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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8095. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 
$517,523,000 shall be available until September 30, 2006, 
to fund prior year shipbuilding cost increases: Provided, 
That upon enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy 
shall transfer such funds to the following appropriations in 
the amounts specified: Provided further, That the amounts 
transferred shall be merged with and be available for the 
same purposes as the appropriations to which transferred: 
To: 
Under the heading, ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con-
version, Navy, 1998/2006’’: 
New SSN, $28,000,000. 
Under the heading, ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con-
version, Navy, 1999/2006’’: 
LPD–17 Amphibious Transport Dock 
Ship Program, $95,000,000; 
New SSN, $72,000,000. 
Under the heading, ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con-
version, Navy, 2000/2006’’: 
LPD–17 Amphibious Transport Dock 
Ship Program, $94,800,000. 
Under the heading, ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con-
version, Navy, 2001/2006’’:
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Carrier 
Replacement 
Program, 
$145,023,000; 
New SSN, $82,700,000. 
SEC. 8096. The Secretary of the Navy may settle, or 
compromise, and pay any and all admiralty claims under 
section 7622 of title 10, United States Code arising out of 
the collision involving the U.S.S. GREENEVILLE and the 
EHIME MARU, in any amount and without regard to the 
monetary limitations in subsections (a) and (b) of that sec-
tion: Provided, That such payments shall be made from 
funds available to the Department of the Navy for operation 
and maintenance. 
SEC. 8097. None of the funds available to the Depart-
ment of Defense may be obligated to modify command and 
control relationships to give Fleet Forces Command admin-
istrative and operational control of U.S. Navy forces as-
signed to the Pacific fleet: Provided, That the command and 
control relationships which existed on October 1, 2004, shall 
remain in force unless changes are specifically authorized 
in a subsequent Act. 
SEC. 8098. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law or regulation, the Secretary of Defense may exercise the 
provisions of section 7403(g) of title 38, United States Code 
for occupations listed in section 7403(a)(2) of title 38, 
United States Code as well as the following:
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Pharmacists, Audiologists, and Dental Hygien-
ists. 
(A) 
The 
requirements 
of 
section 
7403(g)(1)(A) of title 38, United States Code 
shall apply. 
(B) The limitations of section 7403(g)(1)(B) 
of title 38, United States Code shall not apply. 
SEC. 8099. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 
available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence 
activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the 
Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 2006 
until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act 
for fiscal year 2006. 
SEC. 8100. In addition to funds made available else-
where in this Act, $5,500,000 is hereby appropriated and 
shall remain available until expended to provide assistance, 
by grant or otherwise (such as, but not limited to, the provi-
sion of funds for repairs, maintenance, construction, and/ 
or for the purchase of information technology, text books, 
teaching resources), to public schools that have unusually 
high concentrations of special needs military dependents en-
rolled: Provided, That in selecting school systems to receive 
such assistance, special consideration shall be given to 
school systems in States that are considered overseas assign-
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ments, and all schools within these school systems shall be 
eligible for assistance: Provided further, That up to 2 per-
cent of the total appropriated funds under this section shall 
be available to support the administration and execution 
of the funds or program and/or events that promote the pur-
pose of this appropriation (e.g. payment of travel and per 
diem of school teachers attending conferences or a meeting 
that promotes the purpose of this appropriation and/or con-
sultant fees for on-site training of teachers, staff, or Joint 
Venture Education Forum (JVEF) Committee members): 
Provided further, That up to $2,000,000 shall be available 
for the Department of Defense to establish a non-profit trust 
fund to assist in the public-private funding of public school 
repair and maintenance projects, or provide directly to 
non-profit organizations who in return will use these mon-
ies to provide assistance in the form of repair, maintenance, 
or renovation to public school systems that have high con-
centrations of special needs military dependents and are lo-
cated in States that are considered overseas assignments: 
Provided further, That to the extent a Federal agency pro-
vides this assistance, by contract, grant, or otherwise, it 
may accept and expend non-Federal funds in combination 
with these Federal funds to provide assistance for the au-
thorized purpose, if the non-Federal entity requests such as-
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sistance and the non-Federal funds are provided on a reim-
bursable basis. 
SEC. 8101. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
to initiate a new start program without prior written noti-
fication to the Office of Secretary of Defense and the con-
gressional defense committees. 
SEC. 8102. The amounts appropriated in title II of 
this Act are hereby reduced by $350,000,000 to reflect cash 
balance and rate stabilization adjustments in Department 
of Defense Working Capital Funds, as follows: 
(1) From ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’, 
$100,000,000. 
(2) From ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, 
$150,000,000. 
(3) From ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air 
Force’’, $100,000,000. 
SEC. 8103. FINANCING AND FIELDING OF KEY ARMY 
CAPABILITIES.—The Department of Defense and the De-
partment of the Army shall make future budgetary and pro-
gramming plans to fully finance the Non-Line of Sight Fu-
ture Force cannon and resupply vehicle program (NLOS– 
C) in order to field this system in fiscal year 2010, con-
sistent with the broader plan to field the Future Combat 
System (FCS) in fiscal year 2010: Provided, That if the 
Army is precluded from fielding the FCS program by fiscal
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year 2010, then the Army shall develop the NLOS–C inde-
pendent of the broader FCS development timeline to achieve 
fielding by fiscal year 2010. In addition the Army will de-
liver eight (8) combat operational pre-production NLOS– 
C systems by the end of calendar year 2008. These systems 
shall be in addition to those systems necessary for develop-
mental and operational testing: Provided further, That the 
Army shall ensure that budgetary and programmatic plans 
will provide for no fewer than seven (7) Stryker Brigade 
Combat Teams. 
