRANSFER AMOUNT- Using funds described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may, notwithstanding section 2215 of title 10, United States Code, transfer not more than $91,588.51 to the Moses Lake Wellfield Superfund Site 10-6J Special Account. (2) PURPOSE OF REIMBURSEMENT- The payment under paragraph (1) is to reimburse the Environmental Protection Agency for its costs incurred in overseeing a remedial investigation/feasibility study performed by the Department of the Army under the Defense Environmental Restoration Program at the former Larson Air Force Base, Moses Lake Superfund Site, Moses Lake, Washington.
REIMBURSEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FOR CERTAIN COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ARCTIC SURPLUS SUPERFUND SITE, FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. (a) Authority To Reimburse- (1) TRANSFER AMOUNT- Using funds described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may, notwithstanding section 2215 of title 10, United States Code, transfer not more than $186,625.38 to the Hazardous Substance Superfund. (2) PURPOSE OF REIMBURSEMENT- The payment under paragraph (1) is to reimburse the Environmental Protection Agency for costs incurred pursuant to the agreement known as `In the Matter of Arctic Surplus Superfund Site, U.S. EPA Docket Number CERCLA-10-2003-0114: Administrative Order on Consent for Remedial Design and Remedial Action,' entered into by the Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency on December 11, 2003.
PAYMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OF STIPULATED PENALTIES IN CONNECTION WITH JACKSON PARK HOUSING COMPLEX, WASHINGTON. (a) Authority To Transfer Funds- (1) TRANSFER AMOUNT- Using funds described in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Navy may, notwithstanding section 2215 of title 10, United States Code, transfer not more than $40,000.00 to the Hazardous Substance Superfund. (2) PURPOSE OF TRANSFER- The payment under paragraph (1) is to pay a stipulated penalty assessed by the Environmental Protection Agency on October 25, 2005, against the Jackson Park Housing Complex, Washington, for the failure by the Navy to timely submit a draft final Phase II Remedial Investigation Work Plan for the Jackson Park Housing Complex Operable Unit
INDIVIDUAL BODY ARMOR. (a) Assessment- The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation and the Director of Defense Research and Engineering shall jointly conduct an assessment of various domestic technological approaches for body armor systems for protection against ballistic threats at or above military requirements. (b) Report- (1) REPORT REQUIRED- Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation and the Director of Defense Research and Engineering shall jointly submit to the Secretary of Defense, and to the congressional defense committees, a report on the assessment required by subsection (a). (2) ELEMENTS- The report required under paragraph (1) shall include-- (A) a detailed comparative analysis and assessment of the technical approaches covered by the assessment under subsection (a), including the technical capability, feasibility, military utility, and cost of each such approach; and (B) such other matters as the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation and the Director of Defense Research and Engineering jointly consider appropriate.
REIMBURSEMENT FOR NATIONAL GUARD SUPPORT PROVIDED TO FEDERAL AGENCIES Secretary of Defense shall require a Federal agency to which law enforcement support or support to a national special security event is provided by National Guard personnel performing duty to reimburse the Department of Defense for the costs of that support
ARMY PROPERTY AIR FORCE PROPERTY No member of the Army may sell, lend, pledge, barter, or give any clothing, arms, or equipment obtained by or furnished to the member by the United States to any person other than a member of the Army authorized to receive it, an officer of the United States authorized to receive it, or any other individual authorized to receive it.
MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS ON COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON THE READINESS OF ARMY AND MARINE CORPS GROUND FORCES. An assessment of the ability of the Army and Marine Corps to provide trained and ready forces to meet the requirements of increased force levels in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and to meet the requirements of other ongoing operations simultaneously with such increased force levels. `(3) An assessment of the strategic depth of the Army and Marine Corps and their ability to provide trained and ready forces to meet the requirements of the high-priority contingency war plans of the regional combatant commands, including an identification and evaluation for each such plan of-- `(A) the strategic and operational risks associated with current and projected forces of current and projected readiness; `(B) the time required to make forces available and prepare them for deployment; and `(C) likely strategic tradeoffs necessary to meet the requirements of each such plan.'. (c) Department of Defense Cooperation- Such section is further amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c): `(c) Department of Defense Cooperation- The Secretary of Defense shall ensure the full cooperation of the Department of Defense with the Comptroller General for purposes of the preparation of the report required by this section.'.
TITLE IV-MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle A--Active Forces SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty personnel as of September 30, 2008, as follows: (1) The Army, 525,400. (2) The Navy, 328,400. (3) The Marine Corps, 189,000. (4) The Air Force, 328,600. Subtitle B--Reserve Forces SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE. (a) In General- The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as of September 30, 2008, as follows: (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 351,300. (2) The Army Reserve, 205,000. (3) The Navy Reserve, 67,800. (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 39,600. (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 106,700. (6) The Air Force Reserve, 67,500. (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 10,000. (b) Adjustments- The end strengths prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve component shall be proportionately reduced by-- (1) the total authorized strength of units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component which are on active duty (other than for training) at the end of the fiscal year; and (2) the total number of individual members not in units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component who are on active duty (other than for training or for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their consent at the end of the fiscal year. Whenever such units or such individual members are released from active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths of such units and by the total number of such individual members. SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES. Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of September 30, 2008, the following number of Reserves to be serving on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the case of members of the National Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components: (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 29,204. (2) The Army Reserve, 15,870. (3) The Navy Reserve, 11,579. (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261. (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 13,936. (6) The Air Force Reserve, 2,721. SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS). The minimum number of military technicians (dual status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2008 for the reserve components of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall be the following: (1) For the Army Reserve, 8,249. (2) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 26,502. (3) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,909. (4) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 22,553. SEC. 414. FISCAL YEAR 2008 LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS. (a) Limitations- (1) NATIONAL GUARD- Within the limitation provided in section 10217(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, the number of non-dual status technicians employed by the National Guard as of September 30, 2008, may not exceed the following: (A) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 1,600. (B) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 350. (2) ARMY RESERVE- The number of non-dual status technicians employed by the Army Reserve as of September 30, 2008, may not exceed 595. (3) AIR FORCE RESERVE- The number of non-dual status technicians employed by the Air Force Reserve as of September 30, 2008, may not exceed 90. (b) Non-Dual Status Technicians Defined- In this section, the term `non-dual status technician' has the meaning given that term in section 10217(a) of title 10, United States Code. SEC. 415. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. During fiscal year 2008, the maximum number of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who may be serving at any time on full-time operational support duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United States Code, is the following: (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 17,000. (2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. (3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000. (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 16,000. (6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000. Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for military personnel, in amounts as follows: (1) For the Army, $34,952,762,000. (2) For the Navy, $23,300,841,000. (3) For the Marine Corps, $11,065,542,000. (4) For the Air Force, $24,091,993,000. (5) For the Army Reserve, $3,701,197,000. (6) For the Navy Reserve, $1,766,408,000. (7) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $593,961,000. (8) For the Air Force Reserve, $1,356,618,000. (9) For the Army National Guard, $5,914,979,000. (10) For the Air National Guard, $2,607,456,000.
TITLE V-MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 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
AUTHORITY FOR PAYMENT OF PRIVATE BOARDING SCHOOL TUITION FOR MILITARY DEPENDENTS IN OVERSEAS AREAS NOT SERVED BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPENDENTS' SCHOOLS
AUTHORITY OF JUDGES OF THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES TO ADMINISTER OATHS
MILITARY LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES IN AREAS WITHOUT ACCESS TO NON-MILITARY LEGAL ASSISTANCE.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY FAMILY READINESS COUNCIL. Three individuals appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among representatives of military family organizations (including military family organizations of families of members of the regular components and of families of members of the reserve components), of whom not less than two shall be members of the family of an enlisted member of the armed forces.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICY AND PLANS FOR MILITARY FAMILY READINESS In General- The Secretary of Defense shall develop a policy and plans for the Department of Defense for the support of military family readiness.
ENHANCEMENT OF CARRYOVER OF ACCUMULATED LEAVE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. Increased to 90 days
UNIFORM POLICY ON PERFORMANCES BY MILITARY BANDS In General- Department of Defense bands, ensembles, choruses, or similar musical units, including individual members thereof performing in an official capacity, may not-- `(1) engage in the performance of music in competition with local civilian musicians; or `(2) receive remuneration for official performances. `(b) Performance of Music in Competition With Local Civilian Musicians Defined- In this section, the term `performance of music in competition with local civilian musicians'
WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS ON AWARD OF MEDALS OF HONOR TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMY. Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in section 3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the military service, the President may award the Medal of Honor under section 3741 of that title to any of the persons named in subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) for the acts of valor referred to in the respective subsections. (b) Woodrow Keeble- Subsection (a) applies with respect to Woodrow W. Keeble, for conspicuous acts of gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as an acting platoon leader on October 20, 1950, during the Korean War. (c) Leslie Sabo, Jr- Subsection (a) applies with respect to Leslie H. Sabo, Jr., for conspicuous acts of gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on May 10, 1970, as an Army soldier, serving in the grade of Specialist Grade Four in Vietnam, with Company B, 3d Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. (d) Philip Shadrach- Subsection (a) applies with respect to Philip G. Shadrach, for conspicuous acts of gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on April 12, 1862, as a Union Soldier, serving in the grade of Private during the Civil War, with Company K, 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment. (e) Henry Svehla- Subsection (a) applies with respect to Henry Svehla, for conspicuous acts of gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on June 12, 1952, as an Army soldier, serving in the grade of Private First Class in Korea, with Company F, 32d Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. (f) George Wilson- Subsection (a) applies with respect to George D. Wilson, for conspicuous acts of gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on April 12, 1862, as a Union Soldier, serving in the grade of Private during the Civil War, with Company B, 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
TITLE VI-COMPENSATION AND OTHER BENEFITS
FISCAL YEAR 2008 INCREASE IN MILITARY BASIC PAY Increase in Basic Pay- Effective on January 1, 2008, the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services are increased by 3.5 percent
ALLOWANCE FOR PARTICIPATION OF RESERVES IN ELECTRONIC SCREENING. Maximum Payment- The aggregate amount of the stipend paid a member of the Individual Ready Reserve under this section in any calendar year may not exceed $50.
EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR RESERVE FORCES
EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
EXTENSION OF SPECIAL PAY AND BONUS AUTHORITIES FOR NUCLEAR OFFICERS
EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO PAYMENT OF OTHER BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAYS Incentive Special Pay- Section 302(b)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking `$50,000' and inserting `$75,000'. (b) Multiyear Retention Bonus- Section 301d(a)(2) of such title is amended by striking `$50,000' and inserting `$75,000'.
INCREASE IN DENTAL OFFICER ADDITIONAL SPECIAL PAY. in subparagraph (A), by striking `$4,000' and inserting `$10,000'; and (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking `$6,000' and inserting `$12,000'.
ENHANCEMENT OF HARDSHIP DUTY PAY. Authority- A member of a uniformed service who is entitled to basic pay may be paid special pay under this section while the member is performing duty that is designated by the Secretary of Defense as hardship duty. `(b) Payment on Monthly or Lump Sum Basis- Special pay payable under this section may be paid on a monthly basis or in a lump sum. `(c) Maximum Rate or Amount- (1) The maximum monthly rate of special pay payable to a member on a monthly basis under this section is $1,500. `(2) The amount of the lump sum payment of special pay payable to a member on a lump sum basis under this section may not exceed an amount equal to the product of-- `(A) the maximum monthly rate authorized under paragraph (1) at the time the member qualifies for payment of special pay on a lump sum basis under this section; and `(B) the number of months for which special pay on a lump sum basis under this section is payable to the member.
MODIFICATION OF REENLISTMENT BONUS FOR MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE may not exceed $15,000
INCREASE IN YEARS OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE COVERED BY AGREEMENTS FOR NUCLEAR-QUALIFIED OFFICERS EXTENDING PERIODS OF ACTIVE DUTY. striking `26 years' and inserting `30 years'
. CODIFICATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF AUTHORITY TO PAY BONUS TO ENCOURAGE MEMBERS OF THE ARMY TO REFER OTHER PERSONS FOR ENLISTMENT IN THE ARMY INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR BONUS- Subject to subsection (c), the following individuals are eligible for a referral bonus under this section: `(A) A member in the regular component of the Army. `(B) A member of the Army National Guard. `(C) A member of the Army Reserve. `(D) A member of the Army in a retired status, including a member under 60 years of age who, but for age, would be eligible for retired pay. `(E) A civilian employee of the Department of the Army. A member of the Army may not be paid a bonus under subsection (a) for the referral of an immediate family member. may not exceed $2,000 Not more than $1,000 shall be paid upon the commencement of basic training by the person. Not more than $1,000 shall be paid upon the completion of basic training and individual advanced training by the person.
AUTHORITY TO PAY BONUS TO ENCOURAGE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL TO REFER OTHER PERSONS FOR APPOINTMENT AS OFFICERS TO SERVE IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS may not exceed $2,000. Not more than $1,000 shall be paid upon the execution by the person of an agreement to serve as an officer in a health profession in an armed force for not less than 3 years, `(2) Not more than $1,000 shall be paid upon the completion by the person of the initial period of military training as an officer. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES OF TRAVEL TO THE UNITED STATES FOR OBSTETRICAL PURPOSES OF DEPENDENTS LOCATED IN VERY REMOTE LOCATIONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES The Secretary of Defense may pay the travel expenses and related expenses of a dependent of a member of the uniformed services assigned to a very remote location outside the United States, as determined by the Secretary, for travel for obstetrical purposes to a location in the United States.
PAYMENT OF MOVING EXPENSES FOR JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS INSTRUCTORS IN HARD-TO-FILL POSITIONS When determined by the Secretary of the military department concerned to be in the national interest and agreed upon by the institution concerned, the institution may reimburse the moving expenses of a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructor who executes a written agreement to serve a minimum of two years of employment at the institution in a position that is hard-to-fill for geographic or economic reasons and as determined by the Secretary concerned,
MODIFICATION OF SCHEME FOR PAYMENT OF DEATH GRATUITY PAYABLE WITH RESPECT TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. To any individual designated by the person in writing. `(2) If there is no person so designated, to the surviving spouse of the person. `(3) If there is none of the above, to the children (as prescribed by subsection (b)) of the person and the descendants of any deceased children by representation. `(4) If there is none of the above, to the parents (as prescribed by subsection (c)) of the person or the survivor of them. `(5) If there is none of the above, to the duly appointed executor or administrator of the estate of the person. `(6) If there is none of the above, to other next of kin of the person entitled under the laws of domicile of the person at the time of the person's death.'.
TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR OFF-DUTY TRAINING OR EDUCATION Secretary of a military department may pay the charges of an educational institution for the tuition or expenses described in subsection (a) of a member of the Selected Reserve.
ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITIES ON INCOME REPLACEMENT PAYMENTS FOR RESERVES EXPERIENCING EXTENDED AND FREQUENT MOBILIZATION FOR ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE when the total monthly military compensation of the member is less than the average monthly civilian income' Eligibility- Subject to subsection (c), a reserve component member is entitled to a payment under this section for any full month of active duty of the member-- `(1) while on active duty under an involuntary mobilization order, following the date on which the member-- `(A) completes 18 continuous months of service on active duty under such an order; `(B) completes 730 cumulative days of service on active duty under such an order during the previous 1,826 days; or `(C) is involuntarily mobilized for service on active duty for a period of 180 days or more within 180 days following the member's separation from a previous period of involuntary active duty for period of 180 days or more; or `(2) while retained on active duty under subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 12301(h)(1) of title 10 because of an injury or illness incurred or aggravated while deployed to an area designated for special pay under section 310 of this title after becoming entitled to income replacement pay.
OVERSEAS NATURALIZATION OF MILITARY FAMILY MEMBERS Any person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence, is the spouse or child of a member of the Armed Forces, and is authorized to accompany such member and reside in a foreign country with the member pursuant to the member's official orders, and who is so accompanying and residing with the member (in marital union if a spouse), may be naturalized upon compliance with all the requirements of this title except that the person's residence and physical presence in such foreign country shall be treated as residence and physical presence in the United States or any State for the purpose of satisfying the requirements of section 316 or 322 for naturalization.
TITLE VII-HEALTHCARE PROVISIONS INCLUSION OF TRICARE RETAIL PHARMACY PROGRAM IN FEDERAL PROCUREMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS Procurement of Pharmaceuticals by TRICARE Retail Pharmacy Program- With respect to any prescription filled on or after October 1, 2007, the TRICARE retail pharmacy program shall be treated as an element of the Department of Defense for purposes of the procurement of drugs by Federal agencies under section 8126 of title 38 to the extent necessary to ensure that pharmaceuticals paid for by the Department of Defense that are provided by pharmacies under the program to eligible covered beneficiaries under this section are subject to the pricing standards.
TITLE VIII-ACQUISITION POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS UNDER MULTIYEAR CONTRACTS Secretary of Defense shall modify the regulations to define the term `substantial savings savings that exceed 10 percent of the total anticipated costs of carrying out a program through annual contracts shall be considered to be substantial; (B) savings that exceed 5 percent of the total anticipated costs of carrying out a program through annual contracts, but do not exceed 10 percent of such costs, shall not be considered to be substantial unless the Secretary determines in writing that an exceptionally strong case has been made.
COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE FOR MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.
Report Required- Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on potential modifications of the organization and structure of the Department of Defense for major defense acquisition programs. (A) MILESTONE 0- The time for the development and approval of a mission need statement for a major defense acquisition program. (B) MILESTONE 1- The time for the development and approval of a capability need definition for a major defense acquisition program, including development and approval of a certification statement on the characteristics required for the system under the program and a determination of the priorities among such characteristics. (C) MILESTONE 2- The time for technology development and assessment for a major defense acquisition program, including development and approval of a certification statement on technology maturity of elements under the program. (D) MILESTONE 3- The time for system development and demonstration for a major defense acquisition program, including development and approval of a certification statement on design proof of concept. (E) MILESTONE 4- The time for final design, production prototyping, and testing of a major defense acquisition program, including development and approval of a certification statement on cost, performance, and schedule in advance of initiation of low-rate production of the system under the program. (F) MILESTONE 5- The time for limited production and field testing of the system under a major defense acquisition program. (G) MILESTONE 6- The time for initiation of full-rate production of the system under a major defense acquisition program. (6) Requiring the Milestone Decision Authority for a major defense acquisition program to specify, at the time of Milestone B approval, or Key Decision Point B approval, as applicable, the period of time that will be required to deliver an initial operational capability to the relevant combatant commanders. (7) Establishing a materiel solutions process for addressing identified gaps in critical warfighting capabilities, under which process the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics circulates among the military departments and appropriate Defense Agencies a request for proposals for technologies and systems to address such gaps. (8) Modifying the role played by chiefs of staff of the Armed Forces in the requirements, resource allocation, and acquisition processes. (c) Consultation- In conducting the review required under subsection (b) for the report required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall obtain the views of the following: (1) Senior acquisition officials currently serving in the Department of Defense. (2) Individuals who formerly served as senior acquisition officials in the Department of Defense. (3) Participants in previous reviews of the organization and structure of the Department of Defense for the acquisition of major weapon systems, including the President's Blue Ribbon Commission on Defense Management in 1986. (4) Other experts on the acquisition of major weapon systems. (5) Appropriate experts in the Government Accountability Office.
INVESTMENT STRATEGY FOR MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. Report Required- Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the strategies of the Department of Defense for the allocation of funds and other resources under major defense acquisition programs. (b) Elements- The report required by subsection (a) shall address, at a minimum, Department of Defense organizations, procedures, and approaches for the following purposes: (1) To establish priorities among needed capabilities under major defense acquisition programs, and to assess the resources (including funds, technologies, time, and personnel) needed to achieve such capabilities. (2) To balance cost, schedule, and requirements for major defense acquisition programs to ensure the most efficient use of Department of Defense resources. (3) To ensure that the budget, requirements, and acquisition processes of the Department of Defense work in a complementary manner to achieve desired results.
REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS ON TOTAL OWNERSHIP COST FOR MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEMS. Report Required- Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the extent of the implementation of the recommendations set forth in the February 2003 report of the Government Accountability Office entitled `Setting Requirements Differently Could Reduce Weapon Systems' Total Ownership Costs'.
ENHANCED COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS FOR TASK AND DELIVERY ORDER CONTRACTS ) No task or delivery order contract in an amount estimated to exceed $100,000,000 (including all options) may be awarded to a single contractor unless the head of the agency determines in writing that-- `(A) because of the size, scope, or method of performance of the requirement, it would not be practical to award multiple task or delivery order contracts; `(B) the task or delivery orders expected under the contract are so integrally related that only a single contractor can reasonably perform the work; `(C) the contract provides only for firm, fixed price task orders or delivery orders for-- `(i) products for which unit prices are established in the contract; or `(ii) services for which prices are established in the contract for the specific tasks to be performed; or `(D) only one contractor is qualified and capable of performing the work at a reasonable price to the government.'.
Treatment of Components and Spare Parts as Commercial Items- A component or spare part for a major weapon system may be treated as a commercial item, and purchased under procedures established for the procurement of commercial items, only if-- `(1) the component or spare part is intended for-- `(A) a major weapon system that is being purchased, or has been purchased, under procedures established for the procurement of commercial items in accordance with the requirements of subsection (a); or `(B) a subsystem of a major weapon system that is being purchased, or has been purchased, under procedures established for the procurement of commercial items in accordance with the requirements of subsection (b); or `(2) the contractor demonstrates that it has sold, leased, or licensed the component or spare part, or an item that is the same as the component or spare part, but for modifications described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 4(12) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, in significant quantities to the general public. `(d) Price Information- In the case of any major weapon system, subsystem, component, or spare part purchased under procedures established for the procurement of commercial items under the authority of this section, the contractor shall provide data other than certified cost or pricing data, including information on prices at which the same item or similar items have previously been sold to the general public, that is adequate for evaluating, through price analysis, the reasonableness of the price of the contract, subcontract, or modification of the contract or subcontract pursuant to which such major weapon system, subsystem, component or spare part, as the case may be, will be purchased.'.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND The Secretary of Defense shall establish a fund to be known as the `Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Fund' (in this section referred to as the `Fund') to provide funds for the recruitment, training, and retention of acquisition personnel of the Department of Defense The Fund shall be managed by a senior official of the Department of Defense designated by the Secretary Subject to the provisions of this subsection, amounts in the Fund shall be available to the Secretary of Defense for expenditure, or for transfer to a military department or Defense Agency, for the recruitment, training, and retention of acquisition personnel of the Department of Defense for the purpose of this section, including for the provision of training and retention incentives to the acquisition workforce of the Department as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
Amounts in the Fund shall not be available for payments to contractors or contractor employees, other than for the purpose of providing training to Department of Defense employees
INTERNAL CONTROLS FOR PROCUREMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BY CERTAIN NON-DEFENSE AGENCIES.
Limitation on Procurements on Behalf of Department of Defense- Except as provided in subsection (b), no official of the Department of Defense may place an order, make a purchase, or otherwise procure property or services for the Department of Defense in an amount in excess of $100,000 through a non-defense agency
REQUIREMENTS FOR DEFENSE CONTRACTORS RELATING TO CERTAIN FORMER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICIALS In General- Each contract for the procurement of goods or services in excess of $10,000,000, other than a contract for the procurement of commercial items, that is entered into by the Department of Defense shall include a provision under which the contractor agrees to submit to the Secretary of Defense, not later than April 1 of each year such contract is in effect, a written report setting forth the information.
REPORT ON CONTRACTOR ETHICS PROGRAMS OF MAJOR DEFENSE CONTRACTORS ) Report Required- Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the internal ethics programs of major defense contractors.
REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS OR SUBCONTRACTORS EMPLOYING MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE Study Required- The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on contracting with the Department of Defense by actual and potential contractors and subcontractors of the Department who employ members of the Selected Reserve of the reserve components of the Armed Forces
CONTRACTORS PERFORMING PRIVATE SECURITY FUNCTIONS IN AREAS OF COMBAT OPERATIONS. IN GENERAL- Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations on the selection, training, equipping, and conduct of personnel performing private security functions under a covered contract or covered subcontract in an area of combat operations
ENHANCED AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PRODUCED IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. In General- In the case of a product or service to be acquired in support of military operations or stability operations in Iraq or Afghanistan (including security, transition, reconstruction, and humanitarian relief activities) for which the Secretary of Defense makes a determination described in subsection (b), the Secretary may conduct a procurement in which-- (1) competition is limited to products or services that are from Iraq or Afghanistan; (2) procedures other than competitive procedures are used to award a contract to a particular source or sources from Iraq or Afghanistan; or (3) a preference is provided for products or services that are from Iraq or Afghanistan
TITLE IX-DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY- Section 5015 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: `(c)(1) The Under Secretary serves as the Chief Management Officer of the Department of the Navy. `(2) The Under Secretary is the principal adviser to the Secretary of the Navy on matters relating to the management of the Department of the Navy, including the development, approval, implementation, integration, and oversight of policies, procedures, processes, and systems for the management of the Department of the Navy that relate to the performance of the following functions: `(A) Planning and budgeting, including performance measurement. `(B) Acquisition. `(C) Logistics. `(D) Facilities, installations, and environment. `(E) Financial management. `(F) Human resources and personnel. `(G) Management of information resources, including information technology, networks, and telecommunications functions. `(3) Subject to the direction and oversight of the Chief Management Officer and Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense, the Under Secretary shall be responsible for-- `(A) developing and maintaining a strategic plan for business reform that identifies key initiatives to be undertaken by the Department of the Navy for business reform, together with related resource needs; `(B) establishing performance goals and measures for improving and evaluating the overall economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of the business operations of the Department of the Navy; `(C) monitoring the progress of the Department of the Navy and its components in meeting the performance goals and measures established pursuant to subparagraph (B); `(D) reviewing and approving the plans and budgets of the Department of the Navy for business reform, including any proposed changes to policies, procedures, processes, and systems, to ensure the compatibility of such plans and budgets with the strategic plan for business reform established pursuant to subparagraph (A); and `(E) overseeing the development of, and reviewing and approving, all budget requests for defense business systems by the Department of the Navy, including the information to be submitted to Congress under section 2222(h) of this title.'. (3) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE- Section 8015 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: `(c)(1) The Under Secretary serves as the Chief Management Officer of the Department of the Air Force. `(2) The Under Secretary is the principal adviser to the Secretary of the Air Force on matters relating to the management of the Department of the Air Force, including the development, approval, implementation, integration, and oversight of policies, procedures, processes, and systems for the management of the Department of the Air Force that relate to the performance of the following functions: `(A) Planning and budgeting, including performance measurement. `(B) Acquisition. `(C) Logistics. `(D) Facilities, installations, and environment. `(E) Financial management. `(F) Human resources and personnel. `(G) Management of information resources, including information technology, networks, and telecommunications functions. `(3) Subject to the direction and oversight of the Chief Management Officer and Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense, the Under Secretary shall be responsible for-- `(A) developing and maintaining a strategic plan for business reform that identifies key initiatives to be undertaken by the Department of the Air Force for business reform, together with related resource needs; `(B) establishing performance goals and measures for improving and evaluating the overall economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of the business operations of the Department of the Air Force; `(C) monitoring the progress of the Department of the Air Force and its components in meeting the performance goals and measures established pursuant to subparagraph (B); `(D) reviewing and approving the plans and budgets of the Department of the Air Force for business reform, including any proposed changes to policies, procedures, processes, and systems, to ensure the compatibility of such plans and budgets with the strategic plan for business reform established pursuant to subparagraph (A); and `(E) overseeing the development of, and reviewing and approving, all budget requests for defense business systems by the Department of the Air Force, including the information to be submitted to Congress under section 2222(h) of this title.'.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BOARD OF ACTUARIES.
Department of Defense Board of Actuaries `(a) In General- There shall be in the Department of Defense a Department of Defense Board of Actuaries (hereinafter in this section referred to as the `Board'). `(b) Members- (1) The Board shall consist of three members who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among qualified professional actuaries who are members of the Society of Actuaries. `(2) The members of the Board shall serve for a term of 15 years, except that a member of the Board appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the end of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall only serve until the end of such term. A member may serve after the end of the member's term until the member's successor takes office. `(3) A member of the Board may be removed by the Secretary of Defense only for misconduct or failure to perform functions vested in the Board. `(4) A member of the Board who is not an employee of the United States is entitled to receive pay at the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay of the highest rate of basic pay then currently being paid under the General Schedule of subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5 for each day the member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the Board and is entitled to travel expenses, including a per diem allowance, in accordance with section 5703 of that title in connection with such duties.
SPACE POSTURE REVIEW Requirement for Comprehensive Review- In order to clarify the national security space policy and strategy of the United States for the near term, the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence shall jointly conduct a comprehensive review of the space posture of the United States over the posture review period. (b) Elements of Review- The review conducted under subsection (a) shall include, for the posture review period, the following: (1) The definition, policy, requirements, and objectives for each of the following: (A) Space situational awareness. (B) Space control. (C) Space superiority, including defensive and offensive counterspace. (D) Force enhancement and force application. (E) Space-based intelligence and surveillance and reconnaissance from space. (F) Any other matter the Secretary considers relevant to understanding the space posture of the United States. (2) A description of current and planned space acquisition programs that are in acquisition categories 1 and 2, including how each such program will address the policy, requirements, and objectives described under each of subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (1). (3) A description of future space systems and technology development (other than such systems and technology in development as of the date of the enactment of this Act) necessary to address the policy, requirements, and objectives described under each of subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (1). (4) An assessment of the relationship among the following: (A) United States military space policy. (B) National security space policy. (C) National security space objectives. (D) Arms control policy. (5) An assessment of the effect of the military and national security space policy of the United States on the proliferation of weapons capable of targeting objects in space or objects on Earth from space. ADDITIONAL REPORT ON OVERSIGHT OF ACQUISITION FOR DEFENSE SPACE PROGRAMS
ADDITIONAL REPORT ON OVERSIGHT OF ACQUISITION FOR DEFENSE SPACE PROGRAMS Consideration of Effect of Climate Change on Department Facilities, Capabilities, and Missions- (1) The first national security strategy and national defense strategy prepared after the date of the enactment of this subsection shall include guidance for military planners-- `(A) to assess the risks of projected climate change to current and future missions of the armed forces; `(B) to update defense plans based on these assessments, including working with allies and partners to incorporate climate mitigation strategies, capacity building, and relevant research and development; and `(C) to develop the capabilities needed to reduce future impacts. `(2) The first quadrennial defense review prepared after the date of the enactment of this subsection shall also examine the capabilities of the armed forces to respond to the consequences of climate change, in particular, preparedness for natural disasters from extreme weather events and other missions the armed forces may be asked to support inside the United States and overseas.
UNITED STATES MILITARY CANCER INSTITUTE Establishment- The Secretary of Defense shall establish in the University the United States Military Cancer Institute. The Institute shall be established pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary. `(b) Purposes- The purposes of the Institute are as follows: `(1) To establish and maintain a clearinghouse of data on the incidence and prevalence of cancer among members and former members of the armed forces. `(2) To conduct research that contributes to the detection or treatment of cancer among the members and former members of the armed forces. ) Research- (1) The Director of the United States Military Cancer Institute shall carry out research studies on the following: `(A) The epidemiological features of cancer, including assessments of the carcinogenic effect of genetic and environmental factors, and of disparities in health, inherent or common among populations of various ethnic origins within the members of the armed forces. `(B) The prevention and early detection of cancer among members and former members of the armed forces.
WESTERN HEMISPHERE CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN HUMAN RIGHTS. Center Authorized- The Secretary of Defense may establish and operate a center to be known as the Western Hemisphere Center for Excellence in Human Rights. (b) Missions- The missions of the Center shall be as follows: (1) To provide and facilitate education, training, research, strategic planning, and reform on the integration of respect for human rights into all aspects of military operations, doctrine, education, judicial systems, and other internal control mechanisms, and into the relations of the military with civil society, including the development of programs to combat the growing phenomenon of trafficking in persons. (2) To sponsor conferences, symposia, seminars, academic exchanges, and courses, as well as special projects such as studies, reviews, design of curricula, and evaluations, on the matters covered by paragraph (1). CONCURRENCE OF SECRETARY OF STATE- The Secretary of Defense may carry out this section only with the concurrence of the Secretary of State.
TITLE X-GENERAL PROVISIONS AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 Amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2007 in the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364) are hereby adjusted, with respect to any such authorized amount, by the amount by which appropriations pursuant to such authorization are increased by a supplemental appropriation or by a transfer of funds, or decreased by a rescission, or any thereof, pursuant to the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007.
SEC. 1003. MODIFICATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2007 GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. Section 1001(a) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2371) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: `(3) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN TRANSFERS- The following transfers of funds shall be not be counted toward the limitation in paragraph (2) on the amount that may be transferred under this section: `(A) The transfer of funds to the Iraq Security Forces Fund under reprogramming FY07-07-R PA. `(B) The transfer of funds to the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund under reprogramming FY07-11 PA. `(C) The transfer of funds back from the accounts referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B) to restore the sources used in the reprogrammings referred to in such subparagraphs.
. EXPANSION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES TO CERTAIN ADDITIONAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS
adding at the end the following new paragraphs: `(17) The Government of the Dominican Republic. `(18) The Government of Mexico.'.
ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY TO PAY REWARDS FOR ASSISTANCE IN COMBATING TERRORISM. (a) Increase in Amount of Reward- Subsection (b) of section 127b of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting `, or $5,000,000 during fiscal year 2008' after `$200,000'. (b) Delegation of Authority to Commanders of Combatant Commands- Subsection (c)(1)(B) of such title is amended by inserting `, or $1,000,000 during fiscal year 2008' after `$50,000'. (c) Consultation With Secretary of State in Award- Subsection (d)(2) of such section is amended by inserting `, or $2,000,000 during fiscal year 2008' after `$100,000'.
REPEAL OF MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO THE USE OF THE ARMED FORCES IN MAJOR PUBLIC EMERGENCIES. (a) Repeal- (1) IN GENERAL- Section 333 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 1076 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2404), is amended to read as such section read on October 16, 2006, which is the day before the date of the enactment of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007. . PROCEDURES FOR COMBATANT STATUS REVIEW TRIBUNALS; MODIFICATION OF MILITARY COMMISSION AUTHORITIES. (a) Determination of Status of Certain Combatants- Subsection (b) of section 1005 of the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 (title X of Public Law 109-148; 10 U.S.C. 801 note) is amended to read as follows: `(b) Determination of Status of Certain Combatants- `(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary of Defense shall determine the status of each detainee described in paragraph (2) through a Combatant Status Review Tribunal (in this subsection referred to as a `Tribunal') conducted in accordance with the requirements of this subsection. `(2) COVERED DETAINEES- `(A) IN GENERAL- A detainee described in this paragraph is a detainee who-- `(i) is held by the Department of Defense as an unlawful enemy combatant on or after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; and `(ii) has been detained by the United States for a period of more than two years. `(B) UNLAWFUL ENEMY COMBATANT DEFINED- In this subsection, the term `unlawful enemy combatant' has the meaning given such term in section 948a(1) of title 10, United States Code. `(3) STANDARD OF PROOF- A Tribunal shall determine whether or not a detainee is an unlawful enemy combatant by a preponderance of the evidence. Weight shall be accorded to evidence based on the credibility, reliability, and probative value of the evidence. `(4) PROCEDURES- Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, the Secretary shall prescribe procedures for Tribunals under this subsection. Such procedures shall ensure, at a minimum, that-- `(A) the President of a Tribunal is a military judge-- `(i) who shall meet the qualification requirements of section 948j(b) of title 10, United States Code, and `(ii) who shall rule on all questions of law and exclude evidence that would not have probative value to a reasonable person; `(B) each detainee is represented in the same manner as provided for the accused before a military commission under section 949c of title 10, United States Code; `(C) each
detainee is afforded a reasonable opportunity to obtain witnesses and
other evidence, including a process to compel witnesses to appear and
testify and to compel the production of other evidence, [Struck out->] `(D) each detainee is permitted to present evidence in his defense, to cross-examine the witnesses who testify against him, and to examine and respond to evidence admitted against him, while providing for the handling of classified information in a manner so that-- `(i) counsel for the detainee is provided access to the relevant classified evidence, including both evidence admitted against the detainee and any potentially exculpatory evidence, consistent with the procedures for the protection of classified information in section 949d(f) of title 10, United States Code; and `(ii) the detainee is provided access-- `(I) to all unclassified evidence; and `(II) to
[Struck out->] `(E) in making a determination of status of any such detainee, a Tribunal may not consider a statement that was obtained through methods that amount to torture; and `(F) in making a determination of status of a detainee, a Tribunal may not consider a statement in which the degree of coercion is disputed unless-- `(i) the totality of the circumstances renders the statement reliable and possessing sufficient probative value; `(ii) the interests of justice would best be served by admission of the statement into evidence; and `(iii) the Tribunal determines that-- `(I) the alleged coercion was incident to the lawful conduct of military operations at the point of apprehension; `(II) the statement was voluntary; or `(III) the interrogation methods used to obtain the statement do not amount to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment prohibited by section 1003 of this Act. UNLAWFUL ENEMY COMBATANT- The term `unlawful enemy combatant' means a person who is not a lawful enemy combatant who-- `(A) has engaged in hostilities against the United States; `(B) has purposefully and materially supported hostilities against the United States (other than hostilities engaged in by lawful enemy combatants); or `(C) has been a knowing and active participant in an organization that engaged in hostilities against the United States.'.
STATEMENTS OBTAINED THROUGH CRUEL, INHUMAN, OR DEGRADING TREATMENT- Section 948r of such title is amended-- (A) by striking subsections (c) and (d); and (B) by adding after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c): `(c) Statements Obtained Through Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment- A statement in which the degree of coercion is disputed may be admitted if the military judge finds that-- `(1) the totality of the circumstances renders the statement reliable and possessing sufficient probative value; `(2) the interests of justice would best be served by admission of the statement into evidence; and `(3) one of the following circumstances is met: `(A) The alleged coercion was incident to the lawful conduct of military operations at the point of apprehension. `(B) The statement was voluntary.
ADMITTANCE OF HEARSAY EVIDENCE- Subparagraph (E) of section 949a(b)(2) of such title is amended to read as follows: `(E) Hearsay evidence not otherwise admissible under the rules of evidence applicable in trial by general courts-martial may be admitted in a trial by military commission if-- `(i) the proponent of the evidence makes known to the adverse party, sufficiently in advance of trial or hearing to provide the adverse party with a fair opportunity to meet the evidence, the proponent's intention to offer the evidence, and the particulars of the evidence (including information on the circumstances under which the evidence was obtained); and `(ii) the military judge finds that the totality of the circumstances render the evidence more probative on the point for which it is offered than other evidence which the proponent can procure through reasonable efforts, taking into consideration the unique circumstances of the conduct of military and intelligence operations during hostilities.
