Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006/Division A/Title VIII
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TITLE VIII—GENERAL PROVISIONS
[edit]SEC. 8001.
[edit]- No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the Congress.
SEC. 8002.
[edit]- During the current fiscal year, provisions of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or employment of, any person not a citizen of the United States shall not apply to personnel of the Department of Defense:
- Provided, That salary increases granted to direct and indirect hire foreign national employees of the Department of Defense funded by this Act shall not be at a rate in excess of the percentage increase authorized by law for civilian employees of the Department of Defense whose pay is computed under the provisions of section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, or at a rate in excess of the percentage increase provided by the appropriate host nation to its own employees, whichever is higher:
- Provided further, That this section shall not apply to Department of Defense foreign service national employees serving at United States diplomatic missions whose pay is set by the Department of State under the Foreign Service Act of 1980:
- Provided further, That the limitations of this provision shall not apply to foreign national employees of the Department of Defense in the Republic of Turkey.
- During the current fiscal year, provisions of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or employment of, any person not a citizen of the United States shall not apply to personnel of the Department of Defense:
SEC. 8003.
[edit]- No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, unless expressly so provided herein.
SEC. 8004.
[edit]- No more than 20 percent of the appropriations in this Act which are limited for obligation during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year:
- Provided, That this section shall not apply to obligations for support of active duty training of reserve components or summer camp training of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
- No more than 20 percent of the appropriations in this Act which are limited for obligation during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year:
SEC. 8005.
[edit]- (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
- Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, he may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed $3,750,000,000 of working capital funds of the Department of Defense or funds made available in this Act to the Department of Defense for military functions (except military construction) between such appropriations or funds or any subdivision thereof, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred:
- Provided, That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by the Congress:
- Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Congress promptly of all transfers made pursuant to this authority or any other authority in this Act:
- Provided further, That no part of the funds in this Act shall be available to prepare or present a request to the Committees on Appropriations for reprogramming of funds, unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which reprogramming is requested has been denied by the Congress:
- Provided further, That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using authority provided in this section must be made prior to June 30, 2006:
- Provided further, That transfers among military personnel appropriations shall not be taken into account for purposes of the limitation on the amount of funds that may be transferred under this section.
- Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, he may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed $3,750,000,000 of working capital funds of the Department of Defense or funds made available in this Act to the Department of Defense for military functions (except military construction) between such appropriations or funds or any subdivision thereof, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred:
SEC. 8006.
[edit]- (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
- During the current fiscal year, cash balances in working capital funds of the Department of Defense established pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, may be maintained in only such amounts as are necessary at any time for cash disbursements to be made from such funds:
- Provided, That transfers may be made between such funds:
- Provided further, That transfers may be made between working capital funds and the ``Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense´´ appropriation and the ``Operation and Maintenance´´ appropriation accounts in such amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, except that such transfers may not be made unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the Congress of the proposed transfer. Except in amounts equal to the amounts appropriated to working capital funds in this Act, no obligations may be made against a working capital fund to procure or increase the value of war reserve material inventory, unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the Congress prior to any such obligation.
- During the current fiscal year, cash balances in working capital funds of the Department of Defense established pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, may be maintained in only such amounts as are necessary at any time for cash disbursements to be made from such funds:
SEC. 8007.
[edit]- Funds appropriated by this Act may not be used to initiate a special access program without prior notification 30 calendar days in session in advance to the congressional defense committees.
SEC. 8008.
[edit]- None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any 1 year of the contract or that includes an unfunded contingent liability in excess of $20,000,000; or (2) a contract for advance procurement leading to a multiyear contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any 1 year, unless the congressional defense committees have been notified at least 30 days in advance of the proposed contract award:
- Provided, That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to initiate a multiyear contract for which the economic order quantity advance procurement is not funded at least to the limits of the Government's liability:
- Provided further, That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to initiate multiyear procurement contracts for any systems or component thereof if the value of the multiyear contract would exceed $500,000,000 unless specifically provided in this Act:
- Provided further, That no multiyear procurement contract can be terminated without 10-day prior notification to the congressional defense committees:
- Provided further, That the execution of multiyear authority shall require the use of a present value analysis to determine lowest cost compared to an annual procurement:
- Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this Act may be used for a multiyear contract executed after the date of the enactment of this Act unless in the case of any such contract—
- (1) the Secretary of Defense has submitted to Congress a budget request for full funding of units to be procured through the contract;
- (2) cancellation provisions in the contract do not include consideration of recurring manufacturing costs of the contractor associated with the production of unfunded units to be delivered under the contract;
- (3) the contract provides that payments to the contractor under the contract shall not be made in advance of incurred costs on funded units; and
- (4) the contract does not provide for a price adjustment based on a failure to award a follow-on contract.
- Funds appropriated in title III of this Act may be used for a multiyear procurement contract as follows:
- UH-60/MH-60 Helicopters;
- C-17 Globemaster;
- Apache Block II Conversion; and
- Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (MTADS/PNVS).
- None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any 1 year of the contract or that includes an unfunded contingent liability in excess of $20,000,000; or (2) a contract for advance procurement leading to a multiyear contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any 1 year, unless the congressional defense committees have been notified at least 30 days in advance of the proposed contract award:
SEC. 8009.
[edit]- Within the funds appropriated for the operation and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are hereby appropriated pursuant to section 401 of title 10, United States Code, for humanitarian and civic assistance costs under chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code. Such funds may also be obligated for humanitarian and civic assistance costs incidental to authorized operations and pursuant to authority granted in section 401 of chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code, and these obligations shall be reported as required by section 401(d) of title 10, United States Code:
- Provided, That funds available for operation and maintenance shall be available for providing humanitarian and similar assistance by using Civic Action Teams in the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands and freely associated states of Micronesia, pursuant to the Compact of Free Association as authorized by Public Law 99-239:
- Provided further, That upon a determination by the Secretary of the Army that such action is beneficial for graduate medical education programs conducted at Army medical facilities located in Hawaii, the Secretary of the Army may authorize the provision of medical services at such facilities and transportation to such facilities, on a nonreimbursable basis, for civilian patients from American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and Guam.
- Within the funds appropriated for the operation and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are hereby appropriated pursuant to section 401 of title 10, United States Code, for humanitarian and civic assistance costs under chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code. Such funds may also be obligated for humanitarian and civic assistance costs incidental to authorized operations and pursuant to authority granted in section 401 of chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code, and these obligations shall be reported as required by section 401(d) of title 10, United States Code:
SEC. 8010.
[edit]- (a) During fiscal year 2006, the civilian personnel of the Department of Defense may not be managed on the basis of any end-strength, and the management of such personnel during that fiscal year shall not be subject to any constraint or limitation (known as an end-strength) on the number of such personnel who may be employed on the last day of such fiscal year.
- (b) The fiscal year 2007 budget request for the Department of Defense as well as all justification material and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2007 Department of Defense budget request shall be prepared and submitted to the Congress as if subsections (a) and (b) of this provision were effective with regard to fiscal year 2007.
- (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to military (civilian) technicians.
SEC. 8011.
[edit]- None of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to initiate a new installation overseas without 30-day advance notification to the Committees on Appropriations.
SEC. 8012.
[edit]- None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before the Congress.
SEC. 8013.
[edit]- None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available for the basic pay and allowances of any member of the Army participating as a full-time student and receiving benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from the Department of Defense Education Benefits Fund when time spent as a full-time student is credited toward completion of a service commitment:
- Provided, That this subsection shall not apply to those members who have reenlisted with this option prior to October 1, 1987:
- Provided further, That this subsection applies only to active components of the Army.
- None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available for the basic pay and allowances of any member of the Army participating as a full-time student and receiving benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from the Department of Defense Education Benefits Fund when time spent as a full-time student is credited toward completion of a service commitment:
SEC. 8014.
[edit]- (a) LIMITATION ON CONVERSION TO CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE—
- None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to convert to contractor performance an activity or function of the Department of Defense that, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, is performed by more than 10 Department of Defense civilian employees unless—
- (1) the conversion is based on the result of a public-private competition that includes a most efficient and cost effective organization plan developed by such activity or function;
- (2) the Competitive Sourcing Official determines that, over all performance periods stated in the solicitation of offers for performance of the activity or function, the cost of performance of the activity or function by a contractor would be less costly to the Department of Defense by an amount that equals or exceeds the lesser of—
- (A) 10 percent of the most efficient organization's personnel-related costs for performance of that activity or function by Federal employees; or
- (B) $10,000,000; and
- (3) the contractor does not receive an advantage for a proposal that would reduce costs for the Department of Defense by—
- (A) not making an employer-sponsored health insurance plan available to the workers who are to be employed in the performance of that activity or function under the contract; or
- (B) offering to such workers an employer-sponsored health benefits plan that requires the employer to contribute less towards the premium or subscription share than the amount that is paid by the Department of Defense for health benefits for civilian employees under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.
- None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to convert to contractor performance an activity or function of the Department of Defense that, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, is performed by more than 10 Department of Defense civilian employees unless—
- (a) LIMITATION ON CONVERSION TO CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE—
- (b) EXCEPTIONS—
- (1) The Department of Defense, without regard to subsection (a) of this section or subsections (a), (b), or (c) of section 2461 of title 10, United States Code, and notwithstanding any administrative regulation, requirement, or policy to the contrary shall have full authority to enter into a contract for the performance of any commercial or industrial type function of the Department of Defense that—
- (A) is included on the procurement list established pursuant to section 2 of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 47);
- (B) is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or by a qualified nonprofit agency for other severely handicapped individuals in accordance with that Act; or
- (C) is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified firm under at least 51 percent ownership by an Indian tribe, as defined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)), or a Native Hawaiian Organization, as defined in section 8(a)(15) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15)).
- (2) This section shall not apply to depot contracts or contracts for depot maintenance as provided in sections 2469 and 2474 of title 10, United States Code.
- (1) The Department of Defense, without regard to subsection (a) of this section or subsections (a), (b), or (c) of section 2461 of title 10, United States Code, and notwithstanding any administrative regulation, requirement, or policy to the contrary shall have full authority to enter into a contract for the performance of any commercial or industrial type function of the Department of Defense that—
- (b) EXCEPTIONS—
- (c) TREATMENT OF CONVERSION—
- The conversion of any activity or function of the Department of Defense under the authority provided by this section shall be credited toward any competitive or outsourcing goal, target, or measurement that may be established by statute, regulation, or policy and is deemed to be awarded under the authority of, and in compliance with, subsection (h) of section 2304 of title 10, United States Code, for the competition or outsourcing of commercial activities.
- (c) TREATMENT OF CONVERSION—
SEC. 8015.
[edit]- (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
- Funds appropriated in title III of this Act for the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protege Program may be transferred to any other appropriation contained in this Act solely for the purpose of implementing a Mentor-Protege Program developmental assistance agreement pursuant to section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note), as amended, under the authority of this provision or any other transfer authority contained in this Act.