SEC. 8104. Of the funds made available in this Act, 
not less than $76,100,000 shall be available to maintain 
an attrition reserve force of 18 B–52 aircraft, of which 
$3,900,000 shall be available from ‘‘Military Personnel, Air 
Force’’, $44,300,000 shall be available from ‘‘Operation and 
Maintenance, Air Force’’, and $27,900,000 shall be avail-
able from ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’’: Provided, 
That the Secretary of the Air Force shall maintain a total 
force of 94 B–52 aircraft, including 18 attrition reserve air-
craft, during fiscal year 2006: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Defense shall include in the Air Force budget 
request for fiscal year 2007 amounts sufficient to maintain 
a B–52 force totaling 94 aircraft. 
SEC. 8105. The Secretary of the Air Force is author-
ized, using funds available under the heading ‘‘Operation
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and Maintenance, Air Force’’, to complete a phased repair 
project, which repairs may include upgrades and additions, 
to the infrastructure of the operational ranges managed by 
the Air Force in Alaska: Provided, That the total cost of 
such phased projects shall not exceed $32,000,000. 
SEC. 8106. In addition to the amounts appropriated 
or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, 
$12,850,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of 
Defense, to remain available until September 30, 2006: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of Defense shall make grants in 
the amounts specified as follows: $850,000 to the Fort Des 
Moines Memorial Park and Education Center; $2,000,000 
to the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar; 
$3,000,000 to the Museum of Flight, American Heroes Col-
lection; $1,000,000 to the National Guard Youth Founda-
tion; $3,000,000 to the United Services Organization; 
$2,000,000 to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Com-
mission; and $1,000,000 to the Iraq Cultural Heritage As-
sistance Project. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8107. The Secretary of Defense may transfer 
funds from any currently available Department of the Navy 
appropriation to any available Navy shipbuilding and con-
version appropriation for the purpose of funding ship-
building cost increases for any ship construction program, 
to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes
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and for the same time period as the appropriation to which 
transferred: Provided, That all transfers under this section 
shall be subject to the notification requirements applicable 
to transfers under section 8005 of this Act. 
SEC. 8108. The budget of the President for fiscal year 
2007 submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 1105 
of title 31, United States Code shall include separate budget 
justification documents for costs of United States Armed 
Forces’ participation in contingency operations for the 
Military Personnel accounts, the Operation and Mainte-
nance accounts, and the Procurement accounts: Provided, 
That these documents shall include a description of the 
funding requested for each contingency operation, for each 
military service, to include all Active and Reserve compo-
nents, and for each appropriations account: Provided fur-
ther, That these documents shall include estimated costs for 
each element of expense or object class, a reconciliation of 
increases and decreases for each contingency operation, and 
programmatic data including, but not limited to, troop 
strength for each Active and Reserve component, and esti-
mates of the major weapons systems deployed in support 
of each contingency: Provided further, That these documents 
shall include budget exhibits OP–5 and OP–32 (as defined 
in the Department of Defense Financial Management Regu-
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lation) for all contingency operations for the budget year 
and the two preceding fiscal years. 
SEC. 8109. Of the amounts provided in title II of this 
Act under the heading, ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, De-
fense-Wide’’, $20,000,000 is available for the Regional De-
fense Counter-terrorism Fellowship Program, to fund the 
education and training of foreign military officers, min-
istry of defense civilians, and other foreign security offi-
cials, to include United States military officers and civilian 
officials whose participation directly contributes to the edu-
cation and training of these foreign students. 
SEC. 8110. None of the funds appropriated or made 
available in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish 
the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squad-
ron of the Air Force Reserve, if such action would reduce 
the WC–130 Weather Reconnaissance mission below the lev-
els funded in this Act: Provided, That the Air Force shall 
allow the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron to per-
form other missions in support of national defense require-
ments during the non-hurricane season. 
SEC. 8111. None of the funds provided in this Act shall 
be available for integration of foreign intelligence informa-
tion unless the information has been lawfully collected and 
processed during the conduct of authorized foreign intel-
ligence activities: Provided, That information pertaining to
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United States persons shall only be handled in accordance 
with protections provided in the Fourth Amendment of the 
United States Constitution as implemented through Execu-
tive Order No. 12333. 
SEC. 8112. For purposes of section 612 of title 41, 
United States Code, any subdivision of appropriations 
made under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
Navy’’ that is not closed at the time reimbursement is made 
shall be available to reimburse the Judgment Fund and 
shall be considered for the same purposes as any subdivision 
under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’ 
appropriations in the current fiscal year or any prior fiscal 
year. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8113. Upon enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall make the following transfer of funds: Pro-
vided, That funds so transferred shall be merged with and 
shall be available for the same purpose and for the same 
time period as the appropriation to which transferred: Pro-
vided further, That the amounts shall be transferred between 
the following appropriations in the amounts specified: 
From: 
Under the heading, ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con-
version, Navy, 2003/2007’’:
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For outfitting, post delivery, conver-
sions, and first destination transportation, 
$3,300,000; 
Under the heading, ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con-
version, Navy, 2004/2008’’: 
For outfitting, post delivery, conver-
sions, and first destination transportation, 
$6,100,000; 
To: 
Under the heading, ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con-
version, Navy, 2003/2007’’: 
SSGN, $3,300,000. 
Under the heading, ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con-
version, Navy, 2004/2008’’: 
SSGN, $6,100,000. 
SEC. 8114. None of the funds in this Act may be obli-
gated for a classified program as described on page 18 of 
the compartmented annex to Volume IV of the Fiscal Year 
2006 National Intelligence Program justification book un-
less specifically authorized in the Intelligence Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2006. 
SEC. 8115. (a) The Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget shall, in coordination with the Secretary 
of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security, conduct
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a study on improving the response of the Federal Govern-
ment to disasters. 
(b) The study under subsection (a) shall— 
(1) consider mechanisms for coordinating and 
expediting disaster response efforts; 
(2) examine the role of the Department of De-
fense in participating in disaster response efforts, in-
cluding by providing planning, logistics, and relief 
and reconstruction assistance; 
(3) consider the establishment of criteria for 
automatically triggering the participation of the De-
partment of Defense in disaster response efforts; and 
(4) assess the role of the United States Geological 
Survey in enhancing disaster preparation measures. 
