IIB 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1815
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 6, 2005
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Depart-
ment of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths 
for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006’’. 
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 Au-
thorizations. 
(2) Division B—Military Construction Author-
izations. 
(3) Division C—Department of Energy Na-
tional Security Authorizations and Other Authoriza-
tions. 
(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. 
Subtitle B—Army Programs
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Sec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority for UH–60/MH–60 helicopters. 
Sec. 112. Multiyear procurement authority for Apache Modernized Target Ac-
quisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor. 
Sec. 113. Multiyear procurement authority for Apache Block II conversion. 
Sec. 114. Acquisition strategy for tactical wheeled vehicle programs. 
Sec. 115. Limitation on Army Modular Force Initiative. 
Sec. 116. Contract requirement for Objective Individual Combat Weapon - In-
crement 1. 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
Sec. 121. Virginia-class submarine program. 
Sec. 122. LHA Replacement amphibious assault ship program. 
Sec. 123. Future major surface combatant, destroyer type. 
Sec. 124. Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program. 
Sec. 125. Authorization of two additional Arleigh Burke class destroyers. 
Sec. 126. Refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. Carl Vinson. 
Sec. 127. Report on propulsion system alternatives for surface combatants. 
Sec. 128. Aircraft carrier force structure. 
Sec. 129. Contingent transfer of additional funds for CVN–21 Carrier Replace-
ment Program. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
Sec. 131. Multiyear procurement authority for C–17 aircraft. 
Subtitle E—Joint and Multiservice Matters 
Sec. 141. Requirement that all tactical unmanned aerial vehicles use specified 
standard data link. 
Sec. 142. Limitation on initiation of new unmanned aerial vehicle systems. 
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. Annual Comptroller General report on Future Combat Systems pro-
gram. 
Sec. 212. Objective requirements for non-line-of-sight cannon system not to be 
diminished to meet weight requirements. 
Sec. 213. Independent analysis of Future Combat Systems manned ground ve-
hicle transportability requirement. 
Sec. 214. Amounts for Armored Systems Modernization program. 
Sec. 215. Limitation on systems development and demonstration of manned 
ground vehicles under Armored Systems Modernization pro-
gram. 
Sec. 216. Testing of Internet Protocol version 6 by Naval Research Laboratory. 
Sec. 217. Program to design and develop next-generation nuclear submarine. 
Sec. 218. Extension of requirements relating to management responsibility for 
naval mine countermeasures programs. 
Sec. 219. Single joint requirement for heavy lift rotorcraft. 
Sec. 220. Requirements for development of tactical radio communications sys-
tems.
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Sec. 221. Limitation on systems development and demonstration of Personnel 
Recovery Vehicle. 
Sec. 222. Separate program element required for each significant research, de-
velopment, test, and evaluation project. 
Sec. 223. Small Business Innovation Research Phase III Acceleration Pilot 
Program. 
Sec. 224. Revised requirements relating to submission of Joint Warfighting 
Science and Technology Plan. 
Sec. 225. Shipbuilding Industrial Base Improvement Program for development 
of innovative shipbuilding technologies, processes, and facilities. 
Sec. 226. Renewal of University National Oceanographic Laboratory System 
fleet. 
Sec. 227. Limitation on VXX helicopter program. 
Sec. 228. Funding for supersonic cruise missile engine qualification. 
Subtitle C—Missile Defense Programs 
Sec. 231. Report on capabilities and costs for operational boost/ascent-phase 
missile defense systems. 
Sec. 232. Required flight-intercept test of ballistic missile defense groundbased 
midcourse system. 
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. Revision of required content of environmental quality annual report. 
Sec. 312. Pilot project on compatible use buffers on real property bordering 
Fort Carson, Colorado. 
Sec. 313. Repeal of Air Force report on military installation encroachment 
issues. 
Sec. 314. Payment of certain private cleanup costs in connection with Defense 
Environmental Restoration Program. 
Sec. 315. Study on use of biodiesel and ethanol fuel. 
Subtitle C—Workplace and Depot Issues 
Sec. 321. Proceeds from cooperative activities with non-Army entities. 
Sec. 322. Public-private competition. 
Sec. 323. Public-private competition pilot program. 
Sec. 324. Sense of Congress on equitable legal standing for civilian employees. 
Subtitle D—Extension of Program Authorities 
Sec. 331. Extension of authority to provide logistics support and services for 
weapons systems contractors. 
Sec. 332. Extension and revision of temporary authority for contractor per-
formance of security guard functions. 
Subtitle E—Utah Test and Training Range 
Sec. 341. Definitions.
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Sec. 342. Military operations and overflights, Utah Test and Training Range. 
Sec. 343. Planning process for Federal lands in Utah Test and Training 
Range. 
Sec. 344. Designation and management of Cedar Mountain Wilderness, Utah. 
Sec. 345. Identification of additional Bureau of Land Management land in 
Utah as trust land for Skull Valley Band of Goshutes. 
Sec. 346. Relation to other lands and laws. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
Sec. 351. Codification and revision of limitation on modification of major items 
of equipment scheduled for retirement or disposal. 
Sec. 352. Limitation on purchase of investment items with operation and main-
tenance funds. 
Sec. 353. Provision of Department of Defense support for certain paralympic 
sporting events. 
Sec. 354. Development and explanation of budget models for base operations 
support, sustainment, and facilities recapitalization. 
Sec. 355. Report on Department of Army programs for prepositioning of equip-
ment and other materiel. 
Sec. 356. Report regarding effect on military readiness of undocumented immi-
grants trespassing upon operational ranges. 
Sec. 357. Congressional notification requirements regarding placement of lique-
fied natural gas facilities, pipelines, and related structures on 
defense lands. 
Sec. 358. Report regarding army and air force exchange system management 
of army lodging. 
TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 
Sec. 402. Revision in permanent active duty end strength minimum levels. 
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. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). 
Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2006 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians. 
Sec. 415. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active 
duty for operational support. 
Subtitle C—Authorizations of Appropriations 
Sec. 421. Military personnel. 
Sec. 422. Armed Forces Retirement Home. 
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 
Sec. 501. Temporary increase in percentage limits on reduction of time-in-grade 
requirements for retirement in grade upon voluntary retire-
ment. 
Sec. 502. Two-year renewal of authority to reduce minimum commissioned 
service requirement for voluntary retirement as an officer.