‘‘(7) describe the process by which the Depart-
ment of Defense validates the contractor performance 
of such functions under section 2463 of this title.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING REPEAL.—The National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163) 
is amended by striking section 343. 
(d) INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspec-
tor General of the Department of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report on the imple-
mentation of this section and the amendments made by this 
section. The report shall contain the assessment of the In-
spector General of whether— 
(1) the guidelines required under section 2463(a) 
of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(a), have been implemented; 
(2) such guidelines, if developed, conform to the 
requirements of that section; 
(3) a contractor inventory has been established 
pursuant to subsections (a)(3) and (i) of section 115a 
of such title, as added by subsection (b); 
(4) functions for which the performance of which 
the Secretary of Defense has entered into a contract 
are being reviewed on a regular basis for possible con-
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version to performance by civilian employees of the 
Department of Defense; and 
(5) performance by civilian employees of the De-
partment of Defense is being considered to the max-
imum extent practicable for all new functions of the 
Department of Defense. 
SEC. 327. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ANNUAL RE-
PORT ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE COMPETITIONS. 
Paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of section 2462 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(4) For any function converted to performance 
by a contractor, the effect of such conversion on the 
quality of the performance of the function. 
‘‘(5) For any function for which a public-private 
competition is anticipated during any subsequent fis-
cal year, an assessment of whether any method of 
business reform or reengineering other than a public- 
private competition, including a decision to consoli-
date, restructure, or reengineer an organization, func-
tion, or activity covered under section 2475 of this 
title, could, if implemented in the future, achieve any 
anticipated or budgeted savings.’’. 
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SEC. 328. RESTRICTION ON OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND 
BUDGET INFLUENCE OVER DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE PUBLIC-PRIVATE COMPETITIONS. 
(a) RESTRICTION ON OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND 
BUDGET.—The Office of Management and Budget may not 
direct or require the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary 
of a military department to prepare for, undertake, con-
tinue, or complete a public-private competition or direct 
conversion of a Department of Defense function to perform-
ance by a contractor under Office of Management and 
Budget Circular A-76, or any other successor regulation, 
directive, or policy. 
(b) RESTRICTION ON SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—The 
Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military depart-
ment may not prepare for, undertake, continue, or complete 
a public-private competition or direct conversion of a De-
partment of Defense function to performance by a con-
tractor under Office of Management and Budget Circular 
A-76, or any other successor regulation, directive, or policy 
by reason of any direction or requirement provided by the 
Office of Management and Budget. 
(c) SUSPENSION AND REVIEW OF ONGOING PUBLIC- 
PRIVATE COMPETITIONS.— 
(1) SUSPENSION.—During the 90-day period 
that begins on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall suspend any review or 
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public-private competition pursuant to Office of Man-
agement and Budget Circular A-76 that is being car-
ried out on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) REVIEW.—During the 90-day period de-
scribed in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense 
shall review each suspended review and public-private 
competition and shall determine, wholly independ-
ently and without regard to direction, guidance, en-
couragement, or requirement from the Office of Man-
agement and Budget, whether to cancel or continue 
each review or public-private competition. 
(3) CRITERIA
FOR
CONTINUATION.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may not continue a review or pub-
lic-private competition pursuant to a determination 
under paragraph (2) unless the official responsible for 
the performance of the function and the Secretary of 
the military department concerned or agency head 
submits to the congressional defense committees a cer-
tification that the determination was made wholly 
independently and without regard to direction, guid-
ance, encouragement, or requirement from the Office 
of Management and Budget and after considering less 
costly and controversial alternatives to such review or 
public-private competition. 
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SEC. 329. BID PROTESTS BY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES IN AC-
TIONS 
UNDER 
OFFICE 
OF 
MANAGEMENT 
BUDGET CIRCULAR A-76. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY TO PROTEST PUBLIC-PRIVATE COM-
PETITIONS.—Section 3551(2) of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) The term ‘interested party’— 
‘‘(A) with respect to a contract or a solicita-
tion or other request for offers described in para-
graph (1), means an actual or prospective bidder 
or offeror whose direct economic interest would 
be affected by the award of the contract or by 
failure to award the contract; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to a public-private com-
petition conducted under Office of Management 
and Budget Circular A-76 with respect to the 
performance of an activity or function of a Fed-
eral agency, or a decision to convert a function 
performed by Federal employees to private sector 
performance without a competition under Office 
of Management and Budget Circular A-76, in-
cludes— 
‘‘(i) any official who submitted the 
agency tender in such competition; and 
‘‘(ii) any one individual who, for the 
purpose of representing the Federal employ-
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ees engaged in the performance of the activ-
ity or function for which the public-private 
competition is conducted in a protest under 
this subchapter that relates to such public- 
private competition, has been designated as 
the agent of the Federal employees by a ma-
jority of such employees.’’. 