SEC. 8016.
[edit]- None of the funds in this Act may be available for the purchase by the Department of Defense (and its departments and agencies) of welded shipboard anchor and mooring chain 4 inches in diameter and under unless the anchor and mooring chain are manufactured in the United States from components which are substantially manufactured in the United States:
- Provided, That for the purpose of this section manufactured will include cutting, heat treating, quality control, testing of chain and welding (including the forging and shot blasting process):
- Provided further, That for the purpose of this section substantially all of the components of anchor and mooring chain shall be considered to be produced or manufactured in the United States if the aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured in the United States exceeds the aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured outside the United States:
- Provided further, That when adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis, the Secretary of the service responsible for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes.
- None of the funds in this Act may be available for the purchase by the Department of Defense (and its departments and agencies) of welded shipboard anchor and mooring chain 4 inches in diameter and under unless the anchor and mooring chain are manufactured in the United States from components which are substantially manufactured in the United States:
SEC. 8017.
[edit]- None of the funds available to the Department of Defense may be used to demilitarize or dispose of M-1 Carbines, M-1 Garand rifles, M-14 rifles, .22 caliber rifles, .30 caliber rifles, or M-1911 pistols.
SEC. 8018.
[edit]- None of the funds appropriated by this Act available for the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) or TRICARE shall be available for the reimbursement of any health care provider for inpatient mental health service for care received when a patient is referred to a provider of inpatient mental health care or residential treatment care by a medical or health care professional having an economic interest in the facility to which the patient is referred:
- Provided, That this limitation does not apply in the case of inpatient mental health services provided under the program for persons with disabilities under subsection (d) of section 1079 of title 10, United States Code, provided as partial hospital care, or provided pursuant to a waiver authorized by the Secretary of Defense because of medical or psychological circumstances of the patient that are confirmed by a health professional who is not a Federal employee after a review, pursuant to rules prescribed by the Secretary, which takes into account the appropriate level of care for the patient, the intensity of services required by the patient, and the availability of that care.
- None of the funds appropriated by this Act available for the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) or TRICARE shall be available for the reimbursement of any health care provider for inpatient mental health service for care received when a patient is referred to a provider of inpatient mental health care or residential treatment care by a medical or health care professional having an economic interest in the facility to which the patient is referred:
SEC. 8019.
[edit]- No more than $500,000 of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used during a single fiscal year for any single relocation of an organization, unit, activity or function of the Department of Defense into or within the National Capital Region:
- Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the congressional defense committees that such a relocation is required in the best interest of the Government.
- No more than $500,000 of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used during a single fiscal year for any single relocation of an organization, unit, activity or function of the Department of Defense into or within the National Capital Region:
SEC. 8020.
[edit]- In addition to the funds provided elsewhere in this Act, $8,000,000 is appropriated only for incentive payments authorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544):
- Provided, That a prime contractor or a subcontractor at any tier that makes a subcontract award to any subcontractor or supplier as defined in section 1544 of title 25, United States Code or a small business owned and controlled by an individual or individuals defined under section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code shall be considered a contractor for the purposes of being allowed additional compensation under section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544) whenever the prime contract or subcontract amount is over $500,000 and involves the expenditure of funds appropriated by an Act making Appropriations for the Department of Defense with respect to any fiscal year:
- Provided further, That notwithstanding section 430 of title 41, United States Code, this section shall be applicable to any Department of Defense acquisition of supplies or services, including any contract and any subcontract at any tier for acquisition of commercial items produced or manufactured, in whole or in part by any subcontractor or supplier defined in section 1544 of title 25, United States Code or a small business owned and controlled by an individual or individuals defined under section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code:
- Provided further, That, during the current fiscal year and hereafter, businesses certified as 8(a) by the Small Business Administration pursuant to section 8(a)(15) of Public Law 85-536, as amended, shall have the same status as other program participants under section 602 of Public Law 100-656, 102 Stat. 3825 (Business Opportunity Development Reform Act of 1988) for purposes of contracting with agencies of the Department of Defense.
- In addition to the funds provided elsewhere in this Act, $8,000,000 is appropriated only for incentive payments authorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544):
SEC. 8021.
[edit]- None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to perform any cost study pursuant to the provisions of OMB Circular A-76 if the study being performed exceeds a period of 24 months after initiation of such study with respect to a single function activity or 30 months after initiation of such study for a multi-function activity.
SEC. 8022.
[edit]- Funds appropriated by this Act for the American Forces Information Service shall not be used for any national or international political or psychological activities.
SEC. 8023.
[edit]- Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, the Secretary of Defense may adjust wage rates for civilian employees hired for certain health care occupations as authorized for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs by section 7455 of title 38, United States Code.
SEC. 8024.
[edit]- During the current fiscal year, the Department of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of not to exceed $350,000,000 for purposes specified in section 2350j(c) of title 10, United States Code, in anticipation of receipt of contributions, only from the Government of Kuwait, under that section:
- Provided, That upon receipt, such contributions from the Government of Kuwait shall be credited to the appropriations or fund which incurred such obligations.
- During the current fiscal year, the Department of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of not to exceed $350,000,000 for purposes specified in section 2350j(c) of title 10, United States Code, in anticipation of receipt of contributions, only from the Government of Kuwait, under that section:
SEC. 8025.
[edit]- (a) Of the funds made available in this Act, not less than $31,109,000 shall be available for the Civil Air Patrol Corporation, of which—
- (1) $24,288,000 shall be available from ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force´´ to support Civil Air Patrol Corporation operation and maintenance, readiness, counterdrug activities, and drug demand reduction activities involving youth programs;
- (2) $6,000,000 shall be available from ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force´´; and
- (3) $821,000 shall be available from ``Other Procurement, Air Force´´ for vehicle procurement.
- (a) Of the funds made available in this Act, not less than $31,109,000 shall be available for the Civil Air Patrol Corporation, of which—
- (b) The Secretary of the Air Force should waive reimbursement for any funds used by the Civil Air Patrol for counter-drug activities in support of Federal, State, and local government agencies.
SEC. 8026.
[edit]- (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act are available to establish a new Department of Defense (department) federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), either as a new entity, or as a separate entity administrated by an organization managing another FFRDC, or as a nonprofit membership corporation consisting of a consortium of other FFRDCs and other non-profit entities.
- (b) No member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, Overseers, Advisory Group, Special Issues Panel, Visiting Committee, or any similar entity of a defense FFRDC, and no paid consultant to any defense FFRDC, except when acting in a technical advisory capacity, may be compensated for his or her services as a member of such entity, or as a paid consultant by more than one FFRDC in a fiscal year:
- Provided, That a member of any such entity referred to previously in this subsection shall be allowed travel expenses and per diem as authorized under the Federal Joint Travel Regulations, when engaged in the performance of membership duties.
- (b) No member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, Overseers, Advisory Group, Special Issues Panel, Visiting Committee, or any similar entity of a defense FFRDC, and no paid consultant to any defense FFRDC, except when acting in a technical advisory capacity, may be compensated for his or her services as a member of such entity, or as a paid consultant by more than one FFRDC in a fiscal year:
- (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds available to the department from any source during fiscal year 2006 may be used by a defense FFRDC, through a fee or other payment mechanism, for construction of new buildings, for payment of cost sharing for projects funded by Government grants, for absorption of contract overruns, or for certain charitable contributions, not to include employee participation in community service and/or development.
- (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds available to the department during fiscal year 2006, not more than 5,517 staff years of technical effort (staff years) may be funded for defense FFRDCs:
- Provided, That of the specific amount referred to previously in this subsection, not more than 1,050 staff years may be funded for the defense studies and analysis FFRDCs:
- Provided further, That this subsection shall not apply to staff years funded in the National Intelligence Program (NIP).
- (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds available to the department during fiscal year 2006, not more than 5,517 staff years of technical effort (staff years) may be funded for defense FFRDCs:
- (e) The Secretary of Defense shall, with the submission of the department's fiscal year 2007 budget request, submit a report presenting the specific amounts of staff years of technical effort to be allocated for each defense FFRDC during that fiscal year.
- (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act for FFRDCs is hereby reduced by $46,000,000.
SEC. 8027.
[edit]- None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy or armor steel plate for use in any Government-owned facility or property under the control of the Department of Defense which were not melted and rolled in the United States or Canada:
- Provided, That these procurement restrictions shall apply to any and all Federal Supply Class 9515, American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) or American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) specifications of carbon, alloy or armor steel plate:
- Provided further, That the Secretary of the military department responsible for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes:
- Provided further, That these restrictions shall not apply to contracts which are in being as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
- None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy or armor steel plate for use in any Government-owned facility or property under the control of the Department of Defense which were not melted and rolled in the United States or Canada:
SEC. 8028.
[edit]- For the purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional defense committees´´ means the Armed Services Committee of the House of Representatives, the Armed Services Committee of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. In addition, for any matter pertaining to basic allowance for housing, facilities sustainment, restoration and modernization, environmental restoration and the Defense Health Program, ``congressional defense committees´´ also means the Subcommittee on Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 8029.
[edit]- During the current fiscal year, the Department of Defense may acquire the modification, depot maintenance and repair of aircraft, vehicles and vessels as well as the production of components and other Defense-related articles, through competition between Department of Defense depot maintenance activities and private firms:
- Provided, That the Senior Acquisition Executive of the military department or Defense Agency concerned, with power of delegation, shall certify that successful bids include comparable estimates of all direct and indirect costs for both public and private bids:
- Provided further, That Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 shall not apply to competitions conducted under this section.
- During the current fiscal year, the Department of Defense may acquire the modification, depot maintenance and repair of aircraft, vehicles and vessels as well as the production of components and other Defense-related articles, through competition between Department of Defense depot maintenance activities and private firms:
SEC. 8030.
[edit]- (a)(1) If the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the United States Trade Representative, determines that a foreign country which is party to an agreement described in paragraph (2) has violated the terms of the agreement by discriminating against certain types of products produced in the United States that are covered by the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall rescind the Secretary's blanket waiver of the Buy American Act with respect to such types of products produced in that foreign country.
- (2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding, between the United States and a foreign country pursuant to which the Secretary of Defense has prospectively waived the Buy American Act for certain products in that country.
- (a)(1) If the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the United States Trade Representative, determines that a foreign country which is party to an agreement described in paragraph (2) has violated the terms of the agreement by discriminating against certain types of products produced in the United States that are covered by the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall rescind the Secretary's blanket waiver of the Buy American Act with respect to such types of products produced in that foreign country.
- (b) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress a report on the amount of Department of Defense purchases from foreign entities in fiscal year 2006. Such report shall separately indicate the dollar value of items for which the Buy American Act was waived pursuant to any agreement described in subsection (a)(2), the Trade Agreement Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), or any international agreement to which the United States is a party.
- (c) For purposes of this section, the term ``Buy American Act´´ means title III of the Act entitled ``An Act making appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office Departments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and for other purposes´´, approved March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.).
