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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-
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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
include—
(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
include—
(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-
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ture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment done at New York, December 10,
1984.
SEC. 8156. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in this Act may be obligated or ex-
pended during fiscal year 2006 for paying salaries and ex-
penses or other costs associated with reimbursing or other-
wise 
financially 
compensating 
the 
Government 
of
Uzbekistan for services rendered to the United States at
Karshi-Khanabad airbase in Uzbekistan.
SEC. 8157. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING DEPOT
MAINTENANCE.—(a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that—
(1) the Depot Maintenance Strategy and Master
Plan of the Air Force reflects the essential require-
ments for the Air Force to maintain a ready and con-
trolled source of organic technical competence, thereby
ensuring an effective and timely response to national
defense contingencies and emergency requirements;
(2) since the publication of the Depot Mainte-
nance Strategy and Master Plan of the Air Force in
2002, the service has made great progress toward
modernizing all 3 of its Depots, in order to maintain
their status as ‘‘world class’’ maintenance repair and
overhaul operations;
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(3) 1 of the indispensable components of the
Depot Maintenance Strategy and Master Plan of the
Air Force is the commitment of the Air Force to allo-
cate $150,000,000 a year over 6 years, beginning in
fiscal year 2004, for recapitalization and investment,
including the procurement of technologically advanced
facilities and equipment, of our Nation’s 3 Air Force
depots; and
(4) the funds expended to date have ensured that
transformation projects, such as the initial implemen-
tation of ‘‘Lean’’ and ‘‘Six Sigma’’ production tech-
niques, have achieved great success in dramatically
reducing the time necessary to perform depot mainte-
nance on aircraft.
(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen-
ate that—
(1) the Air Force should be commended for the
implementation of its Depot Maintenance Strategy
and Master Plan and, in particular, meeting its com-
mitment to invest $150,000,000 a year over 6 years,
since fiscal year 2004, in the Nation’s 3 Air Force
Depots; and
(2) the Air Force should continue to fully fund
its commitment of $150,000,000 a year through fiscal
year 2009 in investments and recapitalization
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projects pursuant to the Depot Maintenance Strategy
and Master Plan.
SEC. 8158. Of the amount appropriated by title III
under the heading ‘‘PROCUREMENT
OF WEAPONS
AND
TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES, ARMY’’, up to $5,000,000
may be used for the Arsenal Support Program Initiative
for Watervliet Arsenal, New York.
SEC. 8159. Of the amount appropriated by title IV
under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND
EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE’’, up to $4,000,000 may be
used for Oral Anthrax/Plague Vaccine Development.
SEC. 8160. (a) The Secretary of the Navy may, subject
to the terms and conditions of the Secretary, donate the
World War II-era marine railway located at the United
States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, to the Rich-
ardson Maritime Heritage Center, Cambridge, Maryland.
(b) The marine railway donated under subsection (a)
may not be used for commercial purposes.
SEC. 8161. The Secretary of Defense may present pro-
motional materials, including a United States flag, to any
member of an Active or Reserve component under the Sec-
retary’s jurisdiction who, as determined by the Secretary,
participates in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation
Iraqi Freedom, along with other recognition items in con-
junction with any week-long national observation and day
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of national celebration, if established by Presidential proc-
lamation, for any such members returning from such oper-
ations.
SEC. 8162. (a) IMPLEMENTATION
OF LONG-RANGE
WIRELESS CAPABILITIES.—Of the amount appropriated by
title II under the heading ‘‘OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,
AIR FORCE’’, up to $10,000,000 may be used by the United
States Northern Command for the purposes of imple-
menting Long-Range Wireless telecommunications capabili-
ties for the Gulf States and key entities within the Northern
Command Area of Responsibility (AOR).
(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF LONG-RANGE WIRELESS CA-
PABILITIES.—Of the amount appropriated or otherwise
made available by title III under the heading ‘‘OTHER PRO-
CUREMENT, AIR FORCE’’, up to $20,000,000 may be used
by the United States Northern Command for the purposes
of implementing IMT–2000 3G Standards Based Commu-
nications Information Extension capabilities for the Gulf
States and key entities within the Northern Command Area
of Responsibility (AOR).
SEC. 8163. (a) SUBMISSION
OF
PROCEDURES
FOR
COMBATANT STATUS REVIEW TRIBUNALS AND ADMINIS-
TRATIVE REVIEW BOARDS TO DETERMINE STATUS OF DE-
TAINEES AT GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.—Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act the President
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shall submit to the Congressional Defense Committees and
committees on Judiciary in the House and Senate the pro-
cedures for the Combatant Status Review Tribunals and a
noticed administrative review boards in operation at Guan-
tanamo Bay, Cuba, for determining the status of the detain-
ees held at Guantanamo Bay, including whether any such
detainee is a lawful enemy combatant or an unlawful
enemy combatant.
(b) PROCEDURES.—The procedures submitted to Con-
gress pursuant to subsection (a) shall ensure that—
(A) In making a determination of status
under such procedures, the Combatant Status
Review Tribunal and annual review boards may
not consider statements derived from persons
that, as determined by the Tribunals or boards,
by the preponderance of the evidence, were ob-
tained with undue coercion.
