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(6) Actions by the Secretary of State and the Secretary 
of Energy to consult with the International Atomic Energy 
Agency with the objective of upgrading the current loose experi-
ence-sharing arrangement whereby China engages in some lim-
ited exchanges with the organization to a more structured 
arrangement. 
(7) Actions by the administration to develop a coordinated, 
comprehensive national policy and strategy designed to main-
tain United States scientific and technological leadership and 
competitiveness, in light of the rise of China and the challenges 
of globalization. 
(8) Actions to review laws and regulations governing the 
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States 
(CFIUS), including exploring whether the definition of national 
security should include the potential impact on national eco-
nomic security as a criterion to be reviewed, and whether 
the chairmanship of CFIUS should be transferred from the 
Secretary of the Treasury to a more appropriate executive 
branch agency. 
(9) Actions by the President and the Secretary of State 
and Secretary of Defense to press strongly their counterparts 
in the European Union and its member states to maintain 
and strengthen the embargo on selling arms to China. 
(10) Actions by the administration to discourage foreign 
defense contractors from selling sensitive military-use tech-
nology or weapons systems to China. 
TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE THREAT RE-
DUCTION 
WITH 
STATES 
OF 
THE 
FORMER SOVIET UNION
Sec. 1301.
Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and funds. 
Sec. 1302.
Funding allocations. 
Sec. 1303.
Permanent waiver of restrictions on use of funds for threat reduction 
in states of the former Soviet Union. 
Sec. 1304.
Report on elimination of impediments to threat-reduction and non-
proliferation programs in the former Soviet Union. 
Sec. 1305.
Repeal of requirement for annual Comptroller General assessment of 
annual Department of Defense report on activities and assistance under 
Cooperative Threat Reduction programs.
SEC. 1301. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
PROGRAMS AND FUNDS. 
(a) SPECIFICATION OF CTR PROGRAMS.—For purposes of section 
301 and other provisions of this Act, Cooperative Threat Reduction 
programs are the programs specified in section 1501(b) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public 
Law 104–201; 110 Stat. 2731; 50 U.S.C. 2362 note). 
(b) FISCAL YEAR 2006 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION FUNDS 
DEFINED.—As used in this title, the term ‘‘fiscal year 2006 Coopera-
tive Threat Reduction funds’’ means the funds appropriated pursu-
ant to the authorization of appropriations in section 301 for 
Cooperative Threat Reduction programs. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated pursuant to 
the authorization of appropriations in section 301 for Cooperative 
Threat Reduction programs shall be available for obligation for 
three fiscal years.
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SEC. 1302. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS. 
(a) FUNDING
FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES.—Of the $415,549,000 
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for 
fiscal year 2006 in section 301(19) for Cooperative Threat Reduction 
programs, the following amounts may be obligated for the purposes 
specified: 
(1) For strategic offensive arms elimination in Russia, 
$78,900,000. 
(2) For nuclear weapons storage security in Russia, 
$74,100,000. 
(3) For nuclear weapons transportation security in Russia, 
$30,000,000. 
(4) For weapons of mass destruction proliferation preven-
tion in the states of the former Soviet Union, $40,600,000. 
(5) For biological weapons proliferation prevention in the 
former Soviet Union, $60,849,000. 
(6) 
For 
chemical 
weapons 
destruction 
in 
Russia, 
$108,500,000. 
(7) For defense and military contacts, $8,000,000. 
(8) For activities designated as Other Assessments/
Administrative Support, $14,600,000. 
(b) REPORT ON OBLIGATION OR EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR 
OTHER PURPOSES.—No fiscal year 2006 Cooperative Threat Reduc-
tion funds may be obligated or expended for a purpose other than 
a purpose listed in paragraphs (1) through (8) of subsection (a) 
until 30 days after the date that the Secretary of Defense submits 
to Congress a report on the purpose for which the funds will 
be obligated or expended and the amount of funds to be obligated 
or expended. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be construed 
as authorizing the obligation or expenditure of fiscal year 2006 
Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for a purpose for which the 
obligation or expenditure of such funds is specifically prohibited 
under this title or any other provision of law. 
(c) LIMITED AUTHORITY
TO VARY INDIVIDUAL AMOUNTS.—(1) 
Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), in any case in which the Secretary 
of Defense determines that it is necessary to do so in the national 
interest, the Secretary may obligate amounts appropriated for fiscal 
year 2006 for a purpose listed in any of the paragraphs in subsection 
(a) in excess of the specific amount authorized for that purpose. 
