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vides for the acquisition of any of the following major com-
ponents unless such components are manufactured in the
United States: auxiliary equipment, including pumps, for
all shipboard services; propulsion system components (that
is; engines, reduction gears, and propellers); shipboard
cranes; and spreaders for shipboard cranes: Provided fur-
ther, That the exercise of an option in a contract awarded
through the obligation of previously appropriated funds
shall not be considered to be the award of a new contract:
Provided further, That the Secretary of the military depart-
ment responsible for such procurement may waive the re-
strictions in the first proviso on a case-by-case basis by cer-
tifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate that adequate
domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of
Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an
acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for
national security purposes.
PENTAGON RESERVATION MAINTENANCE REVOLVING FUND
For the Pentagon Reservation Maintenance Revolving
Fund, $18,500,000, to remain available until September 30,
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TITLE VI
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical
and health care programs of the Department of Defense, as
authorized 
by 
law, 
$21,409,863,000, 
of 
which
$20,544,605,000 shall be for Operation and maintenance,
and of which up to $10,887,784,000 may be available for
contracts entered into under the TRICARE program; of
which $397,355,000, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 2009, shall be for Procurement; and
of which $467,903,000, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 2008, shall be for Research, develop-
ment, test and evaluation.
CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, ARMY
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for
the destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chem-
ical agents and munitions, to include construction of facili-
ties, in accordance with the provisions of section 1412 of
the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50
U.S.C. 1521), and for the destruction of other chemical war-
fare materials that are not in the chemical weapon stock-
pile, $1,277,304,000, of which $1,046,290,000 shall be for
Operation and maintenance; $231,014,000 shall be for Re-
search, development, test and evaluation, of which
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$215,944,000 shall only be for the Assembled Chemical
Weapons Alternatives (ACWA) program, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2008; and no less than
$111,283,000 may be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency
Preparedness Program, of which $41,074,000 shall be for
activities 
on 
military 
installations 
and 
of 
which
$70,209,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008,
shall be to assist State and local governments.
DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES,
DEFENSE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of
the Department of Defense, for transfer to appropriations
available to the Department of Defense for military per-
sonnel of the reserve components serving under the provi-
sions of title 10 and title 32, United States Code; for Oper-
ation and maintenance; for Procurement; and for Research,
development, test and evaluation, $978,212,000: Provided,
That the funds appropriated under this heading shall be
available for obligation for the same time period and for
the same purpose as the appropriation to which transferred:
Provided further, That upon a determination that all or
part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are
not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such
amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation:
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Provided further, That the transfer authority provided
under this heading is in addition to any other transfer au-
thority contained elsewhere in this Act.
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
For expenses and activities of the Office of the Inspec-
tor General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended, $216,297,000, of which
$214,897,000 shall be for Operation and maintenance, of
which not to exceed $700,000 is available for emergencies
and extraordinary expenses to be expended on the approval
or authority of the Inspector General, and payments may
be made on the Inspector General’s certificate of necessity
for confidential military purposes; and of which $1,400,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2009, shall be for
Procurement.
TITLE VII
RELATED AGENCIES
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND
DISABILITY SYSTEM FUND
For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Retire-
ment and Disability System Fund, to maintain the proper
funding level for continuing the operation of the Central
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System,
$256,400,000.
