H.R. 1585 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2007.

== Detailed Summary ==

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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - <b>Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations </b>- (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008 for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force for aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund, and other procurement.

(Sec. 104) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008 for: (1) defense-wide procurement; and (2) National Guard and reserve equipment.

<b>Subtitle B: Army Programs </b>- (Sec. 111) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, beginning with the FY2008 program year, to enter into a multiyear contractscontract for the procurement of: (1) M1A2 Abrams system enhancement package vehicles;upgrades; (2) M2A3M2A3/M3A3 Bradley fighting vehicles, M3A3 Cavalry fighting vehicles,vehicle upgrades; (3) conversion of CH-47D helicopters to the CH-47F configuration; and M2A3 Bradley fire support team vehicles; and (3)(4) CH-47F helicopters.

(Sec. 113) Authorizes115) Places an FY2008 limitation on the Secretaryobligation or expenditure of funds for the Army to enter into a multiyear contract forWarfighter Information Network-Tactical program until the conversionDirector of CH-47D helicoptersOperational Test and Evaluation makes certain certifications concerning such program to the CH-47F configuration.congressional defense and appropriations committees.

(Sec. 115) Places an FY2008 limitation on116) Prohibits the obligation or expenditureuse of specified Army procurement funds to close the production line for the Joint Network Node ProgramArmy Tactical Missile System program until after the Secretary of the Army makes certain certifications concerning such Programsubmits to the congressional defense and appropriations committees. committees: (1) a certification that the missions of such System can be performed by other weapons systems; and (2) a plan to mitigate any shortfalls in the industrial base that would be created by such closure.

(Sec. 116)117) Prohibits the use of specified Army weapons and tracked combat vehicle funds to commence, continue,from being obligated or complete the closureexpended for procurement of the production line for the Army Tactical MissileStryker Mobile Gun System program until at least 12030 days after the Secretary of the Army reports specified System informationcertifies to Congress its operational effectiveness in anticipated deployment missions. Authorizes the defense and appropriations committees.Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to waive such certification requirement in the national security interest, after congressional notification.

<b>Subtitle C: Navy Programs </b>- (Sec. 121) Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (Secretary)the Navy, beginning with the FY2009 program year, to transfer funds available to the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY2008 or thereafterenter into multiyear contracts for costsprocurement of submarine engineered refueling overhaulsVirginia-class submarines and conversions or aircraft carrier refueling complex overhauls. Requires transfer notificationgovernment-furnished equipment. Prohibits such Secretary from entering into such a contract until 30 days after certification to the defense and appropriations committees. Limits each overhaul or conversioncommittees with respect to million.contract specifications.

(Sec. 122) AuthorizesDirects the Secretary of the Navy to enter into multiyear contracts forto: (1) study the procurementeffectiveness of Virginia-class submarinescurrent financing mechanisms for providing incentives for contractors to make shipbuilding capital expenditures, and to assess potential capital incentives that would lead to ship construction or life-cycle cost savings to the government; and government-furnished equipment associated with such submarines. Requires 30 days' advance certification(2) report study results to the defense and appropriations committees.

(Sec. 123) ProhibitsExpresses the obligation or expendituresense of Navy aircraft procurement funds forCongress that the final assemblypreservation of more than five VH-71 Presidential transport helicopters. Provides an exception when final helicopter assemblya robust domestic skilled workforce is carried outrequired for the national shipbuilding infrastructure and essential to the construction of Navy ships. Directs the Secretary of the Navy to: (1) determine the average number of H2B visa workers employed by the major shipbuilders in the United States.construction of Navy ships during 2007; and (2) report results to the defense and appropriations committees.

(Sec. 124) Prohibits FY2008 DOD funds from being obligated or expended for operational deployment of a weapons system that uses Trident missiles converted to carry conventional payloads. DirectsRequires the Secretary of the Navy to: (1) report to notify the defense and appropriations committees within 30 daysthe results of determining that such system is fully functionalany shipbuilding production readiness review; and its fielding is necessary(2) certify to meet military requirements.such committees that the findings of any such review support commencement of shipbuilding construction.

(Sec. 125) Amends the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2006 to outline specified costs and government liability limits under the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship program, including a cost limit of $460 million per vessel. Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to use shipbuilding and conversion fundsadjust such limit by the amounts of: (1) increases or decreases in costs attributable to carry out a program to provide contractorscompliance with capital expenditure incentives to support investmentchanges in facilitiesfederal, state, or local laws enacted after September 30, 2007; and process improvements for current(2) outfitting costs and future Navy vessel construction contracts. Requires each contractorcosts required to submit an analysis that such investment would lead to ship construction or life cycle savings to the federal government. Requires an annual report from the Secretary to the defensecomplete post-delivery test and appropriations committees on program activities.trials.

(Sec. 126)<b>Subtitle D: Air Force Programs </b>- (Sec. 131) Prohibits Navy shipbuilding and conversion funds from being used for ship construction at the facilityobligation or expenditure of a contractor employing or contractingcertain funds for foreign workers who are legally present in the United States under an H2B visa. RequiresJoint Cargo Aircraft until 30 days after the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development,Defense (Secretary) has submitted specified assessments and studies, and Acquisition to maintain a five-year forecast of potential labor surplus for each of the shipyards that construct ships under the Navy's annual vessel construction plan. Authorizes the Secretary of the Navyrelated certification, to waive the prohibition due to a shortage of U.S. workers, upon certain certifications.defense and appropriations committees.

(Sec. 127) Provides that,133) Amends the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for any shipbuilding programFiscal Year 2007 (Warner Act) to repeal the requirement that is a major defense acquisition program (MDAP), the startSecretary of construction of a first ship may not occur until the Air Force maintain retired C-130E tactical airlift aircraft for possible recall. Makes such repeal effective 30 days after such Secretary of the Navy certifiessubmits a required fleet mix analysis study to the defense and appropriations committees that the ship's design is completed and approved by the relevant design certification agents to a level acceptable for commencement of construction.committees.

<b>Subtitle D: Air Force Programs </b>- (Sec. 131)(Sec. 134) Prohibits the Secretary of the Air Force from proceeding with a decisionretiring C-130E/H tactical airlift aircraft during FY2008. Provides an exception for up to retire C-5A24 C-130E aircraft, as long as such Secretary: (1) maintains the aircraft in any numbera condition that would reduceallow their total below 111 until 45 days after such Secretaryrecall to future service; and (2) submits certain certificationsthe fleet mix analysis study to the defense and appropriations committees, including a cost analysis of aircraft being retired.committees.

(Sec. 132)135) Prohibits the obligation or expenditureSecretary of certain funds for the Joint Cargo Aircraft until 30 days after the Air Force from retiring more than 48 KC-135E aerial refueling aircraft in FY2008. Authorizes such Secretary has submitted specified assessments and studies, andto retire up to 37 more of such aircraft during FY2008, after a related certification,specified certification to the defense and appropriations committees.

(Sec. 134) Amends the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Warner Act) to repeal the requirement that136) Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force maintain retiredto transfer to the government of Iraq not more than three C-130E tactical airlift aircraft for possible recall.which were allowed to be retired under theWarner Act.

<b>Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Subtitle A: Authorization(Sec. 137) Requires the Secretary of Appropriations </b>- (Sec. 201) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008 for the Armed Forces for research, development, test,Air Force to maintain a primary B-52 bomber aircraft inventory of 63, a backup inventory of 11, and evaluation (RDT&amp;E). Earmarks specified amounts foran attrition reserve inventory of at least two. Increases from 45 to 60 days the required prior notification to the defense committees before Department of Defense Science and Technology Program.(DOD) funds may be used for the retirement of any such aircraft.

<b>Subtitle B: Program Requirements, Restrictions,<b>Title II: Research, Development, Test, and LimitationsEvaluation - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations </b>- (Sec. 211) Directs201) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008 for the Secretary ofArmed Forces for RDT&amp;E. Earmarks specified amounts for the Army to complete an operational testDefense Science and evaluation of the Future Combat Systems (FCS) network in a realistic environment simulating operational conditions. Requires a test and evaluation report from the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (OTE) to the defense and appropriations committees. Provides certain FCS funding limitations until submission of such report (with an authorized waiver of such limitations by the Secretary of Defense for national security purposes).Technology Program.

(Sec. 212) Prohibits<b>Subtitle B: Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations </b>- (Sec. 211) Directs the obligation or expenditureSecretary of funds for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program beyond design readiness review for the acquisition program phase of systems developmentArmy to complete an operational test and demonstration until after certificationevaluation of such program is made and submitted (as required under current law) andthe Future Combat Systems (FCS) network in a progressrealistic environment simulating operational conditions. Requires a test and evaluation report is received byfrom the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (OTE) to the defense and appropriations committees. Provides certain FCS funding limitations until submission of such report (with an authorized waiver of such limitations by the Secretary of Defense for national security purposes). Excludes the non-line-of-sight cannon from the funding limitations.

(Sec. 213) Authorizes212) Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of more than 50% of the Secretary to obligate RDT&amp;E funds to develop and procure a competitive propulsion system for the Joint Strike Fighter.Light Tactical Vehicle for the acquisition program phase of systems development and demonstration for FY2008 and thereafter until the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (Under Secretary) certifies program compliance to the defense and appropriations committees.

(Sec. 214) Prohibits funds from being used for a manufacturing science and technology project until213) Directs the DirectorSecretary to ensure the obligation and expenditure in FY2008 and thereafter of Defense Researchsufficient amounts under the Joint Strike Fighter program for the development and Engineering makes certain project assurances.procurement of two options for the propulsion system for such Fighter.

<b>Subtitle C: Ballistic Missile Defense </b>- (Sec. 221) Requires(Sec. 214) Prohibits funds from being used for the defense-wide manufacturing science and technology program until the Director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to report promptly to the Director of OTE on all operational testResearch and evaluation conducted with respect to any MDAP.Engineering makes certain project assurances.

(Sec. 222) States that215) Earmarks specified funds appropriated for FY2009 for RDT&amp;E for transfer to the MDA: (1) may be used forAdvanced Sensor Applications program. States that program management shall reside within the development and fieldingOffice of ballistic missile defense (BMD) capabilities; and (2) may not be used for operations and support activities. Requires: (1) a separate budgeting account for operations and support for FY2009; (2) a plan from the MDA Director to the defense committees for transitioning the MDA from using RDT&amp;E funds for missile fielding activities to using procurement funds for such activities where practicable; and (3) the Under Secretary to contract with a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) to study the long-term structure, roles, and missions of the MDA. Requires a study results report from the FFRDC to the defense committees.Defense for Intelligence until certain conditions are met.

(Sec. 223) Prohibits funds from being obligated or expended to replace216) Requires the unitary warhead onSecretary to: (1) undertake live-fire tests and a comprehensive assessment of foreign and domestic active protection systems suitable for protecting wheeled tactical vehicles for the SM-3 Block IIA missile withconsideration of the Multiple Kill Vehicle until afteradoption of such systems in defense acquisition programs; and (2) report to the Secretary makes certain certifications to Congress.defense and appropriations committees on such tests and assessment.

(Sec. 224) Amends<b>Subtitle C: Missile Defense Programs </b>- (Sec. 221) Requires the NationalDirector of the Missile Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2002Agency (MDA) to extend through FY2010 Comptroller General (CG) assessmentsmake available to the OTE Director the results of BMD programs.all tests and evaluations conducted by the MDA.

(Sec. 225)222) Directs the Secretary to contract withenter into an FFRDCagreement with a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) to carry out an independent study to examine, and make recommendations with respect to, the political, technical, operational, forcecurrent and future structure, roles, and budgetary implicationsmissions of deploying a long-range missile defense system in Europe.the MDA. Requires a study results report from the FFRDC to the defense and appropriations committees and the Secretary.committees. Provides funding.

(Sec. 226) Expresses223) Requires the sensebudget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of Congress: (1) fully supportingthe DOD effortsbudget for any fiscal year after 2009 to develop, test,set forth separately requested amounts for the MDA for: (1) RDT&amp;E; (2) procurement; (3) operation and field an effective layered BMD system capable of intercepting ballistic missiles in various phases of flight;maintenance; and (2)(4) military construction. Revises the MDA budget structure for FY2009. States that it is infunds appropriated for FY2009 for RDT&amp;E for the U.S. national security interest to continue such development, testing, and fielding to hedge against uncertainty inMDA: (1) may be used for the development, testing,development and fielding of ballistic missile capabilities by rogue nations.defense (BMD) capabilities; and (2) may not be used for military construction or procurement or advance procurement of long lead items. Requires the MDA Director to submit to the defense committees a plan for transitioning the MDA from using exclusively RDT&amp;E funds to using procurement, military construction, operation and maintenance (O&amp;M), and RDT&amp;E funds for appropriate budget activities, and for transitioning from incremental funding to full funding for fiscal years after 2010. Outlines objectives for MDA acquisition activities. Specifies BMD system elements.

<b>Subtitle D: Other Matters </b>- (Sec. 231) Directs(Sec. 224) Prohibits funds from being obligated or expended to replace the unitary warhead on the SM-3 Block IIA missile with the Multiple Kill Vehicle until after the Secretary makes certain certifications to coordinate and manage human systems integration activities throughout the acquisition programs of DOD.Congress.

(Sec. 232) Authorizes defense laboratories and research centers, under a plan225) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2002 to encourage technology transfer between DOD and other federal departments and agencies, to provide facilities, services, and equipment to private industry in order to promote accelerated developmentextend through FY2013 Comptroller General (CG) assessments of critical technologies and technology transfer initiatives that support DOD.BMD programs.

(Sec. 233) Earmarks specified Army RDT&amp;E226) Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds for the Army Venture Capital Fund demonstration.procurement, construction, or deployment of a long-range missile defense system in Europe until specified conditions have been met, including that: (1) the governments of the countries in which major components of the system are proposed to be deployed have each given final approval to any agreements concerning the proposed deployment; and (2) the Secretary has certified to Congress the reliability of the proposed interceptor to be deployed. Directs the Secretary to select a FFRDC to conduct an independent assessment of options for ballistic missile defense for forward deployed forces of the United States and its allies in Europe. Requires the FFRDC to report assessment results to the Secretary and the defense and appropriations committees. Provides funding.

(Sec. 234) Earmarks specified defense-wide RDT&amp;E funds227) Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should have an active program of BMD cooperation with Israel, and should take steps to carry out a testimprove the coordination, interoperability, and evaluationintegration of combat helmet pad suspension systems.their mutual BMD capabilities. Requires a results report from the Secretary to the defense and appropriations committees.committees on the status of missile defense cooperation between the two countries.

(Sec. 235) Requires a report228) Prohibits funds from being obligated or expended to deploy more than 40 ground-based interceptors at Fort Greely, Alaska, until the Secretary certifies to Congress that the Block 2006 ground-based midcourse defense committees on implementationelement of the technologies and processes developed under the Manufacturing Technology Program.BMD system has demonstrated a high probability of working in an effective manner.

(Sec. 236) Requires229) States that it is the OTE Director to assesspolicy of the United States to: (1) develop, test, and report ondeploy an effective defense against the sufficiencythreat of Iranian ballistic missiles; (2) encourage the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to accelerate efforts to protect its territory against the threat of Iranian short- and medium-range ballistic missiles, and to acquire missile defense systems needed to protect against such Director's testthreat; and evaluation staff.(3) make such missile defenses fielded by the United States in Europe integrated with or complimentary to such missile defenses fielded there by NATO.

(Sec. 237) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2006 to repeal the requirement for reports from<b>Subtitle D: Other Matters </b>- (Sec. 231) Directs the Secretary to the defenseto: (1) coordinate and appropriations committees on each technology area reviewmanage human systems integration activities throughout DOD acquisition programs; and assessment.(2) designate a senior DOD official to be responsible for such effort.

<b>Title III: Operation(Sec. 232) Authorizes DOD laboratory and Maintenance - Subtitle A: Authorizationresearch centers to make available to any person or entity facilities, services, and equipment of Appropriations </b>- (Sec. 301) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008 for operationany government laboratory or research center in order to promote accelerated development of critical technologies and maintenance (O&amp;M) fortechnology transfer initiatives that support DOD, as long as the Armed Forcesfacilities, services, and specified activities and agencies of DOD.equipment provided will not be in direct competition with the domestic private sector.

(Sec. 302) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008 for: (1) working capital funds; (2)233) Modifies the Defense Health program; (3) defense chemical agents and munitions destruction; (4) defense drug interdiction and counter-drug activities; and (5)cost-sharing requirement under the Defense Inspector General.Technology Transition Initiative.

<b>Subtitle B: Environmental Provisions </b>- (Sec. 311) Authorizes(Sec. 234) Requires a report from the Secretary to transfer specified funds to the Moses Lake Wellfield Superfund Site, Washington, to reimbursedefense committees on implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for costs incurred in overseeing a remedial investigationtechnologies and feasibility study performed byprocesses developed under the Army.Manufacturing Technology Program.

(Sec. 312) Authorizes235) Requires the SecretaryOTE Director to transfer specified funds to the Hazardous Substance Superfund to reimburse the EPA for costs incurred in connection withassess and report on the Arctic Surplus Superfund Site, Alaska.sufficiency of such Director's test and evaluation staff.

(Sec. 313) Authorizes236) Amends the Secretary of the Navy to transfer specified fundsNDAA for Fiscal Year 2006 to repeal the Hazardous Substance Superfundrequirement for reports from the Secretary to pay an EPA penalty in connection with remedial investigation activities at the Jackson Park Housing Complex, Washington.defense and appropriations committees on each technology area review and assessment.

<b>Subtitle C: Workplace and Depot Issues </b>- (Sec. 321) Increases(Sec. 237) Reduces from 0,00030 to 0,0007 days after notification of the threshold amount for DOD contracts fordefense and appropriations committees the procurement of capital assets in advance ofwait required before the availabilityobligation of working capital funds for such procurement.the foreign comparative test program.

(Sec. 322) Authorizes238) Directs the use of working capital funds for certain product improvements for weapon systems, major end items,Secretary to develop, and related components.update on a biennial basis, a strategic plan for the Manufacturing Technology program.

(Sec. 323) Authorizes239) Amends the use of working capital fundsNDAA for Fiscal Year 1995 to authorize (current law requires) all solicitations under the acquisition of weapon system modification, improvement, and life cycle extension, as long as the item has a unit cost of no more than 0,000. Allows such limitDefense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research to be increased to up to million ifmade to, and awards made through, the Secretary of the military department concerned (Secretary concerned) determines that the increase is necessary to maintain required core logistics capabilities, and notifies Congress ofstate committees established for such increase and the reasons therefor.Program.

(Sec. 324) Modifies provisions concerning required public-private competition prior to240) Amends the conversion of DOD functions to contractor performance to exclude health careBob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Stump Act) to: (1) revise program purposes under the defense nanotechnology research and retirement costs fromdevelopment program; (2) replace the cost-comparison process used in conjunctionDirector of Defense Research and Engineering with such competitions. Requires monthly consultation with affected DOD civilian employees by DOD officers or employees responsiblethe Under Secretary as the program's administrator; (3) include under program activities the development of a strategic plan for determining whetherthe National Nanotechnology Initiative; and (4) require the Under Secretary to convertreport on the program to contractor performance any function performed by DOD employees.the defense and appropriations committees in each of 2009, 2011, and 2013.

(Sec. 325) Allows DOD managers241) Directs the Secretary to: (1) utilize a FFRDC to determine whetherconduct an assessment of the effectiveness of the Defense Experimental Program to recompete (after five years) for work being performed by federal employees that was awardedStimulate Competitive Research; and (2) report assessment results to such employees under a public-private competition.the defense committees.

(Sec. 326)242) Directs the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to devise and implement guidelines to ensure that consideration is given to regularly using DOD civilian employees to perform new functions and functions performed by contractors which could be performed by such employees. Requires special consideration to be given for certain functions, including: (1) one performed by civilian DOD employees on or after October 1, 1980; and (2) one associated with the performance of an inherently governmental function. Excludes certain functions from the public-private competition process, including: (1) those associated with the performance of an inherently governmental function; and (2) those performed by a contractor under a contract that was awarded on a noncompetitive basis. Provides limitations on competitions for new and expanded functions. Prohibits competitions until the required guidelines are implemented. Requires: (1) DOD to establish an inventory of functions currently performed by contractors; and (2) the DOD Inspector General to report to the defense and appropriations committees ona cost-benefit analysis of the implementation of this section.proposed funding reduction for the high energy laser systems test facility.

(Sec. 327)243) Requires including in annual reporting requirements concerning public-private competitions:the: (1) for any function convertedSecretary to submit to contractor performance, the effect of the conversion on the quality of performance of the function;defense and (2)appropriations committees a research, development, and testing plan for any functionprompt global strike program objectives for whichFY2008-FY2013; and (2) Under Secretary to submit to such committees a public-private competition is anticipated, an assessmentplan for the obligation and expenditure of whether any method of business reform or reengineering other than a public-private competition could achieve any anticipated or budgeted savings.funds available for such program for FY2008.

(Sec. 328) Prohibits the Director<b>Title III: Operation and Maintenance - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations </b>- (Sec. 301) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008 for O&amp;M for the Office of ManagementArmed Forces and Budget (OMB) from directing or requiring the Secretary or the Secretary concerned to prepare for, undertake, continue, or complete a public-private competition or direct conversionspecified activities and agencies of a DOD function to performance by a contractor under OMB Circular A-76, or any other successor regulation, directive, or policy. Prohibits any such Secretary from undertaking such action. Requires the Secretary, during the 90-day period following the enactment of this Act, to suspend, and determine whether to cancel or continue, any review or public-private competition being conducted. DOD.

(Sec. 329) Provides for<b>Subtitle B: Environmental Provisions </b>- (Sec. 311) Authorizes the expedited review bySecretary to transfer specified funds to the CG of protests by interested parties (federal employees or their representatives) of public-private competitions conducted under OMB Circular A-76 or otherwise. Provides a right of interested partiesMoses Lake Wellfield Superfund Site Special Account to intervenereimburse the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for costs incurred in civil actions concerningoverseeing a competition.remedial investigation and feasibility study performed by the Army.

(Sec. 330) Amends312) Authorizes the Office of Federal Procurement Policy ActSecretary to make applicabletransfer specified funds to all federal civilian agencies the public-private competition requirements currently applicableHazardous Substance Superfund to reimburse the DOD conversion to contractor performance of functions performed by ten or more DOD employees. Includes under the competition requirements a formal examination and comparison of the cost of performance of the function by agency civilian employees with the cost of performance by one or more contractorsEPA for costs incurred in order to demonstrate whether converting will result in savings to the government over the life of the contract. Requires: (1) monthly consultationconnection with affected civilian employees by those responsible for determining whether to convert function performance; and (2) congressional notification of such competitions. Makes such requirements inapplicable with respect to the purchase of products and services of the blind and other severely handicapped persons.Arctic Surplus Superfund Site, Fairbanks, Alaska.

(Sec. 331) Amends313) Authorizes the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2004 to allow (under current law, requires) the SecretariesSecretary of the Navy and Air Force to conduct demonstration projectstransfer specified funds to evaluate the benefits of promoting workers who perform multiple trades. RequiresHazardous Substance Superfund to pay a stipulated penalty assessed by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report annually toEPA against the defense and appropriations committees on projects conducted.Jackson Park Housing Complex, Washington.

<b>Subtitle(Sec. 314) Directs the Secretary to report to the defense and appropriations committees on current and planned future actions to control the brown tree snake (an invasive species currently on Guam) and to ensure that it is not introduced into Hawaii, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the continental United States as a result of the movement from Guam of military aircraft, personnel, and cargo, including household goods.

(Sec. 315) Requires the Secretary of the Navy to identify and notify directly any individuals who were served by the Tarawa Terrace water distribution system at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, during the years 1958 through 1987 that they may have been exposed to drinking water contaminated with tetrachloroethylene (PCE). Requires such Secretary to also: (1) notify individuals who were served by the Hadnot Point water distribution system of contaminated drinking water to which they may have been exposed; and (2) identify and notify directly civilian employees who worked at Camp Lejeune during the period identified in the study by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) of the drinking water contamination to which they may have been exposed. Requires the ATSDR to develop a health survey of individuals possibly contaminated, to be distributed by the Secretary of the Navy in connection with the required notifications.

<b>Subtitle C: Workplace and Depot Issues </b>- (Sec. 321) Allows funds in the Defense Information Systems Agency Working Capital Fund to be used for expenses directly related to technology upgrades to the Defense Information Systems Network, with limitations. Requires an annual report on the use of such authority from the Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency to the defense and appropriations committees. Terminates the authority on October 1, 2011.

(Sec. 322) Requires, with respect to public-private competition requirements prior to the conversion to contractor performance of certain functions currently performed by DOD civilian employees, a comparison of retirement system costs relating to employer-sponsored health insurance plans. Requires consultation with affected DOD employees by DOD officers making such conversion determinations.

(Sec. 323) Prohibits a military department or defense agency from being required to conduct such a public-private competition at the end of the period specified in the performance agreement for any DOD function performed by DOD civilian employees.

Sec. 324) Directs the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to devise and implement guidelines and procedures to ensure that consideration is given to regularly using DOD civilian employees to perform new functions and functions performed by contractors which could be performed by such employees. Requires special consideration to be given for certain functions, including: (1) one performed by civilian DOD employees at any time during the previous ten years; and (2) one associated with the performance of an inherently governmental function. Provides limitations on competitions for new and expanded functions. Requires: (1) DOD to identify functions currently performed by contractors that could be performed by DOD civilian employees; and (2) the DOD Inspector General to report to the defense and appropriations committees on the implementation of this section.

(Sec. 325) Prohibits the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from directing or requiring the Secretary or the Secretary of the military department concerned (Secretary concerned) to prepare for, undertake, continue, or complete a public-private competition or direct conversion of a DOD function to performance by a contractor under OMB Circular A-76, or any other successor regulation, directive, or policy. Prohibits any such Secretary from undertaking such action on behalf of OMB. Requires the DOD Inspector General to: (1) review all of the Secretaries' compliance with such prohibition; and (2) make an interim and final report to the defense and appropriations committees on review results.

(Sec. 326) Includes as an &quot;interested party&quot; for purposes of submitting bid protests with respect to public-private competitions conducted under OMB Circular A-76: (1) any official who submitted the agency tender in such competition; and (2) any individual representing the federal employees engaged in the performance of the activity or function for which the public-private competition is conducted in a protest that relates to such competition. Provides for expedited action in such protests, and authorizes an interested party to intervene in any related civil action.

(Sec. 327) Amends the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (OFPPA) to prohibit any function of an executive agency performed by ten or more agency civilian employees from being converted to performance by a contractor unless the conversion is based on the results of a public-private competition that, among other things: (1) formally compares the cost of performance by agency employees with the cost of performance by a contractor; and (2) would require continued performance by agency personnel unless the cost difference the lesser of 10% of the personnel-related costs of performance or $10 million. Requires each employee determining whether such performance should be converted to consult with affected agency civilian employees at least monthly during such determination. Requires the head of an executive agency, before commencing a required public-private competition, to report to Congress certain information with respect to such competition. Exempts from the public-private competition requirements procurements of products and services of the blind and other severely handicapped persons. Makes such requirements inapplicable during a period of war or national emergency.

(Sec. 328) Extends through FY2014 the authority for Army industrial facilities to engage in cooperative activities with non-Army entities to carry out specified military or commercial projects. Requires: (1) annual reports from the Secretary of the Army to Congress on the use of such authority; and (2) a one-time report from such Secretary to the defense and appropriations committees on the advisability of making such authority permanent and eliminating the limitation on the number of contracts that may be entered into under such authority.

(Sec. 329) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2004 to authorize the Secretary concerned to carry out a demonstration project under which workers who are certified at the journey level as able to perform multiple trades are promoted one grade level. Extends the multi-trades demonstration project under such Act through FY2013. Requires such Secretaries to recommend whether the multi-trade authority should become permanent.

(Sec. 330) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to use an Army working capital fund for a product improvement pilot program on the procurement and installation of a component or subsystem of a weapon system platform or major end item that would improve the reliability, extend the useful life, enhance safety, lower maintenance costs, or provide performance enhancement of the platform or end item. Requires the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology to: (1) report annually to the defense and appropriations committees on the use of such authority; and (2) recommend whether the authority should be made permanent.

<b>Subtitle D: Extension of Program Authorities </b>- (Sec. 341) Amends the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Spence Act) to extend through FY2010 the Arsenal Support Initiative program.arsenal support demonstration program (and a related report requirement).

(Sec. 342) Amends the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Reagan Act) to: (1) allow members of the Armed Forces deployed in contingency operations until the end of FY2007 to purchase protective helmet pads; and (2) give such members up to one year following such purchase to submit a cost reimbursement claim to DOD.

<b>Subtitle E: Reports </b>- (Sec. 351) Requires(Sec. 343) Amends the inclusion in quarterly personnel and unit readiness reports of assessments of National Guard readinessStump Act to perform National Response civil support missions. Directsextend through FY2012 the Secretary to include intemporary authority for the budget justification documents submitted to Congress for FY2009 a report on implementationcontractor performance of such additional requirement.DOD security guard functions.

(Sec. 352) Requires<b>Subtitle E: Reports </b>- (Sec. 351) Requires: (1) information concerning the Secretaryuse of National Guard equipment to report annuallyrespond to domestic emergencies or major disasters to be included in an annual report from the defense and appropriations committeesSecretary to Congress on methods for improving the readiness of activeNational Guard and reserve componentspersonnel equipment; (2) an assessment of U.S. ground forces. DirectsNational Guard readiness to support the CGNational Response Plan for support to review each such reportcivil authorities to be included in quarterly National Guard personnel and unit readiness reports; and (3) a report review resultsfrom the Secretary to such committees.the defense and appropriations committees on the implementation of this section.

(Sec. 353) Directs352) Requires the Secretary to develop and implement a planreport annually to optimize the usedefense and appropriations committees on the status of strategic ports by the Surface Distributionmateriel in the prepositioned stocks as of the end of the prior fiscal year. Directs the CG, until the end of FY2015, to review each report and Deployment Command.report review results to such committees.

(Sec. 354) Directs353) Amends the SecretaryWarner Act to provide for an independent assessment ofinclude, in a required report, the viabilityreporting of additional incremental costs resulting from the Civil Reserve Air Fleet,deployment and redeployment of forces to be conducted by a FFRDC selected byIraq and Afghanistan above the Secretary.levels deployed to such countries on January 1, 2007.

(Sec. 355) Requires354) Amends the SecretaryWarner Act to report annually to the defenseextend and appropriations committees onexpand the status of the materielelements required in the prepositioned stocks as of the end of the prior fiscal year. Directsa report from the CG relating to review each such reportreadiness of Army and report review results to such committees.Marine Corps ground forces.