(b) EXPEDITED ACTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter V of chapter 35 of 
such title is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 3557. EXPEDITED ACTION IN PROTESTS OF PUBLIC- 
PRIVATE COMPETITIONS. 
‘‘For any protest of a public-private competition con-
ducted under Office of Management and Budget Circular 
A-76 with respect to the performance of an activity or func-
tion of a Federal agency, the Comptroller General shall ad-
minister the provisions of this subchapter in the manner 
best suited for expediting the final resolution of the protest 
and the final action in the public-private competition.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The chapter anal-
ysis at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 3556 the 
following new item: 
‘‘3557. Expedited action in protests of public-private competitions.’’. 
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(b) RIGHT TO INTERVENE IN CIVIL ACTION.—Section 
1491(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) If an interested party who is a member of 
the private sector commences an action described in 
paragraph (1) with respect to a public-private com-
petition conducted under Office of Management and 
Budget Circular A-76 regarding the performance of 
an activity or function of a Federal agency, or a deci-
sion to convert a function performed by Federal em-
ployees to private sector performance without a com-
petition under Office of Management and Budget Cir-
cular A-76, then an interested party described in sec-
tion 3551(2)(B) of title 31 shall be entitled to inter-
vene in that action.’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—Subparagraph (B) of section 
3551(2) of title 31, United States Code (as added by sub-
section (a)), and paragraph (5) of section 1491(b) of title 
28, United States Code (as added by subsection (c)), shall 
apply to— 
(1) a protest or civil action that challenges final 
selection of the source of performance of an activity 
or function of a Federal agency that is made pursu-
ant to a study initiated under Office of Management 
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and Budget Circular A-76 on or after January 1, 
2004; and 
(2) any other protest or civil action that relates 
to a public-private competition initiated under Office 
of Management and Budget Circular A-76, or to a de-
cision to convert a function performed by Federal em-
ployees to private sector performance without a com-
petition under Office of Management and Budget Cir-
cular A-76, on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 330. PUBLIC-PRIVATE COMPETITION REQUIRED BE-
FORE CONVERSION TO CONTRACTOR PER-
FORMANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Federal Procurement 
Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 43. PUBLIC-PRIVATE COMPETITION REQUIRED BE-
FORE CONVERSION TO CONTRACTOR PER-
FORMANCE. 
‘‘(a) PUBLIC-PRIVATE COMPETITION.—(1) A function 
of an executive agency performed by 10 or more agency ci-
vilian employees may not be converted, in whole or in part, 
to performance by a contractor unless the conversion is 
based on the results of a public-private competition that— 
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‘‘(A) formally compares the cost of performance 
of the function by agency civilian employees with the 
cost of performance by a contractor; 
‘‘(B) creates an agency tender, including a most 
efficient organization plan, in accordance with Office 
of Management and Budget Circular A-76, as imple-
mented on May 29, 2003, or any successor circular; 
‘‘(C) includes the issuance of a solicitation; 
‘‘(D) determines whether the submitted offers 
meet the needs of the executive agency with respect to 
factors other than cost, including quality, reliability, 
and timeliness; 
‘‘(E) examines the cost of performance of the 
function by agency civilian employees and the cost of 
performance of the function by one or more contrac-
tors to demonstrate whether converting to performance 
by a contractor will result in savings to the Govern-
ment over the life of the contract, including— 
‘‘(i) the estimated cost to the Government 
(based on offers received) for performance of the 
function by a contractor; 
‘‘(ii) the estimated cost to the Government 
for performance of the function by agency civil-
ian employees; and 
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‘‘(iii) an estimate of all other costs and ex-
penditures that the Government would incur be-
cause of the award of such a contract; 
‘‘(F) requires continued performance of the func-
tion by agency civilian employees unless the difference 
in the cost of performance of the function by a con-
tractor compared to the cost of performance of the 
function by agency civilian employees would, over all 
performance periods required by the solicitation, be 
equal to or exceed the lesser of— 
‘‘(i) 10 percent of the personnel-related costs 
for performance of that function in the agency 
tender; or 
‘‘(ii) $10,000,000; and 
‘‘(G) examines the effect of performance of the 
function by a contractor on the agency mission asso-
ciated with the performance of the function. 
‘‘(2) A function that is performed by the executive 
agency and is reengineered, reorganized, modernized, up-
graded, expanded, or changed to become more efficient, but 
still essentially provides the same service, shall not be con-
sidered a new requirement. 
