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Sec. 673. Repayment of unearned portion of bonuses, special pays, and edu-
cational benefits. 
Sec. 674. Leave accrual for members assigned to deployable ships or mobile 
units or to other designated duty. 
Sec. 675. Army recruiting pilot program to encourage members of the Army to 
refer other persons for enlistment. 
Sec. 676. Special compensation for reserve component members who are also 
tobacco farmers adversely affected by terms of tobacco quota 
buyout. 
Sec. 677. Comptroller General report regarding compensation and benefits for 
Reserve component members. 
Sec. 678. Report on space-available travel for certain disabled veterans. 
TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Tricare Program Improvements 
Sec. 701. Services of mental health counselors. 
Sec. 702. Additional information required by surveys on TRICARE standard. 
Sec. 703. Enhancement of TRICARE coverage for members who commit to 
continued service in the selected reserve. 
Sec. 704. Study and plan relating to chiropractic health care services. 
Sec. 705. Surviving-dependent eligibility under TRICARE dental plan for sur-
viving spouses who were on active duty at time of death of 
military spouse. 
Sec. 706. Exceptional eligibility for TRICARE prime remote. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 711. Authority to relocate patient safety center; renaming MedTeams Pro-
gram. 
Sec. 712. Modification of health care quality information and technology en-
hancement reporting requirement. 
Sec. 713. Correction to eligibility of certain Reserve officers for military health 
care pending active duty following commissioning. 
Sec. 714. Prohibition on conversions of military medical positions to civilian 
medical positions until submission of certification. 
Sec. 715. Clarification of inclusion of dental care in medical readiness tracking 
and health surveillance program. 
Sec. 716. Cooperative outreach to members and former members of the naval 
service exposed to environmental factors related to sarcoidosis. 
Sec. 717. Early identification and treatment of mental health and substance 
abuse disorders. 
Sec. 718. Mental health awareness for dependents. 
Sec. 719. Study relating to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams 
of certain members of the Armed Forces. 
TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, 
AND RELATED MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs 
Sec. 801. Requirement for certification by Secretary of Defense before major 
defense acquisition program may proceed to Milestone B. 
Sec. 802. Requirement for analysis of alternatives to major defense acquisition 
programs.
Sec. 803. Authority for Secretary of Defense to revise baseline for major de-
fense acquisition programs. 
Subtitle B—Acquisition Policy and Management 
Sec. 811. Applicability of statutory executive compensation cap made prospec-
tive. 
Sec. 812. Use of commercially available online services for Federal procurement 
of commercial items. 
Sec. 813. Contingency contracting corps. 
Sec. 814. Requirement for contracting operations to be included in interagency 
planning related to stabilization and reconstruction. 
Sec. 815. Statement of policy and report relating to contracting with employers 
of persons with disabilities. 
Sec. 816. Study on Department of Defense contracting with small business con-
cerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans. 
Sec. 817. Prohibition on procurement from beneficiaries of foreign subsidies. 
Sec. 818. Buy American requirement for procurements of goods containing 
components. 
Sec. 819. Domestic source restriction for lithium ion cells and batteries. 
Sec. 820. Prohibition on defense contractors requiring licenses or fees for use 
of military likenesses and designations. 
Sec. 820A. Establishment of evaluation factor for defense contractors employ-
ing or subcontracting with members of the selected Reserve of 
the reserve components of the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle C—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and 
Limitations 
Sec. 821. Increased flexibility for designation of critical acquisition positions in 
defense acquisition workforce. 
Sec. 822. Participation by Department of Defense in acquisition workforce 
training fund. 
Sec. 823. Increase in cost accounting standard threshold. 
Sec. 824. Amendments to domestic source requirements relating to clothing 
materials and components covered. 
Sec. 825. Rapid acquisition authority to respond to defense intelligence commu-
nity emergencies. 
TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND 
MANAGEMENT 
Subtitle A—Department of Defense Management 
Sec. 901. Restoration of parity in pay levels among Under Secretary positions. 
