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(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member
of the Marshall Center Board of Visitors may not be required
to register as an agent of a foreign government solely by reason
of service as a member of the Board.
(3) Notwithstanding section 219 of title 18, United States Code,
a non-United States citizen may serve on the Marshall Center
Board of Visitors even though registered as a foreign agent.
SEC. 1066. AUTHORITY TO AWARD TO CIVILIAN PARTICIPANTS IN THE
DEFENSE OF PEARL HARBOR THE CONGRESSIONAL
MEDAL PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED ONLY FOR MILITARY
PARTICIPANTS IN THE DEFENSE OF PEARL HARBOR.
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Speaker of the House of Representatives
and the President pro tempore of the Senate are authorized jointly
to present, on behalf of Congress, a bronze medal provided for
under section 1492 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 104 Stat. 1721) to any
person who meets the eligibility requirements set forth in subsection
(d) of that section other than the requirement for membership
in the Armed Forces, as certified under subsection (e) of that
section or under subsection (b) of this section.
(b) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall, not later
than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, certify
to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President
pro tempore of the Senate the names of persons who are eligible
for award of the medal under this Act and have not previously
been certified under section 1492(e) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991.
(c) APPLICATIONS.—Subsections (d)(2) and (f) of section 1492
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991
shall apply in the administration of this section.
(d) ADDITIONAL STRIKING AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the
Treasury shall strike such additional medals as may be necessary
for presentation under the authority of subsection (a).
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized
to be appropriated such sum as may be necessary to carry out
this section.
(f) RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE.—The authority under sub-
section (a) shall be effective as of November 5, 1990.
SEC. 1067. ASSIMILATIVE 
CRIMES 
AUTHORITY 
FOR 
TRAFFIC
OFFENSES ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
Section 4 of the Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C. 318c), is
amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘Whoever shall violate’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), whoever
violates’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘than’’ after ‘‘not more’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b)(1) Whoever violates any military traffic regulation shall
be fined an amount not to exceed the amount of the maximum
fine for a like or similar offense under the criminal or civil law
of the State, territory, possession, or district where the military
installation in which the violation occurred is located, or imprisoned
for not more than 30 days, or both.
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘military traffic
regulation’ means a rule or regulation for the control of vehicular
or pedestrian traffic on military installations that is promulgated
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by the Secretary of Defense, or the designee of the Secretary,
under the authority delegated pursuant to section 2.’’.
SEC. 1068. UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE AMENDMENTS.
(a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT REGARDING FORFEITURES DURING
CONFINEMENT
ADJUDGED
BY
A
COURT-MARTIAL.—(1) Section
858b(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code (article 58b(a)(1) of the
Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended—
(A) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘(if adjudged by
a general court-martial)’’ after ‘‘all pay and’’; and
(B) in the third sentence, by striking out ‘‘two-thirds of
all pay and allowances’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘two-
thirds of all pay’’.
(2) The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect
as of April 1, 1996, and shall apply to any case in which a sentence
is adjudged by a court-martial on or after that date.
(b) EXCEPTED SERVICE APPOINTMENTS TO CERTAIN NONATTOR-
NEY POSITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR
THE ARMED FORCES.—(1) Subsection (c) of section 943 of title 10,
United States Code (article 143(c) of the Uniform Code of Military
Justice) is amended in paragraph (1) by inserting after the first
sentence the following: ‘‘A position of employment under the Court
that is provided primarily for the service of one judge of the court,
reports directly to the judge, and is a position of a confidential
character is excepted from the competitive service.’’.
(2) The caption for such subsection is amended by striking
out ‘‘ATTORNEY’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘CERTAIN’’.
(c) REPEAL OF 13-YEAR SPECIAL LIMIT ON TERM OF TRANSI-
TIONAL JUDGE
OF UNITED STATES COURT
OF APPEALS
FOR
THE
ARMED
FORCES.—(1) Subsection (d)(2) of section 1301 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991
(Public Law 101–189; 103 Stat. 1575; 10 U.S.C. 942 note) is
amended by striking out ‘‘to the judges who are first appointed
to the two new positions of the court created as of October 1,
1990—’’ and all that follows and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘to the
judge who is first appointed to one of the two new positions of
the court created as of October 1, 1990, as designated by the
President at the time of appointment, the anniversary referred
to in subparagraph (A) of that paragraph shall be treated as being
the seventh anniversary and the number of years referred to in
subparagraph (B) of that paragraph shall be treated as being
seven.’’.
