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(B) collection of terrorism-related intel-
ligence through human intelligence sources, sig-
nals intelligence sources, and other intelligence
sources; and
(C) intelligence policy, capabilities, and
practices.
(4) LEGAL IMPEDIMENTS.—Any impediments in
law to the effective performance of intelligence mis-
sions in support of homeland defense.
(e) THREAT AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT.—
(1) CONTENT.—The compliance-based national
threat and vulnerability assessment under subsection
(b)(3) shall include a discussion of the following mat-
ters:
(A) CRITICAL
FACILITIES.—The threat of
terrorist attack on critical facilities, programs,
and systems of the United States, together with
the capabilities of the Department of Defense to
deter and respond to any such attack.
(B) DOD 
VULNERABILITY.—The vulner-
ability of installations, facilities, and personnel
of the Department of Defense to attack by per-
sons using weapons of mass destruction, CBRNE
weapons, or cyber means.
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(C) 
BALANCED
SURVIVABILITY
ASSESS-
MENT.—Plans to conduct a balanced surviv-
ability assessment for use in determining the
vulnerabilities of targets referred to in subpara-
graphs (A) and (B).
(D) PROCESS.—Plans, including timelines
and milestones, necessary to develop a process for
conducting compliance-based vulnerability as-
sessments for critical infrastructure, together
with the standards to be used for ensuring that
the process is executable.
(2) DEFINITION
OF
COMPLIANCE-BASED.—In
subsection (b)(3) and paragraph (1)(D) of this sub-
section, the term ‘‘compliance-based’’, with respect to
an assessment, means that the assessment is conducted
under policies and procedures that require correction
of each deficiency identified in the assessment to a
standard set forth in Department of Defense Instruc-
tion 2000.16 or another applicable Department of De-
fense instruction, directive, or policy.
(f) TRAINING AND EXERCISING.—The discussion of the
Department of Defense plans for training and exercising
for the performance of the homeland defense mission under
subsection (b)(4) shall contain the following matters:
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(1) MILITARY
EDUCATION.—The plans for the
training and education of members of the Armed
Forces specifically for performance of homeland de-
fense missions, including any anticipated changes in
the curriculum in—
(A) the National Defense University, the
war colleges of the Armed Forces, graduate edu-
cation programs, and other senior military
schools and education programs; and
(B) the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
program, officer candidate schools, enlisted and
officer basic and advanced individual training
programs, and other entry level military edu-
cation and training programs.
(2) EXERCISES.—The plans for using exercises
and simulation in the training of all components of
the Armed Forces, including—
(A) plans for integrated training with de-
partments and agencies of the United States out-
side the Department of Defense and with agen-
cies of State and local governments; and
(B) plans for developing an opposing force
that, for the purpose of developing potential sce-
narios of terrorist attacks on targets inside the
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United States, simulates a terrorist group hav-
ing the capability to engage in such attacks.
(g) BIOTERRORISM INITIATIVE.—The evaluation of the
need for a Department of Defense bioterrorism initiative
under subsection (b)(5) shall include a discussion that iden-
tifies and evaluates options for potential action in such an
initiative, as follows:
(1) PLANNING, TRAINING, EXERCISE, EVALUA-
TION, AND FUNDING.—Options for—
(A) refining the plans of the Department of
Defense for biodefense to include participation of
other departments and agencies of the United
States and State and local governments;
(B) increasing biodefense training, exercises,
and readiness evaluations by the Department of
Defense, including training, exercises, and eval-
uations that include participation of other de-
partments and agencies of the United States and
State and local governments;
(C) increasing Department of Defense fund-
ing for biodefense; and
(D) integrating other departments and
agencies of the United States and State and local
governments into the plans, training, exercises,
evaluations, and resourcing.
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(2) DISEASE
SURVEILLANCE.—Options for the
Department of Defense to develop an integrated dis-
ease surveillance detection system and to improve sys-
tems for communicating information and warnings of
the incidence of disease to recipients within the De-
partment of Defense and to other departments and
agencies of the United States and State and local gov-
ernments.
(3) EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STANDARD.—Op-
tions for broadening the scope of the Revised Emer-
gency Management Standard of the Joint Commis-
sion on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations by
including the broad and active participation of Fed-
eral, State, and local governmental agencies that are
expected to respond in any event of a CBRNE or
cyber attack.