(Sec. 356) Prohibits355) Requires the Secretary from commencing or continuing the relocation of the North American Aerospace Defense command center and related functions from Cheyenne Mountain to Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, until 180 days after submittingreport annually to Congress: (1) an analysis comparing relocation costs to anticipated operational benefits;the defense and (2)appropriations committees on improving the final plans for such relocation.readiness of active and reserve components of U.S. ground forces. Directs the CGCG, for the first five years of the Secretary's reports, to review sucheach report and report review results to Congress.such committees.

(Sec. 357) Requires356) Directs the Secretary to provide for an independent assessment of the viability of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet, to be conducted by a FFRDC selected by the Secretary. Requires the: (1) Secretary to report assessment results to the defense committees regarding public-private partnerships at Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence.appropriations committees; and (2) CG to review the independent assessment.

<b>Subtitle F: Other Matters </b>- (Sec. 361) Includes within(Sec. 357) Requires a report from the DOD authorityInspector General to support certain sporting events a sporting event sanctioned byCongress on the U.S. Olympic Committee through the Paralympic Military Programphysical security of DOD installations and certain other national or international paralympic sporting events. Limits to million the fiscal year funding for such events.resources.

(Sec. 362) Allows358) Directs the Secretary to: (1) review DOD to require compliance with reasonable conditionstraining requirements for militaryhelicopter operations in high-altitude or civilian DOD employeespower-limited conditions; and (2) report review results to receive full replacement value coverage for lost or damaged personal property.the defense and appropriations committees.

(Sec. 363) Requires the Secretary to provide transportation on DOD aircraft, on a space-available basis, for a members or former member who:359) Requires: (1) is entitled to retired or retainer pay; (2) residesannual reports, in a commonwealth or possessioneach of 2008 through 2010, from the United States;Secretary of the Air Force to the defense and (3) is referredappropriations committees on efforts made by a primary care physicianall the military departments utilizing the Warren Grove Gunnery Range, New Jersey, to a specialty care provider for services to be provided outside that commonwealth or possession. Requiresprovide the highest level of safety; and (2) such Secretary to providesubmit to such transportationcommittees a master plan for one dependent of each member, if the dependent is needed to accompany the member.Range.

(Sec. 364) Authorizes360) Directs the Secretary concerned to prescribe regulations for the accounting of property of that department and the fixing of responsibility for that property. Prohibits any member from selling or giving any clothing, arms, or equipment furnished by the United StatesAir Force to any person other than another member under the same jurisdiction, orreport to an officer authorized to receive it. Authorizesspecified congressional committees on Air Force search and rescue capabilities in the seizure of property improperly sold or given away.northwestern United States.

(Sec. 365) Allows the361) Requires the: (1) Secretary to report to Congress on the relocation of the ArmyNorth American Aerospace Defense Command Center and related functions from Cheyenne Mountain Air Station, Colorado, to authorizePeterson Air Force Base, Colorado; (2) CG to submit to Congress a memberreview of the Army who has been deployed in supportsuch report; and (3) Secretary of the Air Force to submit to Congress a contingency operationmaster infrastructure recapitalization plan for at least 30 days to retain, after such deployment, the exterior articles of uniform that were issued as part of the Army combat uniform.Cheyenne Mountain Station.

(Sec. 366) Authorizes<b>Subtitle F: Other Matters </b>- (Sec. 371) Replaces provisions requiring the Secretary of the Navy to issue arms, tentage, and equipment appropriatedesignate a DOD officer, employee, or standing board or committee as the official or organization responsible for military training to any educational institution at which no unit of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) is maintained, but which has a course inprevention and mitigation of corrosion of DOD military training attended by at least 50 physically fit students over 14 yearsequipment and infrastructure with provisions establishing an Office of age. Authorizes such Secretary to issue: (1) riflesCorrosion Policy and appendages that are not existing service models to any educational institution havingOversight (headed by a uniformed corpsDirector) within the Office of midshipmenthe Under Secretary. Gives the Director additional authorities relating to the oversight of sufficient numbers for target practice;corrosion-related training, the development of directives, and (2) to any educational institution at which a naval officer is detailed as a professorinteraction with non-DOD corrosion prevention activities, organizations, and research institutions. Includes the use of naval sciences, necessary supplies to establishcooperative corrosion research agreements within the DOD corrosion reduction strategy. Requires annual reports from the Secretary and maintain a camp for the military instructionCG concerning the use of students.DOD funds for corrosion prevention and mitigation activities.

(Sec. 367) Directs the Secretary372) Authorizes DOD to ensure that no action is taken to deactivateprovide assistance for: (1) a sporting event sanctioned by the 36th Rescue Flight assigned to Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington,U.S. Olympic Committee through the Paralympic Military Program; or (2) certain national or international paralympic sporting events. Limits to reassign or reorganize any of$1 million the search and rescue capabilitiestotal amount of that unit.such assistance per fiscal year.

(Sec. 368) Limits373) Authorizes the expenditureSecretary to require compliance with reasonable conditions before a member or DOD civilian employee receives full replacement value for personal property lost or damaged while being transported at government expense.

(Sec. 374) Requires the Secretary to provide transportation on DOD aircraft, on a space-available basis, for a member or former member who: (1) is entitled to retired or retainer pay; (2) resides in a commonwealth or possession of funds appropriatedthe United States; and (3) is referred by a primary care physician to a specialty care provider for services to be provided outside that commonwealth or possession. Requires the Secretary to provide such transportation for one dependent of each member, if the dependent is needed to accompany the member.

(Sec. 375) Authorizes the Secretary concerned to prescribe regulations for the accounting of property of that department and the fixing of responsibility for that property. Prohibits any member from selling or giving any clothing, arms, or equipment furnished by the United States to any person other than another member of the Armed Forces, or to an officer authorized to receive it. Authorizes the seizure of property improperly sold or given away.

(Sec. 376) Permits the Secretary concerned to allow members who have been deployed in support of a contingency operation for initial flight screening at Pueblo Memorial Airport, Colorado, untilleast 30 days to retain combat uniforms and individual equipment issued to that member.

(Sec. 377) Authorizes the Secretary of the Air ForceNavy to issue arms, tentage, and equipment appropriate for military training to any educational institution at which no unit of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) is maintained, but which has submitted a certificationcourse in military training attended by at least 50 physically fit students over 14 years of age. Authorizes such Secretary to the defenseissue: (1) rifles and appropriations committees with respectappendages that are not existing service models to meeting Air Force crash, fire,any educational institution having a uniformed corps of midshipmen of sufficient numbers for target practice; and rescue requirements(2) to support Air Force flight operations there.any educational institution at which a naval officer is detailed as a professor of naval science, necessary supplies to establish and maintain a camp for the military instruction of students.

(Sec. 378) Extends through 2013 the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to provide insurance and reinsurance for commercial air carriers supporting DOD transportation activities.

<b>Title IV: Military Personnel Authorizations - Subtitle A: Active Forces </b>- (Sec. 401) Sets forth authorized end strengths for active-duty forces as of the end of FY2008.

(Sec. 402) Revises the permanent active-duty end strength minimum levels for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force.

(Sec. 403) Authorizes the Secretary, for FY2009 and FY2010, to establish specified higher levels for Army and Marine Corps active-duty end strengths in order to support operational missions and achieve transformational reorganization objectives.

(Sec. 404) Increases the authorized end strengths for: (1) Army officers on active duty in the grade of major; and (2) Navy officers on active duty in the grades of lieutenant commander, commander, and captain.

(Sec. 406) Authorizes an increase in the maximum authorized daily average of active-duty enlisted members in pay grade E-9 from 1% to 1.25% of the enlisted force.

<b>Subtitle B: Reserve Forces </b>- (Sec. 411) Sets forth authorized end strengths as of the end of FY2008 for members of the Selected Reserve and reserve personnel on active duty in support of the reserves.

(Sec. 413) Sets forth minimum end strengths for FY2008 for Army and Air Force dual status military technicians.

(Sec. 414) Provides a FY2008 limitation on the number of non-dual status Army and Air Force military technicians.

(Sec. 415) Provides,Sets, during FY2008, the maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for operational support.

(Sec. 416) Directs the Secretary to conduct, and report to Congress on, a review of the long-term operational support missions performed by reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty or full-time National Guard duty to provide such support. Requires information on such support personnel to be included in the annual budget justification documents submitted to Congress for FY2009 and thereafter.

(Sec. 417) Increases from 2% to 3% the authorized fiscal year variance in end strengths for Selected Reserve end strengths.

<b>Subtitle C: Authorization of Appropriations </b>- (Sec. 421) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008 for: (1) military personnel; and (2) the Armed Forces Retirement Home.personnel.

(Sec. 423) Directs the Secretary to transfer 0 million from the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund to the Miscellaneous Receipts fund<b>Subtitle C: Authorization of the Treasury to offset anticipated costs due to a temporary prohibition on the increase in copayments under the DOD's pharmacy benefits program, as required under this Act.Appropriations </b>- (Sec. 421) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008 for military personnel.

<b>Title V: Military Personnel Policy - Subtitle A: Officer Personnel Policy </b>- (Sec. 501) Allows officers serving as a lieutenant general, general, vice admiral, or admiral to continue to hold such position for up to 60 days following reassignment from such position, unless placed sooner in another designated position.

(Sec. 502) IncreasesExcludes from five to six years the probationary period of commissioned service for active dutyactive-duty general and flag officer end strength limitations certain reserve general and flag officers prior to dischargeserving on active duty for failure of promotion.not more than 365 days.

(Sec. 503) Allows permanent or career military professorsIncreases from five to be appointed to the higher grade of captain or colonel after completing six years the probationary period of commissioned service in such position.for active duty and reserve officers prior to discharge for failure of promotion.

<b>Subtitle B: Reserve Component Matters </b>- (Sec. 511) Requires reserve officers serving as a lieutenant general or vice admiral(Sec. 505) Authorizes the Secretary to be separated from active status after completing 38 yearswaive the eight-year minimum service obligation in the case of initial appointments of commissioned service.officers in critically short health professional specialties. Makes such minimum service period two years or the period of obligated service associated with receipt of an accession bonus or special pay.

(Sec. 512) Provides that if the Secretary determines that the number of506) Allows regular Army and Air Force officers serving in specified health positions within DOD while serving on active status in grades below major or lieutenant commander is critically below the number needed, then the Secretary may authorize the Secretary concerned(under current law, allows only reserve officers) to credit such an officer with a period of constructive service that will result in the officer being appointed as a reserve officerreenlist (under certain conditions) in the grade of captain or lieutenant.their former enlisted grade.

(Sec. 513) Extends507) Increases from six months22 to one year28 the period that National Guard members may be granted temporary federal recognition.authorized number of permanent professors at the U.S. Military Academy.

(Sec. 514) Allows a508) Authorizes the promotion of Navy career military technician who loses dual (military and civilian) status asprofessors to the resultgrade of captain or colonel. Requires a combat-related disabilitycompetitive selection board process to be retained asidentify those best qualified for promotion. Requires a non-dual status technician as long as: (1)report to the disability does not prevent the persondefense and appropriations committees from performing the non-dual status function or position;Secretary of: (1) Defense assessing the effectiveness of the revised promotion system; and (2) the person is not disqualified from performingNavy on the non-dual status function or position becauseNavy's utilization of performance, medical, or other reasons. Requires removalexemptions from such position no later than 30 days after becoming eligibleauthorized officer end strength limits, as well as projections for an unreduced annuity and attaining 60 yearsuse of age.additional exemptions, with respect to such military professors.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Army or Air Force to fill<b>Subtitle B: Reserve Component Management </b>- (Sec. 511) Allows a military technician (dual status) position that is vacant due towho loses dual (military and civilian) status as the mobilization in supportresult of a contingency operation of the original technician withcombat-related disability to be retained as a non-dual status technician as long as: (1) the disability does not prevent the person from performing the non-dual status function or position; and (2) the person who is not a dualdisqualified from performing the non-dual status technician.function or position because of performance, medical, or other reasons. Requires removal from such position no later than 30 days after becoming eligible for an unreduced annuity and attaining 60 years of age.

Authorizes(Sec. 512) Provides that if the defermentSecretary determines that the number of mandatory separation of a dualofficers serving in specified health positions within DOD while serving on active status technician until thatin grades below major or lieutenant commander is critically below the number needed, then the Secretary may authorize the Secretary concerned to credit a person becomes eligible forreceiving an unreduced annuity, but not beyond age 62.original appointment as an officer serving in such a health position with a period of constructive service that will result in the grade of captain or lieutenant.

(Sec. 515) Directs the: (1) Secretary to establish513) Requires reserve officers serving as a working grouplieutenant general or vice admiral to identify and assessbe separated from active status on the reintegration needslater of: (1) 30 days after completing 38 years of reserve personnel who return from overseas operational deployment; andcommissioned service; or (2) working groupfive years after appointment to report to the Secretary and Congress on its activities.such grade.

(Sec. 516) Directs the Secretary514) Extends from six months to establish a national combat veteran reintegration program (to be known asone year the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program) to provideperiod that National Guard members and their families with information, services, referral, and outreach opportunities throughout the entire deployment cycle. Requires the program to consist of informational events and activities for such members, their families, and community members through the following phases of the deployment cycle: (1) pre-deployment; (2) deployment; (3) demobilization; and (4) post-deployment-reconstitution. Requires the: (1) National Guard Bureau to establish the Office for Reintegration Programs to administer state National Guard reintegration programs; (2) Bureau Chief to establish a Center for Excellence in Reintegration; (3) Bureau Chief to appoint an advisory board to analyze and report areas of success and areas for necessary improvements; and (4) advisory board to submit an initial and annual report to the defense committees. Describes each deployment phase and authorized activities during such phase.may be granted temporary federal recognition.

(Sec. 517)515) Directs the Secretary to ensure that a reserve member who will be called or ordered to active duty for a period of more than 30 days in support of a contingency operation is given a minimum of 30 days' advance notice, with a goal of providing 90 days' advance notice. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such requirement, or provide a shorter notice, during a war or national emergency or to meet mission requirements.

<b>Subtitle C: Education and Training </b>- (Sec. 521) Authorizes the Secretary of(Sec. 516) Requires the ArmyCG to modify requirements entered into by cadets in the ROTC who participate in the Guaranteed Reserve Forces Duty Scholarship programstudy, and report to allow the member to meet previously-required reserve service commitments by fulfilling active-duty service commitments as a physician upon graduation fromdefense committees on, the Uniformed Services Universitydifficulties of the Health Sciences.National Guard or reserve personnel to maintain professional or other licensure or certification requirements while on active duty for an extended period of time.

(Sec. 522) Increases from 416<b>Subtitle C: Education and Training </b>- (Sec. 521) Revises DOD authority to 424pay tuition expenses for off-duty training or education to authorize the annual limitSecretaries concerned to pay tuition assistance to certain members who serve in critical occupational specialties and agree to a specified period of ROTC scholarships underadditional service in the ArmyIndividual Ready Reserve or Selected Reserve . Directs the Secretary to carry out, and Army National Guard.report to the defense committees on, a study of the tuition assistance program.

(Sec. 523) Revises DOD authority to pay tuition expenses for off-duty training or education to authorize522) Authorizes the Secretaries concerned to pay tuition assistanceSecretary of the Army to certain membersmodify requirements entered into by cadets in the ROTC who serveparticipate in critical occupational specialties and agreethe Guaranteed Reserve Forces Duty Scholarship program to allow the member to meet previously-required reserve service commitments by fulfilling active-duty service commitments as a specified periodphysician upon graduation from the Uniformed Services University of additional service in the Ready Reserve.Health Sciences.

(Sec. 524) Authorizes523) Repeals the National Defense University to award a master416-person annual limit on the number of arts degree in Strategic Security Studies to graduates fulfilling requirements atROTC scholarships authorized under the School forArmy Reserve and Army National Security Executive Education.Guard financial assistance program.

(Sec. 525) Recodifies under federal veterans' benefits provisions current armed forces provisions concerning educational assistance programs for: (1) members524) Allows medical students at the Uniformed Services University of the Selected Reserve;Health Sciences and (2) reserve personnel supporting contingency operationsparticipants in military health professions scholarship and certain other operations. Requires the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairsfinancial assistance programs who have prior active service to enter into an agreementcontinue, while attending medical classes, to transfer funds fromreceive basic pay based on their former grade and years of service if that pay would be greater than the rate for regular officers in the Departmentgrade of Defense Education Benefits Fundsecond lieutenant or ensign. Assigns any commissioned officer detailed to attend medical school to the Readjustment Benefits Accountgrade of the Departmentsecond lieutenant or ensign while in such school (while allowing pay at a higher rate if their former rate of Veterans Affairs to pay for benefits underwas higher than the transferred programs.second lieutenant or ensign rate).

(Sec. 526) Requires525) Repeals a provision prohibiting any phased increase in cadet end strength limits at the Secretary to: (1) carry out an evaluation ofU.S. Military Academy after the degree-granting authorities of certain military universities and educational institutions; and (2) report evaluation results to the defense committees.2007-2008 academic year.

(Sec. 527) Allows three named high schools in Suffolk County, New York,526) Authorizes the National Defense University to be treated asaward a single institution for purposesmaster of maintaining a Navy Junior ROTC unit.arts degree in strategic security studies to graduates fulfilling requirements at the School for National Security Executive Education.

<b>Subtitle D: General Service Authorities </b>- (Sec. 531)(Sec. 527) Authorizes the Secretarycommander of the Air University to waiveaward the mandatory perioddegree of initial obligated service in the casemaster of appointment of a commissioned officerscience in a critically short health professional specialty, but prohibits such service period from being less than two years.flight test engineering to graduates of the Air Force Test Pilot School.

(Sec. 532)528) Authorizes officers inpayment on an accelerated basis of educational assistance for members of the regular ArmySelected Reserve, or reserve members supporting contingency and Air Force to reenlistcertain combat operations, who are: (1) enrolled in their former enlisted grade when separation as an officer is under honorable conditionsapproved program of education not exceeding two years and not leading to an associate, bachelor, masters, or other degree; and (2) charged tuition and fees that exceed 200% of the officer ismonthly rate of educational assistance allowance otherwise qualifiedpayable for members of the reenlistment.Selected Reserve. Sets the authorized amount of such assistance at the lesser of: (1) 60% of the established charges for that program of education; or (2) the aggregate amount of educational assistance to which the person remains entitled. Requires such accelerated payments to be charged against any remaining educational assistance of such members. Authorizes educational assistance for reserve members supporting contingency and certain combat operations if such members accumulate three years of such service. (Current law allows such educational assistance for such members who perform two or more continuous years of such service.) Allows reserve members eligible for educational assistance to contribute additional amounts in order to receive an increased amount of such assistance.

<b>Subtitle E: Military Justice and Legal Assistance Matters </b>- (Sec. 541) Authorizes(Sec. 529) Entitles to educational assistance certain members of the provision of DOD legal assistance to federal civilian employees serving or preparing to serve with an armedSelected Reserve affected by force in support of a contingency operation.shaping initiatives during FY2007-FY2014.

<b>Subtitle F: Decorations and Awards </b>- (Sec. 551) Authorizes and requests the President to award(Sec. 530) Allows a person who separates from the MedalSelected Reserve after completion of Honor to: (1) Leslie H. Sabo, Jr., for actsactive service in support of valor duringcontingency and certain other operations under other than dishonorable conditions up to ten years after such separation to utilize their authorized educational assistance entitlement. Allows such a person who then reenters the Vietnam War; (2) Henry SvehlaSelected Reserve to utilize their entitlement for acts of valor during the Korean War; (3) Woodrow W. Keeble for acts of valor during the Korean War; (4) Private Philip G. Shadrach for acts of valor during the Civil War; and (5) Private George D. Wilson for acts of valor duringup to ten years following the Civil War.subsequent separation.

(Sec. 556) Directs531) Requires the Secretary concerned to issue a Cold War Victory Medal to any person who served honorably on active duty for a minimumto: (1) carry out an evaluation of 180 days during the period beginning on September 2, 1945,degree-granting authorities of certain military universities and ending on December 26, 1991.educational institutions; and (2) report evaluation results to the defense committees.

<b>Subtitle G: Impact Aid and Defense Dependents Education System </b>- (Sec. 561) Amends(Sec. 532) Directs the Defense Dependents' Education ActSecretary of 1978the Army to report to authorize the paymentdefense committees on the success of tuitionthe Senior ROTC financial assistance for military dependents attending private boarding schoolsprogram in areas where schools operated bysecuring the Defense Dependents' Education System are not reasonably available.appointment of second lieutenants in the Army Reserve and Army National Guard.

(Sec. 562) Earmarks specified DOD O&amp;M funds for assistance to local educational agencies experiencing: (1) significant numbers533) Requires a report from the Secretary of each military dependent students; and (2) significant enrollment changes duedepartment to base closures, force structure changes, or force relocations.the defense and appropriations committees on the utilization of tuition assistance during FY2007 by military personnel of that department.

<b>Subtitle H: Other Matters </b>- (Sec. 571) Extends through 2010 DOD authority(Sec. 534) Allows three named high schools in Suffolk County, New York, to accept gifts, devises, or bequests to benefit membersbe treated as a single institution for purposes of the Armed Forces, their dependents, and civilian DOD employees.maintaining a Navy Junior ROTC unit.

(Sec. 572) Revises federal provisions concerning performance policies for military bands and other military musical units535) Directs the Secretary to allow band membersreport to perform music in their personal capacity, with or without compensation, while acting exclusively outside their official positions. Prohibits such membersthe defense, appropriations, and veterans committees on the transfer from wearingDOD to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of the administration of certain educational assistance programs for members of the reserves. Requires: (1) a military uniform while engaging inreview of such private performances. Allows military bands or units to producereport, before report submission, by the Defense Board and distribute musical recordings to the public at a cost not to exceed productionVeterans Affairs Advisory Committee on Education; and distribution expenses.(2) a CG assessment of the report as submitted.

(Sec. 573) Repeals<b>Subtitle D: Military Justice and Legal Assistance Matters </b>- (Sec. 541) Allows the two-per-state limit onSecretary concerned to provide legal assistance to: (1) survivors of deceased members or former members who were dependents of the numbermember or former member at their time of DOD Starbase academies.death; and (2) civilian federal employees in locations where legal assistance from non-military providers is not reasonably available.

(Sec. 574) Directs542) Authorizes judges of the Secretary to institute a program to give veterans who have served in combat the opportunity to meet, inform, exchange ideas, and mentor current membersU.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.Forces to administer oaths.

(Sec. 575) Recognizes543) Requires judge advocate generals to serve in the membersgrade of lieutenant genera or vice admiral. Redesignates assistant judge advocate generals as deputy judge advocate generals. Increases from 15.7 to 16.3 the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program under the Civil Affairs and Military Government Sectionspercentage of the United States Armed Forces for their servicegeneral officers or admirals in a military department that may be appointed above the preservation, protection, and restorationgrade of monuments, works of art, and other artifactsmajor general or rear admiral. Excludes such judges from end strength limits for officers serving in Europe and Asia during and following World War II.grades above major general or rear admiral.

(Sec. 576) Directs the Secretary to conductEstablishes a programLegal Counsel to commemorate the 50th anniversaryChairman of the Vietnam War. Requires the program to commence within 180 days after the enactment of this Act and continue through December 31, 2025. Establishes the Department of Defense Vietnam War Commemoration Fund. Directs the Secretary, after the end of the commemorative period, to submit to Congress a final report on the accountingJoint Chiefs of all program funds. Authorizes appropriations.Staff (JCS).

<b>TitleDirects the Secretary to develop, and report to the defense committees on, a strategic plan linking DOD missions and requirements for general and flag officers with statutory limits on the numbers of such officers, and current assignment, promotion, and joint officer development policies for such officers.

(Sec. 544) Requires the Secretary to prescribe regulations to prohibit the active participation of military personnel in street gangs.

<b>Subtitle E: Military Leave </b>- (Sec. 551) Increases from 60 to 75, for all military personnel, the number of days of accumulated leave they may carry over from one fiscal year to the next. Terminates such authority on December 31, 2010. Allows personnel serving in support of contingency operations an additional fiscal year after the current fiscal year to retain (without losing) any accumulated leave in excess of 90 days. Allows enlisted personnel who have accumulated more than 120 days of leave to sell back, on a one-time basis, up to 30 days of any leave in excess of the 120-day limit.

(Sec. 552) Authorizes the payment of rest and recuperative leave for up to 20 days for members with a specialty designated by the Secretary concerned whose qualifying tour of duty is longer than 12 months.

<b>Subtitle F: Decorations and Awards </b>- (Sec. 561) Authorizes and requests the President to award the Medal of Honor to: (1) Leslie H. Sabo, Jr., for acts of valor during the Vietnam War; (2) Henry Svehla for acts of valor during the Korean War; (3) Woodrow W. Keeble for acts of valor during the Korean War; (4) Private Philip G. Shadrach for acts of valor during the Civil War; and (5) Private George D. Wilson for acts of valor during the Civil War.

<b>Subtitle G: Impact Aid and Defense Dependents Education System </b>- (Sec. 571) Earmarks specified FY2008 DOD O&amp;M funds for the continuation of DOD assistance to local educational agencies (Leas) that have significant numbers of military dependent students or experience significant enrollment changes due to base closures, force structure changes, or force relocations.

(Sec. 572) Earmarks specified DOD O&amp;M funds for impact aid for children with severe disabilities under provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

(Sec. 573) Amends the Warner Act to include dependents of non-DOD employees employed on federal property in the plan and annual reports required to identify and assist Leas experiencing growth in enrollment due to force structure changes, relocation of military units, or base closures and realignments.

(Sec. 574) Amends the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 to authorize the Secretary to pay private boarding school tuition for military dependents in overseas areas not served by the defense dependents' school system.

<b>Subtitle H: Military Families</b>- (Sec. 581) Establishes the Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council to provide certain advisory, monitoring, and assessment services with respect to DOD military family readiness programs and activities. Requires annual reports from the Council to the Secretary and the defense and appropriations committees. Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop policy and plans for DOD for the support of military family readiness; and (2) report annually to the defense and appropriations committees on the policy developed.

(Sec. 582) Directs the Secretary to establish a national combat veteran reintegration program (to be known as the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program) to provide National Guard members and their families with information, services, referral, and outreach opportunities throughout the entire deployment cycle. Requires the program to consist of informational events and activities for such members, their families, and community members through the following phases of the deployment cycle: (1) pre-deployment; (2) deployment; (3) demobilization; and (4) post-deployment-reconstitution. Requires the: (1) Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to establish the Office for Reintegration Programs to administer state National Guard reintegration programs; (2) Office to establish a Center for Excellence in Reintegration; (3) Secretary to appoint an advisory board to analyze and report areas of success and areas for necessary improvements; and (4) advisory board to submit an initial and annual report to the defense committees. Describes each deployment phase and authorized activities during such phase. Provides Program funding (with an equivalent offset). Authorizes the Office to develop outreach programs for members and their families concerning assistance and services available under the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program.

(Sec. 583) Requires the Secretary to: (1) study and assess the most effective means to enhance and improve support programs for families of deployed members before, during, and after deployment; and (2) report study results to the defense and appropriations committees.

(Sec. 584) Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to include child custody proceedings under provisions of such Act which provide certain servicemember protection against default judgments and allow for a stay of proceedings in the case of members deployed in support of a contingency operation.

(Sec. 585) Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow the use of leave for any qualifying exigency arising out of the fact that the spouse, son, daughter, or parent of an employee is on active duty (or has been notified of an impending call or order to active duty) in the Armed Forces in support of a contingency operation. Extends such Act to provide leave to employees who are the spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin of a seriously injured service member, in order to care for the member. Extends from 12 to 26 workweeks the leave time available for caregivers of seriously injured servicemembers. Allows an affected employer to require that a request for such leave be supported by a certification of its necessity.

(Sec. 586) Directs the Secretary to develop procedures to ensure that an adequate family care plan is in place for a single parent, or dual military couples with minor dependents, when the member or members are deployed to an area in which imminent danger pay is authorized. Allows such members to request a deferment of such a deployment due to unforeseen circumstances.

(Sec. 587) Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct a comprehensive assessment of the availability of federal, state, and local education and treatment services on and in the vicinity of a covered military installation for the children of members who are diagnosed with autism; and (2) conduct a review of best practices in the United States with respect to the provision of such services. Requires the Secretary concerned to provide case managers and individualized service plans to affected members. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct and evaluate one or more demonstration projects to evaluate various approaches to the provision of such services, and to utilize a corporate services provider model. Requires reports from the Secretary to: (1) the defense and appropriations committees identifying covered military installations; and (2) the defense committees on any demonstration projects conducted.

(Sec. 588) Expresses the sense of Congress that the people of the United States owe the deepest gratitude toward Kaziah M. Hancock and the members of Project Compassion, who have presented over 700 museum-quality original oil portraits to the families of members of the Armed Forces who have died during active duty since September 11, 2001.

<b>Subtitle I: Other Matters </b>- (Sec. 590) Revises federal provisions concerning performance policies for military bands and other military musical units to allow band members to perform music in their personal capacity, with or without compensation, while acting exclusively outside their official positions. Prohibits such members from wearing a military uniform while engaging in such private performances. Allows military bands or units to produce and distribute musical recordings to the public at a cost not to exceed production and distribution expenses.

(Sec. 591) Provides that, when transportation of the remains of members and certain civilian personnel who died in a combat theater of operations includes transportation through the mortuary facility at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, the Secretary concerned shall provide for delivery of such remains by air to the commercial, general aviation, or military airport nearest to the place selected by the deceased's designee.

(Sec. 592) Authorizes the Secretary to support, with DOD funds, the establishment and operation of up to four (under current law, two) STARBASE academies in a state.

(Sec. 593) Makes permanent (under current law terminates December 31, 2007) the authority of the Secretary concerned to accept gifts on behalf of certain members, DOD civilian employees, and their dependents. Directs the Secretary to prescribe regulations prohibiting the solicitation by DOD of any gift if the nature or circumstances of the solicitation would compromise the integrity, or the appearance of integrity, of any DOD program or individual.

(Sec. 594) Allows members and veterans who are present but not in uniform during the hoisting, lowering, or passing of the flag to render the military salute.

(Sec. 595) Requires, within a current annual report concerning veterans' reemployment rights, the number of cases reviewed by the Secretary under the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve of the Department of Defense.

(Sec. 596) Requires the Secretary to modify the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (a DOD document) in order to permit a member to elect the forwarding of such Certificate to: (1) the Central Office of the VA in Washington, DC; or (2) the appropriate VA office of the state in which the member will reside.