PROVISION OF AIR FORCE SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO FOREIGN MILITARY AND STATE AIRCRAFT The Secretary of the Air Force may, under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe and when in the best interests of the United States, provide any of the supplies or services described in paragraph (2) to military and other state aircraft of a foreign country, on a reimbursable basis without an advance of funds, if similar supplies and services are furnished on a like basis to military aircraft and other state aircraft of the United States by the foreign country. `(2) The supplies and services described in this paragraph are supplies and services as follows: `(A) Routine airport services, including landing and takeoff assistance, servicing aircraft with fuel, use of runways, parking and servicing, and loading and unloading of baggage and cargo. `(B) Miscellaneous supplies, including Air Force-owned fuel, provisions, spare parts, and general stores, but not including ammunition. `(b) Provision of Routine Airport Services on Non-Reimbursable Basis- (1) Routine airport services may be provided under this section at no cost to a foreign country under circumstances as follows: `(A) If such services are provided by Air Force personnel and equipment without direct cost to the Air Force. `(B) If such services are provided under an agreement with the foreign country that provides for the reciprocal furnishing by the foreign country of routine airport services to military and other state aircraft of the United States without reimbursement. `(2) If routine airport services are provided under this section by a working-capital fund activity of the Air Force under section 2208 of this title and such activity is not reimbursed directly for the costs incurred by the activity in providing such services by reason of paragraph (1)(B), the working-capital fund activity shall be reimbursed for such costs out of funds currently available to the Air Force for operation and maintenance.'. REPORT ON THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES FROM UNGOVERNED AREAS. Report Required- Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, submit to Congress a report on the threats posed to the United States from ungoverned areas, including the threats to the United States from terrorist groups and individuals located in such areas who direct their activities against the United States and its allies. (b) Elements- The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A description of the intelligence capabilities and skills required by the United States Government to support United States policy aimed at managing the threats described in subsection (a), including, specifically, the technical, linguistic, and analytical capabilities and the skills required by the Department of Defense and the Department of State. (2) An assessment of the extent to which the Department of Defense and the Department of State possess the capabilities described in paragraph (1) as well as the necessary resources and organization to support United States policy aimed at managing the threats described in subsection (a). (3) A description of the extent to which the implementation of Department of Defense Directive 3000.05, entitled `Military Support for Stability, Security, Transition, and Reconstruction Operations', will support United States policy for managing such threats. (4) A description of the actions, if any, to be taken to improve the capabilities and skills of the Department of Defense and the Department of State described in paragraph (1), and the schedule for implementing any actions so described.
REVISED NUCLEAR POSTURE REVIEW Requirement for Comprehensive Review- In order to clarify United States nuclear deterrence policy and strategy for the near term, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a comprehensive review of the nuclear posture of the United States for the next 5 to 10 years. The Secretary shall conduct the review in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of State. (b) Elements of Review- The nuclear posture review shall include the following elements: (1) The role of nuclear forces in United States military strategy, planning, and programming. (2) The policy requirements and objectives for the United States to maintain a safe, reliable, and credible nuclear deterrence posture. (3) The relationship among United States nuclear deterrence policy, targeting strategy, and arms control objectives. (4) The role that missile defense capabilities and conventional strike forces play in determining the role and size of nuclear forces. (5) The levels and composition of the nuclear delivery systems that will be required for implementing the United States national and military strategy, including any plans for replacing or modifying existing systems. (6) The nuclear weapons complex that will be required for implementing the United States national and military strategy, including any plans to modernize or modify the complex. (7) The active and inactive nuclear weapons stockpile that will be required for implementing the United States national and military strategy, including any plans for replacing or modifying warheads. (c) Report to Congress- The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress, in unclassified and classified forms as necessary, a report on the results of the nuclear posture review conducted under this section. The report shall be submitted concurrently with the quadrennial defense review required to be submitted under section 118 of title 10, United States Code, in 2009. (d) Sense of Congress- It is the sense of Congress that the nuclear posture review conducted under this section should be used as a basis for establishing future United States arms control objectives and negotiating positions. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY COOPERATION. It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) the education and training facility of the Department of Defense known as the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation has the mission of providing professional education and training to eligible military personnel, law enforcement officials, and civilians of nations of the Western Hemisphere that support the democratic principles set forth in the Charter of the Organization of American States, while fostering mutual knowledge, transparency, confidence, and cooperation among the participating nations and promoting democratic values and respect for human rights; and (2) therefore, the Institute is an invaluable education and training facility which continues to foster a spirit of partnership and interoperability among the United States military and the militaries of participating nations. . ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE COORDINATION COUNCIL Establishment- There is established in the Executive Office of the President a National Foreign Language Coordination Council (in this section referred to as the `Council'). (b) Membership- The Council shall consist of the following members or their designees: (1) The National Language Director, who shall serve as the chairperson of the Council. (2) The Secretary of Education. (3) The Secretary of Defense. (4) The Secretary of State. (5) The Secretary of Homeland Security. (6) The Attorney General. (7) The Director of National Intelligence. (8) The Secretary of Labor. (9) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management. (10) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (11) The Secretary of Commerce. (12) The Secretary of Health and Human Services. (13) The Secretary of the Treasury. (14) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. (15) The Secretary of Agriculture. (16) The Chairman and President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States. (17) The heads of such other Federal agencies as the Council considers appropriate. (c) Responsibilities- (1) IN GENERAL- The Council shall be charged with-- (A) overseeing, coordinating, and implementing the National Security Language Initiative; (B) developing a national foreign language strategy, building upon the efforts of the National Security Language Initiative, within 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, in consultation with-- (i) State and local government agencies; (ii) academic sector institutions; (iii) foreign language related interest groups; (iv) business associations; (v) industry; (vi) heritage associations; and (vii) other relevant stakeholders; (C) conducting a survey of the status of Federal agency foreign language and area expertise and agency needs for such expertise; and (D) monitoring the implementation of such strategy through-- (i) application of current and recently enacted laws; and (ii) the promulgation and enforcement of rules and regulations. (2) STRATEGY CONTENT- The strategy developed under paragraph (1) shall include-- (A) recommendations for amendments to title 5, United States Code, in order to improve the ability of the Federal Government to recruit and retain individuals with foreign language proficiency and provide foreign language training for Federal employees; NATIONAL SECURITY LANGUAGE INITIATIVE- The term `National Security Language Initiative' means the comprehensive national plan of the President announced on January 5, 2006, and under the direction of the Secretaries of State, Education, and Defense and the Director of National Intelligence to expand foreign language education for national security purposes in the United States.
TITLE XI-CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS CONTINUATION OF LIFE INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY
In the case of an employee enrolled in life insurance under this chapter who is a member of a reserve component of the armed forces called or ordered to active duty, is placed on leave without pay to perform active duty pursuant to such call or order, and serves on active duty pursuant to such call or order for a period of more than 30 consecutive days, the life insurance of the employee under this chapter may continue for up to 24 months after discontinuance of pay by reason of the performance of such active duty.'.
AUTHORITY TO WAIVE LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY FOR FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WORKING OVERSEAS UNDER AREAS OF UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND. (a) Waiver Authority- (1) IN GENERAL- Notwithstanding section 5547 of title 5, United States Code, during 2008, the head of an Executive agency (as that term is defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code) may waive limitations on total compensation, including limitations on the aggregate of basic pay and premium pay payable in a calendar year, to an employee who performs work while in an overseas location that is in the area of responsibility of the Commander of the United States Central Command in direct support of, or directly related to-- (A) a military operation, including a contingency operation; or (B) an operation in response to a declared emergency.
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TITLE XII-MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS AUTHORITY TO EQUIP AND TRAIN FOREIGN PERSONNEL TO ASSIST IN ACCOUNTING FOR MISSING UNITED STATES PERSONNEL. (a) In General- Chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: `Sec. 408. Equipment and training of foreign personnel to assist in Department of Defense accounting for missing United States personnel `(a) In General- The Secretary of Defense may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, provide assistance to any foreign nation to assist the Department of Defense with recovery of and accounting for missing United States personnel. `(b) Types of Assistance- The assistance provided under subsection (a) may include the following: `(1) Equipment. `(2) Supplies. `(3) Services. `(4) Training of personnel. `(c) Limitation- The amount of assistance provided under this section in any fiscal year may not exceed $1,000,000. `(d) Construction With Other Assistance- The authority to provide assistance under this section is in addition to any other authority to provide assistance to foreign nations under law. `(e) Annual Reports- (1) Not later than December 31 each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the assistance provided under this section during the fiscal year ending in such year. `(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, for the fiscal year covered by such report, the following: `(A) A statement of each foreign nation provided assistance under this section. `(B) For each nation so provided assistance, a description of the type and amount of such assistance.'. EXTENSION AND ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY FOR SECURITY AND STABILIZATION ASSISTANCE. (a) Increase in Amount of Authorized Assistance- Subsection (b) of section 1207 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3458) is amended by striking `$100,000,000' and inserting `$200,000,000'
COMMANDERS' EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM. (a) Authority for Fiscal Year 2008- During fiscal year 2008, from funds made available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance for such fiscal year, not to exceed $977,441,000 may be used by the Secretary of Defense in such fiscal year to provide funds-- (1) for the Commanders' Emergency Response Program in Iraq for the purpose of enabling United States military commanders in Iraq to respond to urgent humanitarian relief and reconstruction requirements within their areas of responsibility by carrying out programs that will immediately assist the Iraqi people; and (2) for a similar program to assist the people of Afghanistan.
ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF PALAU FOR COSTS OF MILITARY CIVIC ACTION TEAMS The Secretary of Defense may accept from the Government of Palau the amount available for the use of the Government of Palau under paragraph (1). Any amount so accepted by the Secretary under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation or account available to the Department of Defense for the Civic Action Team with respect to which such amount is so accepted. Amounts so credited shall be merged with the appropriation or account to which credited, and shall be available to the Civic Action Team for the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as the appropriation or account with which merged.'. EXTENSION OF PARTICIPATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN MULTINATIONAL MILITARY CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE by striking `October 31, 2007,' and inserting `October 31 of each of 2007 and 2008,'; LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THAILAND. Limitation- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be obligated or expended to provide direct assistance to the Government of Thailand unless the President certifies to the congressional defense committees that a democratically-elected government has taken office in Thailand on or after October 1, 2007. (b) Exception- The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to funds as follows: (1) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid. (2) Amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated by this Act and available for humanitarian or emergency assistance for other nations PRESIDENTIAL REPORT ON POLICY OBJECTIVES AND UNITED STATES STRATEGY REGARDING IRAN. Not more than 75 percent of the amount authorized to be appropriated by this Act and available for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy may be obligated or expended for that purpose until the President submits to Congress the report required by section 1213(b) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2422). SEC. 1217. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FUNDS PENDING IMPLEMENTATION OF REQUIREMENTS REGARDING NORTH KOREA. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense by this Act or any other Act for the provision of security and stabilization assistance as authorized by section 1207 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (as amended by section 1202 of this Act) may be obligated or expended for that purpose until the President certifies to Congress that all the provisions of section 1211 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-163; 120 Stat. 2420) have been or are being carried out. Subtitle C--Reports SEC. 1231. REPORTS ON UNITED STATES POLICY AND MILITARY OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN. (a) Reports Required- Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter through the end of fiscal year 2009, the President shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on United States policy and military operations in Afghanistan. (b) Elements- Each report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A comprehensive strategy, coordinated between and among the departments and agencies of the United States Government, for achieving the objectives of United States policy and military operations in Afghanistan. (2) A description of current and proposed efforts to assist the Government of Afghanistan in increasing the size and capability of the Afghan Security Forces, including key criteria for measuring the capabilities and readiness of the Afghan National Army, the Afghan National Police, and other Afghan security forces. (3) A description of current and proposed efforts of the United States Government to work with coalition partners to strengthen the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) led by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Afghanistan, including efforts-- (A) to encourage North Atlantic Treaty Organization members to make or fulfill commitments to meet North Atlantic Treaty Organization mission requirements with respect to the International Security Assistance Force; and (B) to remove national restrictions on the use of forces of members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization deployed as part of the International Security Assistance Force mission. (4) A description of current and proposed efforts to improve provincial governance and expand economic development in the provinces of Afghanistan, including-- (A) a statement of the mission and objectives of the Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Afghanistan; (B) a description of the number, funding (including the sources of funding), staffing requirements, and current staffing levels of the Provincial Reconstruction Teams, set forth by United States Government agency; (C) an evaluation of the effectiveness of each Provincial Reconstruction Team, including each team under the command of the United States and each team under the command of the International Security Assistance Force, in achieving its mission and objectives; and (D) a description of the collaboration, if any, between the United States Agency for International Development and Special Operations Forces in such efforts, and an assessment of the results of such collaboration. (5) With respect to current counternarcotics efforts in Afghanistan-- (A) a description of the counternarcotics plan of the United States Government in Afghanistan, including a statement of priorities among United States counterdrug activities (including interdiction, eradication, and alternative livelihood programs) within that plan, and a description of the specific resources allocated for each such activity; (B) a description of the counternarcotics roles and missions assumed by the local and provincial governments of Afghanistan, the Government of Afghanistan, particular departments and agencies of the United States Government, the International Security Assistance Force, and other governments; (C) a description of the extent, if any, to which counternarcotics operations in or with respect to Afghanistan have been determined to constitute a United States military mission, and the justification for that determination; (D) a description of United States efforts to destroy drug manufacturing facilities; and (E) a description of United States efforts to apprehend or eliminate major drug traffickers in Afghanistan, and a description of the extent to which such drug traffickers are currently assisting United States counterterrorist efforts. (6) A description of current and proposed efforts to help the Government of Afghanistan fight public corruption and strengthen the rule of law. (7) A description of current and proposed diplomatic and other efforts to encourage and assist the Government of Pakistan to eliminate safe havens for Taliban, Al Qaeda, and other extremists within the territory of Pakistan which threaten the stability of Afghanistan, and an evaluation of the cooperation of the Government of Pakistan in eliminating such safe havens. (c) Form- Each report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form to the maximum extent practicable, but may include a classified annex. SEC. 1232. STRATEGY FOR ENHANCING SECURITY IN AFGHANISTAN BY ELIMINATING SAFE HAVENS FOR VIOLENT EXTREMISTS IN PAKISTAN. (a) Findings- Congress makes the following findings: (1) Since September 11, 2001, the Government of Pakistan has been an important partner in helping the United States remove the Taliban regime from Afghanistan. (2) In early September 2006, the Government of Pakistan signed a peace agreement with pro-Taliban militants in Miramshah, North Waziristan, Pakistan. Under the agreement, local tribesmen in North Waziristan agreed to halt cross-border movement of pro-Taliban insurgents from the North Waziristan area to Afghanistan and to remove all foreigners who do not respect the peace and abide by the agreement. (3) In late September 2006, United States military officials in Kabul, Afghanistan, reported two-fold, and in cases three-fold, increases in the number of cross-border attacks along the Afghanistan border with Pakistan in the weeks following the signing of the agreement referred to in paragraph (2). (4) On February 13, 2007, Lieutenant General Karl W. Eikenberry, the former commanding general of Combined Forces Command--Afghanistan, stated in a written statement to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives that `Al Qaeda and Taliban leadership presence inside Pakistan remains a significant problem that must be satisfactorily addressed if we are to prevail in Afghanistan and if we are to defeat the global threat posed by international terrorism'. (5) On February 27, 2007, John McConnell, the Director of National Intelligence, stated in a written statement to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate that `[e]liminating the safehaven that the Taliban and other extremists have found in Pakistan's tribal areas is not sufficient to end the insurgency in Afghanistan but it is necessary'. (b) Strategy Relating to Pakistan- (1) IN GENERAL- Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing the long-term strategy of the United States to engage with the Government of Pakistan-- (A) to prevent the movement of Taliban, Al Qaeda, and other violent extremist forces across the border of Pakistan into Afghanistan; and (B) to eliminate safe havens for such forces on the national territory of Pakistan. (2) FORM- The report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (c) Limitation on Availability of Department of Defense Coalition Support Funds for Pakistan- (1) LIMITATION- For fiscal years 2008 and 2009, the Government of Pakistan may not be reimbursed in any fiscal year quarter for the provision to the United States of logistical, military, or other support utilizing funds appropriated or otherwise made available by an Act making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, or any other Act, for the purpose of making payments to reimburse key cooperating nations for the provision to the United States of such support unless the President certifies to the congressional defense committees for such fiscal year quarter that the Government of Pakistan is making substantial and sustained efforts to eliminate safe havens for the Taliban, Al Qaeda and other violent extremists in areas under its sovereign control, including in the cities of Quetta and Chaman and in the Northwest Frontier Province and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. (2) CONTENT OF CERTIFICATION- Each certification submitted under paragraph (1) shall include a detailed description of the efforts made by the Government of Pakistan to eliminate safe havens for the Taliban, Al Qaeda, and other violent extremists in areas under its sovereign control. (3) FORM- Each certification submitted under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (4) WAIVER- The President may waive the limitation on reimbursements under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year quarter if the President determines and certifies to the congressional defense committees that it is important to the national security interest of the United States to do so. SEC. 1233. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF UPDATE ON REPORT ON CLAIMS RELATING TO THE BOMBING OF THE LABELLE DISCOTHEQUE. Section 1225(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3465) is amended by striking `Not later than one year after enactment of this Act,' and inserting `Not later than each of January 6, 2007, and January 7, 2008,'.