SEC. 8031.
[edit]- Appropriations contained in this Act that remain available at the end of the current fiscal year, and at the end of each fiscal year hereafter, as a result of energy cost savings realized by the Department of Defense shall remain available for obligation for the next fiscal year to the extent, and for the purposes, provided in section 2865 of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 8032.
[edit]- The President shall include with each budget for a fiscal year submitted to the Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, and hereafter, materials that shall identify clearly and separately the amounts requested in the budget for appropriation for that fiscal year for salaries and expenses related to administrative activities of the Department of Defense, the military departments, and the defense agencies.
SEC. 8033.
[edit]- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds available during the current fiscal year and hereafter for ``Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense´´ may be obligated for the Young Marines program.
SEC. 8034.
[edit]- (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
- During the current fiscal year, amounts contained in the Department of Defense Overseas Military Facility Investment Recovery Account established by section 2921(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act of 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) shall be available until expended for the payments specified by section 2921(c)(2) of that Act.
SEC. 8035.
[edit]- (a) IN GENERAL—
- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Air Force may convey at no cost to the Air Force, without consideration, to Indian tribes located in the States of North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Minnesota relocatable military housing units located at Grand Forks Air Force Base and Minot Air Force Base that are excess to the needs of the Air Force.
- (a) IN GENERAL—
- (b) PROCESSING OF REQUESTS—
- The Secretary of the Air Force shall convey, at no cost to the Air Force, military housing units under subsection (a) in accordance with the request for such units that are submitted to the Secretary by the Operation Walking Shield Program on behalf of Indian tribes located in the States of North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Minnesota.
- (b) PROCESSING OF REQUESTS—
- (c) RESOLUTION OF HOUSING UNIT CONFLICTS—
- The Operation Walking Shield Program shall resolve any conflicts among requests of Indian tribes for housing units under subsection (a) before submitting requests to the Secretary of the Air Force under subsection (b).
- (c) RESOLUTION OF HOUSING UNIT CONFLICTS—
- (d) INDIAN TRIBE DEFINED—
- In this section, the term ``Indian tribe´´ means any recognized Indian tribe included on the current list published by the Secretary of the Interior under section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-454; 108 Stat. 4792; 25 U.S.C. 479a-1).
- (d) INDIAN TRIBE DEFINED—
SEC. 8036.
[edit]- During the current fiscal year, appropriations which are available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not more than $250,000.
SEC. 8037.
[edit]- (a) During the current fiscal year, none of the appropriations or funds available to the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds shall be used for the purchase of an investment item for the purpose of acquiring a new inventory item for sale or anticipated sale during the current fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year to customers of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds if such an item would not have been chargeable to the Department of Defense Business Operations Fund during fiscal year 1994 and if the purchase of such an investment item would be chargeable during the current fiscal year to appropriations made to the Department of Defense for procurement.
- (b) The fiscal year 2007 budget request for the Department of Defense as well as all justification material and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2007 Department of Defense budget shall be prepared and submitted to the Congress on the basis that any equipment which was classified as an end item and funded in a procurement appropriation contained in this Act shall be budgeted for in a proposed fiscal year 2007 procurement appropriation and not in the supply management business area or any other area or category of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds.
SEC. 8038.
[edit]- None of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs of the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for the Reserve for Contingencies, which shall remain available until September 30, 2007:
- Provided, That funds appropriated, transferred, or otherwise credited to the Central Intelligence Agency Central Services Working Capital Fund during this or any prior or subsequent fiscal year shall remain available until expended:
- Provided further, That any funds appropriated or transferred to the Central Intelligence Agency for advanced research and development acquisition, for agent operations, and for covert action programs authorized by the President under section 503 of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended, shall remain available until September 30, 2007.
- None of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs of the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for the Reserve for Contingencies, which shall remain available until September 30, 2007:
SEC. 8039.
[edit]- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this Act for the Defense Intelligence Agency may be used for the design, development, and deployment of General Defense Intelligence Program intelligence communications and intelligence information systems for the Services, the Unified and Specified Commands, and the component commands.
SEC. 8040.
[edit]- Of the funds appropriated to the Department of Defense under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide´´, not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available only for the mitigation of environmental impacts, including training and technical assistance to tribes, related administrative support, the gathering of information, documenting of environmental damage, and developing a system for prioritization of mitigation and cost to complete estimates for mitigation, on Indian lands resulting from Department of Defense activities.
SEC. 8041.
[edit]- (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be expended by an entity of the Department of Defense unless the entity, in expending the funds, complies with the Buy American Act. For purposes of this subsection, the term ``Buy American Act´´ means title III of the Act entitled ``An Act making appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office Departments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and for other purposes´´, approved March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.).
- (b) If the Secretary of Defense determines that a person has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing a ``Made in America´´ inscription to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in America, the Secretary shall determine, in accordance with section 2410f of title 10, United States Code, whether the person should be debarred from contracting with the Department of Defense.
- (c) In the case of any equipment or products purchased with appropriations provided under this Act, it is the sense of the Congress that any entity of the Department of Defense, in expending the appropriation, purchase only American-made equipment and products, provided that American-made equipment and products are cost-competitive, quality-competitive, and available in a timely fashion.
SEC. 8042.
[edit]- None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available for a contract for studies, analysis, or consulting services entered into without competition on the basis of an unsolicited proposal unless the head of the activity responsible for the procurement determines—
- (1) as a result of thorough technical evaluation, only one source is found fully qualified to perform the proposed work;
- (2) the purpose of the contract is to explore an unsolicited proposal which offers significant scientific or technological promise, represents the product of original thinking, and was submitted in confidence by one source; or
- (3) the purpose of the contract is to take advantage of unique and significant industrial accomplishment by a specific concern, or to insure that a new product or idea of a specific concern is given financial support:
- Provided, That this limitation shall not apply to contracts in an amount of less than $25,000, contracts related to improvements of equipment that is in development or production, or contracts as to which a civilian official of the Department of Defense, who has been confirmed by the Senate, determines that the award of such contract is in the interest of the national defense.
- None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available for a contract for studies, analysis, or consulting services entered into without competition on the basis of an unsolicited proposal unless the head of the activity responsible for the procurement determines—
SEC. 8043.
[edit]- (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and (c), none of the funds made available by this Act may be used—
- (1) to establish a field operating agency; or
- (2) to pay the basic pay of a member of the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the department who is transferred or reassigned from a headquarters activity if the member or employee's place of duty remains at the location of that headquarters.
- (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and (c), none of the funds made available by this Act may be used—
- (b) The Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military department may waive the limitations in subsection (a), on a case-by-case basis, if the Secretary determines, and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate that the granting of the waiver will reduce the personnel requirements or the financial requirements of the department.
- (c) This section does not apply to—
- (1) field operating agencies funded within the National Intelligence Program; or
- (2) an Army field operating agency established to eliminate, mitigate, or counter the effects of improvised explosive devices, and, as determined by the Secretary of the Army, other similar threats.
- (c) This section does not apply to—
SEC. 8044.
[edit]- The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Office of Economic Adjustment of the Department of Defense, may use funds made available in this Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide´´ to make grants and supplement other Federal funds in accordance with the guidance provided in the Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference to accompany the conference report on the bill H.R. 2863, and the projects specified in such guidance shall be considered to be authorized by law.
SEC. 8045.
[edit]- (RESCISSIONS)
- Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts:
- ``Missile Procurement, Army, 2004/2006´´, $20,000,000;
- ``Missile Procurement, Army, 2005/2007´´, $14,931,000;
- ``Other Procurement, Army, 2005/2007´´, $68,637,000;
- ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy, 2005/2007´´, $16,800,000;
- ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 2005/2009´´, $42,200,000;
- ``Other Procurement, Navy, 2005/2007´´, $43,000,000;
- ``Procurement, Marine Corps, 2005/2007´´, $4,300,000;
- ``Missile Procurement, Air Force, 2005/2007´´, $92,000,000;
- ``Other Procurement, Air Force, 2005/2007´´, $3,400,000;
- ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, 2005/2006´´, $4,300,000;
- ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, 2005/2006´´, $32,755,000; and
- ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force, 2005/2006´´, $63,400,000.
SEC. 8046.
[edit]- None of the funds available in this Act may be used to reduce the authorized positions for military (civilian) technicians of the Army National Guard, the Air National Guard, Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve for the purpose of applying any administratively imposed civilian personnel ceiling, freeze, or reduction on military (civilian) technicians, unless such reductions are a direct result of a reduction in military force structure.
SEC. 8047.
[edit]- None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea unless specifically appropriated for that purpose.
SEC. 8048.
[edit]- Funds appropriated in this Act for operation and maintenance of the Military Departments, Combatant Commands and Defense Agencies shall be available for reimbursement of pay, allowances and other expenses which would otherwise be incurred against appropriations for the National Guard and Reserve when members of the National Guard and Reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence support to Combatant Commands, Defense Agencies and Joint Intelligence Activities, including the activities and programs included within the National Intelligence Program, the Joint Military Intelligence Program, and the Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities aggregate:
- Provided, That nothing in this section authorizes deviation from established Reserve and National Guard personnel and training procedures.
- Funds appropriated in this Act for operation and maintenance of the Military Departments, Combatant Commands and Defense Agencies shall be available for reimbursement of pay, allowances and other expenses which would otherwise be incurred against appropriations for the National Guard and Reserve when members of the National Guard and Reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence support to Combatant Commands, Defense Agencies and Joint Intelligence Activities, including the activities and programs included within the National Intelligence Program, the Joint Military Intelligence Program, and the Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities aggregate:
SEC. 8049.
[edit]- During the current fiscal year, none of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to reduce the civilian medical and medical support personnel assigned to military treatment facilities below the September 30, 2003, level:
- Provided, That the Service Surgeons General may waive this section by certifying to the congressional defense committees that the beneficiary population is declining in some catchment areas and civilian strength reductions may be consistent with responsible resource stewardship and capitation-based budgeting.
- During the current fiscal year, none of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to reduce the civilian medical and medical support personnel assigned to military treatment facilities below the September 30, 2003, level:
SEC. 8050.
[edit]- Up to $2,000,000 of the funds appropriated under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy´´ may be made available to contract for the installation, repair, and maintenance of an on-base and adjacent off-base wastewater/treatment facility and infrastructure critical to base operations and the public health and safety of community residents in the vicinity of the NCTAMS.
SEC. 8051.
[edit]- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, that not more than 35 percent of funds provided in this Act for environmental remediation may be obligated under indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts with a total contract value of $130,000,000 or higher.
SEC. 8052.
[edit]- (a) None of the funds available to the Department of Defense for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other department or agency of the United States except as specifically provided in an appropriations law.
- (b) None of the funds available to the Central Intelligence Agency for any fiscal year for drug interdiction and counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other department or agency of the United States except as specifically provided in an appropriations law.
SEC. 8053.