(2) Subsection (e)(1) of such section is amended by striking
out ‘‘each judge’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘a judge’’.
SEC. 1069. PUNISHMENT OF INTERSTATE STALKING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 110A of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after section 2261 the following new section:
‘‘§ 2261A. Interstate stalking
‘‘Whoever travels across a State line or within the special
maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States with the
intent to injure or harass another person, and in the course of,
or as a result of, such travel places that person in reasonable
fear of the death of, or serious bodily injury (as defined in section
1365(g)(3) of this title) to, that person or a member of that person’s
immediate family (as defined in section 115 of this title) shall
be punished as provided in section 2261 of this title.’’.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title 18, United States Code,
is amended as follows:
(1) Section 2261(b) is amended by inserting ‘‘or section
2261A’’ after ‘‘this section’’.
(2) Sections 2261(b) and 2262(b) are each amended by
striking ‘‘offender’s spouse or intimate partner’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘victim’’.
(3) The chapter heading for chapter 110A is amended by
inserting ‘‘AND STALKING’’ after ‘‘VIOLENCE’’.
(4) The item relating to chapter 110A in the table of chap-
ters at the beginning of part I is amended to read as follows:
‘‘110A.
Domestic violence and stalking ................................................... 2261’’.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 110A of such title is amended by inserting after
the item relating to section 2261 the following new item:
‘‘2261A. Interstate stalking.’’.
SEC. 1070. PARTICIPATION OF MEMBERS, DEPENDENTS, AND OTHER
PERSONS IN CRIME PREVENTION EFFORTS AT INSTALLA-
TIONS.
(a) CRIME PREVENTION PLAN.—The Secretary of Defense shall
prepare and implement an incentive-based plan to encourage
members of the Armed Forces, dependents of members, civilian
employees of the Department of Defense, and employees of defense
contractors performing work at military installations to report to
an appropriate military law enforcement agency any crime or crimi-
nal activity that the person reasonably believes occurred on a mili-
tary installation or involves a member of the Armed Forces.
(b) INCENTIVES TO REPORT CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.—The Secretary
of Defense shall include in the plan developed under subsection
(a) incentives for members and other persons described in such
subsection to provide information to appropriate military law
enforcement agencies regarding any crime or criminal activity occur-
ring on a military installation or involving a member of the Armed
Forces.
(c) REPORT REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than Feb-
ruary 1, 1997, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report
describing the plan being developed under subsection (a).
SEC. 1071. DISPLAY OF STATE FLAGS AT INSTALLATIONS AND FACILI-
TIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 134 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
‘‘§ 2249b. Display of State flags: prohibition on use of funds
to arbitrarily exclude flag; position and manner
of display
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Funds available to the
Department of Defense may not be used to prescribe or enforce
any rule that arbitrarily excludes the official flag of any State,
territory, or possession of the United States from any display of
the flags of the States, territories, and possessions of the United
States at an official ceremony of the Department of Defense.
‘‘(b) POSITION AND MANNER OF DISPLAY.—The display of an
official flag of a State, territory, or possession of the United States
at an installation or other facility of the Department shall be
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governed by the provisions of section 3 of the Joint Resolution
of June 22, 1942 (56 Stat. 378, chapter 435; 36 U.S.C. 175), and
any modification of such provisions under section 8 of that Joint
Resolution (36 U.S.C. 178).’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter I of such chapter is amended by adding at the
end the following new item:
‘‘2249b. Display of State flags: prohibition on use of funds to arbitrarily exclude flag;
position and manner of display.’’.
SEC. 1072. TREATMENT OF EXCESS OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AIRLIFT
AIRCRAFT.
(a) REUTILIZATION OR SALE BEFORE TRANSFER.—An operational
support airlift aircraft that is excess to the requirements of the
United States shall be placed in an inactive status and stored
at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, only upon the deter-
mination of the Secretary of Defense that all reasonable efforts
for the reutilization of the aircraft by, or sale of the aircraft to,
Federal agencies or other persons have been completed. The Sec-
retary shall ensure that attempts to reutilize or sell the entire
aircraft are given precedence over any reutilization or sale of
individual parts or components of the aircraft.
