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problems and opportunities in developing countries
that are not states of the former Soviet Union.
(c) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31,
2008, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a re-
port on the study carried out under subsection (a).
(2) MATTERS
TO
BE
INCLUDED.—The report
under paragraph (1) shall include the following:
(A) The results of the study carried out
under subsection (a), including any report re-
ceived by the Secretary from the National Acad-
emy of Sciences on the study.
(B) An assessment by the Secretary of the
study.
(C) A statement of the actions, if any, to be
undertaken by the Secretary to implement any
recommendations in the study.
(3) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1)
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in-
clude a classified annex.
(d) FUNDING.—Of the amount authorized to be appro-
priated by section 301(18) for Cooperative Threat Reduc-
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tion programs, not more than $2,500,000 may be obligated
or expended to carry out this section.
TITLE XIV—OTHER
AUTHORIZATIONS
Subtitle A—Military Programs
SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2008 for the use of the Armed Forces and other
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for
providing capital for working capital and revolving funds
in amounts as follows:
(1) For the Defense Working Capital Funds,
$102,446,000.
(2) For the Defense Working Capital Fund, De-
fense Commissary, $1,250,300,000.
SEC. 1402. NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2008 for the National Defense Sealift Fund in the
amount of $1,044,194,000.
SEC. 1403. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2008 for expenses, not
otherwise provided for, for the Defense Health Program, in
the amount of $22,543,124,000, of which—
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(1) $22,044,381,000 is for Operation and Main-
tenance;
(2) $136,482,000 is for Research, Development,
Test, and Evaluation; and
(3) $362,261,000 is for Procurement.
SEC. 1404. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUC-
TION, DEFENSE.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are
hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department
of Defense for fiscal year 2008 for expenses, not otherwise
provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruc-
tion, Defense, in the amount of $1,491,724,000, of which—
(1) $1,186,452,000 is for Operation and Mainte-
nance;
(2) $274,846,000 is for Research, Development,
Test, and Evaluation; and
(3) $30,426,000 is for Procurement.
(b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated
under subsection (a) are authorized for—
(1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and
munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the De-
partment of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50
U.S.C. 1521); and
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(2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel
of the United States that is not covered by section
1412 of such Act.
SEC. 1405. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2008 for expenses, not
otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-
Drug 
Activities, 
Defense-wide, 
in 
the 
amount 
of
$959,322,000.
SEC. 1405A. ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR DRUG INTERDIC-
TION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES WITH
RESPECT TO AFGHANISTAN.
(a) ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR DRUG INTERDICTION
AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE.—The
amount authorized to be appropriated by section 1405 for
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-
wide, is hereby increased by $162,800,000.
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Of the amount authorized to be
appropriated by section 1405 for Drug Interdiction and
Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as increased by sub-
section (a), $162,800,000 may be available for drug inter-
diction and counterdrug activities with respect to Afghani-
stan.
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(c) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—The amount avail-
able under subsection (b) for the purpose specified in that
paragraph is in addition to any other amounts available
under this Act for that purpose.
(d) OFFSET.—The amount authorized to be appro-
priated by section 1509 for Drug Interdiction and Counter-
Drug Activities, Defense-wide, for Operation Iraqi Freedom
and Operation Enduring Freedom is hereby decreased by
$162,800,000.
SEC. 1406. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2008 for expenses, not
otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Defense, in the amount of
$225,995,000, of which—
(1) $224,995,000 is for Operation and Mainte-
nance; and
(2) $1,000,000 is for Procurement.
SEC. 1407. REDUCTION IN CERTAIN AUTHORIZATIONS DUE
TO SAVINGS FROM LOWER INFLATION.
(a) REDUCTION.—The aggregate amount authorized to
be appropriated by this division is the amount equal to the
sum of all the amounts authorized to be appropriated by
the provisions of this division reduced by $1,627,000,000,
to be allocated as follows:
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(1) PROCUREMENT.—The aggregate amount au-
thorized to be appropriated by title I is hereby re-
duced by $601,000,000.
(2) RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVAL-
UATION.—The aggregate amount authorized to be ap-
propriated by title II is hereby reduced by
$451,000,000.
(3) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The aggre-
gate amount authorized to be appropriated by title
III is hereby reduced by $554,000,000.
(4) OTHER
AUTHORIZATIONS.—The aggregate
amount authorized to be appropriated by title XIV is
hereby reduced by $21,000,000.
(b) SOURCE
OF SAVINGS.—Reductions required in
order to comply with subsection (a) shall be derived from
savings resulting from lower-than-expected inflation as a
result of the difference between the inflation assumptions
used in the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal
Year 2008 when compared with the inflation assumptions
used in the budget of the President for fiscal year 2008,
as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1005 of title
31, United States Code.
(c) ALLOCATION OF REDUCTIONS.—The Secretary of
Defense shall allocate the reductions required by this section
among the amounts authorized to be appropriated for ac-
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counts in titles I, II, III, and XIV to reflect the extent to
which net savings from lower-than-expected inflations are
allocable to amounts authorized to be appropriated to such
accounts.