(4) LABORATORY RESPONSE NETWORK.—Options
for the Department of Defense—
(A) to participate in the laboratory re-
sponse network for bioterrorism; and
(B) to increase the capacity of Department
of Defense laboratories rated by the Secretary of
Defense as level D laboratories to facilitate par-
ticipation in the network.
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(h) CHEMICAL
BIOLOGICAL
INCIDENT
RESPONSE
TEAMS.—The evaluation of the need for and feasibility of
developing and fielding Department of Defense regional
chemical biological incident response teams under sub-
section (b)(6) shall include a discussion and evaluation of
the following options:
(1) REGIONAL TEAMS.—Options for the Depart-
ment of Defense, using the chemical biological inci-
dent response force as a model, to develop, equip,
train, and provide transportation for five United
States based, strategically located, regional chemical
biological incident response teams.
(2) RESOURCING.—Options and preferred meth-
ods for providing the resources and personnel nec-
essary for developing and fielding any such teams.
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) CBRNE.—The term ‘‘CBRNE’’ means chem-
ical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive.
(2) WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION.—The term
‘‘weapon of mass destruction’’ has the meaning given
such term in section 1403 of the Defense Against
Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C.
2302).
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SEC. 1045. STRATEGY FOR IMPROVING PREPAREDNESS OF
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS FOR INCIDENTS
INVOLVING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUC-
TION.
(a) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.—The Secretary of Defense
shall develop a comprehensive plan for improving the pre-
paredness of military installations for preventing and re-
sponding to incidents involving use or threat of use of weap-
ons of mass destruction.
(b) CONTENT.—The comprehensive plan shall set forth
the following:
(1) A strategy that—
(A) identifies—
(i) long-term goals and objectives;
(ii) resource requirements; and
(iii) factors beyond the control of the
Secretary that could impede the achieve-
ment of the goals and objectives; and
(B) includes a discussion of—
(i) the extent to which local, regional,
or national military response capabilities
are to be developed and used; and
(ii) how the Secretary will coordinate
these capabilities with local, regional, or
national civilian capabilities.
(2) A performance plan that—
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(A) provides a reasonable schedule, with
milestones, for achieving the goals and objectives
of the strategy;
(B) performance criteria for measuring
progress in achieving the goals and objectives;
(C) a description of the process, together
with a discussion of the resources, necessary to
achieve the goals and objectives;
(D) a description of the process for evalu-
ating results.
(c) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall
submit the comprehensive plan to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW AND REPORT.—
Not later than 60 days after the Secretary submits the com-
prehensive plan to Congress under subsection (c), the Comp-
troller General shall review the plan and submit an assess-
ment of the plan to the committees referred to in that sub-
section.
(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—(1) In each of 2004, 2005, and
2006, the Secretary of Defense shall include a report on the
comprehensive plan in the materials that the Secretary sub-
mits to Congress in support of the budget submitted by the
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President such year pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31,
United States Code.
(2) The report shall include—
(A) a discussion of any revision that the Sec-
retary has made in the comprehensive plan since the
last report; and
(B) an assessment of the progress made in
achieving the goals and objectives of the strategy set
forth in the plan.
(3) No report is required under this subsection after
the Secretary submits under this subsection a report con-
taining a declaration that the goals and objectives set forth
in the strategy have been achieved.
Subtitle E—Other Matters
SEC. 1061. CONTINUED APPLICABILITY OF EXPIRING GOV-
ERNMENTWIDE INFORMATION SECURITY RE-
QUIREMENTS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 131 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2224 the
following new section:
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‘‘§ 2224a. Information security: continued applica-
bility of expiring Governmentwide re-
quirements to the Department of Defense
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of subchapter II of
chapter 35 of title 44 shall continue to apply with respect
to the Department of Defense, notwithstanding the expira-
tion of authority under section 3536 of such title.
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In administering the provi-
sions of subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 44 with respect
to the Department of Defense after the expiration of author-
ity under section 3536 of such title, the Secretary of Defense
shall perform the duties set forth in that subchapter for the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at
the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after
the item relating to section 2224 the following new item:
‘‘2224a. Information security: continued applicability of expiring Government-
wide requirements to the Department of Defense.’’.
SEC. 1062. ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTARY SERVICES OF
PROCTORS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF ARMED
SERVICES VOCATIONAL APTITUDE BATTERY.
Section 1588(a) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(6) Voluntary services as a proctor for the ad-
ministration of the Armed Services Vocational Apti-
tude Battery.’’.
