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tion 3324 of title 31, United States Code, and without 
fiscal year limitation, the Secretary may provide advance 
payments for allowable and approved expenses incurred 
under this section. 
‘‘(j) RECEIPT OR SALE OF PROPERTY FOR PRO-
GRAM.—In order to conduct the program under this sec-
tion, the Secretary may— 
‘‘(1) receive money and other property donated, 
bequeathed, or devised, without condition or restric-
tion other than that it be used for the purpose of 
conducting the program authorized under this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(2) may use, sell, or otherwise dispose of such 
property for that purpose. 
‘‘(k) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense may 
issue such regulations as may be necessary to implement 
this section. 
‘‘(l) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘institution of higher education’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 101 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘scholarship’ means a financial 
award to a student pursuing an Associates or Bach-
elors degree.
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‘‘(3) The term ‘fellowship’ means a financial 
award to a student pursuing a Masters or Doctoral 
degree. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘appropriate position’ means a 
position in which a program participant utilizes his 
or her education, knowledge, skills, and abilities in 
a discipline or disciplines critical to the mission of 
DoD and for which the program participant is re-
ceiving or has received financial assistance.’’. 
SEC. 1102. INCREASED ENROLLMENT FOR CERTAIN DE-
FENSE INDUSTRY CIVILIANS IN THE DE-
FENSE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 
‘‘Section 7049(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
‘‘(1) by inserting ‘‘and systems engineering’’ 
after ‘‘curriculum related to defense product develop-
ment’’; and 
‘‘(2) by striking ‘‘10’’ and inserting ‘‘25’’. 
SEC. 1103. PRIORITY PLACEMENT OF DISPLACED CIVILIAN 
EMPLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 81 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section:
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‘‘§ 1599e. Defense priority placement program 
‘‘(a) PRIORITY PLACEMENT.—The Secretary of De-
fense, at his sole and exclusive discretion and notwith-
standing the provisions of title 5, may establish one or 
more programs to promote stability of employment for De-
partment of Defense civilian employees affected by chang-
ing mission requirements, streamlining efforts, overseas 
rotations (including rotations undertaken pursuant to sec-
tion 1586 of this title), preferences established by law, and 
other such actions as the Secretary shall determine, by 
providing such employees priority consideration, as de-
fined by the Secretary, for placement in other positions 
within the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(b) CONSTRUCTION.—The content of any program 
developed under subsection (a), and any personnel action 
undertaken pursuant to such program, shall not be review-
able outside the Department of Defense except to the ex-
tent that may be required by the United States Constitu-
tion.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘1599e. Defense priority placement program.’’.
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TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO OTHER NATIONS 
Subtitle 
A—Matters 
Related 
to 
Iraq, Afghanistan, and Global 
War on Terrorism 
SEC. 1201. BUILDING THE PARTNERSHIP SECURITY CAPAC-
ITY OF FOREIGN MILITARY AND SECURITY 
FORCES. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The President may authorize 
building the capacity of partner nations’ military or secu-
rity forces to disrupt or destroy terrorist networks, close 
safe havens, or participate in or support United States, 
coalition, or international military or stability operations. 
(b) TYPES OF PARTNERSHIP SECURITY CAPACITY 
BUILDING.—The partnership security capacity building 
authorized under subsection (a) may include the provision 
of equipment, supplies, services, training, and funding. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense, with 
the concurrence of the Secretary of State, may implement 
partnership security capacity building as authorized under 
section (a). The amount of such partnership security ca-
pacity building provided by the Department of Defense 
under this section may not exceed $750,000,000 in any 
fiscal year.
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(d) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Before build-
ing partnership security capacity under this section, the 
Secretaries of State and Defense shall submit to their con-
gressional oversight committees a notification of the na-
tions with which partnership security capacity will be built 
under this section and the nature and amounts of security 
capacity building to occur. Any such notification shall be 
submitted not less than 7 days before the provision of such 
partnership security capacity building. 
(e) MILITARY AND SECURITY FORCES DEFINED.— 
For purposes of this section, the term ‘military and secu-
rity forces’ includes armies, guard, border security, civil 
defense, infrastructure protection, and police forces. 
(f) COMPLEMENTARY AUTHORITY.—The authority to 
build partnership security capacity under this section is 
in addition to any other authority of the Department of 
Defense to provide assistance to a foreign country. 
SEC. 1202. LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR FOREIGN MILITARY 
FORCES. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, may provide sup-
plies, services, transportation, including airlift and sealift, 
and other logistical support on a non-reimbursable basis 
to coalition or other forces participating in, or otherwise 
supporting, military and stability operations if the Sec-
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retary of Defense determines that the participation or sup-
port of such forces will eliminate the need to deploy U.S. 
forces, or reduce the number of U.S. forces deployed, in 
connection with such an operation. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congres-
sional defense committees regarding support provided 
under this section. 
SEC. 1203. REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COALITION 
COUNTRIES FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED TO U.S. 
MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—From funds available to the De-
partment of Defense for Operation and Maintenance, the 
Secretary of Defense may, with the concurrence of the 
Secretary of State, reimburse key cooperating nations for 
logistical and military support provided, or to be provided, 
to United States military operations in connection with 
military action in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the global war 
on terrorism. 
(b) DETERMINATIONS.—Payments authorized under 
subsection (a) may be made in such amounts as the Sec-
retary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget, may determine, in his 
discretion, based on documentation determined by the Sec-
retary of Defense to adequately account for the support
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provided. Such determination by the Secretary of Defense 
shall be final and conclusive upon the accounting officers 
of the United States. 
(c) LIMITATION ON USE OF AUTHORITY.—(1) Pay-
ments made under the authority of this section may not 
exceed $1,500,000,000 in any fiscal year. 