Subtitle B—National Defense
Stockpile
SEC. 1411. DISPOSAL OF FERROMANGANESE.
(a) DISPOSAL AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of De-
fense may dispose of up to 50,000 tons of ferromanganese
from the National Defense Stockpile during fiscal year
2008.
(b) CONTINGENT AUTHORITY FOR ADDITIONAL DIS-
POSAL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of Defense
completes the disposal of the total quantity of
ferromanganese authorized for disposal by subsection
(a) before September 30, 2008, the Secretary of De-
fense may dispose of up to an additional 25,000 tons
of ferromanganese from the National Defense Stock-
pile before that date.
(2) ADDITIONAL
AMOUNTS.—If the Secretary
completes the disposal of the total quantity of addi-
tional ferromanganese authorized for disposal by
paragraph (1) before September 30, 2008, the Sec-
retary may dispose of up to an additional 25,000
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tons of ferromanganese from the National Defense
Stockpile before that date.
(c) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense may
dispose of ferromanganese under the authority of paragraph
(1) or (2) of subsection (b) only if the Secretary submits
written certification to the Committee on Armed Services
of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives, not later than 30 days before the
commencement of disposal under the applicable paragraph,
that—
(1) the disposal of the additional ferromanganese
from the National Defense Stockpile is in the interest
of national defense;
(2) the disposal of the additional ferromanganese
will not cause disruption to the usual markets of pro-
ducers and processors of ferromanganese in the
United States; and
(3) the disposal of the additional ferromanganese
is consistent with the requirements and purpose of the
National Defense Stockpile.
(d) DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITY.—The Secretary
of Defense may delegate the responsibility of the Secretary
under subsection (c) to an appropriate official within the
Department of Defense.
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(e) NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE DEFINED.—In
this section, the term ‘‘National Defense Stockpile’’ means
the stockpile provided for in section 4 of the Strategic and
Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98c).
SEC. 1412. DISPOSAL OF CHROME METAL.
(a) DISPOSAL AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of De-
fense may dispose of up to 500 short tons of chrome metal
from the National Defense Stockpile during fiscal year
2008.
(b) CONTINGENT AUTHORITY FOR ADDITIONAL DIS-
POSAL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of Defense
completes the disposal of the total quantity of chrome
metal authorized for disposal by subsection (a) before
September 30, 2008, the Secretary of Defense may
dispose of up to an additional 250 short tons of
chrome metal from the National Defense Stockpile be-
fore that date.
(2) ADDITIONAL
AMOUNTS.—If the Secretary
completes the disposal of the total quantity of addi-
tional chrome metal authorized for disposal by para-
graph (1) before September 30, 2008, the Secretary
may dispose of up to an additional 250 short tons of
chrome metal from the National Defense Stockpile be-
fore that date.
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(c) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense may
dispose of chrome metal under the authority of paragraph
(1) or (2) of subsection (b) only if the Secretary submits
written certification to the Committee on Armed Services
of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives, not later than 30 days before the
commencement of disposal under the applicable paragraph,
that—
(1) the disposal of the additional chrome metal
from the National Defense Stockpile is in the interest
of national defense;
(2) the disposal of the additional chrome metal
will not cause disruption to the usual markets of pro-
ducers and processors of chrome metal in the United
States; and
(3) the disposal of the additional chrome metal
is consistent with the requirements and purpose of the
National Defense Stockpile.
(d) DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITY.—The Secretary
of Defense may delegate the responsibility of the Secretary
under subsection (c) to an appropriate official within the
Department of Defense.
(e) NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE DEFINED.—In
this section, the term ‘‘National Defense Stockpile’’ means
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the stockpile provided for in section 4 of the Strategic and
Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98c).
SEC. 1413. MODIFICATION OF RECEIPT OBJECTIVES FOR
PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED DISPOSALS FROM
THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE.
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2000 DISPOSAL AUTHORITY.—Para-
graph (5) of section 3402(b) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65; 50
U.S.C. 98d note), as amended by section 3302(b) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Pub-
lic Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3546), is further amended by
striking ‘‘$600,000,000 before’’ and inserting ‘‘$729,000,000
by’’.
(b) FISCAL YEAR 1999 DISPOSAL AUTHORITY.—Para-
graph (7) of section 3303(a) of the Strom Thurmond Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Pub-
lic Law 105–261; 50 U.S.C. 98d note), as amended by sec-
tion 3302(a) of the John Warner National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120
Stat. 2513), is further amended to read as follows:
‘‘(7) $1,469,102,000 by the end of fiscal year
2015.’’.
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Subtitle C—Civil Programs
SEC. 1421. ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME.
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2008 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust
Fund the sum of $61,624,000 for the operation of the Armed
Forces Retirement Home.
SEC. 1422. ADMINISTRATION AND OVERSIGHT OF THE
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME.