(B) The Designated Civilian Official shall
be an officer of the United States Government
whose appointment to office was made by the
President, by and with the advise and consent of
the Senate.
(C) MODIFICATION OF PROCEDURES.—The
President shall submit to Congress any modifica-
tion to the procedures submitted under subsection
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(a) no less than 30 days before the date on which
such modifications go into effect.
SEC. 8164. (a) ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR AIRCRAFT
PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE.—The amount appropriated
under the heading ‘‘AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE’’
is hereby increased by $130,000,000.
(b) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNT.—Of the amount appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE’’, as increased by subsection (a), $130,000,000 shall
be available for purposes as follows:
(1) Procurement of Predator air vehicles, initial
spares, and RSP kits.
(2) Procurement of Containerized Dual Control
Station Launch and Recovery Elements.
(3) Procurement of a Fixed Ground Control Sta-
tion.
(4) Procurement of other upgrades to Predator
Ground Control Stations, spares, and signals intel-
ligence packages.
(c) OFFSET.—(1) The amount appropriated by title II
for Operation and maintenance, Air Force is hereby re-
duced by $130,000,000.
SEC. 8165. SENSE
OF SENATE
ON TRANSFER
OF
FUNDS FOR INCREASED PERSONNEL STRENGTHS FOR THE
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ARMY AND MARINE CORPS.—(a) FINDINGS.—The Senate
makes the following findings:
(1) A long-term increase in the personnel end
strengths for active duty personnel of the Army and
the Marine Corps is necessary in order to carry out
the current missions of the Army and the Marine
Corps and to relieve current strains on Army and
Marine Corps forces.
(2) The cost of the increase in such end strengths
is foreseeable and should be included in the annual
budget of the President for each fiscal year, as sub-
mitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title
31, United States Code, in order to provide a full and
honest accounting to the American people of the per-
sonnel costs of the Army and the Marine Corps.
(3) The inclusion in the annual budget of the
President for each fiscal year of the costs of an in-
crease in such end strengths will permit the Army
and Marine Corps to plan for and accommodate the
additional troops contemplated by such increased end
strengths without reducing other important programs.
(b) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate
that the additional amounts to be required for increases in
the personnel end strengths for active duty personnel of the
Army and the Marine Corps for fiscal year 2006 should
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be transferred from amounts appropriated by title IX for
the Military Personnel, Army, Military Personnel, Marine
Corps, Operation and Maintenance, Army, and Operation
and Maintenance, Marine Corps, and Operation and Main-
tenance, Defense-Wide, accounts to the amounts appro-
priated for the applicable accounts in titles I and II.
SEC. 8166. Of the amount appropriated by title III
under the heading ‘‘OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE’’,
up to $3,000,000 may be made available for the Laser
Marksmanship Training System.
SEC. 8167. Of the amount appropriated by title IV
under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND
EVALUATION, ARMY’’, up to $5,000,000 may be used for Me-
dium Tactical Vehicle Modifications.
SEC. 8168. Section 8013 of the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103–139; 107 Stat.
1440) is amended by striking ‘‘the report to the President
from the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commis-
sion, July 1991’’ and inserting ‘‘the reports to the President
from the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commis-
sion, July 1991 and July 1993’’.
SEC. 8169. 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 In-
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tegrated Starter/Alternator for Up-Armored High Mobility
Multi-Wheeled Vehicles.
SEC. 8170. AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNT.—Of the amount
appropriated by title II under the heading ‘‘OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE’’, up to $60,000,000
may be made available as follows:
(A) Up to $50,000,000 may be made avail-
able for childcare services for families of members
of the Armed Forces.
(B) Up to $10,000,000 may be made avail-
able for family assistance centers that primarily
serve members of the Armed Forces and their
families.
(b) NATIONAL GUARD COUNTERDRUG SUPPORT AC-
TIVITIES.—
(1) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNT.—Of the amount
appropriated by title VI under the heading ‘‘DRUG
INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES’’, up
to $40,000,000 may be available for the purpose of
National Guard counterdrug support activities.
(2) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—The amount
available under paragraph (2) for the purpose speci-
fied in that paragraph is in addition to any other
amounts available under title VI for that purpose.
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SEC. 8171. Of the amount appropriated by title II
under the heading ‘‘OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DE-
FENSE-WIDE’’, up to $2,000,000 may be available for the
establishment, in consultation with the Reach Out and
Read National Center, of a pilot project on pediatric early
literacy on military installations.
SEC. 8172. INCREASE IN RATE OF BASIC PAY OF THE
ENLISTED MEMBER SERVING AS THE SENIOR ENLISTED
ADVISOR FOR THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF
STAFF.—(a) INCREASE.—Footnote 2 to the table on En-
listed Members in section 601(b) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–
136; 37 U.S.C. 1009 note) is amended by striking ‘‘or Mas-
ter Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting
‘‘Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, or Senior
Enlisted Advisor for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff’’.