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SEC. 1063. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE TO SELL AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT
PARTS FOR USE IN RESPONDING TO OIL
SPILLS.
(a) FOUR-YEAR EXTENSION.—Subsection (a)(1) of sec-
tion 740 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and
Reform Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 106–181; 114
Stat. 173; 10 U.S.C. 2576 note) is amended by striking
‘‘September 30, 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2006’’.
(b) ADDITIONAL REPORT.—Subsection (f) of such sec-
tion is amended by striking ‘‘March 31, 2002’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘March 31, 2006’’.
SEC. 1064. AMENDMENTS TO IMPACT AID PROGRAM.
(a) ELIGIBILITY FOR HEAVILY IMPACTED LOCAL EDU-
CATIONAL AGENCIES AFFECTED
BY PRIVATIZATION
OF
MILITARY HOUSING.—Section 8003(b)(2) of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7703(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(H) ELIGIBILITY FOR HEAVILY IMPACTED
LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES
AFFECTED
BY
PRIVATIZATION OF MILITARY HOUSING.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For any fiscal year
beginning with fiscal year 2003, a heavily
impacted local educational agency that re-
ceived a basic support payment under sub-
paragraph (A) for the prior fiscal year, but
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is ineligible for such payment for the cur-
rent fiscal year under subparagraph (B) or
(C), as the case may be, by reason of the
conversion of military housing units to pri-
vate housing described in clause (ii), shall
be deemed to meet the eligibility require-
ments under subparagraph (B) or (C), as
the case may be, for the period during
which the housing units are undergoing
such conversion, and shall be paid under the
same provisions of subparagraph (D) or (E)
as the agency was paid in the prior fiscal
year.
‘‘(ii) CONVERSION OF MILITARY HOUS-
ING
UNITS
TO
PRIVATE
HOUSING
DE-
SCRIBED.—For purposes of clause (i), ‘con-
version of military housing units to private
housing’ means the conversion of military
housing units to private housing units pur-
suant to subchapter IV of chapter 169 of
title 10, United States Code, or pursuant to
any other related provision of law.’’.
(b) COTERMINOUS MILITARY SCHOOL DISTRICTS.—
Section 8003(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
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cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(a)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘(6) COTERMINOUS
MILITARY
SCHOOL
DIS-
TRICTS.—For purposes of computing the amount of a
payment for a local educational agency for children
described in paragraph (1)(D)(i), the Secretary shall
consider such children to be children described in
paragraph (1)(B) if the agency is a local educational
agency whose boundaries are the same as a Federal
military installation.’’.
SEC. 1065. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ON SHIPBOARD
HAZARD AND DEFENSE PROJECT TO DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) PLAN FOR DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.—Not
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress and
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a comprehensive plan for
the review, declassification, and submittal to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs of all medical records and infor-
mation of the Department of Defense on the Shipboard Haz-
ard and Defense (SHAD) project of the Navy that are rel-
evant to the provision of benefits by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs to members of the Armed Forces who partici-
pated in that project.
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(b) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—(1) The records and infor-
mation covered by the plan under subsection (a) shall be
the records and information necessary to permit the identi-
fication of members of the Armed Forces who were or may
have been exposed to chemical or biological agents as a re-
sult of the Shipboard Hazard and Defense project.
(2) The plan shall provide for completion of all activi-
ties contemplated by the plan not later than one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) REPORTS
ON IMPLEMENTATION.—(1) Not later
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
and every 90 days thereafter until completion of all activi-
ties contemplated by the plan under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to Congress and the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs a report on progress in the implementa-
tion of the plan during the 90-day period ending on the
date of such report.
(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, for
the period covered by such report—
(A) the number of records reviewed;
(B) each test, if any, under the Shipboard Haz-
ard and Defense project identified during such review;
(C) for each test so identified—
(i) the test name;
(ii) the test objective;
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(iii) the chemical or biological agent or
agents involved; and
(iv) the number of members of the Armed
Forces, and civilian personnel, potentially ef-
fected by such test; and
(D) the extent of submittal of records and infor-
mation to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under this
section.
SEC. 1066. TRANSFER OF HISTORIC DF–9E PANTHER AIR-
CRAFT TO WOMEN AIRFORCE SERVICE PI-
LOTS MUSEUM.
(a) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.—The Secretary of the
Navy may convey, without consideration, to the Women
Airforce Service Pilots Museum in Quartzsite, Arizona (in
this section referred to as the ‘‘W.A.S.P. museum’’), all
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a
DF–9E Panther aircraft (Bureau Number 125316). The
conveyance shall be made by means of a conditional deed
of gift.