(Sec. 597) Requires a report from the: (1) Secretary to the defense committees on all cases of administrative separation from the Armed Forces on the basis of a personality disorder; and (2) CG to Congress on policies and procedures of DOD and the military departments relating to the separation of military personnel based on a personality disorder.

(Sec. 598) Authorizes the Secretary to conduct a program to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. Outlines specified commemoration activities and objectives. Establishes the Department of Defense Vietnam War Commemoration Fund. Requires the Secretary to submit annually a separate budget request with respect to the commemoration program. Directs the Secretary, after the end of the program, to submit to Congress a final report on the accounting of all program funds. Limits FY2008 expenditures under the program. Provides program funding.

(Sec. 599) Recognizes the members of the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program under the Civil Affairs and Military Government Sections of the United States Armed Forces for their service in the preservation, protection, and restoration of monuments, works of art, and other artifacts in Europe and Asia during and following World War II.

<b>Title VI: Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits - Subtitle A: Pay and Allowances </b>- (Sec. 601) Waives any FY2008 pay increases tied to increases in the General Schedule of Compensation for government employees. Increases,Increases by 3.5%, effective January 1, 2008, by 3.5% the rates of basic pay for military personnel.

(Sec. 602) Allows reserve members without dependents to receive basic allowance for housing when attending accession training while maintaining a primary residence.

(Sec. 603) Describes when income replacement payments are requiredExtends: (1) from 20 to 60 days the authorized period for reserve personnel experiencing extended and frequent mobilizationthe payment of temporary lodging expenses for active-duty service. Makes eligible for such payments members who are retained on active duty for authorized medical care,in areas subject to declaration as a major disaster or for medical evaluationinstallations experiencing sudden increases in personnel levels due to force reallocations; and (2) through 2009 the authority for a disability.an increase in certain basic allowance for housing inside the United States.

(Sec. 604) Requires mid-month federal contributions on behalf of militaryDescribes when income replacement payments are required for reserve personnel experiencing extended and frequent mobilization for active-duty service. Makes eligible for such payments members who elect to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP).are retained on active duty for authorized medical care, or for medical evaluation for a disability.

(Sec. 605) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2006 to authorize paymentRequires mid-month federal contributions on behalf of an Army referral bonusmilitary personnel who elect to a member or employee who refers an officer candidate (under current law ,participate in the bonus is paid only for enlistments) who is later appointed in a designated health profession.Thrift Savings Plan (TSP).

(Sec. 606) Requires that pay raises<b>Subtitle B: Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays </b>- (Sec. 610) Makes corrections for members of all military components during FY2009-FY2012 shall be one-half of one percent higher thanlapsed authorities with respect to the percentage increase inpayment of bonuses, special pays, and other benefits for members under the Employment Cost Index.proceeding four sections.

<b>Subtitle B: Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays </b>- (Sec.(Sec. 611) Extends through 20092008 specified authorities currently scheduled to expire at the end of 2007 with respect to certain special pay and bonus programs within the regular and reserve Armed Forces.

(Sec. 615) Increases from ,000$50,000 to ,000$75,000 the incentive special pay and multiyear retention bonus for military medical officers.officers in the Armed Forces.

(Sec. 616) Increases from: (1) $4,000 to $10,000 the maximum special pay for military dental officers: (1)officers with less than three years of service from ,000 to ,000;retirement-creditable service; and (2) $6,000 to $12,000 the maximum special pay for such officers with more than three but less than ten years of service from ,000 to ,000.service.

(Sec. 617) Makes eligible for career sea pay members assignedIncreases from $750 to $1,500 the maximum monthly amount of hardship duty pay. Allows such payment in a crew forlump sum (under current law, only on a multi-crewed class of vessels.monthly basis).

(Sec. 618) Sets at three years the required minimum period of obligated service, and at ,000 the maximum amount,Makes eligible for the Selected Reserve reenlistment bonus.career sea pay off-cycle crewmembers of multi-crewed ships.

(Sec. 619) Authorizes paymentSets at three years the required minimum period of aobligated service, and at $15,000 the maximum amount, for the Selected Reserve enlistment bonus to persons who had enlisted previously, but were unable to complete basic training requirements and whose service was characterized as honorable or uncharacterized.reenlistment bonus.

(Sec. 620) Extends eligibility for nuclear officer continuation pay from 26 to 30 yearsAuthorizes payment of commissioned service.a Selected Reserve enlistment bonus to persons who had enlisted previously, but were unable to complete basic training requirements and whose service was characterized as honorable or uncharacterized.

(Sec. 621) Authorizes either the Secretary, or the SecretaryExtends from 26 to 30 years of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when not operating as acommissioned service in the Navy, to waiveperiod of eligibility for nuclear officer continuation pay. Authorizes the maximum yearsrevision of prior service eligibility requirementagreements to allow for a critical skill retention bonus for members with more than 25 years of service.such extension.

(Sec. 622) Authorizes an accession bonusthe Secretary, or the Secretary of upHomeland Security with respect to ,000 for participantsthe Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Armed Forces Health Professional Scholarship and Financial Assistance Program.Navy, to waive the 25-year service limitation on the eligibility to receive the retention bonus for certain members with designated critical military skills.

(Sec. 623) Authorizes the Secretary concerned to pay assignment incentive payan accession bonus of up to a reserve member for each month, during$20,000 to participants in the period beginning on January 1, 2005, through the end of any active-duty service in a combat zone associated with Operations Enduring Freedom or Iraqi Freedom, that such member served in excess of 22 months of qualifying service. Makes such monthly incentive pay ,000.Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance Program.

(Sec. 624) Increases from 0Authorizes the Secretary concerned to ,500pay assignment incentive pay to a reserve member for each month, during the maximum monthly rateperiod beginning on January 1, 2005, through the end of hardship duty pay.any active-duty service in a combat zone associated with Operations Enduring Freedom or Iraqi Freedom, that such member served in excess of 22 months of qualifying service. Makes such monthly incentive pay $1,000.

<b>Subtitle C: Travel and Transportation Allowances </b>- (Sec. 631) Authorizes the Secretary concerned to providereimburse inactive duty training travel costs of a stipend to reserve membersmember of the Selected Reserve who participateis: (1) qualified in an electronic screeninga skill designated as critical; (2) assigned to verify contact information and determine individual readiness. Prohibitsa unit or in a reserve pay grade with a critical manpower shortage; or (3) assigned to a unit or position that is disestablished or relocated due to defense base closure or realignment or other force structure reallocation. Sets at $300 the dual receiptmaximum amount of inactive-duty training compensation for members receivingsuch reimbursement, and terminates the stipend.reimbursement authority after December 31, 2010.

(Sec. 632) AuthorizesIncludes as additional individuals eligible for a travel and transportation allowance for survivors of deceased members to purchase luggage along with clothing at government expense when traveling in connection with medical evacuation.attending the member's burial ceremony: (1) any child or sibling of the deceased member; and (2) the person who directs the disposition of the remains of the deceased member.

(Sec. 633) Authorizes a member of the Secretary concernedIndividual Ready Reserve to reimburse educational institutions for moving expensesbe paid to Junior ROTC instructors when such Secretary determines the position as a hard-to-fill position and the instructor has agreedstipend for participation in electronic screening for force readiness purposes. Limits to serve in$50 the positionmaximum stipend amount. Prohibits members from receiving retirement credit for at least two years.such participation.

(Sec. 634) Authorizes members with at least one driver-eligible family memberthe Secretary of the military department concerned to ship two privately owned vehicles during a permanent changefurnish up to $250 worth of station movecivilian clothing and luggage to non-foreign duty locations located outsidea member of the continental United States (such as Alaska, Hawaii,Armed Forces, or U.S. territoriesto reimburse the member up to such amount for the purchase of such civilian clothing and possessions).luggage, for use for travel in connection with a medical evacuation. (Under current law $250 is allowed, but only for furnishing civilian clothing or reimbursement for such clothing.)

(Sec. 635) Authorizes the Secretary concernedDOD to reimburse up to 0 of the travelmoving expenses of a Selected Reserve memberJROTC instructors who servesagree to serve at least two years at an educational institution in a specialty designated by the Secretary whenposition that travelis hard to fill for the performance of inactive duty traininggeographic or unit training assembly is outsideeconomic reasons, as determined by the commuting limits of the member and the training is necessary to maintain mission readiness.Secretary concerned.

<b>Subtitle D: Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits </b>- (Sec. 641) Allows periods of confinement priorExpands eligibility for combat-related special compensation to convening authority action to be considered in determining certain benefitsinclude all servicemembers eligible for dependentsretirement pay who are victimshave a combat-related disability, including those retired or separated, or transferred to a temporary disability retired list, due to physical disability. Reduces such compensation amount with respect to retirees with fewer than 20 years of abuse by the member.retirement-creditable service.

(Sec. 642) Extends permanently (under current law, ends on September 30, 2007) the authorityAllows veterans with service-connected disabilities rated as total by reason of unemployability who are also eligible for members to designate a personretired pay, except for the period beginning on January 1, 2004, and ending on December 31, 2004, to receive up to 50%the full amount, without reduction, of retired pay and veterans' disability compensation for which such person is eligible. Prohibits the member's death gratuity.payment of retroactive benefits until after October 1, 2008.

(Sec. 643) Provides limitations (designed to protect a surviving or former spouse) on the recoupment of Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuity amounts previously paid, but subject to offset for the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC). Requires the Secretary to notify the spouse or former spouse concerned of the net amount in question, the statutory requirements for the recoupment, an accounting of the offset calculation, and contact information.

(Sec. 644) Authorizes a special survivor indemnity allowance, determined by formula,allowance for spouses and former spouses affected by the DIC offsets from SBP annuities. Makes such allowance $50 for months during FY2009, with increases of $10 per fiscal year to $100 for months after FY2013. Makes such allowance effective for the period beginning on October 1, 2008, and ending on March 1,February 28, 2016.

(Sec. 645) Authorizes disabled military retirees with fewer than 20 yearsRevises the authority of servicemembers to receive payments under the combat-related special compensation program as long as they have 15 yearsdesignate recipients of creditable service and their level of disability is rated at 60% or more. Makesthe death gratuity benefit to: (1) require such authority to be effective no later than July 1, 2008; (2) require spousal notification if the member designates a person other than the spouse to receive all or a portion of such benefit; (3) provide for partial designations in 10% increments; (4) revise the period beginning on October 1, 2008,prioritized list of beneficiaries for a non-designated benefit; and ending on October 1, 2015.(5) continue in effect, without change by this amendment, designations made before the enactment of this Act.

<b>Subtitle E: Commissary and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits </b>- (Sec. 651) Requires(Sec. 646) Revises the Secretaryretired pay multiplier percentage with respect to revise DOD regulations to provide for access to military commissary and exchange stores for surviving spouses and dependentsmembers with over 30 years of veterans who were posthumously determined to possess service-connected disabilities rated as 100% (total).retirement-creditable service.

(Sec. 652) Authorizes members involuntarily separated from active duty or647) Reduces below 60 the Selectedage at which a member of the Ready Reserve may receive retired pay by three months for every aggregate of 90 days of active-duty service performed under certain mobilization authorities, including responding to continue to use commissary and exchange stores for two years after separation. Makesa national emergency. Prohibits such authority effective for the period beginning on October 1, 2007, and ending on December 31, 2012.eligibility age from being reduced below age 50.

(Sec. 653) Authorizes executive departments or agencies648) Allows up to utilize employee pay deductions to collect indebtedness owed130 days in the year of military service that includes October 30, 2007, and any subsequent year of service to be used in the United States.computation of years of service for purposes of retired pay for non-regular (reserve) service.

<b>Subtitle F: Consolidation of Special Pay, Incentive Pay,E: Commissary and Bonus AuthoritiesNonappropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits </b>- (Sec. 661) Consolidates into651) Authorizes members involuntarily separated from active duty or the following eight categories various current federal provisions concerning specialSelected Reserve to continue to use commissary and incentive pays: (1) bonusesexchange stores for enlisted members; (2) bonusestwo years after separation. Makes such authority effective for officers; (3) bonuses and incentive pays for nuclear officers; (4) bonuses and incentive pays for aviation officers; (5) bonuses and incentive pays for officers in health professions; (6) hazardous duty pays; (7) assignment pays and special duty pays; and (8) skill incentive pays and proficiency bonuses. Continues current separate authorities for 15-year career status bonuses, critical skill retention bonuses, and the continuation of combat zone-related paysperiod beginning on October 1, 2007, and allowances for members hospitalized as a result of combat-related wounds, injuries, or illnesses.ending on December 31, 2012.

(Sec. 662) Directs the Secretary652) Authorizes nonappropriated fund instrumentalities to develop and submitutilize employee pay deductions to the defense and appropriations committees a plancollect indebtedness owed to implement the consolidation of special, incentive, and bonus pays referred to in the previous section. Allows for a transition period of up to ten years after the enactment of this Act. Prohibits the consolidation from having any effect on FY2008 obligations for such special, incentive, or bonus pay.United States.

<b>Subtitle G: Other MattersF: Consolidation of Special Pay, Incentive Pay, and Bonus Authorities </b>- (Sec. 671) Expands661) Consolidates into the types of educational loans authorized to be repaid under the Selected Reserve loan repayment program. Makes eligiblefollowing eight categories various current federal provisions concerning special and incentive pays: (1) bonuses for enlisted members; (2) bonuses for officers; (3) bonuses and incentive pays for nuclear officers; (4) bonuses and incentive pays for aviation officers; (5) bonuses and incentive pays for such loan repayments Selected Reserve officers (underin health professions; (6) hazardous duty pays; (7) assignment pays and special duty pays; and (8) skill incentive pays and proficiency bonuses. Sets a December 31, 2009, expiration date for all such pay and bonus categories, and provides maximum pay and bonus amounts. Continues current law, only Selected Reserve enlisted members).separate authorities for 15-year career status bonuses, critical skill retention bonuses, and the continuation of combat zone-related pays and allowances for members hospitalized as a result of combat-related wounds, injuries, or illnesses.

(Sec. 672) Amends662) Directs the ImmigrationSecretary to develop and Nationality Act to: (1) allow readmission intosubmit to the United Statesdefense and appropriations committees a plan to implement the consolidation of lawful U.S. permanent resident spousesspecial, incentive, and childrenbonus pays referred to in the previous section. Allows for a transition period of members stationed abroadup to ten years after the spouse and children have resided withenactment of this Act. Requires the member during their service abroad; and (2) provide overseas naturalization eligibilitySecretary to notify such spouses and children by treating their period of residence abroad as residence withincommittees at least 30 days before a new special pay or bonus authority under this Subtitle is first utilized. Prohibits the United States.consolidation from having any effect on FY2008 obligations for such special, incentive, or bonus pay.

<b>Title VII: Health Care Provisions<b>Subtitle G: Other Matters </b>- (Sec. 701) Extends through FY2008671) Authorizes the prohibition on increasesSecretary of the Army to pay a bonus of up to $2,000 to a regular or reserve member of the Army, a retired member of the Army, or a civilian Army employee who refers to an Army recruiter a person who has not previously served in certain chargesan armed force and premiums for care and coverage under TRICARE (a DOD managed care program) Prime, TRICARE Standard, and TRICARE Reserve Select.who, after such referral, enlists in the Army or Army Reserve.

(Sec. 702) Limits, during FY2008,Allows the copayment amounts under the retail pharmacy systemSecretary of Defense to authorize the DOD pharmacy benefits programSecretary concerned to for generic drugs, for formulary drugs, and for non-formulary drugs.pay a bonus of up to $2,000 to any such person as described above who refers a person which leads to an appointment as a commissioned officer in an armed force in a health profession designated by the Secretary concerned.

(Sec. 703) Authorizes the Secretary to exclude from the pharmacy benefits program drugs that are not provided to the Secretary at the same or lower price than that charged to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).Terminates each such bonus authority on December 31, 2008.

(Sec. 704) Prohibits672) Expands the Secretary concerned from converting any military medical or dental positiontypes of educational loans authorized to a civilian medical or dental position on or after October 1, 2007. Requires a report frombe repaid under the Secretary to the defense and appropriations committees on conversions made during FY2007.Selected Reserve loan repayment program. Makes eligible for such loan repayments Selected Reserve officers (under current law, only Selected Reserve enlisted members).

(Sec. 705) Directs673) Amends the Secretary to establish atImmigration and Nationality Act to: (1) allow readmission into the Uniformed Services UniversityUnited States of lawful U.S. permanent resident spouses and children of members stationed abroad after the Health Sciences a graduate education program for advanced-practice nursing for instruction leadingspouse and children have resided with the member during their service abroad; and (2) provide overseas naturalization eligibility to designationsuch spouses and children by treating their period of residence abroad as a Nurse Practitioner.residence within the United States.

(Sec. 706) Allows mental health counselors: (1) without prior physician referral or supervision,675) Amends the Spence Act to be reimbursed by DODincrease amounts of back pay for services provided to TRICARE beneficiaries;members of the Navy and (2) to enter into personal contracts with DODMarine Corps selected for the provisionpromotion while interned as prisoners of mental health serviceswar during World War II, to such beneficiaries.reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index. Requires such counselors to meet appropriate licensure or certification requirements established by DOD for a &quot;health care professional.&quot;the recalculation of previous payments.

(Sec. 707) Amends the Reagan Act<b>Title VII: Health Care Provisions </b>- <b>Subtitle A: Improvements to extendMilitary Health Benefits </b>- (Sec. 701) Extends through FY2010 a pilot program of cooperative healthFY2008 the prohibition on increases in certain charges and premiums for care arrangements between military installations and local and regional non-military healthcoverage under TRICARE (a DOD managed care systems. Extends related report requirements.program) Prime, TRICARE Standard, and TRICARE Reserve Select.

(Sec. 708) Authorizes the Secretary to pay a stipend to a reserve member who is called or ordered to active duty702) Provides copayment limits, for athe period of more than 30 days so that such member may maintain civilian health care coveragebeginning on October 1, 2007, and ending on September 30, 2008, for a dependent whom the Secretary determines possesses a special health care need that would be best met by remaining inreceipt of generic, formulary, and nonformulary agents under the retail pharmacy system of the member's civilian health plan.DOD pharmacy benefits program.

(Sec. 709) Directs the Secretary703) Provides that, with respect to establish a Joint Pathology Center, located atany prescription filled on or after the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, thatdate of enactment of this Act, the TRICARE retail pharmacy program shall function asbe covered by the federal pricing limits applicable to covered drugs under the DOD reference center in pathology.VA retail pharmacy program.

(Sec. 710) Requires a report from704) Authorizes the Secretary to pay a stipend to a reserve member who is called or ordered to active duty for a period of more than 30 days so that such member may maintain civilian health care coverage for a dependent whom the defense committees on requirements outlinedSecretary determines possesses a special health care need that would be best met by remaining in the Warner Act concerning training in the preservation of remains under combat or combat-related conditions.member's civilian health plan.

(Sec. 711) Directs705) Expands eligibility for temporary health benefits coverage under federal civilian employee provisions to include any person specified in regulations prescribed by the Secretary who loses entitlement to establish a computer-based program that assesses the cognitive functioning of members priorDOD health care services. Allows such temporary coverage for up to and36 months after returning from deployments in supportthe loss of the Global War on Terror, including Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. Requires an implementation report from the Secretary to the defense committees.such entitlement.

(Sec. 712) Requires that706) Amends the funds availableWarner Act to continue eligibility for Walter Reed Army Medical CenterTRICARE Standard coverage for a fiscal year be the same amount as that expended by the commandercertain members of the Center in FY2006 until the Secretary certifies to Congress that the expanded facilities at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, and DeWitt Army Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, have sufficient staff, equipment, and capacity to provide at least the same level of care provided at Walter Reed during FY2006.Selected Reserve.

<b>Title VIII: Acquisition Policy, Acquisition Management, and Related Matters - Subtitle A: Acquisition Policy and Management </b>- (Sec. 801) Requires(Sec. 707) Amends the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy to: (1) revise the definition of &quot;commercial services&quot; in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)Reagan Act to conform it to such definition under the Officeextend through FY2010 a pilot program of Federal Procurement Policy Act (OFPPA);cooperative health care arrangements between military installations and (2) analyzelocal and choose the best of two options for the procurement of non-commercial services similar to commercial services.regional nonmilitary health care systems. Extends related report requirements.

(Sec. 802) Amends708) Includes mental health care within the OFPPA to: (1) repeal the terminationdefinition of (and thereby make permanent)&quot;health care&quot; under the acquisition workforce training fund; and (2) requireTRICARE program. Requires a report from the Secretary to include a separate sectionthe defense committees on the acquisition workforce in the next and subsequent DOD strategic human capital plans requiredadequacy of access to mental health services under the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2006.TRICARE program.

(Sec. 803)<b>Subtitle B: Studies and Reports </b>- (Sec. 711) Directs the Under Secretary to: (1) conduct surveys on the current and future viability of Defensethe TRICARE Standard and TRICARE Extra health care programs; and (2) establish benchmarks for Acquisition, Technology,primary and Logistics (Under Secretary)specialty care providers to issue guidance ondetermine the adequacy of health care provided to TRICARE beneficiaries. Requires the CG to: (1) conduct an ongoing review of DOD useprocesses, procedures, and analyses to determine the adequacy of interagency contracting.health care and mental health care providers; and (2) report review results biannually to the defense committees.

(Sec. 804) Prohibits712) Requires a report from the Secretary from contracting for the procurement of goods or services from any foreign person to which the government of a foreign country that is a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has provided a subsidy if the United States has requested consultations with that foreign countrydefense committees on requirements outlined in the basis thatWarner Act concerning training in the subsidy is a prohibited subsidy and either: (1) the issue has not been resolved;preservation of remains under combat or (2) the WTO has ruled that the subsidy provided is a prohibited subsidy. Applies such prohibition also to joint ventures and subcontracts and task orders. Makes such prohibition inapplicable to any contract under an MDAP that has received Milestone B approval.combat-related conditions.

(Sec. 805) Prohibits713) Directs the use of DOD funds for the procurement of goods or services from a source subjectSecretary to report to sanctions for violations of the Irandefense and Syria Nonproliferation Act, or from any source that is owned or controlled by a sanctioned entity. Provides an exception forappropriations committees on the Secretary for compelling reasons, after notificationongoing patient satisfaction surveys taking place in DOD inpatient and outpatient settings at military treatment facilities, and to use information in the defense committees.report as the basis for a plan for improvements in such satisfaction.

(Sec. 806) Prohibits DOD from awarding any new contracts for lead systems integrator functions in the acquisition of major systems, effective October 1, 2011. Requires714) Directs the Secretary to develop a plan for establishing the appropriate size of the acquisition workforce to accomplish inherently governmental functions related to acquisition of major weapons systems. Authorizes DOD, if specified conditions are met, to award contracts for the procurement of goods or services the primary purpose of which is to perform acquisition support functions with respectreport to the development or productiondefense committees on medical physical examinations of a major system.members before their deployment.

(Sec. 807) Extends715) Requires a report from the Secretary to Native Hawaiian-serving and Alaska Native-serving institutions the federal contract goalsdefense committees on DOD's policies for small disadvantaged businessesadministering and certain institutionsevaluating the vaccination of higher education.members of the Armed Forces.

(Sec. 808) Directs716) Requires the Under Secretary to issue guidance requiring that all DOD solicitationsconduct a comprehensive review of: (1) the need for proposalsgender- and ethnic group-specific mental health treatment and services for major systems that could contain strategic materials clearly specify that an evaluation criteria for such proposals will bemembers; and (2) the extent to which each prospective strategic material supplier demonstrates a recordefficacy and adequacy of sustained reinvestment in processes, infrastructure, workforce training,existing gender- and facilitiesethnic group-specific mental health treatment programs and services for domestic production of such material, as well as a plan for continued reinvestment. Requiresmembers. Directs the Strategic Materials Protection BoardSecretary to annually review and report review results to Congress on proposals submitted for major systems that could contain strategic materials.the defense and appropriations committees.

(Sec. 809) Defines717) Directs the term &quot;required form&quot;Secretary to: (1) establish criteria that licensed or certified mental health counselors must meet in order to independently provide care to TRICARE beneficiaries; (2) contract for purposesan independent study of restrictions on the procurement of specialty metals. Includes as a &quot;commercial item&quot; commercial off-the-shelf items. Requires any domestic non-determinations made between December 6, 2006,credentials, preparation, and 60 days after the enactmenttraining of this Actsuch individuals; and (3) report study results to comply with this section.the defense committees.

(Sec. 810)718) Requires that, if the Secretary determines thatPresident to submit a contractor or prospective contractor has been convicted of a criminal violation ofjustification report to Congress if the Arms Export Control Act,aggregate amount included in the Secretary shall debar such contractor from contracting with DOD budget for uphealth care for that fiscal year is less than the aggregate amount provided by Congress for DOD for health care for the preceding fiscal year, and the total allocation from the Defense Health Program to five years. Provides an exception whenany military department is less than that total allocation for the Secretary determines a compelling reason,previous fiscal year. Terminates such requirement after notifying the Administrator of General Services.December 31, 2017.

<b>Subtitle B: Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and LimitationsC: Other Matters </b>- (Sec. 811) Requires721) Prohibits the submission of costSecretary concerned from converting any military medical or pricing data underdental position to a civilian medical or dental position between October 1, 2007, and September 30, 2012. Requires the Truth in Negotiations Actrestoration to a military medical or dental position for sole-source contracts for commercial items if the contracting officerany such position that is otherwise unableor was converted to locate sufficient sales to determine that a pricecivilian position between October 1, 2004, and September 30, 2008, if such position is fairor was not filled by a civilian by the latter date. Requires a report from the Secretary to the defense and reasonable.appropriations committees on conversions made during FY2007.

(Sec. 812) Requires submission722) Expresses the sense of cost or pricing data on noncommercial modificationsCongress that: (1) the Armed Forces Institute of commercial itemsPathology has provided important medical benefits to include the total price ofArmed Forces and the contract atUnited States; and (2) the time of contract award. Raises from 0,000federal government should retain a Joint Pathology Center (Center). Directs the President to 0,000establish and maintain a Center within DOD to function as the total contract price threshold after which submission of cost or pricing data is required. federal reference center in pathology. Provides authorized Center services.

(Sec. 813) Directs<b>Title VIII: Acquisition Policy, Acquisition Management, and Related Matters - </b>Acquisition Improvement and Accountability Act of 2007<b> - Subtitle A:Acquisition Policy and Management </b>- (Sec. 801) Requires the Under Secretaryinspectors general of DOD and the non-defense agencies listed below to developconduct reviews of policies, procedures, and implement a planinternal controls applicable to minimize the numberprocurement of government-unique contract clauses used in commercial contracts by restrictingproperty and services to determine whether such clauses to: (1) those authorized by lawagency is or regulation; and (2) ones relevant and necessaryis not compliant with defense procurement requirements. Allows a DOD acquisition official to place an order or acquire property or services for DOD in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold through a specific contract.non-defense agency only if there exists compliance with defense procurement requirements. Provides exceptions when necessary in the interests of DOD. Requires the Secretary to issue guidance on the use of interagency contracting by DOD. Includes as non-defense agencies under this section the General Services Administration (GSA), the Departments of the Treasury and the Interior, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the VA, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

(Sec. 814) Amends802) Prohibits DOD from awarding any new contracts for lead systems integrator functions in the Clinger-Cohen Actacquisition of 1996 to extend until Januarymajor systems, effective October 1, 2010, to any entity that was not performing such functions prior to the authorityenactment of this Act. Prohibits the award of any new such contract for a major system that has proceeded beyond low-rate initial production, effective upon the date of enactment of this Act, absent a written determination by the Secretary, sent to use simplifiedthe defense committees, that meets specified conditions. Directs the Secretary to: (1) ensure that the acquisition proceduresworkforce is of the appropriate size and skill level necessary to perform inherently governmental functions related to the acquisition of major systems; and (2) update progress made in compliance with (1), above, in an annual report required under the Warner Act. Provides conditions under which DOD may continue to award contracts for the purchaseprocurement of property or services that are commercial items valued at no more than million.the main purpose of which is to perform acquisition support functions with respect to the development or production of a major system.

(Sec. 815) Amends803) Requires the NDAA for Fiscal Year:Strategic Materials Protection Board to: (1) 2004 to extend through FY2012assess the authorityextent to fill shortage category positionswhich domestic producers of strategic materials are investing on a sustained basis in the acquisition workforce;processes, infrastructure, workforce training, and (2) 1994 to extend through FY2013facilities required for the authoritycontinued domestic production of such materials to meet national defense requirements; and (2) include assessment results in a currently-required annual report to carry out certain prototype projects.Congress.

(Sec. 817) Codifies804) Makes the positions and dutiesrequirement that DOD follow Buy American requirements in the purchase of necessary property and services inapplicable with respect to the acquisition executivepurchase of: (1) commercial items; (2) fasteners, high-performance magnets, electronic components, and senior procurement executive withincommercial derivative military articles; and (3) certain specialty metals. Authorizes the U.S. Special Operations Command. AllowsSecretary to waive Buy American requirements upon a determination that acceptance of the Command commanderend item is necessary to designateU.S. national security interests. Requires any domestic non-determinations made between December 6, 2006, and 60 days after the same individual for both positions.enactment of this Act to be reviewed and amended as necessary to comply with this section.

(Sec. 818) Exempts805) Requires the Command fromSecretary to modify DOD regulations concerning the procurement of commercial services to: (1) authorize the contracting officer in the procurement of certain leasing requirementscommercial services to require bid offerors to submit sufficient information to evaluate the reasonableness of the proposed price; and (2) address the categories of services which may be purchased for contracts relatingor on behalf of DOD pursuant to vessels, aircraft,commercial time and combat vehicles.materials contracts.

(Sec. 819) Allows the Commander of the U.S. Joint Forces Command806) Requires defense budget justification materials submitted for any fiscal year after 2009 to provide fundingclearly and separately identify amounts requested in each budget account for the maintenanceprocurement of items procured under such Command's limited acquisition authority.contract services.

(Sec. 820) Revises requirements for market research for procurements in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold807) Requires the: (1) Secretary to require the use of an appropriately tailored search enginesubmit to identify capabilitiesCongress (and make available into the commercial marketplace. Directs the Under Secretarypublic) an annual inventory of activities performed pursuant to evaluate optionscontracts for preferenceservices for contractors that maximizeor on behalf of DOD; and (2) Secretary of the usemilitary department or agency head responsible for activities in the inventory to conduct certain review and planning on the basis of commercial marketplace capabilities.the inventories.