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INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Community
Management Account, $597,011,000, of which $36,268,000
for the Advanced Research and Development Committee
shall remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided,
That the Director of National Intelligence shall, utilizing
amounts appropriated by this heading, prepare as soon as
practicable but not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, a new National Intelligence Estimate
on prospects for security and stability in Iraq, which shall
address such matters as the Director of National Intel-
ligence considers appropriate, including (1) an assessment
of whether Iraq is succeeding in creating a stable and effec-
tive unity government, and the likelihood that government
will address the concerns of the Sunni community, (2) the
prospects for Iraq’s ethnic, religious and tribal divisions,
(3) the prospects for controlling severe sectarian violence
that could lead to civil war, (4) an assessment whether Iraq
is succeeding in standing up effective security forces, in-
cluding an assessment of (A) the extent to which militias
are providing security in Iraq, and (B) the extent to which
the Government of Iraq has developed and implemented a
credible plan to disarm and demobilize and reintegrate mi-
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tain a political commitment from political parties to ban
militias, and (5) the prospects for economic reconstruction
and the impact that will have on security and stability:
Provided further, That the Director of National Intelligence
shall submit to Congress the National Intelligence Estimate
prepared under the preceding proviso and this document
shall be submitted in classified form, except that, consistent
with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, an
unclassified summary of key judgments of the National In-
telligence Estimate should be submitted: Provided further,
That if the Director of National Intelligence is unable to
submit the National Intelligence Estimate by the date speci-
fied in the preceding proviso, the Director shall submit to
Congress, not later than that date, a report setting forth
the reasons for being unable to do so and the date on which
such National Intelligence Estimate will be provided.
TITLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 8001. No part of any appropriation contained
in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda pur-
poses not authorized by the Congress.
SEC. 8002. During the current fiscal year, provisions
of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or em-
ployment of, any person not a citizen of the United States
shall not apply to personnel of the Department of Defense:
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Provided, That salary increases granted to direct and indi-
rect hire foreign national employees of the Department of
Defense funded by this Act shall not be at a rate in excess
of the percentage increase authorized by law for civilian
employees of the Department of Defense whose pay is com-
puted under the provisions of section 5332 of title 5, United
States Code, or at a rate in excess of the percentage increase
provided by the appropriate host nation to its own employ-
ees, whichever is higher: Provided further, That this section
shall not apply to Department of Defense foreign service
national employees serving at United States diplomatic
missions whose pay is set by the Department of State under
the Foreign Service Act of 1980: Provided further, That the
limitations of this provision shall not apply to foreign na-
tional employees of the Department of Defense in the Re-
public of Turkey.
SEC. 8003. No part of any appropriation contained
in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the
current fiscal year, unless expressly so provided herein.
SEC. 8004. No more than 20 percent of the appropria-
tions in this Act which are limited for obligation during
the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2
months of the fiscal year: Provided, That this section shall
not apply to obligations for support of active duty training
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of reserve components or summer camp training of the Re-
serve Officers’ Training Corps.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 8005. Upon determination by the Secretary of
Defense that such action is necessary in the national inter-
est, he may, with the approval of the Office of Management
and Budget, transfer not to exceed $4,500,000,000 of work-
ing capital funds of the Department of Defense or funds
made available in this Act to the Department of Defense
for military functions (except military construction) be-
tween such appropriations or funds or any subdivision
thereof, to be merged with and to be available for the same
purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropria-
tion or fund to which transferred: Provided, That such au-
thority to transfer may not be used unless for higher pri-
ority items, based on unforeseen military requirements,
than those for which originally appropriated and in no case
where the item for which funds are requested has been de-
nied by the Congress: Provided further, That the Secretary
of Defense shall notify the Congress promptly of all transfers
made pursuant to this authority or any other authority in
this Act: Provided further, That no part of the funds in
this Act shall be available to prepare or present a request
to the Committees on Appropriations for reprogramming
of funds, unless for higher priority items, based on unfore-
seen military requirements, than those for which originally
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appropriated and in no case where the item for which re-
programming is requested has been denied by the Congress:
Provided 
further, 
That 
a 
request 
for 
multiple
reprogrammings of funds using authority provided in this
section must be made prior to June 30, 2007: Provided fur-
ther, That transfers among military personnel appropria-
tions shall not be taken into account for purposes of the
limitation on the amount of funds that may be transferred
under this section.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 8006. During the current fiscal year, cash bal-
ances in working capital funds of the Department of De-
fense established pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, United
States Code, may be maintained in only such amounts as
are necessary at any time for cash disbursements to be made
from such funds: Provided, That transfers may be made be-
tween such funds: Provided further, That transfers may be
made between working capital funds and the ‘‘Foreign Cur-
rency Fluctuations, Defense’’ appropriation and the ‘‘Oper-
ation and Maintenance’’ appropriation accounts in such
amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense,
with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget,
except that such transfers may not be made unless the Sec-
retary of Defense has notified the Congress of the proposed
transfer. Except in amounts equal to the amounts appro-
priated to working capital funds in this Act, no obligations
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may be made against a working capital fund to procure
or increase the value of war reserve material inventory, un-
less the Secretary of Defense has notified the Congress prior
to any such obligation.
