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Director under this paragraph shall be treated as major rules 
for the purposes of section 801 of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) Both rules and implementing issuances shall be subject 
to collective bargaining consistent with the requirements of 
chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code. Rules promulgated 
jointly by the Secretary of Defense and the Director of the 
Office of Personnel Management after notice and opportunity 
for public comment and in accordance with the requirements 
of section 801 of such title 5 for a major rule shall be treated 
in the same manner as government-wide rules for the purpose 
of such collective bargaining, if such rules are uniformly 
applicable to all organizational or functional units included 
in the National Security Personnel System. 
(3) Any rules and implementing issuances that were 
adopted prior to the date of the enactment of this Act— 
(A) shall be invalid to the extent that they are incon-
sistent with the requirements of section 9902 of title 5, 
United States Code, as amended by this section; 
(B) shall not supersede a collective bargaining agree-
ment that was in place prior to the date on which the 
rule or implementing issuance was promulgated; and 
(C) shall be subject to collective bargaining— 
(i) in the case of rules which are uniformly 
applicable to all organizational or functional units 
included in the National Security Personnel System 
and issued jointly by the Secretary of Defense and 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management 
pursuant to subsection 9902(f)(1) of title 5, United 
States Code (as in effect prior to the enactment of 
this section), only as to impact and implementation, 
when applied to employees of the Department of 
Defense from any bargaining unit; 
(ii) in the case of any other rules or implementing 
issuances, to the extent provided in chapter 71 of title 
5, United States Code. 
(4) The availability of judicial review of any rules or imple-
menting issuances that were adopted prior to the date of the 
enactment of this Act shall not be affected by the enactment 
of this section. 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEWS.— 
(1) The Comptroller General shall conduct annual reviews 
in calendar years 2008, 2009 and 2010 of— 
(A) employee satisfaction with the National Security 
Personnel System established pursuant to section 9902 
of title 5, United States Code, as amended by this section; 
and 
(B) the extent to which the Department of Defense 
has effectively implemented accountability mechanisms, 
including those established in section 9902(b)(7) of title 
5, United States Code, and internal safeguards for the 
National Security Personnel System. 
(2) To the extent that the Department of Defense under-
takes internal assessments or employee surveys to assess 
employee satisfaction with the National Security Personnel 
System in any such calendar year, the Comptroller General 
shall—
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(A) determine whether such assessments or surveys 
are appropriately designed and statistically valid; and 
(B) provide an independent evaluation of the results 
of such assessments or surveys. 
(3) To the extent that the Department of Defense does 
not undertake appropriately designed and statistically valid 
employee surveys, the Comptroller General shall conduct such 
a survey and provide an independent evaluation of the results. 
(4) The Comptroller General shall report the results of 
each annual review conducted under this subsection to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representa-
tives. 
SEC. 1107. REQUIREMENT FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF PER-
SONNEL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall take all 
necessary actions to fully implement and use the authorities pro-
vided to the Secretary under section 342(b) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103–337; 108 
Stat. 2721), as amended by section 1114 of the Floyd D. Spence 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted 
into law by Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–315), to carry 
out personnel management demonstration projects at Department 
of Defense laboratories that are exempted by section 9902(c) of 
title 5, United States Code, from inclusion in the Department of 
Defense National Security Personnel System. 
(b) PROCESS
FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall also implement a process and implementation plan 
to fully utilize the authorities described in subsection (a) to enhance 
the performance of the missions of the laboratories. 
(c) OTHER LABORATORIES.—Any flexibility available to any dem-
onstration laboratory shall be available for use at any other labora-
tory as enumerated in section 9902(c)(2) of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(d) SUBMISSION
OF LIST
AND DESCRIPTION.—Not later than 
March 1 of each year, beginning with March 1, 2008, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to Congress a list and description of the 
demonstration project notices, amendments, and changes requested 
by the laboratories during the preceding calendar year. The list 
shall include all approved and disapproved notices, amendments, 
and changes, and the reasons for disapproval or delay in approval. 
SEC. 1108. AUTHORITY FOR INCLUSION OF CERTAIN OFFICE OF 
DEFENSE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING POSITIONS IN 
EXPERIMENTAL PERSONNEL PROGRAM FOR SCIENTIFIC 
AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL. 
Section 1101(b)(1) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (5 U.S.C. 3104 note) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(3) by adding after subparagraph (C) the following: 
‘‘(D) not more than a total of 10 scientific and 
engineering positions in the Office of the Director of 
Defense Research and Engineering;’’.
