IB 
Union Calendar No. 86 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1585 
[Report No. 110–146] 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of 
the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths 
for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 20, 2007 
Mr. SKELTON (for himself and Mr. HUNTER) (both by request) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
MAY 11, 2007 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 20, 2007] 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF 
CONTENTS. 
(a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into three divi-
sions as follows: 
(1) Division A—Department of Defense Author-
izations. 
(2) Division B—Military Construction Author-
izations. 
(3) Division C—Department of Energy National 
Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees. 
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
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 activities. 
Sec. 105. National Guard and Reserve equipment. 
Subtitle B—Army Programs 
Sec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority for M1A2 Abrams System Enhance-
ment Package vehicles. 
Sec. 112. Multiyear procurement authority for M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles, 
M3A3 Cavalry Fighting Vehicles, and M2A3 Bradley Fire Sup-
port Team Vehicles. 
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Sec. 113. Multiyear procurement authority for conversion of CH-47D helicopters 
to CH-47F configuration. 
Sec. 114. Multiyear procurement authority for CH-47F helicopters. 
Sec. 115. Limitation on use of funds for Joint Network Node program pending 
certification to Congress. 
Sec. 116. Prohibition on closure of Army Tactical Missile System production line 
pending report. 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
Sec. 121. Authority to transfer funds for submarine engineered refueling over-
hauls and conversions and for aircraft carrier refueling complex 
overhauls. 
Sec. 122. Multiyear procurement authority for Virginia-class submarine program. 
Sec. 123. Limitation on final assembly of VH-71 Presidential transport heli-
copters. 
Sec. 124. Limitation on operational deployment of weapons system that uses Tri-
dent missiles converted to carry conventional payloads. 
Sec. 125. Program to provide contractors with capital expenditure incentives. 
Sec. 126. Limitation on use of shipbuilding and conversion, Navy, funds for em-
ployment of nonimmigrant workers. 
Sec. 127. Limitation on concurrent design and construction on first ship of a 
shipbuilding program. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
Sec. 131. Limitation on retiring C-5 aircraft. 
Sec. 132. Limitation on Joint Cargo Aircraft. 
Sec. 133. Clarification of limitation on retirement of U-2 aircraft. 
Sec. 134. Repeal of requirement to maintain retired C-130E tactical airlift air-
craft. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND 
EVALUATION 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 202. Amount for defense science and technology. 
Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 211. Operational test and evaluation of Future Combat Systems network. 
Sec. 212. Limitation on systems development and demonstration of Joint Light 
Tactical Vehicle program. 
Sec. 213. Requirement to obligate funds for development and procurement of a 
competitive propulsion system for the Joint Strike Fighter. 
Sec. 214. Limitation on use of funds for manufacturing science and technology 
program. 
Subtitle C—Ballistic Missile Defense 
Sec. 221. Oversight of Missile Defense Agency programs by Director of Oper-
ational Test and Evaluation. 
Sec. 222. Fielding of ballistic missile defense capabilities and future roles and 
missions of Missile Defense Agency. 
Sec. 223. Limitation on use of funds for replacing warhead on SM-3 Block IIA 
missile. 
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Sec. 224. Two-year extension of Comptroller General assessments of ballistic mis-
sile defense programs. 
Sec. 225. Independent study on deploying missile defense system in Europe. 
Sec. 226. Sense of Congress concerning full support for development and fielding 
of a layered ballistic missile defense. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 231. Responsibility for human systems integration activities. 
Sec. 232. Expansion of authority for encouragement of technology transfer. 
Sec. 233. Army Venture Capital Fund demonstration. 
Sec. 234. Independent tests for combat helmet pad suspension systems. 
Sec. 235. Report on implementation of Manufacturing Technology Program. 
Sec. 236. Assessment of sufficiency of test and evaluation personnel. 
Sec. 237. Repeal of requirement for separate reports on technology area review 
and assessment summaries. 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding. 
Sec. 302. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 303. Other Department of Defense Programs. 
Subtitle B—Environmental Provisions 
Sec. 311. Reimbursement of Environmental Protection Agency for certain costs in 
connection with Moses Lake Wellfield Superfund Site, Moses 
Lake, Washington. 
Sec. 312. Reimbursement of Environmental Protection Agency for certain costs in 
connection with Arctic Surplus Superfund Site, Fairbanks, 
Alaska. 
Sec. 313.
Payment to Environmental Protection Agency of stipulated penalty in 
connection with Jackson Park Housing Complex, Washington. 
Subtitle C—Workplace and Depot Issues 
Sec. 321. Increase in threshold amount for contracts for procurement of capital 
assets in advance of availability of working-capital funds for the 
procurement. 
Sec. 322. Authorization of availability of working-capital funds for certain prod-
uct improvements. 
Sec. 323. Authorization of use of working-capital funds for acquisition of certain 
items. 
Sec. 324. Modification to public-private competition requirements before conver-
sion to contractor performance. 
Sec. 325. Public-private competition at end of period specified in performance 
agreement not required. 
Sec. 326. Guidelines on insourcing new and contracted out functions. 
Sec. 327. Additional requirements for annual report on public-private competi-
tions. 
Sec. 328. Restriction on Office of Management and Budget influence over Depart-
ment of Defense public-private competitions. 
Sec. 329. Bid Protests by Federal Employees in actions under Office of Manage-
ment Budget Circular A-76. 
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