SEC. 8007. Funds appropriated by this Act may not
be used to initiate a special access program without prior
notification 30 calendar days in session in advance to the
congressional defense committees.
SEC. 8008. None of the funds provided in this Act shall
be available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract that em-
ploys economic order quantity procurement in excess of
$20,000,000 in any one year of the contract or that includes
an unfunded contingent liability in excess of $20,000,000;
or (2) a contract for advance procurement leading to a
multiyear contract that employs economic order quantity
procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one year, un-
less the congressional defense committees have been notified
at least 30 days in advance of the proposed contract award:
Provided, That no part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall be available to initiate a multiyear contract
for which the economic order quantity advance procurement
is not funded at least to the limits of the Government’s li-
ability: Provided further, That no part of any appropria-
tion contained in this Act shall be available to initiate
multiyear procurement contracts for any systems or compo-
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nent thereof if the value of the multiyear contract would
exceed $500,000,000 unless specifically provided in this Act:
Provided further, That no multiyear procurement contract
can be terminated without 10-day prior notification to the
congressional defense committees: Provided further, That the
execution of multiyear authority shall require the use of a
present value analysis to determine lowest cost compared
to an annual procurement: Provided further, That none of
the funds provided in this Act may be used for a multiyear
contract executed after the date of the enactment of this Act
unless in the case of any such contract—
(1) the Secretary of Defense has submitted to
Congress a budget request for full funding of units to
be procured through the contract;
(2) cancellation provisions in the contract do not
include consideration of recurring manufacturing
costs of the contractor associated with the production
of unfunded units to be delivered under the contract;
(3) the contract provides that payments to the
contractor under the contract shall not be made in
advance of incurred costs on funded units; and
(4) the contract does not provide for a price ad-
justment based on a failure to award a follow-on con-
tract.
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Funds appropriated in title III of this Act may be
used for a multiyear procurement contract as follows:
C–17 Globemaster;
F–22A;
MH–60R Helicopters;
MH–60R Helicopter mission equipment; and
V–22 Osprey.
SEC. 8009. Within the funds appropriated for the oper-
ation and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are here-
by appropriated pursuant to section 401 of title 10, United
States Code, for humanitarian and civic assistance costs
under chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code. Such funds
may also be obligated for humanitarian and civic assist-
ance costs incidental to authorized operations and pursuant
to authority granted in section 401 of chapter 20 of title
10, United States Code, and these obligations shall be re-
ported as required by section 401(d) of title 10, United
States Code: Provided, That funds available for operation
and maintenance shall be available for providing humani-
tarian and similar assistance by using Civic Action Teams
in the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands and freely
associated states of Micronesia, pursuant to the Compact
of Free Association as authorized by Public Law 99–239:
Provided further, That upon a determination by the Sec-
retary of the Army that such action is beneficial for grad-
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uate medical education programs conducted at Army med-
ical facilities located in Hawaii, the Secretary of the Army
may authorize the provision of medical services at such fa-
cilities and transportation to such facilities, on a non-
reimbursable basis, for civilian patients from American
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micro-
nesia, Palau, and Guam.