<b>Subtitle C: Accountability in Contracting </b>- (Sec. 821)(Sec. 808) Requires FAR to be revised to restrict the contract periodSecretary to: (1) issue guidance (with detailed implementation instructions) for DOD to provide for periodic independent management reviews of any contract greater than million entered into by an executive agency under procedures other than competitive procedures pursuantcontracts for services; and (2) report to the procedures exception provided withindefense and appropriations committees on the Federal Propertyguidance and Administrative Services Actinstructions. Directs the CG to report to such committees on the implementation of 1949.the guidance and instructions.

(Sec. 822)809) Requires the heads of federal agencies making procurements of at least billion inSecretary to: (1) issue guidance (with detailed implementation instructions) for DOD to ensure the previous fiscal year,implementation and the Under Secretary with respectenforcement of requirements applicable to DOD, to developundefinitized contractual actions; and implement a plan(2) report to maximize the use of fixed-price type contracts for the procurement of goodsdefense and services by that agency or DOD. Requires the: (1) plan to be submitted to specified congressionalappropriations committees on the guidance and instructions. Directs the CG; and (2) CG to review and report to Congresssuch committees on such plans.the effect of the guidance and instructions.

(Sec. 823) Amends810) Codifies the Federal Propertyposition and Administrative Services Actduties of 1949 to require the head of anacquisition executive agency, including a defense agency, to make certain justification and approval documents relating towithin the use of noncompetitive procedures in contracting available on the website of the agency and through the Federal Procurement Data System within 14 days after contract award.U.S. Special Operations Command.

(Sec. 824)<b>Subtitle B: Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs </b>- (Sec. 811) Requires the headSecretary to certify in writing, by no later than March 1 of each federal agency, anda year in which the Under Secretary requests legislative authority to enter into a multiyear contract with respect to DOD, to report quarterly toa major defense acquisition program (MDAP), that the chairman and ranking member of specified congressional committees on audits of contractors completed bySecretary has made certain cost savings determinations with regard to such agency or DOD.contract.

(Sec. 825) Directs812) Requires the Administratorprogram manager for Federal Procurement Policyan MDAP that has received Milestone B certification to study, and report to relevant congressional committees on,immediately notify the composition, scope, and functionsmilestone decision authority of any changes to the government-wide acquisition workforce.MDAP that: (1) alter the substantive basis for such certification; or (2) deviate significantly from the certification material provided to the milestone decision authority. Requires the milestone decision authority to receive a business case analysis prior to making a certification.

(Sec. 826) Requires a813) Directs the CG to report fromto the Directordefense and appropriations committees on potential modifications of the Office of Government Ethics to Congress on requiring government contractors that advise one or more federal agencies on procurement policy,DOD organization and requiring FFRDCs, to comply with restrictions relating to personal financial interests, such as those that apply to federal employees.structure for MDAPs.

<b>Subtitle D: Contracts Relating(Sec. 814) Requires submission of cost or pricing data on noncommercial modifications of commercial items to Iraq and Afghanistan </b>- (Sec. 831) Directsinclude the Secretary, the Secretarytotal price of State, and the Administrator ofcontract at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to enter into a memorandumtime of understanding regarding matters relating to contracting for contracts in Iraq or Afghanistan. Prohibits further contractscontract award. Raises from being awarded by their department or agency until: (1) the memorandum has been signed by all three parties; and (2) the department or agency concerned has initiated use of the common database identified in the memorandum$500,000 to track contracts in Iraq or Afghanistan. Authorizes$650,000 the waiver of such requirements by the President for a 30-day period (with additional 30-day periods)total contract price threshold after notifying Congresswhich submission of each waiver and the reasons therefor. Outlines matters to be covered under the memorandum.cost or pricing data is required.

(Sec. 832) Directs the CG, every six months,815) Revises provisions allowing MDAP systems, components, and spare parts to review contractsbe treated as commercial items for procurement purposes to require the contract offeror, in Iraqeach case, to submit sufficient information to evaluate the reasonableness of the price for such system, component, or Afghanistan, and report review resultsspare part. Allows other information to specified congressional committees.be submitted, including labor and material costs and overhead rates.

(Sec. 834)816) Directs thethe: (1) Under Secretary to ensure, with respect to the procurementconduct an annual review of pistolsMDAP systematic deficiencies in any fiscal year in which three or more MDAPs experience a critical cost growth threshold breach or lose MDAP certification or Key Decision Point A approval; and other weapons supplied(2) Secretary to report review results to the military forces of Iraqdefense and Afghanistan, that: (1) full and open competition is obtained; (2) no responsible U.S. manufacturer is excluded from competing for such procurements; and (3) products manufactured in the United States are not excluded from the competition.appropriations committees. Terminates review requirements after FY2012.

<b>Subtitle E: Other Matters </b>- (Sec. 841)(Sec. 817) Requires the Secretary to establishreport to the Rapid Commercial Information Technology Identification Demonstration Pilot, a three-year project to develop, implement,defense and assessappropriations committees on: (1) DOD strategies for the effectivenessallocation of a comprehensive approach to identifying, assessing, stimulating investment in, rapidly acquiring,funds and coordinatingother resources among MDAPs; and (2) the useextent of commercial information technologies. Authorizes appropriations. Requires a projectimplementation of recommendations contained in the February 2003 report fromof the Secretary to the defense and appropriations committees. Government Accountability Office (GAO) entitled &quot;Setting Requirements Differently Could Reduce Weapon Systems' Total Ownership Costs.&quot;

(Sec. 842) Provides that, in the case of any major automated information system program, if there is a delay in meeting any of three specified deadlines for a phase of the acquisition process,<b>Subtitle C: Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations </b>- (Sec. 821) Directs the Under Secretary shall report to develop and implement a plan to minimize the defensenumber of government-unique contract clauses used in commercial contracts by restricting such clauses to: (1) those authorized by law or regulation; and appropriations committees on such delay. Requires such report 30 days after the delay occurs.(2) ones relevant and necessary to a specific contract.

(Sec. 843) Directs822) Amends the Secretary concernedClinger-Cohen Act of 1996 to license trademarks, service marks, certification marks, and collective marks relatingextend until January 1, 2010, the authority to military designations and likenessesuse simplified acquisition procedures for the purchase of military weapons systems to any qualifying company, upon their request. Defines &quot;qualifying companies&quot; as any small businessproperty or services that isare commercial items valued at no more than $5 million. Requires a toy or hobby manufacturer, distributor, or merchant.report from the Under Secretary to the defense committees on the use of such authority.

(Sec. 844)823) Amends the Warner ActNDAA for Fiscal Year 1994 to allow the Secretaryextend through FY2013 DOD authority to waive the prohibition against entering into a service contract to acquire a military flight simulator if granting the waiver would be in the national interest (currently, if necessary for national security purposes).carry out certain prototype projects.

(Sec. 845) Requires that costs related to compliance with824) Exempts the DOD requirement to buy certain articlescommander of the Special Operations Command from American sources (Buy American requirement) be excluded from consideration incertain lease limitations regarding substantial termination liability if: (1) funds are available and obligated for the evaluationfull cost of bid offers provided by U.S firmsthe contract on or before the contract is awarded; (2) the Secretary has certified to the defense and foreign sources benefitting from exceptions providedappropriations committees that there is no alternative for reciprocal access agreements with foreign countries.otherwise meeting urgent operational requirements; and (3) 30 days has expired following receipt of such certification.

(Sec. 846) Allows a domestic non-availability determination (a determination that no American sources are available for an acquisition) that would apply825) Revises the acquisition authority provided to more than one DOD prime contract to be made only if the determination:Unified Combatant Command for Joint Warfighting to: (1) has been proposed and finalized under a formal rulemaking; (2) specifies thatinclude the determination will expire 30 days after the Secretary concerned finds it is no longer justified; and (3) requires an accountingsustainment of all end items, components, or specialty metals that do not comply with the Buy American requirement. Requires the Secretary to ensure, in the case of waivers affecting a single DOD prime contract, that: (1) information used in making the determination is made available to the public;equipment; and (2) the contracting officer receives an accounting of all end items, components, or specialty metals that do not comply with the Buy American requirement.extend such authority through FY2010.

(Sec. 847) Requires each DOD component to annually evaluate826) Revises requirements for market research for procurements in excess of the preceding fiscal year: (1) the number ofsimplified acquisition programs that experienced significant and critical cost threshold breaches; and (2) the numberto require prime contractors of technology development programs that, prior to a Milestone B decision, required recertification by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council. Requires each component that has identified more than two such programscontract in excess of $5 million to identify, and outline a plan of correction for, systemic deficienciesengage in its acquisition policies or practices that may have contributed to such excessive cost growth. Requiresnecessary market research. Directs the Secretary to provide an assessment of the adequacy ofdevelop training to assist contracting officers in performing such corrective actions to the defense and appropriations committees.research.

(Sec. 848) Provides that, when827) Directs the Secretary considers it necessarySecretary, before purchasing a product listed in the latest edition of the Federal Prison Industries (FPI) catalog for which FPI does not have a significant market share, to provide morale, welfare,conduct market research to determine whether the product is comparable to products available from the private sector that best meet the needs of DOD in terms of price, quality, and recreation telephone services for military personnel servingtime of delivery. Authorizes the Secretary to purchase a product listed in combat zones,the latest edition of the FPI catalog for which FPI does have a significant market share only if the Secretary shall useuses competitive procedures when entering intofor the procurement of the product or makes an individual purchase under a multiple award contract in accordance with applicable competition requirements. Requires the Secretary to provide such services.publish a list of product categories for which FPI's share of the DOD market is greater than 5%.

(Sec. 849) Amends828) Authorizes the Contract Disputes Act of 1978Secretary to extend such Act's coverageenter into multiyear contracts, for up to maritime contracts.ten-year periods, for the purchase of electricity from sources of renewable energy. Provides circumstances under which the Secretary may enter into such multiyear contracts for periods in excess of five years.

(Sec. 850) Provides that any actions arising out of a maritime contract shall be subject829) Authorizes the Secretary to procure from foreign manufacturers fire-resistant rayon fiber for the jurisdictionproduction of military uniforms if, among other things, such fiber is not available from sources within the U.S. Court of Federal Claims,national technology and shall not be heard in a U.S. district court underindustrial base. Requires congressional notification. Terminates such authority five years after the Suits in Admiralty Act or the Public Vesselsenactment of this Act.

<b>Title IX: Department(Sec. 830) Directs the CG to report to the defense and appropriations committees on the use of Defense Organizationprocedures other than competitive procedures in the award of DOD contracts.

<b>Subtitle D: Accountability in Contracting </b>- (Sec. 841) Establishes the Commission on Wartime Contracting to study and Management - Subtitle A: Departmentinvestigate federal agency contracting for: (1) the reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan; (2) the logistical support of coalition forces operating in Iraq and Afghanistan; and (3) the performance of security functions in such operations. Requires interim reports and a final report from the Commission to Congress. Terminates the Commission 60 days after its final report.

(Sec. 842) Directs the inspectors general with jurisdiction over the relevant contracts to conduct a series of audits to identify potential waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in the performance of DOD and federal agency contracts and subcontracts in support of coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and in the performance of security and reconstruction functions in such countries. Requires the DOD Inspector General, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, and the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction to each develop a comprehensive plan for the conduct of such audits under their jurisdiction.

(Sec. 843) Requires that DOD task or delivery order contracts in excess of $100 million be awarded to multiple contractors (with certain exceptions). Establishes additional competition requirements (including requirements for debriefings and authorization of bid protests) for task or delivery orders in excess of $5 million under such multiple award contracts.

(Sec. 844) Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to require the head of an executive agency, including a defense agency, to make certain justification and approval documents relating to the use of noncompetitive procedures in contracting available on the website of the agency within 14 days after contract award.

(Sec. 845) Requires each inspector general appointed under the Inspector General Act of 1978 to submit, as part of a semiannual inspector general report required under such Act, an annex on final, completed contract audit reports issued to the contracting activity containing significant audit findings over the period covered by the report. Exempts such information from public disclosure. Requires the head of each federal department or agency to provide, within 14 days after a request by specified committees, a full and unredacted copy of any such audit.

(Sec. 846) Includes, among others, a representative of a committee of Congress, an Inspector General, the GAO, and a DOD employee responsible for contract oversight or management among those to whom a contractor employee may disclose information concerning contractor fraud, waste, or abuse while being protected from reprisals for such disclosure (whistleblower protections). Provides for expedited determinations of alleged contractor reprisals. Establishes a private right of action for contractor employees subjected to reprisals.

(Sec. 847) Requires certain former senior DOD officials and general and flag officers who participated substantially in DOD acquisition contracts in excess of $10 million and who, within two years after leaving DOD service, expect to receive compensation from a DOD contractor to, prior to accepting such compensation, request a written opinion from a DOD ethics official regarding the applicability of post-employment restrictions on activities that such former official or officer may undertake on behalf of a contractor. Directs that: (1) such requested opinion be provided within 30 days; (2) the DOD contractor concerned, before providing such compensation, first determine whether the former DOD official or officer has sought and received such opinion; and (3) opinion requests and responses be retained by DOD in a central database or repository for at least five years after the opinion is provided.

(Sec. 848) Directs the CG to report to the defense committees on the internal ethics programs of major defense contractors (those that received more than $500 million in DOD contract awards during FY2006).

(Sec. 849) Directs the Secretaries of Defense and the Army to: (1) separately evaluate recommendations of the Commission on Army Acquisition Program and Program Management in Expeditionary Operations; and (2) report to the defense and appropriations committees their plans for implementation of such recommendations.

Amends the Warner Act to require the CG, as part of a required report under such Act, to review and report to the defense committees on joint policies developed the Secretary for the training of military personnel outside the acquisition workforce who are expected to have acquisition responsibility during combat operations, post-conflict operations, and contingency operations.

<b>Subtitle E: Acquisition Workforce Provisions </b>- (Sec. 901) Allows851) Amends the OFPPA to require the Secretary to annually updateinclude a separate section on the definitionacquisition workforce in the next and subsequent DOD strategic human capital plans required under the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2006.

(Sec. 852) Directs the Secretary to establish the Department of &quot;major headquarters activities&quot;Defense Acquisition Workforce Fund for the recruitment, training, and retention of DOD acquisition personnel. Requires an annual report from the Secretary to the defense and appropriations committees on Fund operations.

(Sec. 853) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2004 to extend through FY2012 the authority to fill shortage category positions in the acquisition workforce.

(Sec. 854) Amends the OFPPA to repeal the termination of (and thereby make permanent) the acquisition workforce training fund.

(Sec. 855) Directs the: (1) Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy (FPP Administrator) to designate a member of the Senior Executive Service as long as any changesthe Associate Administrator for Acquisition Workforce Programs; (2) head of each executive agency to establish and operate acquisition and contract training programs; (3) FPP Administrator to promote the development of performance standards for acquisition workforce training and the uniform implementation of this section by executive agencies; (4) Chief Acquisition Officer of each agency to develop a plan for the recruitment, development, and retention of that agency's acquisition workforce; (5) FPP Administrator to ensure that a sufficient number of federal employees are submittedtrained in the acquisition of architect and engineering services; and (6) FPP Administrator to Congress atencourage executive agencies to utilize existing authorities to recruit and retain acquisition personnel and consider recruiting such personnel who may be retiring from the same time asprivate sector.

<b>Subtitle F: Contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan </b>- (Sec. 861) Directs the submissionSecretary, the Secretary of defense budget materials. AllowsState, and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to: (1) enter into a memorandum of understanding regarding matters relating to contracting for contracts in Iraq or Afghanistan; and (2) report to specified congressional committees on implementation of the memorandum.

(Sec. 862) Requires the: (1) Secretary concernedto prescribe regulations on the selection, training, equipping, and conduct of personnel performing private security functions under a federal contract or subcontract in an area of combat operations; and (2) Federal Acquisition Regulation to be revised to require the headinsertion into each covered contract or subcontract of a combatant commandclause addressing such selection, training, equipping, and conduct. Requires a report from the DOD Inspector General to waiveCongress on the limitationfeasibility and advisability of a pilot program for the imposition of fines on headquarterscontractors or subcontractors for personnel ifwho violate or fail to comply with such regulations or requirements. Makes requirements of this section inapplicable to contracts entered into by elements of the intelligence community in support of intelligence activities.

(Sec. 863) Directs the CG, every 12 months, to review contracts in Iraq or Afghanistan, and report review results to specified congressional committees.

(Sec. 864) Provides definitions with respect to provisions added by this Subtitle.

<b>Subtitle G: Defense Materiel Readiness Board </b>- (Sec. 871) Directs the Secretary to establish a Defense Materiel Readiness Board to provide to the Secretary and Congress independent assessments of materiel readiness, shortfalls, and plans. Requires the: (1) Board to report findings and recommendations to the Secretary at least every six months; and (2) Secretary to forward each such report, with comments, to the defense and appropriations committees.

(Sec. 872) Authorizes the Secretary to designate any requirement for equipment or commander certifiessupplies as a critical materiel readiness shortfall if there is an equipment or supplies shortfall that materially reduces readiness of the Armed Forces and that: (1) cannot be adequately addressed by substitute capabilities; and (2) is likely to persist for more than two years. Requires the Secretary to ensure that shortfalls so designated are transmitted to relevant DOD officials responsible for requirements, budgets, and acquisition. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer from amounts appropriated to DOD for FY2008 up to $2 billion to address critical readiness requirements designated by the Secretary. Establishes in the Treasury the Department of Defense Strategic Readiness Fund. Authorizes the Secretary concerned to enter into a multiyear contract to procure an item if such item will significantly accelerate efforts to address a critical material readiness shortfall, will provide cost savings, and will serve the interests of national security.

<b>Subtitle H: Other Matters </b>- (Sec. 881) Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a clearinghouse to identify, assess, and disseminate knowledge about readily available information technologies that could support the waiver is necessaryDOD warfighting mission; (2) hire and support employees to reduce costsassist in such activities; and (3) report to the defense and appropriations committees on implementation of this section.

(Sec. 882) Authorizes the Secretary concerned to license trademarks, service marks, certification marks, and collective marks owned or controlled by that Secretary relating to bring backmilitary designations and likenesses of military weapons systems to any qualifying company, upon their request. Defines &quot;qualifying companies&quot; as any small business that is a toy or hobby manufacturer.

(Sec. 883) Amends the Warner Act to allow the Secretary to waive the prohibition against entering into a service contract to acquire a military flight simulator if: (1) the governmentcontract was in effect as of October 17, 2006; and (2) granting the waiver would be in the national interest (currently, if necessary for national security purposes).

(Sec. 884) Directs the Secretary, at least 30 days prior to making a positiondomestic nonavailability determination with respect to the procurement of specialty metals that carries out inherently governmental functions.would apply to more than one DOD contract, to: (1) publish on the GSA website notice of the intention to make such determination; and (2) solicit information relevant to such notice from interested parties, including producers of specialty metal mill products. Requires the Secretary's determination and the rationale therefor to be made publicly available consistent with the protection of national security information and confidential business information.

(Sec. 885) Requires the Secretary to: (1) use competitive procedures when contracting for morale, welfare, and recreation (MWR) telephone service for personnel serving in combat zones; (2) ensure that such contracts allow users to use phone cards from multiple phone service providers; and (3) report annuallyimplementation results to the defense committees.

(Sec. 886) Authorizes the Secretary to establish a preference for the acquisition of products and services that are produced in Iraq and Afghanistan if: (1) the product or service is to be used only by military forces, police, or other security forces in Iraq or Afghanistan; (2) the preference is necessary to provide a stable source of jobs and employment in Iraq or Afghanistan; and (3) the preference will not have an adverse effect on U.S. military operations or the U.S. industrial base.

(Sec. 887) Requires the Secretary to: (1) direct the Defense Science Board to review DOD policies and procedures for the acquisition of information technology; and (2) report review results to the defense and appropriations committees.

(Sec. 888) Expresses the sense of the Senate that DOD should establish a system to document and track the use of environmentally preferable (green) products. Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress its plan to increase the use of environmentally friendly products at all DOD facilities inside and outside the United States.

(Sec. 889) Requires the CG to: (1) review the application of the Defense Production Act of 1950 since the date of enactment of the Defense Production Act Reauthorization of 2003, in light of amendments made by the latter Act; and (2) report to the defense and finance committees on review results.

(Sec. 890) Directs the Secretary to: (1) prescribe regulations requiring DOD contractors to comply with applicable export control laws and regulations; (2) develop a contract clause enforcing such waiver authority.requirement; (3) ensure that contractors are made aware of available resources to assist in compliance with such requirements; and (4) report to the defense committees on implementation of this section.

(Sec. 891) Extends to Native Hawaiian-serving and Alaska Native-serving institutions the federal contract goals for small disadvantaged businesses and certain institutions of higher education.

(Sec. 892) Requires the Secretary, with respect to the procurement of small arms (pistols and weapons less than 0.50 caliber) to be supplied to Iraq and Afghanistan for assistance to their army, police, and other security organizations, to ensure that: (1) full and open competition is obtained; (2) no responsible U.S. manufacturer is excluded from such competition; and (3) products manufactured in the United States are not excluded from the competition.

<b>Title IX: Department of Defense Organization and Management - Subtitle A: Department of Defense Management </b>- (Sec. 901) Repeals a provision limiting the number of DOD headquarters activities personnel. Requires the Secretary to include, within annual DOD budget materials, information on military and civilian personnel assigned to major DOD headquarters activities.

(Sec. 902) Authorizes the Secretaries concerned to choose any number of deputy and assistant chiefs of staff, as long as the total number does not exceed eight. (Currently, such Secretaries are limited to five deputies and three assistants.)

(Sec. 903) Reduces from ten years to fiveseven years the period that a regular commissioned officer must wait after being relieved from active duty in order to become eligible for appointment as the Secretary or Deputy Secretary of Defense, or the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.

(Sec. 904) Designates the Deputy Secretary of Defense as Chief Management Officer of DOD. Provides for a Deputy Chief Management Officer. Requires the Secretary to develop a strategic management plan for DOD, update such plan every two years, and report to the defense committees on each plan and on implementation of this section.

(Sec. 904) States as an additional principal function of the U.S. Special Operations Command, if directed by the President or905) Amends the Secretary,Warner Act to plan, synchronize, and carry out global missions against terrorists. Requireseliminate the Secretary to submit torequirement that the defense and appropriations committees: (1) a plan to meet future requirementsacquisition programs of unconventional warfare; and (2) an annual report on the adequacy of DOD personnel management programs to meetU.S. Special Operations Command must support the needsacquisition priorities of the special operations command.respective military departments.

(Sec. 905) Redesignates: (1) the906) Establishes a Department of Defense Board of Actuaries to review, and report to the Navy asPresident and Congress on, valuations of the Department of the NavyDefense Military Retirement Fund, Department of Defense Education Benefits Fund, and Marine Corps; and (2) as appropriateany related DOD funds. Requires annual Board reports to the SecretarySecretary. Terminates the Department of Defense Retirement Board of Actuaries and other statutory offices within such departments.the Department of Defense Education Benefits Board of Actuaries.

(Sec. 906) Directs907) Removes the requirement that the Secretary to: (1) assign duties relating to strategic level oversight of all significant DOD management issues to a senior official of a rank not lower than an Under Secretary of Defense; (2) adopt a DOD management structure which defines rolesDefense for Acquisition, Technology, and processes for achieving essential DODLogistics (Under Secretary) have extensive management goals; (3) establish those DOD essential management goals; and (4) report toexperience in the defense committees on the implementation of such requirements.private sector.

(Sec. 907) Amends908) Designates one Assistant Secretary of the: (1) Army as the Warner Act to eliminate the requirement that the acquisition programsAssistant Secretary of the U.S. Special Operations Command must supportArmy for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics; (2) Navy as the acquisition prioritiesAssistant Secretary of the respective military departments. Requires the senior DOD acquisition official to encourage the heads of defense agencies to supportNavy for Research, Development, and Acquisition; and (3) Air Force as the acquisition prioritiesAssistant Secretary of the respective military departments.Air Force for Acquisition. Outlines duties for each position. Provides each a Principal Military Deputy.

(Sec. 908) Establishes a Department909) Expresses the sense of Defense Board of Actuaries. RequiresCongress that the Board to report annually to the Secretary, and at least every four years to the President and Congress, on the actuarial statusterm of office of the DepartmentDOD Director of Defense Military Retirement FundOperational Test and the Department of Defense Education Benefits Fund.Evaluation should not be less than five years.

<b>Subtitle B: Space Activities </b>- (Sec. 911) RequiresExpresses the sense of Congress that the United States should place greater priority on the protection of national security space systems. Directs the Secretary toto: (1) develop the Space Protection Strategy for the development and fieldingfielding, for three periods beginning in FY2008 and ending in FY2025, of space capabilities necessary to ensure freedom of action in space for the United States through FY2025. Requires an initial report,States; and biennial updates, with respect(2) report biennially to Congress on the Strategy.strategy.

(Sec. 912) Directs the Secretary and each department Secretary to develop metrics to identify, track, and manage space cadre personnel within DOD to ensure sufficient personnel with the expertise, training, and experience to meet current and future national security space needs. Requires a biennial report from the Secretary to the defense and appropriations committees on the management of the space cadre.

<b>Subtitle C: Chemical Demilitarization Program </b>- (Sec. 921)(Sec. 913) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 1993 to: (1) make the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology) the Army's representativeStump Act to local chemical demilitarization citizens advisory commissions; and (2) allow such commissions to remain in existence until all closure activities are completed atextend into 2008 a chemical agent destruction facility pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act.reporting requirement concerning oversight of acquisition for defense space programs.

(Sec. 922) Expresses<b>Subtitle C: Chemical Demilitarization Program </b>- (Sec. 921) Amends the sense of Congress that DOD should:NDAA for Fiscal Year 1993 to: (1) continue with its plan for on-site disposalmake the Assistant Secretary of the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives-managed stockpiles located at Pueblo Chemical Depot, Colorado, and Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky;(Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology) the Army's representative to local chemical demilitarization citizens advisory commissions; and (2) ensure that extensive consultation and notification processes exist between representativesallow such commissions to remain in existence until all closure activities are completed at a chemical agent destruction facility pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act, or upon request of DOD and relevant states and local communities.the appropriate state governor, whichever occurs first.

<b>Subtitle D: Intelligence-Related Matters </b>(Sec. 931) Requires the:(Sec. 922) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Secretary concerned to report annuallythe United States remain committed to dispose of its entire chemical weapons stockpile by April 2012, the current deadline, or as soon thereafter as possible; and (2) the Secretary onshould make every effort to plan for, and request in the foreign language proficiency of personnelannual DOD budget, sufficient funding to complete such disposition in a manner that department;will protect public health, safety, and (2)the environment. Requires biennial reports, until the year such disposition is completed, from the Secretary to report annually to the defensespecified Members and appropriations committees of Congress on such reports, together with information on current and future foreign language proficiency needs in the military departments.U.S. implementation of its chemical weapons destruction obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention.

<b>Subtitle E: Roles and Missions Analysis </b>- (Sec. 941) Directs(Sec. 923) Amends the Secretary, every four years, to: (1) conduct a comprehensive assessmentDepartment of DOD roles and missions (to be known as the quadrennial roles and missions review); and (2) reportDefense Authorization Act, 1986 to repeal specified qualification requirements for the Army's Director of the defense committees on each review.Chemical Materials Agency.

(Sec. 942) Requires924) Amends the SecretaryDepartment of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 to identify core competencies for: (1) each military department; (2)extend until a specified conditional date the Officetermination of assistance to state and local governments for responding to emergencies involving the Secretarystorage or destruction of Defense; (3) each defense agency; (4) eachlethal chemical agents at DOD Field Activity; and (5) each combatant command with acquisition authority. Requires a report from the Secretary to the defense committees on the core competencies.installations or facilities.

(Sec. 943) Directs<b>Subtitle D: Intelligence-Related Matters </b>- (Sec. 931) Makes technical amendments necessitated by the Secretary to: (1) conduct a reviewenactment of the capabilities that eachIntelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of the above entities is performing or developing; and (2) report review results to the defense committees.2004.

(Sec. 944) Requires<b>Subtitle E: Roles and Missions Analysis</b> - (Sec. 941) Directs the Joint Requirements Oversight Council to assistSecretary, every four years and after receiving such an assessment from the ChairmanJCS Chairman, to: (1) conduct a comprehensive assessment of DOD roles and missions (to be known as the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) in identifying joint military requirementsquadrennial roles and missions review); and (2) report to the defense committees on each review. Requires the Secretary to identify: (1) core mission areas associated with each requirement. Addsof the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology,Armed Forces; and Logistics(2) the competencies and capabilities associated with the Under Secretaryperformance or support of Defense (Comptroller) to the membership of the Council. Directs the Council to organize its activities according to DOD core missionsuch areas.

(Sec. 945) Requires: (1)942) Requires the Council, before the start of technology development for a major system,Joint Requirements Oversight Council to certify thatassist the system meets specifiedJCS Chairman in identifying joint military requirements concerning capabilities, execution, and costs; (2) notification tocore mission areas associated with each requirement. Adds the Council byUnder Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, the appropriate entity whenUnder Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), and the projected costDirector of a system, prior to Milestone B approval, exceeds by at least 25% the estimated cost submittedOffice of Program Analysis and Evaluation to the Council at the timemembership of system certification; and (3)the Council. Directs the Council to then consider whether to recommend that the development program be continued or terminated.conduct periodic reviews of joint military requirements within a DOD core mission area.

(Sec. 946)943) Prohibits an MDAP from receiving Milestone A approval, or Key Decision Point A approval in the case of a space program, until the Milestone Decision Authority makes certain certifications as to the program's capabilities and core competencies. Requires notification, from an MDAP program manager to the DOD future-years mission budgetMilestone Decision Authority, if the projected cost of a system prior to be organizedMilestone B approval exceeds by core mission areas.more than 25% the cost estimate submitted at the time of certification. Directs the Milestone Decision Authority to then determine whether the level of resources required to develop and procure such system remains consistent with the priority level assigned by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council. Allows the Milestone Decision Authority to withdraw certification in the interests of national security. Directs the Secretary to review appropriate DOD acquisition directives with respect to MDAPs.

(Sec. 947)944) Requires the: (1) Secretary to direct the commanders of combatant commands to prepare extended planning annexes to all operational and contingency plans; and (2) annexesDOD future-years mission budget to be submitted biannually to the Secretary and JCS Chairman. Outlines Council responsibilities with respect to such annexes.organized by core mission areas.