‘‘(3) In no case may a function being performed by 
executive agency personnel be— 
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‘‘(A) modified, reorganized, divided, or in any 
way changed for the purpose of exempting the conver-
sion of the function from the requirements of this sec-
tion; or 
‘‘(B) converted to performance by a contractor to 
circumvent a civilian personnel ceiling. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT TO CONSULT EMPLOYEES.—(1) 
Each civilian employee of an executive agency responsible 
for determining under Office of Management and Budget 
Circular A-76 whether to convert to contractor performance 
any function of the executive agency— 
‘‘(A) shall, at least monthly during the develop-
ment and preparation of the performance work state-
ment and the management efficiency study used in 
making that determination, consult with civilian em-
ployees who will be affected by that determination 
and consider the views of such employees on the devel-
opment and preparation of that statement and that 
study; and 
‘‘(B) may consult with such employees on other 
matters relating to that determination. 
‘‘(2)(A) In the case of employees represented by a labor 
organization accorded exclusive recognition under section 
7111 of title 5, consultation with representatives of that 
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labor organization shall satisfy the consultation require-
ment in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) In the case of employees other than employees re-
ferred to in subparagraph (A), consultation with appro-
priate representatives of those employees shall satisfy the 
consultation requirement in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(C) The head of each executive agency shall prescribe 
regulations to carry out this subsection. The regulations 
shall include provisions for the selection or designation of 
appropriate representatives of employees referred to in 
paragraph (2)(B) for purposes of consultation required by 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—(1) Before com-
mencing a public-private competition under subsection (a), 
the head of an executive agency shall submit to Congress 
a report containing the following: 
‘‘(A) The function for which such public-private 
competition is to be conducted. 
‘‘(B) The location at which the function is per-
formed by agency civilian employees. 
‘‘(C) The number of agency civilian employee po-
sitions potentially affected. 
‘‘(D) The anticipated length and cost of the pub-
lic-private competition, and a specific identification 
of the budgetary line item from which funds will be 
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used to cover the cost of the public-private competi-
tion. 
‘‘(E) A certification that a proposed performance 
of the function by a contractor is not a result of a 
decision by an official of an executive agency to im-
pose predetermined constraints or limitations on such 
employees in terms of man years, end strengths, full- 
time equivalent positions, or maximum number of 
employees. 
‘‘(2) The report required under paragraph (1) shall in-
clude an examination of the potential economic effect of per-
formance of the function by a contractor on— 
‘‘(A) agency civilian employees who would be af-
fected by such a conversion in performance; and 
‘‘(B) the local community and the Government, 
if more than 50 agency civilian employees perform 
the function. 
‘‘(3)(A) A representative individual or entity at 
a facility where a public-private competition is con-
ducted may submit to the head of the executive agency 
an objection to the public private competition on the 
grounds that the report required by paragraph (1) 
has not been submitted or that the certification re-
quired by paragraph (1)(E) is not included in the re-
port submitted as a condition for the public private 
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competition. The objection shall be in writing and 
shall be submitted within 90 days after the following 
date: 
‘‘(i) In the case of a failure to submit the 
report when required, the date on which the rep-
resentative individual or an official of the rep-
resentative entity authorized to pose the objection 
first knew or should have known of that failure. 
‘‘(ii) In the case of a failure to include the 
certification in a submitted report, the date on 
which the report was submitted to Congress. 
‘‘(B) If the head of the executive agency deter-
mines that the report required by paragraph (1) was 
not submitted or that the required certification was 
not included in the submitted report, the function for 
which the public-private competition was conducted 
for which the objection was submitted may not be the 
subject of a solicitation of offers for, or award of, a 
contract until, respectively, the report is submitted or 
a report containing the certification in full compli-
ance with the certification requirement is submitted. 
‘‘(d) EXEMPTION FOR THE PURCHASE OF PRODUCTS 
AND SERVICES
OF
THE BLIND
AND OTHER SEVERELY 
HANDICAPPED PERSONS.—This section shall not apply to 
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a commercial or industrial type function of an executive 
agency that— 
‘‘(1) is included on the procurement list estab-
lished pursuant to section 2 of the Javits-Wagner- 
O’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 47); or 
‘‘(2) is planned to be changed to performance by 
a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or by a 
qualified nonprofit agency for other severely handi-
capped persons in accordance with that Act. 
‘‘(e) INAPPLICABILITY
DURING
WAR
OR
EMER-
GENCY.—The provisions of this section shall not apply dur-
ing war or during a period of national emergency declared 
by the President or Congress.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections in 
section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 43. Public-private competition required before conversion to contractor per-
formance.’’. 
SEC. 
331. 
REAUTHORIZATION 
AND 
MODIFICATION 
OF 
MULTI-TRADES DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. 