'. Subtitle C--Civil Programs SEC. 1421. ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund the sum of $61,624,000 for the operation of the Armed Forces Retirement Home. MODIFICATION OF TERMINATION REQUIREMENT FOR CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CITIZENS' ADVISORY COMMISSIONS. (a) Modification- Subsection (h) of section 172 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (50 U.S.C. 1521 note) is amended by striking `after the stockpile located in that commission's State has been destroyed' and inserting `upon the earlier of-- `(1) the completion of closure activities for the chemical agent destruction facility in the commission's State as required pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.); or `(2) the request of the Governor of the commission's State.'. (b) Technical Amendments- Subsections (b), (f), and (g) of such section are each amended by striking `Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research, Development, and Acquisition)' and inserting `Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology)'. SEC. 1432. REPEAL OF CERTAIN QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENT FOR DIRECTOR OF CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION. Section 1412(e)(3) of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521(e)(3)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by adding `and' at the end; (2) by striking subparagraph (B); and (3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B). SEC. 1433. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COMPLETION OF DESTRUCTION OF UNITED STATES CHEMICAL WEAPONS STOCKPILE. (a) Findings- Congress makes the following findings: (1) The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, done at Paris on January 13, 1993 (commonly referred to as the `Chemical Weapons Convention'), requires that destruction of the entire United States chemical weapons stockpile be completed by not later than April 29, 2007. (2) In 2006, under the terms of the Chemical Weapons Convention, the United States requested and received a one-time, 5-year extension of its chemical weapons destruction deadline to April 29, 2012. (3) On April 10, 2006, the Secretary of Defense notified Congress that the United States would not meet even the extended deadline under the Chemical Weapons Convention for destruction of the United States chemical weapons stockpile, but would `continue working diligently to minimize the time to complete destruction without sacrificing safety and security' and would also `continue requesting resources needed to complete destruction as close to April 2012 as practicable'. (4) Destroying the remaining stockpile of United States chemical weapons is imperative for public safety and homeland security, and doing so by April 2012, in accordance with the current destruction deadline provided under the Chemical Weapons Convention, is required by United States law. (5) The elimination of chemical weapons anywhere they exist in the world, and the prevention of their proliferation, is of utmost importance to the national security of the United States. (b) Sense of Congress- It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) the United States is, and must remain, committed to making every effort to safely dispose of its entire chemical weapons stockpile by April 2012, the current destruction deadline provided under the Chemical Weapons Convention, or as soon thereafter as possible, and must carry out all of its other obligations under the Convention; and (2) the Secretary of Defense should make every effort to plan for, and to request in the annual budget of the President submitted to Congress adequate funding to complete, the elimination of the United States chemical weapons stockpile in accordance with United States obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention and in a manner that will protect public health, safety, and the environment, as required by law. (c) Reports Required- (1) IN GENERAL- Not later than March 15, 2008, and every 180 days thereafter until the year in which the United States completes the destruction of its entire stockpile of chemical weapons under the terms of the Chemical Weapons Convention, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the members and committees of Congress referred to in paragraph (3) a report on the implementation by the United States of its chemical weapons destruction obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention. (2) ELEMENTS- Each report under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) The anticipated schedule at the time of such report for the completion of destruction of chemical agents, munitions, and materiel at each chemical weapons demilitarization facility in the United States. (B) A description of the options and alternatives for accelerating the completion of chemical weapons destruction at each such facility, particularly in time to meet the destruction deadline of April 29, 2012, currently provided by the Chemical Weapons Convention. (C) A description of the funding required to achieve each of the options for destruction described under subparagraph (B). (D) A description of all actions being taken by the United States to accelerate the destruction of its entire stockpile of chemical weapons, agents, and materiel in order to meet the current destruction deadline under the Chemical Weapons Convention of April 29, 2012, or as soon thereafter as possible. Subtitle A--Authorization of Additional War-Related Appropriations SEC. 1501. ARMY PROCUREMENT. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for procurement accounts of the Army in amounts as follows: (1) For aircraft procurement, $890,786,000. (2) For missiles, $492,734,000. (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles procurement, $1,249,177,000. (4) For ammunition, $303,000,000. (5) For other procurement, $10,310,055,000. SEC. 1502. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS PROCUREMENT. (a) Navy- Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for procurement accounts for the Navy in amounts as follows: (1) For aircraft procurement, $2,263,018,000. (2) For weapons procurement, $251,281,000. (3) For other procurement, $814,311,000. (b) Marine Corps- Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the procurement account for the Marine Corps in the amount of $4,236,140,000. (c) Navy and Marine Corps Ammunition- Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the procurement account for ammunition for the Navy and the Marine Corps in the amount of $590,090,000. SEC. 1503. AIR FORCE PROCUREMENT. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for procurement accounts for the Air Force in amounts as follows: (1) For aircraft procurement, $2,069,009,000. (2) For ammunition, $74,005,000. (3) For missile procurement, $1,800,000. (4) For other procurement, $4,163,450,000. SEC. 1504. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES PROCUREMENT. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the procurement account for Defense-wide in the amount of $593,768,000. SEC. 1505. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the use of the Department of Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation as follows: (1) For the Army, $121,653,000. (2) For the Navy, $370,798,000. (3) For the Air Force, $922,791,000. (4) For Defense-wide activities, $535,087,000. SEC. 1506. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the use of the Armed Forces for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and maintenance, in amounts as follows: (1) For the Army, $45,519,264,000. (2) For the Navy, $5,190,000,000. (3) For the Marine Corps, $4,013,093,000. (4) For the Air Force, $10,532,630,000. (5) For Defense-wide activities, $5,976,216,000. (6) For the Army Reserve, $158,410,000. (7) For the Navy Reserve, $69,598,000. (8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $68,000,000. (9) For the Army National Guard, $466,150,000. (10) For the Air National Guard, $31,168,000. SEC. 1507. MILITARY PERSONNEL. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the Department of Defense for military personnel in amounts as follows: (1) For the Army, $9,140,516,000. (2) For the Navy, $752,089,000. (3) For the Marine Corps, $817,475,000. (4) For the Air Force, $1,411,890,000. (5) For the Army Reserve, $235,000,000. (6) For the Navy Reserve, $70,000,000. (7) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $15,420,000. (8) For the Air Force Reserve, $3,000,000. (9) For the Army National Guard, $476,584,000. SEC. 1508. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for the Defense Health Program, in the amount of $1,022,842,000, for operation and maintenance. SEC. 1509. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, in the amount of $257,618,000. SEC. 1510. JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND. (a) Authorization of Appropriation- Funds are hereby authorized for fiscal year 2008 for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund in the amount of $4,500,000,000. (b) Use of Funds- Funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) shall be available to the Secretary of Defense for the purpose of allowing the Director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization to investigate, develop, and provide equipment, supplies, services, training, facilities, personnel, and funds to assist United States forces in the defeat of improvised explosive devices. (c) Transfer Authority- (1) TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED- Amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) may be transferred from the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund to any of the following accounts and funds of the Department of Defense to accomplish the purposes provided in subsection (b): (A) Military personnel accounts. (B) Operation and maintenance accounts. (C) Procurement accounts. (D) Research, development, test, and evaluation accounts. (E) Defense working capital funds. (2) ADDITIONAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY- The transfer authority provided by paragraph (1) is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense. (3) TRANSFERS BACK TO THE FUND- Upon determination that all or part of the funds transferred from the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund under paragraph (1) are not necessary for the purpose provided, such funds may be transferred back to the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund. (4) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS- A transfer of an amount to an account under the authority in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for such account by an amount equal to the amount transferred. (d) Notice to Congress- Funds may not be obligated from the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund, or transferred under the authority provided in subsection (c)(1), until five days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense notifies the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of the proposed obligation or transfer. (e) Management Plan- (1) PLAN REQUIRED- Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for the intended management and use of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund. (2) MATTER TO BE INCLUDED- The plan required by paragraph (1) shall include an update of the plan required in the paragraph under the heading `Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund' in chapter 2 of title I of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234; 120 Stat. 424), including identification of-- (A) year-to-date transfers and obligations; and (B) projected transfers and obligations through September 30, 2008. (f) Quarterly Reports- Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal-year quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report summarizing the detail of any obligation or transfer of funds from the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund plan required by subsection (e). (g) Duration of Authority- Amounts appropriated to the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund are available for obligation or transfer from the Fund until September 30, 2009. SEC. 1511. IRAQ SECURITY FORCES FUND. (a) Authorization of Appropriations- Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the Iraq Security Forces Fund in the amount of $2,000,000,000. (b) Use of Funds- (1) IN GENERAL- Funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) shall be available to the Secretary of Defense for the purpose of allowing the Commander, Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq, to provide assistance to the security forces of Iraq. (2) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED- Assistance provided under this section may include the provision of equipment, supplies, services, training, facility and infrastructure repair, renovation, construction, and funding. (3) SECRETARY OF STATE CONCURRENCE- Assistance may be provided under this section only with the concurrence of the Secretary of State. (c) Authority in Addition to Other Authorities- The authority to provide assistance under this section is in addition to any other authority to provide assistance to foreign nations. (d) Transfer Authority- (1) TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED- Subject to paragraph (2), amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) may be transferred from the Iraq Security Forces Fund to any of the following accounts and funds of the Department of Defense to accomplish the purposes provided in subsection (b): (A) Military personnel accounts. (B) Operation and maintenance accounts. (C) Procurement accounts. (D) Research, development, test, and evaluation accounts. (E) Defense working capital funds. (F) Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid account. (2) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY- The transfer authority provided by paragraph (1) is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense. (3) TRANSFERS BACK TO THE FUND- Upon determination that all or part of the funds transferred from the Iraq Security Forces Fund under paragraph (1) are not necessary for the purpose provided, such funds may be transferred back to the Iraq Security Forces Fund. (4) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS- A transfer of an amount to an account under the authority in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for such account by an amount equal to the amount transferred. (e) Notice to Congress- Funds may not be obligated from the Iraq Security Forces Fund, or transferred under the authority provided in subsection (d)(1), until five days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense notifies the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of the proposed obligation or transfer. (f) Contributions- (1) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CONTRIBUTIONS- Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may accept contributions of amounts to the Iraq Security Forces Fund for the purposes provided in subsection (b) from any person, foreign government, or international organization. Any amounts so accepted shall be credited to the Iraq Security Forces Fund. (2) LIMITATION- The Secretary may not accept a contribution under this subsection if the acceptance of the contribution would compromise or appear to compromise the integrity of any program of the Department of Defense. (3) USE- Amounts accepted under this subsection shall be available for assistance authorized by subsection (b), including transfer under subsection (d) for that purpose. (4) NOTIFICATION- The Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees in writing upon the acceptance, and upon the transfer under subsection (d), of any contribution under this subsection. Such notice shall specify the source and amount of any amount so accepted and the use of any amount so accepted. (g) Quarterly Reports- Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal-year quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report summarizing the details of any obligation or transfer of funds from the Iraq Security Forces Fund during such fiscal-year quarter. (h) Duration of Authority- Amounts authorized to be appropriated or contributed to the Fund during fiscal year 2008 are available for obligation or transfer from the Iraq Security Forces Fund in accordance with this section until September 30, 2009. SEC. 1512. AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND. (a) Authorization of Appropriations- Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund in the amount of $2,700,000,000. (b) Use of Funds- (1) IN GENERAL- Funds authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) shall be available to the Secretary of Defense for the purpose of allowing the Commander, Office of Security Cooperation-Afghanistan, to provide assistance to the security forces of Afghanistan. (2) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED- Assistance provided under this section may include the provision of equipment, supplies, services, training, facility and infrastructure repair, renovation, construction, and funds. (3) SECRETARY OF STATE CONCURRENCE- Assistance may be provided under this section only with the concurrence of the Secretary of State. (c) Authority in Addition to Other Authorities- The authority to provide assistance under this section is in addition to any other authority to provide assistance to foreign nations. (d) Transfer Authority- (1) TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED- Subject to paragraph (2), amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) may be transferred from the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund to any of the following accounts and funds of the Department of Defense to accomplish the purposes provided in subsection (b): (A) Military personnel accounts. (B) Operation and maintenance accounts. (C) Procurement accounts. (D) Research, development, test, and evaluation accounts. (E) Defense working capital funds. (F) Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid. (2) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY- The transfer authority provided by paragraph (1) is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense. (3) TRANSFERS BACK TO FUND- Upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund under paragraph (1) are not necessary for the purpose for which transferred, such funds may be transferred back to the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. (4) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS- A transfer of an amount to an account under the authority in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for such account by an amount equal to the amount transferred. (e) Prior Notice to Congress of Obligation or Transfer- Funds may not be obligated from the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund, or transferred under subsection (d)(1), until five days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense notifies the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of the proposed obligation or transfer. (f) Contributions- (1) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CONTRIBUTIONS- Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may accept contributions of amounts to the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund for the purposes provided in subsection (b) from any person, foreign government, or international organization. Any amounts so accepted shall be credited to the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. (2) LIMITATION- The Secretary may not accept a contribution under this subsection if the acceptance of the contribution would compromise or appear to compromise the integrity of any program of the Department of Defense. (3) USE- Amounts accepted under this subsection shall be available for assistance authorized by subsection (b), including transfer under subsection (d) for that purpose. (4) NOTIFICATION- The Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees in writing upon the acceptance, and upon the transfer under subsection (d), of any contribution under this subsection. Such notice shall specify the source and amount of any amount so accepted and the use of any amount so accepted. (g) Quarterly Reports- Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal-year quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report summarizing the details of any obligation or transfer of funds from the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund during such fiscal-year quarter. (h) Duration of Authority- Amounts authorized to be appropriated or contributed to the Fund during fiscal year 2008 are available for obligation or transfer from the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund in accordance with this section until September 30, 2009. SEC. 1513. IRAQ FREEDOM FUND. (a) In General- Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the Iraq Freedom Fund in the amount of $107,500,000. (b) Transfer- (1) TRANSFER AUTHORIZED- Subject to paragraph (2), amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) may be transferred from the Iraq Freedom Fund to any accounts as follows: (A) Operation and maintenance accounts of the Armed Forces. (B) Military personnel accounts. (C) Research, development, test, and evaluation accounts of the Department of Defense. (D) Procurement accounts of the Department of Defense. (E) Accounts providing funding for classified programs. (F) The operating expenses account of the Coast Guard. (2) NOTICE TO CONGRESS- A transfer may not be made under the authority in paragraph (1) until five days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense notifies the congressional defense committees in writing of the transfer. (3) TREATMENT OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS- Amounts transferred to an account under the authority in paragraph (1) shall be merged with amounts in such account and shall be made available for the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such account. (4) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS- A transfer of an amount to an account under the authority in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for such account by an amount equal to the amount transferred
TITLE XIII-COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH FORMER STATES OF THE SOVIET UNION FUNDING ALLOCATIONS. (a) Funding for Specific Purposes- Of the $428,048,000 authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2008 in section 301(19) for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs, the following amounts may be obligated for the purposes specified: (1) For strategic offensive arms elimination in Russia, $102,885,000. (2) For nuclear weapons storage security in Russia, $22,988,000. (3) For nuclear weapons transportation security in Russia, $37,700,000. (4) For weapons of mass destruction proliferation prevention in the states of the former Soviet Union, $51,986,000. (5) For biological weapons proliferation prevention in the former Soviet Union, $194,489,000. (6) For chemical weapons destruction in Russia, $1,000,000. (7) For threat reduction outside the former Soviet Union, $10,000,000. (8) For defense and military contacts, $8,000,000. (9) For activities designated as Other Assessments/Administrative Support, $19,000,000. (b) Report on Obligation or Expenditure of Funds for Other Purposes- No fiscal year 2008 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds may be obligated or expended for a purpose other than a purpose listed in paragraphs (1) through (9) of subsection (a) until 30 days after the date that the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress a report on the purpose for which the funds will be obligated or expended and the amount of funds to be obligated or expended. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be construed as authorizing the obligation or expenditure of fiscal year 2008 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for a purpose for which the obligation or expenditure of such funds is specifically prohibited under this title or any other provision of law.
SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAMS IN STATES OUTSIDE THE FORMER SOVIET UNION NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES STUDY OF PREVENTION OF PROLIFERATION OF BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS. (a) Study Required- Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy shall carry out a study to identify areas for cooperation with states other than states of the former Soviet Union under the Cooperative Threat Reduction program of the Department of Defense in the prevention of proliferation of biological weapons. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for providing capital for working capital and revolving funds in amounts as follows: (1) For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $102,446,000. (2) For the Defense Working Capital Fund, Defense Commissary, $1,250,300,000. SEC. 1402. NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the National Defense Sealift Fund in the amount of $1,044,194,000. SEC. 1403. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2008 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for the Defense Health Program, in the amount of $22,543,124,000, of which-- (1) $22,044,381,000 is for Operation and Maintenance; (2) $136,482,000 is for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; and (3) $362,261,000 is for Procurement. SEC. 1404. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE. (a) Authorization of Appropriations- Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2008 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense, in the amount of $1,491,724,000, of which-- (1) $1,186,452,000 is for Operation and Maintenance; (2) $274,846,000 is for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; and (3) $30,426,000 is for Procurement. (b) Use- Amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a) are authorized for-- (1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and (2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of the United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such Act. SEC. 1405. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2008 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, in the amount of $959,322,000. SEC. 1406. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2008 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, in the amount of $225,995,000, of which-- (1) $224,995,000 is for Operation and Maintenance; and (2) $1,000,000 is for Procurement. SEC. 1407. REDUCTION IN CERTAIN AUTHORIZATIONS DUE TO SAVINGS FROM LOWER INFLATION. (a) Reduction- The aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated by this division is the amount equal to the sum of all the amounts authorized to be appropriated by the provisions of this division reduced by $1,627,000,000, to be allocated as follows: (1) PROCUREMENT- The aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated by title I is hereby reduced by $601,000,000. (2) RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION- The aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated by title II is hereby reduced by $451,000,000. (3) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE- The aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated by title III is hereby reduced by $554,000,000. (4) OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS- The aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated by title XIV is hereby reduced by $21,000,000. (b) Source of Savings- Reductions required in order to comply with subsection (a) shall be derived from savings resulting from lower-than-expected inflation as a result of the difference between the inflation assumptions used in the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2008 when compared with the inflation assumptions used in the budget of the President for fiscal year 2008, as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1005 of title 31, United States Code. (c) Allocation of Reductions- The Secretary of Defense shall allocate the reductions required by this section among the amounts authorized to be appropriated for accounts in titles I, II, III, and XIV to reflect the extent to which net savings from lower-than-expected inflations are allocable to amounts authorized to be appropriated to such accounts. Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile SEC. 1411. DISPOSAL OF FERROMANGANESE. (a) Disposal Authorized- The Secretary of Defense may dispose of up to 50,000 tons of ferromanganese from the National Defense Stockpile during fiscal year 2008. (b) Contingent Authority for Additional Disposal- (1) IN GENERAL- If the Secretary of Defense completes the disposal of the total quantity of ferromanganese authorized for disposal by subsection (a) before September 30, 2008, the Secretary of Defense may dispose of up to an additional 25,000 tons of ferromanganese from the National Defense Stockpile before that date. (2) ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS- If the Secretary completes the disposal of the total quantity of additional ferromanganese authorized for disposal by paragraph (1) before September 30, 2008, the Secretary may dispose of up to an additional 25,000 tons of ferromanganese from the National Defense Stockpile before that date. (c) Certification- The Secretary of Defense may dispose of ferromanganese under the authority of paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) only if the Secretary submits written certification to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, not later than 30 days before the commencement of disposal under the applicable paragraph, that-- (1) the disposal of the additional ferromanganese from the National Defense Stockpile is in the interest of national defense; (2) the disposal of the additional ferromanganese will not cause disruption to the usual markets of producers and processors of ferromanganese in the United States; and (3) the disposal of the additional ferromanganese is consistent with the requirements and purpose of the National Defense Stockpile. (d) Delegation of Responsibility- The Secretary of Defense may delegate the responsibility of the Secretary under subsection (c) to an appropriate official within the Department of Defense. (e) National Defense Stockpile Defined- In this section, the term `National Defense Stockpile' means the stockpile provided for in section 4 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98c). SEC. 1412. DISPOSAL OF CHROME METAL. (a) Disposal Authorized- The Secretary of Defense may dispose of up to 500 short tons of chrome metal from the National Defense Stockpile during fiscal year 2008. (b) Contingent Authority for Additional Disposal- (1) IN GENERAL- If the Secretary of Defense completes the disposal of the total quantity of chrome metal authorized for disposal by subsection (a) before September 30, 2008, the Secretary of Defense may dispose of up to an additional 250 short tons of chrome metal from the National Defense Stockpile before that date. (2) ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS- If the Secretary completes the disposal of the total quantity of additional chrome metal authorized for disposal by paragraph (1) before September 30, 2008, the Secretary may dispose of up to an additional 250 short tons of chrome metal from the National Defense Stockpile before that date. (c) Certification- The Secretary of Defense may dispose of chrome metal under the authority of paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) only if the Secretary submits written certification to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, not later than 30 days before the commencement of disposal under the applicable paragraph, that-- (1) the disposal of the additional chrome metal from the National Defense Stockpile is in the interest of national defense; (2) the disposal of the additional chrome metal will not cause disruption to the usual markets of producers and processors of chrome metal in the United States; and (3) the disposal of the additional chrome metal is consistent with the requirements and purpose of the National Defense Stockpile. (d) Delegation of Responsibility- The Secretary of Defense may delegate the responsibility of the Secretary under subsection (c) to an appropriate official within the Department of Defense. (e) National Defense Stockpile Defined- In this section, the term `National Defense Stockpile' means the stockpile provided for in section 4 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98c). SEC. 1413. MODIFICATION OF RECEIPT OBJECTIVES FOR PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED DISPOSALS FROM THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE. (a) Fiscal Year 2000 Disposal Authority- Paragraph (5) of section 3402(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 50 U.S.C. 98d note), as amended by section 3302(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3546), is further amended by striking `$600,000,000 before' and inserting `$729,000,000 by'. (b) Fiscal Year 1999 Disposal Authority- Paragraph (7) of section 3303(a) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 50 U.S.C. 98d note), as amended by section 3302(a) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2513), is further amended to read as follows: `(7) $1,469,102,000 by the end of fiscal year 2015.