(c) Not later than May 1, 2006, the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget shall submit to Congress 
a report on the study conducted under subsection (a), in-
cluding— 
(1) recommendations for improving the response 
of the Federal Government to disasters, including by 
providing for greater participation by the Depart-
ment of Defense in response efforts; and 
(2) proposals for any legislation or regulations 
that the Director determines necessary to implement 
such recommendations.
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SEC. 8116. (a) From the money in the Treasury not 
otherwise obligated or appropriated, there are appropriated 
to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
$3,913,000,000 for activities relating to the avian flu epi-
demic during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, 
which shall be available until expended. 
(b) Of the amount appropriated under subsection 
(a)— 
(1) $3,080,000,000 shall be for the stockpiling of 
antivirals and necessary medical supplies; 
(2) $33,000,000 shall be for global surveillance 
relating to avian flu; 
(3) $125,000,000 shall be to increase the national 
investment in domestic vaccine infrastructure includ-
ing development and research; 
(4) $600,000,000 shall be for additional grants 
to state and local public health agencies for emergency 
preparedness, to increase funding for emergency pre-
paredness centers, and to expand hospital surge ca-
pacity; 
(5) $75,000,000 shall be for risk communication 
and outreach to providers, businesses, and to the 
American public; 
(c) The amount appropriated under subsection (a)—
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(1) is designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th 
Congress); and 
(2) shall remain available until expended. 
(d) This section shall take effect on the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 8117. Nonreduction in pay while Federal em-
ployee is performing active service in the uniformed services 
or National Guard. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may 
be cited as the ‘‘Reservists Pay Security Act of 2005’’. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter IV of chapter 55 of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘§ 5538. Nonreduction in pay while serving in the uni-
formed services or National Guard 
‘‘(a) An employee who is absent from a position of em-
ployment with the Federal Government in order to perform 
active duty in the uniformed services pursuant to a call 
or order to active duty under a provision of law referred 
to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10 shall be entitled, while 
serving on active duty, to receive, for each pay period de-
scribed in subsection (b), an amount equal to the amount 
by which— 
‘‘(1) the amount of basic pay which would other-
wise have been payable to such employee for such pay
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period if such employee’s civilian employment with 
the Government had not been interrupted by that 
service, exceeds (if at all) 
‘‘(2) the amount of pay and allowances which 
(as determined under subsection (d))— 
‘‘(A) is payable to such employee for that 
service; and 
‘‘(B) is allocable to such pay period. 
‘‘(b)(1) Amounts under this section shall be payable 
with respect to each pay period (which would otherwise 
apply if the employee’s civilian employment had not been 
interrupted)— 
‘‘(A) during which such employee is entitled to 
reemployment rights under chapter 43 of title 38 with 
respect to the position from which such employee is 
absent (as referred to in subsection (a)); and 
‘‘(B) for which such employee does not otherwise 
receive basic pay (including by taking any annual, 
military, or other paid leave) to which such employee 
is entitled by virtue of such employee’s civilian em-
ployment with the Government. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of this section, the period during 
which an employee is entitled to reemployment rights under 
chapter 43 of title 38—
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‘‘(A) shall be determined disregarding the provi-
sions of section 4312(d) of title 38; and 
‘‘(B) shall include any period of time specified 
in section 4312(e) of title 38 within which an em-
ployee may report or apply for employment or reem-
ployment following completion of service on active 
duty to which called or ordered as described in sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(c) Any amount payable under this section to an em-
ployee shall be paid— 
‘‘(1) by such employee’s employing agency; 
‘‘(2) from the appropriation or fund which 
would be used to pay the employee if such employee 
were in a pay status; and 
‘‘(3) to the extent practicable, at the same time 
and in the same manner as would basic pay if such 
employee’s civilian employment had not been inter-
rupted. 
‘‘(d) The Office of Personnel Management shall, in con-
sultation with Secretary of Defense, prescribe any regula-
tions necessary to carry out the preceding provisions of this 
section. 
‘‘(e)(1) The head of each agency referred to in section 
2302(a)(2)(C)(ii) shall, in consultation with the Office, pre-
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scribe procedures to ensure that the rights under this section 
apply to the employees of such agency. 
‘‘(2) The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration shall, in consultation with the Office, prescribe 
procedures to ensure that the rights under this section apply 
to the employees of that agency. 
‘‘(f) For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) the terms ‘employee’, ‘Federal Government’, 
and ‘uniformed services’ have the same respective 
meanings as given them in section 4303 of title 38; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘employing agency’, as used with 
respect to an employee entitled to any payments 
under this section, means the agency or other entity 
of the Government (including an agency referred to in 
section 2302(a)(2)(C)(ii)) with respect to which such 
employee has reemployment rights under chapter 43 
of title 38; and 
‘‘(3) the term ‘basic pay’ includes any amount 
payable under section 5304.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
chapter 55 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 5537 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘5538. Nonreduction in pay while serving in the uniformed services or National 
Guard.’’.
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to pay periods (as described 
in section 5538(b) of title 5, United States Code, as amend-
ed by this section) beginning on or after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 8118. Notwithstanding Section 101 of H.J. Res. 
68, the Community Services Block Grant program shall be 
funded at the same rate of operation as in Division F of 
Public Law 108–447, through November 18, 2005. 
SEC. 8119. APPLICATIONS
FOR IMPACT AID PAY-
MENT.—Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 
8005(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7705(d)(2) and (3)), the Secretary of 
Education shall treat as timely filed, and shall process for 
payment, an application under section 8002 or section 8003 
of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7702, 7703) for fiscal year 2005 from 
a local educational agency— 
(1) that, for each of the fiscal years 2000 through 
2004, submitted an application by the date specified 
by the Secretary of Education under section 8005(c) 
of such Act for the fiscal year; 
(2) for which a reduction of more than 
$1,000,000 was made under section 8005(d)(2) of 
such Act by the Secretary of Education as a result of 
the agency’s failure to file a timely application under
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section 8002 or 8003 of such Act for fiscal year 2005; 
and 
(3) that submits an application for fiscal year 
2005 during the period beginning on February 2, 
2004, and ending on the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 8120. Of the amount appropriated by title III 
under the heading ‘‘OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY’’, up to 
$3,000,000 may be made available for the Joint Aviation 
Technical Data Integration Program. 