[edit]- Up to $3,000,000 of the funds appropriated in title II of this Act under the heading "Operation and Maintenance, Army", may be made available to contract with the Army Historical Foundation, a nonprofit organization, for services required to solicit non-Federal donations to support construction and operation of the National Museum of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir, Virginia:
- Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Army is authorized to receive future payments in this or the subsequent fiscal year from any nonprofit organization chartered to support the National Museum of the United States Army to reimburse amounts expended by the Army pursuant to this section:
- Provided further, That any reimbursements received pursuant to this section shall be merged with "Operation and Maintenance, Army" and shall be made available for the same purposes and for the same time period as that appropriation account.
- Up to $3,000,000 of the funds appropriated in title II of this Act under the heading "Operation and Maintenance, Army", may be made available to contract with the Army Historical Foundation, a nonprofit organization, for services required to solicit non-Federal donations to support construction and operation of the National Museum of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir, Virginia:
SEC. 8054.
[edit]- (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
- Appropriations available under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide´´ for the current fiscal year and hereafter for increasing energy and water efficiency in Federal buildings may, during their period of availability, be transferred to other appropriations or funds of the Department of Defense for projects related to increasing energy and water efficiency, to be merged with and to be available for the same general purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred.
SEC. 8055.
[edit]- None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used for the procurement of ball and roller bearings other than those produced by a domestic source and of domestic origin:
- Provided, That the Secretary of the military department responsible for such procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes:
- Provided further, That this restriction shall not apply to the purchase of ``commercial items´´, as defined by section 4(12) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, except that the restriction shall apply to ball or roller bearings purchased as end items.
- None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used for the procurement of ball and roller bearings other than those produced by a domestic source and of domestic origin:
SEC. 8056.
[edit]- None of the funds in this Act may be used to purchase any supercomputer which is not manufactured in the United States, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes that is not available from United States manufacturers.
SEC. 8057.
[edit]- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each contract awarded by the Department of Defense during the current fiscal year for construction or service performed in whole or in part in a State (as defined in section 381(d) of title 10, United States Code) which is not contiguous with another State and has an unemployment rate in excess of the national average rate of unemployment as determined by the Secretary of Labor, shall include a provision requiring the contractor to employ, for the purpose of performing that portion of the contract in such State that is not contiguous with another State, individuals who are residents of such State and who, in the case of any craft or trade, possess or would be able to acquire promptly the necessary skills:
- Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive the requirements of this section, on a case-by-case basis, in the interest of national security.
- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each contract awarded by the Department of Defense during the current fiscal year for construction or service performed in whole or in part in a State (as defined in section 381(d) of title 10, United States Code) which is not contiguous with another State and has an unemployment rate in excess of the national average rate of unemployment as determined by the Secretary of Labor, shall include a provision requiring the contractor to employ, for the purpose of performing that portion of the contract in such State that is not contiguous with another State, individuals who are residents of such State and who, in the case of any craft or trade, possess or would be able to acquire promptly the necessary skills:
SEC. 8058.
[edit]- None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to pay the salary of any officer or employee of the Department of Defense who approves or implements the transfer of administrative responsibilities or budgetary resources of any program, project, or activity financed by this Act to the jurisdiction of another Federal agency not financed by this Act without the express authorization of Congress:
- Provided, That this limitation shall not apply to transfers of funds expressly provided for in Defense Appropriations Acts, or provisions of Acts providing supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense.
- None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to pay the salary of any officer or employee of the Department of Defense who approves or implements the transfer of administrative responsibilities or budgetary resources of any program, project, or activity financed by this Act to the jurisdiction of another Federal agency not financed by this Act without the express authorization of Congress:
SEC. 8059.
[edit]- (a) LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF DEFENSE ARTICLES AND SERVICES—
- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds available to the Department of Defense for the current fiscal year may be obligated or expended to transfer to another nation or an international organization any defense articles or services (other than intelligence services) for use in the activities described in subsection (b) unless the congressional defense committees, the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate are notified 15 days in advance of such transfer.
- (a) LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF DEFENSE ARTICLES AND SERVICES—
- (b) COVERED ACTIVITIES—
- This section applies to—
- (1) any international peacekeeping or peace-enforcement operation under the authority of chapter VI or chapter VII of the United Nations Charter under the authority of a United Nations Security Council resolution; and
- (2) any other international peacekeeping, peace-enforcement, or humanitarian assistance operation.
- This section applies to—
- (b) COVERED ACTIVITIES—
- (c) REQUIRED NOTICE—
- A notice under subsection (a) shall include the following:
- (1) A description of the equipment, supplies, or services to be transferred.
- (2) A statement of the value of the equipment, supplies, or services to be transferred.
- (3) In the case of a proposed transfer of equipment or supplies—
- (A) a statement of whether the inventory requirements of all elements of the Armed Forces (including the reserve components) for the type of equipment or supplies to be transferred have been met; and
- (B) a statement of whether the items proposed to be transferred will have to be replaced and, if so, how the President proposes to provide funds for such replacement.
- A notice under subsection (a) shall include the following:
- (c) REQUIRED NOTICE—
SEC. 8060.
[edit]- None of the funds available to the Department of Defense under this Act shall be obligated or expended to pay a contractor under a contract with the Department of Defense for costs of any amount paid by the contractor to an employee when—
- (1) such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in excess of the normal salary paid by the contractor to the employee; and
- (2) such bonus is part of restructuring costs associated with a business combination.
- None of the funds available to the Department of Defense under this Act shall be obligated or expended to pay a contractor under a contract with the Department of Defense for costs of any amount paid by the contractor to an employee when—
SEC. 8061.
[edit]- (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
- During the current fiscal year, no more than $30,000,000 of appropriations made in this Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide´´ may be transferred to appropriations available for the pay of military personnel, to be merged with, and to be available for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred, to be used in support of such personnel in connection with support and services for eligible organizations and activities outside the Department of Defense pursuant to section 2012 of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 8062.
[edit]- During the current fiscal year, in the case of an appropriation account of the Department of Defense for which the period of availability for obligation has expired or which has closed under the provisions of section 1552 of title 31, United States Code, and which has a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance, an obligation or an adjustment of an obligation may be charged to any current appropriation account for the same purpose as the expired or closed account if—
- (1) the obligation would have been properly chargeable (except as to amount) to the expired or closed account before the end of the period of availability or closing of that account;
- (2) the obligation is not otherwise properly chargeable to any current appropriation account of the Department of Defense; and
- (3) in the case of an expired account, the obligation is not chargeable to a current appropriation of the Department of Defense under the provisions of section 1405(b)(8) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, Public Law 101-510, as amended (31 U.S.C. 1551 note):
- Provided, That in the case of an expired account, if subsequent review or investigation discloses that there was not in fact a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance in the account, any charge to a current account under the authority of this section shall be reversed and recorded against the expired account:
- Provided further, That the total amount charged to a current appropriation under this section may not exceed an amount equal to 1 percent of the total appropriation for that account.
- During the current fiscal year, in the case of an appropriation account of the Department of Defense for which the period of availability for obligation has expired or which has closed under the provisions of section 1552 of title 31, United States Code, and which has a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance, an obligation or an adjustment of an obligation may be charged to any current appropriation account for the same purpose as the expired or closed account if—
SEC. 8063.
[edit]- (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may permit the use of equipment of the National Guard Distance Learning Project by any person or entity on a space-available, reimbursable basis. The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall establish the amount of reimbursement for such use on a case-by-case basis.
- (b) Amounts collected under subsection (a) shall be credited to funds available for the National Guard Distance Learning Project and be available to defray the costs associated with the use of equipment of the project under that subsection. Such funds shall be available for such purposes without fiscal year limitation.
SEC. 8064.
[edit]- Using funds available by this Act or any other Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, pursuant to a determination under section 2690 of title 10, United States Code, may implement cost-effective agreements for required heating facility modernization in the Kaiserslautern Military Community in the Federal Republic of Germany:
- Provided, That in the City of Kaiserslautern such agreements will include the use of United States anthracite as the base load energy for municipal district heat to the United States Defense installations:
- Provided further, That at Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center and Ramstein Air Base, furnished heat may be obtained from private, regional or municipal services, if provisions are included for the consideration of United States coal as an energy source.
- Using funds available by this Act or any other Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, pursuant to a determination under section 2690 of title 10, United States Code, may implement cost-effective agreements for required heating facility modernization in the Kaiserslautern Military Community in the Federal Republic of Germany:
SEC. 8065.
[edit]- None of the funds appropriated in title IV of this Act may be used to procure end-items for delivery to military forces for operational training, operational use or inventory requirements:
- Provided, That this restriction does not apply to end-items used in development, prototyping, and test activities preceding and leading to acceptance for operational use:
- Provided further, That this restriction does not apply to programs funded within the National Intelligence Program:
- Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that it is in the national security interest to do so.
- None of the funds appropriated in title IV of this Act may be used to procure end-items for delivery to military forces for operational training, operational use or inventory requirements:
SEC. 8066.
[edit]- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds available to the Department of Defense shall be made available to provide transportation of medical supplies and equipment, on a nonreimbursable basis, to American Samoa, and funds available to the Department of Defense shall be made available to provide transportation of medical supplies and equipment, on a nonreimbursable basis, to the Indian Health Service when it is in conjunction with a civil-military project.
SEC. 8067.
[edit]- None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to approve or license the sale of the F/A-22 advanced tactical fighter to any foreign government.
SEC. 8068.
[edit]- (a) The Secretary of Defense may, on a case-by-case basis, waive with respect to a foreign country each limitation on the procurement of defense items from foreign sources provided in law if the Secretary determines that the application of the limitation with respect to that country would invalidate cooperative programs entered into between the Department of Defense and the foreign country, or would invalidate reciprocal trade agreements for the procurement of defense items entered into under section 2531 of title 10, United States Code, and the country does not discriminate against the same or similar defense items produced in the United States for that country.
- (b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to—
- (1) contracts and subcontracts entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
- (2) options for the procurement of items that are exercised after such date under contracts that are entered into before such date if the option prices are adjusted for any reason other than the application of a waiver granted under subsection (a).
- (b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to—
- (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation regarding construction of public vessels, ball and roller bearings, food, and clothing or textile materials as defined by section 11 (chapters 50-65) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and products classified under headings 4010, 4202, 4203, 6401 through 6406, 6505, 7019, 7218 through 7229, 7304.41 through 7304.49, 7306.40, 7502 through 7508, 8105, 8108, 8109, 8211, 8215, and 9404.
SEC. 8069.
[edit]- (a) PROHIBITION—
- None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to support any training program involving a unit of the security forces of a foreign country if the Secretary of Defense has received credible information from the Department of State that the unit has committed a gross violation of human rights, unless all necessary corrective steps have been taken.
- (a) PROHIBITION—
- (b) MONITORING—
- The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall ensure that prior to a decision to conduct any training program referred to in subsection (a), full consideration is given to all credible information available to the Department of State relating to human rights violations by foreign security forces.