(a) INDEPENDENCE AND PURPOSE OF RETIREMENT
HOME.—Section 1511 of the Armed Forces Retirement
Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 411) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the
following: ‘‘However, for the purpose of entering into
contracts, agreements, or transactions regarding real
property and facilities under the control of the Board,
the Retirement Home shall be treated as a military
facility of the Department of Defense. The adminis-
tration of the Retirement Home (including adminis-
tration for the provision of health care and medical
care for residents) shall remain under the direct au-
thority, control, and administration of the Secretary
of Defense.’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the
following new subsection (g):
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‘‘(g) ACCREDITATION.—The Chief Operating Officer
shall secure and maintain accreditation by a nationally
recognized civilian accrediting organization for each aspect
of each facility of the Retirement Home, including medical
and dental care, pharmacy, independent living, and as-
sisted living and nursing care.’’.
(b) SPECTRUM
OF CARE.—Section 1513(b) of the
Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C.
413(b)) is amended by inserting after the first sentence the
following new sentence: ‘‘The services provided residents of
the Retirement Home shall include appropriate nonacute
medical and dental services, pharmaceutical services, and
transportation of residents, at no cost to residents, to acute
medical and dental services and after-hours routine medical
care’’.
(c) CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER.—The Armed Forces Re-
tirement Home Act of 1991 is further amended by inserting
after section 1515 the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 1515A. CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER.
‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT.—(1) The Secretary of Defense
shall appoint the Chief Medical Officer of the Retirement
Home. The Secretary of Defense shall make the appointment
in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security.
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‘‘(2) The Chief Medical Officer shall serve a term of
two years, but is removable from office during such term
at the pleasure of the Secretary.
‘‘(3) The Secretary (or the designee of the Secretary)
shall evaluate the performance of the Chief Medical Officer
not less frequently than once each year. The Secretary shall
carry out such evaluation in consultation with the Chief
Operating Officer and the Local Board for each facility of
the Retirement Home.
‘‘(4) An officer appointed as Chief Medical Officer of
the Retirement Home shall serve as Chief Medical Officer
without vacating any other military duties and responsibil-
ities assigned to that officer whether at the time of appoint-
ment or afterward.
‘‘(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—(1) To qualify for appoint-
ment as the Chief Medical Officer, a person shall be a mem-
ber of the Medical, Dental, Nurse, or Medical Services Corps
of the Armed Forces, including the Health and Safety Di-
rectorate of the Coast Guard, serving on active duty in the
grade of brigadier general, or in the case of the Navy or
the Coast Guard rear admiral (lower half), or higher.
‘‘(2) In making appointments of the Chief Medical Of-
ficer, the Secretary of Defense shall, to the extent prac-
ticable, provide for the rotation of the appointments among
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the various Armed Forces and the Health and Safety Direc-
torate of the Coast Guard.
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—(1) The Chief Medical Offi-
cer shall be responsible to the Secretary, the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, and the
Chief Operating Officer for the direction and oversight of
the provision of medical, mental health, and dental care at
each facility of the Retirement Home.
‘‘(2) The Chief Medical Officer shall advise the Sec-
retary, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness, the Chief Operating Officer, and the Local Board
for each facility of the Retirement Home on all medical and
medical administrative matters of the Retirement Home.
‘‘(d) DUTIES.—In carrying out the responsibilities set
forth in subsection (c), the Chief Medical Officer shall per-
form the following duties:
‘‘(1) Ensure the timely availability to residents
of the Retirement Home, at locations other than the
Retirement Home, of such acute medical, mental
health, and dental care as such resident may require
that is not available at the applicable facility of the
Retirement Home.
‘‘(2) Ensure compliance by the facilities of the
Retirement Home with accreditation standards, ap-
plicable health care standards of the Department of
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Veterans Affairs, and any other applicable health care
standards and requirements (including requirements
identified in applicable reports of the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Defense).
‘‘(3) Periodically visit and inspect the medical
facilities and medical operations of each facility of
the Retirement Home.
‘‘(4) Periodically examine and audit the medical
records and administration of the Retirement Home.
‘‘(5) Consult with the Local Board for each facil-
ity of the Retirement Home not less frequently than
once each year.
‘‘(e) ADVISORY BODIES.—In carrying out the respon-
sibilities set forth in subsection (c) and the duties set forth
in subsection (d), the Chief Medical Officer may establish
and seek the advice of such advisory bodies as the Chief
Medical Officer considers appropriate.’’.
(d) LOCAL BOARDS OF TRUSTEES.—
(1) DUTIES.—Subsection (b) of section 1516 of
the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24
U.S.C. 416) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—(1) The Local Board for a facility shall
serve in an advisory capacity to the Director of the facility
and to the Chief Operating Officer.
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‘‘(2) The Local Board for a facility shall provide to
the Chief Operating Officer and the Director of the facility
such guidance and recommendations on the administration
of the facility as the Local Board considers appropriate.
‘‘(3) The Local Board for a facility shall provide to
the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
not less often than annually an assessment of all aspects
of the facility, including the quality of care at the facility.