TITLE XIV-OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle C--Civil Programs SEC. 1421. ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund the sum of $61,624,000 for the operation of the Armed Forces Retirement Home. MODIFICATION OF TERMINATION REQUIREMENT FOR CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CITIZENS' ADVISORY COMMISSIONS. (a) Modification- Subsection (h) of section 172 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (50 U.S.C. 1521 note) is amended by striking `after the stockpile located in that commission's State has been destroyed' and inserting `upon the earlier of-- `(1) the completion of closure activities for the chemical agent destruction facility in the commission's State as required pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.); or `(2) the request of the Governor of the commission's State.'. (b) Technical Amendments- Subsections (b), (f), and (g) of such section are each amended by striking `Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research, Development, and Acquisition)' and inserting `Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology)'. SEC. 1432. REPEAL OF CERTAIN QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENT FOR DIRECTOR OF CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION. Section 1412(e)(3) of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521(e)(3)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by adding `and' at the end; (2) by striking subparagraph (B); and (3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B). SEC. 1433. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COMPLETION OF DESTRUCTION OF UNITED STATES CHEMICAL WEAPONS STOCKPILE. (a) Findings- Congress makes the following findings: (1) The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, done at Paris on January 13, 1993 (commonly referred to as the `Chemical Weapons Convention'), requires that destruction of the entire United States chemical weapons stockpile be completed by not later than April 29, 2007. (2) In 2006, under the terms of the Chemical Weapons Convention, the United States requested and received a one-time, 5-year extension of its chemical weapons destruction deadline to April 29, 2012. (3) On April 10, 2006, the Secretary of Defense notified Congress that the United States would not meet even the extended deadline under the Chemical Weapons Convention for destruction of the United States chemical weapons stockpile, but would `continue working diligently to minimize the time to complete destruction without sacrificing safety and security' and would also `continue requesting resources needed to complete destruction as close to April 2012 as practicable'. (4) Destroying the remaining stockpile of United States chemical weapons is imperative for public safety and homeland security, and doing so by April 2012, in accordance with the current destruction deadline provided under the Chemical Weapons Convention, is required by United States law. (5) The elimination of chemical weapons anywhere they exist in the world, and the prevention of their proliferation, is of utmost importance to the national security of the United States. (b) Sense of Congress- It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) the United States is, and must remain, committed to making every effort to safely dispose of its entire chemical weapons stockpile by April 2012, the current destruction deadline provided under the Chemical Weapons Convention, or as soon thereafter as possible, and must carry out all of its other obligations under the Convention; and (2) the Secretary of Defense should make every effort to plan for, and to request in the annual budget of the President submitted to Congress adequate funding to complete, the elimination of the United States chemical weapons stockpile in accordance with United States obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention and in a manner that will protect public health, safety, and the environment, as required by law. (c) Reports Required- (1) IN GENERAL- Not later than March 15, 2008, and every 180 days thereafter until the year in which the United States completes the destruction of its entire stockpile of chemical weapons under the terms of the Chemical Weapons Convention, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the members and committees of Congress referred to in paragraph (3) a report on the implementation by the United States of its chemical weapons destruction obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention. (2) ELEMENTS- Each report under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) The anticipated schedule at the time of such report for the completion of destruction of chemical agents, munitions, and materiel at each chemical weapons demilitarization facility in the United States. (B) A description of the options and alternatives for accelerating the completion of chemical weapons destruction at each such facility, particularly in time to meet the destruction deadline of April 29, 2012, currently provided by the Chemical Weapons Convention. (C) A description of the funding required to achieve each of the options for destruction described under subparagraph (B). (D) A description of all actions being taken by the United States to accelerate the destruction of its entire stockpile of chemical weapons, agents, and materiel in order to meet the current destruction deadline under the Chemical Weapons Convention of April 29, 2012, or as soon thereafter as possible. Subtitle A--Authorization of Additional War-Related Appropriations SEC. 1501. ARMY PROCUREMENT. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for procurement accounts of the Army in amounts as follows: (1) For aircraft procurement, $890,786,000. (2) For missiles, $492,734,000. (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles procurement, $1,249,177,000. (4) For ammunition, $303,000,000. (5) For other procurement, $10,310,055,000. SEC. 1502. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS PROCUREMENT. (a) Navy- Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for procurement accounts for the Navy in amounts as follows: (1) For aircraft procurement, $2,263,018,000. (2) For weapons procurement, $251,281,000. (3) For other procurement, $814,311,000. (b) Marine Corps- Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the procurement account for the Marine Corps in the amount of $4,236,140,000. (c) Navy and Marine Corps Ammunition- Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the procurement account for ammunition for the Navy and the Marine Corps in the amount of $590,090,000. SEC. 1503. AIR FORCE PROCUREMENT. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for procurement accounts for the Air Force in amounts as follows: (1) For aircraft procurement, $2,069,009,000. (2) For ammunition, $74,005,000. (3) For missile procurement, $1,800,000. (4) For other procurement, $4,163,450,000. SEC. 1504. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES PROCUREMENT. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the procurement account for Defense-wide in the amount of $593,768,000. SEC. 1505. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the use of the Department of Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation as follows: (1) For the Army, $121,653,000. (2) For the Navy, $370,798,000. (3) For the Air Force, $922,791,000. (4) For Defense-wide activities, $535,087,000. SEC. 1506. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the use of the Armed Forces for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and maintenance, in amounts as follows: (1) For the Army, $45,519,264,000. (2) For the Navy, $5,190,000,000. (3) For the Marine Corps, $4,013,093,000. (4) For the Air Force, $10,532,630,000. (5) For Defense-wide activities, $5,976,216,000. (6) For the Army Reserve, $158,410,000. (7) For the Navy Reserve, $69,598,000. (8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $68,000,000. (9) For the Army National Guard, $466,150,000. (10) For the Air National Guard, $31,168,000. SEC. 1507. MILITARY PERSONNEL. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the Department of Defense for military personnel in amounts as follows: (1) For the Army, $9,140,516,000. (2) For the Navy, $752,089,000. (3) For the Marine Corps, $817,475,000. (4) For the Air Force, $1,411,890,000. (5) For the Army Reserve, $235,000,000. (6) For the Navy Reserve, $70,000,000. (7) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $15,420,000. (8) For the Air Force Reserve, $3,000,000. (9) For the Army National Guard, $476,584,000. SEC. 1508. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for the Defense Health Program, in the amount of $1,022,842,000, for operation and maintenance. SEC. 1509. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, in the amount of $257,618,000. SEC. 1510. JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND. (a) Authorization of Appropriation- Funds are hereby authorized for fiscal year 2008 for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund in the amount of $4,500,000,000. (b) Use of Funds- Funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) shall be available to the Secretary of Defense for the purpose of allowing the Director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization to investigate, develop, and provide equipment, supplies, services, training, facilities, personnel, and funds to assist United States forces in the defeat of improvised explosive devices. (c) Transfer Authority- (1) TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED- Amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) may be transferred from the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund to any of the following accounts and funds of the Department of Defense to accomplish the purposes provided in subsection (b): (A) Military personnel accounts. (B) Operation and maintenance accounts. (C) Procurement accounts. (D) Research, development, test, and evaluation accounts. (E) Defense working capital funds. (2) ADDITIONAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY- The transfer authority provided by paragraph (1) is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense. (3) TRANSFERS BACK TO THE FUND- Upon determination that all or part of the funds transferred from the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund under paragraph (1) are not necessary for the purpose provided, such funds may be transferred back to the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund. (4) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS- A transfer of an amount to an account under the authority in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for such account by an amount equal to the amount transferred. (d) Notice to Congress- Funds may not be obligated from the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund, or transferred under the authority provided in subsection (c)(1), until five days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense notifies the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of the proposed obligation or transfer. (e) Management Plan- (1) PLAN REQUIRED- Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for the intended management and use of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund. (2) MATTER TO BE INCLUDED- The plan required by paragraph (1) shall include an update of the plan required in the paragraph under the heading `Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund' in chapter 2 of title I of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234; 120 Stat. 424), including identification of-- (A) year-to-date transfers and obligations; and (B) projected transfers and obligations through September 30, 2008. (f) Quarterly Reports- Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal-year quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report summarizing the detail of any obligation or transfer of funds from the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund plan required by subsection (e). (g) Duration of Authority- Amounts appropriated to the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund are available for obligation or transfer from the Fund until September 30, 2009. SEC. 1511. IRAQ SECURITY FORCES FUND. (a) Authorization of Appropriations- Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the Iraq Security Forces Fund in the amount of $2,000,000,000. (b) Use of Funds- (1) IN GENERAL- Funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) shall be available to the Secretary of Defense for the purpose of allowing the Commander, Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq, to provide assistance to the security forces of Iraq. (2) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED- Assistance provided under this section may include the provision of equipment, supplies, services, training, facility and infrastructure repair, renovation, construction, and funding. (3) SECRETARY OF STATE CONCURRENCE- Assistance may be provided under this section only with the concurrence of the Secretary of State. (c) Authority in Addition to Other Authorities- The authority to provide assistance under this section is in addition to any other authority to provide assistance to foreign nations. (d) Transfer Authority- (1) TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED- Subject to paragraph (2), amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) may be transferred from the Iraq Security Forces Fund to any of the following accounts and funds of the Department of Defense to accomplish the purposes provided in subsection (b): (A) Military personnel accounts. (B) Operation and maintenance accounts. (C) Procurement accounts. (D) Research, development, test, and evaluation accounts. (E) Defense working capital funds. (F) Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid account. (2) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY- The transfer authority provided by paragraph (1) is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense. (3) TRANSFERS BACK TO THE FUND- Upon determination that all or part of the funds transferred from the Iraq Security Forces Fund under paragraph (1) are not necessary for the purpose provided, such funds may be transferred back to the Iraq Security Forces Fund. (4) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS- A transfer of an amount to an account under the authority in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for such account by an amount equal to the amount transferred. (e) Notice to Congress- Funds may not be obligated from the Iraq Security Forces Fund, or transferred under the authority provided in subsection (d)(1), until five days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense notifies the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of the proposed obligation or transfer. (f) Contributions- (1) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CONTRIBUTIONS- Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may accept contributions of amounts to the Iraq Security Forces Fund for the purposes provided in subsection (b) from any person, foreign government, or international organization. Any amounts so accepted shall be credited to the Iraq Security Forces Fund. (2) LIMITATION- The Secretary may not accept a contribution under this subsection if the acceptance of the contribution would compromise or appear to compromise the integrity of any program of the Department of Defense. (3) USE- Amounts accepted under this subsection shall be available for assistance authorized by subsection (b), including transfer under subsection (d) for that purpose. (4) NOTIFICATION- The Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees in writing upon the acceptance, and upon the transfer under subsection (d), of any contribution under this subsection. Such notice shall specify the source and amount of any amount so accepted and the use of any amount so accepted. (g) Quarterly Reports- Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal-year quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report summarizing the details of any obligation or transfer of funds from the Iraq Security Forces Fund during such fiscal-year quarter. (h) Duration of Authority- Amounts authorized to be appropriated or contributed to the Fund during fiscal year 2008 are available for obligation or transfer from the Iraq Security Forces Fund in accordance with this section until September 30, 2009. SEC. 1512. AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND. (a) Authorization of Appropriations- Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund in the amount of $2,700,000,000. (b) Use of Funds- (1) IN GENERAL- Funds authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) shall be available to the Secretary of Defense for the purpose of allowing the Commander, Office of Security Cooperation-Afghanistan, to provide assistance to the security forces of Afghanistan. (2) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED- Assistance provided under this section may include the provision of equipment, supplies, services, training, facility and infrastructure repair, renovation, construction, and funds. (3) SECRETARY OF STATE CONCURRENCE- Assistance may be provided under this section only with the concurrence of the Secretary of State. (c) Authority in Addition to Other Authorities- The authority to provide assistance under this section is in addition to any other authority to provide assistance to foreign nations. (d) Transfer Authority- (1) TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED- Subject to paragraph (2), amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) may be transferred from the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund to any of the following accounts and funds of the Department of Defense to accomplish the purposes provided in subsection (b): (A) Military personnel accounts. (B) Operation and maintenance accounts. (C) Procurement accounts. (D) Research, development, test, and evaluation accounts. (E) Defense working capital funds. (F) Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid. (2) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY- The transfer authority provided by paragraph (1) is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense. (3) TRANSFERS BACK TO FUND- Upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund under paragraph (1) are not necessary for the purpose for which transferred, such funds may be transferred back to the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. (4) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS- A transfer of an amount to an account under the authority in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for such account by an amount equal to the amount transferred. (e) Prior Notice to Congress of Obligation or Transfer- Funds may not be obligated from the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund, or transferred under subsection (d)(1), until five days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense notifies the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of the proposed obligation or transfer. (f) Contributions- (1) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CONTRIBUTIONS- Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may accept contributions of amounts to the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund for the purposes provided in subsection (b) from any person, foreign government, or international organization. Any amounts so accepted shall be credited to the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. (2) LIMITATION- The Secretary may not accept a contribution under this subsection if the acceptance of the contribution would compromise or appear to compromise the integrity of any program of the Department of Defense. (3) USE- Amounts accepted under this subsection shall be available for assistance authorized by subsection (b), including transfer under subsection (d) for that purpose. (4) NOTIFICATION- The Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees in writing upon the acceptance, and upon the transfer under subsection (d), of any contribution under this subsection. Such notice shall specify the source and amount of any amount so accepted and the use of any amount so accepted. (g) Quarterly Reports- Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal-year quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report summarizing the details of any obligation or transfer of funds from the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund during such fiscal-year quarter. (h) Duration of Authority- Amounts authorized to be appropriated or contributed to the Fund during fiscal year 2008 are available for obligation or transfer from the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund in accordance with this section until September 30, 2009. SEC. 1513. IRAQ FREEDOM FUND. (a) In General- Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the Iraq Freedom Fund in the amount of $107,500,000. (b) Transfer- (1) TRANSFER AUTHORIZED- Subject to paragraph (2), amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) may be transferred from the Iraq Freedom Fund to any accounts as follows: (A) Operation and maintenance accounts of the Armed Forces. (B) Military personnel accounts. (C) Research, development, test, and evaluation accounts of the Department of Defense. (D) Procurement accounts of the Department of Defense. (E) Accounts providing funding for classified programs. (F) The operating expenses account of the Coast Guard. (2) NOTICE TO CONGRESS- A transfer may not be made under the authority in paragraph (1) until five days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense notifies the congressional defense committees in writing of the transfer. (3) TREATMENT OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS- Amounts transferred to an account under the authority in paragraph (1) shall be merged with amounts in such account and shall be made available for the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such account. (4) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS- A transfer of an amount to an account under the authority in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for such account by an amount equal to the amount transferred
TITLE XV-OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COALITION NATIONS FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED TO UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS. (a) Authority- From funds made available for the Department of Defense by section 1506 for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide activities, the Secretary of Defense may reimburse any key cooperating nation for logistical and military support provided by that nation to or in connection with United States military operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom. (b) Amounts of Reimbursement- (1) IN GENERAL- Reimbursement authorized by subsection (a) may be made in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, may determine, based on documentation determined by the Secretary of Defense to adequately account for the support provided. (2) STANDARDS- Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe standards for determining the kinds of logistical and military support to the United States that shall be considered reimbursable under the authority in subsection (a). Such standards may not take effect until 15 days after the date on which the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth such standards. (c) Limitations- (1) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT- The total amount of reimbursements made under the authority in subsection (a) during fiscal year 2008 may not exceed $1,200,000,000. (2) PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS TO MAKE PAYMENTS- The Secretary of Defense may not enter into any contractual obligation to make a reimbursement under the authority in subsection (a). (d) Notice to Congress- The Secretary of Defense shall-- (1) notify the congressional defense committees not less than 15 days before making any reimbursement under the authority in subsection (a); and (2) submit to the congressional defense committees on a quarterly basis a report on any reimbursements made under the authority in subsection (a) during such quarter. SEC. 1533. LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR COALITION FORCES SUPPORTING OPERATIONS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. (a) Availability of Funds for Logistical Support- Subject to the provisions of this section, amounts available to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2008 for operation and maintenance may be used to provide supplies, services, transportation (including airlift and sealift), and other logistical support to coalition forces supporting United States military and stabilization operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. (b) Required Determination- The Secretary may provide logistical support under the authority in subsection (a) only if the Secretary determines that the coalition forces to be provided the logistical support-- (1) are essential to the success of a United States military or stabilization operation; and (2) would not be able to participate in such operation without the provision of the logistical support. (c) Coordination With Export Control Laws- Logistical support may be provided under the authority in subsection (a) only in accordance with applicable provisions of the Arms Export Control Act and other export control laws of the United States. (d) Limitation on Value- The total amount of logistical support provided under the authority in subsection (a) in fiscal year 2008 may not exceed $400,000,000. (e) Quarterly Reports- (1) REPORTS REQUIRED- Not later than 15 days after the end of each fiscal-year quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the provision of logistical support under the authority in subsection (a) during such fiscal-year quarter. (2) ELEMENTS- Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, for the fiscal-year quarter covered by such report, the following: (A) Each nation provided logistical support under the authority in subsection (a). (B) For each such nation, a description of the type and value of logistical support so provided. SEC. 1534. COMPETITION FOR PROCUREMENT OF SMALL ARMS SUPPLIED TO IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. (a) Competition Requirement- For the procurement of pistols and other weapons described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall ensure, consistent with the provisions of section 2304 of title 10, United States Code, that-- (1) full and open competition is obtained to the maximum extent practicable; (2) no responsible United States manufacturer is excluded from competing for such procurements; and (3) products manufactured in the United States are not excluded from the competition. (b) Procurements Covered- This section applies to the procurement of the following: (1) Pistols and other weapons less than 0.50 caliber for assistance to the Army of Iraq, the Iraqi Police Forces, and other Iraqi security organizations. (2) Pistols and other weapons less than 0.50 caliber for assistance to the Army of Afghanistan, the Afghani Police Forces, and other Afghani security organizations.
