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[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1253 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1253

     To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1994 for military 
    activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military 
   personnel strengths for fiscal year 1994, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                July 16 (legislative day, June 30), 1993

  Mr. Nunn (for himself and Mr. Thurmond) (by request) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             Armed Services

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                                 A BILL

 
     To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1994 for military 
    activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military 
   personnel strengths for fiscal year 1994, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1994''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
                          TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 101. Army.
Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps.
Sec. 103. Air Force.
Sec. 104. Defense-wide procurement.
Sec. 105. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 106. Defense health program.
Sec. 107. Chemical demilitarization program.
                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

Sec. 111. Repeal of requirement for separate budget request for 
                            procurement of reserve equipment.
         TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
                 TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.

               Subtitle A--Authorizaton of Appropriations

Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding.
Sec. 302. Working capital funds.
Sec. 303. Additional activities included in defense business operations 
                            fund.
Sec. 304. National security education trust fund obligations.
                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

Sec. 311. Amendment relating to emergency and extraordinary expense 
                            authority for Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 312. Repeal of ceiling on employees in headquarters and 
                            nonmanagement headquarters and support 
                            activities.
Sec. 313. Flexibility in administering requirement for annual four 
                            percent reduction in number of civilian 
                            employees assigned to headquarters and 
                            headquarters support activities.
Sec. 314. National Defense Stockpile fund management improvements.
Sec. 315. Clarification of amendments to CINC initiative fund 
                            legislation.
Sec. 316. Pacific battle monuments maintenance.
              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
                       Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the 
                            Reserves.
Sec. 413. Increase in number of members in certain grades authorized to 
                            be on active duty in support of the 
                            Reserves.
              Subtitle C--Military Training Student Loads

Sec. 421. Authorization of training student loads.
                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

Sec. 501. Authority to delete from selection board reports and 
                            promotion lists names of officers 
                            erroneously considered by promotion 
                            selection boards.
Sec. 502. Amendment to Warrant Officer Management Act to authorize 
                            involuntary separation of certain regular 
                            warrant officers.
                 Subtitle B--Reserve Component Matters

Sec. 511. Authorization of secretarial selected Reserve call up 
                            authority and expansion of 90 day call up 
                            period.
Sec. 512. Consistency in Federal recognition qualifications for members 
                            of the National Guard.
Sec. 513. Exception to the twelve-week basic training period 
                            requirement.
Sec. 514. National Guard management initiatives.
Sec. 515. Modification of the physical examination requirement for 
                            members of the Ready Reserve.
                     Subtitle C--Service Academies

Sec. 521. Procedures for nominating candidates for admission to service 
                            academies.
Sec. 522. Graduation leave for service academy graduates.
                   Subtitle D--Education and Training

Sec. 531. Change to ROTC advanced course admission requirements.
                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 541. Authority for noncitizen spouse and children of noncitizen 
                            service members to reside with the member 
                            in the United States.
Sec. 542. Reduction in the maximum number of years for a military 
                            member to be maintained on the temporary 
                            disability retired list.
Sec. 543. Clarification of punitive UCMJ article regarding drunken 
                            driving.
Sec. 544. Repeal of the statutory restriction on the assignment of 
                            women in the Navy and Marine Corps.
          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

Sec. 601. Variable housing allowance for certain members who are 
                            required to pay child support and who are 
                            assigned to sea duty.
Sec. 602. Pay for members of the uniformed services during times of 
                            war, hostilities, or national emergency.
Sec. 603. Separation pay upon involuntary discharge or release from 
                            active duty.
Sec. 604. Permanent authority for certain bonuses and special pay for 
                            nurse officer candidates, registered nurses 
                            and nurse anesthetists.
Sec. 605. Modification of certain selected Reserve bonuses.
Sec. 606. Expiring authorities.
             Subtitle B--Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits

Sec. 611. Disability coverage for officer candidates granted excess 
                            leave.
Sec. 612. Termination of servicemen's group life insurance when 
                            premiums are not paid.
                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 621. Authorization of payment or collection due to fluctuations of 
                            foreign currency incurred by certain 
                            military members.
Sec. 622. Revisions to security deposit waiver program.
Sec. 623. Extension of Desert Shield postponement of certain tax-
                            related acts to other contingency 
                            operations.
Sec. 624. Inclusion of victims of terrorism in certain title 37 
                            benefits.
Sec. 625. Permanent authorization for former prisoners of war to claim 
                            payments because of violations of the 
                            Geneva conventions.
                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

                   Subtitle A--Health Care Management

Sec. 701. Extension and revision of specialized treatment services 
                            program.
Sec. 702. Revision and codification of CHAMPUS physician payment reform 
                            program.
Sec. 703. Codification of CHAMPUS peer review organization program 
                            procedures.
Sec. 704. Award of constructive service credit for advanced health 
                            professional degrees.
Sec. 705. Codification of revised governance structure of the Uniformed 
                            Services University of the Health Sciences.
Sec. 706. Clarification of authority for graduate student program of 
                            the Uniformed Services University of the 
                            Health Services.
Sec. 707. Modification of date for delivery of health care services 
                            under CHAMPUS reform initiative contract.
Sec. 708. Authority for the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology to 
                            obtain additional distinguished 
                            pathologists and scientists.
                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

Sec. 711. Exclusion of experienced military physicians from medicare 
                            definition of new physician.
Sec. 712. Repeal of the statutory restriction to use of funds for 
                            abortions.
     TITLE VIII--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

             Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense

Sec. 801. Authorization for certain organization changes in the Office 
                            of the Secretary of Defense.
              Subtitle B--Professional Military Education

Sec. 811. Authorization for the award of the Master of Science of 
                            National Security Strategy Degree and the 
                            Master of Science of National Resource 
                            Strategy Degree.
                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 821. Authority for civilian Army employees to act on reports of 
                            survey.
Sec. 822. Escorts and flags for civilian employees who die while 
                            serving in a conflict with the Armed 
                            Forces.
Sec. 823. Providing flexibility in the Office of the Inspector General 
                            of the United States Air Force.
                      TITLE IX--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 901. Awarding of gold star lapel buttons to survivors of United 
                            States servicemembers killed by terrorist 
                            acts.
Sec. 902. Aviation leadership program.
         TITLE X--MATTERS RELATING TO ALLIES AND OTHER NATIONS

Sec. 1001. Exchange of personnel between Department of Defense and 
                            Foreign Defense Departments or Ministries.
Sec. 1002. Transfer of certain defense articles in the war reserve 
                            allies stockpile to the Republic of Korea.
Sec. 1003. Report requirements repealed.
Sec. 1004. Burden sharing contributions by Japan, Kuwait, and the 
                            Republic of Korea.

                          TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 101. ARMY.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1994 
for procurement for the Army as follows:
            (1) For aircraft, $1,110,436,000.
            (2) For missiles, $1,043,550,000.
            (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, $874,346,000.
            (4) For ammunition, $734,427,000.
            (5) For other procurement, $3,051,281,000.

SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1994 
for procurement for the Navy as follows:
            (1) For aircraft, $6,132,604,000.
            (2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, 
        $3,040,260,000.
            (3) For shipbuilding and conversion, $4,294,742,000.
            (4) For other procurement, $2,967,974,000.
    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1994 
for procurement for the Marine Corps in the amount of $483,464,000.

SEC. 103. AIR FORCE.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1994 
for procurement for the Air Force as follows:
            (1) For aircraft, $7,300,965,000.
            (2) For missiles, $4,361,050,000.
            (3) For other procurement, $7,942,065,000.

SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE PROCUREMENT.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1994 
for defense-wide procurement in the amount of $1,730,164,000.

SEC. 105. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1994 
for procurement for the Defense Inspector General in the amount of 
$800,000.

SEC. 106. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1994 
for procurement for the Defense Health Program in the amount of 
$272,762,000.

SEC. 107. CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Funding for Program.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 1994 for the destruction of lethal 
chemical weapons in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of 
Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (Public Law 99-145; 99 Stat. 583, 747) 
in the amount of $125,486,000.
    (b) Repeal of Separate Budget Account Provision.--The second 
sentence of section 1412(f) of the Department of Defense Authorization 
Act, 1986 (Public Law 99-145; 99 Stat. 583, 748) is repealed.

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

SEC. 111. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR SEPARATE BUDGET REQUEST FOR 
              PROCUREMENT OF RESERVE EQUIPMENT.

    Section 114(e) of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.

         TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1994 
for the use of the Armed Forces for research, development, test, and 
evaluation, as follows:
            (1) For the Army, $5,249,948,000.
            (2) For the Navy, $9,215,604,000.
            (3) For the Air Force, $13,694,984,000.
            (4) For Defense-wide research, development, test, and 
        evaluation, $10,459,791,000, of which--
                    (A) $272,592,000 is authorized for the activities 
                of the Director, Test and Evaluation; and
                    (B) $12,650,000 is authorized for the Director of 
                Operational Test and Evaluation.

                  TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1994 
for the use of the Armed Forces of the United States and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense, for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for operation and maintenance, in amounts as 
follows:
            (1) For the Army, $16,014,394,000.
            (2) For the Navy, $20,192,900,000.
            (3) For the Marine Corps, $1,818,000,000.
            (4) For the Air Force, $19,808,384,000.
            (5) For Defense-wide operation and maintenance, 
        $9,587,581,000.
            (6) For Medical Programs, Defense, $9,080,538,000.
            (7) For the Army Reserve, $1,107,800,000.
            (8) For the Naval Reserve, $773,800,000.
            (9) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $75,100,000.
            (10) For the Air Force Reserve, $1,354,578,000.
            (11) For the Army National Guard, $2,218,900,000.
            (12) For the Air National Guard, $2,657,233,000.
            (13) For the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle 
        Practice, $2,483,000.
            (14) For the Defense Inspector General, $126,801,000.
            (15) For Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities, 
        Defense-wide, $1,168,200,000.
            (16) For the Court of Military Appeals, $6,055,000.
            (17) For Environmental Restoration Defense-wide, 
        $2,309,400,000.
            (18) For Defense-wide Global Cooperative Initiatives, 
        including humanitarian assistance covered by section 2551 of 
        title 10, United States Code, $448,000,000.
            (19) For Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, 
        Defense-wide, $308,161,000.
            (20) For Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction, 
        $400,000,000.