SEC. 8121. (a) RENAMING OF DEATH GRATUITY PAY-
ABLE
FOR
DEATHS
OF
MEMBERS
OF
THE
ARMED 
FORCES.—Subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 1475(a), by striking ‘‘have a death 
gratuity paid’’ and inserting ‘‘have fallen hero com-
pensation paid’’. 
(2) In section 1476(a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a death 
gratuity’’ and inserting ‘‘fallen hero compensa-
tion’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘A death 
gratuity’’ and inserting ‘‘Fallen hero compensa-
tion’’.
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(3) In section 1477(a), by striking ‘‘A death gra-
tuity’’ and inserting ‘‘Fallen hero compensation’’. 
(4) In section 1478(a), by striking ‘‘The death 
gratuity’’ and inserting ‘‘The amount of fallen hero 
compensation’’. 
(5) In section 1479(1), by striking ‘‘the death 
gratuity’’ and inserting ‘‘fallen hero compensation’’. 
(6) In section 1489— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘a gra-
tuity’’ in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 
and inserting ‘‘fallen hero compensation’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘or 
other assistance’’ after ‘‘lesser death gratuity’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Such subchapter is further amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Death gratuity:’’ each place it appears in 
the heading of sections 1475 through 1480 and 1489 
and inserting ‘‘Fallen hero compensation:’’. 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
subchapter is amended by striking ‘‘Death gratuity:’’ 
in the items relating to sections 1474 through 1480 
and 1489 and inserting ‘‘Fallen hero compensation:’’. 
(c) GENERAL REFERENCES.—Any reference to a death 
gratuity payable under subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 
10, United States Code, in any law, regulation, document,
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paper, or other record of the United States shall be deemed 
to be a reference to fallen hero compensation payable under 
such subchapter, as amended by this section. 
SEC. 8122. Of the amount appropriated by title IV 
under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND 
EVALUATION, AIR FORCE’’, up to $3,000,000 may be used 
for research and development on the reliability of field pro-
grammable gate arrays for space applications. 
SEC. 8123. Of the amount appropriated by title IV 
under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND 
EVALUATION, ARMY’’, up to $1,000,000 may be used for 
Chemical Biological Defense Material Test and Evaluation 
Initiative. 
SEC. 8124. Of the amount appropriated by title IV 
under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 
EVALUATION, ARMY’’, up to $1,000,000 may be made avail-
able for an environmental management and compliance in-
formation system. 
SEC. 8125. Of the amount appropriated by title IV 
under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 
EVALUATION, ARMY’’, up to $2,000,000 may be made avail-
able for medical advanced technology for applied emergency 
hypothermia for advanced combat casualty life support. 
SEC. 8126. (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate makes the fol-
lowing findings:
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(1) The Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–87), the Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108– 
287), and the Emergency Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and 
Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Public Law 109–13) each con-
tain a sense of the Senate provision urging the Presi-
dent to provide in the annual budget requests of the 
President for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of 
title 31, United States Code, an estimate of the cost 
of ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghani-
stan in such fiscal year. 
(2) The budget for fiscal year 2006 submitted to 
Congress by the President on February 7, 2005, re-
quests no funds for fiscal year 2006 for ongoing mili-
tary operations in Iraq or Afghanistan. 
(3) According to the Congressional Research 
Service, there exists historical precedent for including 
the cost of ongoing military operations in the annual 
budget requests of the President following initial 
funding for such operations by emergency or supple-
mental appropriations Acts, including— 
(A) funds for Operation Noble Eagle, begin-
ning in the budget request of President George 
W. Bush for fiscal year 2005;
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(B) funds for operations in Kosovo, begin-
ning in the budget request of President George 
W. Bush for fiscal year 2001; 
(C) funds for operations in Bosnia, begin-
ning in budget request of President Clinton for 
fiscal year 1997; 
(D) funds for operations in Southwest Asia, 
beginning in the budget request of President 
Clinton for fiscal year 1997; 
(E) funds for operations in Vietnam, begin-
ning in the budget request of President Johnson 
for fiscal year 1966; and 
(F) funds for World War II, beginning in 
the budget request of President Roosevelt for fis-
cal year 1943. 
(4) In section 1024(b) of Emergency Supple-
mental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global 
War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (119 Stat. 
252), the Senate requested that the President submit 
to Congress, not later than September 1, 2005, an 
amendment to the budget of the President for fiscal 
year 2006 setting forth detailed cost estimates for on-
going military operations overseas during such fiscal 
year.
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(5) The President has yet to submit such an 
amendment. 
(6) The Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 2006, as reported to the Senate by the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate on September 28, 
2005, contains a bridge fund of $50,000,000,000 for 
overseas contingency operations, but the determina-
tion of that amount could not take into account any 
Administration estimate on the projected cost of such 
operations in fiscal year 2006. 
(7) In February 2005, the Congressional Budget 
Office estimated that fiscal year 2006 cost of ongoing 
military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan could 
total $85,000,000,000. 
(b) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate 
that— 
(1) any request for funds for a fiscal year after 
fiscal year 2006 for an ongoing military operation 
overseas, including operations in Afghanistan and 
Iraq, should be included in the annual budget of the 
President for such fiscal year as submitted to Con-
gress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code; 
(2) the amendment to the budget of the President 
for fiscal year 2006, requested by the Senate to be
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submitted to Congress not later than September 1, 
2005, by section 1024(b) of Emergency Supplemental 
Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on 
Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005, is necessary to de-
scribe the anticipated use of the $50,000,000,000 
bridge fund appropriated in this Act and set forth all 
additional appropriations that will be required for 
the fiscal year; and 
(3) any funds provided for a fiscal year for on-
going military operations overseas should be provided 
in appropriations Acts for such fiscal year through 
appropriations to specific accounts set forth in such 
appropriations Acts. 