(a) REAUTHORIZATION AND EXPANSION.—Section 338 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2004 (10 U.S.C. 5013 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting 
‘‘may’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘three Naval Aviation De-
pots’’ and inserting ‘‘the Air Force Air Logistics 
Centers and the Navy Fleet Readiness Centers’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘a Naval Avia-
tion Depot’’ and inserting ‘‘an Air Force Air Logis-
tics Center or Navy Fleet Readiness Center’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (d) and redesignating 
subsections (e) through (g) as subsections (d) through 
(f), respectively; 
(4) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘2004 through 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2008 
through 2013’’; 
(5) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2014’’; and 
(6) by amending subsection (f), as so redesig-
nated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) ANNUAL GAO REPORT.—By not later than 30 
days after the last day of a fiscal year, the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report on the demonstration project under this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) HEADING.—The heading for such section is 
amended to read as follows: ‘‘AIR FORCE AIR LO-
GISTICS CENTER AND NAVY FLEET READINESS 
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CENTER
MULTI-TRADES
DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECT’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The items relating to 
such section in the table of contents in section 2(b) of 
such Act and in the table of contents at the beginning 
of title III of such Act are each amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘Sec. 338. Air Force Logistics Center and Navy Fleet Readiness Center multi- 
trades demonstration project.’’. 
Subtitle D—Extension of Program 
Authorities 
SEC. 341. EXTENSION OF ARSENAL SUPPORT PROGRAM INI-
TIATIVE. 
Section 343 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106– 
398; 10 U.S.C. 4551 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2008’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2010’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘2008’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2010’’. 
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SEC. 342. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR REIMBURSEMENT 
FOR HELMET PADS PURCHASED BY MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES DEPLOYED IN CON-
TINGENCY OPERATIONS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 351 of the Ronald W. 
Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 1857) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘, or in the case of 
protective helmet pads purchased by a member from 
a qualified vendor for that member’s personal use, on 
September 30, 2007’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by inserting after ‘‘Armed Forces’’ the 
following: ‘‘shall comply with regular Depart-
ment of Defense procedures for the submission of 
claims and’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the end 
the following: ‘‘or one year after the date on 
which the purchase of the protective, safety, or 
health equipment was made, whichever occurs 
last’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘Subsection (a)(1) shall not 
apply in the case of the purchase of protective helmet 
pads by or on behalf of a member.’’. 
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(b) FUNDING.—Amounts for reimbursements made 
under section 351 of the Ronald W. Reagan National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 after the date 
of the enactment of this Act shall be derived from supple-
mental appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
fiscal year 2008, contingent upon such appropriations 
being enacted. 
Subtitle E—Reports 
SEC. 351. INCLUSION OF NATIONAL GUARD READINESS FOR 
CIVIL SUPPORT MISSIONS IN QUARTERLY 
PERSONNEL AND UNIT READINESS REPORT. 
(a) INCLUSION.—Section 482 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 
(h); 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following 
new subsections (f) and (g): 
‘‘(f) READINESS OF NATIONAL GUARD TO PERFORM 
CIVIL SUPPORT MISSIONS.—Each report shall also include 
an assessment of the readiness of the National Guard to 
perform tasks required to support the National Response 
Plan for support to civil authorities. 
‘‘(g) AVAILABILITY OF NATIONAL GUARD READINESS 
INFORMATION TO STATES.—With respect to the information 
required to be included in a report under subsection (f) that 
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is relevant to the National Guard of a State, the Secretary 
of Defense shall make that information available to the Gov-
ernor of the State.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsections 
(b), (d), and (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (b), (d), 
(e), and (f)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to a report submitted 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—As part of the budget jus-
tification materials submitted to Congress in support of the 
President’s budget for fiscal year 2009, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on any steps the Secretary has taken to prepare 
to implement the requirement under subsection (f) of section 
482 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(a). The report shall include a description of the Secretary’s 
plans for assessing the personnel, equipment, and training 
readiness of the National Guard, including the standards 
and measures that will be applied and mechanisms for 
sharing information with State Governors. 
SEC. 352. PLAN TO IMPROVE READINESS OF ACTIVE AND 
RESERVE COMPONENT GROUND FORCES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—At the same time that the 
budget is submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
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United States Code, for a fiscal year, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on improving the readiness of the active and re-
serve components of the ground forces of the United States 
Armed Forces. Each such report shall include— 
(1) a summary of the readiness of each reporting 
unit of the active and reserve components of the 
ground forces and a summary of the readiness of each 
major combat unit of each military department by 
readiness level, as reflected in the Department of De-
fense status of resources and training system; 
(2) an identification of the extent to which the 
actual readiness ratings of the active and reserve com-
ponents of the United States Armed Forces have been 
upgraded based on the judgment of commanders and 
any efforts of the Secretary of Defense to analyze the 
trends and implications of such upgrades; 
(3) the goals of the Secretary of Defense for man-
aging the readiness of the active and reserve compo-
nents of the ground forces, expressed in terms of the 
number of units or percentage of the force that the 
Secretary plans to maintain at each level of readi-
ness, and the Secretary’s projected timeframe for 
achieving each such goal; 
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(4) a prioritized list of items and actions to be 
accomplished during the fiscal year during which the 
report is submitted and during the fiscal years cov-
ered by the future years defense program that the Sec-
retary of Defense believes are necessary to signifi-
cantly improve the readiness of the active and reserve 
components of the ground forces and achieve the goals 
and timeframes described in paragraph (3); and 
(5) a detailed investment strategy and plan for 
each fiscal year covered by the future years defense 
program under section 221 of title 10, United States 
Code, that outlines the resources required to improve 
the readiness of the active and reserve components of 
the ground forces, including a description of how each 
resource identified in such plan relates to funding re-
quested by the Secretary in the Secretary’s annual 
budget, and how each such resource will specifically 
enable the Secretary to achieve the readiness goals de-
scribed in paragraph (3) within the projected time-
frames. 