Sec. 902. Eligibility criteria for Director of Department of Defense Test Re-
source Management Center. 
Sec. 903. Consolidation and standardization of authorities relating to Depart-
ment of Defense Regional Centers for Security Studies. 
Sec. 904. Redesignation of the Department of the Navy as the Department of 
the Navy and Marine Corps. 
Subtitle B—Space Activities 
Sec. 911. Space Situational Awareness Strategy. 
Sec. 912. Military satellite communications. 
Sec. 913. Operationally responsive space.
II 
Calendar No. 684 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3720 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 23, 2008 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
APRIL 10, 2008 
Reported by Mr. LIEBERMAN, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 424 Clay Avenue in Waco, Texas, as the 
‘‘Army PFC Juan Alonso Covarrubias Post Office Build-
ing’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ARMY PFC JUAN ALONSO COVARRUBIAS POST 
OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 424 Clay Avenue in Waco, Texas, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Army PFC Juan 
Alonso Covarrubias Post Office Building’’. 
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Subtitle C—Chemical Demilitarization Program 
Sec. 921. Transfer to Secretary of the Army of responsibility for assembled 
chemical weapons alternatives program. 
Sec. 922. Clarification of Cooperative Agreement Authority under Chemical De-
militarization Program. 
Subtitle D—Intelligence-Related Matters 
Sec. 931. Department of Defense Strategy for Open-Source intelligence. 
Sec. 932. Comprehensive inventory of Department of Defense intelligence and 
intelligence-related programs and projects. 
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Financial matters 
Sec. 1001. Transfer authority. 
Sec. 1002. Authorization of supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2005. 
Sec. 1003. Increase in fiscal year 2005 general transfer authority. 
Sec. 1004. Reports on feasibility and desirability of capital budgeting for major 
defense acquisition programs. 
Subtitle B—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 
Sec. 1011. Conveyance, Navy drydock, Seattle, Washington. 
Sec. 1012. Conveyance, Navy drydock, Jacksonville, Florida. 
Sec. 1013. Conveyance, Navy drydock, Port Arthur, Texas. 
Sec. 1014. Transfer of U.S.S. IOWA. 
Sec. 1015. Transfer of ex-U.S.S. Forrest Sherman. 
Sec. 1016. Limitation on leasing of foreign-built vessels. 
Sec. 1017. Establishment of memorial to U.S.S. Oklahoma. 
Subtitle C—Counter-Drug Activities 
Sec. 1021. Extension of Department of Defense authority to support counter-
drug activities. 
Sec. 1022. Resumption of reporting requirement regarding Department of De-
fense expenditures to support foreign counter-drug activities. 
Sec. 1023. Clarification of authority for joint task forces to support law en-
forcement agencies conducting counter-terrorism activities. 
Subtitle D—Matters Related to Homeland Security 
Sec. 1031. Responsibilities of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland De-
fense relating to nuclear, chemical, and biological emergency 
response. 
Sec. 1032. Testing of preparedness for emergencies involving nuclear, radio-
logical, chemical, biological, and high-yield explosives weapons. 
Sec. 1033. Department of Defense chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, 
and high-yield explosives response teams. 
Sec. 1034. Repeal of Department of Defense emergency response assistance 
program. 
Sec. 1035. Assignment of members of the Armed Forces to assist Bureau of 
Border Security and Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration 
Services of the Department of Homeland Security. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters
Sec. 1041. Commission on the Long-Term Implementation of the New Stra-
tegic Posture of the United States. 
Sec. 1042. Reestablishment of EMP Commission. 
Sec. 1043. Modernization of authority relating to security of defense property 
and facilities. 
Sec. 1044. Revision of Department of Defense counterintelligence polygraph 
program. 
Sec. 1045. Repeal of requirement for report to Congress regarding global strike 
capability. 
Sec. 1046. Technical and clerical amendments. 