(b) CONDITION OF AIRCRAFT.—The aircraft shall be
conveyed under subsection (a) in ‘‘as is’’ condition. The Sec-
retary is not required to repair or alter the condition of
the aircraft before conveying ownership of the aircraft.
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(c) REVERTER UPON BREACH OF CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary shall include in the instrument of conveyance of
the aircraft under subsection (a)—
(1) a condition that the W.A.S.P. museum not
convey any ownership interest in, or transfer posses-
sion of, the aircraft to any other party without the
prior approval of the Secretary; and
(2) a condition that if the Secretary determines
at any time that the W.A.S.P. museum has conveyed
an ownership interest in, or transferred possession of,
the aircraft to any other party without the prior ap-
proval of the Secretary, all right, title, and interest
in and to the aircraft, including any repair or alter-
ation of the aircraft, shall revert to the United States,
and the United States shall have the right of imme-
diate possession of the aircraft.
(d) CONVEYANCE
AT NO COST
TO
THE UNITED
STATES.—The conveyance of the aircraft under subsection
(a) shall be made at no cost to the United States. Any costs
associated with the conveyance, costs of determining compli-
ance with subsection (b), and costs of operation and mainte-
nance of the aircraft conveyed shall be borne by the
W.A.S.P. museum.
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions
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in connection with a conveyance under this section as the
Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of
the United States.
SEC. 1067. REWARDS FOR ASSISTANCE IN COMBATING TER-
RORISM.
(a) AUTHORITY.—Chapter 3 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 127a the fol-
lowing new section:
‘‘§ 127b. Rewards for assistance in combating ter-
rorism
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may pay
a monetary reward to a person for providing United States
personnel with information or nonlethal assistance that is
beneficial to—
‘‘(1) an operation of the armed forces conducted
outside the United States against international ter-
rorism; or
‘‘(2) force protection of the armed forces.
‘‘(b) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The amount of a reward
paid to a recipient under this section may not exceed
$200,000.
‘‘(c) DELEGATION
TO COMMANDER
OF COMBATANT
COMMAND.—(1) The Secretary of Defense may delegate to
the commander of a combatant command authority to pay
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a reward under this section in an amount not in excess
of $50,000.
‘‘(2) A commander to whom authority to pay rewards
is delegated under paragraph (1) may further delegate au-
thority to pay a reward under this section in an amount
not in excess of $2,500.
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—(1) The Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney
General, shall prescribe policies and procedures for offering
and paying rewards under this section, and otherwise for
administering the authority under this section, that ensure
that the payment of a reward under this section does not
duplicate or interfere with the payment of a reward author-
ized by the Secretary of State or the Attorney General.
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall coordinate with the
Secretary of State regarding any payment of a reward in
excess of $100,000 under this section.
‘‘(d) PERSONS NOT ELIGIBLE.—The following persons
are not eligible to receive an award under this section:
‘‘(1) A citizen of the United States.
‘‘(2) An employee of the United States.
‘‘(3) An employee of a contractor of the United
States.
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—(1) Not later than 60 days
after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense
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shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services and the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House
of Representatives a report on the administration of the re-
wards program during that fiscal year.
‘‘(2) The report for a fiscal year shall include informa-
tion on the total amount expended during that fiscal year
to carry out this section, including—
‘‘(A) a specification of the amount, if any, ex-
pended to publicize the availability of rewards; and
‘‘(B) with respect to each award paid during
that fiscal year—
‘‘(i) the amount of the reward;
‘‘(ii) the recipient of the reward; and
‘‘(iii) a description of the information or
assistance for which the reward was paid, to-
gether with an assessment of the significance of
the information or assistance.
‘‘(3) The Secretary may submit the report in classified
form if the Secretary determines that it is necessary to do
so.
‘‘(f) DETERMINATIONS BY THE SECRETARY.—A deter-
mination by the Secretary under this section shall be final
and conclusive and shall not be subject to judicial review.’’.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at
the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after
the item relating to section 127a the following new item:
‘‘127b. Rewards for assistance in combating terrorism.’’.
SEC. 1068. PROVISION OF SPACE AND SERVICES TO MILI-
TARY WELFARE SOCIETIES.