<b>Subtitle F: Other Matters </b>- (Sec. 951) Requires all futurethe first national security strategiesstrategy, national defense strategy, and the next quadrennial defense review prepared after the enactment of this Act to include guidance on the effect of projected climate change on DOD facilities, capabilities,current and future DOD missions, including preparedness for natural disasters from extreme weather events.

(Sec. 952) Directs the Secretary to develop and submit to Congress a plan to improve and reform DOD's participation in and contribution to the interagency coordination process on national security issues.

(Sec. 953) Amends the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 to include as a service option under the National Security Education Program those who serve at least one year in an educational position related to the study supported by the Program after being unable to find other federal employment that fulfills Program requirements.

(Sec. 954) Authorizes the Secretary to enter into an agreement(under current law, the President, by and with an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organizationthe advice and consent of the Senate) to conduct a study onappoint members for the national security interagency system.Board of Regents for the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (University). Requires a results report from the organizationBoard to Congress andmeet at least quarterly. Redesignates the Dean of the University as the President of the President.University.

<b>Title X: General Provisions - Subtitle A: Financial Matters </b>- (Sec. 1001) Authorizes(Sec. 955) Directs the Secretary, inSecretary to: (1) submit to the national interest,defense and appropriations committees a plan to transfer up to .5 billionestablish a School of Nursing within the amounts made available to DODUniversity; and (2) include in this Act between any such authorizations forthe plan programs of instruction that fiscal year, with limitations. Requires congressional notificationwould lead to the award of each transfer.a bachelor of science in nursing and such other baccalaureate or graduate degrees as considered appropriate. Authorizes the Secretary to establish such School.

(Sec. 1002) Provides for(Sec, 956) Includes on the determinationBoard of Visitors of the total amount to be contributed by the Secretary in FY2008Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation the common-funded budgetscommanders of NATO (rather than the maximum amount otherwise applicable undercombatant commands having geographic responsibility for the FY1998 baseline limitation).Western Hemisphere.

<b>Subtitle(Sec. 957) Requires the CG to submit to the defense and appropriations committees an assessment of the most recent reorganization of the office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.

(Sec. 958) Directs the Secretary to report to the defense and appropriations committees annually through 2013 on the foreign language proficiency of DOD personnel.

<b>Title X: General Provisions - Subtitle A: Financial Matters </b>- (Sec. 1001) Authorizes the Secretary, in the national interest, to transfer up to $5 billion of the amounts made available to DOD in this Act between any such authorizations for that fiscal year, with limitations. Requires congressional notification of each transfer.

(Sec. 1002) Provides the total amount to be contributed by the Secretary in FY2008 for the common-funded budgets of NATO (rather than the maximum amount otherwise applicable under the FY1998 baseline limitation).

(Sec. 1003) Adjusts amounts authorized to be appropriated to DOD in the Warner Act by the amount by which appropriations pursuant to such authorizations are increased or decreased pursuant to the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007.

(Sec. 1004) Amends the Warner Act to exempt transfers of funds to the Iraq Security Forces Fund and Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund from dollar limits on the general transfer authority of such Act.

(Sec. 1005) Requires DOD's Director of the Business Transformation Agency to: (1) carry out an initiative for financial management transformation in the defense agencies in order to, among other things, eliminate or replace defense agency financial management systems that are duplicative, redundant, or fail to comply with current standards; (2) submit to the defense and appropriations committees a plan for development and implementation of the initiative; and (3) consult with the DOD Comptroller to ensure that any financial systems developed are consistent with DOD financial standards and requirements.

(Sec. 1006) Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 to repeal the requirement that DOD submit a biennial budget.

<b>Subtitle B: Policy Relating to Vessels and Shipyards </b>- (Sec. 1011) ProhibitsAuthorizes the Secretary concerned from contractingto contract, for a period greater than two but less than five years, for the lease or charter of a vessel for a term of more than 24 months ifvessel, or the hull or componentprovision of a service through the hull and superstructureuse of that vessel is constructed in a foreign shipyard. Authorizescontractor vessel, after: (1) notifying the President to waive such prohibition in the national security interest afterdefense committees of proposed contract terms and cost-effectiveness determinations; and (2) 30 days' prior congressionaldays have elapsed since the notification.

(Sec. 1012) States that it is the policy of the United States to construct the major combatant vessels of the naval strike forces, including all new classes of such vessels, with integrated nuclear power systems. Requires the Secretary, with respect to a budget submission for construction of a new class of major combatant vessel for the naval strike force, to request a vessel with an integrated nuclear power system, unless the Secretary notifies Congress that an integrated system in such vessel is not in the national interest.

<b>Subtitle C: Counter-Drug Activities </b>- (Sec. 1021) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal YearYear: (1) 2004 to extend through FY2008 the authority for DOD joint task forces to provide support to law enforcement agencies conducting counterterrorism activities; and (2) 1998 to include the governments of Mexico and the Dominican Republic within DOD authority to provide support for counter-drug activities in foreign countries.

(Sec. 1023) Directs the President to report to Congress on counternarcotics assistance for the government of Haiti.

<b>Subtitle D: Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations </b>- (Sec. 1031) Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to provide to military and other state aircraft of a foreign country, on a reimbursable basis, routine airport services and miscellaneous supplies, if similar services and supplies are furnished on a reimbursable basis to military and state aircraft of the United States by that foreign country. Authorizes the provision of such services on a non-reimbursable basis if: (1) providing such services does not result in direct costs to the Air Force; or (2) the services are provided under a reciprocal agreement authorizing the provision of such services by that country to U.S. military and state aircraft.

(Sec. 1032) Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) enter into a multilateral memorandum of understanding authorizing the Strategic Airlift Capability Partnership to conduct the acquisition, equipping, ownership and operation of strategic airlift aircraft; and (2) pay from DOD funds the U.S. equitable share of the costs of such activities and operations. Allows the Secretary to transfer one U.S. strategic airlift aircraft to the Partnership after notifying the defense and appropriations committees of the aircraft chosen.

(Sec. 1033) Increases the size of payments permitted under DOD's authority to provide rewards for assistance in combating terrorism. Allows such rewards to be provided to government personnel of allied forces participating in a combined operation with U.S. Armed Forces. Terminates the rewards program on September 30, 2009. Requires an implementation report from the Secretary to the defense and appropriations committees.

(Sec. 1034) Authorizes the Secretary to make available to a state, unit of local government, or private U.S. entity small quantities of a toxic chemical or precursor for the development or testing in the United States of material designed to be used for protective purposes. Requires the recipient to pay for all costs associated with providing the chemicals or precursors. Requires: (1) U.S. compliance, in providing such agents, with the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, entered into force on April 29, 1997; and (2) an annual report from the Secretary to Congress on the use of such authority.

(Sec. 1035) Prohibits DOD from selling any F-14 fighter aircraft, parts unique to such aircraft, or any tooling or dies used in the manufacture of such aircraft or parts. Provides an exception for the sale of aircraft or parts to a museum or similar organization involved in the preservation of such aircraft for historical purposes. Prohibits the grant of an export license for such aircraft, part, or related tool or die.

<b>Subtitle E: Reports </b>- (Sec. 1041) Amends the Stump Act to extend into 2013 required reports from the Secretary and the Director of National Intelligence (previously, the Secretary and the Director of Central Intelligence) concerning research on military capabilities to defeat hardened and deeply buried targets.

(Sec. 1042) Requires the Secretary to report to the defense and appropriations committees describing current and planned DOD joint modeling and simulation activities.

(Sec. 1043) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2004 to extend through 2009 an annual report on plans for the prompt global strike capability.

(Sec. 1044) Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Energy to each report to Congress on the requirements for a workforce to support the nuclear missions of the Navy and the Department of Energy during the ten-year period beginning on the report date.

(Sec. 1045) Requires the CG to report to the defense and appropriations committees assessing the response of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service to the decision in <i>Butterbaugh vs. Department of Justice</i> (concerning compensation claims of certain former and current reserve personnel).

(Sec. 1046) Directs the Secretary to conduct a study (through a FFRDC) on alternatives for the size and mix of fixed-wing airlift assets to meet the National Military Strategy for the FY2012, FY2018, and FY2024 timeframes. Requires a study report from the FFRDC to the Secretary and the defense and appropriations committees.

(Sec. 1047) Requires a report from the Secretary to the defense and appropriations committees on the feasibility of establishing a Border State Aviation Training Center to support the current and future requirements of the existing RC-26 site for counterdrug activities located at the Fixed Wing Army National Guard Aviation Training Site.

(Sec. 1048) Directs the Secretary to carry out, and report to the defense and appropriations committees on, a limited field user evaluation and operational assessment of qualified combat helmet pad suspension systems. Provides evaluation funding.

(Sec. 1049) Directs the Secretary to enter into an agreement with an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization to conduct a study on the national security interagency system. Requires the organization chosen to report study results to Congress and the President no later than September 1, 2008. Provides funding.

(Sec. 1050) Requires a report from the Secretary to the defense and appropriations committees on the status, capability, viability, and capacity of the solid rocket motor industrial base in the United States.

(Sec. 1051) Directs the Secretary of the Army to: (1) report to the defense and veterans committees on locations outside of Arlington National Cemetery that would be suitable for a memorial to honor the 40 members of the Armed Forces who lost their lives in the air crash at Bakers Creek, Australia, on June 14, 1943; and (2) provide a report and, if necessary, propose legislation to such committees regarding the construction of new memorials or monuments at such Cemetery.

<b>Subtitle F: Other Matters </b>- (Sec. 1061) Directs the Secretary to require a federal agency to which law enforcement support or support to a national special security event is provided by National Guard personnel to reimburse DOD for the costs of that support. Authorizes the Secretary to waive reimbursement if such support: (1) is provided in the normal course of military training or operations; or (2) results in a DOD or National Guard benefit substantially equivalent to that which would be obtained from military operations or training.

(Sec. 1062) Establishes the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States to: (1) examine and make recommendations with respect to the U.S. long-term strategic posture; (2) conduct a strategic threat assessment and detailed review of U.S. nuclear weapons policy, strategy, and force structure; and (3) report findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the President, the Secretaries of Defense, Energy, and State, and the defense committees. Provides funding. Terminates the Commission on June 1, 2009.

(Sec. 1064) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2006 to repeal the requirement for a certification to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) by the Abraham Lincoln National Airport Commission, Illinois.

(Sec. 1065) Directs the Secretary to maintain the capability for space-based nuclear detection at a level that meets or exceeds that level as of the date of enactment of this Act.

(Sec. 1066) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Nation is grateful to the military personnel who guard and interrogate detainees at the Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; (2) the international community and home countries of such detainees should work with DOD to facilitate and expedite their repatriation; (3) such detainees should be charged and expeditiously prosecuted for their crimes; and (4) operations at such Naval Station should be carried out in a way that upholds the national interest and core value of the United States.

(Sec. 1067) Requires the Secretary to submit to the defense and appropriations committees a plan for each individual presently detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, under the control of the Joint Task Force, Guantanamo, who is or ever has been classified as an &quot;enemy combatant.&quot;

(Sec. 1068) Revises federal provisions concerning the use of the Armed Forces in major public emergencies to discontinue the executive authority to deploy active and reserve personnel during domestic response incidents. Repeals the authority of the President to direct the Secretary to provide supplies, services, and equipment to persons affected by major public emergencies.

(Sec. 1069) Directs the Secretary to develop standards for access to all military installations in the United States, including screening standards appropriate to the type of installation, the security level, category of individuals authorized to visit, and level of access to be granted. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop such standards no later than July 1, 2008, and implement them no later than January 1, 2009; and (2) submit the standards implemented to the defense committees.

(Sec. 1070) Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct a comprehensive review of the U.S. nuclear posture for the next five to ten years; and (2) report review results to Congress. Expresses the sense of Congress that such review should be used as a basis for establishing future U.S. arms control objectives and negotiating positions.

(Sec. 1071) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2006 to terminate the Commission on the Implementation of the New Strategic Posture of the United States.

(Sec. 1072) Amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to prohibit, after January 1, 2008, the head of a federal agency from granting or renewing a security clearance of a covered person who is an unlawful user of, or addicted to, a controlled substance. Defines a &quot;covered person&quot; as: (1) an officer or employee of a federal agency; (2) a member of the Armed Forces on active duty or in an active status; or (3) an officer or employee of a contractor of a federal agency. Prohibits the head of a federal agency, after January 1, 2008, and absent a waiver, from granting or renewing a clearance to any covered person who: (1) has been convicted of a crime for which the sentence was imprisonment for more than one year, and was so incarcerated for at least one year; (2) has been discharged or dismissed from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions; or (3) is mentally incompetent, as determined by an appropriate adjudicating authority. Provides a waiver for the latter prohibition when mitigating factors are present. Requires an annual report from the head of any federal agency that employs or employed a person for whom a waiver was granted.

(Sec. 1073) Directs the Secretary and the Director of National Intelligence to: (1) implement a demonstration project that applies new and innovative approaches to improve the processing of requests for security clearances; (2) evaluate the current process for issuing such clearances and develop a specific plan and schedule for replacing such process; and (3) report to Congress on the demonstration project, the results of the evaluation, and the plan and schedule developed.

<b>Subtitle D: Reports </b>- (Sec. 1031) Amends(Sec. 1074) Allows the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Stump Act)Secretary to extend into 2013 required reports fromauthorize qualified members of the Armed Forces and civilian DOD employees to provide physical protection and personal security within the United States to the: (1) Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense; (2) JCS Chairman and Vice Chairman; (3) Secretaries of the Directormilitary departments; (4) Chiefs of National Intelligence (previously, the Secretaryservices; and the Director(5) commanders of Central Intelligence) concerning research on military capabilitiescombatant commands. Authorizes protection and security for certain other individuals when determined necessary (requiring a written determination, and submission to defeat hardenedthe defense and deeply buried targets.appropriations committees, of such need).

(Sec. 1032) Directs1075) Amends the CGSpence Act to review andextend until November 30, 2008, the due date of the final report of the Commission to Assess the defenseThreat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack. Requires the Commission and appropriations committeesthe Secretary of Homeland Security to jointly ensure that the Commission's work with respect to electromagnetic pulse attack on electricity infrastructure, and protection against such attack, is coordinated with Department of Homeland Security efforts on such matters. Limits DOD funding to the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat OrganizationCommission for preparation and submission of its activities.final report.

(Sec. 1033) Requires1076) Expresses the Secretary to report tosense of Congress that DOD's small business innovation research program: (1) has been effective in supporting the defense and appropriations committees onperformance of DOD missions; (2) has transitioned a national joint modelingnumber of technologies and simulation development strategy, including a plan that details DOD's modelingsystems into operational use by warfighters; and simulation coordination efforts.(3) should be reauthorized.

<b>Subtitle E: Other Matters </b>- (Sec. 1041) Establishes in the Office(Sec. 1078) Defines &quot;commercial air service&quot; for purposes of the Under Secretary an Office of Corrosion Policy and Oversight, headed by a Director,qualification for the prevention and mitigationpublic aircraft status of the corrosion of DOD military equipment and infrastructure. Requires the: (1) Secretary to submit annuallyaircraft under contract with defense budget materials funding requirements for the Office; and (2) CG to report to the defense and appropriations committees an analysis of such funding requirements.Armed Forces.

(Sec. 1042) Authorizes a state governor, at1079) Requires the requestDirector of the National Counterterrorism Center, the director of a federal departmentnational intelligence center, or agency head and when authorized byof any department, agency, or element of the Secretary, to employ units and membersintelligence community, within 45 days after receiving a request from the Chair or ranking minority member of the National Guard of that statedefense committees for any intelligence assessment, report, estimate, or legal opinion, to provide defense support of civil authoritiessuch information. Requires such information to the requesting department or agency. Outlines authorized types of civil support, and provides support cost reimbursement requirements. Characterizes support dutybe provided as full-time National Guard duty, and limits duty periods to 180 days. Prohibits performance of support activities from: (1) adversely affecting quality of training or interfering withunless the member's ability to perform military functions ofPresident certifies that unit; or (2) degrading the military skills ofinformation is not being provided because the members or the military preparedness ofPresident is asserting a privilege pursuant to the United States.U.S. Constitution.

(Sec. 1043) Increases1080) Provides for the sizeDOD retention of payments permitted under DOD's authority to provide rewardsfunds received for assistance in combating terrorism. Allows such rewards to be provided to government personnelthe provision of allied forces participating in a combined operation with U.S. Armed Forces. Terminates the rewards program on September 30, 2010. Requires an implementation report from the Secretary to the defense and appropriations committees.reciprocal fire protection services.

(Sec. 1045) Authorizes1081) Directs the Secretary to make available to a state, unit of local government, or private U.S. entity small quantities of the Air Force to: (1) conduct a toxic chemical or precursor forfive-year pilot program to assess the development or testing in the United Statesfeasibility and advisability of material designed to be usedutilizing commercial fee-for-service air refueling tanker aircraft for protective purposes. Requires the recipientAir Force operations; and (2) report annually to pay for all costs associated with providing the chemicals or precursors.defense and appropriations committees on such program. Requires U.S. compliance, in providing such agents, with the Convention onCG to annually review the Prohibitionprogram and report review results, as well as an assessment of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, entered into force on April 29, 1997. program's final result, to such committees.

(Sec. 1046) Establishes1082) Directs the Congressional Commission onSecretary to establish an advisory panel to assess DOD capabilities to provide support to U.S. civil authorities in the Strategic Postureevent of the United States to:a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or high-yield explosive incident. Requires: (1) examine and make recommendationsinteragency cooperation with respect to the U.S. long-term strategic posture;panel; and (2) conduct a strategic threat assessment and detailed review of U.S. nuclear weapons policy, strategy, and force structure; and (3)panel findings report findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the President, the Secretaries of Defense, Energy, and State,Secretary and the defense committees. Provides funding. Terminates the Commission on June 1, 2009.

(Sec. 1048) Amends1083) States that a foreign state shall not be immune from an action in a U.S. court in any case in which money damages are sought for personal injury or death that was caused by an act of torture, extrajudicial killing, aircraft sabotage, hostage taking, or the NDAAprovision of material support or resources for Fiscal Year 2006any such act engaged in by an official, employee, or agent of such foreign state while acting within the scope of such office, employment, or agency. Allows a U.S. court to repealhear such a claim if: (1) the requirementforeign state was designated as a state sponsor of terrorism at the time the act occurred; (2) the claimant was a U.S. national, member of the Armed Forces, or employee of the government acting within the scope of such employment; (3) the claimant has afforded the foreign state a reasonable opportunity to arbitrate the claim; or (4) the claim is related to a specified case concerning the taking of American hostages by Iran in 1979. Requires actions to brought no later than the latter of ten years after: (1) April 24, 1996, or (2) the cause of action arose. Allows: (1) a private right of action by such a claimant; and (2) U.S. courts to appoint special masters to hear such claims. Allows claimants to establish a lien of lis pendens on a foreign state's real property or tangible personal property that is subject to execution or attachment under provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Gives claimants who obtain a judgment against a foreign state recourse to the foreign state's property for execution of such judgment. Provides that a certificationforeign state's property shall not be immune to execution upon judgment due to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)property being regulated by the Abraham Lincoln National Airport Commission, Illinois.U.S. government under the Trading With the Enemy Act or the International Emergency Economic Powers Act due to the sovereign immunity of the United States. Provides application to pending cases and related actions.

(Sec. 1049) Prohibits: (1) DOD from selling any F-14 fighter aircraft parts, except to a U.S. museum or similar organization involved in<b>Title XI: Civilian Personnel Matters </b>- (Sec. 1101) Extends through 2008 the preservationauthority of such aircraft for historical purposes; and (2) the U.S. government from issuing any license for the exporthead of such partsan executive agency to waive current limitations on total compensation paid to an employee who performs overseas work related to a non-U.S. personmilitary operation or entity.in response to a declared emergency within an area of responsibility of the U.S. Central Command.

(Sec. 1050) Directs the Secretary1102) Authorizes federal civilian employees who are members of a reserve component called or ordered to maintain the capabilityactive duty for space-based nuclear detection at a level that meets or exceeds that level asperiod of more than 30 consecutive days to continue coverage under Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance for up to 24 months after discontinuance of federal pay by reason of the dateperformance of enactmentsuch duty. Requires the employee to pay premiums after the first 12 months of this Act.such additional coverage.

(Sec. 1051) Amends the Stump Act1103) Allows to increase from 55be relocated to 57their home of record at government expense the total numberdependents of Weaponsa civilian employee who dies while: (1) performing duties within the area of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams.responsibility of the U.S. Central Command; or (2) a party to a mandatory mobility agreement.

(Sec. 1052) Expresses1104) Authorizes the sensehead of Congress that the Army: (1) has not been timely in procuring a replacement for the M109 self-propelled howitzer;federal agency to provide quarters, rations, and (2) should transitionstorage of a personal vehicle of a civilian employee of an executive agency of a military department who is assigned to the NLOS-C as its replacement.a temporary change of station in support of a contingency operation.

(Sec. 1053) Expresses1105) Directs the senseUnited States to pay a death gratuity of Congress that: (1) the Nation is gratefulup to $100,000 upon the military personneldeath of a civilian employee who guard and interrogate detaineesdies of injuries in connection with service with an armed force in a contingency operation. Makes this section effective, at the Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; (2) the international community and home countriesdiscretion of such detainees should workthe Secretary concerned, for deaths occurring on or after October 7, 2001, in connection with DODservice in Operations Enduring Freedom or Iraqi Freedom. Requires the death gratuity to facilitate and expedite their repatriation; (3) such detainees should be charged and expeditiously prosecutedoffset by amounts from any other federally-provided death gratuity. Provides a priority for their crimes; and (4) operations atsurvivors for the receipt of such Naval Station should be carried out in a way that upholdsgratuity. Allows the national interest and core valueemployee to designate another person to receive up to 50% of such payment, with the United States.balance to be paid according to the survivor priority.

(Sec. 1054)1106) Revises federal provisions concerningestablishing the use of the Armed Forces in major public emergenciesNational Personnel System to discontinueprovide collective bargaining and appeal rights for DOD employees. Allows (current law prohibits) the executive authority to deploy activeNational Guard Bureau and reserve personnel during domestic response incidents. Repeals the authority of the PresidentArmy and Air Force National Guard to directbe included under the collective bargaining provisions. Prohibits the Secretary from adding more than 100,000 civilian employees to provide supplies, services,the System. Requires the CG to: (1) conduct periodic reviews, assessments, and surveys during 2008 through 2010 on employee satisfaction with the System; and equipment(2) report results thereof to persons affected by major public emergencies.specified congressional committees.

<b>Title XI: Civilian Personnel Matters </b>- (Sec. 1101) Authorizes compensation(Sec. 1107) Directs the Secretary to: (1) fully implement the project first authorized under the NDAA for Federal Wage System employees whoFiscal Year 1995 to carry out personnel management demonstration projects at DOD laboratories that are exempt from inclusion in DOD's National Security Personnel System; (2) implement a process to enhance the overtime pay provisionsperformance of the Fair Labor Standards Act for time spent travelingmissions of the laboratories; and (3) report annually to Congress a list and from an administratively uncontrollable event (thus providing themdescription of the same treatment as is provided General Schedule employees).demonstration project notices, amendments, and changes requested by laboratories.

(Sec. 1102) Authorizes1108) Amends the head of a federal agencyStrom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Thurmond Act) to provide quarters, rations, and storage of a personal vehicle duringinclude within an extended (moreexperimental personnel program for DOD scientific and technical personnel not more than 180 days) contingency operations deployment.10 scientific and engineering positions in the Office of the Director of Defense Research and Engineering.

(Sec. 1103) Allows senior-level federal employees (above GS-15)1109) Authorizes the Secretary to accumulate annual leaveconduct a three-year pilot program under which the Secretary assigns to a private sector organization a DOD information technology (IT) employee. Requires the employee, upon return, to work in the same manner ascivil service for a period at least equal to the assignment period. Prohibits more than ten DOD employees offrom participating in the Senior Executive Service,program at any one time. Directs the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service, and certain other senior government officials.Secretary to report to the defense committees on the potential benefits of a program under which private sector IT employees may be temporarily assigned to DOD.

(Sec. 1104) Allows prevailing rate1110) Authorizes the compensation of federal wage system employees to receive compensatory time off for each hourtime spent on official travel which is not otherwise compensable.returning from an event that cannot be scheduled administratively.

(Sec. 1105) Directs the United States1111) Allows prevailing rate employees to pay a death gratuity of 0,000 upon the death of a civilian employee who dies of injuries in connection with service with an armed force in a contingency operation or in connection with a terrorist incident during the employee's service with an armed force. Makes this section effectivereceive compensatory time off for deaths occuringeach hour spent on or after October 7, 2001, in connection with service in Operations Enduring Freedom or Iraqi Freedom. Provides a priority for survivors for the receipt of such gratuity. Allows the employee to designate another person to receive up to 50% of such payment, with the balance to be paid according to the survivor priority.official travel which is not otherwise compensable.

(Sec. 1106) Provides for1112) Allows senior-level federal employees of the National Security Personnel System: (1) a pay-for-performance evaluation system(above GS-15) to reward individual or group performance; and (2) access to an employee appeals process. Requiresaccumulate annual leave in the decision to collectively bargain at a level above the levelsame manner as employees of exclusive recognition to be mutually agreed to by the Secretary of LaborSenior Executive Service, the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service, and the labor organization representing such employees. Gurantees for such employees a veterans' preference in hiring, as well as bargaining when the agency undertakes a reduction-in-force.certain other senior government officials.

(Sec. 1107) Allows annuity payments under1113) Authorizes the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS)Secretary to commence on either the day after retirement or the day after age and service requirements are met.prescribe an amount higher than $400 for an annual uniform allowance for DOD civilian employees.

(Sec. 1108)1114) Authorizes an employee of a DOD or Coast Guard nonappropriated fund instrumentality to voluntarily transfer, without a break in service of more than three days, to a civil service appropriated fund position at the lowest pay within the appropriate grade that equals or exceeds the employee's previous pay level.

(Sec. 1109) Allows the dependents of1115) Ensures retirement service credit for service as a civilian employee who dies while on deployment incadet or midshipman at a combat zone to be relocated to their home of record at government expense, notwithstanding that the dependents were residing within the continental United States at the time of the employee's death.military service academy.

(Sec. 1110) Allows federal employees who sustain a combat-related injury while on active duty in the National Guard or reserves to accept donated leave without depleting their own accrued1116) Authorizes increased annual leave. Limits such authoritycompensation (up to $400,000) for faculty and staff of the period that the employee undergoes medical treatment forUniformed Services University of the injury, with a five-year limit.Health Sciences.

(Sec. 1111) Directs1117) Requires the Secretary to: (1) fully implement the project first authorized under the NDAA for Fiscal Year 1995 to carry out personnel management demonstration projects at DOD laboratories that are exempt from inclusion in DOD's National Security Personnel System; (2) expand the authority to give laboratory directors enhanced ability to make program, funding, personnel, and other decisions to carry out the laboratory mission; and (3) report annually to Congress a liston the feasibility and descriptionadvisability of the demonstration project notices, amendments, and changes requested by laboratories.establishing a scholarship program for civilian mental health professionals.

<b>Title XII: Matters Relating to Foreign Nations - Subtitle A: Assistance and Training </b>- (Sec. 1201) Allows the Secretary to assign personnel for military-to-military contact and other personnel exchange programs on a non-reciprocal basis, if the Secretary determines it is in the best interests of the United States.

(Sec. 1202) Amends the Reagan Act to extend through FY2010 the authority for the DOD support of military activities of foreign forces, groups, or individuals to combat terrorism. Extends related report requirements.

(Sec. 1203) Authorizes the Secretary to pay the medical expenses incurred by a liaison officer from a developing country who is temporarily assigned to a headquarters of a combatant command, component command, or subordinate operational command in connection with the planning for, or conduct of, a coalitionmilitary operation. Authorizes the Secretary to pay such officer's medical care and temporary duty travel expenses when requested by the commander of one of such commands to travel in support of the United States.certain instances. Extends permanently (previously expired on December 31, 2005) the Secretary's authority to provide administrative services and support to such officers.

(Sec. 1204) Amends the Warner Act to extend through FY2008 the authority of, and increase the authorization of appropriations for, DOD to enter into agreements with NATO members, major non-NATO allies, and friendly foreign countries to participate in centers of excellence to enhance interoperability, develop military doctrine, and develop and test new concepts. Extends related report requirements.

(Sec. 1205) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2006 to extend through FY2009FY2009, and increase the authorization of appropriations for, the Commander's Emergency Response program (DOD provision of humanitarian and related relief to Iraq and Afghanistan). Extends related report requirements.

(Sec. 1206) AmendsAuthorizes the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2006 to use existing authority for specified assistance to PakistanSecretary to provide assistance during FY2008 to buildenhance the capacityability of Pakistan's other security forces that are criticalthe Pakistan Frontier Corps to conduct counterterrorism operations along the successborder between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Limits to $75 million the amount of counterterrorist operations.DOD O&amp;M funds that may be used for such assistance. Requires congressional15 days' prior notification 30 days in advance ofto the defense, foreign relations, and appropriations committees before the useprovision of such authority.assistance.

(Sec. 1207) Authorizes the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to provide assistanceequipment, supplies, services, and personnel training to a foreign nationsnation to assist DOD inwith recovery of and accounting activities for missing U.S. government personnel. Limits to $1 million the amount of any such assistance to million perprovided in a fiscal year. Requires an annual report from the Secretary to the defense and appropriations committees on assistance provided.

(Sec. 1208) Allows the Secretary to authorize a department Secretary or combatant command commander to exchange or furnish automatic identification system data broadcast by merchant or private ships and collected by the United States to a foreign country or international organization pursuant to an agreement for such an exchange.

(Sec. 1209) Requires a report from the Secretary to the appropriations, defense, and foreign relations committees describing allspecifying, on a country-by-country basis, each foreign assistance-related programs, projects, and activitiesprogram carried out by DOD.DOD during the prior fiscal year.

<b>Subtitle B: Matters Relating to Iraq </b>- (Sec. 1221)(Sec. 1210) Amends the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations ActNDAA for Defense andFiscal Year 2006 concerning a program under which the Secretary provides funds to the Secretary of State for the Reconstructionprovision of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004reconstruction, security, or stabilization assistance to extenda foreign country to: (1) require the responsibilitiesSecretary of the Special Inspector General for Iraq ReconstructionState to include authority over all reconstruction funding provided, regardlesscoordinate with the Secretary in the formulation of its source or fiscal year availability.a plan on the use of such funds; and (2) extend program authority through FY2008.

(Sec. 1222) Amends1211) Requires a report from the Warner ActCG to make permanent the prohibition ondefense, appropriations, and foreign relations committees assessing the establishment of permanent military installations in Iraq or U.S. control over oil resources of Iraq.Global Peace Operations Initiative.

