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Calendar No. 230 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H.R. 2863 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 21, 2005 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2005 
Reported by Mr. STEVENS, with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, for military func-
tions administered by the Department of Defense and for 
other purposes, namely:
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TITLE I 
MILITARY PERSONNEL 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta-
tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza-
tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 
between permanent duty stations, for members of the 
Army on active duty, (except members of reserve compo-
nents provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; 
for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and 
for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97– 
377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Depart-
ment
of
Defense
Military
Retirement
Fund, 
$24,357,895,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta-
tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza-
tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 
between permanent duty stations, for members of the 
Navy on active duty (except members of the Reserve pro-
vided for elsewhere), midshipmen, and aviation cadets; for 
members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and for 
payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377,
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as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department 
of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $19,417,696,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta-
tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza-
tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 
between permanent duty stations, for members of the Ma-
rine Corps on active duty (except members of the Reserve 
provided for elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to sec-
tion 156 of Public Law 97–377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Re-
tirement Fund, $7,839,813,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta-
tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza-
tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 
between permanent duty stations, for members of the Air 
Force on active duty (except members of reserve compo-
nents provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; 
for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and 
for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97– 
377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Depart-
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ment
of
Defense
Military
Retirement
Fund, 
$20,083,037,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Re-
serve on active duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 
3038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on 
active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United 
States Code, in connection with performing duty specified 
in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or 
while undergoing reserve training, or while performing 
drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses au-
thorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; 
and for payments to the Department of Defense Military 
Retirement Fund, $2,862,103,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Navy Re-
serve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, 
United States Code, or while serving on active duty under 
section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in con-
nection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) 
of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing re-
serve training, or while performing drills or equivalent 
duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title
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10, United States Code; and for payments to the Depart-
ment
of
Defense
Military
Retirement
Fund, 
$1,486,061,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine 
Corps Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 
10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty 
under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, 
in connection with performing duty specified in section 
12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under-
going reserve training, or while performing drills or equiv-
alent duty, and for members of the Marine Corps platoon 
leaders class, and expenses authorized by section 16131 
of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the 
Department
of
Defense
Military
Retirement
Fund, 
$472,392,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force 
Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 
8038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on 
active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United 
States Code, in connection with performing duty specified 
in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or