- (b) MONITORING—
- (c) WAIVER—
- The Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretary of State, may waive the prohibition in subsection (a) if he determines that such waiver is required by extraordinary circumstances.
- (c) WAIVER—
- (d) REPORT—
- Not more than 15 days after the exercise of any waiver under subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees describing the extraordinary circumstances, the purpose and duration of the training program, the United States forces and the foreign security forces involved in the training program, and the information relating to human rights violations that necessitates the waiver.
- (d) REPORT—
SEC. 8070.
[edit]- None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act to the Department of the Navy shall be used to develop, lease or procure the T-AKE class of ships unless the main propulsion diesel engines and propulsors are manufactured in the United States by a domestically operated entity:
- Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes or there exists a significant cost or quality difference.
- None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act to the Department of the Navy shall be used to develop, lease or procure the T-AKE class of ships unless the main propulsion diesel engines and propulsors are manufactured in the United States by a domestically operated entity:
SEC. 8071.
[edit]- None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or other Department of Defense Appropriations Acts may be obligated or expended for the purpose of performing repairs or maintenance to military family housing units of the Department of Defense, including areas in such military family housing units that may be used for the purpose of conducting official Department of Defense business.
SEC. 8072.
[edit]- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide´´ for any new start advanced concept technology demonstration project may only be obligated 30 days after a report, including a description of the project, the planned acquisition and transition strategy and its estimated annual and total cost, has been provided in writing to the congressional defense committees:
- Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying to the congressional defense committees that it is in the national interest to do so.
- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide´´ for any new start advanced concept technology demonstration project may only be obligated 30 days after a report, including a description of the project, the planned acquisition and transition strategy and its estimated annual and total cost, has been provided in writing to the congressional defense committees:
SEC. 8073.
[edit]- The Secretary of Defense shall provide a classified quarterly report beginning 30 days after enactment of this Act, to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, Subcommittees on Defense on certain matters as directed in the classified annex accompanying this Act.
SEC. 8074.
[edit]- During the current fiscal year, refunds attributable to the use of the Government travel card, refunds attributable to the use of the Government Purchase Card and refunds attributable to official Government travel arranged by Government Contracted Travel Management Centers may be credited to operation and maintenance, and research, development, test and evaluation accounts of the Department of Defense which are current when the refunds are received.
SEC. 8075.
[edit]- (a) REGISTERING FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS WITH DOD CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER—
- None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used for a mission critical or mission essential financial management information technology system (including a system funded by the defense working capital fund) that is not registered with the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense. A system shall be considered to be registered with that officer upon the furnishing to that officer of notice of the system, together with such information concerning the system as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe. A financial management information technology system shall be considered a mission critical or mission essential information technology system as defined by the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).
- (a) REGISTERING FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS WITH DOD CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER—
- (b) CERTIFICATIONS AS TO COMPLIANCE WITH FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT MODERNIZATION PLAN—
- (1) During the current fiscal year, a financial management automated information system, a mixed information system supporting financial and non-financial systems, or a system improvement of more than $1,000,000 may not receive Milestone A approval, Milestone B approval, or full rate production, or their equivalent, within the Department of Defense until the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) certifies, with respect to that milestone, that the system is being developed and managed in accordance with the Department's Financial Management Modernization Plan. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) may require additional certifications, as appropriate, with respect to any such system.
- (2) The Chief Information Officer shall provide the congressional defense committees timely notification of certifications under paragraph (1).
- (b) CERTIFICATIONS AS TO COMPLIANCE WITH FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT MODERNIZATION PLAN—
- (c) CERTIFICATIONS AS TO COMPLIANCE WITH CLINGER-COHEN ACT—
- (1) During the current fiscal year, a major automated information system may not receive Milestone A approval, Milestone B approval, or full rate production approval, or their equivalent, within the Department of Defense until the Chief Information Officer certifies, with respect to that milestone, that the system is being developed in accordance with the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.). The Chief Information Officer may require additional certifications, as appropriate, with respect to any such system.
- (2) The Chief Information Officer shall provide the congressional defense committees timely notification of certifications under paragraph (1). Each such notification shall include, at a minimum, the funding baseline and milestone schedule for each system covered by such a certification and confirmation that the following steps have been taken with respect to the system:
- (A) Business process reengineering.
- (B) An analysis of alternatives.
- (C) An economic analysis that includes a calculation of the return on investment.
- (D) Performance measures.
- (E) An information assurance strategy consistent with the Department's Global Information Grid.
- (c) CERTIFICATIONS AS TO COMPLIANCE WITH CLINGER-COHEN ACT—
- (d) DEFINITIONS—
- For purposes of this section:
- (1) The term ``Chief Information Officer´´ means the senior official of the Department of Defense designated by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 3506 of title 44, United States Code.
- (2) The term ``information technology system´´ has the meaning given the term ``information technology´´ in section 5002 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401).
- For purposes of this section:
- (d) DEFINITIONS—
SEC. 8076.
[edit]- During the current fiscal year, none of the funds available to the Department of Defense may be used to provide support to another department or agency of the United States if such department or agency is more than 90 days in arrears in making payment to the Department of Defense for goods or services previously provided to such department or agency on a reimbursable basis:
- Provided, That this restriction shall not apply if the department is authorized by law to provide support to such department or agency on a nonreimbursable basis, and is providing the requested support pursuant to such authority:
- Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that it is in the national security interest to do so.
- During the current fiscal year, none of the funds available to the Department of Defense may be used to provide support to another department or agency of the United States if such department or agency is more than 90 days in arrears in making payment to the Department of Defense for goods or services previously provided to such department or agency on a reimbursable basis:
SEC. 8077.
[edit]- Notwithstanding section 12310(b) of title 10, United States Code, a Reserve who is a member of the National Guard serving on full-time National Guard duty under section 502(f) of title 32 may perform duties in support of the ground-based elements of the National Ballistic Missile Defense System.
SEC. 8078.
[edit]- None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to transfer to any nongovernmental entity ammunition held by the Department of Defense that has a center-fire cartridge and a United States military nomenclature designation of ``armor penetrator´´, ``armor piercing (AP)´´, ``armor piercing incendiary (API)´´, or ``armor-piercing incendiary-tracer (API-T)´´, except to an entity performing demilitarization services for the Department of Defense under a contract that requires the entity to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Department of Defense that armor piercing projectiles are either: (1) rendered incapable of reuse by the demilitarization process; or (2) used to manufacture ammunition pursuant to a contract with the Department of Defense or the manufacture of ammunition for export pursuant to a License for Permanent Export of Unclassified Military Articles issued by the Department of State.
SEC. 8079.
[edit]- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, may waive payment of all or part of the consideration that otherwise would be required under section 2667 of title 10, United States Code, in the case of a lease of personal property for a period not in excess of 1 year to any organization specified in section 508(d) of title 32, United States Code, or any other youth, social, or fraternal non-profit organization as may be approved by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, on a case-by-case basis.
SEC. 8080.
[edit]- None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be used for the support of any nonappropriated funds activity of the Department of Defense that procures malt beverages and wine with nonappropriated funds for resale (including such alcoholic beverages sold by the drink) on a military installation located in the United States unless such malt beverages and wine are procured within that State, or in the case of the District of Columbia, within the District of Columbia, in which the military installation is located:
- Provided, That in a case in which the military installation is located in more than one State, purchases may be made in any State in which the installation is located:
- Provided further, That such local procurement requirements for malt beverages and wine shall apply to all alcoholic beverages only for military installations in States which are not contiguous with another State:
- Provided further, That alcoholic beverages other than wine and malt beverages, in contiguous States and the District of Columbia shall be procured from the most competitive source, price and other factors considered.
- None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be used for the support of any nonappropriated funds activity of the Department of Defense that procures malt beverages and wine with nonappropriated funds for resale (including such alcoholic beverages sold by the drink) on a military installation located in the United States unless such malt beverages and wine are procured within that State, or in the case of the District of Columbia, within the District of Columbia, in which the military installation is located:
SEC. 8081.
[edit]- Funds available to the Department of Defense for the Global Positioning System during the current fiscal year may be used to fund civil requirements associated with the satellite and ground control segments of such system's modernization program.
SEC. 8082.
[edit]- (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
- Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army´´, $147,900,000 shall remain available until expended:
- Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to transfer such funds to other activities of the Federal Government:
- Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense is authorized to enter into and carry out contracts for the acquisition of real property, construction, personal services, and operations related to projects described in further detail in the Classified Annex accompanying the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006, consistent with the terms and conditions set forth therein:
- Provided further, That contracts entered into under the authority of this section may provide for such indemnification as the Secretary determines to be necessary:
- Provided further, That projects authorized by this section shall comply with applicable Federal, State, and local law to the maximum extent consistent with the national security, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
- Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army´´, $147,900,000 shall remain available until expended:
SEC. 8083.
[edit]- Section 8106 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1997 (titles I through VIII of the matter under subsection 101(b) of Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-111; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) shall continue in effect to apply to disbursements that are made by the Department of Defense in fiscal year 2006.
SEC. 8084.
[edit]- In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, $2,200,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense, to remain available for obligation until expended:
- Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, these funds shall be available only for a grant to the Fisher House Foundation, Inc., only for the construction and furnishing of additional Fisher Houses to meet the needs of military family members when confronted with the illness or hospitalization of an eligible military beneficiary.
- In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, $2,200,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense, to remain available for obligation until expended:
SEC. 8085.
[edit]- (a) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, may carry out a program to distribute surplus dental and medical equipment of the Department of Defense, at no cost to the Department of Defense, to Indian Health Service facilities and to federally-qualified health centers (within the meaning of section 1905(l)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(l)(2)(B))).
- (b) In carrying out this provision, the Secretary of Defense shall give the Indian Health Service a property disposal priority equal to the priority given to the Department of Defense and its twelve special screening programs in distribution of surplus dental and medical supplies and equipment.
SEC. 8086.
[edit]- Amounts appropriated in title II of this Act are hereby reduced by $265,000,000 to reflect savings attributable to efficiencies and management improvements in the funding of miscellaneous or other contracts in the military departments, as follows:
- (1) From ``Operation and Maintenance, Army´´, $26,000,000.
- (2) From ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy´´, $85,000,000.
- (3) From ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force´´, $154,000,000.
- Amounts appropriated in title II of this Act are hereby reduced by $265,000,000 to reflect savings attributable to efficiencies and management improvements in the funding of miscellaneous or other contracts in the military departments, as follows:
SEC. 8087.
[edit]- The total amount appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act is hereby reduced by $100,000,000 to limit excessive growth in the procurement of advisory and assistance services, to be distributed as follows:
- ``Operation and Maintenance, Army´´, $25,000,000.
- ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy´´, $10,000,000.
- ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force´´, $30,000,000.
- ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide´´, $35,000,000.
SEC. 8088.