(b) OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this
section, the term ‘‘operational support airlift aircraft’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 1086(f) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104–106; 110
Stat. 458).
SEC. 1073. CORRECTION TO STATUTORY REFERENCES TO CERTAIN
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) NORTH AMERICAN AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND.—Section
162(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking
out ‘‘North American Air Defense Command’’ in paragraphs (1),
(2), and (3) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘North American Aerospace
Defense Command’’.
(b) FORMER NAVAL RECORDS AND HISTORY OFFICE AND FUND.—
(1) Section 7222 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking out ‘‘Office of Naval Records and History’’ each place it
appears in subsections (a) and (c) and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘Naval Historical Center’’.
(2)(A) The heading of such section is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘§ 7222. Naval Historical Center Fund’’.
(B) The item relating to such section in the table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 631 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘7222. Naval Historical Center Fund.’’.
(3) Section 2055(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by striking out paragraph (4) and inserting in lieu thereof
the following:
‘‘(4) For treatment of gifts and bequests for the benefit of the
Naval Historical Center as gifts or bequests to or for the use of the
United States, see section 7222 of title 10, United States Code.’’.
(c) DEFENSE DISTRIBUTION CENTER, ANNISTON.—The Corpora-
tion for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety Act
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(title XVI of Public Law 104–106; 110 Stat. 515; 36 U.S.C. 5501
et seq.) is amended by striking out ‘‘Anniston Army Depot’’ each
place it appears in the following provisions and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘Defense Distribution Depot, Anniston’’:
(1) Section 1615(a)(3) (36 U.S.C. 5505(a)(3)).
(2) Section 1616(b) (36 U.S.C. 5506(b)).
(3) Section 1619(a)(1) (36 U.S.C. 5509(a)(1)).
(d) CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMIS-
SIONS.—Section 172 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484; 106 Stat. 2341; 50 U.S.C.
1521 note) is amended by striking out ‘‘Assistant Secretary of the
Army (Installations, Logistics, and Environment)’’ in subsections
(b) and (f) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Assistant Secretary of
the Army (Research, Development and Acquisition)’’.
(e) DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY.—(1) Each
of the following provisions of law is amended by inserting ‘‘Defense’’
before ‘‘Advanced Research Projects Agency’’ each place it appears:
(A) Section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.
(B) Subsections (b), (f), and (i) of section 2371 of title
10, United States Code.
(C) Section 822(c)(1)(D) of Public Law 101–510 (42 U.S.C.
6686).
(D) Section 845(a) of Public Law 103–160 (10 U.S.C. 2371
note).
(E) Section 243(a) of Public Law 103–160 (10 U.S.C. 2431
note).
(F) Sections 1352(c)(2), 1353, and 1354(a) of Public Law
103–160 (10 U.S.C. 2501 note).
(2) The section headings of each of the following sections are
amended by inserting ‘‘DEFENSE’’ before ‘‘ADVANCED’’:
(A) Section 845 of Public Law 103–160 (10 U.S.C. 2371
note).
(B) Sections 1353 and 1354 of Public Law 103–160 (10
U.S.C. 2501 note).
(3) The heading for subsection (a) of section 1354 of Public
Law 103–160 (10 U.S.C. 2501 note) is amended by striking out
‘‘ARPA’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘DARPA’’.
SEC. 1074. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10, UNITED STATES
CODE.—Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) Section 129(a) is amended by striking out ‘‘the date
of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 1996’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘February
10, 1996,’’.
(2) Section 401 is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)(4), by striking out ‘‘Armed Forces’’
both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘armed
forces’’; and
(B) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘any of the following’’
after ‘‘means’’.
(3) Section 528(b) is amended by striking out ‘‘(1)’’ after
‘‘(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The limitation’’.
(4) Section 1078a(a) is amended by striking out ‘‘Beginning
on October 1, 1994, the’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘The’’.
(5) Section 1161(b)(2) is amended by striking out ‘‘section
1178’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section 1167’’.
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in the first section of that Act is transferred to the end of
such table of contents and revised so as to reflect such
redesignation.
(2) Section 1412(g)(2) of the Department of Defense
Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521(g)(2)), is amended—
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing out ‘‘shall contain—’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘shall
include the following:’’;
(B) in subparagraph (A)—
(i) by striking out ‘‘a’’ before ‘‘site-by-site’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘A’’; and
(ii) by striking out the semicolon at the end and
inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
(C) in subparagraphs (B) and (C), by striking out ‘‘an’’
at the beginning of the subparagraph and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘An’’.
(3) Section 3131 of Public Law 99–570 (19 U.S.C. 2081;
100 Stat. 3207–91) is amended in clause (v) of subsection
(a)(1)(A) by striking out ‘‘and (c)’’ both places it appears.
(e) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AMENDMENTS.—For purposes
of applying amendments made by provisions of this Act other than
provisions of this section, this section shall be treated as having
been enacted immediately before the other provisions of this Act.
(f) AMENDMENTS TO THE OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT
POLICY ACT.—The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41
U.S.C. 403 et seq.) is amended as follows:
(1) Section 6(f) (41 U.S.C. 405(f)) is amended by striking
out ‘‘the policies set forth in section 2 or’’.
(2) Section 15(a) (41 U.S.C. 413(a)) is amended by striking
out the second sentence.
(3) Section 25 (41 U.S.C. 421) is amended—
(A) in subsection (c)—
(i) in paragraph (3), by striking out ‘‘the policies
set forth in section 2 of this Act or’’; and
(ii) in paragraph (5), by striking out ‘‘or the policies
set forth in section 2 of this Act’’; and
(B) in subsection (e), by striking out ‘‘the policies of
section 2 and’’.
SEC. 1075. MODIFICATION TO THIRD-PARTY LIABILITY TO UNITED
STATES FOR TORTIOUS INFLICTION OF INJURY OR DIS-
EASE ON MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.
(a) RECOVERY OF PAY AND ALLOWANCES.—The first section of
Public Law 87–693 (42 U.S.C. 2651) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (a)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or pay for’’ after ‘‘required by law
to furnish’’; and
(B) by striking out ‘‘or to be furnished’’ both places
it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘, to be furnished,
paid for, or to be paid for’’;
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections
(d) and (e), respectively;
(3) by inserting after subsection (a), the following new
subsections:
‘‘(b) If a member of the uniformed services is injured, or con-
tracts a disease, under circumstances creating a tort liability upon
a third person (other than or in addition to the United States
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and except employers of seamen referred to in subsection (a)) for
damages for such injury or disease and the member is unable
to perform the member’s regular military duties as a result of
the injury or disease, the United States shall have a right (independ-
ent of the rights of the member) to recover from the third person
or an insurer of the third person, or both, the amount equal to
the total amount of the pay that accrues and is to accrue to
the member for the period for which the member is unable to
perform such duties as a result of the injury or disease and is
not assigned to perform other military duties.
‘‘(c)(1) If, pursuant to the laws of a State that are applicable
in a case of a member of the uniformed services who is injured
or contracts a disease as a result of tortious conduct of a third
person, there is in effect for such a case (as a substitute or alter-
native for compensation for damages through tort liability) a system
of compensation or reimbursement for expenses of hospital, medical,
surgical, or dental care and treatment or for lost pay pursuant
to a policy of insurance, contract, medical or hospital service agree-
ment, or similar arrangement, the United States shall be deemed
to be a third-party beneficiary of such a policy, contract, agreement,
or arrangement.
‘‘(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)—
‘‘(A) the expenses incurred or to be incurred by the United
States for care and treatment for an injured or diseased member
as described in subsection (a) shall be deemed to have been
incurred by the member;
‘‘(B) the cost to the United States of the pay of the member
as described in subsection (b) shall be deemed to have been
pay lost by the member as a result of the injury or disease;
and
‘‘(C) the United States shall be subrogated to any right
or claim that the injured or diseased member or the member’s
guardian, personal representative, estate, dependents, or survi-
vors have under a policy, contract, agreement, or arrangement
referred to in paragraph (1) to the extent of the reasonable
value of the care and treatment and the total amount of the
pay deemed lost under subparagraph (B).’’;
(4) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (2),
by inserting ‘‘or paid for’’ after ‘‘treatment is furnished’’; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f)(1) Any amount recovered under this section for medical
care and related services furnished by a military medical treatment
facility or similar military activity shall be credited to the appropria-
tion or appropriations supporting the operation of that facility or
activity, as determined under regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary of Defense.