‘‘(4) Not less frequently than once each year, the Local
Board for a facility shall submit to Congress a report that
includes an assessment of all aspects of the facility, includ-
ing the quality of care at the facility.’’.
(2) COMPOSITION.—Subparagraph (K) of sub-
section (c) of such section is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(K) One senior representative of one of the chief
personnel officers of the Armed Forces, who shall be
a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty
in the grade of brigadier general, or in the case of the
Navy or Coast Guard, rear admiral (lower half).’’.
(e) INSPECTION
OF RETIREMENT HOME.—Section
1518 of such Act (24 U.S.C. 418) is amended to read as
follows:
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‘‘SEC. 1518. INSPECTION OF RETIREMENT HOME.
‘‘(a) INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.—(1) The Inspector General of the Department
of Defense shall have the duty to inspect the Retirement
Home.
‘‘(2) The Inspector General shall advise the Secretary
of Defense and the Director of each facility of the Retire-
ment Home on matters relating to waste, fraud, abuse, and
mismanagement of the Retirement Home.
‘‘(b) INSPECTIONS
BY
INSPECTOR
GENERAL.—(1)
Every two years, the Inspector General of the Department
of Defense shall perform a comprehensive inspection of all
aspects of each facility of the Retirement Home, including
independent living, assisted living, medical and dental care,
pharmacy, financial and contracting records, and any as-
pect of either facility on which the Local Board for the facil-
ity or the resident advisory committee or council of the fa-
cility recommends inspection.
‘‘(2) The Inspector General may be assisted in inspec-
tions under this subsection by a medical inspector general
of a military department designated for purposes of this
subsection by the Secretary of Defense.
‘‘(3) In conducting the inspection of a facility of the
Retirement Home under this subsection, the Inspector Gen-
eral shall solicit concerns, observations, and recommenda-
tions from the Local Board for the facility, the resident ad-
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visory committee or council of the facility, and the residents
of the facility. Any concerns, observations, and rec-
ommendations solicited from residents shall be solicited on
a not-for-attribution basis.
‘‘(4) The Chief Operating Officer and the Director of
each facility of the Retirement Home shall make all staff,
other personnel, and records of each facility available to the
Inspector General in a timely manner for purposes of in-
spections under this subsection.
‘‘(c) REPORTS ON INSPECTIONS BY INSPECTOR GEN-
ERAL.—(1) Not later than 45 days after completing an in-
spection of a facility of the Retirement Home under sub-
section (b), the Inspector General shall submit to the Sec-
retary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Per-
sonnel and Readiness, the Chief Operating Officer, the Di-
rector of the facility, and the Local Board for the facility,
and to Congress, a report describing the results of the in-
spection and containing such recommendations as the In-
spector General considers appropriate in light of the inspec-
tion.
‘‘(2) Not later than 45 days after receiving a report
of the Inspector General under paragraph (1), the Director
of the facility concerned shall submit the Secretary of De-
fense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
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for the facility, and to Congress, a plan to address the rec-
ommendations and other matters set forth in the report.
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL INSPECTIONS.—(1) Every two years,
in a year in which the Inspector General does not perform
an inspection under subsection (b), the Chief Operating Of-
ficer shall request the inspection of each facility of the Re-
tirement Home by a nationally recognized civilian accred-
iting 
organization 
in 
accordance 
with 
section
1422(a)(2)(g).
‘‘(2) The Chief Operating Officer and the Director of
a facility being inspected under this subsection shall make
all staff, other personnel, and records of the facility avail-
able to the civilian accrediting organization in a timely
manner for purposes of inspections under this subsection.
‘‘(e) REPORTS ON ADDITIONAL INSPECTIONS.—(1) Not
later than 45 days after receiving a report of an inspection
from the civilian accrediting organization under subsection
(d), the Director of the facility concerned shall submit to
the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readi-
ness, the Chief Operating Officer, and the Local Board for
the facility a report containing—
‘‘(A) the results of the inspection; and
‘‘(B) a plan to address any recommendations
and other matters set forth in the report.
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‘‘(2) Not later than 45 days after receiving a report
and plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense
shall submit the report and plan to Congress.’’.
(f) ARMED
FORCES
RETIREMENT
HOME
TRUST
FUND.—Section 1519 of the Armed Forces Retirement
Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 419) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The Chief Finan-
cial Officer of the Armed Forces Retirement Home shall
comply with the reporting requirements of subchapter II of
chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code.’’.
Subtitle D—Chemical
Demilitarization Matters
SEC. 1431. MODIFICATION OF TERMINATION REQUIREMENT
FOR 
CHEMICAL 
DEMILITARIZATION 
CITI-
ZENS’ ADVISORY COMMISSIONS.