[edit]- (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
- Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide´´, $132,866,000 shall be made available for the Arrow missile defense program:
- Provided, That of this amount, $60,250,000 shall be available for the purpose of producing Arrow missile components in the United States and Arrow missile components and missiles in Israel to meet Israel's defense requirements, consistent with each nation's laws, regulations and procedures, and $10,000,000 shall be available for the purpose of the initiation of a joint feasibility study designated the Short Range Ballistic Missile Defense (SRBMD) initiative:
- Provided further, That funds made available under this provision for production of missiles and missile components may be transferred to appropriations available for the procurement of weapons and equipment, to be merged with and to be available for the same time period and the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred:
- Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this provision is in addition to any other transfer authority contained in this Act.
- Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide´´, $132,866,000 shall be made available for the Arrow missile defense program:
SEC. 8089.
[edit]- (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
- Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy´´, $517,523,000 shall be available until September 30, 2006, to fund prior year shipbuilding cost increases:
- Provided, That upon enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer such funds to the following appropriations in the amounts specified:
- Provided further, That the amounts transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes as the appropriations to which transferred:
- Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy´´, $517,523,000 shall be available until September 30, 2006, to fund prior year shipbuilding cost increases:
- To:
- Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1998/2006´´:
- New SSN, $28,000,000.
- Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1999/2006´´:
- LPD-17 Amphibious Transport Dock Ship Program, $95,000,000;
- New SSN, $72,000,000.
- Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 2000/2006´´:
- LPD-17 Amphibious Transport Dock Ship Program, $94,800,000.
- Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 2001/2006´´:
- Carrier Replacement Program, $145,023,000;
- New SSN, $82,700,000.
SEC. 8090.
[edit]- The Secretary of the Navy may settle, or compromise, and pay any and all admiralty claims under section 7622 of title 10, United States Code arising out of the collision involving the U.S.S. GREENEVILLE and the EHIME MARU, in any amount and without regard to the monetary limitations in subsections (a) and (b) of that section:
- Provided, That such payments shall be made from funds available to the Department of the Navy for operation and maintenance.
- The Secretary of the Navy may settle, or compromise, and pay any and all admiralty claims under section 7622 of title 10, United States Code arising out of the collision involving the U.S.S. GREENEVILLE and the EHIME MARU, in any amount and without regard to the monetary limitations in subsections (a) and (b) of that section:
SEC. 8091.
[edit]- Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, the Secretary of Defense may exercise the provisions of section 7403(g) of title 38, United States Code for occupations listed in section 7403(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code as well as the following:
- Pharmacists, Audiologists, and Dental Hygienists.
- (A) The requirements of section 7403(g)(1)(A) of title 38, United States Code shall apply.
- (B) The limitations of section 7403(g)(1)(B) of title 38, United States Code shall not apply.
- Pharmacists, Audiologists, and Dental Hygienists.
SEC. 8092.
[edit]- Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 2006 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2006.
SEC. 8093.
[edit]- None of the funds in this Act may be used to initiate a new start program without prior written notification to the Office of Secretary of Defense and the congressional defense committees.
SEC. 8094.
[edit]- The amounts appropriated in title II of this Act are hereby reduced by $250,000,000 to reflect cash balance and rate stabilization adjustments in Department of Defense Working Capital Funds, as follows:
- (1) From ``Operation and Maintenance, Army´´, $100,000,000.
- (2) From ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy´´, $50,000,000.
- (3) From ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force´´, $100,000,000.
- The amounts appropriated in title II of this Act are hereby reduced by $250,000,000 to reflect cash balance and rate stabilization adjustments in Department of Defense Working Capital Funds, as follows:
SEC. 8095.
[edit]- (a) In addition to the amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, the amount of $5,100,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard´´. Such amount shall be made available to the Secretary of the Army only to make a grant in the amount of $5,100,000 to the entity specified in subsection (b) to facilitate access by veterans to opportunities for skilled employment in the construction industry.
- (b) The entity referred to in subsection (a) is the Center for Military Recruitment, Assessment and Veterans Employment, a nonprofit labor-management co-operation committee provided for by section 302(c)(9) of the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C. 186(c)(9)), for the purposes set forth in section 6(b) of the Labor Management Cooperation Act of 1978 (29 U.S.C. 175a note).
SEC. 8096.
[edit]- FINANCING AND FIELDING OF KEY ARMY CAPABILITIES—
- The Department of Defense and the Department of the Army shall make future budgetary and programming plans to fully finance the Non-Line of Sight Future Force cannon and resupply vehicle program (NLOS-C) in order to field this system in fiscal year 2010, consistent with the broader plan to field the Future Combat System (FCS) in fiscal year 2010:
- Provided, That if the Army is precluded from fielding the FCS program by fiscal year 2010, then the Army shall develop the NLOS-C independent of the broader FCS development timeline to achieve fielding by fiscal year 2010. In addition the Army will deliver eight (8) combat operational pre-production NLOS-C systems by the end of calendar year 2008. These systems shall be in addition to those systems necessary for developmental and operational testing:
- Provided further, That the Army shall ensure that budgetary and programmatic plans will provide for no fewer than seven (7) Stryker Brigade Combat Teams.
- The Department of Defense and the Department of the Army shall make future budgetary and programming plans to fully finance the Non-Line of Sight Future Force cannon and resupply vehicle program (NLOS-C) in order to field this system in fiscal year 2010, consistent with the broader plan to field the Future Combat System (FCS) in fiscal year 2010:
- FINANCING AND FIELDING OF KEY ARMY CAPABILITIES—
SEC. 8097.
[edit]- Up to $2,125,000 of the funds appropriated under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy´´ in this Act for the Pacific Missile Range Facility may be made available to contract for the repair, maintenance, and operation of adjacent off-base water, drainage, and flood control systems, electrical upgrade to support additional missions critical to base operations, and support for a range footprint expansion to further guard against encroachment.
SEC. 8098.
[edit]- In addition to the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, $33,350,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense, to remain available until September 30, 2006:
- Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall make grants in the amounts specified as follows: $3,850,000 to the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Foundation; $1,000,000 to the Pentagon Memorial Fund, Inc.; $4,400,000 to the Center for Applied Science and Technologies at Jordan Valley Innovation Center; $1,000,000 to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund for the Teach Vietnam initiative; $500,000 to the Westchester County World Trade Center Memorial; $1,000,000 to the Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation; $2,000,000 to The Presidio Trust; $500,000 to George Mason University for the Clinic for Legal Assistance to Servicemembers; $850,000 to the Fort Des Moines Memorial Park and Education Center; $1,000,000 to the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar; $1,500,000 to the Museum of Flight, American Heroes Collection; $1,000,000 to the National Guard Youth Foundation; $2,550,000 to the United Services Organization; $1,700,000 to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission; $1,000,000 to the Iraq Cultural Heritage Assistance Project; $1,350,000 to the Pacific Aviation Museum-Pearl Harbor; $1,500,000 to the Red Cross Consolidated Blood Services Facility; $150,000 to the Telluride Adaptive Sports Program; $4,000,000 to T.H.A.N.K.S USA; $1,500,000 to the Battleship Texas Foundation to Restore and Preserve the Battleship Texas; and $1,000,000 to the Pennsylvania Veterans Museum Media Armory.
- In addition to the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, $33,350,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense, to remain available until September 30, 2006:
SEC. 8099.
[edit]- Notwithstanding section 2583(a) of title 10, United States Code, but subject to the limitations of section 2583(e) of title 10, United States Code, during the current fiscal year the Secretary of the military department concerned may make a military working dog available for adoption by its former handler.
SEC. 8100.
[edit]- The budget of the President for fiscal year 2007 submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code shall include separate budget justification documents for costs of United States Armed Forces' participation in contingency operations for the Military Personnel accounts, the Operation and Maintenance accounts, and the Procurement accounts:
- Provided, That these documents shall include a description of the funding requested for each contingency operation, for each military service, to include all Active and Reserve components, and for each appropriations account:
- Provided further, That these documents shall include estimated costs for each element of expense or object class, a reconciliation of increases and decreases for each contingency operation, and programmatic data including, but not limited to, troop strength for each Active and Reserve component, and estimates of the major weapons systems deployed in support of each contingency:
- Provided further, That these documents shall include budget exhibits OP-5 and OP-32 (as defined in the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation) for all contingency operations for the budget year and the two preceding fiscal years.
- The budget of the President for fiscal year 2007 submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code shall include separate budget justification documents for costs of United States Armed Forces' participation in contingency operations for the Military Personnel accounts, the Operation and Maintenance accounts, and the Procurement accounts:
SEC. 8101.
[edit]- None of the funds in this Act may be used for research, development, test, evaluation, procurement or deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile defense system.
SEC. 8102.
[edit]- Of the amounts provided in title II of this Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide´´, $20,000,000 is available for the Regional Defense Counter-terrorism Fellowship Program, to fund the education and training of foreign military officers, ministry of defense civilians, and other foreign security officials, to include United States military officers and civilian officials whose participation directly contributes to the education and training of these foreign students.
SEC. 8103.
[edit]- None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve, if such action would reduce the WC-130 Weather Reconnaissance mission below the levels funded in this Act:
- Provided, That the Air Force shall allow the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron to perform other missions in support of national defense requirements during the non-hurricane season.
- None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve, if such action would reduce the WC-130 Weather Reconnaissance mission below the levels funded in this Act:
SEC. 8104.
[edit]- None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for integration of foreign intelligence information unless the information has been lawfully collected and processed during the conduct of authorized foreign intelligence activities:
- Provided, That information pertaining to United States persons shall only be handled in accordance with protections provided in the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution as implemented through Executive Order No. 12333.
- None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for integration of foreign intelligence information unless the information has been lawfully collected and processed during the conduct of authorized foreign intelligence activities:
SEC. 8105.
[edit]- (a) From within amounts made available in title II of this Act, under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army´´, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, up to $7,000,000 shall be available only for repairs and safety improvements to the segment of Fort Irwin Road which extends from Interstate 15 northeast toward the boundary of Fort Irwin, California and the originating intersection of Irwin Road:
- Provided, That these funds shall remain available until expended:
- Provided further, That the authorized scope of work includes, but is not limited to, environmental documentation and mitigation, engineering and design, improving safety, resurfacing, widening lanes, enhancing shoulders, and replacing signs and pavement markings:
- Provided further, That these funds may be used for advances to the Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, for the authorized scope of work.
- (a) From within amounts made available in title II of this Act, under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army´´, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, up to $7,000,000 shall be available only for repairs and safety improvements to the segment of Fort Irwin Road which extends from Interstate 15 northeast toward the boundary of Fort Irwin, California and the originating intersection of Irwin Road:
- (b) From within amounts made available in title II of this Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps´´, the Secretary of the Navy shall make a grant in the amount of $4,800,000, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to the City of Twentynine Palms, California, for the widening of off-base Adobe Road, which is used by members of the Marine Corps stationed at the Marine Corps Air Ground Task Force Training Center, Twentynine Palms, California, and their dependents, and for construction of pedestrian and bike lanes for the road, to provide for the safety of the Marines stationed at the installation.