‘‘(2) Any amount recovered under this section for the cost to
the United States of pay of an injured or diseased member of
the uniformed services shall be credited to the appropriation that
supports the operation of the command, activity, or other unit
to which the member was assigned at the time of the injury or
illness, as determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary
concerned.
‘‘(g) For the purposes of this section:
‘‘(1) The term ‘uniformed services’ has the meaning given
such term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.
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‘‘(2) The term ‘tortious conduct’ includes any tortious
omission.
‘‘(3) The term ‘pay’, with respect to a member of the uni-
formed services, means basic pay, special pay, and incentive
pay that the member is authorized to receive under title 37,
United States Code, or any other law providing pay for service
in the uniformed services.
‘‘(4) The term ‘Secretary concerned’ means—
‘‘(A) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to the Army,
the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, and the Coast
Guard (when it is operating as a service in the Navy);
‘‘(B) the Secretary of Transportation, with respect to
the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service
in the Navy;
‘‘(C) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with
respect to the commissioned corps of the Public Health
Service; and
‘‘(D) the Secretary of Commerce, with respect to the
commissioned 
corps 
of 
the 
National 
Oceanic 
and
Atmospheric Administration.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The first section of Public Law
87–693 (42 U.S.C. 2651) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (a)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(independent of the rights of the
injured or diseased person)’’ after ‘‘a right to recover’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘, or that person’s insurer,’’ after ‘‘from
said third person’’;
(2) in subsection (d), as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘such right,’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘a right under subsections (a), (b), and (c)’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘or the insurance carrier or other
entity responsible for the payment or reimbursement of
medical expenses or lost pay’’ after ‘‘the third person who
is liable for the injury or disease’’ each place it appears.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The authority to collect pursuant to the
amendments made by this section shall apply to expenses described
in the first section of Public Law 87–693 (as amended by this
section) that are incurred, or are to be incurred, by the United
States on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, whether
the event from which the claim arises occurs before, on, or after
that date.
SEC. 1076. CHEMICAL 
STOCKPILE 
EMERGENCY 
PREPAREDNESS
PROGRAM.
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit
to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Commit-
tee on National Security of the House of Representatives a report
assessing the implementation and success of the establishment
of site-specific Integrated Product and Process Teams as a manage-
ment tool for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Pro-
gram.
(b) CONTINGENT MANDATED REFORMS.—If at the end of the
120-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
Act the Secretary of the Army and the Director of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency have been unsuccessful in
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implementing a site-specific Integrated Product and Process Team
with each of the affected States, the Secretary of the Army shall—
(1) assume full control and responsibility for the Chemical
Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (eliminating the
role of the Director of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency as joint manager of the program);
(2) establish programmatic agreement with each of the
affected States regarding program requirements, implementa-
tion schedules, training and exercise requirements, and funding
(to include direct grants for program support);
(3) clearly define the goals of the program; and
(4) establish fiscal constraints for the program.
SEC. 1077. EXEMPTION 
FROM 
REQUIREMENTS 
APPLICABLE 
TO
SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS FOR CERTAIN SAVINGS INSTITU-
TIONS SERVING MILITARY PERSONNEL.
Section 10(m)(3)(F) of the Home Owners’ Loan Act (12 U.S.C.
1467a(m)(3)(F)) is amended—
(1) in the subparagraph caption, by striking out ‘‘ASSOCIA-
TION
SERVING
TRANSIENT’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘ASSOCIATIONS SERVING CERTAIN’’;
(2) by striking out ‘‘company if—’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘90 percent’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘company
if at least 90 percent’’; and
(3) by striking out ‘‘officers’’ both places it appears and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘members’’.
SEC. 1078. IMPROVEMENTS TO NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION
PROGRAM.
(a) TEMPORARY REQUIREMENT RELATING
TO EMPLOYMENT.—
Title VII of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1996
(Public Law 104–61; 109 Stat. 650), is amended in the paragraph
under the heading ‘‘NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION TRUST FUND’’
by striking out the proviso.
(b) GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—(1) Subparagraph (A)
of subsection (a)(1) of section 802 of the David L. Boren National
Security Education Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 1902) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(A) 
awarding 
scholarships 
to 
undergraduate
students who—
‘‘(i) are United States citizens in order to enable
such students to study, for at least one academic
semester or equivalent term, in foreign countries that
are critical countries (as determined under section
803(d)(4)(A)) in those languages and study areas where
deficiencies exist (as identified in the assessments
undertaken pursuant to section 806(d)); and
‘‘(ii) pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A), enter into
an agreement to work in a national security position
or work in the field of higher education in the area
of study for which the scholarship was awarded;’’; and
(2) Subparagraph (B) of that subsection is amended—
(A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘relating to the national
security interests of the United States’’ after ‘‘international
fields’’; and
(B) in clause (ii)—
(i) by striking out ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘subsection (b)(2)(B)’’; and
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(ii) by striking out ‘‘work for an agency or office of
the Federal Government or in’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘work in a national security position or work in’’.
(c) SERVICE AGREEMENT.—(1) Subsection (b) of that section
is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking
out ‘‘, or of scholarships’’ and all that follows through ‘‘12 months
or more,’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘or any scholarship’’.
(2) Paragraph (2) of that subsection is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(2) will—
‘‘(A) not later than eight years after such recipient’s
completion of the study for which scholarship assistance
was provided under the program, and in accordance with
regulations issued by the Secretary—
‘‘(i) work in a national security position for a period
specified by the Secretary, which period shall be no
longer than the period for which scholarship assistance
was provided; or
‘‘(ii) if the recipient demonstrates to the Secretary
(in accordance with such regulations) that no national
security position is available, work in the field of higher
education in a discipline relating to the foreign country,
foreign language, area study, or international field of
study for which the scholarship was awarded, for a
period specified by the Secretary, which period shall
be determined in accordance with clause (i); or
‘‘(B) upon completion of such recipient’s education
under the program, and in accordance with such regula-
tions—
‘‘(i) work in a national security position for a period
specified by the Secretary, which period shall be not
less than one and not more than three times the period
for which the fellowship assistance was provided; or
‘‘(ii) if the recipient demonstrates to the Secretary
(in accordance with such regulations) that no national
security position is available upon the completion of
the degree, work in the field of higher education in
a discipline relating to the foreign country, foreign
language, area study, or international field of study
for which the fellowship was awarded, for a period
specified by the Secretary, which period shall be estab-
lished in accordance with clause (i); and’’.
(d) EVALUATION
OF PROGRESS
IN LANGUAGE SKILLS.—Such
section is further amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as sub-
sections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new sub-
section (c):
‘‘(c) EVALUATION OF PROGRESS IN LANGUAGE SKILLS.—The Sec-
retary shall, through the National Security Education Program
office, administer a test of the foreign language skills of each
recipient of a scholarship or fellowship under this title before the
commencement of the study or education for which the scholarship
or fellowship is awarded and after the completion of such study
or education. The purpose of these tests is to evaluate the progress
made by recipients of scholarships and fellowships in developing
foreign language skills as a result of assistance under this title.’’.
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(e) FUNCTIONS
OF
THE
NATIONAL
SECURITY
EDUCATION
BOARD.—Section 803(d) of that Act (50 U.S.C. 1903(d)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, including an order
of priority in such awards that favors individuals expressing
an interest in national security issues or pursuing a career
in a national security position’’ before the period;
(2) in paragraph (4)—
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing out ‘‘Make recommendations’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘After taking into account the annual analyses
of trends in language, international, and area studies under
section 806(b)(1), make recommendations’’;
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and countries
which are of importance to the national security interests
of the United States’’ after ‘‘are studying’’; and
(C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘relating to the
national security interests of the United States’’ after ‘‘sec-
tion 802(a)(1)(B)’’;
(3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (8); and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new para-
graphs:
‘‘(5) Encourage applications for fellowships under this title
from graduate students having an educational background in
any academic discipline, particularly in the areas of science
or technology.
‘‘(6) Provide the Secretary biennially with a list of scholar-
ship recipients and fellowship recipients, including an assess-
ment of their foreign area and language skills, who are
available to work in a national security position.
‘‘(7) Not later than 30 days after a scholarship or fellowship
recipient completes the study or education for which assistance
was provided under the program, provide the Secretary with
a report fully describing the foreign area and language skills
obtained by the recipient as a result of the assistance.’’.
(f) NATIONAL SECURITY POSITION DEFINED.—(1) Section 808
of that Act (50 U.S.C. 1908) is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) The term ‘national security position’ means a position—
‘‘(A) having national security responsibilities in a
agency or office of the Federal Government that has
national security responsibilities, as determined under sec-
tion 802(g); and
‘‘(B) in which the individual in such position makes
their foreign language skills available to such agency or
office.’’.
(2) Section 802 of that Act (50 U.S.C. 1902), as amended by
subsection (d)(1) of this section, is further amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(g) DETERMINATION OF AGENCIES AND OFFICES OF THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT HAVING NATIONAL SECURITY RESPONSIBILITIES.—(1)
The Secretary, in consultation with the Board, shall annually deter-
mine and develop a list identifying each agency or office of the
Federal Government having national security responsibilities at
which a recipient of a fellowship or scholarship under this title
will be able to make the recipient’s foreign area and language
skills available to such agency or office. The Secretary shall submit
the first such list to the Congress and include each subsequent
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list in the annual report to the Congress, as required by section
806(b)(6).
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding section 804, funds may not be made avail-
able from the Fund to carry out this title for fiscal year 1997
until 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense
submits to the Congress the first such list required by paragraph
(1).’’.
(3) Section 806(b) of that Act (50 U.S.C. 1906(b)) is amended
by striking out ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (5), redesignating
paragraph (6) as paragraph (7), and inserting after paragraph (5)
the following new paragraph (6):
‘‘(6) the current list of agencies and offices of the Federal
Government required to be developed by section 802(g); and’’.
(g) REPORT ON PROGRAM.—(1) Not later than six months after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to Congress a report assessing the improvements to
the program established under the David L. Boren National Security
Education Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.) that result from
the amendments made by this section.
(2) The report shall include an assessment of the contribution
of the program, as so improved, in meeting the national security
objectives of the United States.
SEC. 1079. AVIATION AND VESSEL WAR RISK INSURANCE.
(a) AVIATION RISK INSURANCE.—(1) Chapter 931 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
new section:
‘‘§ 9514. Indemnification of Department of Transportation
for losses covered by defense-related aviation
insurance
‘‘(a) PROMPT INDEMNIFICATION REQUIRED.—(1) In the event of
a loss that is covered by defense-related aviation insurance, the
Secretary of Defense shall promptly indemnify the Secretary of
Transportation for the amount of the loss consistent with the indem-
nification agreement between the two Secretaries that underlies
such insurance. The Secretary of Defense shall make such indem-
nification—
‘‘(A) in the case of a claim for the loss of an aircraft
hull, not later than 30 days after the date on which the Sec-
retary of Transportation determines the claim to be payable
or that amounts are due under the policy that provided the
defense-related aviation insurance; and
‘‘(B) in the case of any other claim, not later than 180
days after the date on which the Secretary of Transportation
determines the claim to be payable.
‘‘(2) When there is a loss of an aircraft hull that is (or may
be) covered by defense-related aviation insurance, the Secretary
of Transportation may make, during the period when a claim for
such loss is pending with the Secretary of Transportation, any
required periodic payments owed by the insured party to a lessor
or mortgagee of such aircraft. Such payments shall commence not
later than 30 days following the date of the presentment of the
claim for the loss of the aircraft hull to the Secretary of Transpor-
tation. If the Secretary of Transportation determines that the claim
is payable, any amount paid under this paragraph arising from
such claim shall be credited against the amount payable under
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the aviation insurance. If the Secretary of Transportation deter-
mines that the claim is not payable, any amount paid under this
paragraph arising from such claim shall constitute a debt to the
United States, payable to the insurance fund. Any such amounts
so returned to the United States shall be promptly credited to
the fund or account from which the payments were made under
this paragraph.
‘‘(b) SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR PAYMENT OF INDEMNITY.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may pay an indemnity described in subsection
(a) from any funds available to the Department of Defense for
operation and maintenance, and such sums as may be necessary
for payment of such indemnity are hereby authorized to be trans-
ferred to the Secretary of Transportation for such purpose.
‘‘(c) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—In the event of a loss that is covered
by defense-related aviation insurance in the case of an incident
in which the covered loss is (or is expected to be) in an amount
in excess of $1,000,000, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to Congress—
‘‘(1) notification of the loss as soon after the occurrence
of the loss as possible and in no event more than 30 days
after the date of the loss; and
‘‘(2) semiannual reports thereafter updating the informa-
tion submitted under paragraph (1) and showing with respect
to losses arising from such incident the total amount expended
to cover such losses, the source of those funds, pending litiga-
tion, and estimated total cost to the Government.
‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTING MATTERS.—(1) Payment of indemnification
under this section is not subject to section 2214 or 2215 of this
title or any other provision of law requiring notification to Congress
before funds may be transferred.
‘‘(2) Consolidation of claims arising from the same incident
is not required before indemnification of the Secretary of Transpor-
tation for payment of a claim may be made under this section.
‘‘(e) CONSTRUCTION
WITH
OTHER
TRANSFER
AUTHORITY.—
Authority to transfer funds under this section is in addition to
any other authority provided by law to transfer funds (whether
enacted before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this
section) and is not subject to any dollar limitation or notification
requirement contained in any other such authority to transfer funds.
‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT ON CONTINGENT LIABILITIES.—Not later
than March 1 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to Congress a report setting forth the current amount of the contin-
gent outstanding liability of the United States under the insurance
program under chapter 443 of title 49.
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) DEFENSE-RELATED
AVIATION
INSURANCE.—The term
‘defense-related aviation insurance’ means aviation insurance
and reinsurance provided through policies issued by the Sec-
retary of Transportation under chapter 443 of title 49 that
pursuant to section 44305(b) of that title is provided by that
Secretary without premium at the request of the Secretary
of Defense and is covered by an indemnity agreement between
the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Defense.
‘‘(2) LOSS.—The term ‘loss’ includes damage to or destruc-
tion of property, personal injury or death, and other liabilities
and expenses covered by the defense-related aviation insur-
ance.’’.
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(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘9514. Indemnification of Department of Transportation for losses covered by
defense-related aviation insurance.’’.
(b) VESSEL WAR RISK INSURANCE.—(1) Chapter 157 of title
10, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 2644,
as redesignated by section 906, the following new section:
‘‘§ 2645. Indemnification of Department of Transportation
for losses covered by vessel war risk insurance
‘‘(a) PROMPT INDEMNIFICATION REQUIRED.—(1) In the event of
a loss that is covered by vessel war risk insurance, the Secretary
of Defense shall promptly indemnify the Secretary of Transportation
for the amount of the loss consistent with the indemnification
agreement between the two Secretaries that underlies such insur-
ance. The Secretary of Defense shall make such indemnification—
‘‘(A) in the case of a claim for the loss of a vessel, not
later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary of
Transportation determines the claim to be payable or that
amounts are due under the policy that provided the vessel
war risk insurance; and
‘‘(B) in the case of any other claim, not later than 180
days after the date on which on which the Secretary of
Transportation determines the claim to be payable.
‘‘(2) When there is a loss of a vessel that is (or may be)
covered by vessel war risk insurance, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation may make, during the period when a claim for such loss
is pending with the Secretary of Transportation, any required peri-
odic payments owed by the insured party to a lessor or mortgagee
of such vessel. Such payments shall commence not later than 30
days following the date of the presentment of the claim for the
loss of the vessel to the Secretary of Transportation. If the Secretary
of Transportation determines that the claim is payable, any amount
paid under this paragraph arising from such claim shall be credited
against the amount payable under the vessel war risk insurance.
If the Secretary of Transportation determines that the claim is
not payable, any amount paid under this paragraph arising from
such claim shall constitute a debt to the United States, payable
to the insurance fund. Any such amounts so returned to the United
States shall be promptly credited to the fund or account from
which the payments were made under this paragraph.
‘‘(b) SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR PAYMENT OF INDEMNITY.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may pay an indemnity described in subsection
(a) from any funds available to the Department of Defense for
operation and maintenance, and such sums as may be necessary
for payment of such indemnity are hereby authorized to be trans-
ferred to the Secretary of Transportation for such purpose.
‘‘(c) DEPOSIT OF FUNDS.—Any amount transferred to the Sec-
retary of Transportation under this section shall be deposited in,
and merged with amounts in, the Vessel War Risk Insurance Fund
as provided in the second sentence of section 1208(a) of the Mer-
chant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1288(a)).
‘‘(d) NOTICE
TO CONGRESS.—In the event of a loss that is
covered by vessel war risk insurance in the case of an incident
in which the covered loss is (or is expected to be) in an amount
in excess of $1,000,000, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to Congress—