(a) MODIFICATION.—Subsection (h) of section 172 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1993 (50 U.S.C. 1521 note) is amended by striking ‘‘after
the stockpile located in that commission’s State has been
destroyed’’ and inserting ‘‘upon the earlier of—
‘‘(1) the completion of closure activities for the
chemical agent destruction facility in the commis-
sion’s State as required pursuant to regulations pro-
mulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental
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Protection Agency pursuant to the Solid Waste Dis-
posal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.); or
‘‘(2) the request of the Governor of the commis-
sion’s State.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Subsections (b), (f),
and (g) of such section are each amended by striking ‘‘As-
sistant Secretary of the Army (Research, Development, and
Acquisition)’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary of the
Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology)’’.
SEC. 1432. REPEAL OF CERTAIN QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRE-
MENT FOR DIRECTOR OF CHEMICAL DEMILI-
TARIZATION MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION.
Section 1412(e)(3) of the Department of Defense Au-
thorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521(e)(3)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(2) by striking subparagraph (B); and
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (B).
SEC. 1433. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COMPLETION OF DE-
STRUCTION OF UNITED STATES CHEMICAL
WEAPONS STOCKPILE.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Convention on the Prohibition of the De-
velopment, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chem-
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ical Weapons and on Their Destruction, done at
Paris on January 13, 1993 (commonly referred to as
the ‘‘Chemical Weapons Convention’’), requires that
destruction of the entire United States chemical weap-
ons stockpile be completed by not later than April 29,
2007.
(2) In 2006, under the terms of the Chemical
Weapons Convention, the United States requested and
received a one-time, 5-year extension of its chemical
weapons destruction deadline to April 29, 2012.
(3) On April 10, 2006, the Secretary of Defense
notified Congress that the United States would not
meet even the extended deadline under the Chemical
Weapons Convention for destruction of the United
States chemical weapons stockpile, but would ‘‘con-
tinue working diligently to minimize the time to com-
plete destruction without sacrificing safety and secu-
rity’’ and would also ‘‘continue requesting resources
needed to complete destruction as close to April 2012
as practicable’’.
(4) Destroying the remaining stockpile of United
States chemical weapons is imperative for public safe-
ty and homeland security, and doing so by April
2012, in accordance with the current destruction
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deadline provided under the Chemical Weapons Con-
vention, is required by United States law.
(5) The elimination of chemical weapons any-
where they exist in the world, and the prevention of
their proliferation, is of utmost importance to the na-
tional security of the United States.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress
that—
(1) the United States is, and must remain, com-
mitted to making every effort to safely dispose of its
entire chemical weapons stockpile by April 2012, the
current destruction deadline provided under the
Chemical Weapons Convention, or as soon thereafter
as possible, and must carry out all of its other obliga-
tions under the Convention; and
(2) the Secretary of Defense should make every
effort to plan for, and to request in the annual budget
of the President submitted to Congress adequate fund-
ing to complete, the elimination of the United States
chemical weapons stockpile in accordance with United
States obligations under the Chemical Weapons Con-
vention and in a manner that will protect public
health, safety, and the environment, as required by
law.
(c) REPORTS REQUIRED.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than March 15,
2008, and every 180 days thereafter until the year in
which the United States completes the destruction of
its entire stockpile of chemical weapons under the
terms of the Chemical Weapons Convention, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the members and
committees of Congress referred to in paragraph (3)
a report on the implementation by the United States
of its chemical weapons destruction obligations under
the Chemical Weapons Convention.
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under paragraph
(1) shall include the following:
(A) The anticipated schedule at the time of
such report for the completion of destruction of
chemical agents, munitions, and materiel at each
chemical weapons demilitarization facility in the
United States.
(B) A description of the options and alter-
natives for accelerating the completion of chem-
ical weapons destruction at each such facility,
particularly in time to meet the destruction
deadline of April 29, 2012, currently provided by
the Chemical Weapons Convention.
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(C) A description of the funding required to
achieve each of the options for destruction de-
scribed under subparagraph (B).
(D) A description of all actions being taken
by the United States to accelerate the destruction
of its entire stockpile of chemical weapons,
agents, and materiel in order to meet the current
destruction deadline under the Chemical Weap-
ons Convention of April 29, 2012, or as soon
thereafter as possible.
(3) MEMBERS
AND
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The members and committees of Congress re-
ferred to in this paragraph are—
(A) the majority leader of the Senate, the
minority leader of the Senate, and the Commit-
tees on Armed Services and Appropriations of
the Senate; and
(B) the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, the majority leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives, the minority leader of the House of
Representatives, and the Committees on Armed
Services and Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
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SEC. 1434. MODIFICATION OF TERMINATION OF ASSIST-
ANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
AFTER COMPLETION OF THE DESTRUCTION
OF THE UNITED STATES CHEMICAL WEAPONS
STOCKPILE.
Subparagraph (B) of section 1412(c)(5) of the Depart-
ment of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C.
1521(c)(5)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(B) Assistance may be provided under this paragraph
for capabilities to respond to emergencies involving an in-
stallation or facility as described in subparagraph (A) until
the earlier of the following:
‘‘(i) The date of the completion of all grants and
cooperative agreements with respect to the installation
or facility for purposes of this paragraph between the
Federal Emergency Management Agency and the
State and local governments concerned.