SEC. 8106.
[edit]- None of the funds available to the Department of Defense may be obligated to modify command and control relationships to give Fleet Forces Command administrative and operational control of U.S. Navy forces assigned to the Pacific fleet:
- Provided, That the command and control relationships which existed on October 1, 2004, shall remain in force unless changes are specifically authorized in a subsequent Act.
- None of the funds available to the Department of Defense may be obligated to modify command and control relationships to give Fleet Forces Command administrative and operational control of U.S. Navy forces assigned to the Pacific fleet:
SEC. 8107.
[edit]- (a) At the time members of reserve components of the Armed Forces are called or ordered to active duty under section 12302(a) of title 10, United States Code, each member shall be notified in writing of the expected period during which the member will be mobilized.
- (b) The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirements of subsection (a) in any case in which the Secretary determines that it is necessary to do so to respond to a national security emergency or to meet dire operational requirements of the Armed Forces.
SEC. 8108.
[edit]- (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
- The Secretary of Defense may transfer funds from any available Department of the Navy appropriation to any available Navy ship construction appropriation for the purpose of liquidating necessary changes resulting from inflation, market fluctuations, or rate adjustments for any ship construction program appropriated in law:
- Provided, That the Secretary may transfer not to exceed $100,000,000 under the authority provided by this section:
- Provided further, That the funding transferred shall be available for the same time period as the appropriation to which transferred:
- Provided further, That the Secretary may not transfer any funds until 30 days after the proposed transfer has been reported to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, unless sooner notified by the Committees that there is no objection to the proposed transfer:
- Provided further, That the transfer authority provided by this section is in addition to any other transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act.
- The Secretary of Defense may transfer funds from any available Department of the Navy appropriation to any available Navy ship construction appropriation for the purpose of liquidating necessary changes resulting from inflation, market fluctuations, or rate adjustments for any ship construction program appropriated in law:
SEC. 8109.
[edit]- (a) The total amount appropriated or otherwise made available in title II of this Act is hereby reduced by $92,000,000 to limit excessive growth in the travel and transportation of persons.
- (b) The Secretary of Defense shall allocate this reduction proportionately to each budget activity, activity group, subactivity group, and each program, project, and activity within each applicable appropriation account.
SEC. 8110.
[edit]- In addition to funds made available elsewhere in this Act, $5,500,000 is hereby appropriated and shall remain available until expended to provide assistance, by grant or otherwise (such as, but not limited to, the provision of funds for repairs, maintenance, construction, and/or for the purchase of information technology, text books, teaching resources), to public schools that have unusually high concentrations of special needs military dependents enrolled:
- Provided, That in selecting school systems to receive such assistance, special consideration shall be given to school systems in States that are considered overseas assignments, and all schools within these school systems shall be eligible for assistance:
- Provided further, That up to 2 percent of the total appropriated funds under this section shall be available to support the administration and execution of the funds or program and/or events that promote the purpose of this appropriation (e.g. payment of travel and per diem of school teachers attending conferences or a meeting that promotes the purpose of this appropriation and/or consultant fees for on-site training of teachers, staff, or Joint Venture Education Forum (JVEF) Committee members):
- Provided further, That up to $2,000,000 shall be available for the Department of Defense to establish a non-profit trust fund to assist in the public-private funding of public school repair and maintenance projects, or provide directly to non-profit organizations who in return will use these monies to provide assistance in the form of repair, maintenance, or renovation to public school systems that have high concentrations of special needs military dependents and are located in States that are considered overseas assignments:
- Provided further, That to the extent a Federal agency provides this assistance, by contract, grant, or otherwise, it may accept and expend non-Federal funds in combination with these Federal funds to provide assistance for the authorized purpose, if the non-Federal entity requests such assistance and the non-Federal funds are provided on a reimbursable basis.
- In addition to funds made available elsewhere in this Act, $5,500,000 is hereby appropriated and shall remain available until expended to provide assistance, by grant or otherwise (such as, but not limited to, the provision of funds for repairs, maintenance, construction, and/or for the purchase of information technology, text books, teaching resources), to public schools that have unusually high concentrations of special needs military dependents enrolled:
SEC. 8111.
[edit]- Of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act, a reduction of $361,000,000 is hereby taken from title III, Procurement, from the following accounts in the specified amounts:
- ``Missile Procurement, Army´´, $9,000,000;
- ``Other Procurement, Army´´, $297,000,000; and
- ``Procurement, Marine Corps´´, $55,000,000:
- Provided, That within 30 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy shall provide a report to the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Appropriations which describes the application of these reductions to programs, projects or activities within these accounts.
SEC. 8112.
[edit]- (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
- (a) THREE-YEAR EXTENSION—
- During the current fiscal year and each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008, the Secretary of Defense may transfer not more than $20,000,000 of unobligated balances remaining in the expiring RDT&E, Army, appropriation account to a current Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, appropriation account to be used only for the continuation of the Army Venture Capital Fund demonstration.
- (a) THREE-YEAR EXTENSION—
- (b) Expiring RDT&E, Army, Account—
- For purposes of this section, for any fiscal year, the expiring RDT&E, Army, account is the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, appropriation account that is then in its last fiscal year of availability for obligation before the account closes under section 1552 of title 31, United States Code.
- (b) Expiring RDT&E, Army, Account—
- (c) ARMY VENTURE CAPITAL FUND DEMONSTRATION—
- For purposes of this section, the Army Venture Capital Fund demonstration is the program for which funds were initially provided in section 8150 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2002 (division A of Public Law 107-117; 115 Stat. 2281), as extended and revised in section 8105 of Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 107-248; 116 Stat. 1562).
- (c) ARMY VENTURE CAPITAL FUND DEMONSTRATION—
- (d) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—
- The provisos in section 8105 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 107-248; 116 Stat. 1562), shall apply with respect to amounts transferred under this section in the same manner as to amounts transferred under that section.
- (d) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—
SEC. 8113.
[edit]- Of the funds made available in this Act, not less than $76,100,000 shall be available to maintain an attrition reserve force of 18 B-52 aircraft, of which $3,900,000 shall be available from ``Military Personnel, Air Force´´, $44,300,000 shall be available from ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force´´, and $27,900,000 shall be available from ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force´´:
- Provided, That the Secretary of the Air Force shall maintain a total force of 94 B-52 aircraft, including 18 attrition reserve aircraft, during fiscal year 2006:
- Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall include in the Air Force budget request for fiscal year 2007 amounts sufficient to maintain a B-52 force totaling 94 aircraft.
- Of the funds made available in this Act, not less than $76,100,000 shall be available to maintain an attrition reserve force of 18 B-52 aircraft, of which $3,900,000 shall be available from ``Military Personnel, Air Force´´, $44,300,000 shall be available from ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force´´, and $27,900,000 shall be available from ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force´´:
SEC. 8114.
[edit]- The Secretary of the Air Force is authorized, using funds available under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force´´, to complete a phased repair project, which repairs may include upgrades and additions, to the infrastructure of the operational ranges managed by the Air Force in Alaska:
- Provided, That the total cost of such phased projects shall not exceed $32,000,000.
- The Secretary of the Air Force is authorized, using funds available under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force´´, to complete a phased repair project, which repairs may include upgrades and additions, to the infrastructure of the operational ranges managed by the Air Force in Alaska:
SEC. 8115.
[edit]- For purposes of section 612 of title 41, United States Code, any subdivision of appropriations made under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy´´ that is not closed at the time reimbursement is made shall be available to reimburse the Judgment Fund and shall be considered for the same purposes as any subdivision under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy´´ appropriations in the current fiscal year or any prior fiscal year.
SEC. 8116.
[edit]- (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
- Upon enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall make the following transfer of funds:
- Provided, That funds so transferred shall be merged with and shall be available for the same purpose and for the same time period as the appropriation to which transferred:
- Provided further, That the amounts shall be transferred between the following appropriations in the amounts specified:
- Upon enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall make the following transfer of funds:
- From:
- Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 2003/2007´´:
- For outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and first destination transportation, $3,300,000;
- Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 2004/2008´´:
- For outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and first destination transportation, $6,100,000;
- To:
- Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 2003/2007´´:
- SSGN, $3,300,000;
- Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 2004/2008´´:
- SSGN, $6,100,000.
SEC. 8117.
[edit]- (a) FINDINGS—
- The Senate makes the following findings:
- (1) The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108-87), the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-287), and the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Public Law 109-13) each contain a sense of the Senate provision urging the President to provide in the annual budget requests of the President for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, an estimate of the cost of ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan in such fiscal year.
- (2) The budget for fiscal year 2006 submitted to Congress by the President on February 7, 2005, requests no funds for fiscal year 2006 for ongoing military operations in Iraq or Afghanistan.
- (3) According to the Congressional Research Service, there exists historical precedent for including the cost of ongoing military operations in the annual budget requests of the President following initial funding for such operations by emergency or supplemental appropriations Acts, including—
- (A) funds for Operation Noble Eagle, beginning in the budget request of President George W. Bush for fiscal year 2005;
- (B) funds for operations in Kosovo, beginning in the budget request of President George W. Bush for fiscal year 2001;
- (C) funds for operations in Bosnia, beginning in the budget request of President Clinton for fiscal year 1997;
- (D) funds for operations in Southwest Asia, beginning in the budget request of President Clinton for fiscal year 1997;
- (E) funds for operations in Vietnam, beginning in the budget request of President Johnson for fiscal year 1966; and
- (F) funds for World War II, beginning in the budget request of President Roosevelt for fiscal year 1943.
- (4) In section 1024(b) of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (119 Stat. 252), the Senate requested that the President submit to Congress, not later than September 1, 2005, an amendment to the budget of the President for fiscal year 2006 setting forth detailed cost estimates for ongoing military operations overseas during such fiscal year.
- (5) The President has yet to submit such an amendment.
- (6) In February 2005, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that fiscal year 2006 cost of ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan could total $85,000,000,000.
- The Senate makes the following findings:
- (a) FINDINGS—
- (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE—
- It is the sense of the Senate that—
- (1) any request for funds for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2006 for an ongoing military operation overseas, including operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, should be included in the annual budget of the President for such fiscal year as submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code;
- (2) the President should submit a budget request for fiscal year 2006 setting forth estimates for ongoing military operations overseas during such fiscal year; and
- (3) any funds provided for a fiscal year for ongoing military operations overseas should be provided in appropriations Acts for such fiscal year through appropriations to specific accounts set forth in such appropriations Acts.
- It is the sense of the Senate that—
- (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE—
SEC. 8118.
[edit]- Section 351(a)(3) of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 1858) is amended by striking ``July 31, 2004´´ and inserting ``April 1, 2006´´.
SEC. 8119.