SEC. 302. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1994 
for the use of the Armed Forces of the United States and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for providing 
capital for working capital and revolving funds in amounts as follows:
            (1) For the Defense Business Operations Fund, 
        $1,161,095,000.
            (2) For the National Defense Sealift Fund, $290,800,000.

SEC. 303. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDED IN DEFENSE BUSINESS OPERATIONS 
              FUND.

    Section 316(b)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (10 U.S.C. 2208 note) is amended by 
inserting ``the Defense Contract Audit Agency, the Defense Contract 
Management Command,'' immediately after ``the Defense Finance and 
Accounting Service,''.

SEC. 304. NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION TRUST FUND OBLIGATIONS.

    During fiscal year 1994, $24,000,000 is authorized to be obligated 
from the National Security Education Trust Fund established by section 
804(a) of the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 
(Public Law 102-183; 105 Stat. 1271).

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

SEC. 311. AMENDMENT RELATING TO EMERGENCY AND EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSE 
              AUTHORITY FOR DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

    Section 127 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by inserting ``, the 
                Defense Inspector General,'' immediately after ``the 
                Secretary of Defense''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence and the third sentence, 
                by inserting ``or the Defense Inspector General'' 
                immediately after ``the Secretary concerned'' each 
                place it appears; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``, by the Defense 
        Inspector General to any person in the Office of the Inspector 
        General,'' immediately after ``the Department of Defense''.

SEC. 312. REPEAL OF CEILING ON EMPLOYEES IN HEADQUARTERS AND NON-
              MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.

    Section 194 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.

SEC. 313. FLEXIBILITY IN ADMINISTERING REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL FOUR 
              PERCENT REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES 
              ASSIGNED TO HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS SUPPORT 
              ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Shifting Reductions.--Section 906(a) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 
1622) is amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof: 
``When the number of such personnel is reduced by more than 4 percent 
during any fiscal year, the number of personnel reductions in excess of 
such 4 percent reduction may be counted as part of the 4 percent 
reduction required under this section in determining the number of 
personnel reductions required during any subsequent fiscal year.''.
    (b) Application of Shifts.--The amendment made to section 906(a) by 
subsection (a) shall permit the inclusion of excess reductions taken 
during fiscal years 1991, 1992, or 1993 in determining the number of 
reductions required to be taken during fiscal years 1994 and 1995.

SEC. 314. NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE FUND MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS.

    (a) Fund Management.--During fiscal year 1994 and thereafter, sales 
of stockpiled material in the National Defense Stockpile may be made in 
amounts not to exceed $500,000,000 in any fiscal year. Receipts from 
such sales may be transferred to any appropriation available to the 
Department of Defense to be merged with and to be available for the 
same purposes and same time period as the appropriation to which 
transferred.
    (b) Authority for Acquisition Moratorium.--When determined to be 
necessary by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary may impose a 
moratorium on the acquisition of new material for the National Defense 
Stockpile for the purpose of reducing existing excess material in the 
Stockpile.

SEC. 315. CLARIFICATION OF AMENDMENTS TO CINC INITIATIVE FUND 
              LEGISLATION.

    The amendments made by section 934 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 102 Stat. 
2477) to the provisions of section 166a of title 10, United States 
Code, (relating to the CINC Initiative Fund) shall be effective for all 
purposes and shall supersede any conflicting provisions contained in 
section 9128 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1993 
(Public Law 102-396; 102 Stat. 1935) (containing the text of the 
provisions of section 908 of S. 3114, 102d Congress, 2d Session, as 
passed by the Senate on September 19, 1993). Section 9128 of the 
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1993, is repealed.

SEC. 316. PACIFIC BATTLE MONUMENTS MAINTENANCE.

    (a) Authority.--The Commandant of the United States Marine Corps 
may provide necessary minor maintenance and repairs to Pacific battle 
monuments until such time as the Secretary of the American Battle 
Monuments Commission and the Commandant of the Marine Corps agree that 
the repair and maintenance will be performed by the American Battle 
Monuments Commission.
    (b) Funding To Repair and Relocate Pacific Battle Monuments.--Of 
the amounts made available to the Marine Corps for operation and 
maintenance in each fiscal year, not more than $15,000 each fiscal year 
shall be available to repair and maintain Pacific battle monuments. Of 
the amounts available to the Marine Corps for operation and maintenance 
in fiscal year 1993, $150,000 shall be available to repair and relocate 
a monument located on Iwo Jima commemorating the sacrifice of American 
military personnel during World War II.

              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES.

    The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty personnel 
as of September 30, 1994, as follows:
            (1) The Army, 540,000.
            (2) The Navy, 480,800.
            (3) The Marine Corps, 174,100.
            (4) The Air Force, 425,700.

                       Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE.

    (a) In General.--The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for 
Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as of September 
30, 1994, as follows:
            (1) The Army National Guard of the United States 410,000.
            (2) The Army Reserve, 260,800.
            (3) The Naval Reserve, 113,400.
            (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 36,900.
            (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 117,700.
            (6) The Air Force Reserve, 81,500.
            (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 8,000.
    (b) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may vary the end 
strength authorized by subsection (a) by not more than 2 percent.
    (c) Adjustments.--The end strengths prescribed by subsection (a) 
for the Selected Reserve of any reserve component shall be reduced 
proportionately by--
            (1) the total authorized strength of units organized to 
        serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component which 
        are on active duty (other than for training) at the end of the 
        fiscal year, and
            (2) the total number of individual members not in units 
        organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such 
        component who are on active duty (other than for training or 
        for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their 
        consent at the end of the fiscal year.
Whenever such units or such individual members are released from active 
duty during any fiscal year, the end strength prescribed for such 
fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be 
increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths of such 
units and by the total number of such individual members.

SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE 
              RESERVES.

    Within the end strengths prescribed in section 402(b), the reserve 
components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of September 30, 
1994, the following number of Reserves to be serving on full-time 
active duty or, in the case of members of the National Guard, full-time 
National Guard duty for the purpose of organizing, administering, 
recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components:
            (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 24,180.
            (2) The Army Reserve, 12,542.
            (3) The Naval Reserve, 19,369.
            (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,119.
            (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 9,389.
            (6) The Air Force Reserve, 648.

SEC. 413. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN CERTAIN GRADES AUTHORIZED TO 
              BE ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES.

    (a) Senior Enlisted Members.--Effective on October 1, 1993, the 
table in section 517(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows:

      

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                                                                 Marine 
              ``Grade            Army       Navy    Air Force    Corps  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
      E-9...................        569        202        328       14
      E-8...................      2,585        429        840     74''. 
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Officers.--Effective on October 1, 1993, the table in section 
524(a) of such title is amended to read as follows:

      

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                                                                 Marine 
              ``Grade            Army       Navy    Air Force    Corps  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Major or Lieutenant         3,219      1,071        575      110
       Commander.                                                       
      Lieutenant Colonel or       1,524        520        636       75
       Commander.                                                       
      Colonel or Navy               372        188        274     25''. 
       Captain.                                                         
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              Subtitle C--Military Training Student Loads

SEC. 421. AUTHORIZATION OF TRAINING STUDENT LOADS.

    (a) In General.--For fiscal year 1994, the components of the active 
and reserve Armed Forces are authorized average military training 
student loads as follows:
            (1) The Army, 75,220.
            (2) The Navy, 45,269.
            (3) The Marine Corps, 22,753.
            (4) The Air Force, 33,439.
    (b) Adjustments.--The average military training student loads 
authorized in subsection (a) shall be adjusted consistent with the end 
strengths authorized in parts A and B. The Secretary of Defense shall 
prescribe the manner in which such adjustments shall be apportioned.

                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

SEC. 501. AUTHORITY TO DELETE FROM SELECTION BOARD REPORTS AND 
              PROMOTION LISTS NAMES OF OFFICERS ERRONEOUSLY CONSIDERED 
              BY PROMOTION SELECTION BOARDS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 36 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 618 the following 
new section:
``Sec. 618a. Secretarial deletion from promotion selection board report
    ``(a) The Secretary concerned may delete administratively the name 
of a regular or reserve officer selected for promotion by a selection 
board from the report of the selection board or from a list of officers 
recommended for promotion if the Secretary determines--
            ``(1) that the officer was ineligible, under section 619 of 
        this title or other applicable law (including those with 
        respect to the promotion of regular officers), as implemented 
        by regulations of the military department concerned, for 
        consideration for promotion by the selection board or was not 
        within the promotion zone established for the board;
            ``(2) that a regular or reserve officer who was considered 
        for promotion by a board convened under section 573 or 611 of 
        this title is not serving on an active duty list as a result of 
        death, discharge, dismissal, resignation, retirement, or, in 
        the case of a reserve officer, as a result of release from 
        active duty or the performance of duty specified in section 582 
        or 641(1) of this title; or
            ``(3) that a reserve officer (including a reserve warrant 
        officer) not on an active duty list who was selected for 
        promotion has died, resigned, been discharged or dismissed, or 
        is no longer serving in an active status as defined in section 
        267(b) of this title.
    ``(b) An officer selected for promotion whose name is deleted 
administratively under this section from the report of a selection 
board or from a list of officers recommended for promotion shall be 
considered for all purposes, other than chapter 77 of this title, not 
to have been considered for promotion by the board concerned.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Such subchapter is further amended by 
amending section 618(d) to read as follows:
    ``(d) Except as provided in section 618a of this title, the name of 
an officer selected for promotion by a selection board may be removed 
from the report of the selection board only by the President.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such subchapter I of chapter 36 is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 618 the following:

``618a. Secretarial deletion from promotion selection board report.''.
    (d) Savings Provision.--The enactment of this Act shall not be 
construed to affect any action taken by the Secretary of a military 
department concerning a report of a selection board or list of officers 
recommended for promotion prior to the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 502. AMENDMENT TO WARRANT OFFICER MANAGEMENT ACT TO AUTHORIZE 
              INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION OF CERTAIN REGULAR WARRANT 
              OFFICERS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 33A of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 580 the following new section:
``Sec. 580a. Modification to rules for continuation on active duty; 
              enhanced authority for selective early discharges
    ``(a) The Secretary of Defense may authorize the Secretary of a 
military department, during the two-year period beginning on October 1, 
1993, to take any of the actions set forth in subsection (b) with 
respect to regular warrant officers of an armed force under the 
jurisdiction of that Secretary.
    ``(b) The Secretary of a military department may, with respect to 
regular warrant officers of an armed force, when authorized to do so 
under subsection (a), convene selection boards under section 573(c) of 
this title to consider for discharge regular warrant officers on the 
warrant officer active-duty list--
            ``(1) who have served at least one year of active duty in 
        the grade currently held;
            ``(2) whose names are not on a list of warrant officers 
        recommended for promotion; and
            ``(3) who are not eligible to be retired under any 
        provision of law and are not within two years of becoming so 
        eligible.
    ``(c)(1) In the case of an action under subsection (b), the 
Secretary of the military department concerned may submit to a 
selection board convened pursuant to that subsection--
            ``(A) the names of all regular warrant officers described 
        in that subsection in a particular grade and competitive 
        category; or
            ``(B) the names of all regular warrant officers described 
        in that subsection in a particular grade and competitive 
        category who also are in particular year groups or specialties, 
        or both, within that competitive category.
    ``(2) The Secretary concerned shall specify the total number of 
warrant officers to be recommended for discharge by a selection board 
convened pursuant to subsection (b). That number may not be more than 
30 percent of the number of officers considered--
            ``(A) in each grade in each competitive category; or
            ``(B) in each grade, year group, or specialty (or 
        combination thereof) in each competitive category.
    ``(3) The total number of regular warrant officers described in 
subsection (b) from any of the armed forces (or from any of the armed 
forces in a particular grade) who may be recommended during a fiscal 
year for discharge by a selection board convened pursuant to the 
authority of that subsection may not exceed 70 percent of the decrease, 
as compared to the preceding fiscal year, in the number of warrant 
officers of that armed force (or the number of warrant officers of that 
armed force in that grade) authorized to be serving on active duty as 
of the end of that fiscal year.
    ``(4) A warrant officer who is recommended for discharge by a 
selection board convened pursuant to the authority of subsection (b) 
and whose discharge is approved by the Secretary concerned shall be 
discharged on a date specified by the Secretary concerned.
    ``(5) Selection of warrant officers for discharge under this 
subsection shall be based on the needs of the service.
    ``(d) The discharge of any warrant officer pursuant to this section 
shall be considered involuntary for purposes of any other provision of 
law.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 33A is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
580 the following new item:

``580a. Modification to rules for continuation on active duty; enhanced 
                            authority for selective early 
                            discharges.''.

                 Subtitle B--Reserve Component Matters

SEC. 511. AUTHORIZATION OF SECRETARIAL SELECTED RESERVE CALL UP 
              AUTHORITY AND EXPANSION OF 90 DAY CALL UP PERIOD.

    (a) Revision of Authority To Order the Selected Reserve to Active 
Duty To Augment Active Forces.--Section 673b(a) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 673(a) or any other 
provision of law, the President may authorize the Secretary of Defense, 
and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard 
when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, without the consent 
of the members concerned, to order any unit, and any member not 
assigned to a unit organized to serve as a unit of the Selected Reserve 
(as defined in section 268(b) of this title), under their respective 
jurisdictions--
            ``(1) when the President determines it is necessary to 
        augment the active forces for any operational mission, to 
        active duty (other than for training) for not more than a total 
        of 180 days; or
            ``(2) when the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of 
        Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not 
        operating as a service in the Navy, determines it is necessary 
        to augment the active forces, to active duty (other than for 
        training) for not more than a total of 90 days.''.
    (b) Limitation to the Secretarial Call Up Authority to 25,000.--
Section 673b(c) of such title is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Not more than 200,000 members of the Selected Reserve may be 
on active duty at any one time under subsection (a)(1), and not more 
than 25,000 members of the Selected Reserve may be on active duty at 
any one time under subsection (a)(2).''.
    (c) Revision to Period of Extension of Active Duty.--Section 
673b(i) of such title is amended--
            (1) by striking out ``90 additional days'' and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``a total of 180 additional days''; and
            (2) in the first sentence, by striking out ``is ordered to 
        active duty under this section'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``is ordered to active duty under subsection (a)(1)''.
    (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 673b(f) of such title is amended 
to read as follows: ``Whenever the President authorizes the Secretary 
of Defense or the Secretary of Transportation to order any unit or 
member of the Selected Reserve to active duty, under the authority of 
subsection (a)(1), or when the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of 
Transportation orders any unit or member of the Selected Reserve to 
active duty, under the authority of subsection (a)(2), the President or 
respective Secretary, as the case may be, shall submit, within 24 hours 
after exercising such authority, a report to Congress, in writing, 
setting forth the circumstances necessitating the action taken under 
this section and describing the anticipated use of these units or 
members.''.

SEC. 512. CONSISTENCY IN FEDERAL RECOGNITION QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERS 
              OF THE NATIONAL GUARD.

    (a) In General.--Section 301 of title 32, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after the first sentence the following new 
sentence: ``Qualifications prescribed by the Secretary in the preceding 
sentence may not differ between persons solely on the basis of 
employment as a technician under section 709 of this title.''.
    (b) Repeal of Required Training (Leadership Training).--Section 523 
of the National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (Public Law 
100-456; 102 Stat. 1918, 1974; 10 U.S.C. 709 note) is repealed.
    (c) Repeal of Required Training (Battle Skills).--Section 506 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 
(Public Law 101-189; 103 Stat. 1352, 1438; 10 U.S.C. 709 note) is 
repealed.

SEC. 513. EXCEPTION TO THE TWELVE-WEEK BASIC TRAINING PERIOD 
              REQUIREMENT.

    Section 671(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Under regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of Defense that shall apply uniformly to 
the military departments or, in the case of the Coast Guard when it is 
not operating as a service in the Navy, by the Secretary of 
Transportation, the Secretary concerned may establish, in lieu of the 
twelve-week training requirement in this subsection and in section 4(a) 
of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 454(a)), a 
shorter period of basic training (or equivalent training program) for 
persons inducted, enlisted, or appointed in an armed force who have 
developed skills in the civilian sector that readily can be applied in 
the armed forces.''.

SEC. 514. NATIONAL GUARD MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES.

    (a) Clarification of Inclusion of Female Warrant Officers and 
Enlisted Members of the National Guard in the Militia.--Section 311 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, warrant 
officers, or enlisted members'' after ``female citizens of the United 
States who are commissioned officers''.
    (b) Repeal of Requirement for Physical Examination (Army National 
Guard).--(1) Section 3502 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 341 is 
amended by striking out the item relating to section 3502.
    (c) Repeal of Requirement for Physical Examination (Air National 
Guard).--(1) Section 8502 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 841 is 
amended by striking out the item relating to section 8502.
    (d) Increase in Time Allowed for Completion of Unit Training.--
Section 502(b) of title 32, United States Code, is amended by striking 
out ``30'' in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``90''.
    (e) Exceptions to 30-Day Notice for Termination of Employment of 
Certain Technicians.--Subsection 709(e)(6) of title 32, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(6) a technician shall be notified in writing of the 
        termination of employment as a technician and, unless the 
        technician is serving under a temporary appointment, is serving 
        in a trial or probationary period, or has voluntarily ceased to 
        be a member of the National Guard when such membership is a 
        condition of employment, such notice shall be given at least 
        thirty days before the termination date of such employment.''.
    (f) Repeal of Limit on Number of Technicians Who May Be Employed at 
Any One Time.--Subsection 709(h) of title 32, United States Code, is 
repealed.
    (g) Authorization for Unserviceability Findings by National Guard 
Officers.--Subsection 710(f) of title 32, United States Code, is 
amended by striking out ``Regular Army or the Regular Air Force,'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``Regular Army or a commissioned officer of 
the Army National Guard who is also a commissioned officer of the Army 
National Guard of the United States, or by a commissioned officer of 
the Regular Air Force, or a commissioned officer of the Air National 
Guard who is also a commissioned officer of the Air National Guard of 
the United States,''.

SEC. 515. MODIFICATION OF THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT FOR 
              MEMBERS OF THE READY RESERVE.

    Section 1004(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``four'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``five''.

                     Subtitle C--Service Academies

SEC. 521. PROCEDURES FOR NOMINATING CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION TO SERVICE 
              ACADEMIES.

    Sections 4342(a), 6954(a), and 9342(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, are amended--
            (1) by striking ``a principal candidate and nine 
        alternatives'' in the last sentence of each section and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``ten persons''; and
            (2) by inserting after the last sentence as amended by 
        paragraph 1 the following new sentences: ``Nominees may be 
        submitted without ranking, or with a principal candidate and 
        nine ranked or unranked alternates. Qualified nominees not 
        selected for appointment under this subsection shall be 
        considered qualified alternates for the purposes of selection 
        under other provisions in this chapter.''.

SEC. 522. GRADUATION LEAVE FOR SERVICE ACADEMY GRADUATES.

    Section 702 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``regular'' in the first sentence.

                   Subtitle D--Education and Training

SEC. 531. CHANGE TO ROTC ADVANCED COURSE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 2104(b)(6)(A)(ii) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``not less than six weeks'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``a''.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

SEC. 541. AUTHORITY FOR NON-CITIZEN SPOUSE AND CHILDREN OF NON-CITIZEN 
              SERVICE MEMBERS TO RESIDE WITH THE MEMBER IN THE UNITED 
              STATES.

    Section 101(a) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)) is amended--
            (1) by striking out ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (Q);
            (2) by striking out the period at the end of subparagraph 
        (R) and inserting in lieu thereof ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(S) An alien who is the spouse or child of an alien serving 
honorably, in the United States, on active duty in the Armed Forces of 
the United States, and is accompanying, or coming to join such alien 
service member for a period not to exceed six years, which may be 
extended by the Attorney General.''.

SEC. 542. REDUCTION IN THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF YEARS FOR A MILITARY 
              MEMBER TO BE MAINTAINED ON THE TEMPORARY DISABILITY 
              RETIRED LIST.

    (a) In General.--(1) Section 1210(b) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking out ``five'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
``three''.
    (2) Section 1210(h) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``five'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``three''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect for all military members placed on the temporary disability 
retired list on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 543. CLARIFICATION OF PUNITIVE UCMJ ARTICLE REGARDING DRUNKEN 
              DRIVING.

    Section 911(2) (article 111) of title 10, United States Code, as 
added by section 1066 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 1106 Stat. 2315, 2506), is 
amended by inserting ``or greater'' after ``0.10 grams'' both times 
such term appears.