DIVISION B-MILITARY CONSTRUCTION DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE. This division may be cited as the `Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008'. GUARD AND RESERVE FACILITIES
TITLE XXI-ARMY TITLE XXI--ARMY SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. (a) Inside the United States- Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2104(a)(1), the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Army: Inside the United States --------------------------------------------------------------- State Installation or Location Amount --------------------------------------------------------------- Alabama Anniston Army Depot $26,000,000 Redstone Arsenal $20,000,000 Alaska Fort Richardson $92,800,000 Fort Wainwright $114,500,000 Arizona Fort Huachuca $129,600,000 California Fort Irwin $24,000,000 Presidio, Monterey $28,000,000 Colorado Fort Carson $156,200,000 Delaware Dover Air Force Base $17,500,000 Florida Eglin Air Force Base $66,000,000 Miami Doral $237,000,000 Georgia Fort Benning $185,800,000 Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Air Field $123,500,000 Hawaii Fort Shafter $31,000,000 Schofield Barracks $88,000,000 Wheeler Army Air Field $51,000,000 Illinois Rock Island Arsenal $3,350,000 Kansas Fort Leavenworth $90,800,000 Fort Riley $138,300,000 Kentucky Fort Campbell $105,000,000 Fort Knox $6,700,000 Louisiana Fort Polk $15,900,000 Maryland Aberdeen Proving Ground $12,200,000 Michigan Detroit Arsenal $18,500,000 Missouri Fort Leonard Wood $125,650,000 Nevada Hawthorne Army Ammunition Plant $11,800,000 New Mexico White Sands Missile Range $71,000,000 New York Fort Drum $291,000,000 North Carolina Fort Bragg $275,600,000 Oklahoma Fort Sill $6,200,000 South Carolina Fort Jackson $85,000,000 Texas Camp Bullis $1,600,000 Fort Bliss $111,900,000 Fort Hood $145,400,000 Fort Sam Houston $19,150,000 Red River Army Depot $9,200,000 Virginia Fort Belvoir $13,000,000 Fort Eustis $75,000,000 Fort Lee $16,700,000 Fort Myer $20,800,000 Washington Fort Lewis $164,600,000 Yakima Training Center $29,000,000 --------------------------------------------------------------- (b) Outside the United States- Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2104(a)(2), the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Army: Outside the United States ----------------------------------------------- Country Installation or Location Amount ----------------------------------------------- Bulgaria Nevo Selo FOS $61,000,000 Germany Grafenwoehr $62,000,000 Honduras Soto Cano Air Base $2,550,000 Italy Vicenza $173,000,000 Korea Camp Humphreys $57,000,000 Romania Mihail Kogalniceanu FOS $12,600,000 ----------------------------------------------- SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING. (a) Construction and Acquisition- Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2104(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Army may construct or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition and supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, in the number of units, and in the amounts set forth in the following table: Army: Family Housing --------------------------------------------------- Country Installation or Location Units Amount --------------------------------------------------- Germany Ansbach 138 $52,000,000 --------------------------------------------------- (b) Planning and Design- Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2104(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Army may carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design activities with respect to the construction or improvement of family housing units in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000. SEC. 2103. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS. Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2104(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Army may improve existing military family housing units in an amount not to exceed $365,400,000. SEC. 2104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY. (a) Authorization of Appropriations- Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2007, for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of the Army in the total amount of $5,218,067,000 as follows: (1) For military construction projects inside the United States authorized by section 2101(a), $3,254,250,000. (2) For military construction projects outside the United States authorized by section 2101(b), $295,150,000. (3) For unspecified minor military construction projects authorized by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $23,000,000. (4) For architectural and engineering services and construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United States Code, $333,947,000. (5) For military family housing functions: (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design, and improvement of military family housing and facilities, $419,400,000. (B) For support of military family housing (including the functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United States Code), $742,920,000. (6) For the construction of increment 3 of a barracks complex at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, authorized by section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (division B of Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3485), $47,400,000. (7) For the construction of increment 2 of a barracks complex at Fort Lewis, Washington, authorized by section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2445), as amended by section 20814 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289), as added by section 2 of the Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110-5), $102,000,000. (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects- Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section 2101 of this Act may not exceed the sum of the following: (1) The total amount authorized to be appropriated under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a). (2) $204,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat 2445), as amended by section 20814 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289) (as added by section 2 of the Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110-5)), for construction of a brigade complex for Fort Lewis, Washington). (3) $37,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under section 2101(b) for construction of a brigade complex operations support facility at Vicenza, Italy). (4) $36,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under section 2101(b) for construction of a brigade complex barracks and community support facility at Vicenza, Italy). SEC. 2105. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2007 ARMY PROJECTS FOR WHICH FUNDS WERE NOT APPROPRIATED. (a) Termination of Inside the United States Projects- The table in section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2445), as amended by section 20814 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289), as added by section 2 of the Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110-5), is further amended-- (1) by striking the item relating to Redstone Arsenal, Alabama; (2) by striking the item relating to Fort Wainwright, Alaska; (3) in the item relating to Fort Irwin, California, by striking `$18,200,000' in the amount column and inserting `$10,000,000'; (4) in the item relating to Fort Carson, Colorado, by striking `$30,800,000' in the amount column and inserting `$24,000,000'; (5) in the item relating to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, by striking `$23,200,000' in the amount column and inserting `$15,000,000'; (6) in the item relating to Fort Riley, Kansas, by striking `$47,400,000' in the amount column and inserting `$37,200,000'; (7) in the item relating to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, by striking `$135,300,000' in the amount column and inserting `$115,400,000'; (8) by striking the item relating to Fort Polk, Louisiana; (9) by striking the item relating to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland; (10) by striking the item relating to Fort Detrick, Maryland; (11) by striking the item relating to Detroit Arsenal, Michigan; (12) in the item relating to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, by striking `$34,500,000' in the amount column and inserting `$17,000,000'; (13) by striking the item relating to Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey; (14) in the item relating to Fort Drum, New York, by striking `$218,600,000' in the amount column and inserting `$209,200,000'; (15) in the item relating to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, by striking `$96,900,000' in the amount column and inserting `$89,000,000'; (16) by striking the item relating to Letterkenny Depot, Pennsylvania; (17) by striking the item relating to Corpus Christi Army Depot, Texas; (18) by striking the item relating to Fort Bliss, Texas; (19) in the item relating to Fort Hood, Texas, by striking `$93,000,000' in the amount column and inserting `$75,000,000'; (20) by striking the item relating to Red River Depot, Texas; and (21) by striking the item relating to Fort Lee, Virginia. (b) Conforming Amendments- Section 2104(a) of such Act (120 Stat. 2447) is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking `$3,518,450,000' and inserting `$3,275,700,000'; and (2) in paragraph (1), by striking `$1,362,200,000' and inserting `$1,119,450,000'. SEC. 2106. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2006 PROJECT. (a) Modification- The table in section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (division B of Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3485) is amended in the item relating to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, by striking `$301,250,000' in the amount column and inserting `$308,250,000'. (b) Conforming Amendments- Section 2104(b)(5) of that Act (119 Stat. 3488) is amended by striking `$77,400,000' and inserting `$84,400,000'. SEC. 2107. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2005 PROJECT. (a) Extension and Renewal- Notwithstanding section 2701 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (division B of Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2116), the authorization set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2101 of that Act, shall remain in effect until October 1, 2008, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2009, whichever is later. (b) Table- The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Army: Extension of 2005 Project Authorization --------------------------------------------------------- Installation or Location Project Amount --------------------------------------------------------- Schofield Barracks, Hawaii Training facility $35,542,000 ---------------------------------------------------------
TITLE XXII-NAVY TITLE XXII--NAVY SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. (a) Inside the United States- Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a)(1), the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Navy: Inside the United States ----------------------------------------------------------------------- State Installation or Location Amount ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Alabama Outlying Field Evergreen $9,560,000 Arizona Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma $33,720,000 California Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton $366,394,000 Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar $26,760,000 Naval Station, San Diego $23,630,000 Marine Corps Base, Twentynine Palms $147,059,000 Connecticut Naval Submarine Base, New London $11,900,000 Florida Marine Corps Logistics Base, Blount Island $7,570,000 Cape Canaveral $9,900,000 Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City $13,870,000 Hawaii Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe $37,961,000 Naval Base, Pearl Harbor $99,860,000 Naval Shipyard, Pearl Harbor $30,200,000 Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Wahiawa $65,410,000 Illinois Naval Training Center, Great Lakes $10,221,000 Indiana Naval Support Activity, Crane $12,000,000 Maryland Naval Air Warfare Center, Patuxent River 38,360,000 Maine Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth $9,700,000 Mississippi Naval Air Station, Meridian $6,770,000 Nevada Naval Air Station, Fallon $11,460,000 New Jersey Naval Air Station, Lakehurst $4,100,000 North Carolina Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point $28,610,000 Marine Corps Air Station, New River $54,430,000 Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune $278,070,000 Rhode Island Naval Station, Newport $9,990,000 South Carolina Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort $6,800,000 Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island $55,282,000 Texas Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi $14,290,000 Virginia Naval Support Activity, Chesapeake $8,450,000 Naval Station, Norfolk $79,560,000 Marine Corps Base, Quantico $50,519,000 Washington Naval Station, Bremerton $119,760,000 Naval Station, Everett $10,940,000 Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island $23,910,000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (b) Outside the United States- Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a)(2), the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Navy: Outside the United States --------------------------------------------------------------- Country Installation or Location Amount --------------------------------------------------------------- Bahrain Naval Support Activity, Bahrain $35,500,000 Diego Garcia Naval Support Facility, Diego Garcia $7,150,000 Djibouti Camp Lemonier $22,390,000 Guam Naval Activities, Guam $273,518,000 --------------------------------------------------------------- (c) Unspecified Worldwide- Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a)(3), the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for unspecified installations or locations in the amount set forth in the following table: Navy: Unspecified Worldwide ------------------------------------------------------------- Location Installation or Location Amount ------------------------------------------------------------- Worldwide Unspecified Wharf Utilities Upgrade $8,900,000 Host Nation Infrastructure $2,700,000 ------------------------------------------------------------- SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING. (a) Construction and Acquisition- Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a)(6)(A), the Secretary of the Navy may construct or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition and supporting facilities) at the installation, in the number of units, and in the amount set forth in the following table: Navy: Family Housing --------------------------------------------------------- Location Installation Units Amount --------------------------------------------------------- Mariana Islands Naval Activities, Guam 73 $47,167,000 --------------------------------------------------------- (b) Planning and Design- Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a)(6)(A), the Secretary of the Navy may carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design activities with respect to the construction or improvement of military family housing units in an amount not to exceed $3,172,000. SEC. 2203. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS. Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a)(6)(A), the Secretary of the Navy may improve existing military family housing units in an amount not to exceed $237,990,000. SEC. 2204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2007, for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of the Navy in the total amount of $3,032,790,000, as follows: (1) For military construction projects inside the United States authorized by section 2201(a), $1,717,016,000. (2) For military construction projects outside the United States authorized by section 2201(b), $338,558,000. (3) For military construction projects at unspecified worldwide locations authorized by section 2201(c), $11,600,000. (4) For unspecified minor military construction projects authorized by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $10,000,000. (5) For architectural and engineering services and construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United States Code, $119,658,000. (6) For military family housing functions: (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design, and improvement of military family housing and facilities, $300,095,000. (B) For support of military family housing (including functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United States Code), $371,404,000. (7) For the construction of increment 2 of the construction of an addition to the National Maritime Intelligence Center, Suitland, Maryland, authorized by section 2201(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2448), $52,069,000. (8) For the construction of increment 3 of recruit training barracks infrastructure upgrade at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois, authorized by section 2201(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (division B of Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3490), $16,650,000. (9) For the construction of increment 3 of wharf upgrades at Yokosuka, Japan, authorized by section 2201(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2006 (division B of Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3490), $8,750,000. (10) For the construction of increment 2 of the Bachelor Enlisted Quarters Homeport Ashore Program at Bremerton, Washington, authorized by section 2201(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2006 (division B of Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3490), $47,240,000. (11) For the construction of increment 4 of the limited area production and storage complex at Naval Submarine Base Kitsap, Silverdale, Washington, authorized by section 2201(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2005 (division B of Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2105), as amended by section 2206 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (division B of Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3493), $39,750,000. SEC. 2205. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2007 NAVY PROJECTS FOR WHICH FUNDS WERE NOT APPROPRIATED. (a) Termination of Inside the United States Projects- The table in section 2201(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2449) is amended-- (1) in the item relating to Marine Corps Base, Twentynine Palms, California, by striking `$27,217,000' in the amount column and inserting `$8,217,000'; (2) by striking the item relating to Naval Support Activity, Monterey, California; (3) by striking the item relating to Naval Submarine Base, New London, Connecticut; (4) by striking the item relating to Cape Canaveral, Florida; (5) in the item relating to Marine Corps Logistics Base, Albany, Georgia, by striking `$70,540,000' in the amount column and inserting `$62,000,000'; (6) by striking the item relating to Naval Magazine, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; (7) by striking the item relating to Naval Shipyard, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; (8) by striking the item relating to Naval Support Activity, Crane, Indiana; (9) by striking the item relating to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Maine; (10) by striking the item relating to Naval Air Station, Meridian, Mississippi; (11) by striking the item relating to Naval Air Station, Fallon, Nevada; (12) by striking the item relating to Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina; (13) by striking the item relating to Naval Station, Newport, Rhode Island; (14) in the item relating to Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, South Carolina, by striking `$25,575,000' in the amount column and inserting `$22,225,000'; (15) by striking the item relating to Naval Special Weapons Center, Dahlgren, Virginia; (16) in the item relating to Naval Support Activity, Norfolk, Virginia, by striking `$41,712,000' in the amount column and inserting `$28,462,000'; (17) in the item relating to Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island, Washington, by striking `$67,303,000' in the amount column and inserting `$57,653,000'; and (18) in the item relating to Naval Base, Kitsap, Washington, by striking `$17,617,000' in the amount column and inserting `$13,507,000'. (b) Termination of Military Family Housing Projects- Section 2204(a)(6)(A) of such Act (120 Stat. 2450) is amended by striking `$308,956,000' and inserting `$305,256,000'. (c) Conforming Amendments- Section 2204(a) of such Act, as amended by subsection (b), is further amended-- (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking `$2,109,367,000' and inserting `$1,946,867,000'; and (2) in paragraph (1), by striking `$832,982,000' and inserting `$674,182,000'.
TITLE XXIII-AIR FORCE TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. (a) Inside the United States- Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a)(1), the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Air Force: Inside the United States ------------------------------------------------------------------- State Installation or Location Amount ------------------------------------------------------------------- Alaska Elmendorf Air Force Base $83,180,000 Arizona Davis-Monthan Air Force Base $11,200,000 Arkansas Little Rock Air Force Base $9,800,000 California Travis Air Force Base $26,600,000 Colorado Fort Carson $13,500,000 Schriever Air Force Base $24,500,000 United States Air Force Academy $15,000,000 District of Columbia Bolling Air Force Base $2,500,000 Florida Eglin Air Force Base $158,300,000 MacDill Air Force Base $57,000,000 Patrick Air Force Base $11,854,000 Tyndall Air Force Base $44,114,000 Georgia Robins Air Force Base $14,700,000 Hawaii Hickam Air Force Base $31,971,000 Illinois Scott Air Force Base $24,900,000 Kansas Fort Riley $12,515,000 Massachusetts Hanscom Air Force Base $12,800,000 Montana Malmstrom Air Force Base $7,000,000 Nebraska Offutt Air Force Base $16,952,000 New Mexico Cannon Air Force Base $1,688,000 Kirtland Air Force Base $11,400,000 Nevada Nellis Air Force Base $4,950,000 North Dakota Grand Forks Air Force Base $13,000,000 Minot Air Force Base $18,200,000 Oklahoma Altus Air Force Base $2,000,000 Tinker Air Force Base $34,600,000 Vance Air Force Base $7,700,000 South Carolina Charleston Air Force Base $11,000,000 South Dakota Ellsworth Air Force Base $16,600,000 Texas Lackland Air Force Base $14,000,000 Utah Hill Air Force Base $25,999,000 Wyoming Francis E. Warren Air Force Base $14,600,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------- (b) Outside the United States- Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a)(2), the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Air Force: Outside the United States ---------------------------------------------------------------- Country Installation or Location Amount ---------------------------------------------------------------- Germany Ramstein Air Base $48,209,000 Guam Andersen Air Force Base $10,000,000 Qatar Al Udeid Air Base $22,300,000 Spain Moron Air Base $1,800,000 United Kingdom Royal Air Force Lakenheath $17,300,000 Royal Air Force Menwith Hill Station $41,000,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------- (c) Unspecified Worldwide- Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a)(3), the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for unspecified installations or locations in the amounts set forth in the following table: Air Force: Unspecified Worldwide ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Location Installation or Location Amount ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Worldwide Classified Classified Project $1,500,000 Classified-Special Evaluation Program $13,940,000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING. (a) Construction and Acquisition- Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a)(6)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force may construct or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition and supporting facilities) at the installation or location, in the number of units, and in the amount set forth in the following table: Air Force: Family Housing ------------------------------------------------------------ State or Country Installation or Location Units Amount ------------------------------------------------------------ Germany Ramstein Air Base 117 $56,275,000 ------------------------------------------------------------ (b) Planning and Design- Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a)(6)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design activities with respect to the construction or improvement of military family housing units in an amount not to exceed $12,210,000. SEC. 2303. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS. Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a)(6)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force may improve existing military family housing units in an amount not to exceed $294,262,000. SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR FORCE. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2007, for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of the Air Force in the total amount of $2,097,357,000, as follows: (1) For military construction projects inside the United States authorized by section 2301(a), $754,123,000. (2) For military construction projects outside the United States authorized by section 2301(b), $140,609,000. (3) For the military construction projects at unspecified worldwide locations authorized by section 2301(c), $15,440,000. (4) For unspecified minor military construction projects authorized by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $15,000,000. (5) For architectural and engineering services and construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United States Code, $61,103,000. (6) For military family housing functions: (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design, and improvement of military family housing and facilities, $362,747,000. (B) For support of military family housing (including functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United States Code), $688,335,000. (7) For the construction of increment 3 of the main base runway at Edwards Air Force Base, California, authorized by section 2301(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (division B of Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3494), $35,000,000. (8) For the construction of increment 3 of the CENTCOM Joint Intelligence Center at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, authorized by section 2301(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (division B of Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3494), as amended by section 2305 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2456), $25,000,000. SEC. 2305. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2007 AIR FORCE PROJECTS FOR WHICH FUNDS WERE NOT APPROPRIATED. (a) Termination of Inside the United States Projects- The table in section 2301(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2453) is amended-- (1) in the item relating to Elmendorf, Alaska, by striking `$68,100,000' in the amount column and inserting `$56,100,000'; (2) in the item relating to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, by striking `$11,800,000' in the amount column and inserting `$4,600,000'; (3) by striking the item relating to Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas; (4) in the item relating to Travis Air Force Base, California, by striking `$85,800,000' in the amount column and inserting `$73,900,000'; (5) by striking the item relating to Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado; (6) in the item relating to Dover Air Force, Delaware, by striking `$30,400,000' in the amount column and inserting `$26,400,000'; (7) in the item relating to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, by striking `$30,350,000' in the amount column and inserting `$19,350,000'; (8) in the item relating to Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, by striking `$8,200,000' in the amount column and inserting `$1,800,000'; (9) in the item relating to Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, by striking `$59,600,000' in the amount column and inserting `$38,600,000'; (10) in the item relating to Scott Air Force, Illinois, by striking `$28,200,000' in the amount column and inserting `$20,000,000'; (11) by striking the item relating to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas; (12) by striking the item relating to Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts; (13) by striking the item relating to Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri; (14) by striking the item relating to Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana; (15) in the item relating to McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, by striking `$28,500,000' in the amount column and inserting `$15,500,000'; (16) by striking the item relating to Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico; (17) by striking the item relating to Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota; (18) in the item relating to Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, by striking `$9,500,000' in the amount column and inserting `$1,500,000'; (19) by striking the item relating to Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma; (20) by striking the item relating to Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina; (21) in the item relating to Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, by striking `$31,500,000' in the amount column and inserting `$22,200,000'; (22) by striking the item relating to Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota; (23) by striking the item relating to Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas; (24) by striking the item relating to Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas; (25) in the item relating to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, by striking `$63,400,000' in the amount column and inserting `$53,400,000'; and (26) by striking the item relating to Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. (b) Conforming Amendments- Section 2304(a) of such Act (120 Stat. 2455) is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking `$3,231,442,000' and inserting `$3,005,817,000'; and (2) in paragraph (1), by striking `$962,286,000' and inserting `$736,661,000'. SEC. 2306. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2006 PROJECT. (a) Modification- The table in section 2301(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (division B of Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3494), as amended by section 2305(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2456), is further amended in the item relating to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, by striking `$101,500,000' in the amount column and inserting `$126,500,000'. (b) Conforming Amendment- Section 2304(b)(4) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (119 Stat. 3496), as amended by section 2305(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (120 Stat. 2456), is further amended by striking `$23,300,000' and inserting `$48,300,000'. SEC. 2307. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2005 PROJECTS. (a) Extension and Renewal- Notwithstanding section 2701 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (division B of Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2116), authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2302 of that Act, shall remain in effect until October 1, 2008, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2009, whichever is later. (b) Table- The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Air Force: Extension of 2005 Project Authorizations ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Installation or Location Project Amount ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona Family housing (250 units) $48,500,000 Vandenberg Air Force Base, California Family housing (120 units) $30,906,000 MacDill Air Force Base, Florida Family housing (61 units) $21,723,000 MacDill Air Force Base, Florida Housing maintenance facility $1,250,000 Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi Housing management facility $711,000 Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri Family housing (160 units) $37,087,000 Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina Family housing (167 units) $32,693,000 Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas Family housing (127 units) $20,604,000 Ramstein Air Base, Germany USAFE Theater Aerospace Operations Support Center $24,024,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEC. 2308. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2004 PROJECTS. (a) Extension- Notwithstanding section 2701 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (division B of Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1716), authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2302 of that Act and extended by section 2702 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2464), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2008, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2009, whichever is later. (b) Table- The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Air Force: Extension of 2004 Project Authorizations ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Installation or Location Project Amount ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Travis Air Force Base, California Family housing (56 units) $12,723,000 Eglin Air Force Base, Florida Family housing (279 units) $32,166,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. (a) Inside the United States- Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a)(1), the Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following tables: Defense Education Activity ---------------------------------------------------------- State Installation or Location Amount ---------------------------------------------------------- North Carolina Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune $2,014,000 ---------------------------------------------------------- Defense Intelligence Agency --------------------------------------------------------- State Installation or Location Amount --------------------------------------------------------- District of Columbia Bolling Air Force Base $1,012,000 --------------------------------------------------------- Defense Logistics Agency --------------------------------------------------------------------- State Installation or Location Amount --------------------------------------------------------------------- California Port Loma Annex $140,000,000 Florida Naval Air Station, Key West $1,874,000 Hawaii Hickam Air Force Base $26,000,000 New Mexico Kirtland Air Force Base $1,800,000 Ohio Defense Supply Center Columbus $4,000,000 Pennsylvania Defense Distribution Depot, New Cumberland $21,000,000 Virginia Fort Belvoir $5,000,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------- National Security Agency ---------------------------------------------- State Installation or Location Amount ---------------------------------------------- Maryland Fort Meade $11,901,000 ---------------------------------------------- Special Operations Command ---------------------------------------------------------------- State Installation or Location Amount ---------------------------------------------------------------- California Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton $20,030,000 Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado $12,000,000 Florida Hurlburt Field $29,111,000 MacDill Air Force Base $47,700,000 Georgia Fort Benning $35,000,000 Hunter Army Air Field $13,800,000 Kentucky Fort Campbell $53,500,000 Mississippi Stennis Space Center $10,200,000 New Mexico Cannon Air Force Base $7,500,000 North Carolina Fort Bragg $47,250,000 Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune $28,210,000 Virginia Dam Neck $108,500,000 Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek $99,000,000 Washington Fort Lewis $77,000,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------- TRICARE Management Activity --------------------------------------------------- State Installation or Location Amount --------------------------------------------------- Florida MacDill Air Force Base $5,000,000 Illinois Naval Hospital, Great Lakes $99,000,000 New York Fort Drum $41,000,000 Texas Camp Bullis $7,400,000 Virginia Naval Station, Norfolk $6,450,000 Washington Fort Lewis $21,000,000 --------------------------------------------------- (b) Outside the United States- Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a)(2), the Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following tables: Defense Education Activity --------------------------------------------- Country Installation or Location Amount --------------------------------------------- Belgium Sterrebeek $5,992,000 Germany Ramstein Air Base $5,393,000 Wiesbaden Air Base $20,472,000 --------------------------------------------- Special Operations Command --------------------------------------------- Country Installation or Location Amount --------------------------------------------- Bahrain Southwest Asia $19,000,000 Qatar Al Udeid Air Base $52,852,000 --------------------------------------------- TRICARE Management Activity --------------------------------------------- Country Installation or Location Amount --------------------------------------------- Germany Spangdahlem Air Base $30,100,000 --------------------------------------------- (c) Unspecified Worldwide- Using the amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a)(3), the Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for unspecified installations or locations in the amount set forth in the following table: Defense Agencies: Unspecified Worldwide ---------------------------------------------------------- Location Installation or Location Amount ---------------------------------------------------------- Worldwide Classified Classified Project $1,887,000 ---------------------------------------------------------- SEC. 2402. ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS. Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a)(7), the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy conservation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, in the amount of $70,000,000. SEC. 2403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DEFENSE AGENCIES. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2007, for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments) in the total amount of $1,944,529,000 as follows: (1) For military construction projects inside the United States authorized by section 2401(a), $969,152,000. (2) For military construction projects outside the United States authorized by section 2401(b), $133,809,000. (3) For the military construction projects at unspecified worldwide locations authorized by section 2301(c), $1,887,000. (4) For unspecified minor military construction projects under section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $23,711,000. (5) For contingency construction projects of the Secretary of Defense under section 2804 of title 10, United States Code, $10,000,000. (6) For architectural and engineering services and construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United States Code, $154,728,000. (7) For energy conservation projects authorized by section 2402 of this Act, $70,000,000. (8) For military family housing functions: (A) For support of military family housing (including functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United States Code), $48,848,000. (B) For credit to the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund established by section 2883(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, $500,000. (9) For the construction of increment 3 of the regional security operations center at Kunia, Hawaii, authorized by section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2006 (division B of Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3497), as amended by section 7017 of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234; 120 Stat. 485), $136,318,000. (10) For the construction of increment 3 of the regional security operations center at Augusta, Georgia, authorized by section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2006 (division B of Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3497), as amended by section 7016 of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234; 120 Stat. 485), $100,000,000. (11) For the construction of increment 2 of the health clinic replacement at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, authorized by section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2457), $41,400,000. (12) For the construction of increment 2 of the replacement of the Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick, Maryland, authorized by section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2457), $150,000,000. (13) For the construction of increment 9 of a munitions demilitarization facility at Pueblo Chemical Activity, Colorado, authorized by section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (division B of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2775), as amended by section 2406 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (division B of Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 839) and section 2407 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (division B of Public Law 107-314; 116 Stat. 2698), $35,159,000. (14) For the construction of increment 8 of a munitions demilitarization facility at Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky, authorized by section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (division B of Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 835), as amended by section 2405 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (division B of Public Law 107-107; 115 Stat. 1298) and section 2405 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (division B of Public Law 107-314; 116 Stat. 2698), $69,017,000. SEC. 2404. TERMINATION OR MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2007 DEFENSE AGENCIES PROJECTS. (a) Termination of Inside the United States Projects for Which Funds Were Not Appropriated- The table relating to Special Operations Command in section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2457) is amended-- (1) by striking the item relating to Stennis Space Center, Mississippi; and (2) in the item relating to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, by striking `$51,768,000' in the amount column and inserting `$44,868,000'. (b) Modification of Authority to Carry Out Certain Base Closure and Realignment Activities- Section 2405(a)(7) of that Act (120 Stat. 2460) is amended by striking `$191,220,000' and inserting `$252,279,000'. (c) Modification of Certain Inside the United States Project- Section 2405(a)(15) of that Act (120 Stat. 2461) is amended by striking `$99,157,000' and inserting `$89,157,000'. (d) Conforming Amendments- Section 2405(a) of that Act, as amended by subsections (a) through (c), is further amended-- (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking `$7,163,431,000' and inserting `$7,197,390,000'; and (2) in paragraph (1), by striking `$533,099,000' and inserting `$515,999,000'. SEC. 2405. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2005 PROJECTS. (a) Extension and Renewal- Notwithstanding section 2701 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (division B of Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2116), authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2401 of that Act, shall remain in effect until October 1, 2008, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2009, whichever is later. (b) Table- The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Defense Wide: Extension of 2005 Project Authorizations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Installation or Location Agency and Project Amount -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval Air Station, Oceana, Virginia DLA bulk fuel storage tank $3,589,000 Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida TMA hospital project $28,438,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TITLE XXIV-DEFENSE AGENCIES TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program as provided in section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, in an amount not to exceed the sum of the amount authorized to be appropriated for this purpose in section 2502 and the amount collected from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a result of construction previously financed by the United States. SEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2007, for contributions by the Secretary of Defense under section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, for the share of the United States of the cost of projects for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program authorized by section 2501, in the amount of $201,400,000.
TITLE XXV-NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM
TITLE XXVI-GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606(1)(A), the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Army National Guard locations, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Army National Guard ---------------------------------------------------- State Location Amount ---------------------------------------------------- Alabama Springville $3,300,000 Arkansas Camp Robinson $23,923.000 Arizona Florence $10,870,000 California Sacramento Army Depot $21,000,000 Camp Roberts $2,850,000 Connecticut Niantic $13,600,000 Florida Jacksonville $12,200,000 Idaho Gowen Field $7,615,000 Orchard Training Area $1,700,000 Illinois St. Clair County $8,100,000 Iowa Iowa City $13,186,000 Michigan Camp Grayling $2,450,000 Lansing $4,239,000 Minnesota Camp Ripley $4,850,000 Mississippi Camp Shelby $4,000,000 Missouri Whiteman Air Force Base $30,000,000 North Dakota Camp Grafton $33,416,000 Oregon Ontario $11,000,000 Pennsylvania Carlisle $7,800,000 East Fallowfield Township $8,300,000 Fort Indiantown Gap $9,500,000 Gettysburg $6,300,000 Graterford $7,300,000 Hanover $5,500,000 Hazelton $5,600,000 Holidaysburg $9,400,000 Huntingdon $7,500,000 Kutztown $6,800,000 Lebanon $7,800,000 Philadelphia $13,650,000 Rhode Island East Greenwich $8,200,000 North Kingstown $33,000,000 Texas Camp Bowie $1,500,000 Fort Wolters $2,100,000 Utah North Salt Lake $12,200,000 Vermont Ethan Allen Range $1,996,000 Virginia Fort Pickett $26,211,000 Winchester $3,113,000 West Virginia Camp Dawson $4,500,000 Wyoming Camp Guernsey $2,650,000 ---------------------------------------------------- SEC. 2602. AUTHORIZED ARMY RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606(1)(B), the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Army Reserve locations, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Army Reserve ------------------------------------------- State Location Amount ------------------------------------------- California Fort Hunter Liggett $7,035,000 Garden Grove $25,440,000 Montana Butte $7,629,000 New Jersey Fort Dix $17,000,000 New York Fort Drum $15,923,000 Texas Ellington Field $15,000,000 Fort Worth $15,076,000 Wisconsin Ellsworth $9,100,000 Fort McCoy $8,523,000 ------------------------------------------- SEC. 2603. AUTHORIZED NAVY RESERVE AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606(a)(2), the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve locations, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve --------------------------------------------------------- State Location Amount --------------------------------------------------------- California Miramar $5,580,000 Michigan Selfridge $4,030,000 Ohio Wright-Patterson Air Force Base $10,277,000 Oregon Portland $1,900,000 South Dakota Sioux Falls $3,730,000 Texas Austin $6,490,000 Fort Worth $22,514,000 Virginia Quantico $2,410,000 --------------------------------------------------------- SEC. 2604. AUTHORIZED AIR NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606(3)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Air National Guard locations, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Air National Guard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State Location Amount -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Colorado Buckley Air National Guard Base $7,300,000 Delaware New Castle $10,800,000 Georgia Savannah International Airport $9,000,000 Indiana Hulman Regional Airport $7,700,000 Kansas Smoky Hill Air National Guard Range $9,000,000 Louisiana Camp Beauregard $1,800,000 Massachusetts Otis Air National Guard Base $1,800,000 New Hampshire Pease Air National Guard Base $8,900,000 Nebraska Lincoln $8,900,000 Nevada Reno-Tahoe International Airport $5,200,000 New York Gabreski Airport $8,400,000 Pennsylvania Fort Indiantown Gap $12,700,000 Rhode Island Quonset State Airport $5,000,000 South Dakota Joe Foss Field $7,900,000 Tennessee McGhee-Tyson Airport $3,200,000 Memphis International Airport $11,376,000 Vermont Burlington $6,600,000 West Virginia Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport-Shepherd Field $50,776,000 Yeager $17,300,000 Wisconsin Truax Field $7,300,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEC. 2605. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606(3)(B), the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Air Force Reserve locations, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Air Force Reserve -------------------------------------------- State Location Amount -------------------------------------------- Alaska Elmendorf Air Force Base $14,950,000 Utah Hill Air Force Base $3,200,000 -------------------------------------------- SEC. 2606. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, GUARD AND RESERVE. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2007, for the costs of acquisition, architectural and engineering services, and construction of facilities for the Guard and Reserve Forces, and for contributions therefor, under chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code (including the cost of acquisition of land for those facilities), in the following amounts: (1) For the Department of the Army-- (A) for the Army National Guard of the United States, $458,515,000; and (B) for the Army Reserve, $134,684,000. (2) For the Department of the Navy, for the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve, $59,150,000. (3) For the Department of the Air Force-- (A) for the Air National Guard of the United States, $216,417,000; and (B) for the Air Force Reserve, $26,559,000. SEC. 2607. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2007 GUARD AND RESERVE PROJECTS FOR WHICH FUNDS WERE NOT APPROPRIATED. Section 2601 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2463) is amended-- (1) in paragraph(1)-- (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking `$561,375,000' and inserting `$476,697,000'; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking `$190,617,000' and inserting `$167,987,000'; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking `49,998,000' and inserting `$43,498,000'; and (3) in paragraph (3)-- (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking `$294,283,000' and inserting `$133,983,000'; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking `$56,836,000' and inserting `$47,436,000'. SEC. 2608. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2006 AIR FORCE RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. Section 2601(3)(B) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (division B of Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3501) is amended by striking `$105,883,000' and inserting `$102,783,000'. SEC. 2609. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2005 PROJECTS. (a) Extension and Renewal- Notwithstanding section 2701 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (division B of Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2116), the authorizations set forth in the tables in subsection (b), as provided in section 2601 of that Act, shall remain in effect until October 1, 2008, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2009, whichever is later. (b) Tables- The tables referred to in subsection (a) are as follows: Army National Guard: Extension of 2005 Project Authorizations ------------------------------------------------------ Installation or Location Project Amount ------------------------------------------------------ Dublin, California Readiness center $11,318,000 Gary, Indiana Reserve center $9,380,000 ------------------------------------------------------ Army Reserve: Extension of 2005 Project Authorization ------------------------------------------------------------- Installation or Location Project Amount ------------------------------------------------------------- Corpus Christi (Robstown), Texas Storage facility $9,038,000 ------------------------------------------------------------- SEC. 2610. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2004 PROJECTS. (a) Extension- Notwithstanding section 2701 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (division B of Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1716), the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2601 of that Act and extended by section 2702 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2464), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2008, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2009, whichever is later. (b) Table- The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Army National Guard: Extension of 2004 Project Authorizations -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Installation or Location Project Amount -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Albuquerque, New Mexico Readiness center $2,533,000 Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania Multipurpose training range $15,338,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
TITLE XXVII-BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT 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. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2007, for base closure and realignment activities, including real property acquisition and military construction projects, as authorized by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) and funded through the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990 established by section 2906 of such Act, in the total amount of $220,689,000, as follows: (1) For the Department of the Army, $73,716,000. (2) For the Department of the Air Force, $143,260,000. (3) For the Defense Agencies, $3,713,000. SEC. 2702. AUTHORIZED BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT ACTIVITIES FUNDED THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 2005. Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2703, the Secretary of Defense may carry out base closure and realignment activities, including real property acquisition and military construction projects, as authorized by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) and funded through the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005 established by section 2906A of such Act, in the amount of $8,718,988,000. SEC. 2703. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT ACTIVITIES FUNDED THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 2005. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2007, for base closure and realignment activities, including real property acquisition and military construction projects, as authorized by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) and funded through the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005 established by section 2906A of such Act, in the total amount of $8,174,315,000, as follows: (1) For the Department of the Army, $4,015,746,000. (2) For the Department of the Navy, $733,695,000. (3) For the Department of the Air Force, $1,183,812,000. (4) For the Defense Agencies, $2,241,062,000. SEC. 2704. AUTHORIZED COST AND SCOPE OF WORK VARIATIONS. For military construction projects carried out using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in sections 2701 and 2703 of this title and section 2405(a)(8) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2460), section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, shall apply for variations to the cost and scope of work for each military construction project requested to the congressional defense committees as part of the budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the Department of Defense budget for fiscal year 2007 and 2008 (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code).
TITLE XXVIII-MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL SEC. 2841. NIAGARA AIR RESERVE BASE, NEW YORK, BASING REPORT. Not later than December 1, 2007, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing a detailed plan of the current and future aviation assets that the Secretary expects will be based at Niagara Air Reserve Base, New York. The report shall include a description of all of the aviation assets that will be impacted by the series of relocations to be made to or from Niagara Air Reserve Base and the timeline for such relocations. Subtitle E--Land Conveyances SEC. 2851. LAND CONVEYANCE, LYNN HAVEN FUEL DEPOT, LYNN HAVEN, FLORIDA. (a) Conveyance Authorized- The Secretary of the Air Force may convey to Florida State University (in this section referred to as the `University') all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 40 acres located at the Lynn Haven Fuel Depot in Lynn Haven, Florida, as a public benefit conveyance for the purpose of permitting the University to develop the property as a new satellite campus. (b) Consideration- (1) IN GENERAL- For the conveyance of the property under subsection (a), the University shall provide the United States with consideration in an amount that is acceptable to the Secretary, whether in the form of cash payment, in-kind consideration, or a combination thereof. (2) REDUCED TUITION RATES- The Secretary may accept as in-kind consideration under paragraph (1) reduced tuition rates or scholarships for military personnel at the University. TO MILITARY READINESS OF PROPOSED LAND MANAGEMENT CHANGES ON PUBLIC LANDS IN UTAH. Section 2815 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 852) is repealed. SEC. 2863. ADDITIONAL PROJECT IN RHODE ISLAND. In carrying out section 2866 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2499), the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall assume responsibility for the annual operation and maintenance of the Woonsocket local protection project authorized by section 10 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the `Flood Control Act of 1944') (58 Stat. 892, chapter 665), including by acquiring any interest of the State of Rhode Island in and to land and structures required for the continued operation and maintenance, repair, replacement, rehabilitation, and structural integrity of the project, as identified by the State, in coordination with the Secretary.
TITLE XXIX-WAR-REALTED MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
TITLE XXIX--WAR-RELATED MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS SEC. 2901. AUTHORIZED WAR-RELATED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2902(1), the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations outside the United States, and in the amounts set forth in the following table: Army: Outside the United States ------------------------------------------------- Country Installation or Location Amount ------------------------------------------------- Afghanistan Bagram Air Base 116,800,000 Iraq Camp Adder 80,650,000 Al Asad 86,100,000 Camp Anaconda 88,200,000 Fallujah 880,000 Camp Marez 880,000 Mosul 43,000,000 Q-West 26,000,000 Camp Ramadi 880,000 Scania 5,000,000 Camp Speicher 103,700,00 Camp Taqqadum 880,000 Tikrit 43,000,000 Camp Victory 34,400,000 Camp Warrior 880,000 Various Locations 102,000,000 ------------------------------------------------- SEC. 2902. AUTHORIZATION OF WAR-RELATED MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2007, for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of the Army in the total amount of $752,650,000 as follows: (1) For military construction projects outside the United States authorized by section 2901(a), $733,250,000. (2) For architectural and engineering services and construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United States Code, $19,400,000.