(Sec. 1223) Requires a biannual report from1212) Amends the SecretaryAmerican Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2002 to Congressrepeal certain limitations on DOD effortsU.S. military assistance to parties to build the capacity of the government of Iraq to carry out reconstruction activities in Iraq.International Criminal Court.

(Sec. 1224) Directs the Secretary<b>Subtitle B: Matters Relating to report to the defense, appropriations,Iraq and foreign relations committees detailingAfghanistan </b>- (Sec. 1221) Amends the implementation status of the Multi-National Forces-Iraq/United States Embassy Baghdad Joint Campaign Plan since January 1, 2007,Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and efforts byfor the governmentReconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004 to achieve political reform in Iraq. Requiresextend the Commander, Multi-National Forces-Iraq andresponsibilities of the U.S. Ambassador toSpecial Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction to jointly submit to the Secretaries of Defense and State an assessmentinclude authority over all reconstruction funding provided, regardless of its source or fiscal year availability. Terminates the situation in Iraq, including an assessmentOffice of the effectivenessSpecial Inspector General 180 days after the balance of funds appropriated for the Iraqi Security Forces. Requires an updatereconstruction of such report every 180 days until U.S. combat forces have been redeployed from Iraq.Iraq is less than $250 million.

(Sec. 1225) Requires quarterly reports1222) Prohibits funds from being obligated or expended to: (1) establish any military installation or base for providing for the Secretary topermanent stationing of U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq; or (2) exercise U.S. control of the defense and foreign relations committees assessing the Iraqi Security Forces.oil resources of Iraq.

(Sec. 1226) Expresses1223) Amends the senseUnited States Policy in Iraq Act (part of Congress that the Iraqi Council of Representatives should not recessNDAA for Fiscal Year 2006) to require in an extended period of time without first making substantial progress toward: (1) enactingannual report under such Act a law that equitably shares oil revenue among all Iraqis; (2) adopting laws for the conductdetailed description of provincial and local elections; (3) reforming laws governing the de-Baathification process; (4) amending the Iraq ConstitutionMulti-National Forces-Iraq/United States Embassy Baghdad Joint Campaign Plan, including conditions which could prompt changes to encourage national reconciliation; and (5) enacting legislation that helps to beginU.S. Armed Forces levels or missions in Iraq. Requires congressional briefings, after each such report, from the process of political reconciliationSecretary and reduce support for the insurgency in Iraq.JCS on such issues.

<b>Subtitle C: Matters Relating to Afghanistan </b>- (Sec. 1231) Establishes(Sec. 1224) Amends the OfficeDepartment of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction to: (1) provide independent and objective audits and investigations relatingDefense Appropriations Act, 2007 to Afghanistan reconstruction programs and operations funded with DOD funds; (2) provide leadership and coordinationrequire, in the administration ofa report required under such programs and operations; and (3) keepAct, additional information on the Secretary fully informed about problems and deficiencies in the administrationsuccess of such programs and operations, as well as appropriate corrective actions. Requires the Special Inspector General to appoint an Assistant Inspector General for: (1) Auditing; and (2) Investigations. Requires: (1) quarterly reports from the Special Inspector General to the Secretary and the defense and appropriations committees; (2) semiannual reports meeting requirementsincreased use of the Inspector General Act of 1978; and (3) the public availability of such reports. Allows the PresidentIraqi Security Forces in bringing stability to waive the public availability requirement for national security purposes. Provides Office funding. Terminates the Office ten months after 80% of the funds made available to DOD for the reconstruction of Afghanistan have been expended. Requires a final report from the Special Inspector General prior to such termination.Iraq.

(Sec. 1232) Directs1225) Requires semiannual reports from the Secretary to report to the defense, appropriations,defense and foreign relationsappropriations committees on progress toward security and stabilityIranian support for attacks against coalition forces in Afghanistan. Outlines mattersIraq. Terminates the report requirement on the date that the Secretary certifies to be included in such report, including: (1) Afghanistan National Security Forces capacity-building; (2) provincial reconstruction teams and other reconstruction and development activities; (3) regional (geographic) considerations; and (4) performance indicators and measurescommittees that the government of progress toward sustainable long-term security and stability in Afghanistan. Requires a report update every 90 days.Iran has ceased to provide military support to anti-coalition forces that conduct such attacks.

(Sec. 1233) Requires: (1) a report from1226) Expresses the Secretary tosense of Congress that: (1) a failed state in Iraq will have a negative impact on DOD counter-narcotics objectives for Afghanistan, as well as the strategy for implementing such objectives;Middle East and U.S interests in the region; and (2) the United States should pursue strategies to prevent a report update every 90 days.failed state in Iraq or to contain negative effects of such failed state.

(Sec. 1234) Directs1227) Expresses the Secretary to submit tosense of Congress that: (1) policies supported by the United States in pursuit of a political settlement in Iraq should be consistent with the wishes of the defense, appropriations, foreign relations,Iraqi people and judiciary committeesshould not violate Iraqi sovereignty; and (2) if the Iraqi people support a plan for sustainingpolitical settlement in Iraq based on the Afghanistan National ArmyConstitution of Iraq that creates a federal system of government and allows for the Afghanistan National Policecreation of federal regions, then the Afghanistan National Security Forces to ensure long-term security and stability in Afghanistan. RequiresUnited States should support such a plan update every 90 days.settlement.

<b>Subtitle D: Other Matters </b>- (Sec. 1241) Redesignates certain terms relating(Sec. 1228) Directs the President to DOD cooperative researchimplement a policy to control the export and development agreements with NATO countriestransfer of defense articles into Iraq, and other alliedto implement a defense articles registration and friendly foreign nations.monitoring system. Authorizes the President to exempt items from such registration, after congressional notification. Requires: (1) periodic review of the items subject to such registration; and (2) the reporting of review results to specified congressional committees.

(Sec. 1242) Amends1229) Establishes the NDAAOffice of the Special Inspector General for Fiscal Year 1994 to: (1) replaceAfghanistan Reconstruction, headed by a Special Inspector General, who shall conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits and investigations of the Directortreatment, handling, and expenditure of Central Intelligence withfunds appropriated by the DirectorU.S. government, and of National Intelligence on the Counterproliferation Program Review Committee; (2) add toprograms, operations, and contracts carried out utilizing such Committee the Secretaries of State, Homeland Security,funds in Afghanistan, in order to prevent and Healthdetect waste, fraud, and Human Services, as well asabuse. Directs the EPA Administrator; (3) extend the Committee through FY2013;Special Inspector General to appoint an Assistant Special Inspector General for: (1) Auditing; and (4) make related(2) Investigations. Requires Special Inspector General quarterly reports biennial ratherto the appropriations, defense, and foreign relations committees on activities conducted. Requires each report to be made public (with exceptions for national security or criminal investigatory reasons). Allows the President to waive any report requirement under this Act for national security reasons. Authorizes appropriations. Terminates the Office 180 days after remaining amounts appropriated for the reconstruction of Afghanistan are less than annual.$250 million. Requires a final forensic audit report on programs and operations funded with amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the reconstruction of Iraq.

(Sec. 1243) Expresses1230) Directs the sense of Congress that:President to report semiannually through FY2010 to the defense, appropriations, and foreign relations committees on progress toward security and stability in Afghanistan. Outlines matters to be included in such report, including: (1) strengthening the Western Hemisphere Institute forNATO International Security Cooperation is succeedingAssistance Forces; (2) Afghanistan National Security Forces capacity-building; (3) provincial reconstruction teams and other reconstruction and development activities; (4) counter-narcotics activities; (5) aid in providing security educationfighting public corruption; (6) regional (geographic) considerations; and training to eligible Western Hemisphere military personnel, law enforcement officials,(7) performance indicators and civilians;measures of progress toward sustainable long-term security and (2) therefore,stability. Directs the Institute should continueSecretary to be utilized.supplement each required report with regular briefings to such committees.

(Sec. 1231) Directs the Secretary to submit to the defense, appropriations, and foreign relations committees an annual plan for sustaining the Afghanistan National Army and the Afghanistan National Police of the Afghanistan National Security Forces with the objective to ensure and maintain long-term security and stability in Afghanistan.

(Sec. 1232) Requires the Secretary to report to the defense, appropriations, and foreign relations committees on enhancing security and stability in the region along the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. States that if such report is not submitted by March 31, 2008, then the government of Pakistan may not be reimbursed for certain logistic, military, and other support provided to the United States until the Secretary does submit the report. Directs the Secretary, at least 15 days before making any such reimbursement to Pakistan, to notify the defense and appropriations committees.

(Sec. 1233) Earmarks DOD O&amp;M funds for reimbursing any key cooperating nation for logistical and military support provided in connection with U.S. military operations in Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom. Limits to $1.2 billion the amount of such reimbursements during FY2008. Requires 15 days' advance notification of the defense and appropriations committees prior to any reimbursement.

(Sec. 1234) Allows DOD O&amp;M funds to be used to provide supplies, services, transportation, and other logistical support to coalition forces supporting U.S. military and stabilization operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Limits to $400 million the amount of such support during FY2008. Requires quarterly reports from the Secretary to the defense and appropriations committees on the provision of such support.

<b>Subtitle C: Iraq Refugee Crisis </b>- Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2007 - (Sec. 1242) Directs the Secretary of State (Secretary, for purposes of this Subtitle only) to establish or use existing refugee processing mechanisms in Iraq and in countries in the region for eligible Iraqis to apply and interview for U.S. admission as refugees or as special immigrants. Authorizes the Secretary to suspend in-country processing for up to 90 days, and to extend such suspension upon notification of the judiciary and foreign relations committees. Requires the Secretary to report to such committees: (1) plans to establish the processing mechanisms; (2) an assessment of in-country processing that utilizes videoconferencing; and (3) efforts to improve issuance of exit permits to U.S. personnel and refugees.

(Sec. 1243) Includes among refugees of special humanitarian concern: (1) Iraqis who were or are employed by the U.S. government in Iraq; (2) Iraqis who were employed in Iraq by a U.S.-based media or nongovernmental organization or an organization that has received U.S. government funding; (3) spouses, children, sons, daughters, siblings, and parents of Iraqis who worked for the U.S. government; and (4) Iraqis who are members of a religious or minority community and have close family members in the United States. Authorizes the Secretary to identify other priority groups in Iraq, including vulnerable populations.

(Sec. 1244) Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide special immigrant status to an otherwise admissible Iraqi national (and spouse and children) who was employed by, or worked for or directly with the U.S. government in Iraq for at least one year in or after March 30, 2003, and has or is experiencing an ongoing serious threat as a consequence of such employment. Limits the number of such special immigrants to 5,000 per year for each of the five years beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. Prohibits the charging of visa fees in connection with such immigrants.

(Sec. 1245) Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish in the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, a Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons; and (2) designate in the U.S. embassies in Cairo, Egypt; Amman, Jordan; Damascus, Syria; and Beirut, Lebanon a Senior Coordinator to oversee U.S. resettlement of persons considered refugees of special humanitarian concern.

(Sec. 1246) Directs the Secretary, with respect to each country with a significant population of displaced Iraqis, including Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Syria, Turkey, and Lebanon, to: (1) consult with other countries regarding resettlement of the most vulnerable members of such refugee populations; and (2) develop mechanisms in and provide assistance to countries with a significant population of displaced Iraqis to ensure their well-being and safety in their host environments.

(Sec. 1247) Permits a qualifying Iraqi applicant for asylum or withholding of removal whose claim was denied in whole or in part on the basis of changed country conditions on or after March 1, 2003, to file for reopening of his or her claim within six months after the enactment of this Subtitle.

(Sec. 1248) Requires reports from: (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security on plans to expedite the processing of Iraqi refugees for resettlement; (2) the President assessing the financial, security, and personnel considerations and resources necessary to carry out this Subtitle; (3) the Secretaries of Defense, State, the Treasury, and Homeland Security, as well as the USAID Administrator, on Iraqi nationals employed by the U.S. government and federal contractors in Iraq; and (4) the Secretary of Defense on the establishment of a classified database of information related to contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements entered into by executive agencies for the performance of work in Iraq since March 20, 2003, to be used by relevant federal departments and agencies to adjudicate refugee, asylum, special immigrant visa, and other immigration claims and applications.

(Sec. 1249) Authorizes appropriations.

<b>Subtitle D: Other Authorities and Limitations </b>- (Sec. 1251) Renames &quot;arms cooperation opportunities documents&quot; as &quot;cooperative opportunities documents&quot; for purposes of cooperative research and development agreements between the United States, NATO organizations, and other allied and friendly foreign countries.

(Sec. 1252) Amends the Warner Act to: (1) allow DOD to lend certain military equipment to military forces of a nation participating with the United States in a United Nations (UN) or other international agreement. (Under current law, such equipment may be provided to foreign military forces of nations participating with the United States in military operations in Iraq or Afghanistan.) Extends the overall lending authority through FY2009.

(Sec. 1253) Authorizes the Secretary to accept specified funds from the government of Palua to defray the costs of DOD military civic action teams there.

(Sec. 1254) Repeals a provision of the Warner Act which requires the President to appoint a senior presidential coordinator of U.S. policy on North Korea.

(Sec. 1255) Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to direct the Secretary of State to authorize a $50 million award for the capture or death, or information leading to the capture or death, of Osama bin Laden. Requires: (1) a report from the Secretaries of State and Defense on progress made in bringing bin Laden and other al Qaeda leaders to justice; and (2) a follow-up report one year after the original report.

(Sec. 1256) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 1994 to: (1) replace the Director of Central Intelligence with the Director of National Intelligence on the Counterproliferation Program Review Committee; (2) add to such Committee the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security; (3) extend the Committee through FY2013; and (4) make related reports biennial rather than annual.

(Sec. 1257) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) U.S. military warfighting capabilities are potentially threatened by the strategicWestern Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation is succeeding in providing security education and training to eligible Western Hemisphere military capabilitiespersonnel, law enforcement officials, and intentionscivilians; and (2) therefore, the Institute should continue to be utilized.

(Sec. 1258) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the People's Republicmanner in which the United States transitions and structures its military presence in Iraq will have critical long-term consequences for the future of China;the Persian Gulf and the Middle East; (2) it is in the U.S. national security interest that Iran does not use extremists in Iraq to understand China's military capabilitiessubvert or co-opt institutions of the legitimate government of Iraq; (3) the United States should designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization and intentions;place them on the list of specially designated global terrorists; and (3)(4) the SecretaryUnited States should expand effortsexpediently complete the listing of entities targeted as terrorist organizations under specified UN Security Council resolutions.

<b>Subtitle E: Reports </b>- (Sec. 1261) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2006 to accurately assess China's strategicextend to January 7, 2008, a required update of a report on claims relating to the bombing of the LaBelle Discotheque in Berlin, Germany, in April 1986.

(Sec. 1262) Requires a report from the Secretaries of State and Defense to the defense and foreign relations committees on U.S. policy to address the crisis in Darfur, in eastern Chad, and in northeastern Central African Republic, and on U.S. contributions in support of the current African Union Mission in Sudan or any covered UN mission. Repeals superseded report requirements under the Warner Act.

(Sec. 1263) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2000 to include information on asymmetric capabilities, including cyberwarfare, in an annual report of military modernization, particularlypower of the People's Republic of China.

(Sec. 1264) Requires a report from the Secretary to the defense committees on the status of implementation of provisions of the Warner Act relating to the application of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to persons serving with regardor accompanying an armed force in the field during a time of war or a contingency operation.

(Sec. 1265) Directs the President to its sea-report to Congress on family reunions between U.S. citizens and space-based strategic capabilities.their relatives in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

(Sec. 1266) Requires the Secretaries of State and Defense to each report to the defense, appropriations, and foreign relations committees assessing the capabilities of each of their departments to provide training and guidance to the command of an international intervention force that seeks to prevent mass atrocities.

(Sec. 1267) Requires the Secretaries of Defense and State to jointly report to the defense, foreign relations, and appropriations committees on threats posed to the United States from ungoverned areas, including threats posed by terrorist groups.

<b>Title XIII: Cooperative Threat Reduction With States of the Former Soviet Union </b>- (Sec. 1301) Specifies the cooperative threat reduction (CTR) programs to be funded through O&amp;M funds provided under this Act. Makes funds appropriated for such purpose available for three fiscal years. Allocates such funds among specified CTR programs. Prohibits such funds from being used for purposes other than those specified until 30 days after the Secretary reports to Congress on the new purposes. Provides limited authority to vary allocated amounts in the national interest, after congressional notification.

(Sec. 1303) ExpressesAmends the sense of Congress thatNDAA for Fiscal Year: (1) 1997 to authorize the Secretary to carry out specified CTR program should be strengthened and expanded,programs in part by developing new CTR initiatives. Outlines CTR goalsstates outside the former Soviet Union; and objectives(2) 2004 to allow the Secretary, with the concurrence of such initiatives. Requires the Secretary to: (1) arrange forof State (under current law, allows the National Academy of SciencesPresident) to carry out a studyexercise the emergency authority to analyze optionsuse prior-year CTR balances for strengthening and expanding the CTR program; and (2) report to the defense, appropriations, and foreign relations committees ona proliferation threat reduction project or activity outside the new initiatives. Provides funding.former Soviet Union.

(Sec. 1304) Directs the Secretary to:Repeals provisions of the: (1) notifySoviet Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 1991, the defense and appropriations committees within 30 days after the commencementCooperative Threat Reduction Act of negotiations for,1993, and finalization of, an agreement with the Russian FederationNDAA for Fiscal Year 2000, which transfers to Russiarequire a number of annual certifications before any remaining DOD responsibilities with respect to the project for chemical weapons destruction at Shchuch'ye, Russia;CTR funds may be obligated in a fiscal year; and (2) reportNDAA for Fiscal Year 2005 which authorize the President to such committees on such project.waive the annual certification requirements.

(Sec. 1305) Amends various Acts to repeal:the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2004 to: (1) certain presidential certification requirements relating to assistance toauthorize the Russian Federation underSecretary (under current law, the President) to use CTR program;funds outside the former Soviet Union; and (2) a limitation onrequire the Secretaries of Defense and State to notify Congress within ten days after making certain determinations with respect to the need for such use of CTR funds for chemical weapons destruction in Russia.funds.

(Sec. 1306) AmendsExpresses the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2004sense of Congress that the CTR program should be strengthened and expanded, in part by developing new CTR initiatives. Outlines CTR goals and objectives of such initiatives. Requires the Secretary to: (1) authorizearrange for the Secretary (under current law, the President)National Academy of Sciences to use CTR funds outsidecarry out a study to analyze options for strengthening and expanding the former Soviet Union;CTR program; and (2) repeal its funding limitation.report to Congress on the new initiatives. Provides funding.

<b>Title XIV: Wounded Warrior Assistance - Subtitle A: Improved Assistance for Wounded Warriors </b>- (Sec. 1411) Requires a member of the Armed Forces in an outpatient status at a military medical treatment facility to be assigned a medical care case manager to: (1) assist in understanding the member's medical status; (2) assist the member in receiving prescribed medical care; and (3) conduct a review, at least once a week, of the member's medical status. Allows each case manager to be assigned to no more than 17 members, with a waiver by(Sec. 1307) Directs the Secretary concerned for up to 120 days duereport to unforeseen circumstances. Directs the Secretary to establish a standard training programdefense and curriculum to be completed by each case manager. Requires each outpatient member to also be assigned a service member advocate. Allows each advocate to be assigned to no more than 30 members (withappropriations committees on the same authorized waiver as above). Requires the Secretary to provide information to each memberShchuch'ye chemical weapons destruction project in an outpatient status (and their family members) on the availability of services provided by case managers and advocates. Directs the Secretary concerned to conduct semiannual surveys of such members, which shall include an assessment of the quality of care, adequacy of living facilities, and fairness and timeliness of the physical disability evaluation system.Russia.

(Sec. 1412)1308) Requires the Secretary to: (1) enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to establishcarry out a DOD-wide Ombudsman Officestudy to provide policy guidance to, and oversight of, ombudsman offices inidentify areas for cooperation with states other than states of the military departments. former Soviet Union under the CTR program for the prevention of proliferation of biological weapons; and (2) report study results to Congress. Provides funding.

(Sec. 1413) Directs the Secretary to establish a toll-free hotline<b>Title XIV: Other Authorizations - Subtitle A: Military Programs </b>- (Sec. 1401) Authorizes appropriations for use by members and their dependentsDOD for reporting deficiencies in medical-related support facilities. Requires individuals providing information to be notified ofFY2008 for: (1) Defense Working Capital Funds; (2) the option to have their identity remain confidential. RequiresNational Defense Sealift Fund; (3) the Secretary to ensure that, not later than 96 hours after a report of deficiencies is received by way of the hotline or other source: (1) the deficiencies are investigated;Defense Health Program; (4) chemical agents and (2) if substantiated, a plan of action for remediation is developedmunitions destruction; (5) drug interdiction and implemented. Authorizes temporary member relocation incounter-drug activities; and (6) the case of conditions that violate health and safety standards.Defense Inspector General.

(Sec. 1414) Requires<b>Subtitle B: National Defense Stockpile </b>- (Sec. 1411) Authorizes the Secretary concernedNational Defense Stockpile (NDS) Manager, during FY2008, to notify the appropriate Members of Congressobligate up to $44,825,000 of the hospitalization of any member evacuated from a theaterfunds in the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund (Fund) for authorized Fund uses, including the disposition of combat. Allows such notification only withhazardous materials that are environmentally sensitive. Authorizes the consentNDS Manager to obligate amounts in excess of such amount 45 days after notifying Congress that extraordinary or emergency conditions necessitate the evacuated member.additional obligations.

(Sec. 1415) Directs1412) Amends the Secretary concerned to ensure that each member appearing before a medical evaluation board has accessNDAA for Fiscal Year 2000 and the Thurmond Act to an independent medical advocate.increase required receipt objectives for previously-authorized NDS disposals.

(Sec. 1416) Prohibits physical evaluation board liaison officers1413) Authorizes the Secretary to dispose of up to 50,000 tons of ferromanganese from being assigned more than 20 members at a time (with the same authorized waiver as under section 1411, above). RequiresNational Defense Stockpile (NDS) during FY2008. Authorizes the Secretary, if such disposal is completed before September 30, 2008, to dispose of up to 50,000 additional tons before such date. Allows the Secretary to establish a standardized training program and curriculumdispose of the additional amounts only after certifying to be completed by each officer.the defense committees that the additional disposal: (1) is in the interest of national defense; (2) will not cause disruption to the usual U.S. markets or producers and processors of ferromanganese; and (3) is consistent with NDS requirements and purposes.

(Sec. 1417) Directs1414) Authorizes the Secretary to establish a standardized training program and curriculum for military personnel, health care professionals, and other staff involveddispose of up to 500 short tons of chrome metal from the NDS during FY2008. Authorizes the Secretary, if such disposal is completed before September 30, 2008, to dispose of up to 500 additional short tons, requiring, at least 30 days in advance, the DOD disability evaluation system.same certification as above.

(Sec. 1418) Requires the Secretary to submit to the appropriate congressional committees recommendations<b>Subtitle C: Armed Forces Retirement Home </b>- (Sec. 1421) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008 for improvement of the training provided to health care professionals, medical care case managers, and member advocates who provide care for, or assistance to, members recovering from service-related illnesses or injuries (recovering members). Directs the Secretary to: (1) annually review such training; and (2) develop a tracking system of notifications made by such health care personnel regarding early warning signs of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicide in recovering members assigned to such personnel.Armed Forces Retirement Home (Home).

(Sec. 1419) Directs1422) Amends the SecretaryArmed Forces Retirement Home Act of the Army1991 to: (1) require services provided to establish a one-year pilot program, at an appropriate active-duty base with a majorHome residents to include nonacute medical facility, based onand dental services, pharmaceutical services, and transportation; (2) direct the Wounded Warrior Regiment programSecretary to designate the Deputy Director of the Marine Corps. Requires: (1)TRICARE Management Activity as the Home Senior Medical Advisor (with specified duties); (3) require the programDOD Inspector General to track and assist membersinspect a Home facility in an outpatient status who are stillany year in need of medical treatment;which that facility is not inspected by a nationally recognized civilian accrediting organization; and (2) such Secretary to report to Congress on the pilot program.(4) require reports concerning inspections.

(Sec. 1420) Revises the criteria for removal<b>Title XV: Authorization of a member fromAdditional Appropriations for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom</b> - (Sec. 1502) Authorizes appropriations for DOD for FY2008 to provide additional funds for Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, specifically for: (1) procurement; (2) the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund; (3) RDT&amp;E; (4) O&amp;M; (5) working capital funds; (6) the Defense Health Program; (7) defense drug interdiction and counter-drug activities; (8) the Defense Inspector General; (9) the Iraq Freedom Fund; (10) the Iraq Security Forces Fund; (11) the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund; (12) military personnel; and (13) the temporary disability retired list.Strategic Readiness Fund.

(Sec. 1421) Requires the Secretary1516) Treats amounts authorized to ensure that each member who is being separated or retired duebe appropriated by this title as in addition to a physical disability receives a written transition plan that includes a coordinated transition from the DOD disability system to the VA health care and disability system. Requires a formal process for the transition of appropriate member records to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs to establish and implement a single DOD-VA medical information system for ensuring system interoperability and the exchange of critical medical information.amounts otherwise authorized by this Act.

(Sec. 1422) Establishes1517) Authorizes the Secretary, in the Treasury the Department of Defense Medical Support Fundnational interest, to support programs: (1) relatingtransfer up to the medical treatment and support$3.5 billion of wounded and injured members and their return to military service or transition to civilian society; and (2) intended to support the families of wounded and injured members. Requires the Secretaryamounts made available to notify the defense and appropriations committees five days before transferring Fund amountsDOD in this title between any such authorizations for such purposes. Directs the Secretary to ensure that a certain amount is transferred from the Fund to support programs, activities, and facilities associatedfiscal year, with the Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment Program, with further allocations for specified purposes. Provides funding.limitations. Requires congressional notification of each transfer.

(Sec. 1423) Establishes the Oversight Board for<b>Title XVI: Wounded Warriors to provide advice and consultation toWarrior Matters </b>- Wounded Warrior Act - (Sec. 1603) Requires the Secretary and the defense committees with respect to the disability evaluation systemsSecretaries of the military departmentsDefense and Veterans Affairs (Secretaries), in developing and implementing the overall treatmentpolicy required under section 1611, below, to: (1) take into account and carefully address any unique gender-specific needs of recovering members. Requires: (1) each Board member to visit no less than three military medical treatment facilities each year;servicemembers (defined below) and veterans; and (2) the Board to conduct one meeting each year atinclude a description of such a facility;needs, and (3) annual Boardthe manner in which they are addressed, in any reports to the Secretary and the defense committees.required under this title.

(Sec. 1424) Permits, in the case<b>Subtitle A: Policy on Improvements to Care, Management, and Transition of reserve personnel returning fromRecovering Servicemembers</b> - (Sec. 1611) Directs the Secretaries to: (1) jointly develop and implement a combat theatercomprehensive policy on improvements to the care, management, and in needtransition of treatment onmembers of the Armed Forces (members) who are undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, and is in an outpatient while recovering from a serious injury or illness related to the member's military service (recovering servicemembers); (2) jointly update the policy on a periodic basis for injuries(at least annually); and (3) jointly and separately review all DOD and VA policies and procedures that apply to, or wounds sustained inare covered by, the policy. Requires such theater, treatmentreview to be provided atcompleted within 90 days after the military medical facility closest toenactment of this Act. Directs the member's home rather than closestSecretaries, in developing the policy, to take into account specified findings, recommendations, and practices, including those of the base from which the member was deployed.Independent Review Group on Rehabilitative Care and Administrative Processes at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and National Naval Medical Center.

(Sec. 1425) DirectsRequires the Secretarypolicy to develop and periodically update a plan to incorporate evidence-based preventive and early-intervention measures, practices, or procedures that reduce the likelihood that personnel in combat will develop PTSD or other stress-related psychopathologies into: (1) basic and pre-deployment traininginclude, for enlisted members and noncommissioned and commissioned officers; (2) combat theater operations; and (3) post-deployment service. Requires:recovering servicemembers: (1) a study ofuniform standards among the feasibility of establishing a working groupmilitary departments for researchingthe training and developingskills of health care professionals, recovery coordinators, and case managers to ensure that such measures, practices,personnel are able to detect early-warning signs of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), suicidal or homicidal thoughts or behaviors, and procedures;other behavior health concerns; (2) the Secretary to submit to Congress a comprehensive recovery plan for peer-reviewed researcheach member; (3) assignment of such measures, practices,recovery care coordinators, medical care case managers, and procedures; and (3) a reportnon-medical care case managers; (4) access to non-urgent health care from the SecretaryDOD or other providers under TRICARE; (5) assignment to Congress oncare locations; (6) the plansprovision of educational and studies required under this section.vocational training and rehabilitation opportunities; (7) member tracking; (8) referrals to other care and service providers; and (9) specified family support services, including outreach.

<b>Subtitle B: Studies(Sec. 1612) Directs the: (1) Secretary to develop a policy on improvements to the processes, procedures, and Reports </b> - (Sec. 1431) Requires an annual report fromstandards for the Secretaryconduct by the military departments of medical evaluations of recovering servicemembers; (2) Secretaries to develop a policy with respect to the defenseconduct of physical disability evaluations of recovering servicemembers by the military departments and the VA; and (3) Secretaries to report to the defense, veterans, and appropriations committees on the adequacy, suitability,feasibility and qualityadvisability of medical facilities and medical-related support facilities at each DODconsolidating the disability evaluation systems of the military installation.departments and the VA into a single system.

(Sec. 1432) Requires: (1) all military quarters and housing facilities occupied by recovering members1613) Requires the Secretary to be inspected on a semiannual basisestablish standards for the first two years after enactment of this Act and annually thereafterdeterminations by the inspectors generalmilitary departments on the return of the regional medical commands; and (2) each such inspector generalrecovering servicemembers to report inspection results to specified officials and the Oversight Board for Wounded Warriors.active duty.

(Sec. 1433)1614) Directs the Secretaries of Defenseto jointly develop and Veterans Affairs to: (1) conduct a joint evaluationimplement processes, procedures, and standards for the transition of their respective disability evaluation systems;recovering servicemembers from care and (2) report resultstreatment through DOD to Congress.care, treatment, and rehabilitation through the VA.