SEC. 8010. (a) During fiscal year 2007, the civilian
personnel of the Department of Defense may not be man-
aged on the basis of any end-strength, and the management
of such personnel during that fiscal year shall not be subject
to any constraint or limitation (known as an end-strength)
on the number of such personnel who may be employed on
the last day of such fiscal year.
(b) The fiscal year 2008 budget request for the Depart-
ment of Defense as well as all justification material and
other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2008 De-
partment of Defense budget request shall be prepared and
submitted to the Congress as if subsections (a) and (b) of
this provision were effective with regard to fiscal year 2008.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply
to military (civilian) technicians.
SEC. 8011. None of the funds appropriated in this or
any other Act may be used to initiate a new installation
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overseas without 30-day advance notification to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations.
SEC. 8012. None of the funds made available by this
Act shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to in-
fluence congressional action on any legislation or appro-
priation matters pending before the Congress.
SEC. 8013. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
shall be available for the basic pay and allowances of any
member of the Army participating as a full-time student
and receiving benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs from the Department of Defense Education Benefits
Fund when time spent as a full-time student is credited
toward completion of a service commitment: Provided, That
this subsection shall not apply to those members who have
reenlisted with this option prior to October 1, 1987: Pro-
vided further, That this subsection applies only to active
components of the Army.
SEC. 8014. (a) LIMITATION ON CONVERSION TO CON-
TRACTOR PERFORMANCE.—None of the funds appropriated
by this Act shall be available to convert to contractor per-
formance an activity or function of the Department of De-
fense that, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act,
is performed by more than 10 Department of Defense civil-
ian employees unless—
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(1) the conversion is based on the result of a pub-
lic-private competition that includes a most efficient
and cost effective organization plan developed by such
activity or function;
(2) the Competitive Sourcing Official determines
that, over all performance periods stated in the solici-
tation of offers for performance of the activity or
function, the cost of performance of the activity or
function by a contractor would be less costly to the
Department of Defense by an amount that equals or
exceeds the lesser of—
(A) 10 percent of the most efficient organi-
zation’s personnel-related costs for performance
of that activity or function by Federal employ-
ees; or
(B) $10,000,000; and
(3) the contractor does not receive an advantage
for a proposal that would reduce costs for the Depart-
ment of Defense by—
(A) not making an employer-sponsored
health insurance plan available to the workers
who are to be employed in the performance of
that activity or function under the contract;
(B) offering to such workers an employer-
sponsored health benefits plan that requires the
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employer to contribute less towards the premium
or subscription share than the amount that is
paid by the Department of Defense for health
benefits for civilian employees under chapter 89
of title 5, United States Code; or
(C) offering to such workers a retirement
benefit that in any year costs less than the an-
nual retirement cost factor applicable to Depart-
ment of Defense civilian employees under chapter
84 of title 5, United States Code.
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—
(1) The Department of Defense, without regard
to subsection (a) of this section or subsections (a), (b),
or (c) of section 2461 of title 10, United States Code,
and notwithstanding any administrative regulation,
requirement, or policy to the contrary shall have full
authority to enter into a contract for the performance
of any commercial or industrial type function of the
Department of Defense that—
(A) is included on the procurement list es-
tablished pursuant to section 2 of the Javits-
Wagner-O’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 47);
(B) is planned to be converted to perform-
ance by a qualified nonprofit agency for the
blind or by a qualified nonprofit agency for
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other severely handicapped individuals in ac-
cordance with that Act; or
(C) is planned to be converted to perform-
ance by a qualified firm under at least 51 per-
cent ownership by an Indian tribe, as defined in
section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
450b(e)), or a Native Hawaiian Organization, as
defined in section 8(a)(15) of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15)).
(2) This section shall not apply to depot con-
tracts or contracts for depot maintenance as provided
in sections 2469 and 2474 of title 10, United States
Code.