SEC. 8127. (a) REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN PRO-
TECTIVE, SAFETY, OR HEALTH EQUIPMENT PURCHASED BY 
OR FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR DEPLOY-
MENT IN OPERATIONS IN IRAQ AND CENTRAL ASIA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (d) and 
(e), the Secretary of Defense shall reimburse a mem-
ber of the Armed Forces, or a person or entity referred 
to in paragraph (2), for the cost (including shipping 
cost) of any protective, safety, or health equipment 
that was purchased by such member, or such person 
or entity on behalf of such member, before or during 
the deployment of such member in Operation Noble
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Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom, or Operation 
Iraqi Freedom for the use of such member in connec-
tion with such operation if the unit commander of 
such member certifies that such equipment was crit-
ical to the protection, safety, or health of such mem-
ber. 
(2) COVERED PERSONS AND ENTITIES.—A per-
son or entity referred to in this paragraph is a family 
member or relative of a member of the Armed Forces, 
a non-profit organization, or a community group. 
(3) REGULATIONS
NOT
REQUIRED
FOR
REIM-
BURSEMENT.—Reimbursements may be made under 
this subsection in advance of the promulgation by the 
Secretary of Defense of regulations, if any, relating to 
the administration of this section. 
(b) 
PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT
REIMBURSEMENT 
FUND.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby estab-
lished an account to be known as the ‘‘Protective 
Equipment Reimbursement Fund’’ (in this subsection 
referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The Fund shall consist of 
amounts deposited in the Fund from amounts avail-
able for the Fund under subsection (f).
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(3) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts in the Fund shall 
be available directly to the unit commanders of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces for the making of reimburse-
ments for protective, safety, and health equipment 
under subsection (a). 
(4) DOCUMENTATION.—Each person seeking re-
imbursement under subsection (a) for protective, safe-
ty, or health equipment purchased by or on behalf of 
a member of the Armed Forces shall submit to the 
unit commander of such member such documentation 
as is necessary to establish each of the following: 
(A) The nature of such equipment, includ-
ing whether or not such equipment qualifies as 
protective, safety, or health equipment under 
subsection (c). 
(B) The cost of such equipment. 
(c) COVERED PROTECTIVE, SAFETY, AND HEALTH 
EQUIPMENT.—Protective, safety, and health equipment for 
which reimbursement shall be made under subsection (a) 
shall include personal body armor, collective armor or pro-
tective equipment (including armor or protective equipment 
for high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicles), and items 
provided through the Rapid Fielding Initiative of the 
Army, or equivalent programs of the other Armed Forces, 
such as the advanced (on-the-move) hydration system, the
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advanced combat helmet, the close combat optics system, a 
Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, a gun scope and 
a soldier intercommunication device. 
(d) LIMITATION REGARDING AMOUNT OF REIMBURSE-
MENT.—The amount of reimbursement provided under sub-
section (a) per item of protective, safety, and health equip-
ment purchased by or on behalf of any given member of 
the Armed Forces may not exceed the lesser of— 
(1) the cost of such equipment (including ship-
ping cost); or 
(2) $1,100. 
(e) OWNERSHIP OF EQUIPMENT.—The Secretary shall 
identify the circumstances, if any, under which the United 
States shall assume title or ownership of protective, safety, 
or health equipment for which reimbursement is provided 
under subsection (a). 
(f) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), amounts for reimbursements under sub-
section (a) shall be derived from any amounts author-
ized to be appropriated by this Act. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act and available for the procure-
ment of equipment for members of the Armed Forces 
deployed, or to be deployed, to Iraq or Afghanistan
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may not be utilized for reimbursements under sub-
section (a). 
(g) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITY.—Section 
351 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118. 
Stat. 1857) is repealed. 
SEC. 8128. ENSURING TRANSPARENCY IN FEDERAL 
CONTRACTING.—(a) PUBLICATION
OF INFORMATION
ON 
FEDERAL CONTRACTOR MISCONDUCT.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall maintain a publicly-available website that 
provides information on instances of improper conduct by 
contractors entering into or carrying out Federal contracts, 
including instances in which contractors have been fined, 
paid penalties or restitution, settled, plead guilty to, or had 
judgments entered against them in connection with allega-
tions of improper conduct. 
(b) REPORTS ON FEDERAL NO-BID CONTRACTS RE-
LATED TO IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 7 days 
after entering into a no-bid contract to procure prop-
erty or services in connection with Iraq reconstruc-
tion, the head of an executive agency shall submit to 
the Secretary of Defense a report on the contract.
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(2) CONTENT.—Each report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following informa-
tion: 
(A) The date the contract was awarded. 
(B) The contract number. 
(C) The name of the contractor. 
(D) The amounts awarded and obligated 
under the contract. 
(E) The scope of work under the contract. 
(3) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall maintain a publicly-available website that lists 
the information provided in reports submitted under 
paragraph (1). 
(4) EXECUTIVE AGENCY DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘executive agency’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 4 of the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403). 
SEC. 8129. (a) PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OF AU-
THORITY ON TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used 
to transfer research and development, acquisition, or other 
program authority relating to current tactical unmanned 
aerial vehicles (TUAVs) from the Army. 
(b) EXTENDED RANGE MULTI-PURPOSE UNMANNED 
AERIAL VEHICLES.—The Army shall retain responsibility
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for and operational control of the Extended Range Multi- 
Purpose (ERMP) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in order 
to support the Secretary of Defense in matters relating to 
the employment of unmanned aerial vehicles. 
SEC. 8130. Of the amount appropriated in title III 
under the heading ‘‘OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY’’, up to 
$2,000,000 may be made available for the Surface Sonar 
Dome Window Program. 