(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SPACE AND SERVICES.—
Chapter 152 of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘§ 2566. Space and services: provision to military wel-
fare societies
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SPACE
AND SERV-
ICES.—The Secretary of a military department may pro-
vide, without charge, space and services under the jurisdic-
tion of that Secretary to a military welfare society.
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) The term ‘military welfare society’ means
the following:
‘‘(A) The Army Emergency Relief Society.
‘‘(B) The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Soci-
ety.
‘‘(C) The Air Force Aid Society, Inc.
‘‘(2) The term ‘services’ includes lighting, heat-
ing, cooling, electricity, office furniture, office ma-
chines and equipment, telephone and other informa-
tion technology services (including installation of
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lines and equipment, connectivity, and other associ-
ated services), and security systems (including instal-
lation and other associated expenses).’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at
the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the
end the following new item:
‘‘2566. Space and services: provision to military welfare societies.’’.
SEC. 1069. COMMENDATION OF MILITARY CHAPLAINS.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
(1) Military chaplains have served with those
who fought for the cause of freedom since the founding
of the Nation.
(2) Military chaplains and religious support
personnel of the Armed Forces have served with dis-
tinction as uniformed members of the Armed Forces
in support of the Nation’s defense missions during
every conflict in the history of the United States.
(3) 400 United States military chaplains have
died in combat, some as a result of direct fire while
ministering to fallen Americans, while others made
the ultimate sacrifice as a prisoner of war.
(4) Military chaplains currently serve in hu-
manitarian operations, rotational deployments, and
in the war on terrorism.
(5) Religious organizations make up the very
fabric of religious diversity and represent unparal-
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leled levels of freedom of conscience, speech, and wor-
ship that set the United States apart from any other
nation on Earth.
(6) Religious organizations have richly blessed
the uniformed services by sending clergy to comfort
and encourage all persons of faith in the Armed
Forces.
(7) During the sinking of the USS Dorchester in
February 1943 during World War II, four chaplains
(Reverend Fox, Reverend Poling, Father Washington,
and Rabbi Goode) gave their lives so that others
might live.
(8) All military chaplains aid and assist mem-
bers of the Armed Forces and their family members
with the challenging issues of today’s world.
(9) The current war against terrorism has
brought to the shores of the United States new threats
and concerns that strike at the beliefs and emotions
of Americans.
(10) Military chaplains must, as never before,
deal with the spiritual well-being of the members of
the Armed Forces and their families.
(b) COMMENDATION.—Congress, on behalf of the Na-
tion, expresses its appreciation for the outstanding con-
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tribution that all military chaplains make to the members
of the Armed Forces and their families.
(c) PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION.—The President is
authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling
on the people of the United States to recognize the distin-
guished service of the Nation’s military chaplains.
SEC. 1070. GRANT OF FEDERAL CHARTER TO KOREAN WAR
VETERANS ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED.
(a) GRANT OF CHARTER.—Part B of subtitle II of title
36, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking the following:
‘‘CHAPTER 1201—[RESERVED]’’; and
(2) by inserting the following:
‘‘CHAPTER 1201—KOREAN WAR VETERANS
ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED
‘‘Sec.
‘‘120101. Organization.
‘‘120102. Purposes.
‘‘120103. Membership.
‘‘120104. Governing body.
‘‘120105. Powers.
‘‘120106. Restrictions.
‘‘120107. Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status.
‘‘120108. Records and inspection.
‘‘120109. Service of process.
‘‘120110. Liability for acts of officers and agents.
‘‘120111. Annual report.
‘‘§ 120101. Organization
‘‘(a) FEDERAL CHARTER.—Korean War Veterans As-
sociation, Incorporated (in this chapter, the ‘corporation’),
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incorporated in the State of New York, is a federally char-
tered corporation.
‘‘(b) EXPIRATION OF CHARTER.—If the corporation
does not comply with the provisions of this chapter, the
charter granted by subsection (a) expires.
‘‘§ 120102. Purposes
‘‘The purposes of the corporation are as provided in
its articles of incorporation and include—
‘‘(1) organizing, promoting, and maintaining for
benevolent and charitable purposes an association of
persons who have seen honorable service in the Armed
Forces during the Korean War, and of certain other
persons;
‘‘(2) providing a means of contact and commu-
nication among members of the corporation;
‘‘(3) promoting the establishment of, and estab-
lishing, war and other memorials commemorative of
persons who served in the Armed Forces during the
Korean War; and
‘‘(4) aiding needy members of the corporation,
their wives and children, and the widows and chil-
dren of persons who were members of the corporation
at the time of their death.