(2) An obligation of funds for a purpose stated in any of the 
paragraphs in subsection (a) in excess of the specific amount author-
ized for such purpose may be made using the authority provided 
in paragraph (1) only after—
(A) the Secretary submits to Congress notification of the 
intent to do so together with a complete discussion of the 
justification for doing so; and 
(B) 15 days have elapsed following the date of the notifica-
tion. 
(3) The Secretary may not, under the authority provided in 
paragraph (1), obligate amounts for a purpose stated in any of 
paragraphs (6) through (8) of subsection (a) in excess of 125 percent 
of the specific amount authorized for such purpose.
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SEC. 1303. PERMANENT WAIVER OF RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF FUNDS 
FOR THREAT REDUCTION IN STATES OF THE FORMER 
SOVIET UNION. 
Section 1306 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–314; 22 U.S.C. 5952 
note) is amended—
(1) by striking subsections (c) and (d); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (c). 
SEC. 1304. REPORT ON ELIMINATION OF IMPEDIMENTS TO THREAT-
REDUCTION AND NONPROLIFERATION PROGRAMS IN 
THE FORMER SOVIET UNION. 
Not later than November 1, 2006, the President shall submit 
to Congress a report on impediments to the effective conduct of 
Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and related threat reduc-
tion and nonproliferation programs and activities in the states 
of the former Soviet Union. The report shall—
(1) identify the impediments to the rapid, efficient, and 
effective conduct of programs and activities of the Department 
of Defense, the Department of State, and the Department of 
Energy, including issues relating to access to sites, liability, 
and taxation; and 
(2) describe the plans of the United States to overcome 
or ameliorate such impediments, including an identification 
and discussion of new models and approaches that might be 
used to develop new relationships with entities in the states 
of the former Soviet Union capable of assisting in removing 
or ameliorating those impediments, and any congressional 
action that may be necessary for that purpose. 
SEC. 1305. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL COMPTROLLER 
GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF ANNUAL DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE REPORT ON ACTIVITIES AND ASSISTANCE 
UNDER COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAMS. 
Section 1308 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by 
Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A-341) is amended by striking 
subsection (e). 
TITLE XIV—MATTERS RELATING TO 
DETAINEES
Sec. 1401. Short title 
Sec. 1402. Uniform standards for the interrogation of persons under the detention 
of the Department of Defense 
Sec. 1403. Prohibition on cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment of 
persons under custody or control of the United States Government 
Sec. 1404. Protection of United States Government personnel engaged in author-
ized interrogations 
Sec. 1405. Procedures for status review of detainees outside the United States 
Sec. 1406. Training of Iraqi security forces regarding treatment of detainees
SEC. 1401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Detainee Treatment Act of 
2005’’.
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SEC. 1402. UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR THE INTERROGATION OF PER-
SONS UNDER THE DETENTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No person in the custody or under the effec-
tive 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 with respect 
to any person in the custody or under the effective control of 
the Department of Defense pursuant to a criminal law or immigra-
tion law of the United States. 
(c) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed 
to affect the rights under the United States Constitution of any 
person in the custody or under the physical jurisdiction of the 
United States. 
SEC. 1403. PROHIBITION ON CRUEL, INHUMAN, OR DEGRADING TREAT-
MENT OR PUNISHMENT OF PERSONS UNDER CUSTODY 
OR CONTROL OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. 
(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 subject to cruel, inhuman, 
or degrading treatment or punishment. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed 
to impose any geographical limitation on the applicability of the 
prohibition against cruel, inhuman, or degrading 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 provisions of this section. 
(d) CRUEL, INHUMAN, OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISH-
MENT 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 Amendments to the Constitution of the 
United States, as defined in the United States Reservations, Dec-
larations and Understandings to the United Nations Convention 
Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading 
Treatment or Punishment done at New York, December 10, 1984. 
SEC. 1404. PROTECTION OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PER-
SONNEL ENGAGED IN AUTHORIZED INTERROGATIONS. 
(a) PROTECTION OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL.—
In any civil action or criminal prosecution against an officer, 
employee, member of the Armed Forces, or other agent of the 
United States Government who is a United States person, arising 
out of the officer, employee, member of the Armed Forces, or other 
agent’s engaging in specific operational practices, that involve deten-
tion and interrogation of aliens who the President or his designees 
have determined are believed to be engaged in or associated with 
international terrorist activity that poses a serious, continuing 
threat to the United States, its interests, or its allies, and that 
were officially authorized and determined to be lawful at the time 
that they were conducted, it shall be a defense that such officer, 
employee, member of the Armed Forces, or other agent did not