SEC. 544. REPEAL OF THE STATUTORY RESTRICTION ON THE ASSIGNMENT OF 
              WOMEN IN THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.

    (a) In General.--Section 6015 of title 10, United States Code, is 
repealed.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
Chapter 555, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
referring to section 6015.

          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

SEC. 601. VARIABLE HOUSING ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS WHO ARE 
              REQUIRED TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT AND WHO ARE ASSIGNED TO SEA 
              DUTY.

    Section 403a(b)(2) of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ``or''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(C) the member is not a member who is in a paygrade above E-6, 
who is assigned to sea duty, and who elects not to occupy assigned 
unaccompanied quarters; or''.

SEC. 602. PAY FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES DURING TIMES OF 
              WAR, HOSTILITIES, OR NATIONAL EMERGENCY.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 19 of title 37, United States Code, 
relating to administration of pay for members of the uniformed 
services, is amended--
            (1) In section 1005, by striking out ``Members'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``Except as provided in section 1013 
        of this title, members''; and
            (2) by adding at the end of such chapter the following new 
        section:
``Sec. 1013. Pay: periods of war, hostilities, or national emergency
    ``In time of war, hostilities, or national emergency declared by 
Congress or the President, the Secretary concerned may limit the direct 
pay, or a portion thereof, to a member of a uniformed service when the 
member is serving on active duty in an area prescribed for this purpose 
by the Secretary of Defense. Any amount of pay and allowances due but 
not paid directly to such member may be paid through allotments or 
assignments as prescribed by the member or credited to the member's 
account and paid upon the member's return or departure from the 
prescribed area. The Secretary concerned shall ensure prompt payment of 
all pay and allowances.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``1013. Pay: periods of war, hostilities, or national emergency.''.

SEC. 603. SEPARATION PAY UPON INVOLUNTARY DISCHARGE OR RELEASE FROM 
              ACTIVE DUTY.

    Section 1174 of title 10, United States Code, is amended in 
subsection (a)(1), by striking out ``five'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``six''.

SEC. 604. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAY FOR 
              NURSE OFFICER CANDIDATES, REGISTERED NURSES AND NURSE 
              ANESTHETISTS.

    (a) Nurse Officer Candidate Accession Program.--Section 2130a(a)(1) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``during 
the period beginning on November 29, 1989, and ending on September 30, 
1993,'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``on or after October 1, 1993,''.
    (b) Accession Bonus for Registered Nurses.--Section 302d of title 
37, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``during the period 
beginning on November 29, 1989, and ending on September 30, 1993,'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``on or after October 1, 1993,''.
    (c) Incentive Special Pay for Certified Registered Nurse 
Anesthetists.--Section 302e(a) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by striking out ``during the period beginning on November 29, 
1989, and ending on September 30, 1993,'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
``on or after October 1, 1993,''

SEC. 605. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN SELECTED RESERVE BONUSES.

    (a) Selected Reserve Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308c(b)(1) of title 
37, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``one-half of the 
bonus shall be paid'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``an amount not to 
exceed one-half of the bonus may be paid''.
    (b) Selected Reserve Affiliation Bonus.--Section 308e(c)(2) of 
title 37, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) by striking out ``fifth anniversary'' and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``sixth anniversary''; and
            (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) In lieu of the procedures set out above, the Secretary 
concerned may pay the bonus in monthly installments in amounts 
determined by the Secretary. Such monthly payments will begin after the 
first month of satisfactory service and are payable only for those 
months the member serves satisfactorily. Satisfactory service will be 
determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.''.

SEC. 606. EXPIRING AUTHORITIES.

    (a) Aviation Officer Retention Bonus.--Section 301b(a) of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended by striking out ``September 30, 1993'' 
and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 1995''.
    (b) Special Pay for Enlisted Members of the Selected Reserve 
Assigned to Certain High Priority Units.--Section 308d(c) of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended by striking out ``September 30, 1993'' 
and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 1995''.
    (c) Years of Service for Mandatory Transfer to the Retired 
Reserve.--Sections 3360(b), 3360(c), 3853, and 8353 of title 10, United 
States Code, are each amended by striking out ``September 30, 1993'' 
and inserting in lieu thereof in each instance ``September 30, 1995''.
    (d) Grade Determination Authority for Certain Reserve Medical 
Officers.--Sections 3359(b) and 8359(b) of title 10, United States 
Code, are each amended by striking out ``September 30, 1993'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof in each instance ``September 30, 1995''.
    (e) Promotion Authority for Certain Reserve Officers Serving on 
Active Duty.--Sections 3380(d) and 8380(d) of title 10, United States 
Code, are each amended by striking out ``September 30, 1993'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof in each instance ``September 30, 1995''.
    (f) Authority for Temporary Promotions of Certain Navy 
Lieutenants.--Section 5721(f) of title 10, United States Code, is 
repealed.
    (g) Repayment of Education Loans for Certain Health Professionals 
Who Serve in the Selected Reserve.--Section 2172(d) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking out ``October 1, 1993'', and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``October 1, 1995''.
    (h) Special Pay for Reenlistment Bonus for Active Members.--Section 
308(g) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
``September 30, 1993'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 
1995''.
    (i) Special Pay for Enlistment Bonus for Critical Skills.--Section 
308a(c) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
``September 30, 1993'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 
1995''.
    (j) Extension of Reserve Enlistment and Reenlistment Bonus 
Authorities.--Sections 308b(f), 308c(e), 308e(e), 308h(g) and 308i(i) 
of title 37, United States Code, are each amended by striking out 
``September 30, 1993'' and inserting in lieu thereof in each instance 
``September 30, 1995''.
    (k) Special Pay for Critically Short Wartime Health Specialists in 
the Selected Reserves.--Section 613(d) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (37 U.S.C. 302 note) is amended by 
striking out ``September 30, 1993'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
``September 30, 1995''.
    (l) Conservation Activities on Military Installations.--Sections 
106(b) and 106(c) of Public Law 86-797 (16 U.S.C. 670f(b) and (c)) are 
each amended by striking out ``and 1993,'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof in each instance ``1993, 1994, and 1995,''.
    (m) Reduction in Time-in-Grade Requirement for Retention of Grade 
Upon Voluntary Retirement.--Section 1370(a)(2) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking out ``five-year period'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``ten-year period''.
    (n) Required Length of Commissioned Service for Voluntary 
Retirement as an Officer.--Section 6323(a)(2) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking out ``five-year period'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``ten-year period''.
    (o) Joint Duty Exemption for Nuclear Propulsion Officers.--Section 
619(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
``January 1, 1994'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``January 1, 1996''.
    (p) Modification of Rules for Continuation on Active Duty.--Section 
638a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
``five-year period'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``ten-year period''.
    (q) Retirement of Certain Limited Duty Officers of the Navy.--Title 
10, United States Code, as amended by section 504 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 
1106 Stat. 2315, 2403), is amended--
            (1) in section 633, by striking out in the last sentence 
        ``and ending on October 1, 1995,'';
            (2) in section 634, by striking out in the last sentence 
        ``and ending on October 1, 1995,'';
            (3) in section 6383(a) by striking out paragraph 5 and 
        inserting in lieu thereof the following:
                    ``(5) Paragraphs (2) through (4) shall be effective 
                July 1, 1993.''; and
            (4) in section 6383(i), by striking out in the last 
        sentence ``During the period beginning on July 1, 1993, on 
        ending on October 1, 1995,'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``Beginning on July 1, 1993,''.
    (r) Extension of Limitation on Period of Management of Defense 
Business Operations Fund.--Section 316(a) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 
105 Stat. 1338; 10 U.S.C. 2208 note) is amended by striking out ``April 
15, 1994'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``April 15, 1995''.

             Subtitle B--Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits

SEC. 611. DISABILITY COVERAGE FOR OFFICER CANDIDATES GRANTED EXCESS 
              LEAVE.

    (a) Inclusion of Officer Candidates in Eligibility for Retired 
Pay.--That portion of section 1201 of title 10, United States Code, 
which precedes paragraph (1) is amended to read as follows:
    ``Upon a determination by the Secretary concerned that a member of 
a regular component of the armed forces entitled to basic pay; any 
other member of the armed forces entitled to basic pay who has been 
called or ordered to active duty (other than for training under section 
270(b) of this title) for a period of more than 30 days; or a member of 
the armed forces who is not entitled to basic pay because he is 
authorized by the Secretary concerned under section 502(b) of title 37 
to participate in a program leading to appointment, designation, or 
assignment in an officer category, is unfit to perform the duties of 
his office, grade, rank, or rating because of physical disability 
incurred while entitled to basic pay, or while not entitled to basic 
pay because he is authorized by the Secretary concerned under section 
502(b) of title 37 to participate in a program leading to appointment, 
designation, or assignment in an officer category, the Secretary may 
retire the member, with retired pay computed under section 1401 of this 
title, if the Secretary also determines that--''.
    (b) Inclusion of Officer Candidates in Eligibility for Assignment 
to the Temporary Disability Retired List.--Section 1202 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``Upon a determination by the Secretary concerned that a member of 
a regular component of the armed forces entitled to basic pay; any 
other member of the armed forces entitled to basic pay who has been 
called or ordered to active duty (other than for training under section 
270(b) of this title) for a period of more than 30 days; or a member of 
the armed forces who is not entitled to basic pay because he is 
authorized by the Secretary concerned under section 502(b) of title 37 
to participate in a program leading to appointment, designation, or 
assignment in an officer category, would be qualified for retirement 
under section 1201 of this title but for the fact that his disability 
is not determined to be of a permanent nature, the Secretary shall, if 
he also determines that accepted medical principles indicate that the 
disability may be of a permanent nature, place the member's name on the 
temporary disability retired list, with retired pay computed under 
section 1401 of this title.''.
    (c) Inclusion of Officer Candidates in Eligibility for Disability 
Separation Pay.--That portion of section 1203 of title 10, United 
States Code, that precedes paragraph (1) is amended to read as follows:
    ``Upon a determination by the Secretary concerned that a member of 
a regular component of the armed forces entitled to basic pay: any 
other member of the armed forces entitled to basic pay who has been 
called or ordered to active duty (other than for training under section 
270(b) of this title) for a period or more than 30 days; or a member of 
the armed forces who is not entitled to basic pay because he is 
authorized by the Secretary concerned under section 502(b) of title 37 
to participate in a program leading to appointment, designation, or 
assignment in an officer category, is unfit to perform the duties of 
his office, rank or rating because of physical disability incurred 
while entitled to basic pay, or while not entitled to basic pay because 
he is authorized by the Secretary concerned under section 502(b) or 
title 37 to participate in a program leading to appointment, 
designation, or assignment in an officer category, the member may be 
separated from his armed force with severance pay computed under 
section 1212 of this title, if the Secretary also determines that--''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall be 
effective on the date of enactment and shall apply to any physical 
disability that may be incurred by a member who is not entitled to 
basic pay because he is authorized by the Secretary concerned under 
section 502(b) of title 37, United States Code, to participate in a 
program leading to the appointment, designation, or assignment in an 
officer category on and after such date.