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‘‘§ 120103. Membership
‘‘Eligibility for membership in the corporation, and
the rights and privileges of members of the corporation, are
as provided in the bylaws of the corporation.
‘‘§ 120104. Governing body
‘‘(a) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—The board of directors
of the corporation, and the responsibilities of the board of
directors, are as provided in the articles of incorporation
of the corporation.
‘‘(b) OFFICERS.—The officers of the corporation, and
the election of the officers of the corporation, are as provided
in the articles of incorporation.
‘‘§ 120105. Powers
‘‘The corporation has only the powers provided in its
bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in
which it is incorporated.
‘‘§ 120106. Restrictions
‘‘(a) STOCK AND DIVIDENDS.—The corporation may
not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
‘‘(b) POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.—The corporation, or a
director or officer of the corporation as such, may not con-
tribute to, support, or participate in any political activity
or in any manner attempt to influence legislation.
‘‘(c) LOAN.—The corporation may not make a loan to
a director, officer, or employee of the corporation.
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‘‘(d) CLAIM OF GOVERNMENTAL APPROVAL OR AU-
THORITY.—The corporation may not claim congressional
approval, or the authority of the United States, for any of
its activities.
‘‘§ 120107. Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt
status
‘‘(a) CORPORATE STATUS.—The corporation shall
maintain its status as a corporation incorporated under
the laws of the State of New York.
‘‘(b) TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.—The corporation shall
maintain its status as an organization exempt from tax-
ation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C.
1 et seq.).
‘‘§ 120108. Records and inspection
‘‘(a) RECORDS.—The corporation shall keep—
‘‘(1) correct and complete records of account;
‘‘(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members,
board of directors, and committees having any of the
authority of its board of directors; and
‘‘(3) at its principal office, a record of the names
and addresses of its members entitled to vote on mat-
ters relating to the corporation.
‘‘(b) INSPECTION.—A member entitled to vote on mat-
ters relating to the corporation, or an agent or attorney
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of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation
for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
‘‘§ 120109. Service of process
‘‘The corporation shall have a designated agent in the
District of Columbia to receive service of process for the cor-
poration. Notice to or service on the agent is notice to or
service on the Corporation.
‘‘§ 120110. Liability for acts of officers and agents
‘‘The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers
and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
‘‘§ 120111. Annual report
‘‘The corporation shall submit an annual report to
Congress on the activities of the corporation during the pre-
ceding fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same
time as the report of the audit required by section 10101
of this title. The report may not be printed as a public docu-
ment.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters at
the beginning of subtitle II of title 36, United States Code,
is amended by striking the item relating to chapter 1201
and inserting the following new item:
‘‘1201. Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated ..............................120101’’.
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TITLE XI—DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL
POLICY
SEC. 1101. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PAY SEVERANCE
PAY IN A LUMP SUM.
Section 5595(i)(4) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘Oc-
tober 1, 2006’’.
SEC. 1102. EXTENSION OF VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCEN-
TIVE PAY AUTHORITY.
Section 5597(e) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2003’’ and inserting
‘‘September 30, 2006’’.
SEC. 1103. EXTENSION OF COST-SHARING AUTHORITY FOR
CONTINUED FEHBP COVERAGE OF CERTAIN
PERSONS AFTER SEPARATION FROM EMPLOY-
MENT.
Section 8905a(d)(4)(B) of title 5, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2003’’ both places it
appears and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2006’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘February 1, 2004’’ in clause (ii)
and inserting ‘‘February 1, 2007’’.
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SEC. 1104. ELIGIBILITY OF NONAPPROPRIATED FUNDS EM-
PLOYEES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE
PROGRAM.
Section 9001(1) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B);
(2) by striking the comma at the end of subpara-
graph (C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) 
an 
employee 
paid 
from 
non-
appropriated funds referred to in section 2105(c)
of this title;’’.
SEC. 1105. INCREASED MAXIMUM PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT
UNDER 
THE 
EXPERIMENTAL 
PERSONNEL
PROGRAM FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL
PERSONNEL.
Section 1101(c)(1) of the Strom Thurmond National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public
Law 105–261; 112 Stat. 2140; 5 U.S.C. 3104 note) is
amended by striking ‘‘4 years’’ and inserting ‘‘5 years’’.
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SEC. 1106. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOY-
MENT IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROFES-
SIONAL ACCOUNTING POSITIONS.
