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‘‘5538. Nonreduction in pay while serving in the uniformed services or National
Guard.’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall apply with respect to pay periods (as described
in section 5538(b) of title 5, United States Code, as amend-
ed by this section) beginning on or after the date of enact-
ment of this Act.
SEC. 8118. Notwithstanding Section 101 of H.J. Res.
68, the Community Services Block Grant program shall be
funded at the same rate of operation as in Division F of
Public Law 108–447, through November 18, 2005.
SEC. 8119. APPLICATIONS
FOR IMPACT AID PAY-
MENT.—Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and (3) of section
8005(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7705(d)(2) and (3)), the Secretary of
Education shall treat as timely filed, and shall process for
payment, an application under section 8002 or section 8003
of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7702, 7703) for fiscal year 2005 from
a local educational agency—
(1) that, for each of the fiscal years 2000 through
2004, submitted an application by the date specified
by the Secretary of Education under section 8005(c)
of such Act for the fiscal year;
(2) for which a reduction of more than
$1,000,000 was made under section 8005(d)(2) of
such Act by the Secretary of Education as a result of
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the agency’s failure to file a timely application under
section 8002 or 8003 of such Act for fiscal year 2005;
and
(3) that submits an application for fiscal year
2005 during the period beginning on February 2,
2004, and ending on the date of enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 8120. Of the amount appropriated by title III
under the heading ‘‘OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY’’, up to
$3,000,000 may be made available for the Joint Aviation
Technical Data Integration Program.
SEC. 8121. (a) RENAMING OF DEATH GRATUITY PAY-
ABLE
FOR
DEATHS
OF
MEMBERS
OF
THE
ARMED
FORCES.—Subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) In section 1475(a), by striking ‘‘have a death
gratuity paid’’ and inserting ‘‘have fallen hero com-
pensation paid’’.
(2) In section 1476(a)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a death
gratuity’’ and inserting ‘‘fallen hero compensa-
tion’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘A death
gratuity’’ and inserting ‘‘Fallen hero compensa-
tion’’.
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(3) In section 1477(a), by striking ‘‘A death gra-
tuity’’ and inserting ‘‘Fallen hero compensation’’.
(4) In section 1478(a), by striking ‘‘The death
gratuity’’ and inserting ‘‘The amount of fallen hero
compensation’’.
(5) In section 1479(1), by striking ‘‘the death
gratuity’’ and inserting ‘‘fallen hero compensation’’.
(6) In section 1489—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘a gra-
tuity’’ in the matter preceding paragraph (1)
and inserting ‘‘fallen hero compensation’’; and
(B) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘or
other assistance’’ after ‘‘lesser death gratuity’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Such subchapter is further amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Death gratuity:’’ each place it appears in
the heading of sections 1475 through 1480 and 1489
and inserting ‘‘Fallen hero compensation:’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such
subchapter is amended by striking ‘‘Death gratuity:’’
in the items relating to sections 1474 through 1480
and 1489 and inserting ‘‘Fallen hero compensation:’’.
(c) GENERAL REFERENCES.—Any reference to a death
gratuity payable under subchapter II of chapter 75 of title
10, United States Code, in any law, regulation, document,
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paper, or other record of the United States shall be deemed
to be a reference to fallen hero compensation payable under
such subchapter, as amended by this section.
SEC. 8122. Of the amount appropriated by title IV
under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND
EVALUATION, AIR FORCE’’, up to $3,000,000 may be used
for research and development on the reliability of field pro-
grammable gate arrays for space applications.
SEC. 8123. Of the amount appropriated by title IV
under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND
EVALUATION, ARMY’’, up to $1,000,000 may be used for
Chemical Biological Defense Material Test and Evaluation
Initiative.
SEC. 8124. Of the amount appropriated by title IV
under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND
EVALUATION, ARMY’’, up to $1,000,000 may be made avail-
able for an environmental management and compliance in-
formation system.
SEC. 8125. Of the amount appropriated by title IV
under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND
EVALUATION, ARMY’’, up to $2,000,000 may be made avail-
able for medical advanced technology for applied emergency
hypothermia for advanced combat casualty life support.
SEC. 8126. (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate makes the fol-
lowing findings:
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(1) The Department of Defense Appropriations
Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–87), the Department of
Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–
287), and the Emergency Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and
Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Public Law 109–13) each con-
tain a sense of the Senate provision urging the Presi-
dent to provide in the annual budget requests of the
President for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of
title 31, United States Code, an estimate of the cost
of ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghani-
stan in such fiscal year.
(2) The budget for fiscal year 2006 submitted to
Congress by the President on February 7, 2005, re-
quests no funds for fiscal year 2006 for ongoing mili-
tary operations in Iraq or Afghanistan.
(3) According to the Congressional Research
Service, there exists historical precedent for including
the cost of ongoing military operations in the annual
budget requests of the President following initial
funding for such operations by emergency or supple-
mental appropriations Acts, including—
(A) funds for Operation Noble Eagle, begin-
ning in the budget request of President George
W. Bush for fiscal year 2005;