SEC. 612. TERMINATION OF SERVICEMEN'S GROUP LIFE INSURANCE WHEN 
              PREMIUMS ARE NOT PAID.

    Section 1969(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Notwithstanding the 
provisions of section 1968(a)(4) of this title, a member who is 
required to make a direct remittance of costs to one of the Armed 
Forces and who fails to make a timely payment of premiums as required 
will be deemed to have made a written request for discontinuance of his 
or her Servicemen's Group Life Insurance as required by section 1968(a) 
of this title. The Secretary concerned shall not terminate the 
insurance of such members without first providing written notification 
at least 60 days in advance of the proposed termination date.''.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

SEC. 621. AUTHORIZATION OF PAYMENT OR COLLECTION DUE TO FLUCTUATIONS OF 
              FOREIGN CURRENCY INCURRED BY CERTAIN MILITARY MEMBERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 405(d) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) In the case of a member of the uniformed services authorized 
to receive a per diem allowance under subsection (a), the Secretary 
concerned may make a lump-sum payment for nonrecurring expenses 
incurred by the member in occupying private housing outside of the 
United States if authorized or approved under regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary concerned, including losses experienced by a member upon 
the return of refundable housing related deposits or as a result of 
other transactions necessary to secure housing where losses are 
incurred solely as the result of fluctuation in the relative values of 
U.S. and foreign currencies. Any currency fluctuation gains made by the 
member upon the return of a refundable housing-related deposit shall be 
recouped by the Secretary concerned. Expenses for which payments are 
made under this subsection may not be considered for purposes of 
determining the per diem allowance of the member under subsection 
(a).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 1993.

SEC. 622. REVISIONS TO SECURITY DEPOSIT WAIVER PROGRAM.

    Section 1055(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking out paragraph (2); and
            (2) by striking out ``(1)'' at the beginning of the first 
        paragraph.

SEC. 623. EXTENSION OF DESERT SHIELD POSTPONEMENT OF CERTAIN TAX-
              RELATED ACTS TO OTHER CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.

    Section 7508 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (f), by striking out ``DESERT SHIELD 
        services'' each place such phrase appears and inserting in lieu 
        thereof ``contingency operation services'' in each instance;
            (2) by amending subsection (f)(2)(A) to read as follows:
    ``(A) such services are performed in the area designated by the 
Secretary of Defense pursuant to this subparagraph as a contingency 
operation area, and''; and
            (3) by amending subsection (f)(2)(B) to read as follows:
    ``(B) such services are performed during the period designated by 
the Secretary of Defense as the period of contingency operations in the 
area designated referred to in subparagraph (A).''.

SEC. 624. INCLUSION OF VICTIMS OF TERRORISM IN CERTAIN TITLE 37 
              BENEFITS.

    (a) In General.--Section 559 of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by amending the section hearing to read as follows:
``Sec. 559. Benefits: victims of terrorism; members held as captives'';
            and
            (2) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out ``if Congress 
        provides to such a member, in an Act enacted after August 27, 
        1986, monetary payment in respect of such period of 
        captivity''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to section 559 in the 
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 10 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``559. Benefits: victims of terrorism; members held as captives.''.

SEC. 625. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR TO CLAIM 
              PAYMENTS BECAUSE OF VIOLATION OF THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS.

    Section 6 of the War Claims Act of 1948 (50 App. U.S.C. 2005) is 
amended by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection:
    ``(h)(1) As used in this subsection, the term `prisoner of war' 
means any regularly appointed, enrolled, enlisted, or inducted member 
of the Armed Forces of the United States who was held in captivity as a 
prisoner of war for any period that, unless the Congress so determines 
first by concurrent resolution, the President determines for purposes 
of this subsection to have been a period of conflict with a force 
hostile to the United States, except any such member who, at any time, 
voluntarily, knowingly, and without duress gave aid to or collaborated 
with, or in any manner served, such hostile force.
    ``(2) The Commission is authorized to receive and to determine, 
according to law, the amount and validity, and provide for payment of 
any claim filed by any prisoner of war for compensation for the failure 
of the hostile force by which he was held as a prisoner of war, or its 
agents, to furnish him the quantity or quality of food prescribed for 
prisoners of war under the terms of the Geneva Convention of August 12, 
1949. Each claimant is required to bear all burdens of proof under this 
section. The compensation allowed to any prisoner of war under the 
provisions of this paragraph shall be one-half of the food portion of 
the world wide average per diem rate for each day on which he was held 
as a prisoner of war and on which such hostile force, or its agents, 
failed to furnish him such quantity or quality food.
    ``(3) The Commission is authorized to receive and determine 
according to law, the amount and validity and to provide for the 
payment of any claim filed by any prisoner of war for compensation--
            ``(A) for the failure of the hostile force by which he was 
        held as a prisoner of war, or its agents, to meet the 
        conditions and requirements prescribed under Part III, section 
        III, of the Geneva Convention of August 12, 1949, relating to 
        labor of prisoners of war; or
            ``(B) for inhumane treatment by the hostile force by which 
        he was held, or its agents. The term `inhumane treatment' as 
        used in this subparagraph shall include, but not be limited to, 
        failure of such hostile force, or its agents, to meet the 
        conditions and requirements of one or more of the provisions of 
        article 3, 12, 13, 14, 17, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 29, 43, 44, 
        45, 46, 47, 48, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 97, or 98 of the 
        Geneva Convention of August 12, 1949.
``Compensation shall be allowed to any prisoner of war under this 
paragraph up to one-half of the full world wide per diem rate, minus 
one-half of the food portion, for each day on which he was held as a 
prisoner of war and with respect to which he alleges and proves in a 
manner acceptable to the Commission the failure to meet the conditions 
and requirements described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph or the 
inhumane treatment described in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph. In 
no event shall the compensation allowed to any prisoner of war under 
this paragraph exceed one-half of world wide per diem rate with respect 
to any one day.
    ``(4) Any claim allowed by the Commission under this subsection 
shall be certified to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment out of 
funds appropriated pursuant to this subsection and shall be paid by the 
Secretary of the Treasury to the person entitled thereto, and shall, in 
the case of death or determination of death of the persons who are 
entitled, be paid only to or for the benefit of the persons specified, 
and in the order established, by subsection (d)(4) of this section.
    ``(5) Each claim filed under this subsection must be filed not 
later than three years from whichever of the following dates last 
occurs:
            ``(A) The date the prisoner of war by whom the claim is 
        filed returned to the jurisdiction of the Armed Forces of the 
        United States; or
            ``(B) The date upon which the Department of Defense makes a 
        determination that the prisoner of war has actually died or is 
        presumed to be dead, in the case of any prisoner of war who has 
        not returned to the jurisdiction of the Armed Forces of the 
        United States.
``The Commission shall complete its determinations with respect to each 
claim filed under this subsection at the earliest practicable date, but 
in no event later than one year after the date on which such claim was 
filed.
    ``(6)(A) An action may not be instituted upon a claim hereunder 
unless the claimant first shall have presented the claim to the 
Commission and such claim shall have been finally denied by the 
Commission in writing and sent by certified or registered mail. The 
failure of the Commission to make a final disposition of a claim within 
one year after it is filed shall, at the option of the claimant any 
time within two years thereafter, be deemed a final denial of the claim 
for the purposes of this paragraph. The provisions of this paragraph 
shall not apply to such claims as may be asserted under the Federal 
Rules of Civil Procedure by third party complaint, cross-claim, or 
counterclaim.
    ``(B) The acceptance by the claimant of any award, compromise, or 
settlement shall be final and conclusive on the claimant, and shall 
constitute a complete release of any claim against the United States by 
reason of the subject matter of the claim.
    ``(C) An action instituted under this subsection must be filed not 
later than two years from whichever of the following dates first 
occurs:
            ``(i) The date on which the claim was finally denied by the 
        Commission in writing; or
            ``(ii) The first anniversary of the date on which the claim 
        was filed if the Commission fails to make final disposition of 
        a claim within one year after it is filed.
    ``(D) An action under this paragraph shall be instituted only in 
the United States Court of Federal Claims. The Attorney General or his 
designee may arbitrate, compromise, or settle any claim cognizable 
under this subsection, after commencement of an action thereon. 
Attorney fees shall be limited to not more than 20 percent of any 
award.
    ``(E) Action under this paragraph shall not be instituted for any 
sum in excess of the amount of the claim presented to the Commission, 
except where the increased amount is based upon newly discovered 
evidence not reasonably discoverable at the time of presenting the 
claim to the Commission, or upon allegation and proof of intervening 
facts relating to the amount of the claim.
    ``(F) Disposition of any claim by the Attorney General or the 
Commission shall not be competent evidence of liability or amount of 
damages.
    ``(7) Any claim allowed under the provisions of this subsection 
shall be paid from funds appropriated pursuant to paragraph (8) of this 
subsection.
    ``(8) There are authorized to be appropriated such amounts as may 
be necessary to carry out the purposes of this subsection, including 
necessary administrative expense.''.

