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ment of a member to a theater of operations referred to in 
subsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall give the mem-
ber information regarding the following: 
‘‘(1) The availability of the allowance under this 
section 
for 
members 
insured 
under 
the 
Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance program. 
‘‘(2) The ability of members who elected not to 
be insured under Servicemembers’ Group Life Insur-
ance, or elected less than the authorized maximum 
coverage, to obtain insurance, or to obtain additional 
coverage, as the case may be, under the authority pro-
vided in section 1967(c) of title 38.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 7 of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘437. Allowance to cover monthly premium for Servicemembers’ Group Life In-
surance: members serving in Operation Enduring Freedom or 
Operation Iraqi Freedom.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE; NOTIFICATION.—Section 437 of 
title 37, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
shall apply with respect to service by members of the Armed 
Forces in the theater of operations for Operation Enduring 
Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom for months beginning 
on or after October 1, 2005. In the case of members who 
are serving in the theater of operations for Operation En-
during Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
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provide such members, as soon as practicable, the informa-
tion specified in subsection (b) of that section. 
(d) FUNDING SOURCE.—Amounts appropriated pursu-
ant to the authorization of appropriations in section 1509 
for emergency appropriations for military personnel ac-
counts for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2006 
shall be available to the Secretary of a military department 
to provide the allowance established by section 437 of title 
37, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). 
Subtitle C—Matters Involving Sup-
port Provided by Foreign Na-
tions 
SEC. 1531. REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COALITION NA-
TIONS FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED TO UNITED 
STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—From funds made available for the 
Department of Defense by this title for Defense-Wide Oper-
ations and Maintenance, the Secretary of Defense may re-
imburse any key cooperating nation for logistical and mili-
tary support provided by that nation to or in connection 
with United States military operations in Iraq, Afghani-
stan, and the global war on terrorism. 
(b) DETERMINATIONS.—Payments authorized under 
subsection (a) may be made in such amounts as the Sec-
retary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of
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State and in consultation with the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget, may determine, in the Sec-
retary’s discretion, based on documentation determined by 
the Secretary of Defense to adequately account for the sup-
port provided. Any such determination by the Secretary of 
Defense shall be final and conclusive upon the accounting 
officers of the United States. To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall develop standards for deter-
mining the kinds of logistical and military support to the 
United States that shall be considered reimbursable under 
this section. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) TOTAL AMOUNT.—The total amount of pay-
ments made under the authority of this section during 
fiscal year 2006 may not exceed $1,500,000,000. 
(2) PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS 
TO MAKE PAYMENTS.—The Secretary may not enter 
into any contractual obligation to make a payment 
under the authority of this section. 
(d) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATIONS.—The Secretary 
of Defense— 
(1) shall notify the congressional defense commit-
tees not less than 15 days before making any payment 
under the authority of this section; and
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(2) shall submit to those committees quarterly re-
ports on the use of the authority under this section. 
TITLE XVI—CONTRACTORS ON 
THE BATTLEFIELD 
1601. Short title. 
1602. Findings. 
1603. Definitions. 
1604. Requirements for commanders of combatant commands relating to contrac-
tors accompanying and not accompanying the force. 
1605. Requirements for contractors relating to possession of weapons. 
1606. Battlefield accountability. 
SEC. 1601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Contractors on the Bat-
tlefield Regulatory Act’’. 
SEC. 1602. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Contract personnel have provided invaluable 
services in support of combat, humanitarian, peace-
keeping, and reconstruction operations worldwide, 
and they should be recognized for their contributions, 
including in some instances the loss of their lives, in 
support of such operations. 
(2) Contract personnel are appropriately prohib-
ited from performing inherently governmental func-
tions. 
(3) Contract personnel will be present on and 
supporting the battlefield of tomorrow providing cru-
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cial goods and services for military, humanitarian, 
peacekeeping, and reconstruction operations. 
SEC. 1603. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) CONTRACTOR ACCOMPANYING THE FORCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘contractor ac-
companying the force’’ means a contractor for a 
contract with the Department of Defense, a sub-
contract at any tier under such a contract, or a 
task order at any tier issued under such a con-
tract, if the contract, subcontract, or task 
order— 
(i) is paid for using funds appro-
priated to or for the use of the Department; 
and 
(ii) is for the performance of work that 
directly supports United States military op-
erations overseas or deployed United States 
Armed Forces. 
(B) EMPLOYEES INCLUDED.—The term in-
cludes employees of any contractor described in 
subparagraph (A). 
(2) 
CONTRACTOR
NOT
ACCOMPANYING
THE 
FORCE.—
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘contractor 
not accompanying the force’’ means a contractor 
for a contract with the Federal Government, a 
subcontract at any tier under such a contract, or 
a task order at any tier issued under such a con-
tract, if the contract, subcontract, or task order 
is for the performance of work related to private 
security, reconstruction, humanitarian assist-
ance, peacekeeping, or other activities in an area 
of responsibility of a commander of a combatant 
command. 
(B) EMPLOYEES INCLUDED.—The term in-
cludes employees of any contractor described in 
subparagraph (A). 
(3) COMBATANT COMMAND.—The term ‘‘combat-
ant command’’ has the meaning provided in section 
161(c) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 1604. REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMANDERS OF COMBAT-
ANT COMMANDS RELATING TO CONTRAC-
TORS 
ACCOMPANYING 
AND 
NOT 
ACCOM-
PANYING THE FORCE. 
(a) PROTECTION
OF
CONTRACTORS
BY
ARMED 
FORCES.— 
(1) CONTRACTORS ACCOMPANYING FORCE.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall require each commander of
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a combatant command to make a determination re-
garding the appropriate level of security protection by 
the Armed Forces of contractors accompanying the 
force in the commander’s area of responsibility, and 
to include in the operational plans of the commander 
the results of the determination. 
