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‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense shall designate the position of 
Director as a critical acquisition position under section 1733(b)(1)(C) 
of this title.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 2228(b) of such 
title is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘official or organiza-
tion designated under subsection (a)’’ and inserting 
‘‘Director of Corrosion Policy and Oversight (in this section 
referred to as the ‘Director’)’’; and 
(B) in paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5), by striking 
‘‘designated 
official 
or 
organization’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘Director’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY FOR DIRECTOR OF OFFICE.—Section 
2228 of such title is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
(d) and (f), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES FOR DIRECTOR.—The Director is 
authorized to— 
‘‘(1) develop, update, and coordinate corrosion training with 
the Defense Acquisition University; 
‘‘(2) participate in the process within the Department of 
Defense for the development of relevant directives and instruc-
tions; and 
‘‘(3) interact directly with the corrosion prevention industry, 
trade associations, other government corrosion prevention agen-
cies, academic research and educational institutions, and sci-
entific organizations engaged in corrosion prevention, including 
the National Academy of Sciences.’’. 
(c) INCLUSION OF COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AGREEMENTS AS PART 
OF CORROSION REDUCTION STRATEGY.—Subsection (d)(2)(D) of sec-
tion 2228 of such title, as redesignated by subsection (b), is amended 
by inserting after ‘‘operational strategies’’ the following: ‘‘, including 
through the establishment of memoranda of agreement, joint 
funding 
agreements, 
public-private 
partnerships, 
university 
research and education centers, and other cooperative research 
agreements’’. 
(d) REPORT REQUIREMENT.—Section 2228 of such title is further 
amended by inserting after subsection (d) (as redesignated by sub-
section (b)) the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—(1) For each budget for a fiscal year, beginning 
with the budget for fiscal year 2009, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit, with the defense budget materials, a report on the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Funding requirements for the long-term strategy devel-
oped under subsection (d). 
‘‘(B) The return on investment that would be achieved 
by implementing the strategy. 
‘‘(C) The funds requested in the budget compared to the 
funding requirements. 
‘‘(D) An explanation if the funding requirements are not 
fully funded in the budget. 
‘‘(2) Within 60 days after submission of the budget for a fiscal 
year, the Comptroller General shall provide to the congressional 
defense committees—
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‘‘(A) an analysis of the budget submission for corrosion 
control and prevention by the Department of Defense; and 
‘‘(B) an analysis of the report required under paragraph 
(1).’’. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (f) of section 2228 of such title, 
as redesignated by subsection (b), is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘budget’, with respect to a fiscal year, means 
the budget for that fiscal year that is submitted to Congress 
by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘defense budget materials’, with respect to 
a fiscal year, means the materials submitted to Congress by 
the Secretary of Defense in support of the budget for that 
fiscal year.’’. 
(f) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 131 of such title is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 2228 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘2228. Office of Corrosion Policy and Oversight.’’. 
SEC. 372. AUTHORITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO PROVIDE 
SUPPORT FOR CERTAIN SPORTING EVENTS. 
(a) PROVISION OF SUPPORT.—Section 2564 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following 
new paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) A sporting event sanctioned by the United States 
Olympic Committee through the Paralympic Military Program. 
‘‘(5) Any national or international paralympic sporting 
event (other than a sporting event described in paragraphs 
(1) through (4))— 
‘‘(A) that— 
‘‘(i) is held in the United States or any of its 
territories or commonwealths; 
‘‘(ii) is governed by the International Paralympic 
Committee; and 
‘‘(iii) is sanctioned by the United States Olympic 
Committee; 
‘‘(B) for which participation exceeds 100 amateur ath-
letes; and 
‘‘(C) in which at least 10 percent of the athletes partici-
pating in the sporting event are members or former mem-
bers of the armed forces who are participating in the 
sporting event based upon an injury or wound incurred 
in the line of duty in the armed force and veterans who 
are participating in the sporting event based upon a 
service-connected disability.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) FUNDING FOR SUPPORT OF CERTAIN EVENTS.—(1) Amounts 
for the provision of support for a sporting event described in para-
graph (4) or (5) of subsection (c) may be derived from the Support 
for International Sporting Competitions, Defense account estab-
lished by section 5802 of the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 1997 (Public Law 104–208; 10 U.S.C. 2564 note), notwith-
standing any limitation under that section relating to the avail-
ability of funds in such account for the provision of support for 
international sporting competitions.
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‘‘(2) The total amount expended for any fiscal year to provide 
support for sporting events described in subsection (c)(5) may not 
exceed $1,000,000.’’. 
(b) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Section 5802 of the Omnibus Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104–208; 10 U.S.C. 
2564 note) is amended— 
(1) by inserting after ‘‘international sporting competitions’’ 
the following: ‘‘and for support of sporting competitions author-
ized under section 2564(c)(4) and (5), of title 10, United States 
Code,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘45 days’’ and inserting ‘‘15 days’’. 
SEC. 373. AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE REASONABLE RESTRICTIONS ON 
PAYMENT OF FULL REPLACEMENT VALUE FOR LOST OR 
DAMAGED 
PERSONAL 
PROPERTY 
TRANSPORTED 
AT 
GOVERNMENT EXPENSE. 
Section 2636a(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The regulations 
may include a requirement that a member of the armed forces 
or civilian employee of the Department of Defense comply with 
reasonable restrictions or conditions prescribed by the Secretary 
in order to receive the full amount deducted under subsection 
(b).’’. 
SEC. 374. PRIORITY TRANSPORTATION ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
AIRCRAFT OF RETIRED MEMBERS RESIDING IN COMMON-
WEALTHS AND POSSESSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES FOR 
CERTAIN HEALTH CARE SERVICES. 
(a) AVAILABILITY
OF TRANSPORTATION.—Chapter 157 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2641a 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2641b. Space-available travel on Department of Defense 
aircraft: retired members residing in Common-
wealths and possessions of the United States for 
certain health care services 
‘‘(a) PRIORITY TRANSPORTATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
provide transportation on Department of Defense aircraft on a 
space-available basis for any member or former member of the 
uniformed services described in subsection (b), and a single 
dependent of the member if needed to accompany the member, 
at a priority level in the same category as the priority level for 
an unaccompanied dependent over the age of 18 traveling on 
environmental and morale leave. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS.—A member 
or former member eligible for priority transport under subsection 
(a) is a covered beneficiary under chapter 55 of this title who— 
‘‘(1) is entitled to retired or retainer pay; 
‘‘(2) resides in or is located in a Commonwealth or posses-
sion of the United States; and 
‘‘(3) is referred by a military or civilian primary care pro-
vider located in that Commonwealth or possession to a specialty 
care provider for services to be provided outside of that 
Commonwealth or possession. 
‘‘(c) SCOPE OF PRIORITY.—The increased priority for space-avail-
able transportation required by subsection (a) applies with respect 
to both—