                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

                   Subtitle A--Health Care Management

SEC. 701. EXTENSION AND REVISION OF SPECIALIZED TREATMENT SERVICES 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Extension of Program.--Section 1079(a)(7)(B) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking out ``October 1, 1993'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof, ``October 1, 1995''.
    (b) Inclusion of Facilities Pursuant to Contract or Agreement.--
Section 1105 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating the current text as subsection (a); 
        and
            (2) by striking out ``within the area served by that 
        facility'' in the redesignated subsection (a); and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subsections (b), 
        (c), and (d):
    ``(b) The Secretary of Defense, after consulting with the other 
administering Secretaries, shall promulgate regulations to implement 
this section.
    ``(c) The regulations required by subsection (b) shall include 
standards for service areas comparable in size to service areas 
designated for facilities of the uniformed services pursuant to section 
1079(a)(7), 1080, and 1086(e).
    ``(d) The regulations required by subsection (b) may provide for 
full or partial reimbursement of reasonable expenses for long distance 
transportation for a covered beneficiary to or from a health care 
facility (including a facility of the uniformed services or a facility 
referred to in subsection (a)) at which specialized health care 
services are provided pursuant to this chapter and long distance 
transportation, temporary lodging and meals (not to exceed the 
applicable per diem rate) for a non-medical attendant (including an 
active duty member) to accompany such beneficiary when the Secretary 
determines that such reimbursement will permit the health care services 
to be provided at less total cost to the Department of Defense than if 
the services were otherwise provided pursuant to this chapter. In lieu 
of reimbursement for such expenses, the use, when available, of 
Department of Defense transportation, meals and lodging is 
authorized.''.

SEC. 702. REVISION AND CODIFICATION OF CHAMPUS PHYSICIAN PAYMENT REFORM 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 1079(h) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(h)(1) Beginning in fiscal year 1994, payment for a charge for 
services by an individual health care professional (or other non-
institutional health care provider) for which a claim is submitted 
under a plan contracted for under subsection (a) may not exceed the 
amounts allowed in fiscal year 1993 for similar services, except that--
            ``(A) for services for which the Secretary of Defense 
        determines an increase is justified by economic circumstances, 
        the allowable amounts may be increased in accordance with 
        appropriate economic index data similar to that used pursuant 
        to title XVIII of the Social Security Act; and
            ``(B) for services the Secretary determines are overpriced 
        in comparison to amounts allowed pursuant to title XVIII of the 
        Social Security Act, the allowable amounts shall be reduced by 
        not more than 15 percent.
    ``(2) In implementing the requirements of paragraph (1), the 
following shall apply:
            ``(A) Any reduction required by paragraph (1)(B) may be 
        waived by the Secretary if the Secretary determines that such 
        reduction would impair adequate access to health care services 
        for beneficiaries.
            ``(B) The Secretary shall adopt a limitation, similar to 
        that used pursuant to title XVIII of the Social Security Act, 
        on the extent to which a provider may bill a beneficiary an 
        actual charge in excess of the amount allowed under paragraph 
        (1).
            ``(C) The Secretary shall consult with the other 
        administering Secretaries and solicit public comment prior to 
        promulgating regulations to implement this section.''.

SEC. 703. CODIFICATION OF CHAMPUS PEER REVIEW ORGANIZATION PROGRAM 
              PROCEDURES.

    Section 1079 of title 10, United States Code, is further amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:
    ``(o) Health care services provided pursuant to this section or 
section 1086 of this title shall not include services determined under 
the CHAMPUS Peer Review Organization program to be not medically or 
psychologically necessary. The Secretary of Defense, after consulting 
with the other administering Secretaries, may adopt by regulation any 
quality and utilization review requirements and procedures in effect 
for the Peer Review Organization program under title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act (Medicare) that the Secretary determines necessary, 
and may adapt the Medicare requirements and procedures to the 
circumstances of the CHAMPUS PRO program as the Secretary determines 
appropriate.''.

SEC. 704. AWARD OF CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE CREDIT FOR ADVANCED HEALTH 
              PROFESSIONAL DEGREES.

    (a) Credit on Original Appointment.--Section 533(b)(1) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by inserting ``professional'' in the first 
                sentence after ``One year for each year of advanced'';
                    (B) by striking out ``Except as provided in clause 
                (E), in'' at the beginning of the second sentence and 
                inserting in lieu thereof ``In''; and
                    (C) by striking out ``postsecondary education in 
                excess of four that are'' in the second sentence and 
                inserting in lieu thereof ``advanced education'';
            (2) by striking out subparagraph (E); and
            (3) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph 
        ``(E)''.
    (b) Credit as Reserve of the Army.--Section 3353 (b)(1) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by inserting ``professional'' in the first 
                sentence after ``One year for each year of advanced'';
                    (B) by striking out ``Except as provided in clause 
                (E), in'' at the beginning of the second sentence and 
                inserting in lieu thereof ``In''; and
                    (C) by striking out ``postsecondary education in 
                excess of four that are'' in the second sentence and 
                inserting in lieu thereof ``advanced education'';
            (2) by striking out subparagraph (E); and
            (3) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph 
        ``(E)''.
    (c) Credit in the Naval Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve.--Section 
5600(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by inserting ``professional'' in the first 
                sentence after ``One year for each year of advanced'';
                    (B) by striking out ``Except as provided in clause 
                (E), in'' at the beginning of the second sentence and 
                inserting in lieu thereof ``In''; and
                    (C) by striking out ``postsecondary education in 
                excess of four that are'' in the second sentence and 
                inserting in lieu thereof ``advanced education'';
            (2) by striking out subparagraph (E); and
            (3) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph 
        ``(E)''.
    (d) Credit as Reserve of the Air Force.--Section 8353(b)(1) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by inserting ``professional'' in the first 
                sentence after ``One year for each year of advanced'';
                    (B) by striking out ``Except as provided in clause 
                (E), in'' at the beginning of the second sentence and 
                inserting in lieu thereof ``In''; and
                    (C) by striking out ``postsecondary education in 
                excess of four that are'' in the second sentence and 
                inserting in lieu thereof ``advanced education'';
            (2) by striking out subparagraph (E); and
            (3) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph 
        ``(E)''.

SEC. 705. CODIFICATION OF REVISED GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE OF THE UNIFORMED 
              SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES.

    (a) In General.--Section 2113 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows:
``Sec. 2113. Authority of Secretary; Board of Regents'';
            (2) by amending subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:
    ``(a) The business of the University shall be conducted by the 
Secretary of Defense.
    ``(b)(1) There shall be a Board of Regents (hereinafter in this 
chapter referred to as the ``Board''), which shall serve as an advisory 
board to the Secretary of Defense, especially concerning academic 
affairs of the University. The Board shall consist of--
            ``(A) nine persons outstanding in the fields of health, 
        health education, or other fields, who shall be appointed from 
        civilian life by the President of the United States;
            ``(B) the surgeons general of the uniformed services, who 
        shall be ex officio members; and
            ``(C) the President of the University, who shall be an ex 
        officio member.
    ``(2) The term of each member of the Board (other than ex officio 
members) shall be six years except that--
            ``(A) any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring 
        before the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was 
        appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term; 
        and
            ``(B) any member whose term of office has expired shall 
        continue to serve until his successor is appointed.'';
            (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``of the United 
        States'' after ``President'';
            (4) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
    ``(d) The Secretary shall appoint a President of the University, 
who shall also serve as a nonvoting ex officio member of the Board.'';
            (5) in subsection (e), by striking out ``$100'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$300'';
            (6) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) by striking out ``Board'' each time it appears 
                and inserting in lieu thereof ``Secretary''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``after 
                considering the recommendations of the Dean,'';
            (7) in subsection (g)--
                    (A) by striking out ``Board'' each time it appears 
                and inserting in lieu thereof ``Secretary''; and
                    (B) by striking out ``subject to the approval of 
                the Secretary of Defense'' in the last sentence;
            (8) in subsection (h), by striking out ``Board'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``Secretary'';
            (9) in subsection (i), by striking out ``Board'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``Secretary''; and
            (10) in subsection (j)--
                    (A) by striking out ``Board'' each time it appears 
                and inserting in lieu thereof in each instance 
                ``Secretary''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ``or 
                cooperative agreements'' after ``contracts''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to section 2113 in the 
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 104 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``2113. Authority of Secretary; Board of Regents.''.

SEC. 706. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR GRADUATE STUDENT PROGRAM OF 
              THE UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES.

    Section 2114 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``Students'' in the 
        first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``Medical 
        students'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking out ``Students'' in the 
        first and fourth sentences and inserting in lieu thereof in 
        each instance ``Medical students'';
            (3) in subsection (d), by inserting ``commissioned'' before 
        the word ``member'' in the first sentence; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) The Secretary of Defense shall establish selection 
procedures, service obligations (if any), and other requirements the 
Secretary determines appropriate for students in any postdoctoral, 
postgraduate, or technological institutes established pursuant to 
section 2113(h) of this title.''.

SEC. 707. MODIFICATION OF DATE FOR DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES 
              UNDER CHAMPUS REFORM INITIATIVE CONTRACT.

    Section 713(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1993 (10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended by inserting ``, or as soon 
thereafter as is practicable'' after ``August 1, 1993''.

SEC. 708. AUTHORITY FOR THE ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY TO 
              OBTAIN ADDITIONAL DISTINGUISHED PATHOLOGISTS AND 
              SCIENTISTS.

    Section 176(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The Secretary of 
Defense, on a case-by-case basis, may waive the limitation of six 
distinguished pathologists or scientists if the Secretary determines 
that such waiver is in the best interest of the Department of 
Defense.''.

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

SEC. 711. EXCLUSION OF EXPERIENCED MILITARY PHYSICIANS FROM MEDICARE 
              DEFINITION OF NEW PHYSICIAN.

    (a) Charges in Rural Areas; Effect of Uniformed Service 
Experience.--Section 1842(b)(4)(F)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395u(b)(4)(F)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new sentence: ``The preceding sentence shall not apply to any health 
care practitioner who has served at least four years as a health care 
practitioner in one of the uniformed services.''.
    (b) Charges by New Physicians; Effect of Uniformed Service 
Experience.--Section 1848(a)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395w-4(a)(4)) is amended by inserting ``, or to any physician who has 
served at least four years as a physician in one of the uniformed 
services'' before the period at the end of the second sentence.

SEC. 712. REPEAL OF THE STATUTORY RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR 
              ABORTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1093 of title 10, United States Code, is 
repealed.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
Chapter 55, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
referring to section 1093.