‘‘(ii) The date that is 180 days after the date of
the completion of the destruction of lethal chemical
agents and munitions at the installation or facility.’’.
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TITLE 
XV—OPERATION 
IRAQI
FREEDOM 
AND 
OPERATION
ENDURING FREEDOM
Subtitle A—Authorization of Addi-
tional War-Related Appropria-
tions
SEC. 1501. ARMY PROCUREMENT.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2008 for procurement accounts of the Army in
amounts as follows:
(1) For aircraft procurement, $890,786,000.
(2) For missiles, $492,734,000.
(3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles
procurement, $1,249,177,000.
(4) For ammunition, $303,000,000.
(5) For other procurement, $10,310,055,000.
SEC. 1502. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS PROCUREMENT.
(a) NAVY.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal year 2008 for procurement accounts for
the Navy in amounts as follows:
(1) For aircraft procurement, $2,263,018,000.
(2) For weapons procurement, $251,281,000.
(3) For other procurement, $814,311,000.
(b) MARINE CORPS.—Funds are hereby authorized to
be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the procurement
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account for the Marine Corps in the amount of
$4,236,140,000.
(c) NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION.—Funds
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year
2008 for the procurement account for ammunition for the
Navy and the Marine Corps in the amount of $590,090,000.
SEC. 1503. AIR FORCE PROCUREMENT.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2008 for procurement accounts for the Air Force
in amounts as follows:
(1) For aircraft procurement, $2,069,009,000.
(2) For ammunition, $74,005,000.
(3) For missile procurement, $1,800,000.
(4) For other procurement, $4,163,450,000.
SEC. 1504. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES PROCUREMENT.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2008 for the procurement account for Defense-wide
in the amount of $593,768,000.
SEC. 1505. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2008 for the use of the Department of Defense for
research, development, test, and evaluation as follows:
(1) For the Army, $121,653,000.
(2) For the Navy, $370,798,000.
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(3) For the Air Force, $922,791,000.
(4) For Defense-wide activities, $535,087,000.
SEC. 1506. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2008 for the use of the Armed Forces for expenses,
not otherwise provided for, for operation and maintenance,
in amounts as follows:
(1) For the Army, $45,519,264,000.
(2) For the Navy, $5,190,000,000.
(3) For the Marine Corps, $4,013,093,000.
(4) For the Air Force, $10,532,630,000.
(5) For Defense-wide activities, $5,976,216,000.
(6) For the Army Reserve, $158,410,000.
(7) For the Navy Reserve, $69,598,000.
(8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $68,000,000.
(9) For the Army National Guard, $466,150,000.
(10) For the Air National Guard, $31,168,000.
SEC. 1507. MILITARY PERSONNEL.
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2008 for the Department of Defense for military per-
sonnel in amounts as follows:
(1) For the Army, $9,140,516,000.
(2) For the Navy, $752,089,000.
(3) For the Marine Corps, $817,475,000.
(4) For the Air Force, $1,411,890,000.
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(5) For the Army Reserve, $235,000,000.
(6) For the Navy Reserve, $70,000,000.
(7) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $15,420,000.
(8) For the Air Force Reserve, $3,000,000.
(9) For the Army National Guard, $476,584,000.
SEC. 1508. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2008 for the Department of Defense for expenses,
not otherwise provided for, for the Defense Health Program,
in the amount of $1,022,842,000, for operation and mainte-
nance.
SEC. 1509. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2008 for the Department of Defense for expenses,
not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and
Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, in the amount of
$257,618,000.
SEC. 1510. JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT
FUND.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—Funds are
hereby authorized for fiscal year 2008 for the Joint Impro-
vised Explosive Device Defeat Fund in the amount of
$4,500,000,000.
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(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated pursuant to
subsection (a) shall be available to the Secretary of Defense
for the purpose of allowing the Director of the Joint Impro-
vised Explosive Device Defeat Organization to investigate,
develop, and provide equipment, supplies, services, train-
ing, facilities, personnel, and funds to assist United States
forces in the defeat of improvised explosive devices.
(c) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—
(1) TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED.—Amounts author-
ized to be appropriated by subsection (a) may be
transferred from the Joint Improvised Explosive De-
vice Defeat Fund to any of the following accounts and
funds of the Department of Defense to accomplish the
purposes provided in subsection (b):
(A) Military personnel accounts.
(B) Operation and maintenance accounts.
(C) Procurement accounts.
(D) Research, development, test, and evalua-
tion accounts.
(E) Defense working capital funds.
(2) ADDITIONAL
TRANSFER
AUTHORITY.—The
transfer authority provided by paragraph (1) is in
addition to any other transfer authority available to
the Department of Defense.
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(3) TRANSFERS BACK TO THE FUND.—Upon de-
termination that all or part of the funds transferred
from the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat
Fund under paragraph (1) are not necessary for the
purpose provided, such funds may be transferred back
to the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat
Fund.