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SEC. 1109. PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT OF 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PERSONNEL TO PRIVATE 
SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) ASSIGNMENT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may, 
with the agreement of the private sector organization and the 
Department of Defense employee concerned, arrange for the tem-
porary assignment of such employee to such private sector organiza-
tion under this section. An employee shall be eligible for such 
an assignment only if— 
(1) the employee— 
(A) works in the field of information technology 
management; 
(B) is considered to be an exceptional employee; 
(C) is expected to assume increased information tech-
nology management responsibilities in the future; 
(D) is compensated at not less than the GS–11 level 
(or the equivalent); and 
(E) is serving under a career or career-conditional 
appointment or an appointment of equivalent tenure in 
the excepted service; and 
(2) the proposed assignment meets applicable requirements 
of section 209(b) of the E-Government Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 
3501 note). 
(b) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of Defense shall provide for 
a written agreement between the Department of Defense and the 
employee concerned regarding the terms and conditions of the 
employee’s assignment under this section. The agreement— 
(1) shall require that, upon completion of the assignment, 
the employee will serve in the civil service for a period equal 
to the length of the assignment; and 
(2) shall provide that if the employee fails to carry out 
the agreement, such employee shall be liable to the United 
States for payment of all expenses of the assignment, unless 
that failure was for good and sufficient reason (as determined 
by the Secretary of Defense). 
An amount for which an employee is liable under paragraph (2) 
shall be treated as a debt due the United States. 
(c) TERMINATION.—An assignment under this section may, at 
any time and for any reason, be terminated by the Department 
of Defense or the private sector organization concerned. 
(d) DURATION.—An assignment under this section shall be for 
a period of not less than 3 months and not more than 1 year, 
and may be extended in 3-month increments for a total of not 
more than 1 additional year; however, no assignment under this 
section may commence after September 30, 2010. 
(e) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out this section, the Sec-
retary of Defense— 
(1) shall ensure that, of the assignments made under this 
section each year, at least 20 percent are to small business 
concerns (as defined by section 3703(e)(2)(A) of title 5, United 
States Code); and 
(2) shall take into consideration the question of how assign-
ments under this section might best be used to help meet 
the needs of the Department of Defense with respect to the 
training of employees in information technology management.
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(f) NUMERICAL LIMITATION.—In no event may more than 10 
employees be participating in assignments under this section as 
of any given time. 
(g) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives a report on the potential benefits 
of a program under which employees specializing in information 
technology may be temporarily assigned from private sector 
organizations to the Department of Defense. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall include— 
(A) a statement of findings and an explanation of the 
bases for those findings; 
(B) an assessment of the laws, rules, and processes 
relating to the prevention of conflicts of interest and abuse 
which would apply to private sector employees during the 
period of their assignment to the Department of Defense, 
and whether they need to be strengthened or otherwise 
changed; 
(C) mechanisms proposed for the governance and over-
sight of the program; and 
(D) recommendations for any legislation which may 
be necessary. 
SEC. 1110. COMPENSATION FOR FEDERAL WAGE SYSTEM EMPLOYEES 
FOR CERTAIN TRAVEL HOURS. 
Section 5544(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
in clause (iv) (in the third sentence following paragraph (3)), by 
striking 
‘‘administratively.’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘administratively 
(including travel by the employee to such event and the return 
of the employee from such event to the employee’s official duty 
station).’’. 
SEC. 1111. TRAVEL COMPENSATION FOR WAGE GRADE PERSONNEL. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY FOR COMPENSATORY TIME OFF FOR TRAVEL.— 
Section 5550b(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 5542(b)(2),’’ and inserting ‘‘any provision of section 
5542(b)(2) or 5544(a),’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5541(2)(xi) of such title 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 5544’’ and inserting ‘‘section 5544 
or 5550b’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on the earlier of— 
(1) the effective date of any regulations prescribed to carry 
out such amendments; or 
(2) the 90th day after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 1112. ACCUMULATION OF ANNUAL LEAVE BY SENIOR LEVEL 
EMPLOYEES. 
Section 6304(f)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘in a position in—’’ and inserting ‘‘in—’’; 
(2) in subparagraphs (A) through (E), by inserting ‘‘a posi-
tion in’’ before ‘‘the’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end;
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(4) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(5) by adding after subparagraph (E) the following: 
‘‘(F) a position to which section 5376 applies; or 
‘‘(G) a position designated under section 1607(a) of title 
10 as an Intelligence Senior Level position.’’. 
SEC. 1113. UNIFORM ALLOWANCES FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES. 
Section 1593(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘$400 per year.’’ and inserting ‘‘$400 per year (or such 
higher maximum amount as the Secretary of Defense may by regu-
lation prescribe).’’. 