(b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—By not later 
than 60 days after the date on which the report is submitted 
under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall review 
the report and, as the Comptroller General determines ap-
propriate, submit to the congressional defense committees 
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any additional information that the Comptroller General 
determines will further inform the congressional defense 
committees on issues relating to the readiness of the active 
and reserve components of the ground forces of the United 
States Armed Forces. 
SEC. 353. PLAN FOR OPTIMAL USE OF STRATEGIC PORTS BY 
COMMANDER 
OF 
SURFACE 
DISTRIBUTION 
AND DEPLOYMENT COMMAND. 
By not later than January 30, 2008, the Secretary of 
Defense shall develop and implement a plan to optimize the 
use of strategic ports by the Surface Distribution and De-
ployment Command. Such plan shall— 
(1) address cost effectiveness, manning require-
ments, location, and maximization of utilization of 
resources for each strategic port; and 
(2) include— 
(A) an analysis of how each Surface Dis-
tribution and Deployment Command strategic 
port is chosen for the worldwide deployment and 
distribution of Department of Defense supplies, 
personal property, and personnel; and 
(B) provisions for consultation with the 
local port authority for any strategic port at 
which there is no permanent Surface Distribu-
tion and Deployment Command presence. 
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SEC. 354. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL RESERVE 
AIR FLEET VIABILITY. 
(a) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall provide for an independent assess-
ment of the viability of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet to be 
conducted by a federally-funded research and development 
center selected by the Secretary. 
(b) CONTENTS OF ASSESSMENT.—The assessment re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include each of the following: 
(1) An assessment of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act, including 
an assessment of— 
(A) the level of increased use of commercial 
assets to fulfill Department of Defense transpor-
tation requirements as a result of the increased 
global mobility requirements in response to the 
terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; 
(B) the extent of charter air carrier partici-
pation in fulfilling increased Department of De-
fense transportation requirements as a result of 
the increased global mobility requirements in re-
sponse to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 
2001; 
(C) any policy of the Secretary of Defense 
to limit the percentage of income a single air 
carrier participating in the Civil Reserve Air 
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Fleet may earn under contracts with the Sec-
retary during any calendar year and the effects 
of such policy on the air carrier industry in 
peacetime and during periods during which the 
armed forces are deployed in support of a con-
tingency operation for which the Civil Reserve 
Air Fleet is not activated; and 
(D) any risks to the charter air carrier in-
dustry as a result of the expansion of the indus-
try in response to contingency operations result-
ing in increased demand by the Department of 
Defense. 
(2) A strategic assessment of the viability of the 
Civil Reserve Air Fleet that compares such viability 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act with the 
projected viability of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet five, 
ten, and 15 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, including for activations at each of stages 1, 
2, and 3— 
(A) an examination of the requirements of 
the Department of Defense for Civil Reserve Air 
Fleet for the support of operational and contin-
gency plans, including any anticipated changes 
in the Department’s organic airlift capacity, lo-
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gistics concepts, and personnel and training re-
quirements; 
(B) an assessment of air carrier participa-
tion in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet; and 
(C) a comparison between the requirements 
of the Department needs described in subpara-
graph (A) and air carrier participation de-
scribed in subparagraph (B). 
(3) An examination of any perceived barriers to 
Civil Reserve Air Fleet viability, including— 
(A) the operational planning system of the 
Civil Reserve Air Fleet; 
(B) the reward system of the Civil Reserve 
Air Fleet; 
(C) the long-term affordability of the Avia-
tion War Risk Insurance Program; 
(D) the effect on United States air carriers 
operating overseas routes during periods of Civil 
Reserve Air Fleet Activation; 
(E) increased foreign ownership of United 
States air carriers; 
(F) increased operational costs during acti-
vation as a result of hazardous duty pay, rout-
ing delays, and inefficiencies in cargo handling 
by the Department of Defense; 
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(G) the effect of policy initiatives by the 
Secretary of Transportation to encourage inter-
national code sharing and alliances; and 
(H) the effect of limitations imposed by the 
Secretary of Defense to limit commercial ship-
ping options for certain routes and package 
sizes. 