     TITLE VIII--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

             Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense

SEC. 801. AUTHORIZATION FOR CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES IN THE 
              OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

    (a) Reorganization of the Office of the Secretary of Defense.--
Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating sections 135, 136, 138, 139, 140, and 
        141 as sections 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, and 142, respectively;
            (2) by redesignating section 137 as section 135;
            (3) by inserting after section 135, as redesignated by 
        paragraph (2), the following new section:
``Sec. 136. Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
    ``(a) There is an Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with 
the consent of the Senate.
    ``(b) Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the 
Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the 
Secretary of Defense may prescribe in the areas of military readiness, 
total force management, military and civilian personnel requirements, 
military and civilian personnel training, military and civilian family 
matters, personnel requirements for weapons support, National Guard and 
Reserve components, and health affairs.
    ``(c) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness 
takes precedence in the Department of Defense after the Comptroller.'';
            (4) by amending subsection 131(b) to read as follows:
    ``(b) The Office of the Secretary of Defense is composed of the 
following:
            ``(1) The Deputy Secretary of Defense.
            ``(2) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
        Technology.
            ``(3) The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
            ``(4) The Comptroller.
            ``(5) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
        Readiness.
            ``(6) The Director of Defense Research and Engineering.
            ``(7) The Assistant Secretaries of Defense.
            ``(8) The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.
            ``(9) The General Counsel of the Department of Defense.
            ``(10) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense.
            ``(11) Such other offices and officials as may be 
        established by law or the Secretary of Defense may establish or 
        designate in the Office.'';
            (5) in section 133, by striking out ``Under Secretary of 
        Defense for Acquisition'' each place such term appears, to 
        include the heading for the section, and by inserting in lieu 
        thereof in each instance, to include the heading for such 
        section, ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
        Technology'';
            (6) in section 133a, by striking out ``Deputy Under 
        Secretary of Defense for Acquisition'' each place such term 
        appears, to include the heading for such section, and by 
        inserting in lieu thereof in each instance, to include the 
        heading for such section, ``Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 
        for Acquisition and Technology'';
            (7) in section 138, as redesignated by this section 
        (formerly section 136)--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking out ``eleven'' 
                and inserting in lieu thereof ``nine''; and
                    (B) in subsection (d), by inserting ``and 
                Comptroller'' after ``Under Secretaries of Defense''; 
                and
            (8) by amending the table of sections at the beginning of 
        such chapter to read as follows:

``Sec.
``131. Office of the Secretary of Defense.
``132. Deputy Secretary of Defense.
``133. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology.
``133a. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
                            Technology.
``134. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
``134a. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
``135. Comptroller.
``136. Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
``137. Director of Defense Research and Engineering.
``138. Assistant Secretaries of Defense.
``139. Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.
``140. General Counsel.
``141. Inspector General.
``142. Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Atomic Energy.''.
    (b) Addition of Two Positions at Level III of the Executive 
Schedule and Three Conforming Amendments to the Executive Schedule.--
Subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in section 5313 (positions at level II), by striking 
        out ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Acquisition and Technology'';
            (2) in section 5314 (positions at level III)--
                    (A) by inserting after ``Under Secretary of Defense 
                for Policy'' the following:
            ``Comptroller of the Department of Defense.
            ``Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
        Readiness.''; and
                    (B) by striking out ``Deputy Under Secretary of 
                Defense for Acquisition'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
                ``Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
                Technology.''; and
            (3) in section 5315 (positions at level IV), by striking 
        out ``Assistant Secretaries of Defense (11).'' and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``Assistant Secretaries of Defense (9).''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments To Reflect New Title for Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Technology.--Title 10, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 134(c), by striking out ``Under Secretary of 
        Defense for Acquisition'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Under 
        Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology'';
            (2) in section 137(b), as redesignated by this Act, by 
        striking out ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Acquisition and Technology'';
            (3) in section 140, as redesignated by this Act, by 
        striking out ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition'' 
        each place is appears and inserting in lieu thereof, in each 
        instance, ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
        Technology'';
            (4) in section 171(a), by striking out ``Under Secretary of 
        Defense for Acquisition'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Under 
        Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology'';
            (5) in section 179(a), by striking out ``Under Secretary of 
        Defense for Acquisition'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Under 
        Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology'';
            (6) in section 1702, to include the catchline for such 
        section, by striking out ``Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Acquisition'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Under Secretary 
        of Defense for Acquisition and Technology'';
            (7) in the table of sections for subchapter I of chapter 
        87, in the item for section 1702, by striking out ``Under 
        Secretary of Defense for Acquisition'' and inserting in lieu 
        thereof ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
        Technology'';
            (8) in section 1703, by striking out ``Under Secretary of 
        Defense for Acquisition'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Under 
        Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology'';
            (9) in section 1707(a), by striking out ``Under Secretary 
        of Defense for Acquisition'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology'';
            (10) in section 1722, by striking out ``Under Secretary of 
        Defense for Acquisition'', each place it appears, and inserting 
        in lieu thereof at each place ``Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Acquisition and Technology'';
            (11) in section 1735(c), by striking out ``Under Secretary 
        of Defense for Acquisition'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology'';
            (12) in section 1737(c), by striking out ``Under Secretary 
        of Defense for Acquisition'', each place it appears and 
        inserting in lieu thereof at each place ``Under Secretary of 
        Defense for Acquisition and Technology'';
            (13) in section 1741(b), by striking out ``Under Secretary 
        of Defense for Acquisition'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology'';
            (14) in section 1746(a), by striking out ``Under Secretary 
        of Defense for Acquisition'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology'';
            (15) in section 1761(b), by striking out ``Under Secretary 
        of Defense for Acquisition'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology'';
            (16) in section 1762(a), by striking out ``Under Secretary 
        of Defense for Acquisition'' each place it appears and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Acquisition and Technology'';
            (17) in section 1763, by striking out ``Under Secretary of 
        Defense for Acquisition'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Under 
        Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology'';
            (18) in section 2304(f), by striking out ``Under Secretary 
        of Defense for Acquisition'' each place it appears and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Acquisition and Technology'';
            (19) in section 2308(b), by striking out ``Under Secretary 
        of Defense for Acquisition'' each place it appears and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Acquisition and Technology'';
            (20) in section 2325(b), by striking out ``Under Secretary 
        of Defense for Acquisition'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology'';
            (21) in section 2329, by striking out ``Under Secretary of 
        Defense for Acquisition'' each place it appears and inserting 
        in lieu thereof at each place ``Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Acquisition and Technology'';
            (22) in section 2350(a), by striking out ``Under Secretary 
        of Defense for Acquisition'' each place it appears and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Acquisition and Technology'';
            (23) in section 2369, by striking out ``Under Secretary of 
        Defense for Acquisition'' each place it appears and inserting 
        in lieu thereof ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 
        and Technology'';
            (24) in section 2399(b), by striking out ``Under Secretary 
        of Defense for Acquisition'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology'';
            (25) in section 2435(b), by striking out ``Under Secretary 
        of Defense for Acquisition'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology'';
            (26) in section 2436(d), by striking out ``Under Secretary 
        of Defense for Acquisition'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology'';
            (27) in section 2438(c), by striking out ``Under Secretary 
        of Defense for Acquisition'' each place it appears and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Acquisition and Technology'';
            (28) in section 2503(b), by striking out ``Under Secretary 
        of Defense for Acquisition'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology'';
            (29) in section 2523(a), by striking out ``Under Secretary 
        of Defense for Acquisition'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology'';
            (30) in section 2534(b), by striking out ``Under Secretary 
        of Defense for Acquisition'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology''; 
        and
            (31) in section 171(a), by striking out ``Deputy Under 
        Secretary of Defense for Acquisition'' and inserting in lieu 
        thereof ``Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
        Technology''.

              Subtitle B--Professional Military Education

SEC. 811. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE AWARD OF THE MASTER OF SCIENCE OF 
              NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY DEGREE AND THE MASTER OF 
              SCIENCE OF NATIONAL RESOURCE STRATEGY DEGREE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 108 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 2162 the following new section:
``Sec. 2163. National Defense University: master of science of national 
              security strategy and master of science of national 
              resource strategy
    ``(a) Master of Science of National Security Strategy.--Under 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, and upon 
recommendation by the faculty and commandant of the National War 
College, the President of the National Defense University may confer 
the degree of master of science of national security strategy upon 
graduates of the National War College who have fulfilled the 
requirements for that degree.
    ``(b) Master of Science of National Resource Strategy.--Under 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, and upon 
recommendation by the faculty and commandant of the Industrial College 
of the Armed Forces, the President of the National Defense University 
may confer the degree of master of science of national resource 
strategy upon graduates of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces 
who have fulfilled the requirements for that degree.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
2162 the following new item:

``2163. National Defense University: master of science of national 
                            security strategy and master of science of 
                            national resource strategy.''.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

SEC. 821. AUTHORITY FOR CIVILIAN ARMY EMPLOYEES TO ACT ON REPORTS OF 
              SURVEY.

    Section 4835 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or any civilian 
        employee of the Department of the Army'' after ``any officer of 
        the Army''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking out ``an officer of the 
        Army designated by him.'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``his 
        designee. The Secretary may designate officers of the Army or 
        civilian employees of the Department of the Army to approve 
        such action.''.

SEC. 822. ESCORTS AND FLAGS FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WHO DIE WHILE 
              SERVING IN AN ARMED CONFLICT WITH THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) In General.--Title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after section 1482 the following new section:
``Sec. 1482a. Expenses incident to death of civilian employees serving 
              in a contingency operation
    ``(a) The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Transportation, 
and the Secretaries concerned may pay the following expenses incident 
to the death of a civilian employee who dies while serving with an 
armed force in a contingency operation:
            ``(1) Round-trip transportation and prescribed allowances 
        for one person to escort the remains of the employee to the 
        place authorized under section 5742(b)(1) of title 5.
            ``(2) Presentation of a flag of the United States to the 
        next of kin of the employee.
            ``(3) Presentation of a flag of equal size to the flag 
        presented under paragraph (2) to the parents or parent, if the 
        person to be presented a flag under paragraph (2) is other than 
        the parent of the deceased. For the purposes of this paragraph, 
        the term `parent' has the meaning given that term in section 
        1482(a)(11) of this title.
    ``(b) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to 
implement this section. The Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe 
regulations to implement this section with regard to civilian employees 
of the Department of Transportation. Such regulations shall be uniform 
to the extent possible.''.
    (b) Clercial Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 75 of this title is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 1482 the following new item:

``1482a. Expenses incident to death of civilian employees serving in a 
                            contingency operation.''.

SEC. 823. PROVIDING FLEXIBILITY IN THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTORS GENERAL 
              OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND AIR FORCE.