SEC. 8131. Of the amount appropriated by title IV 
under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND 
EVALUATION, ARMY’’, up to $700,000 may be used for Med-
ical Countermeasures to Nerve Agents. 
SEC. 8132. Of the amount appropriated by title IV 
under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND 
EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE’’, up to $5,000,000 may be 
used for High Performance Defense Manufacturing Tech-
nology Research and Development. 
SEC. 8133. Of the amount appropriated by title II 
under the heading ‘‘OPERATION
AND
MAINTENANCE, 
ARMY’’, up to $600,000 may be made available for removal 
of unexploded ordnance at Camp Wheeler, Georgia. 
SEC. 8134. Of the amount appropriated by title IV 
under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND 
EVALUATION, ARMY’’, up to $4,000,000 may be used for the
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development of light-weight rigid-rod polyphenylene ammu-
nition. 
SEC. 8135. Of the amounts appropriated by title VII 
under the heading ‘‘INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGE-
MENT ACCOUNT’’, up to $2,000,000 may be used for the Pat 
Roberts Intelligence Scholars Program. 
SEC. 8136. Of the amount appropriated by title IV 
under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND 
EVALUATION, ARMY’’, up to $1,000,000 may be used for 
Combat 
Vehicle 
and 
Automotive 
Technology 
(PE#0602601A) for the Multipurpose Utility Vehicle. 
SEC. 8137. Of the amount appropriated by this title 
under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 
EVALUATION, NAVY’’, up to $3,000,000 may be available for 
land attack technology for the Millennium Gun System. 
SEC. 8138. Of the amount appropriated by title IV 
under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND 
EVALUATION, ARMY’’, up to $2,000,000 may be used for 
Moldable Armor. 
SEC. 8139. PILOT PROJECT FOR CIVILIAN LINGUIST 
RESERVE CORPS.—(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De-
fense, acting through the Chairman of the National Security 
Education Board, shall, during the 3-year period beginning 
on the date of enactment of this Act, carry out a pilot pro-
gram to establish a civilian linguist reserve corps, com-
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prised of United States citizens with advanced levels of pro-
ficiency in foreign languages, who would be available, upon 
request from the President, to perform translation and other 
services or duties with respect foreign languages for the Fed-
eral Government. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—In establishing the Civilian 
Linguist Reserve Corps, the Secretary, after reviewing the 
findings and recommendations contained in the report re-
quired under section 325 of the Intelligence Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–306; 116 Stat. 
2393), shall— 
(1) identify several foreign languages in which 
proficiency by United States citizens is critical for 
the national security interests of the United States 
and the relative importance of such proficiency in 
each such language; 
(2) identify United States citizens with advanced 
levels of proficiency in each foreign language identi-
fied under paragraph (1) who would be available to 
perform the services and duties referred to in sub-
section (a); 
(3) cooperate with other Federal agencies with 
national security responsibilities to implement a pro-
cedure for securing the performance of the services
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and duties referred to in subsection (a) by the citizens 
identified under paragraph (2); and 
(4) invite individuals identified under para-
graph (2) to participate in the civilian linguist re-
serve corps. 
(c) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—In establishing the civil-
ian linguist reserve corps, the Secretary may enter into con-
tracts with appropriate agencies or entities. 
(d) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—During the course of the 
pilot program established under this section, the Secretary 
shall conduct a study of the best practices to be utilized in 
establishing the civilian linguist reserve corps, including 
practices regarding— 
(1) administrative structure; 
(2) languages that will be available; 
(3) the number of language specialists needed for 
each language; 
(4) the Federal agencies that may need language 
services; 
(5) compensation and other operating costs; 
(6) certification standards and procedures; 
(7) security clearances; 
(8) skill maintenance and training; and 
(9) the use of private contractors to supply lan-
guage specialists.
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(e) REPORTS.— 
(1) EVALUATION REPORTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter for the next 2 years, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress an evaluation re-
port on the pilot project conducted under this 
section. 
(B) CONTENTS.—Each report under sub-
paragraph (A) shall contain information on the 
operation of the pilot project, the success of the 
pilot project in carrying out the objectives of the 
establishment of a civilian linguist reserve corps, 
and recommendations for the continuation or ex-
pansion of the pilot project. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 6 months 
after the completion of the pilot project, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a final report summarizing 
the lessons learned, best practices, and recommenda-
tions for full implementation of a civilian linguist re-
serve corps. 
(f) FUNDING.—Of the amount appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ in 
title II, up to $1,500,000 may be available to carry out 
the pilot program under this section.
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SEC. 8140. (a) FUNDING FOR PARTICIPATION OF VET 
CENTERS IN TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.—Of the 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
Act, up to $5,000,000 may be used for the participation 
of Vet centers in the transition assistance programs of the 
Department of Defense for members of the Armed Forces. 
(b) VET CENTERS DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘Vet centers’’ means centers for the provision of readjust-
ment counseling and related mental health services under 
section 1712A of title 38, United States Code. 
SEC. 8141. Of the amount appropriated by title IV 
under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 
EVALUATION, AIR FORCE’’, up to $2,500,000 may be avail-
able for advanced technology for IRCM component improve-
ment. 
SEC. 8142. Of the amount appropriated by title IV 
under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 
EVALUATION, ARMY’’ and available for demonstration and 
validation, up to $5,000,000 may be available for the Plas-
ma Energy Pyrolysis System (PEPS), Operational Gasifi-
cation unit. 
SEC. 8143. Of the amount appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 
EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE’’, up to $5,000,000 may be 
available for the rapid mobilization of the New England
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Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative to meet Depart-
ment of Defense supply shortages and surge demands for 
parts and equipment. 
SEC. 8144. Of the amount appropriated by title IV 
under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 
EVALUATION, NAVY’’, up to $1,000,000 may be made avail-
able for Marine Corps assault vehicles for development of 
carbon fabric-based friction materials to optimize the cross- 
drive transmission brake system of the Expeditionary 
Fighting Vehicle. 