(4) Recommendations for improving the Civil 
Reserve Air Fleet program. 
(c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Upon the completion 
of the assessment required under subsection (a) and by not 
later than April 1, 2008, the Secretary shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the assessment. 
(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later than 
90 days after the report is submitted under subsection (c), 
the Comptroller General shall conduct a review of the assess-
ment required under subsection (a). 
SEC. 355. ANNUAL REPORT ON PREPOSITIONED MATERIEL 
AND EQUIPMENT. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.—Chapter 131 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 2229a. Annual report on prepositioned materiel 
and equipment 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than the 
date of the submission of the President’s budget request for 
a fiscal year under section 1105 of title 31, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on the status of the materiel in the 
prepositioned stocks as of the end of the fiscal year pre-
ceding the fiscal year during which the report is submitted. 
Each report shall be unclassified and may contain a classi-
fied annex. Each report shall include the following informa-
tion: 
‘‘(1) The level of fill for major end items of 
equipment and spare parts in each prepositioned set 
as of the end of the fiscal year covered by the report. 
‘‘(2) The material condition of equipment in the 
prepositioned stocks as of the end of such fiscal year, 
rated based on the Department of Defense Status of 
Resources and Training system and grouped by cat-
egory or major end item. 
‘‘(3) A list of major end items of equipment 
drawn from the prepositioned stocks during such fis-
cal year and a description of how that equipment was 
used and whether it was returned to the stocks after 
being used. 
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‘‘(4) A timeline for completely reconstituting any 
shortfall in the prepositioned stocks. 
‘‘(5) An estimate of the amount of funds required 
to completely reconstitute any shortfall in the 
prepositioned stocks and a description of the Sec-
retary’s plan for carrying out such complete recon-
stitution. 
‘‘(6) A list of any operations plan affected by 
any shortfall in the prepositioned stocks and a de-
scription of any action taken to mitigate any risk 
that such a shortfall may create. 
‘‘(b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—By not later 
than 60 days after the date on which the report is submitted 
under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall review 
the report and, as the Comptroller General determines ap-
propriate, submit to the congressional defense committees 
any additional information that the Comptroller General 
determines will further inform the congressional defense on 
issues relating to the status of the materiel in the 
prepositioned stocks.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘2229a. Annual report on prepositioned materiel and equipment.’’. 
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SEC. 356. CONDITIONS ON RELOCATION OF NORTH AMER-
ICAN AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND CEN-
TER AND RELATED FUNCTIONS FROM CHEY-
ENNE MOUNTAIN TO PETERSON AIR FORCE 
BASE. 
(a) SUBMISSION OF COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS AND RE-
LOCATION PLAN.—The Secretary of Defense may not com-
mence the relocation of or, if previously commenced, con-
tinue the relocation of the North American Aerospace De-
fense command center and related functions from Cheyenne 
Mountain to Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, until after 
the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date on 
which the Secretary submits to Congress a report con-
taining— 
(1) an analysis comparing the total costs associ-
ated with the relocation, including costs determined 
as part of ongoing security-related studies of the relo-
cation, to anticipated operational benefits from the 
relocation; and 
(2) the final plans for the relocation of the North 
American Aerospace Defense command center and re-
lated functions. 
(b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later than 
60 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense 
submits the report required by subsection (a), the Comp-
troller General shall submit to Congress a review of the re-
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port and the final plans of the Secretary for relocation of 
the North American Aerospace Defense command center and 
related functions. 
SEC. 357. REPORT ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1, 
2008, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee of Armed Services of the Senate a report 
regarding public-private partnerships at Centers of Indus-
trial and Technical Excellence designated under section 
2474 of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) CONTENTS
OF REPORT.—The report required 
under paragraph (1) shall include a description of each of 
the following: 
(1) Common approaches and procedures for the 
military departments regarding implementation of 
public-private partnerships. 
(2) Consistent cost methodologies and reimburse-
ment guidance applicable to maintenance and repair 
workload performed by Federal Government per-
sonnel. 
(3) Implementation procedures for completing 
contract negotiations for public-private partnerships 
within 12 months. 
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(4) The Secretary’s utilization of commercial 
practices to replace existing inventory and component 
management, technical publication data, document 
management, and equipment maintenance, and cali-
bration requirements of the Department of Defense. 
(5) Delegation of Class 2 Design authority based 
on commercial practices to maintain the form, fit, 
and function of a weapon system platform, major end 
item, component of a major end item, or article. 
(6) The Secretary’s plan to expand Department 
of Defense core capabilities, as defined in section 2464 
of such title. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 361. AUTHORITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO 
PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CERTAIN SPORTING 
EVENTS. 
(a) PROVISION OF SUPPORT.—Section 2564 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) A sporting event sanctioned by the United 
States Olympic Committee through the Paralympic 
Military Program. 
