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SEC. 8111. Notwithstanding section 2465 of title 10 
U.S.C., the Secretary of the Navy may use funds appro-
priated in title II of this Act under the heading, ‘‘Oper-
ation and Maintenance, Navy’’, to liquidate the expenses 
incurred for private security guard services performed at 
the Naval Support Unit, Saratoga Springs, New York by 
Burns International Security Services, Albany, New York 
in the amount of $29,323.35, plus accrued interest, if any. 
SEC. 8112. Of the amounts provided in title II of this 
Act under the heading, ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, De-
fense-Wide’’, $20,000,000 is available for the Regional 
Defense Counter-terrorism Fellowship Program, to fund 
the education and training of foreign military officers, 
ministry of defense civilians, and other foreign security of-
ficials, to include United States military officers and civil-
ian officials whose participation directly contributes to the 
education and training of these foreign students. 
SEC. 8113. (a) EXCHANGE REQUIRED.—In exchange 
for the private property described in subsection (b), the 
Secretary of the Interior shall convey to the Veterans 
Home of California—Barstow, Veterans of Foreign Wars 
Post #385E (in this section referred to as the ‘‘recipi-
ent’’), all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to a parcel of real property consisting of approxi-
mately one acre in the Mojave National Preserve and des-
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ignated (by section 8137 of the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107–117; 115 Stat. 
2278)) as a national memorial commemorating United 
States participation in World War I and honoring the 
American veterans of that war. Notwithstanding the con-
veyance of the property under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall continue to carry out the responsibilities of 
the Secretary under such section 8137. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the prop-
erty to be conveyed by the Secretary under subsection (a), 
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sandoz of Mountain Pass, California, 
have agreed to convey to the Secretary a parcel of real 
property consisting of approximately five acres, identified 
as parcel APN 569–051–44, and located in the west 1⁄2 
of the northeast 1⁄4 of the northwest 1⁄4 of the northwest 
1⁄4 of section 11, township 14 north, range 15 east, San 
Bernardino base and meridian. 
(c) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE; APPRAISAL.—The 
values of the properties to be exchanged under this section 
shall be equal or equalized as provided in subsection (d). 
The value of the properties shall be determined through 
an appraisal performed by a qualified appraiser in con-
formance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Fed-
eral Land Acquisitions (Department of Justice, December 
2000).
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(d) CASH EQUALIZATION.—Any difference in the 
value of the properties to be exchanged under this section 
shall be equalized through the making of a cash equali-
zation payment. The Secretary shall deposit any cash 
equalization payment received by the Secretary under this 
subsection in the Land and Water Conservation Fund. 
(e) REVERSIONARY CLAUSE.—The conveyance under 
subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the 
recipient maintain the conveyed property as a memorial 
commemorating United States participation in World War 
I and honoring the American veterans of that war. If the 
Secretary determines that the conveyed property is no 
longer being maintained as a war memorial, the property 
shall revert to the ownership of the United States. 
(f) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT; ADMINISTRATION OF 
ACQUIRED LAND.—The boundaries of the Mojave Na-
tional Preserve shall be adjusted to reflect the land ex-
change required by this section. The property acquired by 
the Secretary under this section shall become part of the 
Mojave National Preserve and be administered in accord-
ance with the laws, rules, and regulations generally appli-
cable to the Mojave National Preserve. 
SEC. 8114. None of the funds appropriated or made 
available in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish 
the operation of the 53d Weather Reconnaissance Squad-
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ron of the Air Force Reserve, if such action would reduce 
the WC–130 Weather Reconnaissance mission below the 
levels funded in this Act. 
SEC. 8115. The Secretary of the Air Force shall con-
vey, without consideration, to the Inland Valley Develop-
ment Agency all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to certain parcels of real property, including 
improvements thereon, located in San Bernardino, Cali-
fornia, that consist of approximately 39 acres and are 
leased, as of June 1, 2003, by the Secretary to the De-
fense Finance and Accounting Service. The conveyance 
shall be subject to the condition that the Inland Valley 
Development Agency and the Director of the Defense Fi-
nance and Accounting Service enter into a lease-back 
agreement, acceptable to the Director, for premises re-
quired by the Director for support operations conducted 
by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service. 
SEC. 8116. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 
2401 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the 
Navy is authorized to enter into a contract for the charter 
for a period through fiscal year 2008, of the vessel, RV 
CORY CHOUEST (United States Official Number 
933435) in support of the Surveillance Towed Array Sen-
sor (SURTASS) program: Provided, That funding for this
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lease shall be from within funds provided in this Act and 
future appropriations Acts. 
SEC. 8117. In addition to the amounts appropriated 
or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, and not-
withstanding any other provision of law, $20,000,000 is 
hereby appropriated to ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Army’’, to remain available until September 30, 2004, to 
be available only for a grant in the amount of $20,000,000 
to the Silver Valley Unified School District, Silver Valley, 
California, for the purpose of school construction at Fort 
Irwin, California. 
SEC. 8118. Amounts appropriated in title II are here-
by reduced by $294,000,000 to reflect savings attributable 
to efficiencies and management improvements in the fund-
ing of miscellaneous or other contracts in the military de-
partments, as follows: 
(1) From ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army,’’ 
$27,000,000; 
(2) From ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy,’’ 
$50,000,000; and 
(3) From ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air 
Force’’, $217,000,000. 