SEC. 1114. FLEXIBILITY IN SETTING PAY FOR EMPLOYEES WHO MOVE 
FROM A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OR COAST GUARD 
NONAPPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITY POSITION 
TO A POSITION IN THE GENERAL SCHEDULE PAY SYSTEM. 
Section 5334(f) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘(f)(1)’’; 
(2) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘does not exceed’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘2105(c).’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘does not exceed— 
‘‘(A) if the highest previous rate of basic pay received by 
that employee during the employee’s service described in section 
2105(c) is equal to a rate of the appropriate grade, such rate 
of the appropriate grade; 
‘‘(B) if the employee’s highest previous rate of basic pay 
(as described in subparagraph (A)) is between two rates of 
the appropriate grade, the higher of those two rates; or 
‘‘(C) if the employee’s highest previous rate of basic pay 
(as described in subparagraph (A)) exceeds the maximum rate 
of the appropriate grade, the maximum rate of the appropriate 
grade.’’; and 
(3) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘In the case of’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) In the case of’’. 
SEC. 1115. RETIREMENT SERVICE CREDIT FOR SERVICE AS CADET 
OR MIDSHIPMAN AT A MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY. 
(a) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—Section 8331(13) of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘but’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and includes service as a cadet at the United States 
Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, or the 
United States Coast Guard Academy, or as a midshipman at the 
United States Naval Academy, but’’. 
(b) 
FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES’ 
RETIREMENT
SYSTEM.—Section 
8401(31) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘but’’ and inserting 
‘‘and includes service as a cadet at the United States Military 
Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, or the United 
States Coast Guard Academy, or as a midshipman at the United 
States Naval Academy, but’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to— 
(1) any annuity, eligibility for which is based upon a separa-
tion occurring before, on, or after the date of enactment of 
this Act; and 
(2) any period of service as a cadet at the United States 
Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, or
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the United States Coast Guard Academy, or as a midshipman 
at the United States Naval Academy, occurring before, on, 
or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1116. AUTHORIZATION FOR INCREASED COMPENSATION FOR FAC-
ULTY AND STAFF OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVER-
SITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES. 
Section 2113(c) of title 10, United States Code, as redesignated 
by section 954(a)(3) of this Act, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(after due consideration by the Sec-
retary)’’ before ‘‘so as’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘within the vicinity of the District of 
Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘identified by the Secretary for 
purposes of this paragraph’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 5373’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 
5307 and 5373’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘In no event may the total amount of compensation paid 
to an employee under paragraph (1) in any year (including 
salary, allowances, differentials, bonuses, awards, and 
other similar cash payments) exceed the total amount of 
annual compensation (excluding expenses) specified in sec-
tion 102 of title 3.’’. 
SEC. 1117. REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 
FOR CIVILIAN MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in 
consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health 
Affairs and each of the Surgeons General of the Armed Forces, 
submit to Congress a report on the feasibility and advisability 
of establishing a scholarship program for civilian mental health 
professionals. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of a potential scholarship program that 
provides certain educational funding to students seeking a 
career in mental health services in exchange for service in 
the Department of Defense. 
(2) An assessment of current scholarship programs which 
may be expanded to include mental health professionals. 
(3) Recommendations regarding the establishment or 
expansion of scholarship programs for mental health profes-
sionals. 
(4) A plan to implement, or reasons for not implementing, 
recommendations that will increase mental health staffing 
across the Department of Defense. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO 
FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 
Sec. 1201. Military-to-military contacts and comparable activities. 
Sec. 1202. Authority for support of military operations to combat terrorism. 
Sec. 1203. Medical care and temporary duty travel expenses for liaison officers of 
certain foreign nations.
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Sec. 1204. Extension and expansion of Department of Defense authority to partici-
pate in multinational military centers of excellence. 
Sec. 1205. Reauthorization of Commanders’ Emergency Response Program. 
Sec. 1206. Authority to build the capacity of the Pakistan Frontier Corps. 
Sec. 1207. Authority to equip and train foreign personnel to assist in accounting for 
missing United States Government personnel. 
Sec. 1208. Authority to provide automatic identification system data on maritime 
shipping to foreign countries and international organizations. 
Sec. 1209. Report on foreign-assistance related programs carried out by the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
Sec. 1210. Extension and enhancement of authority for security and stabilization 
assistance. 
Sec. 1211. Government Accountability Office report on Global Peace Operations Ini-
tiative. 
Sec. 1212. Repeal of limitations on military assistance under the American 
Servicemembers’ Protection Act of 2002. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Iraq and Afghanistan 
Sec. 1221. Modification of authorities relating to the Office of the Special Inspector 
General for Iraq Reconstruction. 
Sec. 1222. Limitation on availability of funds for certain purposes relating to Iraq. 