(Sec. 1434) Directs1615) Requires reports from: (1) the SecretarySecretaries to studythe defense, veterans, and reportappropriations committees on the policy developed, as well as on policy updates; (2) the Comptroller General (CG) annually to such committees assessing DOD and VA progress in developing and implementing the policy; and (3) the Secretary of Defense to the defense committees on instances beginning on October 7, 2001, and ending on September 30, 2007, in which a disability rating assigned to a member by an informal DOD physical evaluation board was reduced upon appeal, and the provision of support services for families of recovering members.reasons therefor.

(Sec. 1435) Requires an interim and final report from1616) Directs the Secretary to the defense committees on DOD changesestablish a wounded warrior research center to ensure that traumatic brain injury victims receiveprovide recovering servicemembers, their families, and their primary caregivers a propersingle point of contact for assistance in reporting deficiencies in covered military facilities (military medical designation concomitant with such injury, as opposed totreatment facilities, specialty medical care facilities, and military quarters or leased housing for patients), obtaining health care services, receiving benefits information, and any other difficulties encountered. Requires: (1) the current designation which assignscenter to provide multiple methods of access, including at a generic &quot;organic psychiatric disorder&quot; classification.minimum an Internet website and a toll-free telephone number; and (2) the confidentiality of information provided to the center.

(Sec. 1436) Directs1617) Requires the Secretary concerned to conduct, and report tonotify the appropriate Members of Congress on, an evaluation of the Polytrauma Liaison Officer/Non-Commissioned Officer program operated by eachhospitalization of the military departmentsany member evacuated from a theater of combat and the VA in orderadmitted to assist in the seamless flow of information and communications betweena U.S. military treatment facilities andfacility. Allows such notification only with the transitionconsent of members from the DOD health care system to the VA system.evacuated member.

(Sec. 1437)1618) Directs the Secretary of: (1) Defense to study and report to the defense and appropriations committees on the feasibility of developing a joint soldier tracking systemcomprehensive plan for recovering members;DOD programs and (2) Veterans Affairsactivities to studyprevent, diagnose, mitigate, treat, research, and reportotherwise respond to Congress on the average length of time between the desired date for which a veteran seeks to schedule an appointment fortraumatic brain injury (TBI), PTSD, and other mental health care at a VA facility and the date on which such appointment is completed.conditions in members.

<b>Subtitle C: General Provisions </b> - (Sec. 1451) Prohibits, for one year afterB: Centers of Excellence in the enactmentPrevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of this Act, any study or competition from being begun or announced relating toTraumatic Brain Injury, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Eye Injuries </b>- (Sec. 1621) Requires the possible conversionSecretary to contractor performance of anyestablish in DOD function carried out at a center of excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of: (1) TBI; (2) PTSD; and (3) military medical facility.eye injuries. Requires a reportreports from the Secretary to the defense committeesCongress on the public-private competitions being conducted for functions carried out at such facilities by each military departmentestablishment and defense agency.operation of each center.

(Sec. 1452) Prohibits<b>Subtitle C: Health Care Matters </b>- (Sec. 1631) Authorizes the Secretary to provide to any former member with a serious injury or illness the Secretary concerned from transferring funds or personnel fromsame medical and dental care functionsas a member on active duty for care not reasonably available to administrative functions within DOD in order to complythe former member through the VA. Terminates such authority at the end of 2012. Entitles (with the same termination date) current members with new administrative requirements imposed,a severe injury or amendments made, by this title.illness to veterans' benefits (excluding compensation) from the VA to facilitate their recovery and rehabilitation.

(Sec. 1453)1632) Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairsconcerned to implement, for each member who incurred a combat-related disability and is entitled to increaseretired or retainer pay, an outreach program for the numberreimbursement of resident physicians at VA hospitals.travel expenses associated with follow-on specialty care, services, and supplies.

<b>Title XV: Authorization of Additional Appropriations for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom </b>- (Sec. 1502)(Sec. 1633) Authorizes appropriations for DOD for FY2008 to provide additional fundsextended care benefits, including respite care, for Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, specifically for: (1) procurement; (2) the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund; (3) RDT&amp;E; (4) O&amp;M; (5) working capital funds; (6) the Defense Health Program; (7) defense drug interdiction and counter-drug activities; (8) the Iraq Freedom Fund; (9) the Iraq Security Forces Fund; (10) the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund; and (11) military personnel.members who incur a serious injury or illness while on active duty.

(Sec. 1515) Authorizes1634) Requires a report from the Secretary of the Army to acquire real propertythe defense and carry out military construction projectsappropriations committees on progress in specified amounts at specified installations and locations outsideimplementing requirements under the United States. Authorizes appropriationsWarner Act relating to: (1) a study on TBI incurred by members participating in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom; and (2) early diagnosis and treatment of PTSD and other mental health conditions of members. Requires an annual report to the Armysuch committees, during 2008 through 2013, on amounts expended by DOD for fiscal years after 2007 for military construction, land acquisition,the diagnosis, treatment, and military family housing functionsrehabilitation of the Army.members with TBI or PTSD.

(Sec. 1516) Authorizes1635) Directs the SecretarySecretaries to jointly: (1) develop and implement electronic record systems that allow full interoperability of personal health care information between DOD and the Navy to acquire real propertyVA; and (2) accelerate the exchange of such information between the two departments. Establishes the Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Interagency Program Office (with a Director and Deputy Director) for such purposes. Authorizes the Secretaries to carry out military constructionpilot projects in specified amounts at specified installationsto assess the feasibility and locations in Californiaadvisability of various technological approaches to the development of the record systems. Requires: (1) annual reports from the Director to the Secretaries and the defense, veterans, and North Carolina. Authorizes appropriations committees on Office activities; (2) the Secretaries to make such reports available to the Navy for fiscal years after 2007 for military construction, land acquisition,public; and military family housing functions(3) semiannual assessments by the CG of the Navy.Secretaries' progress in achieving the requirements of this section.

(Sec. 1517) Treats amounts authorized1636) Allows the Secretary to be appropriated by this title as additionalexercise any DOD authority for the appointment and pay of health care personnel in order to provide or enhance DOD capacity to provide care and treatment for members who are wounded or injured on active duty, and to amounts otherwise authorizedsupport ongoing DOD patient care and medical readiness, education, and training requirements. Directs the military department Secretaries to: (1) develop a strategy of best practices for the recruitment of such medical and health professionals within their department; and (2) report on such strategy to be appropriated bythe defense and appropriations committees. Terminates the authority under this Act.section on September 30, 2010.

<b>Title XVI: National Guard Enhancement - </b>National Guard Empowerment Act - <b>Subtitle A: National Guard Bureau </b>- (Sec. 1611) Makes the Chief of the National Guard Bureau (Bureau) the principal adviser(Sec. 1637) States that a member who has a medical condition relating to the Secretary (through the JCS Chairman)service on National Guard matters, as well as an adviser on such matters to the Commander of the U.S. Northern Commandactive duty that warrants further medical care, and that has been identified during the Secretary of Homeland Security. Raises the grade of the Chief from lieutenant generalmember's 180-day transition period, shall be entitled to general. Requires the Secretary to establish a process to identify the best qualified officer(s) to recommendreceive medical and dental care for presidential consideration for appointmentsuch condition as Chief. Repeals a provision prohibiting an officer from holdingif the position of Chiefmember were still on active duty, until 180 days after becoming 64 years of age.such condition is diagnosed. Requires the Secretary concerned to submitensure that the Defense Enrollment and Eligibility Reporting System is continually updated to reflect the President recommendations regarding the best qualified officer(s) for appointment as the next Chief.continuing entitlement of such members to such services.

(Sec. 1612) Establishes<b>Subtitle D: Disability Matters </b>- (Sec. 1641) Authorizes the Bureau as a joint activityretirement or separation for disability of DOD (under current law, a joint bureaumembers, under provisions applicable to members on active duty for more than 30 days, if the member has six months or more of active service and the Departmentsdisability was not noted at the time of the Army and Air Force).member's entrance into active duty, unless medical evidence or judgment warrants a finding that the disability existed before the member's entrance on active duty.

(Sec. 1613) Directs1642) Requires the BureauSecretary concerned, in making disability determinations, to facilitate and coordinate withutilize (without deviating from) the following entitiesschedule for rating disabilities in the use of National Guard personnel and resources for operations conducted or in support of state missions: (1) other federal agencies; (2) state adjutant generals; (3)by the U.S. Joint Forces Command; and (4)VA. Authorizes the combatant commandSecretary concerned to utilize criteria other than the geographic areaVA schedule if such utilization will result in a determination of responsibilitya greater percentage of which includesdisability than in the United States. Requires the Secretary under current law, the Secretariesuse of the Army and Air Force) to develop and prescribe the Bureau charter.schedule.

(Sec. 1614)1643) Directs the: (1)the Secretary to prepare and submit to Congress a plan for coordinatingestablish within the useOffice of National Guard and membersthe Secretary the Physical Disability Board of Review to review disability determinations made by DOD physical evaluation boards of members who, during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on December 31, 2009, are: (1) separated from the Armed Forces on activeas unfit for duty when respondingdue to natural disasters, actsa medical condition with a disability rating of terrorism, and other man-made disasters identified in national planning scenarios;20% or less; and (2) Bureau Chieffound to provide informationbe ineligible for retirement. Requires the Board to notify such member or his or representative that consideration by the Board precludes further consideration by the Board for Correction of Military Records. Authorizes the Secretary relatingconcerned to correct the military records of such plan.individuals in light of any Board of Review findings.

(Sec. 1615) Requires1644) Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) determine the military-unique capabilities needed to be provided by DODconduct pilot programs with respect to support civil authorities in an incidentthe DOD system for the evaluation of national significancedisabilities of members being separated or retired for disability. Requires under the pilot programs that: (1) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs assign a catastrophic incident; andmember a VA-schedule rating of disability, upon which the Secretary concerned shall make a disability determination of the member; (2) developdisability determinations are made utilizing joint DOD/VA-assigned disability ratings; and (3) the Secretary establishes and implementoperates a plansingle Internet website for providing the funds and resources necessaryDOD disability evaluation system that enables participating members to provideutilize such support.system through the website. Outlines related pilot program purposes. Requires the Secretaries to jointly incorporate any findings and recommendations arising under the pilot programs when updating the comprehensive policy on the care and management of recovering servicemembers as required under section 1611. Requires: (1) each pilot program to be completed within one year after its commencement; and (2) an initial and final report on the pilot programs from the Secretary to the defense, veterans, and appropriations committees.

<b>Subtitle B: Additional Reserve Component Enhancement </b>- (Sec. 1621) Directs the: (1) JCS Chairman to submit to(Sec. 1645) Requires reports from the Secretary a review of the civilianSecretary, in 2008 and military positions, job descriptions, and assignments within2009, on the U.S. Northern Commandimplementation of DOD corrective measures with respect to the goal of significantly increasingphysical disability evaluation system in response to the numberreport of: (1) the Inspector General of reserve personnel assigned to and civilians employed by such Command who have experience in the planning, training, and use of forces for homeland defense missions, domestic emergency response, and providing military support to civil authorities;Army; (2) the Secretary to submit to Congress a copy of the review results;Independent Review Group on Rehabilitation Care and Administrative Processes at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and National Naval Medical Center; and (3) the SecretaryDepartment of Veterans Affairs Task Force on Returning Global War on Terror Heroes. Requires such reports to establish procedures under which an officerbe posted on active duty or full-time National Guard duty may command mixed-status forces for such missions, responses, and support.the public DOD Internet website.

(Sec. 1622) Requires1646) Increases from 12 to 19 the Presidentmaximum number of years of service authorized to establishbe used as a bipartisan Councilmultiplier to determine military disability severance pay. Provides minimum years of Governorsservice for purposes of such determination. Prohibits any deduction from such pay due to advisepayments received as veterans' disability compensation in the Secretary, the Secretarycase of Homeland Security, andpay received by a member for a disability incurred in the White House Homeland Security Council on matters related toline of duty in a combat zone or in combat-related operations as designated by the National Guard and civil support missions.Secretary.

(Sec. 1623) Establishes in the Office of1647) Requires a report from the Secretary a Reserve Components Policy Board to provide independent advicethe defense and recommendationsappropriations committees containing: (1) a statistical history, since January 1, 2000, of members who are returned to improveduty or separated following a stay on the temporary disability retired list; and enhance reserve component capabilities, efficiency,(2) the results of specified assessments concerning the efficacy and effectiveness.utility of such list.

(Sec. 1624) Increases from 101648) Directs the Secretary to 15establish standards for the numberaccreditation of generalmedical facilities with respect to DOD military medical treatment facilities, specialty medical care facilities, and flag officer joint duty positions below the grade of lieutenant generalmilitary quarters or vice admiralleased housing for patients. Requires that the JCS Chairman may designate tosuch standards be filled only by reserve officers. Requiresuniform and consistent across such facilities and across DOD and the military departments. Directs the JCS ChairmanSecretary to designate up to three generalspecify a deadline for standards compliance for each facility and flag officer joint duty positions in the grade of lieutenant general or vice admiralreport on actions taken to be held only by a reserve officer.carry out this section. Requires one ofan annual report from the latter positionsSecretary to be the Deputy Commanderdefense committees on the adequacy, suitability, and quality of each of the Northern Command unless the Commander is a reserve officer.facilities referred to in this section.

(Sec. 1625) Increases1649) Requires semiannual reports, until March 1, 2009, from 62the Secretary to 64 the mandatory retirement age for reserve major generalsdefense and rear admirals, as well as reserve generals and admirals. Allowsappropriations committees on implementation of the PresidentArmy Medical Action Plan to defer until age 68, andcorrect deficiencies identified in the Secretary to defer until age 66, the mandatory retirement of reserve generals and admirals. Requires: (1) mandatory retirement at age 66 for designated lieutenant general or vice admiral positions held by reserve officers; and (2) retirement after completion of 40 yearscondition of service for reserve generalsfacilities and admirals.patient administration.

(Sec. 1626) Requires two additional reporting requirements in an annual report from1650) Directs the Secretary to Congress regarding National Guardsubmit to the defense and appropriations committees certain certifications concerning the closure of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, as directed under the 2005 round of defense base closures and realignments under the Defense Base Closure and reserve equipment.Realignment Act of 1990.

<b>Title XVII: Defense Readiness Production Board </b>- (Sec. 1702) Establishes in the Office of the Secretary a Defense Readiness Production Board to: (1) monitor and assess the readiness of the Armed Forces; (2) assist(Sec. 1651) Requires the Secretary to develop, maintain, and Congressupdate at least annually in identifying readiness deficiencies caused by shortfalls in weapons systems, equipment,handbook and supplies; and (3) identify and formally designate critical readiness requirements. Requireselectronic form a description of the Board to: (1) monitorcompensation and assessother benefits available to a member (and his or her family members) upon the industrial capacitymember's separation or retirement as a result of all elements of DOD,a serious injury or illness. Directs the defense industrial base, and non-traditional suppliersSecretary concerned to DOD; and (2) reportfurnish the handbook to the Secretary and the defense and appropriations committees on all findings and recommendations. Terminates the Board five years after its establishment. a member (or, if incapacitated, their next of kin) as soon as practicable following such an injury or illness.

(Sec. 1703)<b>Subtitle E: Studies and Reports </b>- (Sec. 1661) Directs the Secretary to establishenter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for a Defense Production Industry Advisory Councilstudy on the physical and mental health and other readjustment needs of members and former members who deployed in Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom (and their families) as a result of such deployment. Requires the: (1) NAS to advisereport to the Secretaries and assist the Board in fulling its industrial base-related functionsdefense and duties. Terminatesappropriations committees upon the Council five years after its establishment.completion of each of the two phases of such study; and (2) Secretaries to develop a final DOD-VA response to such findings and recommendations.

(Sec. 1704) Requires the Board Chairman1662) Requires: (1) all military quarters and housing facilities occupied by recovering members to be included in certain annual reports concerning joint readiness, military readiness,inspected on a semiannual basis for the first two years after enactment of this Act and annually thereafter by the inspectors general of the regional medical commands; and (2) each such inspector general to report inspection results to specified officials and the defense and funds transfers.appropriations committees.

(Sec. 1705) Authorizes1663) Directs the Secretary concerned to enter into a multiyear contractstudy and report to procure an item if such item will fill, or substantially fill, a critical readiness requirement designated by the Board. Outlines procurement limitations.defense committees on the provision of support services for families of recovering members.

(Sec. 1706) Authorizes1664) Requires a joint report from the SecretarySecretaries to transfer from amounts appropriatedthe defense committees on DOD-VA changes to DOD for FY2008 and thereafter up to billion to address critical readiness requirements designated by the Board.ensure that traumatic brain injury victims receive a medical designation concomitant with such injury, rather than a designation which assigns a generic classification such as &quot;organic psychiatric disorder.&quot;

(Sec. 1707) Requires1665) Directs the Secretary concerned to notify the Secretary ifconduct, and report to Congress on, an evaluation of the Secretary concerned determines that costs will be incurred for work on a critical readinessPolytrauma Liaison Officer/Non-Commissioned Officer program in excessoperated by each of amounts available in the working capital fund of that military department. Allowsdepartments and the Secretary, after receiving such notification,VA in order to transfer amounts available to DOD for FY2008assist in the seamless flow of information and thereaftercommunications between treatment facilities and the transition of members from the DOD health care system to cover such costs. the VA system.

(Sec. 1708) Establishes in<b>Subtitle F: Other Matters</b> - (Sec. 1671) Prohibits the TreasurySecretary or the Department of Defense Strategic Readiness FundSecretary concerned from transferring funds or personnel from medical care functions to cover costs of critical readinessadministrative functions within DOD in order to comply with new administrative requirements determined underimposed, or amendments made, by this title. Authorizes appropriations to the Fund.

<b>Division B: Military Construction Authorizations </b>- Military Construction Authorization Act(Sec. 1672) Makes a family member of a recovering member eligible for Fiscal Year 2008 - <b>Title XXI [<i>sic</i>]: Army </b>- (Sec. 2101) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amountsmedical care at specified installations and locations. Authorizes such Secretary to construct or acquire family housing units, carry out architectural planning and design activities, and improve existinga military treatment facility if the family housing in specified amounts. Authorizes appropriations tomember is: (1) on invitational orders while caring for the Armymember; (2) a non-medical attendee caring for fiscal years after 2007the member; or (3) receiving per-diem payments from DOD while caring for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Army. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title. member.

(Sec. 1673) Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a protocol for the predeployment assessment and documentation of the cognitive functioning of a member who is deployed outside the United States, in order to facilitate the assessment of the postdeployment cognitive functioning of such member; (2) conduct up to three pilot projects to evaluate various mechanisms for use in the protocol; (3) report to the defense, veterans, and appropriations committees on the pilot projects; and (4) after completion of the pilot projects, establish the appropriate mechanism for use in the protocol.

(Sec. 1674) Requires that the funds available for Walter Reed Army Medical Center for a fiscal year be the same amount as that expended by the commander of the Center in FY2006 until the Secretary submits to the defense and appropriations committees a plan for the provision of health care for military beneficiaries and their dependents in the National Capital Region. Requires the Secretary to certify to such committees, on a quarterly basis, that Walter Reed's patients, equipment, and administrative functions have not been moved or disestablished until the expanded facilities at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, and DeWitt Army Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, have sufficient staff, equipment, and capacity to provide at least the same level of care provided at Walter Reed during FY2006.

(Sec. 1675) Allows federal employees who sustain a combat-related injury while on active duty in the National Guard or reserves to accept donated leave without depleting their own accrued annual leave. Limits such authority to the period that the employee undergoes medical treatment for the injury, with a five-year limit.

(Sec. 1676) Prohibits any study or competition from being begun or announced relating to the possible conversion to contractor performance of any DOD function carried out at a military medical facility until the Secretary: (1) certifies to the defense committees that appropriate steps have been taken to ensure that such competition will not have an adverse impact on the quality of medical care or the availability of medical personnel; and (2) reports to such committees on the public-private competitions being conducted for functions carried out at such facilities by each military department and defense agency.

<b>Title XVII: Veterans Matters </b>- (Sec. 1701) Expresses the sense of Congress concerning VA efforts toward the rehabilitation and community reintegration of veterans with TBI.

(Sec. 1702) Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary, for purposes of this title only), for each veteran or member who receives inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation care from the VA for a TBI, to: (1) develop an individualized plan for the rehabilitation of such individual and their reintegration into the community; and (2) provide the plan to such individual before their discharge from inpatient care, following transition from active duty to the VA for outpatient care, or as soon as practicable following diagnosis. Requires each developed plan to be based upon the physical, cognitive, vocational, and neuropsychological and social impairments of the individual, as well as their family education and support needs after discharge from inpatient care. Directs the Secretary to: (1) designate a case manager for each individual; (2) ensure that such case manager has appropriate skills; (3) involve each individual and their family or guardian in the development of their rehabilitation and reintegration plan; (4) periodically review the effectiveness of each plan; and (5) conduct a plan review if requested by the individual.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop and carry out a comprehensive program of long-term care for post-acute TBI rehabilitation that includes residential, community, and home-based components utilizing interdisciplinary treatment teams; and (2) report to the veterans committees on the program's operation.

(Sec. 1703) Authorizes the Secretary, in implementing and carrying out the rehabilitation and reintegration program as required under the previous section, to provide hospital care and medical services through cooperative agreements with entities that have established long-term neurobehavioral rehabilitation and recovery programs.

(Sec. 1704) Directs the Secretary, with respect to VA provision of health care to veterans with TBI, to: (1) conduct research; (2) educate and train VA health care personnel in recognizing and treating TBI; and (3) develop improved models and systems for the VA furnishing of TBI care. Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish and maintain the Traumatic Brain Injury Veterans Health Registry; and (2) when possible, notify individuals listed in the Registry of significant developments in research on health consequences of military service in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.

(Sec. 1705) Requires the Secretary, in collaboration with the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, to carry out a five-year pilot program to assess the effectiveness of providing assisted living services to veterans with TBI to enhance their rehabilitation, quality of life, and community integration. Requires: (1) at least one part of the pilot program to be carried out in a region of the Veterans Health Administration that contains a VA polytrauma center; (2) special consideration to be given to veterans in rural areas; and (3) the Secretary to report to the veterans committees on the pilot program.

(Sec. 1706) Requires the Secretary to ensure that veterans' nursing home care is provided in an age-appropriate manner.

(Sec. 1707) Authorizes three years of automatic eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care in the case of a veteran who served in a combat theater of operations and is discharged or released from active-duty military service more than five years before the enactment of this Act and who did not enroll in the VA patient enrollment system before such date.

(Sec. 1708) Requires the Secretary, within 30 days after a request, to provide a preliminary general mental health assessment to veterans who served on active duty in a theater of combat operations during a period of war after the Persian Gulf War, or in combat against a hostile force after November 11, 1998.

(Sec. 1709) Authorizes outpatient dental services for veterans with a service-connected dental condition or disability as long as the veteran's certificate of discharge or release does not include a certification that such veteran was provided a complete dental examination within 180 (under current law, 90) days before such discharge or release.

(Sec. 1710) Includes recently released members of the National Guard or Reserves under a program of outreach services on the availability of VA readjustment and other benefits and services.

(Sec. 1711) Requires the Secretary concerned to develop a process for the designation of a fiduciary or trustee of a member who is insured under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance against traumatic injury.

<b>Title XVIII: National Guard Bureau Matters and Related Matters </b>- National Guard Empowerment Act of 2007 - <b>Subtitle A: National Guard Bureau </b>- (Sec. 1811) Revises eligibility requirements for appointment as Chief of the National Guard Bureau (Bureau). Provides a grade of general (currently, lieutenant general) for such position. Repeals the age limit of 64 for officers holding such position. Makes the Chief the principal advisor to the: (1) Secretary on matters involving non-federalized National Guard forces and on other matters as determined by the Secretary; and (2) Secretary of the Army and Air Force, as well as the Chief of Staff of the Army and Air Force, on matters relating to the National Guard and the Army and Air National Guard.

(Sec. 1812) Establishes the Bureau as a joint activity of DOD (under current law, a joint bureau of the Departments of the Army and Air Force).

(Sec. 1813) Expands the Bureau's charter to include assisting the Secretary in facilitating and coordinating with other federal agencies, state adjutants general, the United States Northern Command, and the United States Joint Forces Command on the use of National Guard personnel and resources in the conduct of National Guard operations or in support of state missions.

(Sec. 1814) Requires the Secretary to prepare and submit to Congress a plan (and plan update) for the use of the Armed Forces and National Guard for responding to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters.

(Sec. 1815) Requires the Secretary to: (1) determine the military-unique capabilities needed to be provided by DOD to support civil authorities in an incident of national significance or a catastrophic incident; and (2) develop and implement a plan for providing the funds and resources necessary to provide such support. Requires the plan to cover at least a five-year period.

<b>Subtitle B: Additional Reserve Component Enhancement </b>- (Sec. 1821) Directs the: (1) JCS Chairman to submit to the Secretary a review of the civilian and military positions, job descriptions, and assignments within the U.S. Northern Command with the goal of significantly increasing the number of reserve personnel assigned to and civilians employed by such Command who have experience in the planning, training, and use of forces for homeland defense missions, domestic emergency response, and providing military support to civil authorities; and (2) Secretary to submit to Congress a copy of the review results.

(Sec. 1822) Requires the President to establish a bipartisan Council of Governors to advise the Secretary, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the White House Homeland Security Council on matters related to the National Guard and civil support missions.

(Sec. 1823) Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop a plan to implement necessary revisions in the designation, organization, membership, functions, procedures, and legislative framework of the Reserve Forces Policy Board; and (2) report to the defense committees on such plan.

(Sec. 1824) Expresses the sense of Congress calling for consideration of eligible reserve officers for promotion to the grades of lieutenant general or vice admiral on the active duty list. Requires at least one deputy commander of the U.S. Northern Command to be a Guard officer eligible for promotion to the grade of O-9, unless a National Guard officer is already serving as a commander of that command. Increases from 10 to 15 the number of general and flag officer joint duty positions below the grade of lieutenant general or vice admiral that may be held by reserve officers.

(Sec. 1825) Requires reserve officers in the grade of major general or rear admiral and above to be separated at the end of the first month such officer reaches age 64, unless a waiver to age 66 or 68 is authorized by the Secretary or the President, respectively. Authorizes the Secretary to defer to age 66 the retirement of the Chief of the Navy Reserve and the Commander of the Marine Forces Reserve. Requires retirement for reserve generals and admirals on the later of: (1) the fifth anniversary of the officer's appointment to that grade; or (2) 30 days after the officer completes 40 years of commissioned service.

(Sec. 1826) Requires two additional reporting requirements in an annual report from the Secretary to Congress regarding National Guard and reserve equipment.

<b>Division B: Military Construction Authorizations </b>- Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - (Sec. 2002) Terminates all authorizations contained in Titles XXI through XXVII, and Title XXIX of this Act on October 1, 2010, or the date of enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for FY2011, whichever is later, with exceptions.

<b>Title XXI [<i>sic</i>]: Army </b>- (Sec. 2101) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes such Secretary to construct or acquire family housing units, carry out architectural planning and design activities, and improve existing military family housing in specified amounts. Authorizes appropriations to the Army for fiscal years after 2007 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Army. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title.

(Sec. 2105) Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act (MCAA) for Fiscal Year 2007 to terminate the authority to carry out specified FY2007 Army construction projects for which no funds were appropriated.

(Sec. 2107) Amends the MCAA for Fiscal Year 2006 to increase the amount authorized for a construction project at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

(Sec. 2108) Amends the MCAA for Fiscal Year 2005 to extend an authorized construction project at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

(Sec. 2109) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to use specified Florida property for constructing a consolidated headquarters facility for the United States Southern Command.

<b>Title XXII: Navy </b>- (Sec. 2201) Provides, with respect to the Navy, authorizations paralleling those provided for the Army under the previous title.

(Sec. 2205) Amends the MCAA for Fiscal Year 2007 to terminate the authority to carry out specified FY2007 Navy construction projects for which no funds were appropriated.

(Sec. 2206) Amends the MCAA for Fiscal Year 2006 to increase the amount authorized for a construction project at the Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific, Bangor, Washington.

(Sec. 2207) Amends the MCAA for Fiscal Year 2004 to repeal the authorization for construction of the Navy Outlying Field in Washington County, North Carolina.

<b>Title XXIII: Air Force </b>- (Sec. 2301) Provides, with respect to the Air Force, authorizations paralleling those provided for the Army under Title XXI.

(Sec. 2305) Amends the MCAA for Fiscal Year 20062007 to increaseterminate the amount authorized for a construction project at MacDillauthority to carry out specified FY2007 Air Force Base, Florida.construction projects for which no funds were appropriated.

<b>Title XXIV: Defense Agencies </b>- (Sec. 2401) Authorizes(Sec. 2306) Amends the SecretaryMCAA for Fiscal Year 2006 to acquire real property and carry out militaryincrease the amount authorized for a construction projects in specified amounts at specified installationsproject at: (1) Edwards Air Force Base, California; and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out certain energy conservation projects.(2) MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

(Sec. 2403) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out base closure and realignment activities authorized by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 and funded through the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005.2307) Extends certain prior-year military construction projects.

(Sec. 2404)<b>Title XXIV: Defense Agencies </b>- (Sec. 2401) Authorizes appropriationsthe Secretary to DODacquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out certain energy conservation projects. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years after 2007 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of DOD. Limits

(Sec. 2404) Terminates or revises the total cost ofauthority to carry out certain FY2007 DOD construction projects.

(Sec. 2405) Increases the amount authorized for construction projects at the munitions demilitarization facilities at the Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky, and the Pueblo Chemical Activity, Colorado, both of which were authorized by this title.under prior military construction authorization Acts. Requires, with respect to each project, a certification of the necessity of such increases from the Secretary to the defense and appropriations committees.

(Sec. 2406) Extends certain FY2005 military construction projects.

<b>Title XXV: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program </b>- (Sec. 2501) Authorizes the Secretary to make contributions for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program and authorizes appropriations for fiscal years after 2007 for such Program.

<b>Title XXVI: Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities </b>- (Sec. 2601) Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years after 2007the Secretary concerned to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the National Guard and reserve forces for acquisition, architectural and engineering services, and construction of facilities.reserves.

<b>Title XXVII: Expiration(Sec. 2606) Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years after 2007 for National Guard and Extension of Authorizations </b>- (Sec. 2701) Terminates all authorizations contained in Titles XXI through XXVI of this Division on October 1, 2010, or the date of enactment of an Act authorizing fundsreserve forces for militaryacquisition, architectural and engineering services, and construction for FY2011, whichever is later, with exceptions.of facilities.

(Sec. 2702) Extends certain prior-year military construction projects.2607) Amends the MCAA for Fiscal Year 2007 to terminate the authority to carry out specified FY2007 National Guard and reserve projects for which no funds were appropriated.