(c) TREATMENT OF CONVERSION.—The conversion of
any activity or function of the Department of Defense under
the authority provided by this section shall be credited to-
ward any competitive or outsourcing goal, target, or meas-
urement that may be established by statute, regulation, or
policy and is deemed to be awarded under the authority
of, and in compliance with, subsection (h) of section 2304
of title 10, United States Code, for the competition or
outsourcing of commercial activities.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 8015. Funds appropriated in title III of this Act
for the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protege Pro-
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gram may be transferred to any other appropriation con-
tained in this Act solely for the purpose of implementing
a Mentor-Protege Program developmental assistance agree-
ment pursuant to section 831 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510;
10 U.S.C. 2302 note), as amended, under the authority of
this provision or any other transfer authority contained in
this Act.
SEC. 8016. None of the funds in this Act may be avail-
able for the purchase by the Department of Defense (and
its departments and agencies) of welded shipboard anchor
and mooring chain 4 inches in diameter and under unless
the anchor and mooring chain are manufactured in the
United States from components which are substantially
manufactured in the United States: Provided, That for the
purpose of this section manufactured will include cutting,
heat treating, quality control, testing of chain and welding
(including the forging and shot blasting process): Provided
further, That for the purpose of this section substantially
all of the components of anchor and mooring chain shall
be considered to be produced or manufactured in the United
States if the aggregate cost of the components produced or
manufactured in the United States exceeds the aggregate
cost of the components produced or manufactured outside
the United States: Provided further, That when adequate
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domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of
Defense requirements on a timely basis, the Secretary of the
service responsible for the procurement may waive this re-
striction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing
to the Committees on Appropriations that such an acquisi-
tion must be made in order to acquire capability for na-
tional security purposes.
SEC. 8017. None of the funds available to the Depart-
ment of Defense may be used to demilitarize or dispose of
M–1 Carbines, M–1 Garand rifles, M–14 rifles, .22 caliber
rifles, .30 caliber rifles, or M–1911 pistols.
SEC. 8018. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
available for the Civilian Health and Medical Program of
the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) or TRICARE shall
be available for the reimbursement of any health care pro-
vider for inpatient mental health service for care received
when a patient is referred to a provider of inpatient mental
health care or residential treatment care by a medical or
health care professional having an economic interest in the
facility to which the patient is referred: Provided, That this
limitation does not apply in the case of inpatient mental
health services provided under the program for persons with
disabilities under subsection (d) of section 1079 of title 10,
United States Code, provided as partial hospital care, or
provided pursuant to a waiver authorized by the Secretary
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of Defense because of medical or psychological circumstances
of the patient that are confirmed by a health professional
who is not a Federal employee after a review, pursuant to
rules prescribed by the Secretary, which takes into account
the appropriate level of care for the patient, the intensity
of services required by the patient, and the availability of
that care.
SEC. 8019. No more than $500,000 of the funds appro-
priated or made available in this Act shall be used during
a single fiscal year for any single relocation of an organiza-
tion, unit, activity or function of the Department of Defense
into or within the National Capital Region: Provided, That
the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a
case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the congres-
sional defense committees that such a relocation is required
in the best interest of the Government.