Sec. 1223. Report on United States policy and military operations in Iraq. 
Sec. 1224. Report on a comprehensive set of performance indicators and measures 
for progress toward military and political stability in Iraq. 
Sec. 1225. Report on support from Iran for attacks against coalition forces in Iraq. 
Sec. 1226. Sense of Congress on the consequences of a failed state in Iraq. 
Sec. 1227. Sense of Congress on federalism in Iraq. 
Sec. 1228. Tracking and monitoring of defense articles provided to the Government 
of Iraq and other individuals and groups in Iraq. 
Sec. 1229. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. 
Sec. 1230. Report on progress toward security and stability in Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1231. United States plan for sustaining the Afghanistan National Security 
Forces. 
Sec. 1232. Report on enhancing security and stability in the region along the bor-
der of Afghanistan and Pakistan. 
Sec. 1233. Reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to 
United States military operations. 
Sec. 1234. Logistical support for coalition forces supporting operations in Iraq and 
Afghanistan. 
Subtitle C—Iraq Refugee Crisis 
Sec. 1241. Short title. 
Sec. 1242. Processing mechanisms. 
Sec. 1243. United States refugee program processing priorities. 
Sec. 1244. Special immigrant status for certain Iraqis. 
Sec. 1245. Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons. 
Sec. 1246. Countries with significant populations of Iraqi refugees. 
Sec. 1247. Motion to reopen denial or termination of asylum. 
Sec. 1248. Reports. 
Sec. 1249. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle D—Other Authorities and Limitations 
Sec. 1251. Cooperative opportunities documents under cooperative research and de-
velopment agreements with NATO organizations and other allied and 
friendly foreign countries. 
Sec. 1252. Extension and expansion of temporary authority to use acquisition and 
cross-servicing agreements to lend military equipment for personnel pro-
tection and survivability. 
Sec. 1253. Acceptance of funds from the Government of Palau for costs of United 
States military Civic Action Team in Palau. 
Sec. 1254. Repeal of requirement relating to North Korea. 
Sec. 1255. Justice for Osama bin Laden and other leaders of al Qaeda. 
Sec. 1256. Extension of Counterproliferation Program Review Committee. 
Sec. 1257. Sense of Congress on the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Co-
operation. 
Sec. 1258. Sense of Congress on Iran. 
Subtitle E—Reports 
Sec. 1261. One-year extension of update on report on claims relating to the bomb-
ing of the Labelle Discotheque. 
Sec. 1262. Report on United States policy toward Darfur, Sudan.
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Sec. 1263. Inclusion of information on asymmetric capabilities in annual report on 
military power of the People’s Republic of China. 
Sec. 1264. Report on application of the Uniform Code of Military Justice to civilians 
accompanying the Armed Forces during a time of declared war or con-
tingency operation. 
Sec. 1265. Report on family reunions between United States citizens and their rel-
atives in North Korea. 
Sec. 1266. Reports on prevention of mass atrocities. 
Sec. 1267. Report on threats to the United States from ungoverned areas. 
Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 
SEC. 1201. MILITARY-TO-MILITARY CONTACTS AND COMPARABLE 
ACTIVITIES. 
Section 168(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) The assignment of personnel described in paragraph 
(3) or (4) on a non-reciprocal basis if the Secretary of Defense 
determines that such an assignment, rather than an exchange 
of personnel, is in the interests of the United States.’’. 
SEC. 1202. AUTHORITY FOR SUPPORT OF MILITARY OPERATIONS TO 
COMBAT TERRORISM. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Subsection (f) 
of section 1208 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 
Stat. 2086–2087) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after the 
close of each fiscal year during which subsection (a) is in 
effect, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on support provided under 
that subsection during that fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report required by 
paragraph (1) shall describe the support provided, including— 
‘‘(A) the country involved in the activity, the individual 
or force receiving the support, and, to the maximum extent 
practicable, the specific region of each country involved 
in the activity; 
‘‘(B) the respective dates and a summary of congres-
sional notifications for each activity; 
‘‘(C) the unified commander for each activity, as well 
as the related objectives, as established by that commander; 
‘‘(D) the total amount obligated to provide the support; 
‘‘(E) for each activity that amounts to more than 
$500,000, specific budget details that explain the overall 
funding level for that activity; and 
‘‘(F) a statement providing a brief assessment of the 
outcome of the support, including specific indications of 
how the support furthered the mission objective of special 
operations forces and the types of follow-on support, if 
any, that may be necessary.’’. 
(b) ANNUAL LIMITATION.—Subsection (g) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2005’’ and 
inserting ‘‘ANNUAL’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal 
year during which subsection (a) is in effect’’.