SEC. 8119. The amount appropriated in title II for 
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’’ is hereby re-
duced by $600,000,000 to reflect cash balance and rate
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stabilization adjustments in the Department of Defense 
Transportation Working Capital Fund. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 8120. Of the funds made available in chapter 
3 of title I of the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Ap-
propriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108–11), under the 
heading ‘‘Iraq Freedom Fund’’ (117 Stat. 563), 
$2,000,000,000 is hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 8121. Of the total amount appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, De-
fense-Wide’’ to provide assistance to local educational 
agencies for children of members of the Armed Forces and 
Department of Defense civilian employees with severe dis-
abilities, the Secretary of Defense may use up to $855,566 
to make additional payment under section 363 of the 
Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2001 (20 U.S.C. 7703(a)) to those local edu-
cational agencies whose percentage reduction in the pay-
ment amount for fiscal year 2002 was in excess of the 
reduction otherwise imposed under subsection (d) of such 
section for that fiscal year. The Secretary of Defense may 
waive collection of any overpayment made to local edu-
cational agencies under such section for fiscal year 2002. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8122. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
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strumentality of the United States Government, except 
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 
SEC. 8123. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to implement 
any amendment or revision of, or cancel, the Department 
of Defense Directive 1344.7, ‘‘Personal Commercial Solici-
tation on DoD Installations’’, until 90 days following the 
date the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress notice 
of the amendment, revision or cancellation, and the rea-
sons therefore. 
SEC. 8124. LIMITATION ON DEPLOYMENT OF TER-
RORISM INFORMATION AWARENESS PROGRAM.—
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
and except as provided in paragraph (2), if and 
when research and development on the Terrorism 
Information Awareness program (formerly known as 
the Total Information Awareness program), or any 
component of such program, permits the deployment 
or implementation of such program or component, 
no department, agency, or element of the Federal 
Government may deploy or implement such program 
or component, or transfer such program or compo-
nent to another department, agency, or element of
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the Federal Government, until the Secretary of De-
fense—
(A) notifies Congress of that development, 
including a specific and detailed description 
of—
(i) each element or component of such 
program intended to be deployed or imple-
mented; and 
(ii) the method and scope of the in-
tended deployment or implementation of 
such program or component (including the 
data or information to be accessed or 
used); and 
(B) has received specific authorization by 
law from Congress for the deployment or imple-
mentation of such program or component, in-
cluding—
(i) a specific authorization by law for 
the deployment or implementation of such 
program or component; and 
(ii) a specific appropriation by law of 
funds for the deployment or implementa-
tion of such program or component. 
(2) The limitation in paragraph (1) shall not 
apply with respect to the deployment or implementa-
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tion of the Terrorism Information Awareness pro-
gram, or a component of such program, in support 
of the following: 
(A) Lawful military operations of the 
United States conducted outside the United 
States. 
(B) Lawful foreign intelligence activities 
conducted wholly overseas, or wholly against 
non-United States citizens. 
SEC. 8125. (a) CLOSURE OF NAVAL STATION ROO-
SEVELT ROADS, PUERTO RICO.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary of the Navy shall 
close Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, no later 
than six months after enactment of this Act. 
(b) DISPOSAL.—
(1) The Secretary of the Navy shall exercise the 
authority granted to the Administrator of the Gen-
eral Services pursuant to section 545 of title 40 and 
dispose of the real property and associated personal 
property at the former Naval Station by public sale. 
(2) The Secretary of the Navy may transfer ex-
cess personal property or dispose of surplus personal 
property located at the installation pursuant to the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
1949 (40 U.S.C. 521 et seq.).
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(c) The Secretary of the Navy may use funds in the 
Department of Defense Base Closure Account established 
by section 2906 of the Defense Base Closure and Realign-
ment Act of 1990, Public Law 101–510 to implement the 
closure. 
(d) There shall be deposited into the Account referred 
to in subsection (c) the proceeds of sale from the disposal 
of property authorized by subsection (b) for the benefit 
of the Department of the Navy. 
SEC. 8126. In addition to amounts provided else-
where in this Act, the following amounts shall be made 
available for the purposes specified: 
(1) The amount of $5,000,000 is hereby appro-
priated for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army Na-
tional Guard’’, for the nationwide dedicated fiber 
optic network program. 
(2) The amount of $14,000,000 is hereby ap-
propriated for ‘‘Procurement, Marine Corps’’, of 
which $9,600,000 is for the AN/PRC–148 tactical 
handheld radio, and $4,400,000 is for combat cas-
ualty care equipment. 
(3) The amount of $5,000,000 is hereby appro-
priated for ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Eval-
uation, Air Force’’, for low emission/efficient hybrid 
aviation refueling truck propulsion.
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(4) The amount of $5,000,000 is hereby appro-
priated for ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Eval-
uation, Defense-Wide’’, for development of novel 
pharmaceuticals for anthrax.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2004’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 8, 2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
Calendar No. 190
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2658
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Department of De-
fense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2004, and for other purposes. 
JULY 10, 2003
Read twice and placed on the calendar