(b) PERSONAL MONEY ALLOWANCE.—
(1) ENTITLEMENT.—Section 414(c) of title 37,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or the
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard’’ and
inserting ‘‘the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast
Guard, or the Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Chair-
man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’’.
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(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
paragraph (1) shall take effect on April 1, 2005.
SEC. 8173. SUPPORT FOR YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS.—
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Support
Our Scouts Act of 2005’’.
(b) SUPPORT FOR YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS.—
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection—
(A) the term ‘‘Federal agency’’ means each
department, agency, instrumentality, or other
entity of the United States Government; and
(B) the term ‘‘youth organization’’—
(i) means any organization that is des-
ignated by the President as an organization
that is primarily intended to—
(I) serve individuals under the
age of 21 years;
(II) provide training in citizen-
ship, leadership, physical fitness, serv-
ice to community, and teamwork; and
(III) promote the development of
character and ethical and moral val-
ues; and
(ii) shall include—
(I) the Boy Scouts of America;
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(II) the Girl Scouts of the United
States of America;
(III) the Boys Clubs of America;
(IV) the Girls Clubs of America;
(V) the Young Men’s Christian
Association;
(VI) the Young Women’s Chris-
tian Association;
(VII) the Civil Air Patrol;
(VIII) the United States Olympic
Committee;
(IX) the Special Olympics;
(X) Campfire USA;
(XI) the Young Marines;
(XII) the Naval Sea Cadets Corps;
(XIII) 4–H Clubs;
(XIV) the Police Athletic League;
(XV) Big Brothers—Big Sisters of
America; and
(XVI) 
National 
Guard 
Youth
Challenge.
(2) IN GENERAL.—
(A) 
SUPPORT
FOR
YOUTH
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—
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(i) SUPPORT.—No Federal law (in-
cluding any rule, regulation, directive, in-
struction, or order) shall be construed to
limit any Federal agency from providing
any form of support for a youth organiza-
tion (including the Boy Scouts of America
or any group officially affiliated with the
Boy Scouts of America) that would result in
that Federal agency providing less support
to that youth organization (or any similar
organization chartered under the chapter of
title 36, United States Code, relating to that
youth organization) than was provided dur-
ing the preceding fiscal year. This clause
shall be subject to the availability of appro-
priations.
(ii) 
YOUTH
ORGANIZATIONS
THAT
CEASE
TO
EXIST.—Clause (i) shall not
apply to any youth organization that ceases
to exist.
(iii) WAIVERS.—The head of a Federal
agency may waive the application of clause
(i) to any youth organization with respect
to each conviction or investigation described
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under subclause (I) or (II) for a period of
not more than 2 fiscal years if—
(I) any senior officer (including
any member of the board of directors)
of the youth organization is convicted
of a criminal offense relating to the of-
ficial duties of that officer or the youth
organization is convicted of a criminal
offense; or
(II) the youth organization is the
subject of a criminal investigation re-
lating to fraudulent use or waste of
Federal funds.
(B) TYPES
OF
SUPPORT.—Support de-
scribed under this paragraph shall include—
(i) holding meetings, camping events,
or other activities on Federal property;
(ii) hosting any official event of such
organization;
(iii) loaning equipment; and
(iv) providing personnel services and
logistical support.
(c) SUPPORT FOR SCOUT JAMBOREES.—
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following
findings:
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(A) Section 8 of article I of the Constitution
of the United States commits exclusively to Con-
gress the powers to raise and support armies,
provide and maintain a Navy, and make rules
for the government and regulation of the land
and naval forces.
(B) Under those powers conferred by section
8 of article I of the Constitution of the United
States to provide, support, and maintain the
Armed Forces, it lies within the discretion of
Congress to provide opportunities to train the
Armed Forces.
(C) The primary purpose of the Armed
Forces is to defend our national security and
prepare for combat should the need arise.
(D) One of the most critical elements in de-
fending the Nation and preparing for combat is
training in conditions that simulate the prepa-
ration, logistics, and leadership required for de-
fense and combat.
(E) Support for youth organization events
simulates the preparation, logistics, and leader-
ship required for defending our national security
and preparing for combat.
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(F) For example, Boy Scouts of America’s
National Scout Jamboree is a unique training
event for the Armed Forces, as it requires the
construction, maintenance, and disassembly of a
‘‘tent city’’ capable of supporting tens of thou-
sands of people for a week or longer. Camporees
at the United States Military Academy for Girl
Scouts and Boy Scouts provide similar training
opportunities on a smaller scale.
(2) SUPPORT.—Section 2554 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(i)(1) The Secretary of Defense shall provide at least
the same level of support under this section for a national
or world Boy Scout Jamboree as was provided under this
section for the preceding national or world Boy Scout Jam-
boree.
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense may waive paragraph
(1), if the Secretary—
‘‘(A) determines that providing the support sub-
ject to paragraph (1) would be detrimental to the na-
tional security of the United States; and
‘‘(B) reports such a determination to the Con-
gress in a timely manner, and before such support is
not provided.’’.