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subsection in a calendar year may not exceed
$212,100.
(b) ADDITIONAL PAY NOT CONSIDERED BASIC PAY.—
To the extent that a waiver under subsection (a) results in
payment of additional premium pay of a type that is nor-
mally creditable as basic pay for retirement or any other
purpose, such additional pay shall not be considered to be
basic pay for any purpose, nor shall such additional pay
be used in computing a lump-sum payment for accumu-
lated and accrued annual leave under section 5551 of title
5, United States Code.
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management may prescribe regulations to ensure ap-
propriate consistency among heads of Executive agencies in
the exercise of the authority granted by this section.
SEC. 1106. AUTHORITY FOR INCLUSION OF CERTAIN OFFICE
OF DEFENSE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING
POSITIONS IN EXPERIMENTAL PERSONNEL
PROGRAM FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL
PERSONNEL.
Section 1101(b)(1) of the Strom Thurmond National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (5 U.S.C.
3104 note) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
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(2) in subparagraph (C), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the
end; and
(3) by adding after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph (D):
‘‘(D) not more than a total of 20 scientific
and engineering positions in the Office of the Di-
rector of Defense Research and Engineering;’’.
SEC. 1107. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY FOR PAYMENT OF UNI-
FORM ALLOWANCE TO CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) REPEAL.—Section 1593 of title 10, United States
Code, is repealed.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at
the beginning of chapter 81 of such title is amended by
striking the item relating to section 1593.
SEC. 1108. AUTHORIZATION FOR INCREASED COMPENSA-
TION FOR FACULTY AND STAFF OF THE UNI-
FORMED 
SERVICES 
UNIVERSITY 
OF 
THE
HEALTH SCIENCES.
Section 2113(f) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘so as’’ and inserting ‘‘after
consideration of the compensation necessary’’;
and
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(B) by striking ‘‘within the vicinity of the
District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘identified
by the Secretary for purposes of this paragraph’’;
and
(2) in paragraph (4)—
(A) by striking ‘‘section 5373’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘sections 5307 and 5373’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ‘‘In no case may the total amount of
compensation paid under paragraph (1) in any
year exceed the total amount of annual com-
pensation (excluding expenses) specified in sec-
tion 102 of title 3.’’.
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING
TO FOREIGN NATIONS
Subtitle A—Assistance and
Training
SEC. 1201. AUTHORITY TO EQUIP AND TRAIN FOREIGN PER-
SONNEL TO ASSIST IN ACCOUNTING FOR
MISSING UNITED STATES PERSONNEL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 20 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
new section:
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‘‘§ 408. Equipment and training of foreign personnel
to assist in Department of Defense ac-
counting for missing United States per-
sonnel
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may,
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, provide as-
sistance to any foreign nation to assist the Department of
Defense with recovery of and accounting for missing United
States personnel.
‘‘(b) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE.—The assistance provided
under subsection (a) may include the following:
‘‘(1) Equipment.
‘‘(2) Supplies.
‘‘(3) Services.
‘‘(4) Training of personnel.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The amount of assistance provided
under this section in any fiscal year may not exceed
$1,000,000.
‘‘(d) CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER ASSISTANCE.—The
authority to provide assistance under this section is in ad-
dition to any other authority to provide assistance to for-
eign nations under law.
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORTS.—(1) Not later than December
31 each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on the assistance
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provided under this section during the fiscal year ending
in such year.
‘‘(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include,
for the fiscal year covered by such report, the following:
‘‘(A) A statement of each foreign nation provided
assistance under this section.
‘‘(B) For each nation so provided assistance, a
description of the type and amount of such assist-
ance.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at
the beginning of chapter 20 of such title is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new item:
‘‘408. Equipment and training of foreign personnel to assist in Department of De-
fense accounting for missing United States personnel.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall take effect on October 1, 2007.
SEC. 1202. EXTENSION AND ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY
FOR SECURITY AND STABILIZATION ASSIST-
ANCE.
(a) INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF AUTHORIZED ASSIST-
ANCE.—Subsection (b) of section 1207 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law
109–163; 119 Stat. 3458) is amended by striking
‘‘$100,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$200,000,000’’.
(b) PROGRAM FOR ASSISTANCE.—Such section is fur-
ther amended—