SEC. 8020. In addition to the funds provided elsewhere
in this Act, $8,000,000 is appropriated only for incentive
payments authorized by section 504 of the Indian Financ-
ing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544): Provided, That a prime
contractor or a subcontractor at any tier that makes a sub-
contract award to any subcontractor or supplier as defined
in section 1544 of title 25, United States Code or a small
business owned and controlled by an individual or individ-
uals defined under section 4221(9) of title 25, United States
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Code shall be considered a contractor for the purposes of
being allowed additional compensation under section 504
of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544)
whenever the prime contract or subcontract amount is over
$500,000 and involves the expenditure of funds appro-
priated by an Act making Appropriations for the Depart-
ment of Defense with respect to any fiscal year: Provided
further, That notwithstanding section 430 of title 41,
United States Code, this section shall be applicable to any
Department of Defense acquisition of supplies or services,
including any contract and any subcontract at any tier for
acquisition of commercial items produced or manufactured,
in whole or in part by any subcontractor or supplier de-
fined in section 1544 of title 25, United States Code or a
small business owned and controlled by an individual or
individuals defined under section 4221(9) of title 25,
United States Code: Provided further, That, during the cur-
rent fiscal year and hereafter, businesses certified as 8(a)
by the Small Business Administration pursuant to section
8(a)(15) of Public Law 85–536, as amended, shall have the
same status as other program participants under section
602 of Public Law 100–656, 102 Stat. 3825 (Business Op-
portunity Development Reform Act of 1988) for purposes
of contracting with agencies of the Department of Defense.
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SEC. 8021. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
shall be available to perform any cost study pursuant to
the provisions of OMB Circular A–76 if the study being
performed exceeds a period of 24 months after initiation
of such study with respect to a single function activity or
30 months after initiation of such study for a multi-func-
tion activity.
SEC. 8022. Funds appropriated by this Act for the
American Forces Information Service shall not be used for
any national or international political or psychological ac-
tivities.
SEC. 8023. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law or regulation, the Secretary of Defense may adjust wage
rates for civilian employees hired for certain health care
occupations as authorized for the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs by section 7455 of title 38, United States Code.
SEC. 8024. During the current fiscal year, the Depart-
ment of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of not
to exceed $350,000,000 for purposes specified in section
2350j(c) of title 10, United States Code, in anticipation of
receipt of contributions, only from the Government of Ku-
wait, under that section: Provided, That upon receipt, such
contributions from the Government of Kuwait shall be cred-
ited to the appropriations or fund which incurred such obli-
gations.
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SEC. 8025. (a) Of the funds made available in this
Act, not less than $35,975,000 shall be available for the
Civil Air Patrol Corporation, of which—
(1) $25,087,000 shall be available from ‘‘Oper-
ation and Maintenance, Air Force’’ to support Civil
Air Patrol Corporation operation and maintenance,
readiness, counterdrug activities, and drug demand
reduction activities involving youth programs;
(2) $10,193,000 shall be available from ‘‘Aircraft
Procurement, Air Force’’; and
(3) $695,000 shall be available from ‘‘Other Pro-
curement, Air Force’’ for vehicle procurement.
(b) The Secretary of the Air Force should waive reim-
bursement for any funds used by the Civil Air Patrol for
counter-drug activities in support of Federal, State, and
local government agencies.
SEC. 8026. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this
Act are available to establish a new Department of Defense
(department) federally funded research and development
center (FFRDC), either as a new entity, or as a separate
entity administrated by an organization managing another
FFRDC, or as a nonprofit membership corporation con-
sisting of a consortium of other FFRDCs and other non-
profit entities.
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(b) No member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, Over-
seers, Advisory Group, Special Issues Panel, Visiting Com-
mittee, or any similar entity of a defense FFRDC, and no
paid consultant to any defense FFRDC, except when acting
in a technical advisory capacity, may be compensated for
his or her services as a member of such entity, or as a paid
consultant by more than one FFRDC in a fiscal year: Pro-
vided, That a member of any such entity referred to pre-
viously in this subsection shall be allowed travel expenses
and per diem as authorized under the Federal Joint Travel
Regulations, when engaged in the performance of member-
ship duties.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none
of the funds available to the department from any source
during fiscal year 2007 may be used by a defense FFRDC,
through a fee or other payment mechanism, for construction
of new buildings, for payment of cost sharing for projects
funded by Government grants, for absorption of contract
overruns, or for certain charitable contributions, not to in-
clude employee participation in community service and/or
development.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the
funds available to the department during fiscal year 2007,
not more than 5,517 staff years of technical effort (staff
years) may be funded for defense FFRDCs: Provided, That