Sec. 1047. Deletion of obsolete definitions in titles 10 and 32, United States 
Code. 
Sec. 1048. Sense of Congress recognizing the diversity of the members of the 
Armed Forces killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Oper-
ation Enduring Freedom and honoring their sacrifices and the 
sacrifices of their families. 
Sec. 1049. Department of Defense support for youth organizations, including 
the Boy Scouts of America. 
Sec. 1050. Preservation of information and records pertaining to radioactive 
fallout. 
Sec. 1051. Special immigrant status for persons serving as translators with 
United States Armed Forces. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS 
Sec. 1101. Extension of eligibility to continue Federal employee health benefits. 
Sec. 1102. Extension of Department of Defense voluntary reduction in force 
authority. 
Sec. 1103. Extension of authority to make lump sum severance payments. 
Sec. 1104. Authority for heads of agencies to allow shorter length of required 
service by Federal employees after completion of training. 
Sec. 1105. Authority to waive annual limitation on total compensation paid to 
Federal civilian employees. 
Sec. 1106. Transportation of family members incident to repatriation of Fed-
eral employees held captive. 
Sec. 1107. Permanent extension of Science, Mathematics, and Research for 
Transformation (SMART) Defense Education Program. 
Sec. 1108. Veterans’ preference status for certain veterans who served on active 
duty during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and 
ending as of the close of Operation Iraqi Freedom. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 
Sec. 1201. Extension of humanitarian and civic assistance provided to host na-
tions in conjunction with military operations. 
Sec. 1202. Commanders’ Emergency Response Program. 
Sec. 1203. Military educational exchanges between senior officers and officials 
of the United States and Taiwan. 
Sec. 1204. Modification of geographic restriction under bilateral and regional 
cooperation programs for payment of certain expenses of de-
fense personnel of developing countries. 
Sec. 1205. Authority for Department of Defense to enter into acquisition and 
cross-servicing agreements with regional organizations of which 
the United States is not a member.
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1633
To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend Federal Tort Claims 
Act coverage to all federally qualified community health centers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 14, 2005
Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. DAVIS 
of Illinois, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, 
Mr. ALEXANDER, Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico, Mr. BRADLEY of New 
Hampshire, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, 
Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
RENZI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judi-
ciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend Federal 
Tort Claims Act coverage to all federally qualified com-
munity health centers.
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 ‘‘Protecting Every 
Health Center Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE 
ACT. 
Section 224(g)(4) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 233(g)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘receiving 
Federal funds under section 330’’ and inserting ‘‘as de-
scribed in section 1905(l)(2)(B) of the Social Security 
Act’’.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1634
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand workplace health 
incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility 
use. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 14, 2005
Mr. WAMP (for himself, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. MORAN 
of Virginia, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. SCHIFF, 
and Mrs. BONO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand 
workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax con-
sequences of employee athletic facility use.
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 ‘‘Workforce Health Im-
provement Program Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 
2. 
EMPLOYER-PROVIDED 
OFF-PREMISES 
HEALTH 
CLUB SERVICES. 
(a) TREATMENT
AS FRINGE BENEFIT.—Subpara-
graph (A) of section 132(j)(4) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 (relating to on-premises gyms and other ath-
letic facilities) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Gross income shall 
not include—
‘‘(i) the value of any on-premises ath-
letic facility provided by an employer to his 
employees, and 
‘‘(ii) fees or membership expenses 
paid by an employer to an athletic or fit-
ness facility described in subparagraph (C) 
on behalf of its employees.’’. 