[edit]- (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to transfer research and development, acquisition, or other program authority relating to current tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (TUAVs) from the Army.
- (b) The Army shall retain responsibility for and operational control of the Extended Range Multi-Purpose (ERMP) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in order to support the Secretary of Defense in matters relating to the employment of unmanned aerial vehicles.
SEC. 8120.
[edit]- (a) REPORT—
- Not later than February 15, 2006, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the status of the review of, and actions taken to implement, the recommendations of the Comptroller General of the United States in the report of the Comptroller General entitled ``Military and Veterans Benefits: Enhanced Services Could Improve Transition Assistance for Reserves and National Guard´´ (GAO 05-544).
- (a) REPORT—
- (b) PARTICULAR INFORMATION—
- If the Secretary has determined in the course of the review described in subsection (a) not to implement any recommendation of the Comptroller General described in that subsection, the report under that subsection shall include a justification of such determination.
- (b) PARTICULAR INFORMATION—
SEC. 8121.
[edit]- (a) The Secretary of the Navy may, subject to the terms and conditions of the Secretary, donate the World War II-era marine railway located at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, to the Richardson Maritime Heritage Center, Cambridge, Maryland.
- (b) The marine railway donated under subsection (a) may not be used for commercial purposes.
SEC. 8122.
[edit]- The Secretary of Defense may present promotional materials, including a United States flag, to any member of an Active or Reserve component under the Secretary's jurisdiction who, as determined by the Secretary, participates in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom, along with other recognition items in conjunction with any week-long national observation and day of national celebration, if established by Presidential proclamation, for any such members returning from such operations.
SEC. 8123.
[edit]- Section 8013 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-139; 107 Stat. 1440) is amended by striking ``the report to the President from the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, July 1991´´ and inserting ``the reports to the President from the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, July 1991 and July 1993´´.
SEC. 8124.
[edit]- (a) INCREASE IN RATE OF BASIC PAY—
- (1) INCREASE—
- Footnote 2 to the table on Enlisted Members in section 601(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 37 U.S.C. 1009 note) is amended by striking ``or Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard´´ and inserting ``Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, or Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff´´.
- (2) EFFECTIVE DATE—
- The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on September 1, 2005, and shall apply with respect to months beginning on or after that date.
- (1) INCREASE—
- (a) INCREASE IN RATE OF BASIC PAY—
- (b) PERSONAL MONEY ALLOWANCE—
- Section 414(c) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``or the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard´´ and inserting ``the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, or the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff´´.
- (b) PERSONAL MONEY ALLOWANCE—
SEC. 8125.
[edit]- Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, to reflect savings from revised economic assumptions the total amount appropriated in title II of this Act is hereby reduced by $195,260,000, the total amount appropriated in title III of this Act is hereby reduced by $263,875,000, and the total amount appropriated in title IV of this Act is hereby reduced by $312,165,000:
- Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall allocate this reduction proportionally to each budget activity, activity group, subactivity group, and each program, project, and activity, within each appropriation account.
- Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, to reflect savings from revised economic assumptions the total amount appropriated in title II of this Act is hereby reduced by $195,260,000, the total amount appropriated in title III of this Act is hereby reduced by $263,875,000, and the total amount appropriated in title IV of this Act is hereby reduced by $312,165,000:
SEC. 8126. Support for Youth Organizations.
[edit]- (a) Short Title.—
- This Act may be cited as the ``Support Our Scouts Act of 2005´´.
- (b) Support for Youth Organizations.—
- (1) DEFINITIONS—
- In this subsection—
- (A) the term ``Federal agency´´ means each department, agency, instrumentality, or other entity of the United States Government; and
- (B) the term ``youth organization´´—
- (i) means any organization that is designated by the President as an organization that is primarily intended to—
- (I) serve individuals under the age of 21 years;
- (II) provide training in citizenship, leadership, physical fitness, service to community, and teamwork; and
- (III) promote the development of character and ethical and moral values; and
- (ii) shall include—
- (I) the Boy Scouts of America;
- (II) the Girl Scouts of the United States of America;
- (III) the Boys Clubs of America;
- (IV) the Girls Clubs of America;
- (V) the Young Men's Christian Association;
- (VI) the Young Women's Christian Association;
- (VII) the Civil Air Patrol;
- (VIII) the United States Olympic Committee;
- (IX) the Special Olympics;
- (X) Campfire USA;
- (XI) the Young Marines;
- (XII) the Naval Sea Cadets Corps;
- (XIII) 4-H Clubs;
- (XIV) the Police Athletic League;
- (XV) Big Brothers—Big Sisters of America; and
- (XVI) National Guard Youth Challenge.
- (i) means any organization that is designated by the President as an organization that is primarily intended to—
- In this subsection—
- (2) IN GENERAL—
- (A) SUPPORT FOR YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS—
- (i) SUPPORT—
- No Federal law (including any rule, regulation, directive, instruction, or order) shall be construed to limit any Federal agency from providing any form of support for a youth organization (including the Boy Scouts of America or any group officially affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America) that would result in that Federal agency providing less support to that youth organization (or any similar organization chartered under the chapter of title 36, United States Code, relating to that youth organization) than was provided during the preceding fiscal year. This clause shall be subject to the availability of appropriations.
- (ii) YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS THAT CEASE TO EXIST—
- Clause (i) shall not apply to any youth organization that ceases to exist.
- (iii) WAIVERS—
- The head of a Federal agency may waive the application of clause (i) to any youth organization with respect to each conviction or investigation described under subclause (I) or (II) for a period of not more than 2 fiscal years if—
- (I) any senior officer (including any member of the board of directors) of the youth organization is convicted of a criminal offense relating to the official duties of that officer or the youth organization is convicted of a criminal offense; or
- (II) the youth organization is the subject of a criminal investigation relating to fraudulent use or waste of Federal funds.
- The head of a Federal agency may waive the application of clause (i) to any youth organization with respect to each conviction or investigation described under subclause (I) or (II) for a period of not more than 2 fiscal years if—
- (i) SUPPORT—
- (B) TYPES OF SUPPORT—
- Support described under this paragraph shall include—
- (i) holding meetings, camping events, or other activities on Federal property;
- (ii) hosting any official event of such organization;
- (iii) loaning equipment; and
- (iv) providing personnel services and logistical support.
- Support described under this paragraph shall include—
- (A) SUPPORT FOR YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS—
- (1) DEFINITIONS—
- (c) Support for Scout Jamborees.—
- (1) FINDINGS—
- Congress makes the following findings:
- (A) Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States commits exclusively to Congress the powers to raise and support armies, provide and maintain a Navy, and make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces.
- (B) Under those powers conferred by Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States to provide, support, and maintain the Armed Forces, it lies within the discretion of Congress to provide opportunities to train the Armed Forces.
- (C) The primary purpose of the Armed Forces is to defend our national security and prepare for combat should the need arise.
- (D) One of the most critical elements in defending the Nation and preparing for combat is training in conditions that simulate the preparation, logistics, and leadership required for defense and combat.
- (E) Support for youth organization events simulates the preparation, logistics, and leadership required for defending our national security and preparing for combat.
- (F) For example, Boy Scouts of America's National Scout Jamboree is a unique training event for the Armed Forces, as it requires the construction, maintenance, and disassembly of a ``tent city´´ capable of supporting tens of thousands of people for a week or longer. Camporees at the United States Military Academy for Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts provide similar training opportunities on a smaller scale.
- Congress makes the following findings:
- (2) SUPPORT—
- Section 2554 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
- (1) FINDINGS—
- ``(i)(1) The Secretary of Defense shall provide at least the same level of support under this section for a national or world Boy Scout Jamboree as was provided under this section for the preceding national or world Boy Scout Jamboree.
- ``(2) The Secretary of Defense may waive paragraph (1), if the Secretary—
- ``(A) determines that providing the support subject to paragraph (1) would be detrimental to the national security of the United States; and
- ``(B) reports such a determination to the Congress in a timely manner, and before such support is not provided.´´.
- ``(2) The Secretary of Defense may waive paragraph (1), if the Secretary—
- ``(i)(1) The Secretary of Defense shall provide at least the same level of support under this section for a national or world Boy Scout Jamboree as was provided under this section for the preceding national or world Boy Scout Jamboree.
- (d) Equal Access for Youth Organizations.—
- Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5309) is amended—
- (1) in the first sentence of subsection (b) by inserting ``or (e)´´ after ``subsection (a)´´; and
- (2) by adding at the end the following:
- Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5309) is amended—
- ``(e) Equal Access.—
- ``(1) DEFINITION— In this subsection, the term ``youth organization´´ means any organization described under part B of subtitle II of title 36, United States Code, that is intended to serve individuals under the age of 21 years.
- ``(2) IN GENERAL— No State or unit of general local government that has a designated open forum, limited public forum, or nonpublic forum and that is a recipient of assistance under this chapter shall deny equal access or a fair opportunity to meet to, or discriminate against, any youth organization, including the Boy Scouts of America or any group officially affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America, that wishes to conduct a meeting or otherwise participate in that designated open forum, limited public forum, or nonpublic forum.´´.
- ``(e) Equal Access.—
SEC. 8127. Regulations to Clarify Gift Acceptance Policy for Service Memebers and Their Families.
[edit]- (a) Regulations.—
- The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to provide that, subject to such limitations as may be specified in such regulations, members of the Armed Forces described in subsection (c), and the family members of such a member, may accept gifts from non-profit organizations, private parties, and other sources outside the Department of Defense, other than foreign governments and their agents. Such regulations shall apply uniformly to the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, and, to the maximum extent feasible, to the Coast Guard, and shall apply uniformly to the active and reserve components.
- (b) Authority.—
- A member of the Armed Forces described in subsection (c) may accept gifts as provided in the regulations authorized in subsection (a), notwithstanding section 7353 of title 5, United States Code.
- (c) Covered Memebers.—
- A member of the Armed Forces is described in this subsection in the case of a member who is on active duty and who on or after September 11, 2001, and while on active duty, incurred an injury or illness—
- (1) as described in section 1413a(e)(2) of title 10, United States Code; or
- (2) in an operation or area designated as a combat operation or a combat zone, respectively, by the Secretary of Defense in accordance with the regulations prescribed under subsection (a).
- A member of the Armed Forces is described in this subsection in the case of a member who is on active duty and who on or after September 11, 2001, and while on active duty, incurred an injury or illness—
- (d) Deadline for Regulations.—
- Regulations under subsection (a) shall be prescribed not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
- (e) Retroavtive Applicability Of Regulations.—
- Regulations under subsection (a) shall, to the extent provided in such regulations, also apply to the acceptance of gifts during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on the date on which such regulations go into effect.
SEC. 8128.
[edit]- Section 106(g) of the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act (15 U.S.C. 720d) is amended be striking ``later´´ and inserting ``earlier´´.
SEC. 8129.
[edit]- The present incumbent Attending Physician at the U.S. Capitol shall be continued on active duty until ten years after the enactment of this Act.