<b>Title XXVIII: Military Construction General Provisions - Subtitle A: Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes </b>- (Sec. 2801) Authorizes(Sec. 2608) Amends the Secretary concerned to use specified O&amp;M or military construction funds to carry out unspecified minor military construction projectsMCAA for the revitalization and recapitalization of DOD laboratories under their jurisdiction. Requires a report from the SecretaryFiscal Year 2006 to terminate the defense and appropriations committees on the use of such authority.authority for an FY2006 Air Force reserve project at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.

(Sec. 2802) Increases from 0,000 to million the threshold prior to required congressional notification of leases for DOD2609) Extends certain prior-year National Guard and reserve military family housing in foreign countries.construction projects.

(Sec. 2803) Limits<b>Title XXVII: Base Closure and Realignment Activities </b>- (Sec. 2701) Authorizes: (1) appropriations for fiscal years after 2007 for military base closure and realignment activities authorized under the privatizationDefense Base Closure and Realignment Act of temporary lodging facilities to a pilot program to be conducted by1990 and funded through the SecretaryDepartment of the Army at 13 specified Army installations in the United States. Requires a report from: (1) such Secretary to the defenseDefense Base Closure Accounts of 1990 and appropriations committees on the pilot program;2005; and (2) the CGSecretary to carry out such committees on a review of the pilot program.activities.

(Sec. 2804) Authorizes2704) Provides the authorized cost and scope of work variations for military construction projects carried out in connection with base closure and realignment activities. Requires a report from the Secretary to exchange reserve component propertythe defense and facilities for facilitiesappropriations committees on existing projects subject to such cost and scope of an executive agency or the U.S. Postal Service.work variations.

(Sec. 2805) AmendsSec. 2705) Allows the MCAA for Fiscal Year: (1) 2005 to extend through FY2010 DOD authority to make or accept cash equalization payments in reserve facility exchanges; and (2) 2004 to extend through FY2008 DOD authority to use O&amp;Mtransfer of funds for construction projects outsidefrom the United States which are necessary due to a declarationDepartment of war, national emergency, or contingency operation. Requires that, when the latter involves a construction project with an estimated cost in excess of the minor military construction threshold, the Secretary shall provide advance notificationDefense Base Closure Account 2005 to specifiedDOD's Family Housing Improvement Fund and Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund (requiring congressional committees.notification of, and justification for, each transfer).

<b>Subtitle B: Real Property and Facilities Administration </b>- (Sec. 2811) Consolidates federal armed forces provisions concerning(Sec. 2706) Requires the authority ofSecretary to submit with the military departmentsDOD budget materials for FY2009 a comprehensive accounting of funding required to acquire land in advanceensure that the plan for implementing the final recommendations of military construction projects.the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission remains on schedule for completion by September 15, 2011.

(Sec. 2812) Includes sites outside of a military installation within2707) Authorizes the authoritySecretary of the Secretary orArmy to use funds authorized under this title to purchase land adjacent to the Secretary concerned to enter into cooperative agreementsBaton Rouge airport, Louisiana, for the preservation, maintenance,siting an Army Reserve Center and improvement of cultural resources. Includes an Indian sacred site as one of the covered cultural resources.a Navy-Marine Corps Reserve Center in Baton Rouge.

(Sec. 2813) Allows DOD,Sec. 2708) Authorizes a land exchange between the Administrator of General Services and the Secretary of the Army under cooperative agreementswhich the Administrator transfers to limit encroachments and other constraints on military training, testing, and operations by acquiring property, to manage natural resources onsuch Secretary certain real property in the acquiredSpringfield, Virginia, area near Fort Belvoir in exchange for current Army property when there is a demonstrated need to preserve or restorein the habitat to further agreement purposes. LimitsNational Capital Region. Requires prior congressional notification of any such transfer. Allows for the portionpurchase of acquisition costsany other parcels in the vicinity of Fort Belvoir to be borne byfacilitate the United States.relocation of certain military personnel and DOD civilian employees.

(Sec. 2814) Amends2709) Expresses the Reagan Act to expand to allsense of Congress that: (1) roads leading into Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and other installations that will be significantly impacted by an increase in military departments an Army pilot programpersonnel and DOD civilian employees as a result of force realignment should be considered for designation as defense access roads; and (2) the purchase of certain municipal servicesSecretary should ensure that necessary facilities and infrastructure are ready for military installations. Terminates the pilot programuse at such locations before units are transferred. Requires a report from the end of FY2012.CG to the defense and appropriations committees on each installation that will be significantly affected by the realignment.

(Sec. 2815) Prohibits<b>Title XXVIII: Military Construction General Provisions - Subtitle A: Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes </b>- (Sec. 2801) Amends the proceeds fromMCAA for Fiscal Year 2004 to extend through FY2008 DOD authority to use O&amp;M funds for construction projects outside the executionUnited States which are necessary due to a declaration of war, national emergency, or contingency operation. Requires that, when such authority involves a construction project with an enhanced use lease at Selfridge Air National Guard Base from being disbursed outsideestimated cost in excess of thatthe minor military installation. Requiresconstruction threshold, the Secretary shall provide advance notification to prohibitspecified congressional committees. Prohibits the total cost of such projects from exceeding $200 million in a fiscal year. Authorizes the retroactive use of such Base by commercial aircraft.authority with respect to certain FY2007 construction projects.

<b>Subtitle C: Base Closure(Sec. 2802) Includes land acquisitions and Realignment </b>- (Sec. 2821) Allows the transfer of funds from the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005defense access road projects as military construction projects authorized to DOD's Family Housing Improvement Fundbe undertaken by the Secretary and Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund (requiring congressional notification of each transfer).the military department Secretaries.

<b>Subtitle D: Land Conveyances </b>- (Sec. 2831) Provides conditions, including expansion methods, certain arbitration, and access, on(Sec. 2803) Increases from $1.5 million to $2 million the acquisition by the Secretary of the Army of real property near the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site in Colorado.threshold for unspecified minor military construction projects.

(Sec. 2832) Directs2804) Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Forceconcerned to grantuse specified O&amp;M or military construction funds to carry out unspecified minor military construction projects for the Mid Bay Bridge Authorityrevitalization and recapitalization of DOD laboratories under their jurisdiction. Requires a roadway right-of-way easement over land at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.report from the Secretary to the defense and appropriations committees on the use of such authority.

(Sec. 2833) Authorizes2805) Amends the Secretary of the Air ForceMCAA for Fiscal Year 2005 to conveyextend through FY2010 DOD authority to Florida State University specified real property at the Lynn Haven Fuel Depot, Florida,accept equalization payments for the development of a satellite campus.facility exchanges.

(Sec. 2834) Provides additional conditions for2806) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army with respect to the lease of propertyup to 600 additional rental units in Floridathe United States, Puerto Rico, or Guam for family housing purposes. Sets the per-unit annual rental limit at $18,620, with a headquarters facilitylease term of up to two years. Increases from $500,000 to $1 million the threshold prior to required congressional notification of leases for DOD military family housing in foreign countries. Directs the U.S. Southern Command.Secretary to report to the defense and appropriations committees on any rental of family housing in foreign countries that exceeds $60,000 per unit per year.

(Sec. 2835) Transfers from2807) Authorizes the EPA AdministratorSecretary to the Secretaryexchange reserve component property and facilities for facilities of an executive agency or the Interior the former Nike missile site in Grosse Isle, Michigan, for fish and wildlife habitat, recreation, and outdoor educational purposes.U.S. Postal Service.

(Sec. 2836) Authorizes2808) Limits the privatization of temporary lodging facilities to 13 specified Army installations in the United States until 120 days after a report from the Secretary of the Army to convey to the cityCG and the defense and appropriations committees on the implementation and efficiency of Copperas Cove, Texas,such privatization. Requires a parcel of Fort Hood, Texas,follow-up report from the CG to be used for arterial transportation routes.such committees.

(Sec. 2837) Provides2809) Amends the MCAA for a land exchange betweenFiscal Year 2006 to: (1) extend the AdministratorSecretary's temporary authority to use higher minor military construction thresholds in the construction of General Serviceschild development centers; and (2) require reports in 2007 and 2009 from the Secretary ofto the Army under which the Administrator transfers todefense and appropriations committees on such Secretary certain real property in the Springfield, Virginia, area near Fort Belvoir in exchange for current Army property in the National Capital Region.construction program.

(Sec. 2838) Allows California law2810) Requires a report from the CG to be consideredthe defense committees on housing privatization transactions carried out by DOD that are behind schedule or in the process used for determining the final disposition of an access road across the northern portion of Camp Pendleton, California.default.

<b>Subtitle E: Energy SecurityB: Real Property and Facilities Administration </b>- (Sec. 2851) Removes2821) Requires the million ceiling for congressional notification regardingSecretary, the cancellation ofmilitary department Secretaries, or their designees to notify Congress prior to entering into a DOD energy savings performancetransaction or contract (thereby establishingthat results in or includes the million ceiling used by allacquisition, lease, license, or other federal agencies).use by DOD entities of real property having an estimated annual rental cost of more than $750,000.

(Sec. 2852) Directs2822) Consolidates federal armed forces provisions concerning the Secretary to report toauthority of the defense and appropriations committees on DOD approachesmilitary departments to contribute funds and other resources to prevent disruptionacquire land in the eventadvance of major electric grid or natural gas or petroleum pipeline failures.military construction projects.

<b>Subtitle F: Other Matters </b>- (Sec. 2861) Amends(Sec. 2823) Authorizes the MCAA for Fiscal Year 2000Secretary concerned to extend the deadlineuse procedures other than competitive procedures for the transferlease of Arlington Naval Annexnon-excess property to Arlington National Cemetery.if such Secretary determines that: (1) a public interest will be served as a result of the lease; and (2) the use of competitive procedures is unobtainable or not compatible with such public benefit.

(Sec. 2862) Transfers to2824) Includes sites outside of a military installation within the Secretaryauthority of the Air Force administrative jurisdiction overSecretary or the Secretary concerned to enter into cooperative agreements for the preservation, maintenance, and improvement of cultural resources. Includes an Indian sacred site as one of the Air Force Memorial.covered cultural resources.

(Sec. 2863) Authorizes2825) Allows DOD, under cooperative agreements to limit encroachments and other constraints on military training, testing, and operations by acquiring property, to manage natural resources on the Secretaryacquired property when there is a demonstrated need to permitpreserve or restore the National War Dogs Monument, Inc.,habitat to establish a national monumentfurther agreement purposes. Limits the portion of acquisition costs to honor U.S. Armed Forces working dog teamsbe borne by the United States, but allows such costs to exceed fair market value if the Secretary concerned certifies to the defense committees that have participated in U.S.the military operations.value of the acquisition justifies the excess payment.

(Sec. 2864) Requires2826) Amends the Secretary of the ArmyReagan Act to designate one of theexpand to all military family housing areas or facilities constructeddepartments an Army pilot program for Fort Carson, Colorado, under the purchase of certain municipal services for military housing privatization initiative asinstallations. Terminates the &quot;Joel Hefley Village.&quot;pilot program at the end of FY2012.

(Sec. 2865) Designates the: (1) Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center at Rock Island, Illinois, as2827) Requires the &quot;Lane Evans Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center;&quot; (2) new laboratory building atSecretary to prohibit the use of Selfridge Air Force Rome Research Site in Rome, New York, as the &quot;Sherwood L. Boehlert Center of Excellence for Information Science and Technology;&quot; (3) administration building under construction at the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center in Lima, Ohio, as the &quot;Michael G. Oxley Administration and Technology Center;&quot; and (4) Logistics Automation Training Facility of the Army Quartermaster Center and School at Fort Lee, Virginia, as the &quot;General Richard H. Thompson Logistics Automation Training Facility.&quot;National Guard Base by commercial aircraft.

<b>Division C: Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations - Title XXXI [<i>sic</i>]:- Department of Energy National Security Programs - Subtitle A: National Security Programs Authorizations </b>- (Sec. 3101) Authorizes appropriations to(Sec. 2828) Expresses the Departmentsense of Energy (DOE) for FY2008 for:Congress that DOD should: (1) activitiesdevelop additional policy guidance on further implementation of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) in carrying out programs necessary for national security,Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative; (2) cooperate and collaborate with specified allocations for weapons activities, defense nuclear nonproliferation activities, naval reactors,other federal agencies charged with managing federal land; and (3) ensure that each military department takes full advantage of DOD authorities in addressing encroachment adversely affecting the Officeinstallations, ranges, and military airspace of that department. Requires a report from the Administrator for Nuclear Security (Administrator);Secretary to the defense and (2) environmental restoration and waste management activitiesappropriations committees on steps taken to address issues raised in carrying out national security programs, with specified allocations for defense environmental cleanup, other defense activities, and defense nuclear waste disposal.this section.

<b>Subtitle B: Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations </b>- (Sec. 3111)(Sec. 2829) Directs the AdministratorSecretaries of the Army and Navy to report to the defense and appropriations committees on: (1) an analysis of the feasibility of using existing pitsassessing operational ranges used to remanufacture warheads for the Reliable Replacement Warhead program; (2) the composition of the workforce providing protective services at the nuclear weapons complex; (3) the retirementsupport training and dismantlement of nuclear warheads that are not partrange activities of the enduring stockpile but have not yet been retired or dismantled;Army and (4) an assessment ofNavy, respectively. Requires a follow-up report by the physical and cyber security risks posed toSecretary after the nuclear weapons complex.first two reports are submitted.

(Sec. 3115)2830) Directs the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congressthe defense and appropriations committees a plan to strengthen and expandfor the DOE: (1) international radiological threat reduction program within the Global Threat Reduction Initiative;current and (2) materials protection, control, and accounting program.future aviation assets expected to be based at Niagara Air Reserve Base, New York.

(Sec. 3117) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2004 to authorize the2831) Requires the: (1) Secretary of Energy (under current law, the President)Army to notify and make certain certificationsreport to the defense and foreign relationsappropriations committees with respecton training facilities at the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colorado; and (2) CG to submit to Congress a review of the use of international nuclear materials protectionreport and cooperation program funds outside the states of the former Soviet Union. Repeals a funding limitation on such fund use.Army's justification for expansion at the Site.

(Sec. 3118) Amends<b>Subtitle C: Land Conveyances </b>- (Sec. 2841) Allows California law to be considered in the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to: (1) add dutiesprocess used for determining the Officefinal disposition of an access road across the Ombudsman under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program with respect to benefits and claims under such Program; and (2) repeal the October 28, 2007, termination datenorthern portion of such Office. Authorizes the Ombudsman to contract for expert services to assist in Ombudsman duties, when appropriate. Requires specific appropriations for such Program for FY2008 and thereafter. Authorizes appropriations.Camp Pendleton, California.

<b>Title XXXII: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board </b>- (Sec. 3201)(Sec. 2842) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008 for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.Secretary of the Air Force to grant to the Mid Bay Bridge Authority a roadway right-of-way easement over land at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

<b>Title XXXIII: National Defense Stockpile </b>- (Sec. 3301)(Sec. 2843) Authorizes the National Defense Stockpile (NDS) Manager, during FY2008,Secretary of the Air Force to obligate upconvey to ,825,000 ofFlorida State University specified real property at the fundsLynn Haven Fuel Depot in the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund (Fund)Lynn Haven, Florida, for authorized Fund uses, including the dispositiondevelopment of hazardous materials that are environmentally sensitive. Authorizes the NDS Manager to obligate amounts in excess of such amount 45 days after notifying Congress that extraordinary or emergency conditions necessitate the additional obligations.a satellite campus.

(Sec. 3302)2844) Amends the NDAAMCAA for Fiscal Year 2001 to modify provisions concerning the lease of property at the National Museum of Naval Aviation, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida.

(Sec. 2845) Authorizes the Commandant of the Coast Guard to convey to the Economic Development Corporation of the City of Detroit, Michigan, the current federal property at 2660 Atwater Street in Detroit.

(Sec. 2846) Transfers from the EPA Administrator to the Secretary of the Interior administrative jurisdiction over the former Nike missile site in Grosse Ile, Michigan, for use as a habitat for fish and wildlife and as recreational property for outdoor education and environmental appreciation.

(Sec. 2847) Amends the MCAA for Fiscal Year 1998 to authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey to Harnett County, North Carolina, a tract of real property at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, without consideration (under current law, at fair market value). Directs the Secretary to require such County to pay administrative and other conveyance costs.

(Sec. 2848) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to convey to the United Tribes Technical College specified real property at the Lewis and Clark United States Army Reserve Center, Bismarck, North Dakota, to support education at such College.

(Sec. 2849) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to convey to the city of Copperas Cove, Texas, a parcel of Fort Hood, Texas, to be used to improve arterial transportation routes.

<b>Subtitle D: Energy Security </b>- (Sec. 2861) Removes the $7 million ceiling for congressional notification regarding the cancellation of a DOD energy savings performance contract (thereby establishing the $10 million ceiling used by all other federal agencies).

(Sec. 2862) Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to add a definition of &quot;alternative fueled vehicle.&quot;

(Sec. 2863) Requires: (1) each building constructed or significantly altered by the Secretary or a military department Secretary to be equipped to the maximum extent possible with energy-efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs; and (2) other lighting fixtures and bulbs replaced in the normal course of maintenance to be replaced by energy-efficient fixtures and bulbs. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such requirements if necessary to protect U.S. national security.

(Sec. 2864) Requires a report from the Under Secretary to the defense and appropriations committees on DOD progress made toward the goal of producing or procuring by 2025 at least 25% renewable energy to meet DOD's electricity needs, as well as related projections.

<b>Subtitle E: Other Matters </b>- (Sec. 2871) Amends the MCAA for Fiscal Year 2000 to extend the deadline for the transfer of Arlington Naval Annex property to Arlington National Cemetery.

(Sec. 2872) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to transfer to the Secretary of the Air Force administrative jurisdiction, custody, and control over the Strom ThurmondAir Force Memorial.

(Sec. 2873) Requires the Secretaries of the Army and Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a joint report on plans to replace the monument at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Defense Authorization ActCemetery, Virginia. Prohibits either Secretary from replacing such monument until 180 days after the report is submitted.

(Sec. 2874) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 19992002 to increase the amount authorized for repair, restoration, and preservation of the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial in Marnes-Lacoquette, France.

(Sec. 2875) Amends the MCAA for Fiscal Year 2007 to require the Secretary of the Army to assume responsibility for a local protection project in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, in return for the city's conveyance of such property to such Secretary.

(Sec. 2876) Amends the Spence Act to repeal a provision establishing a moratorium on any acquisitions, construction, or improvements of any facility at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico.

(Sec. 2877) Authorizes the Secretary to permit the National War Dogs Monument, Inc., to establish a national monument to honor U.S. Armed Forces working dog teams that have participated in U.S. military operations.

(Sec. 2878) Directs the Secretary to report to the defense and appropriations committees on the feasibility of establishing an association between the 120th Fighter Wing of the Montana Air National Guard and active-duty personnel stationed at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. Prohibits more than 40 missiles from being removed from the 564th Missile Squadron until 15 days after such report is submitted.

(Sec. 2879) Directs the Secretary to report to the defense and appropriations committees on the conditions of schools under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense Education Activity. Requires the report to be used as a master plan for the repair, upgrade, and construction of schools that support dependents of members of the Armed Forces and civilian DOD employees.

(Sec. 2880) Directs the Secretary to report to the defense and appropriations committees assessing the facilities and operations of the Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood Military Reservation, Texas.

(Sec. 2881) Requires a report from the Secretary to Congress on the feasibility of establishing at Kelly Air Field in San Antonio, Texas, a permanent, regionally-oriented disaster response center for planning, coordinating, and directing federal, state, and local response to natural and man-made disasters that occur in Region VI of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

(Sec. 2882) Requires the Secretary of the Army to designate one of the military family housing areas or facilities constructed for Fort Carson, Colorado, under the military housing privatization initiative as the &quot;Joel Hefley Village.&quot;

(Sec. 2883) Designates the: (1) Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center at Rock Island, Illinois, as the &quot;Lane Evans Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center;&quot; (2) new laboratory building at the Air Force Rome Research Site in Rome, New York, as the &quot;Sherwood Boehlert Center of Excellence for Information Science and Technology;&quot; (3) administration building under construction at the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center in Lima, Ohio, as the &quot;Michael G. Oxley Administration and Technology Center;&quot; and (4) Logistics Automation Training Facility of the Army Quartermaster Center and School at Fort Lee, Virginia, as the &quot;General Richard H. Thompson Logistics Automation Training Facility.&quot;

(Sec. 2887) Authorizes the Secretary, if deemed in the best interest of national security and the physical protection of DOD personnel and missions, to carry out an agreement to relocate the Joint Spectrum Center from Annapolis, Maryland, to Fort Meade, Maryland, or another military installation. Terminates the existing lease for the Center upon completion of its relocation.

<b>Title XXIX: War-Related and Emergency Military Construction Authorizations </b>- (Sec. 2901) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to acquire real property and carry out war-related military construction projects at specified installations and locations in the United States and in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kuwait. Requires at least 14 days' prior project justification from the Secretary to the defense and appropriations committees with respect to two such projects in Kuwait and Iraq Authorizes appropriations for the Army for fiscal years after 2007 for war-related military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Army.

(Sec. 2902) Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to: (1) acquire real property and carry out war-related military construction projects at specified installations and locations in the United States and in Djibouti; and (2) construct or acquire family housing units in the United States. Authorizes appropriations for the Navy for fiscal years after 2007 for war-related military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions.

(Sec. 2903) Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to acquire real property and carry out war-related military construction projects at specified installations and locations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kyrgyzstan. Authorizes appropriations for the Air Force for fiscal years after 2007 for war-related military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions.

(Sec. 2904) Authorizes the Secretary to acquire real property and carry out war-related military construction projects at specified installations and locations in the United States and in Qatar. Authorizes appropriations to DOD for war-related military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions.

(Sec. 2905) Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years after 2007 for base closure and realignment activities funded through the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005 and related authorizations under defense base closure laws.

<b>Division C: Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations - Title XXXI [<i>sic</i>]: Department of Energy National Security Programs - Subtitle A: National Security Programs Authorizations </b>- (Sec. 3101) Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Energy (DOE) for FY2008 for: (1) activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) in carrying out programs necessary for national security, with specified allocations for weapons activities, defense nuclear nonproliferation activities, naval reactors, and the Office of the Administrator for Nuclear Security; and (2) environmental restoration and waste management activities in carrying out national security programs, with specified allocations for defense environmental cleanup, other defense activities, defense nuclear waste disposal, and energy security and assurance.

<b>Subtitle B: Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations </b>- (Sec. 3111) Prohibits DOE funds from being obligated or expended for the Reliable Replacement Warhead program beyond phase 2A activities.

(Sec. 3112) Amends the: (1) NDAA for Fiscal Year 2004 to repeal certain requirements with respect to the nuclear test readiness posture; and (2) Atomic Energy Defense Act to require the Secretary to report to the defense and appropriations committees on U.S. nuclear test readiness. (Under current law, the Secretary is required receipt objectivesto report to Congress on costs and programmatic and other issues associated with the conduct of nuclear tests within specified time frames.)

(Sec. 3113) Amends the NDAA for previously-authorized NDS disposals.Fiscal Year 2006 to require the submission in classified form of report requirements concerning the reliable replacement warhead program.

(Sec. 3114) Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of more than 75% of FY2008 fissile materials disposition program funds until the Secretary submits to the defense and appropriations committees a plan for the expenditure of funds made available for that program: (1) before FY2008 that remain available as of January 1, 2005; and (2) for FY2008.

(Sec. 3115) Amends the Warner Act relating to the availability of funds for the Waste Treatment and Immobilization plant to: (1) remove the requirement that the Defense Contract Management Agency review and recommend for implementation the earned value management system to be used by the construction contractor at the plant; and (2) instead require an independent entity to conduct such review.

(Sec. 3116) Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to extend until October 28, 2012, the Office of the Ombudsman under the energy employees occupational illness compensation program.

<b>Subtitle C: Other Matters </b>- (Sec. 3121) Directs the Administrator to report to the defense and appropriations committees on: (1) an analysis of the feasibility of using existing pits in the Reliable Replacement Warhead program; (2) the retirement and dismantlement of nuclear warheads that will not be part of the enduring stockpile as of December 31, 2012, but have not yet been retired or dismantled; and (3) a plan for addressing physical and cyber security risks posed to the nuclear weapons complex.

(Sec. 3124) Requires a report from: (1) the CG to the defense committees on the management of DOE protective forces; and (2) a follow-up report from the Secretary to such committees.

(Sec. 3125) Directs the Secretary to: (1) enter into an agreement with an independent entity to evaluate the NNSA's strategic plan for advanced computing; and (2) report evaluation results to the defense and appropriations committees.

(Sec. 3126) Expresses the sense of Congress that, among other things: (1) the United States should maintain its commitment to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (Treaty) and initiate talks with Russia to reduce its number of strategic and non-strategic nuclear weapons; (2) the United States and other Treaty parties should work to reduce the total number of nuclear weapons in their respective stockpiles; (3) the United States, Russia, and other states should work to negotiate and ratify a treaty for the cessation of production of fissile material; (4) the United States should commit to dismantle as soon as possible all retired warheads; and (5) the United States and other Treaty parties should work to decrease the reliance on, and importance of, nuclear weapons.

(Sec. 3127) Directs the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a plan to strengthen and expand the DOE: (1) international radiological threat reduction program within the Global Threat Reduction Initiative; and (2) materials protection, control, and accounting program.

(Sec. 3129) Authorizes the Secretary to enter into international agreements on: (1) determining the source of any components of, or fissile material used in, a nuclear device or weapon; and (2) information on the physical characteristics of radioactive materials produced, used, or stored at various locations. Requires reports from the Secretary to Congress on: (1) such agreements; and (2) standards and capabilities for determining any country or group that provides to another country or group a nuclear device or weapon (or component thereof) or fissile materials that could be used in such a device or weapon.

(Sec. 3130) Directs the: (1) Secretary to report to the defense and appropriations committees and the CG on the status of environmental initiatives undertaken to accelerate the reduction of environmental risks and challenges posed by the legacy of the Cold War; and (2) CG to review the report and report results to such committees.

<b>Subtitle D: Nuclear Terrorism Prevention </b>- (Sec. 3132) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the President should make the prevention of a nuclear terrorist attack on the United States a high priority; (2) the President should accelerate programs to prevent nuclear terrorism; (3) the United States should take a comprehensive approach to reducing the danger of nuclear terrorism, with a high priority on ensuring that all nuclear weapons worldwide are secure and accounted for and that all strategic special nuclear materials are eliminated, removed, or secure and accounted for; and (4) the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should be funded to fulfill its role in coordinating international efforts to protect nuclear material and combat nuclear smuggling.

(Sec. 3133) States as the policy of the United States that all possible steps are taken to ensure that all nuclear weapons are secure and accounted for, and that all strategic special nuclear materials are eliminated, removed, or secure and accounted for to a level sufficient to defeat the threats posed by terrorists and criminals. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President: (1) should seek the broadest possible international agreement on a global standard for nuclear security; and (2) work with other countries and the IAEA to seek an agreement that achieves such policy objectives.

(Sec. 3134) Requires an annual report from the President to Congress on the security of nuclear weapons and related equipment and quantities of strategic special nuclear materials outside the United States.

<b>Title XXXII: War-Related National Nuclear Security Administration Authorizations </b>- (Sec. 3201) Authorizes appropriations for the NNSA for war-related defense nuclear proliferation, to be allocated between the International Nuclear Materials Protection and Cooperation program and the Global Threat Reduction Initiative.

<b>Title XXXIII: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board </b>- (Sec. 3301) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008 for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.

<b>Title XXXIV: Naval Petroleum Reserves </b>- (Sec. 3401) Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Energy for FY2008 to carry out activities relating to the naval petroleum reserves.

<b>Title(Sec. 3402) Amends the Thurmond Act to require the Secretary of Energy to complete, by no later than October 1, 2019, remediation at the Moab uranium milling site, Utah, and removal of the tailings to the Crescent Junction site (also in Utah). Requires such Secretary, if unable to complete the remediation by such deadline, to submit to Congress a plan for project completion and estimated funding.<br>

<b>Title XXXV: Maritime Administration </b>- <b>Subtitle A: Maritime Administration Reauthorization </b>- (Sec. 3501) Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary, for purposes of this title) for FY2008 for the Maritime Administration for:for specified activities, including: (1) operationsoperation and training; and (2) maintaining a U.S.-flag merchant fleet; and (3) the dispositiondisposal of obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet.

(Sec. 3502) Directs the Secretary to transfer to the Secretary of the Navy during FY2008, for disposal by the Navy, no less than three combatant vessels in the nonretention fleet of the Maritime Administration.

(Sec. 3503) Requires the Secretary to compose a working group to: (1) review and make recommendations on best practices for the storage or disposal of obsolete vessels owned or operated by the federal government; and (2) submit to the defense and transportation committees a plan to improve and harmonize vessel storage and disposal practices.

<b>Subtitle B: Programs </b>- (Sec. 3511) Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements to purchase, charter, operate, or otherwise acquire the use of any vessels and any other related real or personal property.

(Sec. 3512) Subjects to prior consent by the Secretary of Defense the use or transfer by the Secretary of any vessel in the Ready Reserve Force or National Defense Reserve Fleet which is maintained in a retention status for DOD.

(Sec. 3513) Amends the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 to allow the Secretary to charter to any U.S. state, locality, or territory any vessel of the Ready Reserve Force or National Defense Reserve Fleet described above.

(Sec. 3514) Amends the National Maritime Heritage Act of 1994 to modify requirements regarding the disposal of certain National Defense Reserve Fleet vessels that are not in the Ready Reserve Fleet.

(Sec. 3515) Authorizes the Secretary to charter or otherwise make available a vessel under such Secretary's jurisdiction to any other federal department.

(Sec. 3516) Amends the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 to require the Secretary, in order to ensure Ready Reserve Fleet vessel readiness, to active and conduct sea trials on such vessel at least once every 30 (under current law, 24) months.

(Sec. 3517) Directs the Administrator of the Maritime Administration to develop and report to the transportation and defense committees a comprehensive plan for the review of traditional and non-traditional vessel or fishery facility purchase, construction, reconstruction, or reconditioning loan applications.

(Sec. 3502) Directs the Secretary to transfer to the Secretary of the Navy during FY2008, for disposal by the Navy, no less than three combatant vessels in the nonretention fleet of the Maritime Administration.<b>Subtitle C: Technical Corrections </b>- (Sec. 3521) Makes various technical corrections.
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