(4) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—A
transfer of an amount to an account under the au-
thority in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to increase
the amount authorized for such account by an
amount equal to the amount transferred.
(d) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Funds may not be obli-
gated from the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat
Fund, or transferred under the authority provided in sub-
section (c)(1), until five days after the date on which the
Secretary of Defense notifies the congressional defense com-
mittees in writing of the details of the proposed obligation
or transfer.
(e) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—
(1) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a plan for the intended management
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and use of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device De-
feat Fund.
(2) MATTER TO BE INCLUDED.—The plan re-
quired by paragraph (1) shall include an update of
the plan required in the paragraph under the heading
‘‘Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund’’ in
chapter 2 of title I of the Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on
Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law
109–234; 120 Stat. 424), including identification
of—
(A) year-to-date transfers and obligations;
(B) projected transfers and obligations
through September 30, 2008; and
(C) activities for the coordination of re-
search technology development and concepts of
operations on improvised explosive defeat with
the military departments, the Defense Agencies,
the combatant commands, the Department of
Homeland Security, and other appropriate de-
partments and agencies of the Federal Govern-
ment.
(f) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days
after the end of each fiscal-year quarter, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees
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a report summarizing the detail of any obligation or trans-
fer of funds from the Joint Improvised Explosive Device De-
feat Fund plan required by subsection (e).
(g) DURATION
OF
AUTHORITY.—Amounts appro-
priated to the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat
Fund are available for obligation or transfer from the Fund
until September 30, 2009.
SEC. 1511. IRAQ SECURITY FORCES FUND.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are
hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008
for the Iraq Security Forces Fund in the amount of
$2,000,000,000.
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated pursuant
to subsection (a) shall be available to the Secretary of
Defense for the purpose of allowing the Commander,
Multi-National Security Transition Command–Iraq,
to provide assistance to the security forces of Iraq.
(2) TYPES
OF
ASSISTANCE
AUTHORIZED.—As-
sistance provided under this section may include the
provision of equipment, supplies, services, training,
facility and infrastructure repair, renovation, con-
struction, and funding.
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(3) SECRETARY OF STATE CONCURRENCE.—As-
sistance may be provided under this section only with
the concurrence of the Secretary of State.
(c) AUTHORITY IN ADDITION TO OTHER AUTHORI-
TIES.—The authority to provide assistance under this sec-
tion is in addition to any other authority to provide assist-
ance to foreign nations.
(d) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—
(1) TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED.—Subject to para-
graph (2), amounts authorized to be appropriated by
subsection (a) may be transferred from the Iraq Secu-
rity Forces Fund to any of the following accounts and
funds of the Department of Defense to accomplish the
purposes provided in subsection (b):
(A) Military personnel accounts.
(B) Operation and maintenance accounts.
(C) Procurement accounts.
(D) Research, development, test, and evalua-
tion accounts.
(E) Defense working capital funds.
(F) Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and
Civic Aid account.
(2) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The transfer au-
thority provided by paragraph (1) is in addition to
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any other transfer authority available to the Depart-
ment of Defense.
(3) TRANSFERS BACK TO THE FUND.—Upon de-
termination that all or part of the funds transferred
from the Iraq Security Forces Fund under paragraph
(1) are not necessary for the purpose provided, such
funds may be transferred back to the Iraq Security
Forces Fund.
(4) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—A
transfer of an amount to an account under the au-
thority in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to increase
the amount authorized for such account by an
amount equal to the amount transferred.
(e) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Funds may not be obli-
gated from the Iraq Security Forces Fund, or transferred
under the authority provided in subsection (d)(1), until five
days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense noti-
fies the congressional defense committees in writing of the
details of the proposed obligation or transfer.
(f) CONTRIBUTIONS.—
(1) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CONTRIBUTIONS.—
Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense
may accept contributions of amounts to the Iraq Se-
curity Forces Fund for the purposes provided in sub-
section (b) from any person, foreign government, or
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international organization. Any amounts so accepted
shall be credited to the Iraq Security Forces Fund.
(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not accept
a contribution under this subsection if the acceptance
of the contribution would compromise or appear to
compromise the integrity of any program of the De-
partment of Defense.
(3) USE.—Amounts accepted under this sub-
section shall be available for assistance authorized by
subsection (b), including transfer under subsection (d)
for that purpose.
(4) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall notify
the congressional defense committees in writing upon
the acceptance, and upon the transfer under sub-
section (d), of any contribution under this subsection.
Such notice shall specify the source and amount of
any amount so accepted and the use of any amount
so accepted.
(g) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days
after the end of each fiscal-year quarter, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees
a report summarizing the details of any obligation or trans-
fer of funds from the Iraq Security Forces Fund during
such fiscal-year quarter.
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(h) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—Amounts authorized
to be appropriated or contributed to the Fund during fiscal
year 2008 are available for obligation or transfer from the
Iraq Security Forces Fund in accordance with this section
until September 30, 2009.