(a) PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of
Defense may prescribe regulations that require a person em-
ployed in a professional accounting position within the De-
partment of Defense to be a certified public accountant and
that apply the requirement to all such positions or to se-
lected positions, as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(b) WAIVERS AND EXEMPTIONS.—(1) The Secretary
may include in the regulations imposing a requirement
under 
subsection 
(a), 
as 
the 
Secretary 
considers
appropriate—
(A) any exemption from the requirement; and
(B) authority to waive the requirement.
(2) The Secretary shall include in the regulations an
exemption for persons employed in positions covered by the
requirement before the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY.—No requirement imposed
under subsection (a), and no waiver or exemption provided
in the regulations pursuant to subsection (b), shall be sub-
ject to review or approval by the Office of Personnel Man-
agement.
(d) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘professional accounting position’’ means a position
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in the GS–510, GS–511, or GS–505 series for which profes-
sional accounting duties are prescribed.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect
120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 1107. HOUSING BENEFITS FOR UNACCOMPANIED
TEACHERS REQUIRED TO LIVE AT GUANTA-
NAMO BAY NAVAL STATION, CUBA.
Section 7(b) of the Defense Department Overseas
Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act (20 U.S.C.
905(b)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(2)(A) A teacher assigned to teach at Guantanamo
Bay Naval Station, Cuba, who is not accompanied at such
station by any dependent—
‘‘(i) shall be offered for lease any available mili-
tary family housing at such station that is suitable
for occupancy by the teacher and is not needed to
house members of the armed forces and dependents ac-
companying them or other civilian personnel and any
dependents accompanying them; and
‘‘(ii) for any period for which such housing is
leased to the teacher, shall receive a quarters allow-
ance in the amount determined under paragraph (1).
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‘‘(B) A teacher is entitled to the quarters allowance
in accordance with subparagraph (A)(ii) without regard to
whether other Government furnished quarters are available
for occupancy by the teacher without charge to the teacher.’’.
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING
TO OTHER NATIONS
Subtitle A—Cooperative Threat Re-
duction 
With 
States 
of 
the
Former Soviet Union
SEC. 1201. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT RE-
DUCTION PROGRAMS AND FUNDS.
(a) SPECIFICATION OF CTR PROGRAMS.—For pur-
poses of section 301 and other provisions of this Act, Coop-
erative Threat Reduction programs are the programs speci-
fied in section 1501(b) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104–201; 110
Stat. 2731; 50 U.S.C. 2362 note).
(b) FISCAL YEAR 2003 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUC-
TION FUNDS DEFINED.—As used in this title, the term ‘‘fis-
cal year 2003 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds’’ means
the funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap-
propriations in section 301 for Cooperative Threat Reduc-
tion programs.
(c) AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
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301 for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs shall be
available for obligation for three fiscal years.
SEC. 1202. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS.
(a) FUNDING
FOR
SPECIFIC
PURPOSES.—Of the
$416,700,000 authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2003 in section 301(a)(23)
for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs, not more than
the following amounts may be obligated for the purposes
specified:
(1) For strategic offensive arms elimination in
Russia, $70,500,000.
(2) For strategic nuclear arms elimination in
Ukraine, $6,500,000.
(3) For weapons of mass destruction infrastruc-
ture elimination in Ukraine, $8,800,000.
(4) For weapons of mass destruction infrastruc-
ture elimination in Kazakhstan, $9,000,000.
(5) For weapons transportation security in Rus-
sia, $19,700,000.
(6) For weapons storage security in Russia,
$40,000,000.
(7) For weapons of mass destruction prolifera-
tion prevention 
in 
the 
former 
Soviet 
Union,
$40,000,000.
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(8) For biological weapons proliferation preven-
tion 
activities 
in 
the 
former 
Soviet 
Union,
$55,000,000.
(9) For chemical weapons destruction in Russia,
$133,600,000.
(10) For activities designated as Other Assess-
ments/Administrative Support, $14,700,000.
(11) 
For 
defense 
and 
military 
contacts,
$18,900,000.
(b) REPORT ON OBLIGATION OR EXPENDITURE OF
FUNDS FOR OTHER PURPOSES.—No fiscal year 2003 Coop-
erative Threat Reduction funds may be obligated or ex-
pended for a purpose other than a purpose listed in para-
graphs (1) through (11) of subsection (a) until 30 days after
the date that the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress
a report on the purpose for which the funds will be obligated
or expended and the amount of funds to be obligated or ex-
pended. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be construed
as authorizing the obligation or expenditure of fiscal year
2003 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for a purpose for
which the obligation or expenditure of such funds is specifi-
cally prohibited under this title or any other provision of
law.
