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‘‘(4) A certification from the Governor of the 
State concerned that the requested support will be 
provided at a time when the personnel involved are 
not in Federal service. 
‘‘(e) CHARACTERIZATION OF SERVICE.—All duty per-
formed under this section shall be considered to be full- 
time National Guard duty under section 502(f) of this 
title. 
‘‘(f) DURATION OF SUPPORT.—The period for which 
support may be provided to a Federal department or agen-
cy under this section shall be limited to 180 days. When 
requested by the head of a Federal department or agency, 
the Secretary of Defense may, with the concurrence of the 
Governor of the State concerned, extend the period of time 
for an additional 90 days to meet extraordinary cir-
cumstances. 
‘‘(g) TRAINING AND BENEFITS.—(1) A member of 
the National Guard performing duty under this section 
shall, in addition to performing such duty, participate in 
the training required under section 502(a) of this title. 
The pay, allowances, and other benefits of the member 
while participating in the training shall be the same as 
those to which the member is entitled while performing 
the duty under this section. The member is not entitled 
to additional pay, allowances, or other benefits for partici-
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pation in training required under section 502(a)(1) of this 
title. 
‘‘(2) To ensure that the use of units and personnel 
of the National Guard of a State for activities specified 
in subsection (b) does not degrade the training and readi-
ness of such units and personnel, the following require-
ments shall apply in determining the activities that units 
and personnel of the National Guard of a State may per-
form: 
‘‘(A) The performance of the activities may not 
affect adversely the quality of that training or other-
wise interfere with the ability of a member or unit 
of the National Guard to perform the military func-
tions of the member or unit. 
‘‘(B) The performance of the activities may not 
degrade the military skills of the members of the 
National Guard performing those activities. 
‘‘(h) LIMITATION ON PROVISION OF SUPPORT AC-
TIVITIES.—Defense support of civil authorities activities 
conducted under authority of this section may not be pro-
vided if the provision of such support will affect adversely 
the military preparedness of the United States. 
‘‘(i) RELATIONSHIP
TO
OTHER
AUTHORITIES.— 
Nothing in this section shall be construed as a limitation 
on the authority of any unit of the National Guard of a
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State, when such unit is not in Federal service, to perform 
functions authorized to be performed by the National 
Guard by the laws of the State concerned. 
‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘State’ means each of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, or a territory or possession of the 
United States. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘national special security event’ 
means an event designated as such as authorized by 
the President that, by virtue of its political, eco-
nomic, social, or religious significance, may be the 
target of terrorism or other criminal activity.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item: 
‘‘116. Defense support of civil authorities.’’. 
(2) Section 115(i)(13) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or defense support 
of civil authorities under section 116 of such title’’ 
after ‘‘title 32’’.
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SEC. 1043. IMPROVED AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE REWARDS 
FOR 
ASSISTANCE 
IN 
COMBATING 
TER-
RORISM. 
(a) INCREASED AMOUNTS.—Section 127b of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘$200,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$5,000,000’’; 
(2) 
in 
subsection 
(c)(1)(B), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$50,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000’’; and 
(3) 
in 
subsection 
(d)(2), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$100,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000’’. 
(b) INVOLVEMENT OF ALLIED FORCES.—Such sec-
tion is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by inserting after ‘‘United States Government 
personnel’’ the following: ‘‘, or government per-
sonnel of allied forces participating in a com-
bined operation with the armed forces,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting after 
‘‘armed forces’’ the following: ‘‘, or of allied 
forces participating in a combined operation 
with the armed forces,’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by inserting after 
‘‘armed forces’’ the following: ‘‘, or of allied
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forces participating in a combined operation 
with the armed forces’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3)(A) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), an 
official who has authority delegated under paragraph (1) 
or (2) may use that authority, acting through government 
personnel of allied forces, to offer and make rewards. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe policies 
and procedures for making rewards in the manner de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), which shall include guidance 
for the accountability of funds used for making rewards 
in that manner. The policies and procedures shall not take 
effect until 30 days after the date on which the Secretary 
submits the policies and procedures to the congressional 
defense committees. Rewards may not be made in the 
manner described in subparagraph (A) except under poli-
cies and procedures that have taken effect. 
‘‘(C) Rewards may not be made in the manner de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) after September 30, 2010. 
‘‘(D) Not later than April 1, 2008, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on the implementation of this paragraph. 
The report shall identify each reward made in the manner
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described in subparagraph (A) and, for each such re-
ward— 
‘‘(i) identify the type, amount, and recipient of 
the reward; 
‘‘(ii) explain the reason for making the reward; 
and 
‘‘(iii) assess the success of the reward in ad-
vancing the effort to combat terrorism.’’. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT TO INCLUDE SPECIFIC INFOR-
MATION ON ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—Section 127b of 
title 10, United States Code, is further amended in sub-
section (f)(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(D) Information on the implementation of 
paragraph (3) of subsection (c).’’. 
SEC. 1044. REVISION OF PROFICIENCY FLYING DEFINITION. 
Subsection (c) of section 2245 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) In this section, the term ‘proficiency flying’ 
means flying performed under competent orders by a rated 
or designated member of the armed forces while serving 
in a non-aviation assignment or in an assignment in which 
skills would normally not be maintained in the perform-
ance of assigned duties.’’.
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SEC. 1045. SUPPORT FOR NON-FEDERAL DEVELOPMENT 
AND TESTING OF MATERIAL FOR CHEMICAL 
AGENT DEFENSE. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TOXIC CHEMICALS OR 
PRECURSORS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the heads of other elements of the 
Federal Government, may make available, to a 
State, a unit of local government, or a private entity 
incorporated in the United States, small quantities 
of a toxic chemical or precursor for the development 
or testing, in the United States, of material that is 
designed to be used for protective purposes. 
(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Any use of the 
authority under paragraph (1) shall be subject to 
such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
(b) PAYMENT
OF
COSTS
AND
DISPOSITION
OF 
FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure, 
through the advance payment required by paragraph 
(2) and through any other payments that may be re-
quired, that a recipient of toxic chemicals or precur-
sors under subsection (a) pays for all actual costs, 
including direct and indirect costs, associated with 
providing the toxic chemicals or precursors.