    (a) Army.--Section 3020(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``shall be'' in the last sentence and inserting in 
lieu thereof ``may be either (1) a civilian appointed in the 
competitive service or in the Senior Executive Service as a career 
appointee, or (2)''.
    (b) Air Force.--Section 8020(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``shall be'' in the last sentence and inserting in 
lieu thereof ``may be either (1) a civilian appointed in the 
competitive service or in the Senior Executive Service as a career 
appointee, or (2)''.

                      TITLE IX--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 901. AWARDING OF GOLD STAR LAPEL BUTTONS TO SURVIVORS OF UNITED 
              STATES SERVICEMEMBERS KILLED BY TERRORIST ACTS.

    Section 1126 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking out ``or'' at the end of paragraph 
                (1);
                    (B) by striking out the period at the end of 
                paragraph (2)(iii) and inserting in lieu thereof a 
                semicolon; and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following 
                new paragraphs:
            ``(3) who lost or lose their lives after March 28, 1973, as 
        a result of an international terrorist attack against the 
        United States or a foreign nation friendly to the United 
        States, recognized as such an attack by the Secretary of the 
        department concerned, or jointly by the Secretaries of the 
        departments concerned if persons from more than one department 
        are killed in the attack; or
            ``(4) who lost or lose their lives after March 28, 1973, as 
        a result of military operations, while serving outside the 
        territory of the United States as part of a peace keeping 
        force.''; and
            (2) in subsection (d), by inserting after paragraph (6) the 
        following new paragraphs:
    ``(7) The term `military operations' includes military personnel 
assisting in United States Government sponsored training of foreign 
nations' military personnel.
    ``(8) The term `Peace Keeping Force' includes authorized United 
Nations peace keeping operations.''.

SEC. 902. AVIATION LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after chapter 903 the following new chapter:

               ``CHAPTER 905--AVIATION LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

``Sec.
``9381. Findings.
``9382. Establishment of program.
``9383. Supplies and clothing.
``9384. Allowances.
``9385. Coordination with the Secretary of State.
``Sec. 9381. Findings.
    ``The Congress finds--
            ``(1) that the training of pilots from the air forces of 
        friendly foreign nations in the United States furthers United 
        States interests, promotes closer relations, and advances the 
        national security;
            ``(2) that many friendly foreign nations cannot afford to 
        reimburse the United States for the cost of such training 
        provided; and
            ``(3) that it is in the national interest to authorize the 
        Secretary of the Air Force to establish a program of pilot 
        training for personnel of the air forces of friendly, less 
        developed foreign nations.
``Sec. 9382. Establishment of program
    ``The Secretary of the Air Force may establish and maintain an 
Aviation Leadership Program which will provide undergraduate pilot 
training and necessary related training (including, but not limited to, 
language training and programs to promote better awareness and 
understanding of the democratic institutions and social framework of 
the United States) to selected personnel of the air forces of friendly, 
less-developed foreign nations.
``Sec. 9383. Supplies and clothing
    ``(a) Under such conditions as he may prescribe, the Secretary of 
the Air Force may provide to persons receiving training under this 
chapter--
            ``(1) transportation incident to such training;
            ``(2) supplies and equipment for the use of such persons 
        during training;
            ``(3) flight clothing and other special clothing required 
        for training; and
            ``(4) billeting, food, and health services.
    ``(b) The Secretary may authorize such expenditures from the 
appropriations of the Air Force as he considers necessary for the 
efficient and effective maintenance of the Program in accordance with 
this chapter.
Sec. 9384. Allowances
    ``The Secretary of the Air Force may pay to persons receiving 
training under this chapter a living allowance at a rate to be 
prescribed by him, taking into account the amount of living allowances 
authorized for members of the United States Armed Forces under similar 
circumstances.
``Sec. 9385. Coordination with the Secretary of State
    ``Each proposal for training under this chapter shall be planned 
and implemented in coordination with the Secretary of State.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--(1) The table of contents of title 10, 
United States Code, at the beginning of such title, is amended--
            (A) in part III of subtitle D the first occasion it 
        appears, by inserting after the item relating to chapter 903 
        the following new item:

``905. Aviation Leadership Program..........................    9381'';
        and
            (B) in part III of subtitle D the second occasion it 
        appears, by inserting after the item relating to section 9355 
        the following new items:

               ``CHAPTER 905--AVIATION LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

``Sec.
``9381. Findings.
``9382. Establishment of program.
``9383. Supplies and clothing.
``9384. Allowances.
``9385. Coordination with the Secretary of State.''.
    (2) The table of chapters of subtitle D of title 10, United States 
Code, at the beginning of such subtitle, and the table of chapters of 
part III of subtitle D of title 10, United States Code, at the 
beginning of such part, are amended by inserting after the item 
relating to chapter 903 in both instances the following new item:

``905. Aviation Leadership Program..........................    9381''.

         TITLE X--MATTERS RELATING TO ALLIES AND OTHER NATIONS

SEC. 1001. EXCHANGE OF PERSONNEL BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES 
              AND FOREIGN DEFENSE DEPARTMENTS OR MINISTRIES.

    (a) Authorization for Personnel Exchanges.--Chapter 53 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1051 the 
following new section:
``Sec. 1052. Exchange of personnel of the United States Armed Forces 
              with foreign defense departments or ministries
    ``(a) Subject to any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
Defense may enter into agreements with the governments of allied and 
friendly foreign countries for the exchange of military and civilian 
personnel of the United States Armed Forces and such personnel of the 
defense departments or ministries of such foreign governments. Pursuant 
to these agreements, personnel of foreign defense departments or 
ministries may be assigned to positions in the United States Armed 
Forces, and personnel of the United States Armed Forces may be assigned 
to positions in foreign defense departments or ministries. In the case 
of agreements for the exchange of personnel engaged in research and 
development activities, such agreements may provide for assignments to 
positions in private industry which support the foreign defense 
departments or ministries. The specific positions and the individuals 
to be assigned must be acceptable to both governments. These agreements 
shall be based on the principle of reciprocity such that each 
government will provide personnel of essentially equal qualifications, 
training, and skill. Salary, per diem, cost of living, travel, cost of 
language or other training, and other costs (except for cost of 
temporary duty directed by the host government and costs incidents to 
the use of host government facilities in the performance of assigned 
duties) shall be paid by each government for its own personnel in 
accordance with its laws and regulations.
    ``(b) Personnel assigned to the United States and United States 
personnel assigned to a foreign government under subsection (a) shall 
not be required to take an oath of allegiance to their host nation and 
shall hold no official capacity in the host nation.
    ``(c) The foregoing shall not limit the authority of the 
Secretaries of the military departments to conclude agreements for the 
exchange of active duty military personnel pursuant to proper legal 
authority upon the same conditions of reciprocity and cost as specified 
herein and in conformance with such regulations as the Secretary of 
Defense may promulgate.''; and
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
1051 the following new item:

``1052. Exchange of personnel of the United States Armed Forces with 
                            foreign defense departments or 
                            ministries.''.

SEC. 1002. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN DEFENSE ARTICLES IN THE WAR RESERVE 
              ALLIES STOCKPILE TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA.

    Subject to any other provision of law and notwithstanding section 
514 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h), the 
Secretary of Defense is authorized to transfer to the Republic of 
Korea, in return for concessions to be negotiated by the Secretary, all 
or any part of obsolete or surplus (no longer used by the United 
States) equipment, tanks, weapons, repair parts, and ammunition in the 
inventory of the Department of Defense which is intended for use as 
reserve stocks for the Republic of Korea and is located, or is subject 
to being located, in a stockpile in the Republic of Korea on the date 
of enactment of this Act. The concessions (including cash compensation, 
services, waiver of charges otherwise payable by the United States, and 
other items of value) to be negotiated by the Secretary shall not be 
less than the fair market value of the items transferred.

SEC. 1003. REPORT REQUIREMENT REPEALED.

    Section 1002(d)(2)(A) of the Department of Defense Authorization 
Act, 1985 (Public Law 98-525; 98 Stat. 2575), relating to a report on 
the status and cost of the United States commitment to NATO, is 
repealed.

SEC. 1004. BURDEN SHARING CONTRIBUTIONS BY JAPAN, KUWAIT, AND THE 
              REPUBLIC OF KOREA.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 138 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2350j. Burden sharing contributions
    ``(a) Authority to Accept Contributions.--Notwithstanding section 
1306 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense may 
accept cash contributions from Japan, Kuwait, and the Republic of Korea 
for the purposes specified in subsection (c).
    ``(b) Credits.--Contributions accepted under subsection (a) shall 
be credited to appropriations of the Department of Defense. The 
contributions so credited shall be merged with the appropriations and 
funds to which they are credited.
    ``(c) Availability of Contributions.--Contributions accepted under 
subsection (a) shall be available only for payment of the following 
costs:
            ``(1) Compensation for local national employees.
            ``(2) Military construction projects.
            ``(3) Supplies and services.
    ``(d) Authorization of Military Construction.--Contributions 
credited under subsection (b) to an appropriation account of the 
Department of Defense may be used--
            ``(1) by the Secretary of Defense to carry out a military 
        construction project that is consistent with the purposes for 
        which the contribution was made and is not otherwise authorized 
        by law; or
            ``(2) by the Secretary of a military department, with the 
        approval of the Secretary of Defense, to carry out such a 
        project.
    ``(e) Notice and Wait Requirements.--(1) When a decision is made to 
carry out a military construction project under subsection (d), the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense 
committees containing--
            ``(A) an explanation of the need for the project;
            ``(B) the then current estimate of the cost of the project; 
        and
            ``(C) a justification for carrying out the project under 
        that subsection.
    ``(2) The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military 
department may not commence a military construction project under 
subsection (d) until the end of the 21-day period beginning on the date 
on which the Secretary of Defense submits the report under paragraph 
(1) regarding the project.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
subchapter II of such chapter 138 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item:

``2350j. Burden sharing contributions.''.
    (c) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the end of 
each quarter of fiscal year 1994, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report specifying separately 
for Japan, Kuwait, and the Republic of Korea--
            (1) the amount of the contributions accepted by the 
        Secretary during the preceding quarter under section 2350j of 
        title 10, United States Code, and the purposes for which the 
        contributions were made; and
            (2) the amount of the contributions expended by the 
        Secretary during the preceding quarter and the purposes for 
        which the contributions were expended.

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