SEC. 8145. Of the amount appropriated by title IV 
under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND 
EVALUATION, NAVY, up to $2,000,000 may be used for Pro-
gram Element #0603235N for the Shipboard Automated 
Reconstruction Capability. 
SEC. 8146. (a) BLAST INJURY PREVENTION, MITIGA-
TION, AND TREATMENT INITIATIVE OF THE ARMY.—Of the 
amount appropriated by title IV under the heading ‘‘RE-
SEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, ARMY’’, 
up to $1,000,000 may be available for Program Element 
#63002A for far forward use of recombinant activated fac-
tor VII. 
SEC. 8147. Beginning with the fiscal year 2006 pro-
gram year, the Secretary of the Air Force is strongly en-
couraged to exercise the option on the existing multiyear
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procurement contract for C–17 aircraft in order to enter 
into a multiyear contract for the procurement of 42 addi-
tional C–17 aircraft. 
SEC. 8148. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TASK FORCE 
ON
MENTAL
HEALTH.—(a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTAB-
LISH.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish within the 
Department of Defense a task force to examine matters re-
lating to mental health and the Armed Forces. 
(b) COMPOSITION.— 
(1) MEMBERS.—The task force shall consist of 
not more than 14 members appointed by the Sec-
retary of Defense from among individuals described 
in paragraph (2) who have demonstrated expertise in 
the area of mental health. 
(2) RANGE OF MEMBERS.—The individuals ap-
pointed to the task force shall include— 
(A) at least one member of each of the 
Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps; and 
(B) a number of persons from outside the 
Department of Defense equal to the total number 
of personnel from within the Department of De-
fense (whether members of the Armed Forces or 
civilian personnel) who are appointed to the task 
force.
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(3) INDIVIDUALS
APPOINTED
WITHIN
DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE.—At least one of the individuals 
appointed to the task force from within the Depart-
ment of Defense shall be the surgeon general of an 
Armed Force or a designee of such surgeon general. 
(4) INDIVIDUALS APPOINTED OUTSIDE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE.—(A) Individuals appointed to 
the task force from outside the Department of Defense 
may include officers or employees of other depart-
ments or agencies of the Federal Government, officers 
or employees of State and governments, or individuals 
from the private sector. 
(B) The individuals appointed to the task force 
from outside the Department of Defense shall in-
clude— 
(i) an officer or employee of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs appointed by the Secretary of 
Defense in consultation with the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs; 
(ii) an officer or employee of the Substance 
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administra-
tion of the Department of Health and Human 
Services appointed by the Secretary of Defense in 
consultation with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services; and
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(iii) at least two individuals who are rep-
resentatives of— 
(I) a mental health policy and advo-
cacy organization; and 
(II) a national veterans service organi-
zation. 
(5) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—All appoint-
ments of individuals to the task force shall be made 
not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(6) CO-CHAIRS OF TASK FORCE.—There shall be 
two co-chairs of the task force. One of the co-chairs 
shall be designated by the Secretary of the Defense at 
the time of appointment from among the Department 
of Defense personnel appointed to the task force. The 
other co-chair shall be selected from among the mem-
bers appointed from outside the Department of De-
fense by members so appointed. 
(c) LONG-TERM PLAN ON MENTAL HEALTH SERV-
ICES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 12 months 
after the date on which all members of the task force 
have been appointed, the task force shall submit to the 
Secretary a long-term plan (referred to as a strategic 
plan) on means by which the Department of Defense
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shall improve the efficacy of mental health services 
provided to members of Armed Forces by the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(2) UTILIZATION OF OTHER EFFORTS.—In pre-
paring the report, the task force shall take into con-
sideration completed and ongoing efforts by the De-
partment of Defense to improve the efficacy of mental 
health care provided to members of the Armed Forces 
by the Department. 
(3) ELEMENTS.—The long-term plan shall in-
clude an assessment of and recommendations (includ-
ing recommendations for legislative or administrative 
action) for measures to improve the following: 
(A) The awareness of the prevalence of men-
tal health conditions among members of the 
Armed Forces. 
(B) The efficacy of existing programs to 
prevent, identify, and treat mental health condi-
tions among members of the Armed Forces, in-
cluding programs for and with respect to for-
ward-deployed troops. 
(C) The reduction or elimination of barriers 
to care, including the stigma associated with 
seeking help for mental health related conditions, 
and the enhancement of confidentiality for mem-
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bers of the Armed Forces seeking care for such 
conditions. 
(D) The adequacy of outreach, education, 
and support programs on mental health matters 
for families of members of the Armed Forces. 
(E) The efficacy of programs and mecha-
nisms for ensuring a seamless transition from 
care of members of the Armed Forces on active 
duty for mental health conditions through the 
Department of Defense to care for such condi-
tions through the Department of Veterans Affairs 
after such members are discharged or released 
from military, naval, or air service. 
(F) The availability of long-term follow-up 
and access to care for mental health conditions 
for members of the Individual Ready Reserve, 
and the Selective Reserve and for discharged, 
separated, or retired members of the Armed 
Forces. 
(G) Collaboration among organizations in 
the Department of Defense with responsibility for 
or jurisdiction over the provision of mental 
health services. 
(H) Coordination between the Department 
of Defense and civilian communities, including
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local support organizations, with respect to men-
tal health services. 
(I) The scope and efficacy of curricula and 
training on mental health matters for com-
manders in the Armed Forces. 
(J) Such other matters as the task force con-
siders appropriate. 
(d) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.— 
(1) COMPENSATION.—Each member of the task 
force who is a member of the Armed Forces or a civil-
ian officer or employee of the United States shall 
serve without compensation (other than compensation 
to which entitled as a member of the Armed Forces 
or an officer or employee of the United States, as the 
case may be). Other members of the task force shall 
be treated for purposes of section 3161 of title 5, 
United States Code, as having been appointed under 
subsection (b) of such section. 
(2) OVERSIGHT.—The Under Secretary of De-
fense for Personnel and Readiness shall oversee the ac-
tivities of the task force. 
(3) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT.—The 
Wash-
ington Headquarters Services of the Department of 
Defense shall provide the task force with personnel, fa-
cilities, and other administrative support as nec-
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essary for the performance of the duties of the task 
force. 
(4) ACCESS
TO
FACILITIES.—The Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall, 
in coordination with the Secretaries of the military 
departments, ensure appropriate access by the task 
force to military installations and facilities for pur-
poses of the discharge of the duties of the task force. 
(e) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The task force shall submit to 
the Secretary of Defense a report on its activities 
under this section. The report shall include— 
(A) a description of the activities of the task 
force; 
(B) the plan required by subsection (c); and 
(C) such other mattes relating to the activi-
ties of the task force that the task force considers 
appropriate. 
(2) TRANSMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
90 days after receipt of the report under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall transmit the report to the 
Committees on Armed Services and Veterans’ Affairs 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The 
Secretary may include in the transmittal such com-
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ments on the report as the Secretary considers appro-
priate. 
(f) TERMINATION.—The task force shall terminate 90 
days after the date on which the report of the task force 
is submitted to Congress under subsection (e)(2). 
SEC. 8149. (a) ARMY PROGRAMS.—Of the amount ap-
propriated by title IV under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DE-
VELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, ARMY’’, up to an ad-
ditional $10,000,000 may be used for Program Element 
0601103A for University Research Initiatives. 
(b) NAVY PROGRAMS.—Of the amount appropriated by 
title IV under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 
TEST, AND EVALUATION, NAVY’’, up to an additional 
$5,000,000 may be used for Program Element 0601103N 
for University Research Initiatives. 
(c) AIR FORCE PROGRAMS.—Of the amount appro-
priated by title IV under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVEL-
OPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE’’, up to an 
additional $10,000,000 may be used for Program Element 
0601103F for University Research Initiatives. 
(d) DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES.—Of the amount ap-
propriated by title IV under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DE-
VELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE’’—
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(A) up to an additional $10,000,000 may be 
used for Program Element 0601120D8Z for the 
SMART National Defense Education Program; and 
(B) up to an additional $5,000,000 may be used 
for Program Element 0601101E for the Defense Ad-
vanced Research Projects Agency University Research 
Program in Cybersecurity. 
(e) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate 
that it should be a goal of the Department of Defense to 
allocate to basic research programs each fiscal year an 
amount equal to 15 percent of the funds available to the 
Department of Defense for science and technology in such 
fiscal year. 
SEC. 8150. REPORT ON REVIEW AND IMPLEMENTATION 
OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS ON TRAN-
SITION
ASSISTANCE
FOR
MEMBERS
OF
THE NATIONAL 
GUARD AND RESERVES.—(a) REPORT.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the status of the review of, and ac-
tions taken to implement, the recommendations of the 
Comptroller General of the United States in the report of 
the Comptroller General entitled ‘‘Military and Veterans 
Benefits: Enhanced Services Could Improve Transition As-
sistance for Reserves and National Guard’’ (GAO 05–544).
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(b) PARTICULAR INFORMATION.—If the Secretary has 
determined in the course of the review described in sub-
section (a) not to implement any recommendation of the 
Comptroller General described in that subsection, the report 
under that subsection shall include a justification of such 
determination. 
SEC. 8151. Any limitation, directive, or earmarking 
contained in either the House of Representatives or Senate 
report accompanying H.R. 2863 shall also be included in 
the conference report or joint statement accompanying H.R. 
2863 in order to be considered as having been approved by 
both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 8152. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
the use of ground source heat pumps at Department of De-
fense facilities. 
(b) The report required under subsection (a) shall in-
clude— 
(1) a description of the types of Department of 
Defense facilities that use ground source heat pumps; 
(2) an assessment of the applicability and cost- 
effectiveness of the use of ground source heat pumps 
at Department of Defense facilities in different geo-
graphic regions of the United States; and
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(3) a description of the relative applicability of 
ground source heat pumps for purposes of new con-
struction at, and retrofitting of, Department of De-
fense facilities. 
SEC. 8153. (a) Of the amount appropriated by title 
IV under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST 
AND EVALUATION, NAVY’’ up to $1,500,000 may be avail-
able for research within the High-Brightness Electron 
Source program. 
SEC. 8154. UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR THE INTERRO-
GATION OF PERSONS UNDER THE DETENTION OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—(a) IN GENERAL.—No person in 
the custody or under the effective control of the Department 
of Defense or under detention in a Department of Defense 
facility shall be subject to any treatment or technique of 
interrogation not authorized by and listed in the United 
States Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
with respect to any person in the custody or under the effec-
tive control of the Department of Defense pursuant to a 
criminal law or immigration law of the United States. 
(c) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to affect the rights under the United States Con-
stitution of any person in the custody or under the physical 
jurisdiction of the United States.
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SEC. 8155. PROHIBITION ON CRUEL, INHUMAN, OR DE-
GRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT OF PERSONS UNDER 
CUSTODY OR CONTROL OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERN-
MENT.—(a) IN GENERAL.—No individual in the custody or 
under the physical control of the United States Government, 
regardless of nationality or physical location, shall be sub-
ject to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punish-
ment. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to impose any geographical limitation on the ap-
plicability of the prohibition against cruel, inhuman, or de-
grading treatment or punishment under this section. 
(c) LIMITATION ON SUPERSEDURE.—The provisions of 
this section shall not be superseded, except by a provision 
of law enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act 
which specifically repeals, modifies, or supersedes the provi-
sions of this section. 
(d) CRUEL, INHUMAN, OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR 
PUNISHMENT DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘cruel, 
inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment’’ means 
the cruel, unusual, and inhumane treatment or punishment 
prohibited by the Fifth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amend-
ments to the Constitution of the United States, as defined 
in the United States Reservations, Declarations and Under-
standings to the United Nations Convention Against Tor-