(2) CONTRACTORS NOT ACCOMPANYING FORCE.— 
Any requirements for security protection of contrac-
tors accompanying the force included in operational 
plans under paragraph (1) may also be applied by 
the commander to contractors not accompanying the 
force. 
(b) COMMUNICATIONS PLAN.— 
(1) CONTRACTORS ACCOMPANYING FORCE.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall require each commander of 
a combatant command to include in the operational 
plans of the commander a communications plan for 
contractors accompanying the force in the com-
mander’s area of responsibility. 
(2) CONTRACTORS NOT ACCOMPANYING FORCE.— 
Such communications plan may be applied by the 
commander to contractors not accompanying the force 
in such area. 
(3) PROVISION OF PLAN TO CONTRACTORS.—Any 
communications plan included in operational plans
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under this subsection shall be provided by the com-
mander concerned to the affected contractors. 
(c) SHARING INTELLIGENCE.— 
(1) CONTRACTORS ACCOMPANYING FORCE.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall require each commander of 
a combatant command to share with contractors ac-
companying the force open-source intelligence, threat 
assessments, and information related to contractor 
movement to avoid hostile or friendly fire incidents 
and to further the missions of both the Department of 
Defense and the contractors. 
(2) CONTRACTORS NOT ACCOMPANYING FORCE.— 
The Secretary of Defense shall require each com-
mander of a combatant command to share, to the ex-
tent practicable, the intelligence, assessments, and in-
formation referred to in paragraph (1) with contrac-
tors not accompanying the force. 
(3) WAIVER.—The commander of a combatant 
command may waive the requirements of this sub-
section if required to ensure operational security in 
the commander’s area of responsibility. 
SEC. 1605. REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACTORS RELATING 
TO POSSESSION OF WEAPONS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT
FOR REGULATIONS REGARDING 
CARRYING WEAPONS FOR CONTRACTORS ACCOMPANYING
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FORCE.—The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regula-
tions describing the type of weapons and circumstances 
under which contractors accompanying the force may carry 
a weapon for self defense or in order to perform work re-
quired under the contract, and information required to be 
provided by such contractors relating to such weapons. The 
regulations shall include the following: 
(1) A requirement that a contractor accom-
panying the force request in writing approval, from 
the commander of the combatant command for the 
area in which the contractor is performing work 
under a contract, for the contractor to carry weapons. 
(2) Subject to subsection (b), a requirement that 
the commander of a combatant command determine 
whether it is appropriate for a contractor accom-
panying the force to carry a weapon for self defense 
or in order to perform work required under the con-
tract, taking into account the duties required to be 
performed under the contract and the security situa-
tion in the area of operations, and, if determined ap-
propriate, to approve a request referred to in para-
graph (1). 
(3) A requirement that any contractor accom-
panying the force that is carrying a weapon for self 
defense use only a firearm that meets United States
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military specifications for self defense and ammuni-
tion that meets United States military specifications. 
(4) A requirement that a contractor accom-
panying the force must have proof of appropriate 
training for using any firearm for self defense, as de-
termined by the Secretary of Defense. 
(b) DEEMED APPROVAL FOR CARRYING WEAPON.— 
The regulations shall provide that, for purposes of the re-
quirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), a 
requirement in a contract awarded by the Department that 
a contractor carry a weapon to perform work under the 
contract shall be deemed to be approved by the commander 
for the contractor to carry such a weapon. The regulations 
shall require that the contracting officer for such a contract 
shall notify the appropriate commander of any such re-
quirement. 
SEC. 1606. BATTLEFIELD ACCOUNTABILITY. 
(a) QUARTERLY LIST OF CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL IN 
COMMANDER’S AREA.—The Secretary of Defense shall re-
quire each commander of a combatant command to obtain 
quarterly from contractors accompanying the force a list 
of all contractor personnel who are present in the com-
mander’s area of responsibility, with the following informa-
tion for each individual on the list: 
(1) Whether the individual carries a weapon.
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(2) Proof of appropriate training with respect to 
any weapon carried by the individual. 
(3) Proof of citizenship. 
(b) MEETINGS WITH CONTRACTORS.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall require each commander of a combatant com-
mand to meet regularly with representatives of contractors 
both accompanying and not accompanying the force who 
are present in the commander’s area of responsibility, in 
order to provide information about the requirements of the 
commander with respect to the contractors and rec-
ommendations to the contractors regarding security for the 
protection of the contractors. 
(c) DATABASE.—The Secretary of Defense shall require 
each commander of a combatant command to maintain a 
central database of the information provided under sub-
section (a) with respect to all contractors accompanying the 
force in the commander’s area of responsibility and shall 
allow the commander to maintain such a database with re-
spect to contractors not accompanying the force. The Sec-
retary shall prescribe a design for the information to be col-
lected for the database required under this subsection, which 
shall be uniform for all combatant commands. To the extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall rely on existing sources in 
the Department of Defense for the information to be in-
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cluded in the database and make such existing information 
available to each commander. 
(d) CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENT.—Any contractor ac-
companying the force, and, upon determination of the com-
mander of a combatant command concerned, any contractor 
not accompanying the force, shall provide information 
sought by a commander of a combatant command for pur-
poses of subsection (a), upon request from the commander. 
Division B—Military Construction 
Authorizations 
SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construc-
tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006’’. 
TITLE I—ARMY 
2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. 
2102. Family housing. 
2103. Improvements to military family housing units. 
2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army. 
2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2004 project. 
SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts ap-
propriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
in section 2104(a)(1), the Secretary of the Army may ac-
quire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the installations or locations inside the United 
States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: