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(1) The current plans of the Secretaries with 
respect to— 
(A) replacing the monument at the Tomb 
of the Unknowns at Arlington National Ceme-
tery, Virginia; and 
(B) disposing of the current monument at 
the Tomb of the Unknowns, if it were removed 
and replaced. 
(2) An assessment of the feasibility and advis-
ability of repairing the monument at the Tomb of 
the Unknowns rather than replacing it. 
(3) A description of the current efforts of the 
Secretaries to maintain and preserve the monument 
at the Tomb of the Unknowns. 
(4) An explanation of why no attempt has been 
made since 1989 to repair the monument at the 
Tomb of the Unknowns. 
(5) A comprehensive estimate of the cost of re-
placement of the monument at the Tomb of the Un-
knowns and the cost of repairing such monument. 
(6) An assessment of the structural integrity of 
the monument at the Tomb of the Unknowns. 
(b) LIMITATION ON ACTION.—The Secretary of the 
Army and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not take 
any action to replace the monument at the Tomb of the 
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Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, until 
180 days after the date of the receipt by Congress of the 
report required by subsection (a). 
(c) EXCEPTION.—The limitation in subsection (b) 
shall not prevent the Secretary of the Army or the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs from repairing the current 
monument at the Tomb of the Unknowns or from acquir-
ing any blocks of marble for uses related to such monu-
ment, subject to the availability of appropriations for those 
purposes. 
SEC. 2874. INCREASED AUTHORITY FOR REPAIR, RESTORA-
TION, AND PRESERVATION OF LAFAYETTE 
ESCADRILLE 
MEMORIAL, 
MARNES-LA-CO-
QUETTE, FRANCE. 
Section 1065 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107–107; 115 Stat. 
1233) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
subsection 
(a)(2), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$2,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,500,000’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘under section 
301(a)(4)’’. 
SEC. 2875. ADDITION OF WOONSOCKET LOCAL PROTEC-
TION PROJECT. 
Section 2866 of the Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (division B of Public Law 
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109–364; 120 Stat. 2499) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) WOONSOCKET LOCAL PROTECTION PROJECT.— 
‘‘(1) ASSUMPTION
OF
RESPONSIBILITY.—The 
Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of 
Engineers, shall assume responsibility for the annual 
operation and maintenance of the Woonsocket local 
protection project authorized by section 10 of the 
Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the 
Flood Control Act of 1944; 58 Stat. 892, chapter 
665), including by acquiring, in accordance with 
paragraph (2), any interest of the city of 
Woonsocket, Rhode Island, in and to land and struc-
tures required for the continued operation and main-
tenance, repair, replacement, rehabilitation, and 
structural integrity of the project, as identified by 
the city, in coordination with the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) ACQUISITION.—As a condition on the Sec-
retary’s 
assumption 
of 
responsibility 
for 
the 
Woonsocket local protection project under paragraph 
(1), the city of Woonsocket shall convey, not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2008, to the Secretary of the Army, by quitclaim 
deed and without consideration, all right, title, and 
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interest of the city in and to the Woonsocket local 
protection project, including any interest of the city 
in and to land and structures required for the con-
tinued operation and maintenance, repair, replace-
ment, rehabilitation, and structural integrity of the 
project, as identified by the city.’’. 
SEC. 2876. REPEAL OF MORATORIUM ON IMPROVEMENTS 
AT FORT BUCHANAN, PUERTO RICO. 
Section 1507 of the Floyd D. Spence National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted 
into law by Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–355) 
is repealed. 
SEC. 2877. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL MILITARY WORK-
ING DOG TEAMS MONUMENT ON SUITABLE 
MILITARY INSTALLATION. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH MONUMENT.—The 
Secretary of Defense may permit the National War Dogs 
Monument, Inc., to establish and maintain, at a suitable 
location at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, or another military in-
stallation in the United States, a national monument to 
honor the sacrifice and service of United States Armed 
Forces working dog teams that have participated in the 
military operations of the United States. 
(b) LOCATION AND DESIGN OF MONUMENT.—The 
actual location and final design of the monument author-
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ized by subsection (a) shall be subject to the approval of 
the Secretary. In selecting the military installation and 
site on such installation to serve as the location for the 
monument, the Secretary shall seek to maximize access 
to the resulting monument for both visitors and their dogs. 
(c) MAINTENANCE.—The maintenance of the monu-
ment authorized by subsection (a) by the National War 
Dogs Monument, Inc., shall be subject to such conditions 
regarding access to the monument, and such other condi-
tions, as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
interests of the United States. 
(d) LIMITATION ON PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.—The 
United States Government shall not pay any expense for 
the establishment or maintenance of the monument au-
thorized by subsection (a). 
SEC. 2878. REPORT REQUIRED PRIOR TO REMOVAL OF MIS-
SILES FROM 564TH MISSILE SQUADRON. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on the feasibility of establishing an association be-
tween the 120th Fighter Wing of the Montana Air Na-
tional Guard and active duty personnel stationed at 
Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. In preparing the 
report, the Secretary shall include the following evalua-
tions: 
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(1) An evaluation of the requirement of the Air 
Force for additional F–15 aircraft active or reserve 
component force structure. 
(2) An evaluation of the airspace training op-
portunities in the immediate airspace around Great 
Falls International Airport Air Guard Station. 
(3) An evaluation of the impact of civilian oper-
ations on military operations at Great Falls Inter-
national Airport. 
(4) An evaluation of the level of civilian en-
croachment on the facilities and airspace of the 
120th Fighter Wing. 
(5) An evaluation of the support structure 
available, including active military bases nearby. 
(6) An evaluation of opportunities for additional 
association between the Montana National Guard 
and the 341st Space Wing. 
(b) LIMITATION ON REMOVAL PENDING REPORT.— 
Not more than 40 missiles may be removed from the 
564th Missile Squadron until 15 days after the report re-
quired in subsection (a) has been submitted. 
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SEC. 2879. REPORT ON CONDITION OF SCHOOLS UNDER JU-
RISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
EDUCATION ACTIVITY. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2008, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report on the conditions 
of schools under the jurisdiction of the Department of De-
fense Education Activity. 
(b) CONTENT.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of each school under the con-
trol of the Secretary, including the location, year 
constructed, grades of attending children, maximum 
capacity, and current capacity of the school. 
(2) A description of the standards and proc-
esses used by the Secretary to assess the adequacy 
of the size of school facilities, the ability of facilities 
to support school programs, and the current condi-
tion of facilities. 
(3) A description of the conditions of the facil-
ity or facilities at each school, including the level of 
compliance with the standards described in para-
graph (2), any existing or projected facility defi-
ciencies or inadequate conditions at each facility, 
and whether any of the facilities listed are tem-
porary structures. 
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(4) An investment strategy planned for each 
school to correct deficiencies identified in paragraph 
(3), including a description of each project to correct 
such deficiencies, cost estimates, and timelines to 
complete each project. 
(5) A description of requirements for new 
schools to be constructed over the next 10 years as 
a result of changes to the population of military per-
sonnel. 
(c) USE OF REPORT AS MASTER PLAN FOR REPAIR, 
UPGRADE, AND CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOLS.—The Sec-
retary shall use the report required under subsection (a) 
as a master plan for the repair, upgrade, and construction 
of schools in the Department of Defense system that sup-
port dependents of members of the Armed Forces and ci-
vilian employees of the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 2880. REPORT ON FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS OF 
DARNALL ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, FORT 
HOOD MILITARY RESERVATION, TEXAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port assessing the facilities and operations of the Darnall 
Army Medical Center at Fort Hood Military Reservation, 
Texas. 
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(b) CONTENT.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) A specific determination of whether the fa-
cilities currently housing Darnall Army Medical Cen-
ter meet Department of Defense standards for Army 
medical centers. 
(2) A specific determination of whether the ex-
isting facilities adequately support the operations of 
Darnall Army Medical Center, including the mis-
sions of medical treatment, medical hold, medical 
holdover, and Warriors in Transition. 
(3) A specific determination of whether the ex-
isting facilities provide adequate physical space for 
the number of personnel that would be required for 
Darnall Army Medical Center to function as a full- 
sized Army medical center. 
(4) A specific determination of whether the cur-
rent levels of medical and medical-related personnel 
at Darnall Army Medical Center are adequate to 
support the operations of a full-sized Army medical 
center. 
(5) A specific determination of whether the cur-
rent levels of graduate medical education and med-
ical residency programs currently in place at Darnall 
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Army Medical Center are adequate to support the 
operations of a full-sized Army medical center. 
(6) A description of any and all deficiencies 
identified by the Secretary. 
(7) A proposed investment plan and timeline to 
correct such deficiencies. 
SEC. 2881. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A 
REGIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE CENTER AT 
KELLY AIR FIELD, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) The Federal response to Hurricane Katrina 
demonstrated the need for greater coordination and 
planning capability at the Federal, State, and local 
levels of government. 
(2) Coordination of State and local assets can 
be more effectively accomplished if such assets are 
organized on a regional basis similar to the manner 
in which the Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy organizes its efforts. 
(3) Despite the obvious need for experienced 
and routinely exercised operational headquarters 
skilled in disaster response, no such headquarters 
have been established. 
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(4) Such a headquarters would be appropriately 
located on available Federal property in Region VI 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
which includes Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkan-
sas, and New Mexico, and is a region subject to for-
est fires, floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 31, 
2008, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit to Congress 
a report on the feasibility of establishing at Kelly Air Field 
in San Antonio, Texas, a permanent, regionally oriented 
disaster response center responsible for planning, coordi-
nating, and directing the Federal, State, and local re-
sponse to man-made and natural disasters that occur in 
Region VI of the Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy. 
(c) CONTENT.—The report required under subsection 
(b) shall include the following: 
(1) A determination of how the regional dis-
aster response center, if established at Kelly Air 
Field, would organize and leverage capabilities of the 
following currently co-located organizations, facili-
ties, and forces located in San Antonio, Texas: 
(A) Lackland Air Force Base. 
(B) Fort Sam Houston. 
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(C) Brooke Army Medical Center. 
(D) Wilford Hall Medical Center. 
(E) City of San Antonio/Bexar County 
Emergency Operations Center. 
(F) Audie Murphy Veterans Administra-
tion Medical Center. 
(G) 433rd Airlift Wing C–5 Heavy Lift 
Aircraft. 
(H) 149 Fighter Wing and Texas Air Na-
tional Guard F–16 fighter aircraft. 
(I) Army Northern Command. 
(J) The three level 1 trauma centers of the 
National Trauma Institute. 
(K) Texas Medical Rangers. 
(L) San Antonio Metro Health Depart-
ment. 
(M) The University of Texas Health 
Science Center at San Antonio. 
(N) The Air Intelligence Surveillance and 
Reconnaissance Agency at Lackland Air Force 
Base. 
(O) The United States Air Force Security 
Police Training Department at Lackland Air 
Force Base. 
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(P) The large manpower pools and blood 
donor pools from the more than 6,000 trainees 
at Lackland Air Force Base. 
(2) A determination of the number of military 
and civilian personnel who would have to be mobi-
lized to run the logistics, planning, and maintenance 
of the regional disaster response center, if estab-
lished at Kelly Air Field, during a time of disaster 
recovery. 
(3) A determination of the number of military 
and civilian personnel who would be required to run 
the logistics, planning, and maintenance of the re-
gional disaster response center during a time when 
no disaster is occurring. 
(4) A determination of the cost of improving 
the current infrastructure at Kelly Air Field to meet 
the needs of displaced victims of a disaster equiva-
lent to that of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita or a 
natural or man-made disaster of similar scope, in-
cluding adequate beds, food stores, and decon-
tamination stations to triage radiation or other 
chemical or biological agent contamination victims. 
(5) An evaluation of the current capability of 
the Department of Defense and the Department of 
Homeland Security to respond to these mission re-
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quirements and an assessment of any additional ca-
pabilities that are required. 
(6) An assessment of the costs and benefits of 
adding such capabilities at Kelly Air Field to the 
costs and benefits of other locations. 
SEC. 2882. NAMING OF HOUSING FACILITY AT FORT CAR-
SON, COLORADO, IN HONOR OF THE HONOR-
ABLE JOEL HEFLEY, A FORMER MEMBER OF 
THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENT-
ATIVES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Representative Joel Hefley was elected to 
represent Colorado’s 5th Congressional district in 
1986 and served in the House of Representatives 
until the end of the 109th Congress in 2007 with 
distinction, class, integrity, and honor. 
(2) Representative Hefley served on the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives for 18 years, including service as Chair-
man of the Subcommittee on Military Installations 
and Facilities from 1995 through 2000 and, from 
2001 until 2007, as Chairman of the Subcommittee 
on Readiness. 
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(3) Representative Hefley was a fair and effec-
tive lawmaker who worked for the national interest 
while never forgetting his Western roots. 
(4) Representative Hefley’s efforts on the Com-
mittee on Armed Services were instrumental to the 
military value of, and quality of life at, installations 
in the State of Colorado, including Fort Carson, 
Cheyenne Mountain, Peterson Air Force Base, 
Schriever Air Force Base, Buckley Air Force Base, 
and the United States Air Force Academy. 
(5) Representative Hefley was a leader in ef-
forts to retain and expand Fort Carson as an essen-
tial part of the national defense system during the 
Defense Base Closure and Realignment process. 
(6) Representative Hefley consistently advo-
cated for providing members of the Armed Forces 
and their families with quality, safe, and affordable 
housing and supportive communities. 
(7) Representative Hefley spearheaded the Mili-
tary Housing Privatization Initiative to eliminate in-
adequate housing on military installations, with the 
first pilot program located at Fort Carson. 
(8) Representative Hefley’s leadership on the 
Military Housing Privatization Initiative allowed for 
the privatization of more than 121,000 units of mili-
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tary family housing, which brought meaningful im-
provements to living conditions for thousands of 
members of the Armed Forces and their spouses and 
children at installations throughout the United 
States. 
(9) It is fitting and proper that an appropriate 
military family housing area or structure at Fort 
Carson be designated in honor of Representative 
Hefley. 
(b) DESIGNATION.—Notwithstanding Army Regula-
tion AR 1–33, the Secretary of the Army shall designate 
one of the military family housing areas or facilities con-
structed for Fort Carson, Colorado, using the authority 
provided by subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, 
United States Code, as the ‘‘Joel Hefley Village’’. 
SEC. 2883. NAMING OF NAVY AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE 
CENTER AT ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS, IN 
HONOR OF THE HONORABLE LANE EVANS, A 
FORMER MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Representative Lane Evans was elected to 
the House of Representatives in 1982 and served in 
the House of Representatives until the end of the 
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109th Congress in 2007 representing the people of 
Illinois’ 17th Congressional district. 
(2) As a member of the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives, Represent-
ative Evans worked to bring common sense priorities 
to defense spending and strengthen the military’s 
conventional readiness. 
(3) Representative Evans was a tireless advo-
cate for military veterans, ensuring that veterans re-
ceive the medical care they need and advocating for 
individuals suffering from post-traumatic stress dis-
order and Gulf War Syndrome. 
(4) Representative Evans’ efforts to improve 
the transition of individuals from military service to 
the care of the Department of Veterans Affairs will 
continue to benefit generations of veterans long into 
the future. 
(5) Representative Evans was credited with 
bringing new services to veterans living in his Con-
gressional district, including outpatient clinics in the 
Quad Cities and Quincy and the Quad-Cities Vet 
Center. 
(6) Representative Evans worked with local 
leaders to promote the Rock Island Arsenal, and it 
earned new jobs and missions through his support. 
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(7) In honor of his service in the Marine Corps 
and to his district and the United States, it is fitting 
and proper that the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve 
Center at Rock Island Arsenal be named in honor of 
Representative Evans. 
(b) DESIGNATION.—The Navy and Marine Corps Re-
serve Center at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, shall be 
known and designated as the ‘‘Lane Evans Navy and Ma-
rine Corps Reserve Center’’. Any reference in a law, map, 
regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center at 
Rock Island Arsenal shall be deemed to be a reference to 
the Lane Evans Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center. 
SEC. 2884. NAMING OF RESEARCH LABORATORY AT AIR 
FORCE ROME RESEARCH SITE, ROME, NEW 
YORK, IN HONOR OF THE HONORABLE SHER-
WOOD L. BOEHLERT, A FORMER MEMBER OF 
THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENT-
ATIVES. 
The new laboratory building at the Air Force Rome 
Research Site, Rome, New York, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Sherwood Boehlert Center of Excellence 
for Information Science and Technology’’. Any reference 
in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other 
record of the United States to such laboratory facility 
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shall be deemed to be a reference to the Sherwood Boeh-
lert Center of Excellence for Information Science and 
Technology. 
SEC. 2885. NAMING OF ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AT 
JOINT SYSTEMS MANUFACTURING CENTER, 
LIMA, OHIO, IN HONOR OF THE HONORABLE 
MICHAEL G. OXLEY, A FORMER MEMBER OF 
THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENT-
ATIVES. 
The administration building under construction at 
the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center in Lima, Ohio, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Michael G. Oxley 
Administration and Technology Center’’. Any reference in 
a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record 
of the United States to such building shall be deemed to 
be a reference to the Michael G. Oxley Administration and 
Technology Center. 
SEC. 2886. NAMING OF LOGISTICS AUTOMATION TRAINING 
FACILITY, ARMY QUARTERMASTER CENTER 
AND 
SCHOOL, 
FORT 
LEE, 
VIRGINIA, 
IN 
HONOR OF GENERAL RICHARD H. THOMP-
SON. 
Notwithstanding Army Regulation AR 1–33, the Lo-
gistics Automation Training Facility of the Army Quarter-
master Center and School at Fort Lee, Virginia, shall be 
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known and designated as the ‘‘General Richard H. 
Thompson Logistics Automation Training Facility’’ in 
honor of General Richard H. Thompson, the only quarter-
master to have risen from private to full general. Any ref-
erence in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or 
other record of the United States to such facility shall be 
deemed to be a reference to the General Richard H. 
Thompson Logistics Automation Training Facility. 
SEC. 2887. AUTHORITY TO RELOCATE JOINT SPECTRUM 
CENTER TO FORT MEADE, MARYLAND. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT RELOCATION AGREE-
MENT.—The Secretary of Defense may carry out an 
agreement to relocate the Joint Spectrum Center, a geo-
graphically separated unit of the Defense Information 
Systems Agency, from Annapolis, Maryland, to Fort 
Meade, Maryland, or another military installation if— 
(1) the Secretary determines that the relocation 
of the Joint Spectrum Center is in the best interest 
of national security and the physical protection of 
personnel and missions of the Department of De-
fense; and 
(2) the agreement between the lease holder and 
the Department of Defense provides equitable and 
appropriate terms to facilitate the relocation. 
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(b) AUTHORIZATION.—Any facility, road, or infra-
structure constructed or altered on a military installation 
as a result of the agreement referred to in subsection (a) 
is deemed to be authorized in accordance with section 
2802 of title 10, United States Code. 
(c) TERMINATION OF EXISTING LEASE.—Upon com-
pletion of the relocation of the Joint Spectrum Center, all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
the existing lease for the Joint Spectrum Center shall be 
terminated, as contemplated under Condition 29.B of the 
lease. 
TITLE XXIX—WAR-RELATED AND 
EMERGENCY MILITARY CON-
STRUCTION 
AUTHORIZA-
TIONS 
Sec. 2901. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2902. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2903. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2904. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2905. Authorized base closure and realignment activities funded through 
Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005 and re-
lated authorization of appropriations. 
SEC. 2901. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in subsection (c)(1), the Secretary of the Army may 
acquire real property and carry out military construction 
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projects for the installations or locations inside the United 
States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 
table: 
Army: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Colorado ............................
Fort Carson ...........................................
$8,100,000 
Georgia .............................
Fort Stewart .........................................
$6,000,000 
Kansas ..............................
Fort Riley ..............................................
$50,000,000 
Kentucky ..........................
Fort Campbell .......................................
$7,400,000 
Louisiana ..........................
Fort Polk ...............................................
$4,900,000 
New York ..........................
Fort Drum ............................................
$38,000,000 
Texas ................................
Fort Hood .............................................
$9,100,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in subsection (c)(2), the Secretary of the Army may 
acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the installations or locations outside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the fol-
lowing table: 
Army: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Afghanistan ......................
Bagram Air Base ..................................
$249,600,000 
......................................
Ghazni ...................................................
$5,000,000 
......................................
Kabul .....................................................
$36,000,000 
Iraq ...................................
Camp Adder ..........................................
$80,650,000 
......................................
Al Asad ..................................................
$92,600,000 
...........................................
Camp Anaconda ....................................
$53,500,000 
...........................................
Camp Constitution ................................
$11,700,000 
......................................
Camp Cropper .......................................
$9,500,000 
......................................
Fallujah .................................................
$880,000 
......................................
Camp Marez ..........................................
$880,000 
......................................
Mosul .....................................................
$43,000,000 
...........................................
Q-West ..................................................
$26,000,000 
......................................
Camp Ramadi .......................................
$880,000 
......................................
Scania ....................................................
$14,200,000 
......................................
Camp Speicher ......................................
$83,900,000 
......................................
Camp Taqqadum ...................................
$880,000 
......................................
Tikrit .....................................................
$43,000,000 
......................................
Camp Victory ........................................
$65,400,000 
......................................
Camp Warrior .......................................
$880,000 
......................................
Various Locations .................................
$207,000,000 
Kuwait ..............................
Camp Arifjan ........................................
$30,000,000 
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(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2007, for military con-
struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 
functions of the Department of the Army in the total 
amount of $1,257,750,000 as follows: 
(1) For military construction projects inside the 
United 
States 
authorized 
by 
subsection 
(a), 
$123,500,000. 
(2) For military construction projects outside 
the United States authorized by subsection (b), 
$1,055,450,000. 
(3) For architectural and engineering services 
and construction design under section 2807 of title 
10, United States Code, $78,800,000. 
(d) REPORT REQUIRED BEFORE COMMENCING CER-
TAIN PROJECTS.—Funds may not be obligated for the 
projects authorized by subsection (b) for Camp Arifjan, 
Kuwait, or Camp Cropper, Iraq, until 14 days after the 
date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the 
congressional defense committees a report, in either un-
classified or classified form, containing a detailed justifica-
tion for the project, including the overall intent of the re-
quested construction, host-nation views, longevity of the 
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site selected, and timelines for completion. The Secretary 
shall submit the report not later than January 15, 2008. 
SEC. 2902. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in subsection (d)(1), the Secretary of the Navy may 
acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the installations or locations inside the United 
States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 
table: 
Navy: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
California ............
Camp Pendleton ..............................................
$102,034,000 
........................
Twentynine Palms ..........................................
$4,440,000 
North Carolina ....
Camp Lejeune .................................................
$43,340,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in subsection (d)(2), the Secretary of the Navy may 
acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the installations or locations outside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the fol-
lowing table: 
Navy: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Djibouti ...............
Camp Lemonier ..............................................
$25,410,000 
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(c) FAMILY HOUSING.—Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in sub-
section (d)(4), the Secretary of the Navy may construct 
or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition 
and supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, 
and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Navy: Family Housing 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
California ............
Camp Pendleton ..............................................
$10,692,000 
........................
Twentynine Palms ..........................................
$1,074,000 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Subject 
to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years be-
ginning after September 30, 2007, for military construc-
tion, land acquisition, and military family housing func-
tions of the Department of the Navy in the total amount 
of $198,781,000, as follows: 
(1) For military construction projects inside the 
United 
States 
authorized 
by 
subsection 
(a), 
$149,814,000. 
(2) For military construction projects outside 
the United States authorized by subsection (a), 
$25,410,000. 
(3) For architectural and engineering services 
and construction design under section 2807 of title 
10, United States Code, $11,791,000. 
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(4) For construction and acquisition, planning 
and design, and improvement of military family 
housing and facilities, $11,766,000. 
SEC. 2903. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND 
LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
(a) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of the Air Force 
may acquire real property and carry out military construc-
tion projects for the installations or locations outside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the fol-
lowing table: 
Air Force: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Afghanistan .........
Bagram Air Base ............................................
$108,800,000 
........................
Kandahar ........................................................
$26,300,000 
Iraq .....................
Balad Air Base ...............................................
$58,300,000 
Kyrgyzstan ..........
Manas Air Base ..............................................
$30,300,000 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2007, for military con-
struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 
functions of the Department of the Air Force in the total 
amount of $258,700,000, as follows: 
(1) For military construction projects outside 
the United States authorized by subsection (a), 
$223,700,000. 
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(2) For architectural and engineering services 
and construction design under section 2807 of title 
10, United States Code, $35,000,000. 
SEC. 2904. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUC-
TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in subsection (c)(1), the Secretary of Defense may 
acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the installations or locations inside the United 
States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 
table: 
Defense Agencies: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Texas ..................
Fort Sam Houston ..........................................
$21,000,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in subsection (c)(2), the Secretary of Defense may 
acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the installations or locations outside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the fol-
lowing table: 
Defense Agencies: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Qatar ...................
Al Udeid ..........................................................
$6,600,000 
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(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2007, for military con-
struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 
functions of the Department of Defense (other than the 
military departments) in the total amount of $27,600,000 
as follows: 
(1) For military construction projects inside the 
United 
States 
authorized 
by 
subsection 
(a), 
$21,000,000. 
(2) For military construction projects outside 
the United States authorized by subsection (a), 
$6,600,000. 
SEC. 2905. AUTHORIZED BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGN-
MENT ACTIVITIES FUNDED THROUGH DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AC-
COUNT 2005 AND RELATED AUTHORIZATION 
OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZED BASE CLOSURE
AND REALIGN-
MENT ACTIVITIES FUNDED THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE
BASE
CLOSURE
ACCOUNT
2005.—Using 
amounts authorized appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in subsection (b), the Secretary 
of Defense may carry out base closure and realignment 
activities otherwise authorized by section 2702 of this Act, 
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including real property acquisition and military construc-
tion projects, as authorized by the Defense Base Closure 
and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of 
Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) and funded 
through the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 
2005 established by section 2906A of such Act, in the 
amount of $423,650,000. Such amount is in addition to 
the amount specified for such base closure and realign-
ment activities in section 2702 of this Act. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2007, for base closure and 
realignment activities authorized by subsection (a) and 
funded through the Department of Defense Base Closure 
Account 2005 in the total amount of $415,910,000. 
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF 
ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
AND 
OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE 
XXXI—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—National Security Programs Authorizations 
Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. 
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. 
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. 
Sec. 3104. Defense nuclear waste disposal. 
Sec. 3105. Energy security and assurance. 
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Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 3111. Reliable Replacement Warhead program. 
Sec. 3112. Nuclear test readiness. 
Sec. 3113. Modification of reporting requirement. 
Sec. 3114. Limitation on availability of funds for Fissile Materials Disposition 
program. 
Sec. 3115. Modification of limitations on availability of funds for Waste Treat-
ment and Immobilization Plant. 
Sec. 3116. Modification of sunset date of the Office of the Ombudsman of the 
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Pro-
gram. 
Sec. 3117. Technical amendments. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 3121. Study on using existing pits for the Reliable Replacement Warhead 
program. 
Sec. 3122. Report on retirement and dismantlement of nuclear warheads. 
Sec. 3123. Plan for addressing security risks posed to nuclear weapons com-
plex. 
Sec. 3124. Department of Energy protective forces. 
Sec. 3125. Evaluation of National Nuclear Security Administration strategic 
plan for advanced computing. 
Sec. 3126. Sense of Congress on the nuclear nonproliferation policy of the 
United States and the Reliable Replacement Warhead program. 
Sec. 3127. Department of Energy report on plan to strengthen and expand 
International Radiological Threat Reduction program. 
Sec. 3128. Department of Energy report on plan to strengthen and expand Ma-
terials Protection, Control, and Accounting program. 
Sec. 3129. Agreements and reports on nuclear forensics capabilities. 
Sec. 3130. Report on status of environmental management initiatives to accel-
erate the reduction of environmental risks and challenges posed 
by the legacy of the Cold War. 
Subtitle D—Nuclear Terrorism Prevention 
Sec. 3131. Definitions. 
Sec. 3132. Sense of Congress on the prevention of nuclear terrorism. 
Sec. 3133. Minimum security standard for nuclear weapons and formula quan-
tities of strategic special nuclear material. 
Sec. 3134. Annual report. 
Subtitle A—National Security 
Programs Authorizations 
SEC. 3101. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
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ment of Energy for fiscal year 2008 for the activities of 
the National Nuclear Security Administration in carrying 
out programs necessary for national security in the 
amount of $9,576,095,000, to be allocated as follows: 
(1) For weapons activities, $6,465,574,000. 
(2) For defense nuclear nonproliferation activi-
ties, $1,902,646,000. 
(3) For naval reactors, $808,219,000. 
(4) For the Office of the Administrator for Nu-
clear Security, $399,656,000. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF NEW PLANT PROJECTS.— 
From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available 
for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy 
may carry out new plant projects for the National Nuclear 
Security Administration as follows: 
(1) For readiness in technical base and facili-
ties, the following new plant projects: 
Project 08–D–801, High pressure fire 
loop, 
Pantex 
Plant, 
Amarillo, 
Texas, 
$7,000,000. 
Project 08–D–802, High explosive pressing 
facility, 
Pantex 
Plant, 
Amarillo, 
Texas, 
$25,300,000. 
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Project 08–D–804, Technical Area 55 re-
investment project, Los Alamos National Lab-
oratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $6,000,000. 
(2) For facilities and infrastructure recapital-
ization, the following new plant projects: 
Project 08–D–601, Mercury highway, Ne-
vada Test Site, Nevada, $7,800,000. 
Project 08–D–602, Potable water system 
upgrades, Y–12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 
$22,500,000. 
(3) For safeguards and security, the following 
new plant project: 
Project 08–D–701, Nuclear materials safe-
guards and security upgrade, Los Alamos Na-
tional Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 
$49,496,000. 
(4) For naval reactors, the following new plant 
projects: 
Project 08–D–901, Shipping and receiving 
and warehouse complex, Bettis Atomic Power 
Laboratory, 
West 
Mifflin, 
Pennsylvania, 
$9,000,000. 
Project 08–D–190, Project engineering 
and design, Expended Core Facility M–290 Re-
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covering Discharge Station, Naval Reactors Fa-
cility, Idaho Falls, Idaho, $550,000. 
SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Energy for fiscal year 2008 for defense environ-
mental cleanup activities in carrying out programs nec-
essary 
for 
national 
security 
in 
the 
amount 
of 
$5,367,905,000. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION FOR NEW PLANT PROJECT.— 
From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available 
for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy 
may carry out, for defense environmental cleanup activi-
ties, the following new plant project: 
Project 08–D–414, Project engineering and de-
sign, Plutonium Vitrification Facility, various loca-
tions, $9,000,000. 
SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2008 for other 
defense activities in carrying out programs necessary for 
national security in the amount of $763,974,000. 
SEC. 3104. DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2008 for defense 
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nuclear waste disposal for payment to the Nuclear Waste 
Fund established in section 302(c) of the Nuclear Waste 
Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222(c)) in the amount 
of $292,046,000. 
SEC. 3105. ENERGY SECURITY AND ASSURANCE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2008 for energy 
security and assurance programs necessary for national 
security in the amount of $5,860,000. 
Subtitle 
B—Program 
Authoriza-
tions, Restrictions, and Limita-
tions 
SEC. 3111. RELIABLE REPLACEMENT WARHEAD PROGRAM. 
No funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
of appropriations in section 3101(a)(1) or otherwise made 
available for weapons activities of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration for fiscal year 2008 may be obli-
gated or expended for activities under the Reliable Re-
placement Warhead program under section 4204a of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2524a) beyond 
phase 2A activities. 
SEC. 3112. NUCLEAR TEST READINESS. 
(a) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENTS ON READINESS POS-
TURE.—Section 3113 of the National Defense Authoriza-
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tion Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 117 
Stat. 1743; 50 U.S.C. 2528a) is repealed. 
(b) REPORTS ON NUCLEAR TEST READINESS POS-
TURES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4208 of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2528) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 4208. REPORTS ON NUCLEAR TEST READINESS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2009, 
and every odd-numbered year thereafter, the Secretary of 
Energy shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on the nuclear test readiness of the United 
States. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subsection (a) 
shall include, current as of the date of such report, the 
following: 
‘‘(1) An estimate of the period of time that 
would be necessary for the Secretary of Energy to 
conduct an underground test of a nuclear weapon 
once directed by the President to conduct such a 
test. 
‘‘(2) A description of the level of test readiness 
that the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Defense, determines to be appro-
priate. 
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‘‘(3) A list and description of the workforce 
skills and capabilities that are essential to carrying 
out an underground nuclear test at the Nevada Test 
Site. 
‘‘(4) A list and description of the infrastructure 
and physical plant that are essential to carrying out 
an underground nuclear test at the Nevada Test 
Site. 
‘‘(5) An assessment of the readiness status of 
the skills and capabilities described in paragraph (3) 
and the infrastructure and physical plant described 
in paragraph (4). 
‘‘(c) FORM.—Each report under subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a clas-
sified annex.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating 
to section 4208 in the table of contents for such Act 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 4208. Reports on nuclear test readiness.’’. 
SEC. 3113. MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 
Section 3111 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 
3539) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
(d) and (e), respectively; 
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(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (b) 
shall be submitted in classified form, and shall include a 
detailed unclassified summary.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘(d)’’. 
SEC. 3114. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
FISSILE MATERIALS DISPOSITION PROGRAM. 
(a) LIMITATION PENDING REPORT ON USE OF PRIOR 
FISCAL YEAR FUNDS.—No more than 75 percent of the 
fiscal year 2008 Fissile Materials Disposition program 
funds may be obligated for the Fissile Materials Disposi-
tion program until the Secretary of Energy, in consulta-
tion with the Administrator for Nuclear Security, submits 
to the congressional defense committees a report setting 
forth a plan for obligating and expending funds made 
available for that program in fiscal years before fiscal year 
2008 that remain available for obligation or expenditure 
as of January 1, 2005, and for fiscal year 2008. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF UNUTILIZED FUNDS UNDER 
CERTIFICATION OF PARTIAL USE.—Any funds identified 
in the plan required in subsection (a) that are not planned 
to be obligated by the end of fiscal year 2009 shall also 
be available for any defense nuclear nonproliferation ac-
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tivities (other than the Fissile Materials Disposition pro-
gram) for which amounts are authorized to be appro-
priated by section 3101(a)(2). 
(c) FISCAL YEAR 2008 FISSILE MATERIALS DISPOSI-
TION PROGRAM FUNDS DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘fiscal year 2008 Fissile Materials Disposition pro-
gram funds’’ means amounts authorized to be appro-
priated by section 3101(a)(2) and available for the Fissile 
Materials Disposition program. 
SEC. 3115. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATIONS ON AVAIL-
ABILITY OF FUNDS FOR WASTE TREATMENT 
AND IMMOBILIZATION PLANT. 
Paragraph (2) of section 3120(a) of the John Warner 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 
(Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2510) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘the Defense Contract Manage-
ment Agency has recommended for acceptance’’ and 
inserting ‘‘an independent entity has reviewed’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and that the system has been 
certified by the Secretary for use by a construction 
contractor at the Waste Treatment and Immobiliza-
tion Plant’’ after ‘‘Waste Treatment and Immo-
bilization Plant’’. 
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SEC. 3116. MODIFICATION OF SUNSET DATE OF THE OFFICE 
OF THE OMBUDSMAN OF THE ENERGY EM-
PLOYEES 
OCCUPATIONAL 
ILLNESS 
COM-
PENSATION PROGRAM. 
Section 3686(g) of the Energy Employees Occupa-
tional Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42 
U.S.C. 7385s–15(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘on the date 
that is 3 years after the date of the enactment of this 
section’’ and inserting ‘‘October 28, 2012’’. 
SEC. 3117. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
The Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521 et 
seq.) is amended as follows: 
(1) The heading of section 4204a (50 U.S.C. 
2524a) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 
4204A. 
RELIABLE 
REPLACEMENT 
WARHEAD PROGRAM.’’. 
(2) The table of contents for that Act is amend-
ed by inserting after the item relating to section 
4204 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4204A. Reliable Replacement Warhead program.’’. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 3121. STUDY ON USING EXISTING PITS FOR THE RELI-
ABLE REPLACEMENT WARHEAD PROGRAM. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Administrator for Nu-
clear Security, in consultation with the Nuclear Weapons 
Council, shall carry out a study analyzing the feasibility 
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of using existing pits in the Reliable Replacement War-
head program. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later six months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report on the results of the study. The re-
port shall be in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
(2) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The report shall 
contain the assessment of the Administrator of the 
results of the study, including— 
(A) an assessment of— 
(i) whether using existing pits in the 
program is technically feasible; 
(ii) whether using existing pits in the 
program is more advantageous than using 
newly manufactured pits in the program; 
(iii) the number of existing pits suit-
able for such use; 
(iv) whether proceeding to use existing 
pits in the program before using newly 
manufactured pits in the program is desir-
able; and 
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(v) the extent to which using existing 
pits, as compared to using newly manufac-
tured pits, in the program would reduce 
future requirements for new pit produc-
tion, and how such use of existing pits 
would affect the schedule and scope for 
new pit production; and 
(B) a comparison of the requirements for 
certifying— 
(i) 
reliable 
replacement 
warheads 
using existing pits; 
(ii) reliable replacement warheads 
using newly manufactured pits; and 
(iii) warheads maintained by the 
Stockpile Life Extension Program. 
(c) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available pur-
suant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
3101(a)(1), such funds as may be necessary shall be avail-
able to carry out this section. 
SEC. 3122. REPORT ON RETIREMENT AND DISMANTLEMENT 
OF NUCLEAR WARHEADS. 
Not later than March 1, 2008, the Administrator for 
Nuclear Security, in consultation with the Nuclear Weap-
ons Council, shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the retirement and dismantlement 
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of the nuclear warheads that will not be part of the endur-
ing stockpile as of December 31, 2012, but that have not 
yet been retired or dismantled. The report shall include— 
(1) the existing plan and schedule for retiring 
and dismantling those warheads; 
(2) an assessment of the capacity of the nuclear 
weapons complex to accommodate an accelerated 
schedule for retiring and dismantling those war-
heads, taking into account the full range of capabili-
ties in the complex; and 
(3) an identification of the resources needed to 
accommodate such an accelerated schedule for retir-
ing and dismantling those warheads. 
SEC. 3123. PLAN FOR ADDRESSING SECURITY RISKS POSED 
TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX. 
Section 3253(b) of the National Nuclear Security Ad-
ministration Act (50 U.S.C. 2453(b)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) A plan, developed in consultation with the 
Director of the Office of Health, Safety, and Secu-
rity of the Department of Energy, for the research 
and 
development, 
deployment, 
and 
lifecycle 
sustainment of the technologies employed within the 
nuclear weapons complex to address physical and 
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cyber security threats during the applicable five-fis-
cal year period, together with— 
‘‘(A) for each site in the nuclear weapons 
complex, a description of the technologies de-
ployed to address the physical and cyber secu-
rity threats posed to that site; 
‘‘(B) for each site and for the nuclear 
weapons complex, the methods used by the Na-
tional Nuclear Security Administration to es-
tablish priorities among investments in physical 
and cyber security technologies; and 
‘‘(C) a detailed description of how the 
funds identified for each program element spec-
ified pursuant to paragraph (1) in the budget 
for the Administration for each fiscal year dur-
ing that five-fiscal year period will help carry 
out that plan.’’. 
SEC. 3124. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PROTECTIVE FORCES. 
(a) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON DEPART-
MENT OF ENERGY PROTECTIVE FORCE MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
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House of Representatives a report on the manage-
ment of the protective forces of the Department of 
Energy. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall include the 
following: 
(A) An identification of each Department 
of Energy site with Category I nuclear mate-
rials. 
(B) For each site identified under subpara-
graph (A)— 
(i) a description of the management 
and contractual structure for protective 
forces at the site; 
(ii) a statement of the number and 
category of protective force members at the 
site; 
(iii) a description of the manner in 
which the site is moving to a tactical re-
sponse force as required by the policy of 
the Department of Energy and an assess-
ment of the issues or problems, if any, in-
volved in moving to such a force; 
(iv) a description of the extent to 
which the protective force at the site has 
been assigned or is responsible for law en-
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forcement or law-enforcement related ac-
tivities; 
(v) an assessment of the ability of the 
protective force at the site to fulfill any 
such law enforcement or law enforcement- 
related responsibilities; and 
(vi) an assessment of whether the pro-
tective force at the site is adequately 
staffed, trained, and equipped to comply 
with the requirements of the Design Basis 
Threat issued by the Department of En-
ergy in November 2005 and, if not, when 
it is projected to be. 
(C) An analysis comparing the manage-
ment, training, pay, benefits, duties, respon-
sibilities, and assignments of the protective 
force at each site identified under subparagraph 
(A) with the management, training, pay, bene-
fits, duties, responsibilities, and assignments of 
the Federal transportation security force of the 
Department of Energy. 
(D) A statement of options for managing 
the protective force at sites identified under 
subparagraph (A) in a more uniform manner, 
an analysis of the advantages and disadvan-
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tages of each option, and an assessment of the 
approximate cost of each option when compared 
with the costs associated with the existing man-
agement of the protective force at such sites. 
(3) FORM.—The report shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex. 
(b) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ANALYSIS OF ALTER-
NATIVES FOR MANAGING AND DEPLOYING PROTECTIVE 
FORCES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date on which the report is submitted under sub-
section (a), the Secretary of Energy, in conjunction 
with the Administrator for Nuclear Security and the 
Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management, 
shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives a report on the man-
agement of the protective forces of the Department 
of Energy. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall include the 
following: 
(A) Each of the matters specified in sub-
paragraphs (A), (B), and (C) of subsection 
(a)(2). 
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(B) Each of the matters specified in sub-
paragraph (D) of subsection (a)(2), except 
that— 
(i) the options analyzed shall include 
each of the options included in the report 
submitted under subsection (a), as well as 
any other options identified by the Sec-
retary; and 
(ii) the analysis and assessment shall 
also include an analysis of the role played 
by incentives inherent in the use of private 
contractors to provide protective forces in 
the performance of those protective forces. 
(3) FORM.—The report shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex. 
SEC. 3125. EVALUATION OF NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY 
ADMINISTRATION STRATEGIC PLAN FOR AD-
VANCED COMPUTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall— 
(1) enter into an agreement with an inde-
pendent entity to conduct an evaluation of the stra-
tegic plan for advanced computing of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration; and 
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(2) not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report containing the results of 
the evaluation described in paragraph (1). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The evaluation described in sub-
section (a)(1) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of— 
(A) the adequacy of the strategic plan in 
supporting the Stockpile Stewardship Program; 
(B) the role of research into, and develop-
ment of, high-performance computing supported 
by the National Nuclear Security Administra-
tion in fulfilling the mission of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration and in main-
taining the leadership of the United States in 
high-performance computing; and 
(C) the impacts of changes in investment 
levels or research and development strategies on 
fulfilling the missions of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration. 
(2) An assessment of the efforts of the Depart-
ment of Energy to— 
(A) 
coordinate 
high-performance 
com-
puting work within the Department, in par-
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ticular between the National Nuclear Security 
Administration and the Office of Science; 
(B) develop joint strategies with other 
Federal agencies and private industry groups 
for the development of high-performance com-
puting; and 
(C) share high-performance computing de-
velopments with private industry and capitalize 
on innovations in private industry in high-per-
formance computing. 
SEC. 3126. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE NUCLEAR NON- 
PROLIFERATION POLICY OF THE UNITED 
STATES AND THE RELIABLE REPLACEMENT 
WARHEAD PROGRAM. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States should maintain its com-
mitment to Article VI of the Treaty on the Non-Pro-
liferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at Washington, 
London, and Moscow July 1, 1968, and entered into 
force March 5, 1970 (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty’’); 
(2) the United States should initiate talks with 
Russia to reduce the number of nonstrategic nuclear 
weapons and further reduce the number of strategic 
nuclear weapons in the respective nuclear weapons 
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stockpiles of the United States and Russia in a 
transparent and verifiable fashion and in a manner 
consistent with the security of the United States; 
(3) the United States and other declared nu-
clear weapons state parties to the Nuclear Non-Pro-
liferation Treaty, together with weapons states that 
are not parties to the Treaty, should work to reduce 
the total number of nuclear weapons in the respec-
tive stockpiles and related delivery systems of such 
states; 
(4) the United States, Russia, and other states 
should work to negotiate, and then sign and ratify, 
a treaty setting forth a date for the cessation of the 
production of fissile material; 
(5) the United States should sustain the 
science-based stockpile stewardship program, which 
provides the basis for certifying the United States 
nuclear deterrent and maintaining the moratorium 
on underground nuclear weapons testing; 
(6) the United States should commit to dis-
mantle as soon as possible all retired warheads or 
warheads that are planned to be retired from the 
United States nuclear weapons stockpile; 
(7) the United States, along with the other de-
clared nuclear weapons state parties to the Nuclear 
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Non-Proliferation Treaty, should participate in 
transparent discussions regarding their nuclear 
weapons programs and plans, including plans for 
any new weapons or warheads, and how such pro-
grams and plans relate to their obligations as nu-
clear weapons state parties under the Treaty; 
(8) the United States and the declared nuclear 
weapons state parties to the Nuclear Non-Prolifera-
tion Treaty should work to decrease reliance on, and 
the importance of, nuclear weapons; and 
(9) the United States should formulate any de-
cision on whether to manufacture or deploy a reli-
able replacement warhead within the broader context 
of the progress made by the United States toward 
achieving each of the goals described in paragraphs 
(1) through (8). 
SEC. 3127. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REPORT ON PLAN TO 
STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND INTERNATIONAL 
RADIOLOGICAL THREAT REDUCTION PRO-
GRAM. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit 
to Congress a report that sets forth a specific plan for 
strengthening and expanding the Department of Energy 
International Radiological Threat Reduction (IRTR) pro-
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gram within the Global Threat Reduction Initiative. The 
plan shall address concerns raised and recommendations 
made by the Government Accountability Office in its re-
port of March 13, 2007, titled ‘‘Focusing on the Highest 
Priority Radiological Sources Could Improve DOE’s Ef-
forts to Secure Sources in Foreign Countries’’, and shall 
specifically include actions to— 
(1) improve the Department’s coordination with 
the Department of State and the Nuclear Regu-
latory Commission; 
(2) improve information-sharing between the 
Department and the International Atomic Energy 
Agency; 
(3) with respect to hospitals and clinics con-
taining radiological sources that receive security up-
grades, give high priority to those determined to be 
the highest risk; 
(4) accelerate efforts to remove as many radio-
isotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) in the 
Russian Federation as practicable; 
(5) develop a long-term sustainability plan for 
security upgrades that includes, among other things, 
future resources required to implement such a plan; 
and 
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(6) develop a long-term operational plan that 
ensures sufficient funding for the IRTR program 
and ensures sufficient funding to identify, recover, 
and secure all vulnerable high-risk radiological 
sources worldwide as quickly and effectively as pos-
sible. 
SEC. 3128. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REPORT ON PLAN TO 
STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND MATERIALS PRO-
TECTION, CONTROL, AND ACCOUNTING PRO-
GRAM. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit 
to Congress a specific plan for strengthening and expand-
ing the Department of Energy Materials Protection, Con-
trol, and Accounting (MPC&A) program. The plan shall 
address concerns raised and recommendations made by 
the Government Accountability Office in its report of Feb-
ruary 2007, titled ‘‘Progress Made in Improving Security 
at Russian Nuclear Sites, but the Long-Term Sustain-
ability of U.S. Funded Security Upgrades is Uncertain’’, 
and shall specifically include actions to— 
(1) strengthen program management and the 
effectiveness of the Department’s efforts to improve 
security at weapons-usable nuclear material and 
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warhead sites in the Russian Federation and other 
countries by— 
(A) revising the metrics used to measure 
MPC&A program progress to better reflect the 
level of security upgrade completion at buildings 
reported as ‘‘secure’’; 
(B) actively working with other countries, 
in coordination with the Secretary of State, to 
develop an appropriate access plan for each 
country; and 
(C) developing a management information 
system to track the Department’s progress in 
providing Russia with a sustainable MPC&A 
system by 2013; and 
(2) develop a long-term operational plan that 
ensures sufficient funding for the MPC&A program, 
including for National Programs and Sustainability, 
and ensures sufficient funding to secure all weapons- 
usable nuclear material and warhead sites as quickly 
and effectively as possible. 
SEC. 3129. AGREEMENTS AND REPORTS ON NUCLEAR 
FORENSICS CAPABILITIES. 
(a) INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Title XLIII of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2561 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 4307. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS ON NUCLEAR 
WEAPONS DATA. 
‘‘The Secretary of Energy may, with the concurrence 
of the Secretary of State and in coordination with the Sec-
retary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
and the Director of National Intelligence, enter into agree-
ments with countries or international organizations to con-
duct data collection and analysis to determine accurately 
and in a timely manner the source of any components of, 
or fissile material used or attempted to be used in, a nu-
clear device or weapon. 
‘‘SEC. 4308. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS ON INFORMA-
TION ON RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS. 
‘‘The Secretary of Energy may, with the concurrence 
of the Secretary of State and in coordination with the Sec-
retary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
and the Director of National Intelligence, enter into agree-
ments with countries or international organizations— 
‘‘(1) to acquire for the materials information 
program of the Department of Energy validated in-
formation on the physical characteristics of radio-
active material produced, used, or stored at various 
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locations, in order to facilitate the ability to deter-
mine accurately and in a timely manner the source 
of any components of, or fissile material used or at-
tempted to be used in, a nuclear device or weapon; 
and 
‘‘(2) to obtain access to information described 
in paragraph (1) in the event of— 
‘‘(A) a nuclear detonation; or 
‘‘(B) the interdiction or discovery of a nu-
clear device or weapon or nuclear material.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents at the beginning of such Act is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 4306A the 
following: 
‘‘Sec. 4307. International agreements on nuclear weapons data. 
‘‘Sec. 4308. International agreements on information on radioactive mate-
rials.’’. 
(b) REPORT ON AGREEMENTS.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Energy shall, in coordination with the Secretary 
of State, submit to Congress a report identifying— 
(1) the countries or international organizations 
with which the Secretary has sought to make agree-
ments pursuant to sections 4307 and 4308 of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act, as added by subsection 
(a); 
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(2) any countries or international organizations 
with which such agreements have been finalized and 
the measures included in such agreements; and 
(3) any major obstacles to completing such 
agreements with other countries and international 
organizations. 
(c) REPORT ON STANDARDS AND CAPABILITIES.— 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a re-
port— 
(1) setting forth standards and procedures to 
be used in determining accurately and in a timely 
manner any country or group that knowingly or neg-
ligently provides to another country or group— 
(A) a nuclear device or weapon; 
(B) a major component of a nuclear device 
or weapon; or 
(C) fissile material that could be used in a 
nuclear device or weapon; 
(2) assessing the capability of the United States 
to collect and analyze nuclear material or debris in 
a manner consistent with the standards and proce-
dures described in paragraph (1); and 
(3) including a plan and proposed funding for 
rectifying any shortfalls in the nuclear forensics ca-
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pabilities of the United States by September 30, 
2010. 
SEC. 3130. REPORT ON STATUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MAN-
AGEMENT INITIATIVES TO ACCELERATE THE 
REDUCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS AND 
CHALLENGES POSED BY THE LEGACY OF THE 
COLD WAR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30, 
2008, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees and the Comptroller General of 
the United States a report on the status of the environ-
mental management initiatives undertaken to accelerate 
the reduction of the environmental risks and challenges 
that, as a result of the legacy of the Cold War, are faced 
by the Department of Energy, contractors of the Depart-
ment, and applicable Federal and State agencies with reg-
ulatory jurisdiction. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) A discussion and assessment of the progress 
made in reducing the environmental risks and chal-
lenges described in subsection (a) in each of the fol-
lowing areas: 
(A) Acquisition strategy and contract man-
agement. 
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(B) Regulatory agreements. 
(C) Interim storage and final disposal of 
high-level waste, spent nuclear fuel, transuranic 
waste, and low-level waste. 
(D) Closure and transfer of environmental 
remediation sites. 
(E) Achievements in innovation by contrac-
tors of the Department with respect to acceler-
ated risk reduction and cleanup. 
(F) Consolidation of special nuclear mate-
rials and improvements in safeguards and secu-
rity. 
(2) An assessment of whether legislative 
changes or clarifications would improve or accelerate 
environmental management activities. 
(3) A listing of the major mandatory milestones 
and commitments by site, by type of agreement, and 
by year to the extent that they are currently defined, 
together with a summary of the major mandatory 
milestones by site that are projected to be missed or 
are in jeopardy of being missed, with categories to 
explain the reason for non-compliance. 
(4) An estimate of the life cycle cost of the cur-
rent scope of the environmental management pro-
gram as of October 1, 2007, by project baseline 
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summary and summarized by site, including assump-
tions impacting cost projections and descriptions of 
the work to be done at each site. 
(5) For environmental cleanup liabilities and 
excess facilities projected to be transferred to the en-
vironmental management program, a description of 
the process for nomination and acceptance of new 
work scope into the program, a listing of pending 
nominations, and life cycle cost estimates and sched-
ules to address them. 
(c) REVIEW BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—Not later 
than March 30, 2009, the Comptroller General shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a report con-
taining a review of the report required by subsection (a). 
Subtitle D—Nuclear Terrorism 
Prevention 
SEC. 3131. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) The term ‘‘Convention on the Physical Pro-
tection of Nuclear Material’’ means the Convention 
on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, 
signed at New York and Vienna March 3, 1980. 
(2) The term ‘‘formula quantities of strategic 
special nuclear material’’ means uranium–235 (con-
tained in uranium enriched to 20 percent or more in 
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the U–235 isotope), uranium–233, or plutonium in 
any combination in a total quantity of 5,000 grams 
or more computed by the formula, grams = (grams 
contained U–235) + 2.5 (grams U–233 + grams 
plutonium), as set forth in the definitions of ‘‘for-
mula quantity’’ and ‘‘strategic special nuclear mate-
rial’’ in section 73.2 of title 10, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
(3) The term ‘‘Nuclear Non-Proliferation Trea-
ty’’ means the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of 
Nuclear Weapons, done at Washington, London, and 
Moscow July 1, 1968, and entered into force March 
5, 1970 (21 UST 483). 
(4) The term ‘‘nuclear weapon’’ means any de-
vice utilizing atomic energy, exclusive of the means 
for transporting or propelling the device (where such 
means is a separable and divisible part of the de-
vice), the principal purpose of which is for use as, 
or for the development of, a weapon, a weapon pro-
totype, or a weapon test device. 
SEC. 3132. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE PREVENTION OF 
NUCLEAR TERRORISM. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
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(1) the President should make the prevention of 
a nuclear terrorist attack on the United States a 
high priority; 
(2) the President should accelerate programs, 
requesting additional funding as appropriate, to pre-
vent nuclear terrorism, including combating nuclear 
smuggling, securing and accounting for nuclear 
weapons, and eliminating, removing, or securing and 
accounting for formula quantities of strategic special 
nuclear material wherever such quantities may be; 
(3) the United States, together with the inter-
national community, should take a comprehensive 
approach to reducing the danger of nuclear ter-
rorism, including by making additional efforts to 
identify and eliminate terrorist groups that aim to 
acquire nuclear weapons, to ensure that nuclear 
weapons worldwide are secure and accounted for and 
that formula quantities of strategic special nuclear 
material worldwide are eliminated, removed, or se-
cure and accounted for to a degree sufficient to de-
feat the threat that terrorists and criminals have 
shown they can pose, and to increase the ability to 
find and stop terrorist efforts to manufacture nu-
clear explosives or to transport nuclear explosives 
and materials anywhere in the world; 
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(4) within such a comprehensive approach, a 
high priority must be placed on ensuring that all nu-
clear weapons worldwide are secure and accounted 
for and that all formula quantities of strategic spe-
cial nuclear material worldwide are eliminated, re-
moved, or secure and accounted for; and 
(5) the International Atomic Energy Agency 
should be funded appropriately to fulfill its role in 
coordinating international efforts to protect nuclear 
material and to combat nuclear smuggling. 
SEC. 3133. MINIMUM SECURITY STANDARD FOR NUCLEAR 
WEAPONS AND FORMULA QUANTITIES OF 
STRATEGIC SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL. 
(a) POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States to 
work with the international community to take all possible 
steps to ensure that all nuclear weapons around the world 
are secure and accounted for and that all formula quan-
tities of strategic special nuclear material are eliminated, 
removed, or secure and accounted for to a level sufficient 
to defeat the threats posed by terrorists and criminals. 
(b) INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY STAND-
ARD.—It is the sense of Congress that, in furtherance of 
the policy described in subsection (a), and consistent with 
the requirement for ‘‘appropriate effective’’ physical pro-
tection contained in United Nations Security Council Res-
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olution 1540 (2004), as well as the Nuclear Non-Prolifera-
tion Treaty and the Convention on the Physical Protection 
of Nuclear Material, the President, in consultation with 
relevant Federal departments and agencies, should seek 
the broadest possible international agreement on a global 
standard for nuclear security that— 
(1) ensures that nuclear weapons and formula 
quantities of strategic special nuclear material are 
secure and accounted for to a sufficient level to de-
feat the threats posed by terrorists and criminals; 
(2) takes into account the limitations of equip-
ment and human performance; and 
(3) includes steps to provide confidence that the 
needed measures have in fact been implemented. 
(c) INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that, in furtherance of the policy described in 
subsection (a), the President, in consultation with relevant 
Federal departments and agencies, should— 
(1) work with other countries and the Inter-
national Atomic Energy Agency to assist as appro-
priate, and if necessary work to convince, the gov-
ernments of any and all countries in possession of 
nuclear weapons or formula quantities of strategic 
special nuclear material to ensure that security is 
upgraded to meet the standard described in sub-
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section (b) as rapidly as possible and in a manner 
that— 
(A) accounts for the nature of the terrorist 
and criminal threat in each such country; and 
(B) ensures that any measures to which 
the United States and any such country agree 
are sustained after United States and other 
international assistance ends; 
(2) ensure that United States financial and 
technical assistance is available, as appropriate, to 
countries for which the provision of such assistance 
would accelerate the implementation of, or improve 
the effectiveness of, such security upgrades; and 
(3) work with the governments of other coun-
tries to ensure that effective nuclear security rules, 
accompanied by effective regulation and enforce-
ment, are put in place to govern all nuclear weapons 
and formula quantities of strategic special nuclear 
material around the world. 
SEC. 3134. ANNUAL REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 1 of 
each year through 2012, the President, in consultation 
with relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on the security of nuclear weap-
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ons and related equipment and formula quantities of stra-
tegic special nuclear material outside of the United States. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A section on the programs for the security 
and accounting of nuclear weapons and the elimi-
nation, removal, and security and accounting of for-
mula quantities of strategic special nuclear material, 
established under section 3132(b) of the Ronald W. 
Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2005 (50 U.S.C. 2569(b)), which shall in-
clude the following: 
(A) A survey of the facilities and sites 
worldwide that contain nuclear weapons or re-
lated equipment, or formula quantities of stra-
tegic special nuclear material. 
(B) A list of such facilities and sites deter-
mined to be of the highest priority for security 
and accounting of nuclear weapons and related 
equipment, or the elimination, removal, or secu-
rity and accounting of formula quantities of 
strategic special nuclear material, taking into 
account risk of theft from such facilities and 
sites, and organized by level of priority. 
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(C) A prioritized plan, including measur-
able milestones, metrics, estimated timetables, 
and estimated costs of implementation, on the 
following: 
(i) The security and accounting of nu-
clear weapons and related equipment and 
the elimination, removal, or security and 
accounting of formula quantities of stra-
tegic special nuclear material at such fa-
cilities and sites worldwide. 
(ii) Ensuring that security upgrades 
and accounting reforms implemented at 
such facilities and sites worldwide, using 
the financial and technical assistance of 
the United States, are effectively sustained 
after such assistance ends. 
(iii) The role that international agen-
cies and the international community have 
committed to play, together with a plan for 
securing international contributions. 
(D) An assessment of the progress made in 
implementing the plan described in subpara-
graph (C), including a description of the efforts 
of foreign governments to secure and account 
for nuclear weapons and related equipment and 
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to eliminate, remove, or secure and account for 
formula quantities of strategic special nuclear 
material. 
(2) A section on efforts to establish and imple-
ment the international nuclear security standard de-
scribed in section 3133(b) and related policies. 
(c) FORM.—The report may be submitted in classi-
fied form but shall include a detailed unclassified sum-
mary. 
TITLE XXXII—WAR-RELATED NA-
TIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY 
ADMINISTRATION 
AUTHOR-
IZATIONS 
Sec. 3201. Additional war-related authorization of appropriations for National 
Nuclear Security Administration. 
SEC. 3201. ADDITIONAL WAR-RELATED AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR 
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds are hereby authorized to 
be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 to the Department 
of Energy for the National Nuclear Security Administra-
tion for defense nuclear nonproliferation in the amount of 
$50,000,000, of which $30,000,000 is for the Inter-
national Nuclear Materials Protection and Cooperation 
program and $20,000,000 is for the Global Threat Reduc-
tion Initiative. 
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(b) TREATMENT AS ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION.— 
The amounts authorized to be appropriated by this section 
are in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act. 
TITLE 
XXXIII—DEFENSE 
NU-
CLEAR 
FACILITIES 
SAFETY 
BOARD 
Sec. 3301. Authorization. 
SEC. 3301. AUTHORIZATION. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2008, $22,499,000 for the operation of the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.). 
TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL 
PETROLEUM RESERVES 
Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 3402. Remedial action at Moab uranium milling site. 
SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AMOUNT.—There are hereby authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary of Energy $17,301,000 for fis-
cal year 2008 for the purpose of carrying out activities 
under chapter 641 of title 10, United States Code, relating 
to the naval petroleum reserves. 
(b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in sub-
section (a) shall remain available until expended. 
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SEC. 3402. REMEDIAL ACTION AT MOAB URANIUM MILLING 
SITE. 
Section 3405(i) of the Strom Thurmond National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 
105–261; 10 U.S.C. 7420 note) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6)(A) Not later than October 1, 2019, the Sec-
retary of Energy shall complete remediation at the Moab 
site and removal of the tailings to the Crescent Junction 
site in Utah. 
‘‘(B) In the event the Secretary of Energy is unable 
to complete remediation at the Moab Site by October 1, 
2019, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a plan set-
ting forth the projected completion date and the estimated 
funding to meet the revised date.
The Secretary shall 
submit the plan, if required, to Congress not later than 
October 2, 2019.’’. 
TITLE XXXV—MARITIME 
ADMINISTRATION 
Subtitle A—Maritime Administration Reauthorization 
Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2008. 
Sec. 3502. Temporary authority to transfer obsolete combatant vessels to Navy 
for disposal. 
Sec. 3503. Vessel disposal program. 
Subtitle B—Programs 
Sec. 3511. Commercial vessel chartering authority. 
Sec. 3512. Maritime Administration vessel chartering authority. 
Sec. 3513. Chartering to State and local governmental instrumentalities. 
Sec. 3514. Disposal of obsolete Government vessels. 
Sec. 3515. Vessel transfer authority. 
Sec. 3516. Sea trials for Ready Reserve Force. 
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Sec. 3517. Review of applications for loans and guarantees. 
Subtitle C—Technical Corrections 
Sec. 3521. Personal injury to or death of seamen. 
Sec. 3522. Amendments to Chapter 537 based on Public Law 109–163. 
Sec. 3523. Additional amendments based on Public Law 109–163. 
Sec. 3524. Amendments based on Public Law 109–171. 
Sec. 3525. Amendments based on Public Law 109–241. 
Sec. 3526. Amendments based on Public Law 109–364. 
Sec. 3527. Miscellaneous amendments. 
Sec. 3528. Application of sunset provision to codified provision. 
Sec. 3529. Additional technical corrections. 
Subtitle A—Maritime 
Administration Reauthorization 
SEC. 3501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIS-
CAL YEAR 2008. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2008, to be available without fiscal year limita-
tion if so provided in appropriations Acts, for the use of 
the Department of Transportation for the Maritime Ad-
ministration as follows: 
(1) For expenses necessary for operations and 
training activities, $124,303,000, of which— 
(A) $63,958,000 shall remain available 
until expended for expenses and capital im-
provements at the United States Merchant Ma-
rine Academy; and 
(B) $11,500,000 which shall remain avail-
able until expended for maintenance and repair 
of school ships at the State Maritime Acad-
emies. 
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(2) For expenses to maintain and preserve a 
United States-flag merchant fleet to serve the na-
tional security needs of the United States under 
chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code, 
$156,000,000. 
(3) For paying reimbursement under section 
3517 of the Maritime Security Act of 2003 (46 
U.S.C. 53101 note), $19,500,000. 
(4) For assistance to small shipyards and mari-
time communities under section 54101 of title 46, 
United States Code, $25,000,000. 
(5) For expenses to dispose of obsolete vessels 
in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, including 
provision of assistance under section 7 of Public 
Law 92–402, $20,000,000. 
(6) For the cost (as defined in section 502(5) 
of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C 
661a(5)) of loan guarantees under the program au-
thorized by chapter 537 of title 46, United States 
Code, $30,000,000. 
(7) For administrative expenses related to the 
implementation of the loan guarantee program 
under chapter 537 of title 46, United States Code, 
administrative expenses related to implementation of 
the reimbursement program under section 3517 of 
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the Maritime Security Act of 2003 (46 U.S.C. 
53101 note), and administrative expenses related to 
the implementation of the small shipyards and mari-
time communities assistance program under section 
54101 of title 46, United States Code, $6,000,000. 
SEC. 3502. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER OBSO-
LETE COMBATANT VESSELS TO NAVY FOR 
DISPOSAL. 
The Secretary of Transportation shall, subject to the 
availability of appropriations and consistent with section 
1535 of title 31, United States Code, popularly known as 
the Economy Act, transfer to the Secretary of the Navy 
during fiscal year 2008 for disposal by the Navy, no fewer 
than 3 combatant vessels in the nonretention fleet of the 
Maritime Administration that are acceptable to the Sec-
retary of the Navy. 
SEC. 3503. VESSEL DISPOSAL PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall convene a working group to review and make rec-
ommendations on best practices for the storage and dis-
posal of obsolete vessels owned or operated by the Federal 
Government. The Secretary shall invite senior representa-
tives from the Maritime Administration, the Coast Guard, 
the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Oce-
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anic and Atmospheric Administration, and the United 
States Navy to participate in the working group. The Sec-
retary may request the participation of senior representa-
tives of any other Federal department or agency, as appro-
priate, and may also request participation from concerned 
State environmental agencies. 
(b) SCOPE.—Among the vessels to be considered by 
the working group are Federally owned or operated vessels 
that are— 
(1) to be scrapped or recycled; 
(2) to be used as artificial reefs; or 
(3) to be used for the Navy’s SINKEX pro-
gram. 
(c) PURPOSE.—The working group shall— 
(1) examine current storage and disposal poli-
cies, procedures, and practices for obsolete vessels 
owned or operated by Federal agencies; 
(2) examine Federal and State laws and regula-
tions governing such policies, procedures, and prac-
tices and any applicable environmental laws; and 
(3) within 90 days after the date of enactment 
of the Act, submit a plan to the Committee on 
Armed Services and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
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resentatives to improve and harmonize practices for 
storage and disposal of such vessels, including the 
interim transportation of such vessels. 
(d) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The working group shall 
include in the plan submitted under subsection (c)(3)— 
(1) a description of existing measures for the 
storage, disposal, and interim transportation of ob-
solete vessels owned or operated by Federal agencies 
in compliance with Federal and State environmental 
laws in a manner that protects the environment; 
(2) a description of Federal and State laws and 
regulations governing the current policies, proce-
dures, and practices for the storage, disposal, and 
interim transportation of such vessels; 
(3) recommendations for environmental best 
practices that meet or exceed, and harmonize, the 
requirements of Federal environmental laws and reg-
ulations applicable to the storage, disposal, and in-
terim transportation of such vessels; 
(4) recommendations for environmental best 
practices that meet or exceed the requirements of 
State laws and regulations applicable to the storage, 
disposal, and interim transportation of such vessels; 
(5) procedures for the identification and reme-
diation of any environmental impacts caused by the 
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storage, disposal, and interim transportation of such 
vessels; and 
(6) recommendations for necessary steps, in-
cluding regulations if appropriate, to ensure that 
best environmental practices apply to all such ves-
sels. 
(e) IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of the Act, the head of each 
Federal department or agency participating in the 
working group, in consultation with the other Fed-
eral departments and agencies participating in the 
working group, shall take such action as may be nec-
essary, including the promulgation of regulations, 
under existing authorities to ensure that the imple-
mentation of the plan provides for compliance with 
all Federal and State laws and for the protection of 
the environment in the storage, interim transpor-
tation, and disposal of obsolete vessels owned or op-
erated by Federal agencies. 
(2) ARMED SERVICES VESSELS.—The Secretary 
and the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, shall each ensure that environmental best 
practices are observed with respect to the storage, 
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disposal, and interim transportation of obsolete ves-
sels owned or operated by the Department of De-
fense. 
(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to supersede, limit, modify, or oth-
erwise affect any other provision of law, including environ-
mental law. 
Subtitle B—Programs 
SEC. 3511. COMMERCIAL VESSEL CHARTERING AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 575 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 57533. Vessel chartering authority 
‘‘The Secretary of Transportation may enter into 
contracts or other agreements on behalf of the United 
States to purchase, charter, operate, or otherwise acquire 
the use of any vessels documented under chapter 121 of 
this title and any other related real or personal property. 
The Secretary is authorized to use this authority as the 
Secretary deems appropriate.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The chapter anal-
ysis for chapter 575 of such title is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘57533. Vessel chartering authority’’. 
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SEC. 3512. MARITIME ADMINISTRATION VESSEL CHAR-
TERING AUTHORITY. 
Section 50303 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by— 
(1) inserting ‘‘vessels,’’ after ‘‘piers,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘control;’’ in subsection (a)(1) 
and inserting ‘‘control, except that the prior consent 
of the Secretary of Defense for such use shall be re-
quired with respect to any vessel in the Ready Re-
serve Force or in the National Defense Reserve 
Fleet which is maintained in a retention status for 
the Department of Defense;’’. 
SEC. 3513. CHARTERING TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERN-
MENTAL INSTRUMENTALITIES. 
Section 11(b) of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 
(50 U.S.C. App. 1744(b)), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon in 
paragraph (3); 
(2) by striking ‘‘Defense.’’ in paragraph (4) and 
inserting ‘‘Defense; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end thereof the following: 
‘‘(5) on a reimbursable basis, for charter to the 
government of any State, locality, or Territory of the 
United States, except that the prior consent of the 
Secretary of Defense for such use shall be required 
with respect to any vessel in the Ready Reserve 
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Force or in the National Defense Reserve Fleet 
which is maintained in a retention status for the De-
partment of Defense.’’. 
SEC. 3514. DISPOSAL OF OBSOLETE GOVERNMENT VES-
SELS. 
Section 6(c)(1) of the National Maritime Heritage 
Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5405(c)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(either by sale or purchase of 
disposal services)’’ after ‘‘shall dispose’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (A) of paragraph 
(1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) in accordance with a priority system 
for disposing of vessels, as determined by the 
Secretary, which shall include provisions requir-
ing the Maritime Administration to— 
‘‘(i) dispose of all deteriorated high 
priority ships that are available for dis-
posal, within 12 months of their designa-
tion as such; and 
‘‘(ii) give priority to the disposition of 
those vessels that pose the most significant 
danger to the environment or cost the most 
to maintain;’’. 
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SEC. 3515. VESSEL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 
Section 50304 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 
‘‘(d) VESSEL
CHARTERS
TO
OTHER
DEPART-
MENTS.—On a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, as 
determined by the Secretary of Transportation, the Sec-
retary may charter or otherwise make available a vessel 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary to any other de-
partment, upon the request by the Secretary of the De-
partment that receives the vessel. The prior consent of the 
Secretary of Defense for such use shall be required with 
respect to any vessel in the Ready Reserve Force or in 
the National Defense Reserve Fleet which is maintained 
in a retention status for the Department of Defense.’’. 
SEC. 3516. SEA TRIALS FOR READY RESERVE FORCE. 
Section 11(c)(1)(B) of the Merchant Ship Sales Act 
of 1946 (50 U.S.C. App. 1744(c)(1)(B)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) activate and conduct sea trials on 
each vessel at least once every 30 months;’’. 
SEC. 3517. REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS FOR LOANS AND 
GUARANTEES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following 
findings: 
(1) The maritime loan guarantee program was 
established by the Congress through the Merchant 
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Marine Act, 1936 to encourage domestic ship-
building by making available federally backed loan 
guarantees for new construction to ship owners and 
operators. 
(2) The maritime loan guarantee program has 
a long and successful history of ship construction 
with a low historical default rate. 
(3) The current process for review of applica-
tions for maritime loans in the Department of 
Transportation has effectively discontinued the pro-
gram as envisioned by the Congress. 
(4) The President has requested no funding for 
the loan guarantee program despite the stated na-
tional policy to foster the development and encour-
age the maintenance of a merchant marine in sec-
tion 50101 of title 46, United States Code. 
(5) United States commercial shipyards were 
placed at a competitive disadvantage in the world 
shipbuilding market by government subsidized for-
eign commercial shipyards. 
(6) The maritime loan guarantee program has 
the potential to modernize shipyards and the ships 
of the United States coastwise trade and restore a 
competitive position in the world shipbuilding mar-
ket for United States shipyards. 
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(7) The maritime loan guarantee program is a 
useful tool to encourage domestic shipbuilding, pre-
serving a vital industrial capacity critical to the se-
curity of the United States. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Within 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the Maritime Administration shall develop and im-
plement a comprehensive plan for the review of ap-
plications for loan guarantees under chapter 537 of 
title 46, United States Code. 
(2) DEADLINE FOR ACTION ON APPLICATION.— 
(A) TRADITIONAL APPLICATIONS.—In the 
comprehensive plan the Administrator will en-
sure that within the 90-day period following re-
ceipt of all pertinent documentation required 
for review of a traditional loan application, the 
application shall be either accepted or rejected. 
(B) NONTRADITIONAL APPLICATIONS.—In 
the comprehensive plan the Administrator will 
ensure that within the 180-day period following 
receipt of all pertinent documentation required 
for review of a nontraditional loan application, 
the application shall be either accepted or re-
jected. 
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(c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Administrator 
shall submit a copy of the comprehensive plan to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives within 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) TRADITIONAL
APPLICATION.—The term 
‘‘traditional application’’ means an application for a 
loan, guarantee, or commitment to guarantee sub-
mitted pursuant to chapter 537 of title 46, United 
States Code, that involves a market, technology, and 
financial structure of a type that has proven success-
ful in previous applications and does not present an 
unreasonable risk to the United States, as deter-
mined by the Administrator of the Maritime Admin-
istration. 
(2) NONTRADITIONAL APPLICATION.—The term 
‘‘nontraditional application’’ means an application 
for a loan, guarantee, or commitment to guarantee 
submitted pursuant to chapter 537 of title 46, 
United States Code, that is not a traditional applica-
tion, as determined by the Administrator of the 
Maritime Administration. 
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Subtitle C—Technical Corrections 
SEC. 3521. PERSONAL INJURY TO OR DEATH OF SEAMEN. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 30104 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) CAUSE OF ACTION.—’’; and 
(2) by repealing subsection (b). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall be effective as if included in the enact-
ment of Public Law 109–304. 
SEC. 3522. AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 537 BASED ON PUB-
LIC LAW 109–163. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Title 46, United States Code, is 
amended as follows: 
(1) Section 53701 is amended by— 
(A) redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(13) as paragraphs (3) through (14), respec-
tively; 
(B) inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis-
trator’ means the Administrator of the Maritime Ad-
ministration.’’; and 
(C) striking paragraph (13) (as redesig-
nated) and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(13) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘Secretary’ 
means the Secretary of Commerce with respect to 
fishing vessels and fishery facilities.’’. 
(2) Section 53706(c) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) PRIORITIES FOR CERTAIN VESSELS.— 
‘‘(1) VESSELS.—In guaranteeing or making a 
commitment to guarantee an obligation under this 
chapter, the Administrator shall give priority to— 
‘‘(A) a vessel that is otherwise eligible for 
a guarantee and is constructed with assistance 
under subtitle D of the Maritime Security Act 
of 2003 (46 U.S.C. 53101 note); and 
‘‘(B) after applying subparagraph (A), a 
vessel that is otherwise eligible for a guarantee 
and that the Secretary of Defense determines— 
‘‘(i) is suitable for service as a naval 
auxiliary in time of war or national emer-
gency; and 
‘‘(ii) meets a shortfall in sealift capac-
ity or capability. 
‘‘(2) TIME
FOR
DETERMINATION.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall determine whether a vessel 
satisfies paragraph (1)(B) not later than 30 days 
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after receipt of a request from the Administrator for 
such a determination.’’. 
(3) Section 53707 is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or Administrator’’ in 
subsections (a) and (d) after ‘‘Secretary’’ each 
place it appears; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Transpor-
tation’’ in subsection (b) and inserting ‘‘Admin-
istrator’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘of Commerce’’ in sub-
section (c); and 
(D) in subsection (d)(2), by— 
(i) inserting ‘‘if the Secretary or Ad-
ministrator considers necessary,’’ before 
‘‘the waiver’’; and 
(ii) striking ‘‘the increased’’ and in-
serting ‘‘any significant increase in’’. 
(4) Section 53708 is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘SECRETARY OF TRANS-
PORTATION’’ in the heading of subsection (a) 
and inserting ‘‘ADMINISTRATOR’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and ‘‘Sec-
retary of Transportation’’ each place they ap-
pear in subsection (a) and inserting ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’; 
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(C) by striking ‘‘OF COMMERCE’’ in the 
heading of subsection (b); 
(D) by striking ‘‘of Commerce’’ in sub-
sections (b) and (c); 
(E) in subsection (d), by— 
(i) inserting ‘‘or Administrator’’ after 
‘‘Secretary’’ the first place it appears; and 
(ii) striking ‘‘financial structures, or 
other risk factors identified by the Sec-
retary. Any independent analysis con-
ducted under this subsection shall be per-
formed by a party chosen by the Sec-
retary.’’ and inserting ‘‘or financial struc-
tures. A third party independent analysis 
conducted under this subsection shall be 
performed by a private sector expert in as-
sessing such risk factors who is selected by 
the Secretary or Administrator.’’; and 
(F) in subsection (e), by— 
(i) inserting ‘‘or Administrator’’ after 
‘‘Secretary’’ the first place it appears; and 
(ii) striking ‘‘financial structures, or 
other risk factors identified by the Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘or financial struc-
tures’’. 
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(5) Section 53710(b)(1) is amended by striking 
‘‘Secretary’s’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator’s’’. 
(6) Section 53712(b) is amended by striking 
the last sentence and inserting ‘‘If the Secretary or 
Administrator has waived a requirement under sec-
tion 53707(d) of this title, the loan agreement shall 
include requirements for additional payments, collat-
eral, or equity contributions to meet the waived re-
quirement upon the occurrence of verifiable condi-
tions indicating that the obligor’s financial condition 
enables the obligor to meet the waived require-
ment.’’. 
(7) Subsections (c) and (d) of section 53717 
are each amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘OF COMMERCE’’ in the 
subsection heading; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘of Commerce’’ each place 
it appears. 
(8) Section 53732(e)(2) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘of Defense’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’ the second place 
it appears. 
(9) The following provisions are amended by 
striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and ‘‘Secretary of Transpor-
tation’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’: 
(A) Section 53710(b)(2)(A)(i). 
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(B) Section 53717(b) each place it appears 
in a heading and in text. 
(C) Section 53718. 
(D) Section 53731 each place it appears, 
except where ‘‘Secretary’’ is followed by ‘‘of En-
ergy’’. 
(E) Section 53732 (as amended by para-
graph (8)) each place it appears, except where 
‘‘Secretary’’ is followed by ‘‘of the Treasury’’, 
‘‘of State’’, or ‘‘of Defense’’. 
(F) Section 53733 each place it appears. 
(10) The following provisions are amended by 
inserting ‘‘or Administrator’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’ each 
place it appears in headings and text, except where 
‘‘Secretary’’ is followed by ‘‘of Transportation’’ or 
‘‘of the Treasury’’: 
(A) The items relating to sections 53722 
and 53723 in the chapter analysis for chapter 
537. 
(B) Sections 53701(1), (4), and (9) (as re-
designated by paragraph (1)(A)), 53702(a), 
53703, 
53704, 
53706(a)(3)(B)(iii), 
53709(a)(1), (b)(1) and (2)(A), and (d), 
53710(a) and (c), 53711, 53712 (except in the 
last sentence of subsection (b) as amended by 
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paragraph (6)), 53713 to 53716, 53721 to 
53725, and 53734. 
(11) 
Sections 
53715(d)(1), 
53716(d)(3), 
53721(c), 53722(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B), and 53724(b) 
are amended by inserting ‘‘or Administrator’s’’ after 
‘‘Secretary’s’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AMENDMENTS.—Sec-
tion 3507 (except subsection (c)(4)) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 
109–163) is repealed. 
SEC. 3523. ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS BASED ON PUBLIC 
LAW 109–163. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Title 46, United States Code, is 
amended as follows: 
(1) Chapters 513 and 515 are amended by 
striking ‘‘Naval Reserve’’ each place it appears in 
analyses, headings, and text and inserting ‘‘Navy 
Reserve’’. 
(2) Section 51504(f) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(f) FUEL COSTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability 
of appropriations, the Secretary shall pay to each 
State maritime academy the costs of fuel used by a 
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vessel provided under this section while used for 
training. 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNTS.—The amount of the 
payment to a State maritime academy under para-
graph (1) may not exceed— 
‘‘(A) $100,000 for fiscal year 2006; 
‘‘(B) $200,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 
‘‘(C) $300,000 for fiscal year 2008 and 
each fiscal year thereafter.’’. 
(3) Section 51505(b)(2)(B) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$200,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$300,000 for 
fiscal year 2006, $400,000 for fiscal year 2007, and 
$500,000 for fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year 
thereafter’’. 
(4) Section 51701(a) is amended by striking 
‘‘of the United States.’’ and inserting ‘‘of the United 
States and to perform functions to assist the United 
States merchant marine, as determined necessary by 
the Secretary.’’. 
(5)(A) Section 51907 is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘§ 51907. Provision of decorations, medals, and re-
placements 
‘‘The Secretary of Transportation may provide— 
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‘‘(1) the decorations and medals authorized by 
this chapter and replacements for those decorations 
and medals; and 
‘‘(2) replacements for decorations and medals 
issued under a prior law.’’. 
(B) The item relating to section 51907 in the 
chapter analysis for chapter 519 is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘51907. Provision of decorations, medals, and replacements’’. 
(6)(A) The following new chapter is inserted 
after chapter 539: 
‘‘CHAPTER 541—MISCELLANEOUS 
‘‘Sec 
‘‘54101. Assistance for small shipyards and maritime communities’’. 
(B) Section 3506 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (46 U.S.C. 
53101 note) is transferred to and redesignated as 
section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, to ap-
pear at the end of chapter 541 of title 46, as in-
serted by subparagraph (A). 
(C) The heading of such section, as transferred 
by subparagraph (B), is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 54101. Assistance for small shipyards and maritime 
communities’’. 
(D) Paragraph (1) of subsection (h) of such 
section, as transferred by subparagraph (B), is 
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amended by striking ‘‘(15 U.S.C. 632);’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(15 U.S.C. 632));’’. 
(E) The table of chapters at the beginning of 
subtitle V is amended by inserting after the item re-
lating to chapter 539 the following new item: 
‘‘541. Miscellaneous .........................................................
54101’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AMENDMENTS.—Sec-
tions 515(g)(2), 3502, 3509, and 3510 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public 
Law 109–163) are repealed. 
SEC. 3524. AMENDMENTS BASED ON PUBLIC LAW 109–171. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 60301 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2 cents per ton (but not more 
than a total of 10 cents per ton per year)’’ in sub-
section (a) and inserting ‘‘4.5 cents per ton, not to 
exceed a total of 22.5 cents per ton per year, for fis-
cal years 2006 through 2010, and 2 cents per ton, 
not to exceed a total of 10 cents per ton per year, 
for each fiscal year thereafter,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘6 cents per ton (but not more 
than a total of 30 cents per ton per year)’’ in sub-
section (b) and inserting ‘‘13.5 cents per ton, not to 
exceed a total of 67.5 cents per ton per year, for fis-
cal years 2006 through 2010, and 6 cents per ton, 
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not to exceed a total of 30 cents per ton per year, 
for each fiscal year thereafter,’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AMENDMENTS.—Sec-
tion 4001 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Public 
Law 109–171) is repealed. 
SEC. 3525. AMENDMENTS BASED ON PUBLIC LAW 109–241. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Title 46, United States Code, is 
amended as follows: 
(1) Section 12111 is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(d) ACTIVITIES INVOLVING MOBILE OFFSHORE 
DRILLING UNITS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Only a vessel for which a 
certificate of documentation with a registry endorse-
ment is issued may engage in— 
‘‘(A) the setting, relocation, or recovery of 
the anchors or other mooring equipment of a 
mobile offshore drilling unit that is located over 
the outer Continental Shelf (as defined in sec-
tion 2(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1331(a))); or 
‘‘(B) the transportation of merchandise or 
personnel to or from a point in the United 
States from or to a mobile offshore drilling unit 
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located over the outer Continental Shelf that is 
not attached to the seabed. 
‘‘(2) COASTWISE TRADE NOT AUTHORIZED.— 
Nothing in paragraph (1) authorizes the employment 
in the coastwise trade of a vessel that does not meet 
the requirements of section 12112 of this title.’’. 
(2) Section 12139(a) is amended by striking 
‘‘and charterers’’ and inserting ‘‘charterers, and 
mortgagees’’. 
(3) Section 51307 is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (2); 
(B) by striking ‘‘organizations.’’ in para-
graph (3) and inserting ‘‘organizations; and’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) on any other vessel considered by the Sec-
retary to be necessary or appropriate or in the na-
tional interest.’’. 
(4) Section 55105(b)(3) is amended by striking 
‘‘Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of 
Homeland Security’’. 
(5) Section 70306(a) is amended by striking 
‘‘Not later than February 28 of each year, the Sec-
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retary shall submit a report’’ and inserting ‘‘The 
Secretary shall submit an annual report’’. 
(6) Section 70502(d)(2) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) RESPONSE TO CLAIM OF REGISTRY.—The 
response of a foreign nation to a claim of registry 
under paragraph (1)(A) or (C) may be made by 
radio, telephone, or similar oral or electronic means, 
and is proved conclusively by certification of the Sec-
retary of State or the Secretary’s designee.’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AMENDMENTS.—Sec-
tions 303, 307, 308, 310, 901(q), and 902(o) of the Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006 (Public 
Law 109–241) are repealed. 
SEC. 3526. AMENDMENTS BASED ON PUBLIC LAW 109–364. 
(a) UPDATING
OF CROSS REFERENCES.—Section 
1017(b)(2) of the John Warner National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364, 
10 U.S.C. 2631 note) is amended by striking ‘‘section 27 
of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 U.S.C. 883), sec-
tion 12106 of title 46, United States Code, and section 
2 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 U.S.C. App. 802)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘sections 12112, 50501, and 55102 of title 46, 
United States Code’’. 
(b) SECTION 51306(e).— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 51306 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(e) ALTERNATIVE SERVICE.— 
‘‘(1) SERVICE AS COMMISSIONED OFFICER.—An 
individual who, for the 5-year period following grad-
uation from the Academy, serves as a commissioned 
officer on active duty in an armed force of the 
United States or as a commissioned officer of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
or the Public Health Service shall be excused from 
the requirements of paragraphs (3) through (5) of 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) MODIFICATION
OR
WAIVER.—The Sec-
retary may modify or waive any of the terms and 
conditions set forth in subsection (a) through the 
imposition of alternative service requirements.’’. 
(2) APPLICATION.—Section 51306(e) of title 
46, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), 
applies only to an individual who enrolls as a cadet 
at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, 
and signs an agreement under section 51306(a) of 
title 46, after October 17, 2006. 
(c) SECTION 51306(f).— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 51306 of title 46, 
United States Code, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) SERVICE OBLIGATION PERFORMANCE REPORT-
ING REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to any otherwise 
applicable restrictions on disclosure in section 552a 
of title 5, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
the department in which the Coast Guard is oper-
ating, the Administrator of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, and the Surgeon 
General of the Public Health Service— 
‘‘(A) shall report the status of obligated 
service of an individual graduate of the Acad-
emy upon request of the Secretary; and 
‘‘(B) may, in their discretion, notify the 
Secretary of any failure of the graduate to per-
form the graduate’s duties, either on active 
duty or in the Ready Reserve component of 
their respective service, or as a commissioned 
officer of the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration or the Public Health 
Service, respectively. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED.—A re-
port or notice under paragraph (1) shall identify any 
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graduate determined to have failed to comply with 
service obligation requirements and provide all re-
quired information as to why such graduate failed to 
comply. 
‘‘(3) CONSIDERED AS IN DEFAULT.—Upon re-
ceipt of such a report or notice, such graduate may 
be considered to be in default of the graduate’s serv-
ice obligations by the Secretary, and subject to all 
remedies the Secretary may have with respect to 
such a default.’’. 
(2) APPLICATION.—Section 51306(f) of title 
46, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), 
does not apply with respect to an agreement entered 
into under section 51306(a) of title 46, United 
States Code, before October 17, 2006. 
(d) SECTION 51509(c).—Section 51509(c) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘MIDSHIPMAN AND’’ in the sub-
section heading and ‘‘midshipman and’’ in the text; 
and 
(2) inserting ‘‘or the Coast Guard Reserve’’ 
after ‘‘Reserve)’’. 
(e) SECTION 51908(a).—Section 51908(a) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘under this 
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chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘by this chapter or the Secretary 
of Transportation’’. 
(f) SECTION 53105(e)(2).—Section 53105(e)(2) of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 U.S.C. App. 802),’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 50501 of this title’’. 
(g) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AMENDMENTS.—Sec-
tions 3505, 3506, 3508, and 3510(a) and (b) of the John 
Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364) are repealed. 
SEC. 3527. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS. 
(a) DELETION OF OBSOLETE REFERENCE TO CAN-
TON ISLAND.—Section 55101(b) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon at the 
end of paragraph (2); 
(2) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (3). 
(b) IMPROVEMENT OF HEADING.—Title 46, United 
States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) The heading of section 55110 is amended 
by inserting ‘‘valueless material or’’ before 
‘‘dredged material’’. 
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(2) The item for section 55110 in the analysis 
for chapter 551 is amended by inserting ‘‘valueless 
material or’’ before ‘‘dredged material’’. 
SEC. 3528. APPLICATION OF SUNSET PROVISION TO CODI-
FIED PROVISION. 
For purposes of section 303 of the Jobs and Growth 
Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 (Public Law 108– 
27, 26 U.S.C. 1 note), the amendment made by section 
301(a)(2)(E) of that Act shall be deemed to have been 
made to section 53511(f)(2) of title 46, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 3529. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 46.—Title 46, United 
States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) The analysis for chapter 21 is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 2108. 
(2) Section 12113(g) is amended by inserting 
‘‘and’’ after ‘‘Conservation’’. 
(3) Section 12131 is amended by striking 
‘‘commmand’’ and inserting ‘‘command’’. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC LAW 109–304.— 
(1) AMENDMENTS.—Public Law 109–304 is 
amended as follows: 
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(A) Section 15(10) is amended by striking 
‘‘46 App. U.S.C.’’ and inserting ‘‘46 U.S.C. 
App.’’. 
(B) Section 15(30) is amended by striking 
‘‘Shipping Act, 1936’’ and inserting ‘‘Shipping 
Act, 1916’’. 
(C) The schedule of Statutes at Large re-
pealed in section 19, as it relates to the Act of 
June 29, 1936, is amended by— 
(i) striking the second section ‘‘1111’’ 
(relating to 46 U.S.C. App. 1279f) and in-
serting section ‘‘1113’’; and 
(ii) striking the second section ‘‘1112’’ 
(relating to 46 U.S.C. App. 1279g) and in-
serting section ‘‘1114’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall be effective as if included in 
the enactment of Public Law 109–304. 
(c) REPEAL OF DUPLICATIVE OR UNEXECUTABLE 
AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) 
REPEAL.—Sections 
9(a), 
15(21) 
and 
(33)(A) through (D)(i), and 16(c)(2) of Public Law 
109–304 are repealed. 
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(2) INTENDED
EFFECT.—The provisions re-
pealed by paragraph (1) shall be treated as if never 
enacted. 
(d) LARGE PASSENGER VESSEL CREW REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 8103(k)(3)(C)(iv) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘and section 252 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1282)’’ 
after ‘‘of such section’’. 
Æ 
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