(b) ATHLETIC FACILITIES DESCRIBED.—Paragraph 
(4) of section 132(j) of such Code is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) CERTAIN ATHLETIC OR FITNESS FA-
CILITIES
DESCRIBED.—For purposes of sub-
paragraph (A)(ii), an athletic or fitness facility 
described in this subparagraph is a facility—
‘‘(i) providing instruction in a pro-
gram of physical exercise or offering facili-
ties for the preservation, maintenance, en-
couragement, or development of physical 
fitness, 
‘‘(ii) which is not a private club owned 
and operated by its members, 
‘‘(iii) which does not offer golf, hunt-
ing, sailing, or riding facilities, 
‘‘(iv) whose health or fitness facility is 
not incidental to its overall function and 
purpose, and 
‘‘(v) which is fully compliant with the 
State of jurisdiction and Federal anti-dis-
crimination laws.’’. 
(c) EMPLOYER DEDUCTION FOR DUES TO CERTAIN 
ATHLETIC FACILITIES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 
274(a) of such Code (relating to denial of deduction 
for club dues) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘The preceding sentence 
shall not apply to fees or dues paid to athletic or fit-
ness facilities (within the meaning of section 
132(j)(4)(C)).’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
274(e)(4) of such Code is amended by inserting be-
fore the period at the end of the last sentence the 
following: ‘‘(other than fees or dues paid to athletic
or fitness facilities (within the meaning of section 
132(j)(4)(C)))’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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product improvements to the existing fleet of vehicles), the 
Secretary shall award and execute the acquisition program 
under that contract as a joint service program with the 
Marine Corps. 
(b) MARINE CORPS.—If, in carrying out a program 
for modernization and recapitalization of the fleet of tac-
tical wheeled vehicles of the Marine Corps, the Secretary 
of the Navy determines to award a contract for procure-
ment of a new vehicle class for the next-generation tactical 
wheeled vehicle (other than a contract for modifications, 
upgrades, or product improvements to the existing fleet 
of vehicles), the Secretary shall award and execute the ac-
quisition program under that contract as a joint service 
program with the Army. 
SEC. 115. LIMITATION ON ARMY MODULAR FORCE INITIA-
TIVE. 
(a) LIMITATION.—From funds available to the Army 
for fiscal year 2006, not more than $3,000,000,000 may 
be obligated or expended for acquisition programs for the 
Army Modular Force Initiative until the Secretary of the 
Army submits to the congressional defense committees a 
report described in subsection (b). 
(b) REPORT.—A report under subsection (a) shall set 
forth the following:
(1) An outline of the full scope of acquisition 
programs that are considered part of the Modular 
Force Initiative and the acquisition objectives for 
each such program. 
(2) An outline of the funding levels provided in 
the fiscal year 2007 Future Years Defense Program 
for each program specified under paragraph (1) and, 
for each such program, the adequacy of that funding 
for achieving the acquisition objectives referred to in 
paragraph (1). 
(3) A detailed accounting of the use of funds 
provided for the Modular Force Initiative in title I 
of division A of the Emergency Supplemental Appro-
priations Act for Defense, the Global War on Ter-
rorism, and Tsunami Relief Act, 2005. 
SEC. 116. CONTRACT REQUIREMENT FOR OBJECTIVE INDI-
VIDUAL COMBAT WEAPON - INCREMENT 1. 
In awarding a contract for procurement of the Objec-
tive Individual Combat Weapon - Increment 1, the Sec-
retary of the Army shall ensure that the contractor is se-
lected through a full and open competition process that 
allows potential offerors adequate time to prepare and 
submit qualifying proposals.
H. Res. 44
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
February 10, 1997.
Resolved, That the following named Member be, and he
is hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the
House of Representatives:
COMMITTEE
ON STANDARDS
OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT:
Mr. Berman.
Attest:
Clerk.
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pendent contractor. For purposes of this section, 
a taxable REIT subsidiary is not considered to 
be operating or managing a qualified health care 
property or qualified lodging facility solely be-
cause it—
‘‘(i) directly or indirectly possesses a 
license, permit, or similar instrument ena-
bling it to do so, or 
‘‘(ii) employs individuals working at 
such property or facility located outside the 
United States, but only if an eligible inde-
pendent contractor is responsible for the 
daily supervision and direction of such in-
dividuals on behalf of the taxable REIT 
subsidiary pursuant to a management 
agreement or similar service contract.’’. 
(b) ELIGIBLE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.—Subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) of section 856(d)(9) (relating to eligible 
independent contractor) are amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible inde-
pendent contractor’ means, with respect to any 
qualified lodging facility or qualified health care 
property (as defined in subsection (e)(6)(D)(i)), 
any independent contractor if, at the time such 
contractor enters into a management agreement
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such disability if the Secretary determines that such mem-
ber is likely to be discharged or released from the Armed 
Forces for such disability. 
‘‘(2) The furnishing of improvements and alterations 
under paragraph (1) in connection with the furnishing of 
medical services described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
subsection (a)(2) shall be subject to the limitation specified 
in the applicable subparagraph.’’. 
SEC. 902. ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING 
BENEFITS AND ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH SERVICE-CON-
NECTED DISABILITIES AND INDIVIDUALS RE-
SIDING OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Chapter 21 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2101 the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 2101A. Eligibility for benefits and assistance: mem-
bers of the Armed Forces with service-con-
nected disabilities; individuals residing 
outside the United States 
‘‘(a) MEMBERS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABIL-
ITIES.—(1) The Secretary may provide assistance under 
this chapter to a member of the Armed Forces serving on 
active duty who is suffering from a disability that meets 
applicable criteria for benefits under this chapter if the dis-
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
SEC. 121. VIRGINIA-CLASS SUBMARINE PROGRAM. 
(a) LIMITATION OF COSTS.—Except as provided in 
subsection (b), the total amount obligated or expended for 
procurement of the five Virginia-class submarines des-
ignated as SSN–779, SSN–780, SSN–781, SSN–782, and 
SSN–783 may not exceed the following amounts (such 
amounts being the estimated total procurement end cost 
of those vessels in the fiscal year 2006 budget): 
(1) 
For 
the 
SSN–779 
submarine, 
$2,143,700,000. 
(2) 
For 
the 
SSN–780 
submarine, 
$2,238,800,000. 
(3) 
For 
the 
SSN–781 
submarine, 
$2,402,000,000. 
(4) 
For 
the 
SSN–782 
submarine, 
$2,581,300,000. 
(5) 
For 
the 
SSN–783 
submarine, 
$2,690,000,000. 
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF LIMITATION AMOUNTS.—The 
Secretary of the Navy may adjust the amount set forth 
in subsection (a) for any Virginia-class submarine speci-
fied in that subsection by the following:
House Calendar No. 209
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 463
[Report No. 105–582]
RESOLUTION
To establish the Select Committee on U.S. National
Security and Military/Commercial Concerns With
the People’s Republic of China.
JUNE 16, 1998
Reported with an amendment, referred to the House
Calendar, and ordered to be printed
H. Res. 491
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
June 25, 1998.
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it
shall be in order, any rule of the House to the contrary not-
withstanding, to consider a concurrent resolution providing
for adjournment of the House and Senate for the Independ-
ence Day district work period.
Attest:
Clerk.
for Defense-wide Operation and Maintenance, to be de-
rived from amounts for Defense-wide Advisory and Assist-
ance Services, to amounts available for fiscal year 2006 
for Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, to be available for 
advance procurement for the CVN–21 Carrier Replace-
ment Program. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
SEC. 131. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR C–
17 AIRCRAFT. 
The Secretary of the Air Force may, in accordance 
with section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, enter 
into a multiyear contract, beginning with the fiscal year 
2006 program year, for procurement of up to 42 addi-
tional C–17 aircraft. 
Subtitle E—Joint and Multiservice 
Matters 
SEC. 141. REQUIREMENT THAT ALL TACTICAL UNMANNED 
AERIAL VEHICLES USE SPECIFIED STANDARD 
DATA LINK. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
take such steps as necessary to ensure that all tactical 
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Army, Navy, Ma-
rine Corps, and Air Force are equipped and configured 
so that—