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tivity or function of a Federal agency, then an official or
person described in section 3551(2)(B) of title 31 shall be
entitled to intervene in that action.’’.
(c) APPLICABILITY.—Subparagraph (B) of section
3551(2) of title 31, United States Code (as added by sub-
section (a)), and paragraph (5) of section 1491(b) of title
28, United States Code (as added by subsection (b)), shall
apply to—
(1) protests and civil actions that challenge final
selections of sources of performance of an activity or
function of a Federal agency that are made pursuant
to studies initiated under Office of Management and
Budget Circular A–76 on or after January 1, 2004;
and
(2) any other protests and civil actions that re-
late to public-private competitions initiated under Of-
fice of Management and Budget Circular A–76 on or
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING
TO OTHER NATIONS
SEC. 1201. COMMANDERS’ EMERGENCY RESPONSE PRO-
GRAM.
(a) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEARS 2006 AND 2007.—
During fiscal year 2006 and fiscal year 2007, from funds
made available to the Department of Defense for operation
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and maintenance for such fiscal year, not to exceed
$500,000,000 may be used in each such fiscal year to pro-
vide funds—
(1) for the Commanders’ Emergency Response
Program; and
(2) for a similar program to assist the people of
Afghanistan.
(b) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 15 days
after the end of each fiscal-year quarter (beginning with
the first quarter of fiscal year 2006), the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees
a report regarding the source of funds and the allocation
and use of funds during that quarter that were made avail-
able pursuant to the authority provided in this section or
under any other provision of law for the purposes of the
programs under subsection (a).
(c) COMMANDERS’ EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Commanders’ Emer-
gency Response Program’’ means the program established
by the Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority
for the purpose of enabling United States military com-
manders in Iraq to respond to urgent humanitarian relief
and reconstruction requirements within their areas of re-
sponsibility by carrying out programs that will imme-
diately assist the Iraqi people.
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SEC. 1202. ENHANCEMENT AND EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY
TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN AND CIVIC AS-
SISTANCE.
(a) INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED EXPENSES ASSOCI-
ATED
WITH
DETECTION
AND
CLEARANCE
OF
LAND-
MINES.—Subsection (c)(3) of section 401 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$10,000,000’’.
(b) INCLUSION OF ASSISTANCE ON COMMUNICATIONS
AND INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE UNDER AUTHOR-
ITY.—Such section is further amended—
(1) in subsection (c)—
(A) by redesignating paragraph (4) as
paragraph (5); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (4):
‘‘(4) Expenses covered by paragraph (1) also include
expenses incurred in providing communications or infor-
mation systems equipment or supplies that are transferred
or otherwise furnished to a foreign country in furtherance
of the provision of other assistance under this section.’’; and
(2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(6) Restoring or improving the information and
communications infrastructure of a country, includ-
ing activities relating to the furnishing of education,
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training, and technical assistance with respect to in-
formation and communications technology.’’.
(c) EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE MEDICAL,
DENTAL, AND VETERINARY CARE.—Subsection (e)(1) of
such section is amended by inserting before the period the
following: ‘‘, including education, training, and technical
assistance related to the care provided’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall take effect on October 1, 2005.
SEC. 1203. MODIFICATION OF GEOGRAPHIC LIMITATION ON
PAYMENT OF PERSONNEL EXPENSES UNDER
BILATERAL 
OR 
REGIONAL 
COOPERATION
PROGRAMS.
Section 1051(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘within the area’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘developing country is located’’ and inserting ‘‘to
and within the area of responsibility of a unified combatant
command (as such term is defined in section 161(c) of this
title)’’.
SEC. 1204. PAYMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES OF COALITION
LIAISON OFFICERS.
(a) AUTHORITY TO PAY CERTAIN TRAVEL EXPENSES
OF MILITARY OFFICERS ON COALITION MISSIONS.—Sub-
section (b) of section 1051a of title 10, United States Code,