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‘‘(5) Any national or international paralympic 
sporting event (other than a sporting event described 
in paragraph (1) through (4))— 
‘‘(A) that— 
‘‘(i) is held in the United States or 
any of its territories or commonwealths; 
‘‘(ii) is governed by the International 
Paralympic Committee; and 
‘‘(iii) is sanctioned by the United 
States Olympic Committee; and 
‘‘(B) for which participation exceeds 100 
amateur athletes.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) FUNDING FOR SUPPORT OF CERTAIN EVENTS.— 
(1) Amounts for the provision of support for a sporting 
event described in paragraph (4) or (5) of subsection (c) 
shall be derived from the Support for International Sport-
ing Competitions, Defense account established by section 
5802 of the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
1997 (10 U.S.C. 2564 note), notwithstanding any limita-
tion under that section relating to the availability of funds 
in such account for the provision of support for inter-
national sporting competitions. 
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‘‘(2) The total amount expended for any fiscal year 
to provide support for sporting events described in sub-
section (c)(5) may not exceed $1,000,000.’’. 
(b) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Section 5802 of the Omnibus 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 (10 U.S.C. 2564 
note) is amended— 
(1) by inserting after ‘‘international sporting 
competitions’’ the following: ‘‘and for support of 
sporting 
competitions 
authorized 
under 
section 
2564(c)(4) and (5), of title 10, United States Code,’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘45 days’’ and inserting ‘‘15 
days’’. 
SEC. 362. REASONABLE RESTRICTIONS ON PAYMENT OF 
FULL REPLACEMENT VALUE FOR LOST OR 
DAMAGED 
PERSONAL 
PROPERTY 
TRANS-
PORTED AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE. 
Section 2636a(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘The regulations may include a requirement that a member 
of the armed forces or civilian employee comply with rea-
sonable restrictions prescribed by the Secretary in order to 
receive the full amount deducted under subsection (b).’’. 
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SEC. 363. PRIORITY TRANSPORTATION ON DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE AIRCRAFT OF RETIRED MEMBERS 
RESIDING IN COMMONWEALTHS AND POSSES-
SIONS OF THE UNITED STATES FOR CERTAIN 
HEALTH CARE SERVICES. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF TRANSPORTATION.—Chapter 157 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after section 2641a the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2641b. Space-available travel on Department of De-
fense aircraft: retired members residing 
in Commonwealths and possessions of the 
United States for certain health care serv-
ices 
‘‘(a) PRIORITY TRANSPORTATION.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall provide transportation on Department of De-
fense aircraft on a space-available basis for any member 
or former member of the uniformed services described in 
subsection (b), and a single dependent of the member if 
needed to accompany the member, at a priority level in the 
same category as the priority level for an unaccompanied 
dependent over the age of 18 traveling on environmental 
and morale leave. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS.— 
A member or former member eligible for priority transport 
under subsection (a) is a covered beneficiary under chapter 
55 of this title who— 
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‘‘(1) is entitled to retired or retainer pay or, but 
for age, would be eligible for retired pay under chap-
ter 1223 of this title; 
‘‘(2) resides in or is located in a Commonwealth 
or possession of the United States; and 
‘‘(3) is referred by a primary care physician lo-
cated in that Commonwealth or possession to a spe-
cialty care provider for services to be provided outside 
of that Commonwealth or possession. 
‘‘(c) SCOPE OF PRIORITY.—The increased priority for 
space-available transportation required by subsection (a) 
applies with respect to both— 
‘‘(1) the travel from the Commonwealth or pos-
session of the United States to receive the specialty 
care services; and 
‘‘(2) the return travel. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘specialty 
care provider’ has the meaning given that term in section 
1074i(b) of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 2641a the following new item: 
‘‘2641b. Space-available travel on Department of Defense aircraft: retired members 
residing in Commonwealths and possessions of the United States 
for certain health care services.’’. 
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SEC. 364. RECOVERY OF MISSING MILITARY PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 165 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new sections: 
‘‘§ 2788. Property accountability: regulations 
‘‘The Secretary of a military department may pre-
scribe regulations for the accounting for the property of that 
department and the fixing of responsibility for that prop-
erty. 
‘‘§ 2789. Individual equipment: unauthorized disposi-
tion 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—No member of the armed forces 
may sell, lend, pledge, barter, or give any clothing, arms, 
or equipment furnished to such member by the United 
States to any person other than a member of the armed 
forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the same 
military department as the member to which it is furnished, 
or an officer of the United States who is authorized to re-
ceive it. 