SEC. 1512. AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are
hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008
for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund in the amount
of $2,700,000,000.
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds authorized to be appro-
priated by subsection (a) shall be available to the Sec-
retary of Defense for the purpose of allowing the Com-
mander, Office of Security Cooperation–Afghanistan,
to provide assistance to the security forces of Afghani-
stan.
(2) TYPES
OF
ASSISTANCE
AUTHORIZED.—As-
sistance provided under this section may include the
provision of equipment, supplies, services, training,
facility and infrastructure repair, renovation, con-
struction, and funds.
(3) SECRETARY OF STATE CONCURRENCE.—As-
sistance may be provided under this section only with
the concurrence of the Secretary of State.
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(c) AUTHORITY IN ADDITION TO OTHER AUTHORI-
TIES.—The authority to provide assistance under this sec-
tion is in addition to any other authority to provide assist-
ance to foreign nations.
(d) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—
(1) TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED.—Subject to para-
graph (2), amounts authorized to be appropriated by
subsection (a) may be transferred from the Afghani-
stan Security Forces Fund to any of the following ac-
counts and funds of the Department of Defense to ac-
complish the purposes provided in subsection (b):
(A) Military personnel accounts.
(B) Operation and maintenance accounts.
(C) Procurement accounts.
(D) Research, development, test, and evalua-
tion accounts.
(E) Defense working capital funds.
(F) Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and
Civic Aid.
(2) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The transfer au-
thority provided by paragraph (1) is in addition to
any other transfer authority available to the Depart-
ment of Defense.
(3) TRANSFERS BACK TO FUND.—Upon a deter-
mination that all or part of the funds transferred
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from the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund under
paragraph (1) are not necessary for the purpose for
which transferred, such funds may be transferred back
to the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund.
(4) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—A
transfer of an amount to an account under the au-
thority in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to increase
the amount authorized for such account by an
amount equal to the amount transferred.
(e) PRIOR NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF OBLIGATION OR
TRANSFER.—Funds may not be obligated from the Afghani-
stan Security Forces Fund, or transferred under subsection
(d)(1), until five days after the date on which the Secretary
of Defense notifies the congressional defense committees in
writing of the details of the proposed obligation or transfer.
(f) CONTRIBUTIONS.—
(1) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CONTRIBUTIONS.—
Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense
may accept contributions of amounts to the Afghani-
stan Security Forces Fund for the purposes provided
in subsection (b) from any person, foreign govern-
ment, or international organization. Any amounts so
accepted shall be credited to the Afghanistan Security
Forces Fund.
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(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not accept
a contribution under this subsection if the acceptance
of the contribution would compromise or appear to
compromise the integrity of any program of the De-
partment of Defense.
(3) USE.—Amounts accepted under this sub-
section shall be available for assistance authorized by
subsection (b), including transfer under subsection (d)
for that purpose.
(4) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall notify
the congressional defense committees in writing upon
the acceptance, and upon the transfer under sub-
section (d), of any contribution under this subsection.
Such notice shall specify the source and amount of
any amount so accepted and the use of any amount
so accepted.
(g) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days
after the end of each fiscal-year quarter, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees
a report summarizing the details of any obligation or trans-
fer of funds from the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund
during such fiscal-year quarter.
(h) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—Amounts authorized
to be appropriated or contributed to the Fund during fiscal
year 2008 are available for obligation or transfer from the
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Afghanistan Security Forces Fund in accordance with this
section until September 30, 2009.
SEC. 1513. IRAQ FREEDOM FUND.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds are hereby authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the Iraq Freedom
Fund in the amount of $107,500,000.
(b) TRANSFER.—
(1) TRANSFER AUTHORIZED.—Subject to para-
graph (2), amounts authorized to be appropriated by
subsection (a) may be transferred from the Iraq Free-
dom Fund to any accounts as follows:
(A) Operation and maintenance accounts of
the Armed Forces.
(B) Military personnel accounts.
(C) Research, development, test, and evalua-
tion accounts of the Department of Defense.
(D) Procurement accounts of the Depart-
ment of Defense.
(E) Accounts providing funding for classi-
fied programs.
(F) The operating expenses account of the
Coast Guard.
(2) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—A transfer may not
be made under the authority in paragraph (1) until
five days after the date on which the Secretary of De-
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fense notifies the congressional defense committees in
writing of the transfer.
(3) TREATMENT
OF
TRANSFERRED
FUNDS.—
Amounts transferred to an account under the author-
ity in paragraph (1) shall be merged with amounts
in such account and shall be made available for the
same purposes, and subject to the same conditions
and limitations, as amounts in such account.
(4) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—A
transfer of an amount to an account under the au-
thority in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to increase
the amount authorized for such account by an
amount equal to the amount transferred.
SEC. 1514. DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2008 for the use of the Armed Forces and other
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for
providing capital for the Defense Working Capital Funds
in the amount of $1,676,275,000.
SEC. 1515. NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2008 for the National Defense Sealift Fund in the
amount of $5,100,000.