DIVISION C-DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS SEC. 3101. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. (a) Authorization of Appropriations- Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2008 for the activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration in carrying out programs necessary for national security in the amount of $9,539,693,000, to be allocated as follows: (1) For weapons activities, $6,472,172,000. (2) For defense nuclear nonproliferation activities, $1,809,646,000. (3) For naval reactors, $808,219,000. (4) For the Office of the Administrator for Nuclear Security, $399,656,000. (5) For the International Atomic Energy Agency Nuclear Fuel Bank, $50,000,000. (b) Authorization of New Plant Projects- From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy may carry out new plant projects for the National Nuclear Security Administration as follows: (1) For readiness in technical base and facilities, the following new plant projects: Project 08-D-801, High pressure fire loop, Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas, $7,000,000. Project 08-D-802, High explosive pressing facility, Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas, $25,300,000. Project 08-D-804, Technical Area 55 reinvestment project, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $6,000,000. (2) For facilities and infrastructure recapitalization, the following new plant projects: Project 08-D-601, Mercury highway, Nevada Test Site, Nevada, $7,800,000. Project 08-D-602, Potable water system upgrades, Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $22,500,000. (3) For safeguards and security, the following new plant project: Project 08-D-701, Nuclear materials safeguards and security upgrade, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $49,496,000. (4) For naval reactors, the following new plant projects: Project 08-D-901, Shipping and receiving and warehouse complex, Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, $9,000,000. Project 08-D-190, Project engineering and design, Expended Core Facility M-290 Recovering Discharge Station, Naval Reactors Facility, Idaho Falls, Idaho, $550,000. SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. (a) Authorization of Appropriations- Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2008 for defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out programs necessary for national security in the amount of $5,410,905,000. (b) Authorization for New Plant Project- From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy may carry out, for defense environmental cleanup activities, the following new plant project: Project 08-D-414, Project engineering and design, Plutonium Vitrification Facility, various locations, $15,000,000. SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2008 for other defense activities in carrying out programs necessary for national security in the amount of $663,074,000. SEC. 3104. DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2008 for defense nuclear waste disposal for payment to the Nuclear Waste Fund established in section 302(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222(c)) in the amount of $242,046,000. Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations SEC. 3111. RELIABLE REPLACEMENT WARHEAD PROGRAM. (a) Limitation on Availability of Funds- Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under section 3101(a)(1) for weapons activities for fiscal year 2008, not more than $195,069,000 may be obligated or expended for the Reliable Replacement Warhead program under section 4204a of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2524a). (b) Prohibition on Availability of Funds for Certain Activities- No funds referred to in subsection (a) may be obligated or expended for activities under the Reliable Replacement Warhead program beyond phase 2A activities. SEC. 3112. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR FISSILE MATERIALS DISPOSITION PROGRAM. (a) Limitation Pending Report on Use of Prior Fiscal Year Funds- No fiscal year 2008 Fissile Materials Disposition program funds may be obligated or expended for the Fissile Materials Disposition program until the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Administrator for Nuclear Security, submits to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth a plan for obligating and expending funds made available for that program in fiscal years before fiscal year 2008 that remain available for obligation or expenditure as of October 1, 2007. (b) Limitation Pending Certification on Use of Current Fiscal Year Funds- (1) IN GENERAL- Within fiscal year 2008 Fissile Materials Disposition program funds, the aggregate amount that may be obligated for the Fissile Materials Disposition program may not exceed such amount as the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, certifies to the congressional defense committees will be obligated for that program in fiscal years 2008 and 2009. (2) AVAILABILITY OF UNUTILIZED FUNDS ABSENT CERTIFICATION- If the Secretary does not make a certification under paragraph (1), fiscal year 2008 Fissile Materials Disposition program funds shall not be available for the Fissile Materials Disposition program, but shall be available instead for any defense nuclear nonproliferation activities (other than the Fissile Materials Disposition program) for which amounts are authorized to be appropriated by section 3101(a)(2). (3) AVAILABILITY OF UNUTILIZED FUNDS UNDER CERTIFICATION OF PARTIAL USE- If the aggregate amount of funds certified under paragraph (1) as to be obligated for the Fissile Materials Disposition program in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 is less than the amount of the fiscal year 2008 Fissile Materials Disposition program funds, an amount within fiscal year 2008 Fissile Materials Disposition program funds that is equal to the difference between the amount of fiscal year 2008 Fissile Materials Disposition program funds and such aggregate amount shall not be available for the Fissile Materials Disposition program, but shall be available instead for any defense nuclear nonproliferation activities (other than the Fissile Materials Disposition program) for which amounts are authorized to be appropriated by section 3101(a)(2). (c) Fiscal Year 2008 Fissile Materials Disposition Program Funds Defined- In this section, the term `fiscal year 2008 Fissile Materials Disposition program funds' means amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 3101(a)(2) and available for the Fissile Materials Disposition program. SEC. 3113. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR WASTE TREATMENT AND IMMOBILIZATION PLANT. Paragraph (2) of section 3120(a) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2510) is amended-- (1) by striking `the Defense Contract Management Agency has recommended for acceptance' and inserting `an independent entity has reviewed'; and (2) by inserting `and that the system has been certified by the Secretary for use by a construction contractor at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant' after `Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant'. Subtitle C--Other Matters SEC. 3121. NUCLEAR TEST READINESS. (a) Repeal of Requirements on Readiness Posture- Section 3113 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1743; 50 U.S.C. 2528a) is repealed. (b) Reports on Nuclear Test Readiness Postures- (1) IN GENERAL- Section 4208 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2528) is amended to read as follows: `SEC. 4208. REPORTS ON NUCLEAR TEST READINESS. `(a) In General- Not later than March 1, 2009, and every odd-numbered year thereafter, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the nuclear test readiness of the United States. `(b) Elements- Each report under subsection (a) shall include, current as of the date of such report, the following: `(1) An estimate of the period of time that would be necessary for the Secretary of Energy to conduct an underground test of a nuclear weapon once directed by the President to conduct such a test. `(2) A description of the level of test readiness that the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, determines to be appropriate. `(3) A list and description of the workforce skills and capabilities that are essential to carrying out an underground nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site. `(4) A list and description of the infrastructure and physical plant that are essential to carrying out an underground nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site. `(5) An assessment of the readiness status of the skills and capabilities described in paragraph (3) and the infrastructure and physical plant described in paragraph (4). `(c) Form- Each report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.'. (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT- The item relating to section 4208 in the table of contents for such Act is amended to read as follows: `Sec. 4208. Reports on nuclear test readiness.'. SEC. 3122. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE RELIABLE REPLACEMENT WARHEAD PROGRAM. It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) the United States should reaffirm its commitment to Article VI of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at Washington, London, and Moscow July 1, 1968, and entered into force March 5, 1970 (in this section referred to as the `Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty'); (2) the United States should initiate talks with Russia to reduce the number of nonstrategic nuclear weapons and further reduce the number of strategic nuclear weapons in the respective nuclear weapons stockpiles of the United States and Russia in a transparent and verifiable fashion and in a manner consistent with the security of the United States; (3) the United States and other declared nuclear weapons state parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, together with weapons states that are not parties to the treaty, should work to reduce the total number of nuclear weapons in the respective stockpiles and related delivery systems of such states; (4) the United States, Russia, and other states should work to negotiate, and then sign and ratify, a treaty setting forth a date for the cessation of the production of fissile material; (5) the Senate should ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, opened for signature at New York September 10, 1996; (6) the United States should commit to dismantle as soon as possible all retired warheads or warheads that are planned to be retired from the United States nuclear weapons stockpile; (7) the United States, along with the other declared nuclear weapons state parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, should participate in transparent discussions regarding their nuclear weapons programs and plans, and how such programs and plans, including plans for any new weapons or warheads, relate to their obligations as nuclear weapons state parties under the Treaty; (8) the United States and the declared nuclear weapons state parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty should work to decrease reliance on, and the importance of, nuclear weapons; and (9) the United States should formulate any decision on whether to manufacture or deploy a reliable replacement warhead within the broader context of the progress made by the United States toward achieving each of the goals described in paragraphs (1) through (8). SEC. 3123. REPORT ON STATUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES TO ACCELERATE THE REDUCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS AND CHALLENGES POSED BY THE LEGACY OF THE COLD WAR. (a) In General- On the date described in subsection (d), the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Comptroller General of the United States a report on the status of the environmental management initiatives described in subsection (c) undertaken to accelerate the reduction of the environmental risks and challenges that, as a result of the legacy of the Cold War, are faced by the Department of Energy, contractors of the Department, and applicable Federal and State agencies with regulatory jurisdiction. (b) Elements- The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A discussion of the progress made in reducing the environmental risks and challenges described in subsection (a) in each of the following areas: (A) Acquisition strategy and contract management. (B) Regulatory agreements. (C) Interim storage and final disposal of high-level waste, spent nuclear fuel, transuranic waste, and low-level waste. (D) Closure and transfer of environmental remediation sites. (E) Achievements in innovation by contractors of the Department with respect to accelerated risk reduction and cleanup. (F) Consolidation of special nuclear materials and improvements in safeguards and security. (2) An assessment of the progress made in streamlining risk reduction processes of the environmental management program of the Department. (3) An assessment of the progress made in improving the responsiveness and effectiveness of the environmental management program of the Department. (4) Any proposals for legislation that the Secretary considers necessary to carry out the environmental management initiatives described in subsection (c) and the justification for each such proposal. (5) A list of the mandatory milestones and commitments set forth in each enforceable cleanup agreement or other type of agreement covering or applicable to environmental management and cleanup activities at any site of the Department, the status of the efforts of the Department to meet such milestones and commitments, and if the Secretary determines that the Department will be unable to achieve any such milestone or commitment, a statement setting forth the reasons the Department will be unable to achieve such milestone or commitment. (6) An estimate of the life cycle cost of the environmental management program, including the following: (A) A list of the environmental projects being reviewed for potential inclusion in the environmental management program as of October 1, 2007, and an estimated date by which a determination will be made to include or exclude each such project. (B) A list of environmental projects not being considered for potential inclusion in the environmental management program as of October 1, 2007, but that are likely to be included in the next five years, and an estimated date by which a determination will be made to include or exclude each such project. (C) A list of projects in the environmental management program as of October 1, 2007, for which an audit of the cost estimate of the project has been completed, and the estimated date by which such an audit will be completed for each such project for which such an audit has not been completed. (D) The estimated schedule for production of a revised life cycle cost estimate for the environmental management program incorporating the information described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C). (c) Initiatives Described- The environmental management initiatives described in this subsection are the initiatives arising out of the report titled `Top-to-Bottom Review of the Environmental Management Program' and dated February 4, 2002, with respect to the environmental restoration and waste management activities of the Department in carrying out programs necessary for national security. (d) Date of Submittal- The date described in this subsection is the date on which the budget justification materials in support of the Department of Energy budget for fiscal year 2009 (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) are submitted to Congress. (e) Review by Comptroller General- Not later than 180 days after the date described in subsection (d), the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing a review of the report required by subsection (a). SEC. 3124. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PROTECTIVE FORCE MANAGEMENT. (a) In General- Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the management of the protective forces of the Department of Energy. (b) Contents- The report shall include the following: (1) A description of the management and contractual structure for protective forces at each Department of Energy site with Category I nuclear materials. (2) A statement of the number and category of protective force members at each site described in paragraph (1) and an assessment of whether the protective force at each such site is adequately staffed, trained, and equipped to comply with the requirements of the Design Basis Threat issued by the Department of Energy in November 2005. (3) A description of the manner in which each site described in paragraph (1) is moving to a tactical response force as required by the policy of the Department of Energy and an assessment of the issues or problems, if any, involved in the moving to a tactical response force at such site. (4) A description of the extent to which the protective force at each site described in paragraph (1) has been assigned or is responsible for law enforcement or law-enforcement related activities. (5) An analysis comparing the management, training, pay, benefits, duties, responsibilities, and assignments of the protective force at each site described in paragraph (1) with the management, training, pay, benefits, duties, responsibilities, and assignments of the Federal transportation security force of the Department of Energy. (6) A statement of options for managing the protective force at sites described in paragraph (1) in a more uniform manner, an analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of each option, and an assessment of the approximate cost of each option when compared with the costs associated with the existing management of the protective force at such sites. (c) Form- The report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
TITLE XXXI-DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS
TITLE XXXII-DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION. There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008, $27,499,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.).
ADDITIONAL VIEWS OF SENATORS ROCKEFELLER, WYDEN, AND FEINGOLDAt the request of the Department of Defense, the Committee on Armed Services included a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (S. 1547 and also in its companion measure S. 1548) that would repeal Section 986 of Title 10 of the United States Code, a title uniquely within the jurisdiction of that committee. The provision, Section 1064 of S. 1547 and S. 1548, concerns security clearances for DoD personnel. On the sequential referral to us of these bills, our committee has voted to request the Senate to reinstate Section 986, thereby overriding the joint judgment of DoD and the Armed Services Committee on this matter. Having voted at our markup to defer to the views of DoD and the Armed Services Committee, we offer these few words of explanation. Section 986 of Title 10 applies to all officers or employees of DoD, all members of the Armed Forces on active duty or in an active status, and all officers or employees of DoD contractors. It does not apply to officers, employees, or contractors of the CIA or any other element of the Intelligence Community outside of DoD, or to any of the other departments or agencies of the government or their contractors. For the large universe of civilian and military personnel to which it applies, Section 986 bars the grant of security clearances to anyone who at any time in the past had been incarcerated for more than a year for a criminal conviction or had been discharged dishonorably from the Armed Forces. It also bars security clearances for anyone who is currently an unlawful user of or is addicted to a controlled substance, or is mentally incompetent as determined by a DoD approved mental health professional. Section 986 contains a waiver provision if there are mitigating circumstances. The waiver may be exercised only in accordance with standards and procedures prescribed under an order or guidance issued by the President. Notwithstanding the waiver provision, DoD has told the Armed Services Committees that `[t]hese DoD-specific criteria unduly limit the ability of the Department to manage its security clearance program and may create unwarranted hardships for individuals who have rehabilitated themselves as productive and trustworthy citizens.' We have been advised that there is no comparable statute applicable to any other department or agency of the government. Throughout the government, the regular security clearance procedures established by the President under Executive Order 12968 make clear that `agencies may investigate and consider any matter that relates to the determination of whether access is clearly consistent with the interests of national security.' Moreover, following enactment of Section 986 in 2000 (and its amendment in 2004), Congress, in title III of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, has sought to chart a new government-wide direction for security clearances. An important feature of that title requires the President to select a single unit in the executive branch that is responsible for developing and implementing `uniform and consistent' policies and procedures for security clearances. One goal of that effort is to ensure reciprocal recognition of access to classified information among U.S. agencies. A security clearance statute, such as Section 986, that establishes rules only applicable in one department, runs counter to that overall congressional goal. As all other members, we would be deeply
concerned about the grant of security clearances to persons who have been
imprisoned for more than a year or who are current drug users, to take two
of the categories in section 986. But we have heard no reason to question
the adequacy of the security clearance process established under
presidential order, nor to question the joint assessment of DoD and the
Armed Services Committee that national security can be protected without
this one DoD-specific statute. ADDITIONAL VIEWS OF SENATORS BOND, CHAMBLISS, HATCH, SNOWE, AND BURRThe Select Committee on Intelligence renewed an important precedent by requesting sequential referral of S. 1547, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, and S. 1548, the Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2008. These bills warranted review by the Intelligence Committee due to a number of provisions that are within the jurisdiction of the Intelligence Committee and directly affect the Intelligence Community. The Committee acted expeditiously to report favorably on these bills and proposed several significant alterations in the form of amendments. These additional views will discuss an amendment adopted by the Committee, which would prevent the repeal of a statute designed to restrict certain individuals within the Department of Defense (DoD) from receiving security clearances. Section 1064 of the DoD authorization bill repeals, in its entirety, Section 986 of title 10, which bars certain individuals from receiving security clearances from DoD. Concerned about the negative impact of removing this bar, Vice Chairman Bond offered an amendment to strike Section 1064, thereby reinstating Section 986. While the Committee accepted the proposed amendment by a vote of 10 to 5, we believe the seriousness of the issues involved merits further comment. Under Section 986, DoD may not grant or renew a security clearance for an individual who meets any of the following criteria: (1) has been convicted of a crime, with a sentence and incarceration of more than one year; (2) is an unlawful user of, or is addicted to a controlled substance; (3) is mentally incompetent; or (4) has been dishonorably discharged from the Armed Forces. We believe these prohibitions are reasonable and narrowly tailored to address certain individuals who do not appear to be suited to access classified information. Section 986 does allow a waiver to be granted, in a meritorious case, where the prohibition is based on a conviction or dishonorable discharge. This makes sense for select cases where individuals have changed their ways and become responsible citizens. There is, however, no waiver for individuals who are currently using drugs or are mentally incompetent. This also makes sense. We cannot imagine any reasonable argument to justify giving such individuals access to some of the Nation's most closely guarded secrets. Proponents of Section 1064, including the Administration, have argued that the procedure for obtaining a waiver is `onerous' and may discourage agencies or individuals from pursuing a meritorious waiver. Section 986, however, does not mandate any procedure for considering or granting a waiver. Rather, this statute clearly states that the standards and procedures are to be established by Executive order or other Presidential guidance. Thus, to the extent that DoD believes that the waiver process is too cumbersome or does not provide sufficient flexibility, DoD should seek changes in the implementing guidance issued by the Executive branch. In recent years, there have been some noteworthy and unfortunate leaks of sensitive intelligence programs. These leaks have compromised classified information and likely led to our enemies changing their tactics to thwart our collection efforts. Because such leaks can cause irreparable harm to our intelligence programs, reasonable measures such as Section 986 that protect classified information should be preserved. Section 986 has significant implications for the
Intelligence Community as there are a number of Intelligence Community
components within DoD. Further, we believe that we should give serious
consideration to extending similar security clearance restrictions to the
rest of the Intelligence Community. Rather than risk compromising our
intelligence sources and methods, we believe that this statute serves as a
good starting point for fully exploring further options in this area. ADDITIONAL VIEWS OF SENATORS BURR, BOND, CHAMBLISS, HATCH, AND SNOWEThe DoD Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 is a very important piece of legislation. Its importance is heightened during our nation's ongoing struggle against terrorism and the threats of extremist groups. Our Armed Services and Intelligence Community are facing this threat head on. They continue to perform admirably and deserve our full support. Congress can provide that support by ensuring that our defense and intelligence leaders work together in a coordinated and synchronized manner. During the Committee's markup of the DoD Authorization Act, Vice Chairman Bond offered an amendment that would do just that. The amendment would have established a role for the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (USDI) as Director of Defense Intelligence within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). Much to our disappointment, despite near unanimity that it was a good idea, the Committee chose not to adopt this amendment. The Secretary of Defense and Director of National Intelligence through a memorandum of agreement have established the role of USDI as the Director of Defense Intelligence within the ODNI. But, relying solely on this document to confirm the USDI's new, dual-hatted role makes coordination of defense and intelligence leaders too dependent upon a cooperative relationship between the principals in the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. There is wide recognition that this is an important relationship that should be formalized. In a statement on May 24, 2007, the ODNI explained that the agreement was made . . . in recognition of the crucial importance of coordinated intelligence efforts to the national security of the United States. The defense intelligence components provide a full range of intelligence products and analysis to a broad spectrum of consumers; from military forces in the field to senior policy makers across the federal government. These efforts are intertwined with the national intelligence efforts overseen by the DNI. The USDI explains the significance of this dual-reporting relationship well in his own words: The creation of the Office of the Director of Defense Intelligence is in recognition of the importance of coordinated intelligence efforts to the national security of the United States. This office will serve to strengthen the relationship between the DNI and the DoD. The objective here is to facilitate staff interaction and promote synchronization. We are concerned that a memorandum of agreement is not a sufficient instrument to ensure this new and important relationship will last. The memorandum stipulates that either party can unilaterally terminate this relationship with 30 days written notice. A future DNI who is not interested in working cooperatively with the DoD could easily marginalize or ignore the USDI, because the memorandum leaves no legal recourse to force the DNI to cooperate. Conversely, if DoD or a future USDI loses interest in working closely with the DNI, a statutory requirement would make it much harder for the USDI to disengage. If these principals successors are even marginally less collegial, it is not hard to imagine how this relationship might break down, unless it was required by law. Most members of the Committee expressed support for statutorily creating this position and believe it will ensure proper Congressional oversight. Despite this, the amendment was not adopted. Senator Warner assured the Committee that during future consideration of the bill, the Senate Select Intelligence Committee's views would be heard and taken into account by the members of the Senate Armed Services Committee. We strongly support this, and hope that the Senate consider that the time is right to make certain that the new Director of Defense Intelligence position is permanent. Enshrining in statute the USDI's dual-hatted role
as the Director of Defense Intelligence in the ODNI sends a clear signal
to the bureaucracies of both DoD and the Intelligence Community that this
relationship is important to Congress and is here to stay.
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