‘‘(b) SEIZURE
OF IMPROPERLY DISPOSED PROP-
ERTY.—If a member of the armed forces has disposed of 
property in violation of subsection (a) and the property is 
in the possession of a person who is neither a member of 
the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 
the same military department as the member who disposed 
of the property, nor an officer of the United States who is 
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authorized to receive it, that person has no right to or inter-
est in the property, and any civil or military officer of the 
United States may seize the property, wherever found. Pos-
session of such property furnished by the United States to 
a member of the armed forces by a person who is neither 
a member of the armed forces, nor an officer of the United 
States, is prima facie evidence that the property has been 
disposed of in violation of subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) DELIVERY OF SEIZED PROPERTY.—If an officer 
who seizes property under subsection (b) is not authorized 
to retain it for the United States, the officer shall deliver 
the property to a person who is authorized to retain it.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the 
end the following new items: 
‘‘2788. Property accountability: regulations. 
‘‘2789. Individual equipment: unauthorized disposition.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Such title is further amended 
by striking the following sections: 
(A) Section 4832. 
(B) Section 4836. 
(C) Section 9832. 
(D) Section 9836. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
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(A) CHAPTER 453.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 453 of such title is 
amended by striking the items relating to sec-
tions 4832 and 4836. 
(B) CHAPTER 953.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 953 of such title is 
amended by striking the items relating to sec-
tions 9832 and 9836. 
SEC. 365. RETENTION OF ARMY COMBAT UNIFORMS BY 
MEMBERS OF ARMY DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT 
OF CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 
(a) RETENTION OF COMBAT UNIFORMS.—Chapter 435 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 4566. Retention of Army combat uniforms by mem-
bers deployed in support of contingency 
operations 
‘‘The Secretary of the Army may authorize a member 
of the Army who has been deployed in support of a contin-
gency operation for at least 30 days to retain, after that 
member is no longer so deployed, the exterior articles of uni-
form that were issued to that member as part of an Army 
combat uniform.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘4566. Retention of Army combat uniforms by members deployed in support of 
contingency operations.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 4566 of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply 
with respect to a member of the Army who completes a de-
ployment on or after October 1, 2007. 
SEC. 366. ISSUE OF SERVICEABLE MATERIAL OTHER THAN 
TO ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part IV of subtitle C of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 667—ISSUE OF SERVICEABLE 
MATERIAL OTHER THAN TO ARMED 
FORCES 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘7911. Arms, tentage, and equipment: educational institutions not maintaining 
units of R.O.T.C. 
‘‘7912. Rifles and ammunition for target practice: educational institutions having 
corps of midshipmen. 
‘‘7913. Supplies: military instruction camps. 
‘‘§ 7911. Arms, tentage, and equipment: educational 
institutions not maintaining units of 
R.O.T.C 
‘‘Under such conditions as he may prescribe, the Sec-
retary of the Navy may issue arms, tentage, and equipment 
that he considers necessary for proper military training, 
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to any educational institution at which no unit of the Re-
serve Officers’ Training Corps is maintained, but which has 
a course in military training prescribed by the Secretary 
and which has at least 50 physically fit students over 14 
years of age. 
‘‘§ 7912. Rifles and ammunition for target practice: 
educational institutions having corps of 
midshipmen 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO LEND.—The Secretary of the 
Navy may lend, without expense to the United States, mag-
azine rifles and appendages that are not of the existing serv-
ice models in use at the time and that are not necessary 
for a proper reserve supply, to any educational institution 
having a uniformed corps of midshipmen of sufficient num-
ber for target practice. He may also issue 40 rounds of ball 
cartridges for each midshipman for each range at which 
target practice is held, but not more than 120 rounds each 
year for each midshipman participating in target practice. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF INSTITUTIONS.—The insti-
tutions to which property is lent under subsection (a) 
shall— 
‘‘(1) use the property for target practice; 
‘‘(2) take proper care of the property; and 
‘‘(3) return the property when required. 
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‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
regulations to carry out this section, containing such other 
requirements as he considers necessary to safeguard the in-
terests of the United States. 
‘‘§ 7913. Supplies: military instruction camps 
‘‘Under such conditions as he may prescribe, the Sec-
retary of the Navy may issue, to any educational institu-
tion at which an officer of the naval service is detailed as 
professor of naval science, such supplies as are necessary 
to establish and maintain a camp for the military instruc-
tion of its students. The Secretary shall require a bond in 
the value of the property issued under this section, for the 
care and safekeeping of that property and except for prop-
erty properly expended, for its return when required.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters at 
the beginning of subtitle C of such title, and the table of 
chapters at the beginning of part IV of such subtitle, are 
each amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 
665 the following new item: 
‘‘667. Issue of Serviceable Material Other Than to Armed Forces .............
7910.’’. 
SEC. 367. PROHIBITION ON DEACTIVATION OF 36TH RES-
CUE FLIGHT. 
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that no action 
is taken to deactivate the Air Force unit known as the 36th 
Rescue Flight that is assigned to Fairchild Air Force Base 
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