(c) LIMITED
AUTHORITY
TO
VARY
INDIVIDUAL
AMOUNTS.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), in any case in
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which the Secretary of Defense determines that it is nec-
essary to do so in the national interest, the Secretary may
obligate amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2003 for a
purpose listed in any of the paragraphs in subsection (a)
in excess of the amount specifically authorized for such pur-
pose.
(2) An obligation of funds for a purpose stated in any
of the paragraphs in subsection (a) in excess of the specific
amount authorized for such purpose may be made using
the authority provided in paragraph (1) only after—
(A) the Secretary submits to Congress notifica-
tion of the intent to do so together with a complete
discussion of the justification for doing so; and
(B) 15 days have elapsed following the date of
the notification.
SEC. 1203. AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF COOPERATIVE
THREAT REDUCTION FUNDS FOR PROJECTS
AND ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE FORMER SO-
VIET UNION.
(a) COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAMS
AND FUNDS.—For purposes of this section:
(1) Cooperative Threat Reduction programs
are—
(A) the programs specified in section
1501(b) of the National Defense Authorization
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Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104–201;
110 Stat. 2731; 50 U.S.C. 2362 note); and
(B) any other similar programs, as des-
ignated by the Secretary of Defense, to address
critical emerging proliferation threats in the
states of the former Soviet Union that jeopardize
United States national security.
(2) Cooperative Threat Reduction funds, for a
fiscal year, are the funds authorized to be appro-
priated for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs
for that fiscal year.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF CTR FUNDS FOR
THREAT REDUCTION ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE FORMER
SOVIET UNION.—(1) Notwithstanding any other provision
of law and subject to the succeeding provisions of this sec-
tion, the Secretary of Defense may obligate and expend Co-
operative Threat Reduction funds for fiscal year 2003, or
Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for a fiscal year before
fiscal year 2003 that remain available for obligation as of
the date of the enactment of this Act, for proliferation threat
reduction projects and activities outside the states of the
former Soviet Union if the Secretary determines that such
projects and activities will—
(A) assist the United States in the resolution of
critical emerging proliferation threats; or
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(B) permit the United States to take advantage
of opportunities to achieve long-standing United
States nonproliferation goals.
(2) The amount that may be obligated under para-
graph (1) in any fiscal year for projects and activities de-
scribed in that paragraph may not exceed $50,000,000.
(c) AUTHORIZED USES OF FUNDS.—The authority
under subsection (b) to obligate and expend Cooperative
Threat Reduction funds for a project or activity includes
authority to provide equipment, goods, and services for the
project or activity, but does not include authority to provide
cash directly to the project or activity.
(d) SOURCE AND REPLACEMENT OF FUNDS USED.—
(1) The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable,
ensure that funds for projects and activities under sub-
section (b) are derived from funds that would otherwise be
obligated for a range of Cooperative Threat Reduction pro-
grams, so that no particular Cooperative Threat Reduction
program is the exclusive or predominant source of funds
for such projects and activities.
(2) If the Secretary obligates Cooperative Threat Re-
duction funds under subsection (b) in a fiscal year, the first
budget of the President that is submitted under section
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, after such fiscal
year shall set forth, in addition to any other amounts re-
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quested for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs in the
fiscal year covered by such budget, a request for Cooperative
Threat Reduction funds in the fiscal year covered by such
budget in an amount equal to the amount so obligated. The
request shall also set forth the Cooperative Threat Reduction
program or programs for which such funds would otherwise
have been obligated, but for obligation under subsection (b).
(3) Amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant
to a request under paragraph (2) shall be available for the
Cooperative Threat Reduction program or programs set
forth in the request under the second sentence of that para-
graph.
(e) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.—Except
as provided in subsection (f), the Secretary may not obligate
and expend Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for a
project or activity under subsection (b) until 30 days after
the date on which the Secretary submits to the congressional
defense committees a report on the purpose for which the
funds will be obligated and expended, and the amount of
the funds to be obligated and expended.
(f) EXCEPTION.—(1) The Secretary may obligate and
expend Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for a project
or activity under subsection (b) without regard to sub-
section (e) if the Secretary determines that a critical emerg-