(2) The Secretary of Defense may waive the limita-
tion in paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the 
ability to make additional payments is vital to the national 
security, and notifies the congressional defense committees 
of the reasons for that determination. 
(d) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall notify the congressional defense commit-
tees not less than 15 days before making a payment under 
the authority of this section, and shall provide quarterly 
reports to such committees on the use of this authority. 
SEC. 1204. SECURITY AND STABILIZATION ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, upon a request from the Secretary of State 
and upon a determination by the Secretary of Defense 
that an unforeseen emergency exists that requires imme-
diate reconstruction, security, or stabilization assistance 
to a foreign country for the purpose of restoring or main-
taining peace and security in that country, and that the 
provision of such assistance is in the national security in-
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terests of the United States, the Secretary of Defense may 
authorize the use or transfer of defense articles, services, 
training or other support, including support acquired by 
contract or otherwise, to provide such assistance. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Subject to subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds available 
to the Department of Defense to the Department of State, 
or to any other federal agency, to carry out the purposes 
of this section, and funds so transferred shall remain 
available until expended. 
(c) LIMITATION.—The aggregate value of assistance 
provided or funds transferred under the authority of this 
section may not exceed $200,000,000. 
(d) COMPLEMENTARY AUTHORITY.—The authority 
to provide assistance under this section shall be in addition 
to any other authority to provide assistance to a foreign 
country. 
(e) EXPIRATION.—The authority in this section shall 
expire on September 30, 2006. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
SEC. 1211. WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE, ALLIES, KOREA: 
TRANSFER OF OBSOLETE OR SURPLUS ITEMS 
AND FINAL TERMINATION OF PROGRAM. 
(a) ITEMS IN THE WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE, AL-
LIES, KOREA.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 514 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2321h), the President is authorized to transfer to 
the Republic of Korea, on such conditions as the 
President may determine, any or all of the items de-
scribed in paragraph (2). 
(2) COVERED ITEMS.—The items referred to in 
paragraph (1) are munitions, equipment, and mate-
riel such as tanks, trucks, artillery, mortars, general 
purpose bombs, repair parts, barrier material, and 
ancillary equipment, if such items are: 
(A) obsolete or surplus items; 
(B) in the inventory of the Department of 
Defense; 
(C) intended for use as reserve stocks for 
the Republic of Korea; and 
(D) as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act, located in a stockpile in the Republic of 
Korea or Japan. 
(3) DISPOSAL OF REMAINING ITEMS.—At the 
conclusion of negotiations to transfer War Reserves 
Stockpile, Allies, Korea items to the Republic of 
Korea, the War Reserves Stockpile, Allies, Korea 
program will be terminated. Any items that the Re-
public of Korea does not accept for transfer will be
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removed and/or disposed of by the Department of 
Defense. 
(b) VALUATION OF CONCESSIONS.—The value of con-
cessions negotiated pursuant to subsection (a) shall be at 
least equal to the fair market value of the items trans-
ferred, less the savings to the Department of Defense from 
avoiding the cost of removal of the items from the Repub-
lic of Korea and/or disposal of the items. The concessions 
may include cash compensation; services; waiver of 
charges otherwise payable by the United States, such as 
charges for demolition of U.S.-owned or U.S.-intended 
munitions; and other items of value. 
(c) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—No transfer may 
be made under the authority of this section more than 3 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1212. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REGIONAL CENTERS 
FOR SECURITY STUDIES; ACCEPTANCE OF 
GIFTS AND DONATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2611 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2611. Regional Centers for Security Studies: ac-
ceptance of gifts and donations 
‘‘(a) ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS AND DONATIONS.—Sub-
ject to paragraph (1) below, the Secretary of Defense may 
accept, on behalf of one or more Regional Centers, from
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any source, and may hold, administer, and use, gifts or 
donations of money or real or personal property or services 
described in subsection (b) in order to defray the costs 
of, or enhance the operation of, the Regional Center(s). 
‘‘(1) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not ac-
cept a gift or donation under subsection (a) if the 
acceptance of the gift or donation would compromise 
or appear to compromise— 
‘‘(A) the ability of the Department of De-
fense, any employee of the Department or mem-
bers of the armed forces to carry out the re-
sponsibility or duty of the Department in a fair 
and objective manner; or 
‘‘(B) the integrity of any program of the 
Department of Defense or any person involved 
in such a program. 
‘‘(2) CRITERIA
FOR
ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec-
retary shall prescribe written guidance setting forth 
the criteria to be used in determining whether the 
acceptance of a gift or donation would have a result 
described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) SOURCES
OF
GIFTS
AND
DONATIONS.— 
The sources from which gifts and donations may be 
accepted under subsection (a)(1) include any source 
as limited by (a)(1).
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‘‘(4) CREDITING OF FUNDS.—There is estab-
lished in the Treasury of the United States a special 
account to be known as the ‘Regional Centers for 
Security Studies Account.’ Gifts and donations of 
money, and the proceeds from the sale of property, 
received under this subsection (a) shall be credited 
to the ‘Regional Centers for Security Studies Ac-
count’ and shall be available until expended, without 
further appropriation, to defray the costs of, or en-
hance the operation of, the Regional Center(s). 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION OF GIFTS AND DONATIONS.—In 
this section the term ‘gifts and donations’ means gifts and 
donations of funds, materials (including research mate-
rials), property, or services (including lecture services and 
faculty services).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 1306 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1995 (Public Law 103–337; 108 Stat. 2892), is repealed. 
(2) Section 1065 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104–201; 110 
Stat. 2653), is amended— 
(A) by striking subsections (a) and (b); and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(c)’’. 
(3) Section 1595 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended—