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Sec. 510. Authority for designation of a general/flag officer position on the Joint 
Staff to be held by reserve component general or flag officer on active 
duty. 
SUBTITLE B—RESERVE COMPONENT MANAGEMENT 
Sec. 511. Separation at age 64 for reserve component senior officers. 
Sec. 512. Modification of strength-in-grade limitations applicable to Reserve flag of-
ficers in active status. 
Sec. 513. Military technicians (dual status) mandatory separation. 
Sec. 514. Military retirement credit for certain service by National Guard members 
performed while in a State duty status immediately after the terrorist 
attacks of September 11, 2001. 
Sec. 515. Redesignation of the Naval Reserve as the Navy Reserve. 
Sec. 516. Clarification of certain authorities relating to the Commission on the Na-
tional Guard and Reserves. 
Sec. 517. Report on employment matters for members of the reserve components. 
Sec. 518. Defense Science Board study on deployment of members of the National 
Guard and Reserves in the Global War on Terrorism. 
Sec. 519. Sense of Congress on certain matters relating to the National Guard and 
Reserves. 
Sec. 520. Pilot program on enhanced quality of life for members of the Army Re-
serve and their families. 
SUBTITLE C—EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
PART I—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCHOOLS GENERALLY 
Sec. 521. Authority for National Defense University award of degree of Master of 
Science in Joint Campaign Planning and Strategy. 
Sec. 522. Authority for certain professional military education schools to receive 
faculty research grants for certain purposes. 
PART II—UNITED STATES NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL 
Sec. 523. Revision to mission of the Naval Postgraduate School. 
Sec. 524. Modification of eligibility for position of President of the Naval Post-
graduate School. 
Sec. 525. Increased enrollment for eligible defense industry employees in the de-
fense product development program at Naval Postgraduate School. 
Sec. 526. Instruction for enlisted personnel by the Naval Postgraduate School. 
PART III—RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS 
Sec. 531. Repeal of limitation on amount of financial assistance under ROTC schol-
arship programs. 
Sec. 532. Increase in annual limit on number of ROTC scholarships under Army 
Reserve and National Guard program. 
Sec. 533. Procedures for suspending financial assistance and subsistence allowance 
for Senior ROTC cadets and midshipmen on the basis of health-related 
conditions. 
Sec. 534. Eligibility of United States nationals for appointment to the Senior Re-
serve Officers’ Training Corps. 
Sec. 535. Promotion of foreign language skills among members of the Reserve Offi-
cers’ Training Corps. 
Sec. 536. Designation of Ike Skelton Early Commissioning Program scholarships. 
PART IV—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 537. Enhancement of educational loan repayment authorities. 
Sec. 538. Payment of expenses of members of the Armed Forces to obtain profes-
sional credentials. 
Sec. 539. Use of Reserve Montgomery GI Bill benefits and benefits for mobilized 
members of the Selected Reserve and National Guard for payments for 
licensing or certification tests. 
Sec. 540. Modification of educational assistance for Reserves supporting contin-
gency and other operations. 
SUBTITLE D—GENERAL SERVICE REQUIREMENTS 
Sec. 541. Ground combat and other exclusion policies. 
Sec. 542. Uniform citizenship or residency requirements for enlistment in the 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 543. Increase in maximum age for enlistment. 
Sec. 544. Increase in maximum term of original enlistment in regular component. 
Sec. 545. National Call to Service program.
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Sec. 546. Reports on information provided to potential recruits and to new entrants 
into the Armed Forces on ‘‘stop loss’’ authorities and initial period of 
military service obligation. 
SUBTITLE E—MILITARY JUSTICE AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE MATTERS 
Sec. 551. Offense of stalking under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. 
Sec. 552. Rape, sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct under Uniform Code 
of Military Justice. 
Sec. 553. Extension of statute of limitations for murder, rape, and child abuse of-
fenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. 
Sec. 554. Reports by officers and senior enlisted members of conviction of criminal 
law. 
Sec. 555. Clarification of authority of military legal assistance counsel to provide 
military legal assistance without regard to licensing requirements. 
Sec. 556. Use of teleconferencing in administrative sessions of courts-martial. 
Sec. 557. Sense of Congress on applicability of Uniform Code of Military Justice to 
Reserves on inactive-duty training overseas. 
SUBTITLE F—MATTERS RELATING TO CASUALTIES 
Sec. 561. Authority for members on active duty with disabilities to participate in 
Paralympic Games. 
Sec. 562. Policy and procedures on casualty assistance to survivors of military dece-
dents. 
Sec. 563. Policy and procedures on assistance to severely wounded or injured serv-
ice members. 
Sec. 564. Designation by members of the Armed Forces of persons authorized to di-
rect the disposition of member remains. 
SUBTITLE G—ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES FOR DEFENSE 
DEPENDENTS EDUCATION 
Sec. 571. Expansion of authorized enrollment in Department of Defense dependents 
schools overseas. 
Sec. 572. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees. 
Sec. 573. Impact aid for children with severe disabilities. 
Sec. 574. Continuation of impact aid assistance on behalf of dependents of certain 
members despite change in status of member. 
SUBTITLE H—DECORATIONS AND AWARDS 
Sec. 576. Eligibility for Operation Enduring Freedom campaign medal. 
SUBTITLE I—CONSUMER PROTECTION MATTERS 
Sec. 577. Requirement for regulations on policies and procedures on personal com-
mercial solicitations on Department of Defense installations. 
Sec. 578. Consumer education for members of the Armed Forces and their spouses 
on insurance and other financial services. 
Sec. 579. Report on predatory lending practices directed at members of the Armed 
Forces and their dependents. 
SUBTITLE J—REPORTS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS STATEMENTS 
Sec. 581. Report on need for a personnel plan for linguists in the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 582. Sense of Congress that colleges and universities give equal access to mili-
tary recruiters and ROTC in accordance with the Solomon Amendment 
and requirement for report to Congress. 
Sec. 583. Sense of Congress concerning study of options for providing homeland de-
fense education. 
Sec. 584. Sense of Congress recognizing the diversity of the members of the Armed 
Forces serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
Freedom and honoring their sacrifices and the sacrifices of their fami-
lies. 
SUBTITLE K—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 589. Expansion and enhancement of authority to present recognition items for 
recruitment and retention purposes. 
Sec. 590. Extension of date of submittal of report of Veterans’ Disability Benefits 
Commission. 
Sec. 591. Recruitment and enlistment of home-schooled students in the Armed 
Forces. 
Sec. 592. Modification of requirement for certain intermediaries under certain au-
thorities relating to adoptions.
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Sec. 593. Adoption leave for members of the Armed Forces adopting children. 
Sec. 594. Addition of information to be covered in mandatory preseparation coun-
seling. 
Sec. 595. Report on Transition Assistance Programs. 
Sec. 596. Improvement to Department of Defense capacity to respond to sexual as-
sault affecting members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 597. Authority for appointment of Coast Guard flag officer as Chief of Staff to 
the President. 
Sec. 598. Prayer at military service academy activities. 
Sec. 599. Modification of authority to make military working dogs available for 
adoption.
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
SUBTITLE A—PAY AND ALLOWANCES 
Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 2006. 
Sec. 602. Additional pay for permanent military professors at United States Naval 
Academy with over 36 years of service. 
Sec. 603. Basic pay rates for reserve component members selected to attend mili-
tary service academy preparatory schools. 
Sec. 604. Clarification of restriction on compensation for correspondence courses. 
Sec. 605. Enhanced authority for agency contributions for members of the Armed 
Forces participating in the Thrift Savings Plan. 
Sec. 606. Pilot program on contributions to Thrift Savings Plan for initial enlistees 
in the Army. 
Sec. 607. Prohibition against requiring certain injured members to pay for meals 
provided by military treatment facilities. 
Sec. 608. Permanent authority for supplemental subsistence allowance for low-in-
come members with dependents. 
Sec. 609. Increase in basic allowance for housing and extension of temporary lodg-
ing expenses authority for areas subject to major disaster declaration or 
for installations experiencing sudden increase in personnel levels. 
Sec. 610. Basic allowance for housing for reserve component members. 
Sec. 611. Permanent increase in length of time dependents of certain deceased 
members may continue to occupy military family housing or receive 
basic allowance for housing. 
Sec. 612. Overseas cost of living allowance. 
Sec. 613. Allowance to cover portion of monthly deduction from basic pay for 
Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance coverage for members serving in 
Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom. 
Sec. 614. Income replacement payments for Reserves experiencing extended and 
frequent mobilization for active duty service. 
SUBTITLE B—BONUSES AND SPECIAL AND INCENTIVE PAYS 
Sec. 621. Extension or resumption of certain bonus and special pay authorities for 
reserve forces. 
Sec. 622. Extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for certain health 
care professionals. 
Sec. 623. Extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear officers. 
Sec. 624. Extension of other bonus and special pay authorities. 
Sec. 625. Eligibility of oral and maxillofacial surgeons for incentive special pay. 
Sec. 626. Eligibility of dental officers for additional special pay. 
Sec. 627. Increase in maximum monthly rate authorized for hardship duty pay. 
Sec. 628. Flexible payment of assignment incentive pay. 
Sec. 629. Active-duty reenlistment bonus. 
Sec. 630. Reenlistment bonus for members of the Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 631. Consolidation and modification of bonuses for affiliation or enlistment in 
the Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 632. Expansion and enhancement of special pay for enlisted members of the 
Selected Reserve assigned to certain high priority units. 
Sec. 633. Eligibility requirements for prior service enlistment bonus. 
Sec. 634. Increase and enhancement of affiliation bonus for officers of the Selected 
Reserve. 
Sec. 635. Increase in authorized maximum amount of enlistment bonus. 
Sec. 636. Discretion of Secretary of Defense to authorize retroactive hostile fire and 
imminent danger pay. 
Sec. 637. Increase in maximum bonus amount for nuclear-qualified officers extend-
ing period of active duty. 
Sec. 638. Increase in maximum amount of nuclear career annual incentive bonus 
for nuclear-qualified officers trained while serving as enlisted members. 
Sec. 639. Uniform payment of foreign language proficiency pay to eligible reserve 
component members and regular component members.
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Sec. 640. Retention bonus for members qualified in certain critical skills or as-
signed to high priority units. 
Sec. 641. Incentive bonus for transfer between Armed Forces. 
Sec. 642. Availability of special pay for members during rehabilitation from 
wounds, injuries, and illnesses incurred in a combat operation or combat 
zone. 
Sec. 643. Pay and benefits to facilitate voluntary separation of targeted members 
of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 644. Ratification of payment of critical-skills accession bonus for persons en-
rolled in Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps obtaining nursing de-
grees. 
Sec. 645. Temporary authority to pay bonus to encourage members of the Army to 
refer other persons for enlistment in the Army. 
SUBTITLE C—TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES 
Sec. 651. Authorized absences of members for which lodging expenses at temporary 
duty location may be paid. 
Sec. 652. Extended period for selection of home for travel and transportation allow-
ances for dependents of deceased members. 
Sec. 653. Transportation of family members in connection with the repatriation of 
members held captive. 
Sec. 654. Increased weight allowances for shipment of household goods of senior 
noncommissioned officers. 
Sec. 655. Permanent authority to provide travel and transportation allowances for 
family members to visit hospitalized members of the Armed Forces in-
jured in combat operation or combat zone. 
SUBTITLE D—RETIRED PAY AND SURVIVOR BENEFITS 
Sec. 661. Monthly disbursement to States of State income tax withheld from retired 
or retainer pay. 
Sec. 662. Denial of certain burial-related benefits for individuals who committed a 
capital offense. 
Sec. 663. Concurrent receipt of veterans disability compensation and military re-
tired pay. 
Sec. 664. Additional amounts of death gratuity for survivors of certain members of 
the Armed Forces dying on active duty. 
Sec. 665. Child support for certain minor children of retirement-eligible members 
convicted of domestic violence resulting in death of child’s other parent. 
Sec. 666. Comptroller General report on actuarial soundness of the Survivor Ben-
efit Plan. 
SUBTITLE E—COMMISSARY AND NONAPPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITY 
BENEFITS 
Sec. 671. Increase in authorized level of supplies and services procurement from 
overseas exchange stores. 
Sec. 672. Requirements for private operation of commissary store functions. 
Sec. 673. Provision of and payment for overseas transportation services for com-
missary and exchange supplies and products. 
Sec. 674. Compensatory time off for certain nonappropriated fund employees. 
Sec. 675. Rest and recuperation leave programs. 
SUBTITLE F—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 681. Temporary Army authority to provide additional recruitment incentives. 
Sec. 682. Clarification of leave accrual for members assigned to a deployable ship 
or mobile unit or other duty. 
Sec. 683. Expansion of authority to remit or cancel indebtedness of members of the 
Armed Forces incurred on active duty. 
Sec. 684. Loan repayment program for chaplains in the Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 685. Inclusion of Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff among senior enlisted members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 686. Special and incentive pays considered for saved pay upon appointment of 
members as officers. 
Sec. 687. Repayment of unearned portion of bonuses, special pays, and educational 
benefits. 
Sec. 688. Rights of members of the Armed Forces and their dependents under 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968. 
Sec. 689. Extension of eligibility for SSI for certain individuals in families that in-
clude members of the Reserve and National Guard. 
Sec. 690. Information for members of the Armed Forces and their dependents on 
rights and protections of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
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TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 
SUBTITLE A—IMPROVEMENTS TO HEALTH BENEFITS FOR RESERVES 
Sec. 701. Enhancement of TRICARE Reserve Select program. 
Sec. 702. Expanded eligibility of members of the Selected Reserve under the 
TRICARE program. 
SUBTITLE B—TRICARE PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS 
Sec. 711. Additional information required by surveys on TRICARE Standard. 
Sec. 712. Availability of chiropractic health care services. 
Sec. 713. Surviving-dependent eligibility under TRICARE dental plan for surviving 
spouses who were on active duty at time of death of military spouse. 
Sec. 714. Exceptional eligibility for TRICARE Prime Remote. 
Sec. 715. Increased period of continued TRICARE Prime coverage of children of 
members of the uniformed services who die while serving on active duty 
for a period of more than 30 days. 
Sec. 716. TRICARE Standard in TRICARE Regional Offices. 
Sec. 717. Qualifications for individuals serving as TRICARE Regional Directors. 
SUBTITLE C—MENTAL HEALTH-RELATED PROVISIONS 
Sec. 721. Program for mental health awareness for dependents and pilot project on 
post traumatic stress disorder. 
Sec. 722. Pilot projects on early diagnosis and treatment of post traumatic stress 
disorder and other mental health conditions. 
Sec. 723. Department of Defense task force on mental health. 
SUBTITLE D—STUDIES AND REPORTS 
Sec. 731. Study relating to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of 
certain members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 732. Requirements for physical examinations and medical and dental readi-
ness for members of the Selected Reserve not on active duty. 
Sec. 733. Report on delivery of health care benefits through the military health 
care system. 
Sec. 734. Comptroller General studies and report on differential payments to chil-
dren’s hospitals for health care for children dependents and maximum 
allowable charge for obstetrical care services under TRICARE. 
Sec. 735. Report on the Department of Defense AHLTA global electronic health 
record system. 
Sec. 736. Comptroller General study and report on Vaccine Healthcare Centers. 
Sec. 737. Report on adverse health events associated with use of anti-malarial 
drugs. 
Sec. 738. Report on Reserve dental insurance program. 
Sec. 739. Demonstration project study on Medicare Advantage regional preferred 
provider organization option for TRICARE-medicare dual-eligible bene-
ficiaries. 
Sec. 740. Pilot projects on pediatric early literacy among children of members of the 
Armed Forces. 
SUBTITLE E—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 741. Authority to relocate patient safety center; renaming MedTeams Program. 
Sec. 742. Modification of health care quality information and technology enhance-
ment reporting requirement. 
Sec. 743. Correction to eligibility of certain Reserve officers for military health care 
pending active duty following commissioning. 
Sec. 744. Prohibition on conversions of military medical and dental positions to ci-
vilian medical positions until submission of certification. 
Sec. 745. Clarification of inclusion of dental care in medical readiness tracking and 
health surveillance program. 
Sec. 746. Cooperative outreach to members and former members of the naval serv-
ice exposed to environmental factors related to sarcoidosis. 
Sec. 747. Repeal of requirement for Comptroller General reviews of certain Depart-
ment of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs projects on sharing of 
health care resources. 
Sec. 748. Pandemic avian flu preparedness. 
Sec. 749. Follow up assistance for members of the Armed Forces after 
preseparation physical examinations. 
Sec. 750. Policy on role of military medical and behavioral science personnel in in-
terrogation of detainees.
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TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND 
RELATED MATTERS 
SUBTITLE A—PROVISIONS RELATING TO MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
PROGRAMS 
Sec. 801. Requirement for certification before major defense acquisition program 
may proceed to Milestone B. 
Sec. 802. Requirements applicable to major defense acquisition programs exceeding 
baseline costs. 
Sec. 803. Requirement for determination by Secretary of Defense and notification 
to Congress before procurement of major weapon systems as commercial 
items. 
Sec. 804. Reports on significant increases in program acquisition unit costs or pro-
curement unit costs of major defense acquisition programs. 
Sec. 805. Report on use of lead system integrators in the acquisition of major sys-
tems. 
Sec. 806. Congressional notification of cancellation of major automated information 
systems. 
SUBTITLE B—ACQUISITION POLICY AND MANAGEMENT 
Sec. 811. Internal controls for procurements on behalf of the Department of De-
fense. 
Sec. 812. Management structure for the procurement of contract services. 
Sec. 813. Report on service surcharges for purchases made for military depart-
ments through other Department of Defense agencies. 
Sec. 814. Review of defense acquisition structures and capabilities. 
Sec. 815. Modification of requirements applicable to contracts authorized by law for 
certain military materiel. 
Sec. 816. Guidance on use of tiered evaluations of offers for contracts and task or-
ders under contracts. 
Sec. 817. Joint policy on contingency contracting. 
Sec. 818. Acquisition strategy for commercial satellite communication services. 
Sec. 819. Authorization of evaluation factor for defense contractors employing or 
subcontracting with members of the Selected Reserve of the reserve 
components of the Armed Forces. 
SUBTITLE C—AMENDMENTS TO GENERAL CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES, 
PROCEDURES, AND LIMITATIONS 
Sec. 821. Participation by Department of Defense in acquisition workforce training 
fund. 
Sec. 822. Increase in cost accounting standard threshold. 
Sec. 823. Modification of authority to carry out certain prototype projects. 
Sec. 824. Increased limit applicable to assistance provided under certain procure-
ment technical assistance programs. 
SUBTITLE D—UNITED STATES DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE PROVISIONS 
Sec. 831. Clarification of exception from Buy American requirements for procure-
ment of perishable food for establishments outside the United States. 
Sec. 832. Training for defense acquisition workforce on the requirements of the 
Berry Amendment. 
Sec. 833. Amendments to domestic source requirements relating to clothing mate-
rials and components covered. 
SUBTITLE E—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 841. Review and report on Department of Defense efforts to identify contract 
fraud, waste, and abuse. 
Sec. 842. Extension of contract goal for small disadvantaged businesses and certain 
institutions of higher education. 
Sec. 843. Extension of deadline for report of advisory panel on laws and regulations 
on acquisition practices. 
Sec. 844. Exclusion of certain security expenses from consideration for purpose of 
small business size standards. 
Sec. 845. Disaster relief for small business concerns damaged by drought. 
Sec. 846. Extension of limited acquisition authority for the commander of the 
United States Joint Forces Command. 
Sec. 847. Civilian Board of Contract Appeals. 
Sec. 848. Statement of policy and report relating to contracting with employers of 
persons with disabilities. 
Sec. 849. Study on Department of Defense contracting with small business concerns 
owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.
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TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND 
MANAGEMENT 
SUBTITLE A—GENERAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MANAGEMENT MATTERS 
Sec. 901. Parity in pay levels among Under Secretary positions. 
Sec. 902. Expansion of eligibility for leadership of Department of Defense Test Re-
source Management Center. 
Sec. 903. Standardization of authority for acceptance of gifts and donations for De-
partment of Defense regional centers for security studies. 
Sec. 904. Directors of Small Business Programs in Department of Defense and mili-
tary departments. 
Sec. 905. Plan to defend the homeland against cruise missiles and other low-alti-
tude aircraft. 
Sec. 906. Provision of audiovisual support services by White House Communica-
tions Agency on nonreimbursable basis. 
Sec. 907. Report on establishment of a Deputy Secretary of Defense for Manage-
ment. 
Sec. 908. Responsibility of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as military advisers to the 
Homeland Security Council. 
Sec. 909. Improvement in health care services for residents of Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home. 
SUBTITLE B—SPACE ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 911. Space Situational Awareness Strategy and space control mission review. 
Sec. 912. Military satellite communications. 
Sec. 913. Operationally responsive space. 
Sec. 914. Report on use of Space Radar for topographical mapping for scientific and 
civil purposes. 
Sec. 915. Sense of Congress regarding national security aspect of United States 
preeminence in human spaceflight. 
SUBTITLE C—CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM 
Sec. 921. Clarification of Cooperative Agreement Authority under Chemical Demili-
tarization Program. 
Sec. 922. Chemical demilitarization facilities. 
SUBTITLE D—INTELLIGENCE-RELATED MATTERS 
Sec. 931. Department of Defense Strategy for Open-Source Intelligence. 
Sec. 932. Comprehensive inventory of Department of Defense Intelligence and In-
telligence-related programs and projects. 
Sec. 933. Operational files of the Defense Intelligence Agency. 
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SUBTITLE A—FINANCIAL MATTERS 
Sec. 1001. Transfer authority. 
Sec. 1002. Authorization of emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal years 
2005 and 2006. 
Sec. 1003. Increase in fiscal year 2005 general transfer authority. 
Sec. 1004. Reports on feasibility and desirability of capital budgeting for major de-
fense acquisition programs. 
Sec. 1005. United States contribution to NATO common-funded budgets in fiscal 
year 2006. 
SUBTITLE B—NAVAL VESSELS AND SHIPYARDS 
Sec. 1011. Conveyance, Navy drydock, Seattle, Washington. 
Sec. 1012. Conveyance, Navy drydock, Jacksonville, Florida. 
Sec. 1013. Conveyance, Navy drydock, Port Arthur, Texas. 
Sec. 1014. Transfer of battleships U.S.S. WISCONSIN and U.S.S. IOWA. 
Sec. 1015. Transfer of ex-U.S.S. Forrest Sherman. 
Sec. 1016. Report on leasing of vessels to meet national defense sealift require-
ments. 
Sec. 1017. Establishment of the USS Oklahoma Memorial and other memorials at 
Pearl Harbor. 
Sec. 1018. Authority to use National Defense Sealift Fund to purchase certain mar-
itime prepositioning ships currently under charter to the Navy. 
SUBTITLE C—COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 1021. Resumption of reporting requirement regarding Department of Defense 
expenditures to support foreign counter-drug activities.
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Sec. 1022. Clarification of authority for joint task forces to support law enforcement 
agencies conducting counter-terrorism activities. 
Sec. 1023. Sense of Congress regarding drug trafficking deterrence. 
SUBTITLE D—MATTERS RELATED TO HOMELAND SECURITY 
Sec. 1031. Responsibilities of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense 
relating to nuclear, chemical, and biological emergency response. 
Sec. 1032. Testing of preparedness for emergencies involving nuclear, radiological, 
chemical, biological, and high-yield explosives weapons. 
Sec. 1033. Department of Defense chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and 
high-yield explosives response teams. 
Sec. 1034. Repeal of Department of Defense emergency response assistance pro-
gram. 
Sec. 1035. Report on use of Department of Defense aerial reconnaissance assets to 
support Homeland Security border security missions. 
SUBTITLE E—REPORTS AND STUDIES 
Sec. 1041. Review of Defense Base Act insurance. 
Sec. 1042. Report on Department of Defense response to findings and recommenda-
tions of Defense Science Board Task Force on High Performance 
Microchip Supply. 
SUBTITLE F—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 1051. Commission on the Implementation of the New Strategic Posture of the 
United States. 
Sec. 1052. Reestablishment of EMP Commission. 
Sec. 1053. Modernization of authority relating to security of defense property and 
facilities. 
Sec. 1054. Revision of Department of Defense counterintelligence polygraph pro-
gram. 
Sec. 1055. Preservation of records pertaining to radioactive fallout from nuclear 
weapons testing. 
Sec. 1056. Technical and clerical amendments. 
Sec. 1057. Deletion of obsolete definitions in titles 10 and 32, United States Code. 
Sec. 1058. Support for youth organizations. 
Sec. 1059. Special immigrant status for persons serving as translators with United 
States Armed Forces. 
Sec. 1060. Expansion of emergency services under reciprocal agreements. 
Sec. 1061. Renewal of moratorium on return of veterans memorial objects to foreign 
nations without specific authorization in law. 
Sec. 1062. Sense of Congress on national security interest of maintaining aero-
nautics research and development. 
Sec. 1063. Airport certification. 
SUBTITLE G—MILITARY MAIL MATTERS 
Sec. 1071. Safe delivery of mail in military mail system. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS 
SUBTITLE A—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITIES 
Sec. 1101. Extension of eligibility to continue Federal employee health benefits. 
Sec. 1102. Extension of Department of Defense voluntary reduction in force author-
ity. 
Sec. 1103. Extension of authority to make lump sum severance payments. 
Sec. 1104. Permanent extension of Science, Mathematics, and Research for Trans-
formation (SMART) Defense Education Program. 
Sec. 1105. Authority to waive annual limitation on total compensation paid to Fed-
eral civilian employees. 
SUBTITLE B—VETERANS PREFERENCE MATTERS 
Sec. 1111. Veterans’ preference status for certain veterans who served on active 
duty during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending as 
of the close of Operation Iraqi Freedom. 
Sec. 1112. Veterans’ preference eligibility for military reservists. 
SUBTITLE C—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 1121. Transportation of family members in connection with the repatriation of 
Federal employees held captive. 
Sec. 1122. Strategic human capital plan for civilian employees of the Department 
of Defense.
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Sec. 1123. Independent study on features of successful personnel management sys-
tems of highly technical and scientific workforces. 
Sec. 1124. Support by Department of Defense of pilot project for Civilian Linguist 
Reserve Corps. 
Sec. 1125. Increase in authorized number of positions in Defense Intelligence Sen-
ior Executive Service.
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
SUBTITLE A—ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING 
Sec. 1201. Extension of humanitarian and civic assistance provided to host nations 
in conjunction with military operations. 
Sec. 1202. Commanders’ Emergency Response Program. 
Sec. 1203. Modification of geographic restriction under bilateral and regional co-
operation programs for payment of certain expenses of defense per-
sonnel of developing countries. 
Sec. 1204. Authority for Department of Defense to enter into acquisition and cross-
servicing agreements with regional organizations of which the United 
States is not a member. 
Sec. 1205. Two-year extension of authority for payment of certain administrative 
services and support for coalition liaison officers. 
Sec. 1206. Authority to build the capacity of foreign military forces. 
Sec. 1207. Security and stabilization assistance. 
Sec. 1208. Reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to 
United States military operations. 
Sec. 1209. Authority to transfer defense articles and provide defense services to the 
military and security forces of Iraq and Afghanistan. 
SUBTITLE B—NONPROLIFERATION MATTERS AND COUNTRIES OF CONCERN 
Sec. 1211. Prohibition on procurements from Communist Chinese military compa-
nies. 
Sec. 1212. Report on nonstrategic nuclear weapons. 
SUBTITLE C—REPORTS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 1221. War-related reporting requirements. 
Sec. 1222. Quarterly reports on war strategy in Iraq. 
Sec. 1223. Report on records of civilian casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq. 
Sec. 1224. Annual report on Department of Defense costs to carry out United Na-
tions resolutions. 
Sec. 1225. Report on claims related to the bombing of the LaBelle Discotheque. 
Sec. 1226. Sense of Congress concerning cooperation with Russia on issues per-
taining to missile defense. 
Sec. 1227. United States policy on Iraq. 
SUBTITLE D—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 1231. Purchase of weapons overseas for force protection purposes in countries 
in which combat operations are ongoing. 
Sec. 1232. Riot control agents. 
Sec. 1233. Requirement for establishment of certain criteria applicable to Global 
Posture Review. 
Sec. 1234. The United States-China Economic Security Review Commission. 
TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF 
THE FORMER SOVIET UNION 
Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and funds. 
Sec. 1302. Funding allocations. 
Sec. 1303. Permanent waiver of restrictions on use of funds for threat reduction in 
states of the former Soviet Union. 
Sec. 1304. Report on elimination of impediments to threat-reduction and non-
proliferation programs in the former Soviet Union. 
Sec. 1305. Repeal of requirement for annual Comptroller General assessment of an-
nual Department of Defense report on activities and assistance under 
Cooperative Threat Reduction programs. 
TITLE XIV—MATTERS RELATING TO DETAINEES 
Sec. 1401. Short title. 
Sec. 1402. Uniform standards for the interrogation of persons under the detention 
of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1403. Prohibition on cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment of 
persons under custody or control of the United States Government.
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Sec. 1404. Protection of United States Government personnel engaged in author-
ized interrogations. 
Sec. 1405. Procedures for status review of detainees outside the United States. 
Sec. 1406. Training of Iraqi security forces regarding treatment of detainees.
TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION FOR INCREASED COSTS DUE TO 
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM 
Sec. 1501. Purpose. 
Sec. 1502. Army procurement. 
Sec. 1503. Navy and Marine Corps procurement. 
Sec. 1504. Air Force procurement. 
Sec. 1505. Defense-wide activities procurement. 
Sec. 1506. Research, development, test and evaluation. 
Sec. 1507. Operation and maintenance. 
Sec. 1508. Defense Working Capital Fund. 
Sec. 1509. Defense Health Program. 
Sec. 1510. Military personnel. 
Sec. 1511. Iraq Freedom Fund. 
Sec. 1512. Treatment as additional authorizations. 
Sec. 1513. Transfer authority. 
Sec. 1514. Availability of funds.
DIVISION B—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 2001. Short title. 
TITLE XXI—ARMY 
Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2102. Family housing. 
Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units. 
Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army. 
Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2004 project.
TITLE XXII—NAVY 
Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2202. Family housing. 
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. 
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. 
Sec. 2205. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2004 project. 
Sec. 2206. Modifications of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2005 projects.
TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE 
Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2302. Family housing. 
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units. 
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.
TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGENCIES 
Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2402. Energy conservation projects. 
Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
TITLE XXV—NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY 
INVESTMENT PROGRAM 
Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.
TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 
Sec. 2601. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land acquisition 
projects.
TITLE XXVII—EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by 
law. 
Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2003 projects. 
Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2002 projects.
TITLE XXVIII—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SUBTITLE A—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM AND MILITARY FAMILY 
HOUSING CHANGES 
Sec. 2801. Modification of congressional notification requirements for certain mili-
tary construction activities.
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Sec. 2802. Increase in number of family housing units in Korea authorized for lease 
by the Army at maximum amount. 
Sec. 2803. Improvement in availability and timeliness of Department of Defense in-
formation regarding military construction and family housing accounts 
and activities. 
Sec. 2804. Modification of cost variation authority. 
Sec. 2805. Inapplicability to child development centers of restriction on authority to 
acquire or construct ancillary supporting facilities. 
Sec. 2806. Department of Defense Housing Funds. 
Sec. 2807. Use of design-build selection procedures to accelerate design effort in 
connection with military construction projects. 
Sec. 2808. Acquisition of associated utilities, equipment, and furnishings in reserve 
component facility exchange. 
Sec. 2809. One-year extension of temporary, limited authority to use operation and 
maintenance funds for construction projects outside the United States. 
Sec. 2810. Temporary program to use minor military construction authority for con-
struction of child development centers. 
Sec. 2811. General and flag officers quarters in the National Capital Region. 
SUBTITLE B—REAL PROPERTY AND FACILITIES ADMINISTRATION 
Sec. 2821. Consolidation of Department of Defense land acquisition authorities and 
limitations on use of such authorities. 
Sec. 2822. Modification of authorities on agreements to limit encroachments and 
other constraints on military training, testing, and operations. 
Sec. 2823. Modification of utility system conveyance authority and related report-
ing requirements. 
Sec. 2824. Report on application of force protection and anti-terrorism standards to 
leased facilities. 
Sec. 2825. Report on use of ground source heat pumps at Department of Defense 
facilities. 
SUBTITLE C—BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT 
Sec. 2831. Additional reporting requirements regarding base closure process and 
use of Department of Defense base closure accounts. 
Sec. 2832. Expanded availability of adjustment and diversification assistance for 
communities adversely affected by mission realignments in base closure 
process. 
Sec. 2833. Treatment of Indian Tribal Governments as public entities for purposes 
of disposal of real property recommended for closure in July 1993 BRAC 
Commission report. 
Sec. 2834. Termination of project authorizations for military installations approved 
for closure in 2005 round of base realignments and closures. 
Sec. 2835. Required consultation with State and local entities on issues related to 
increase in number of military personnel at military installations. 
Sec. 2836. Sense of Congress regarding infrastructure and installation require-
ments for transfer of units and personnel from closed and realigned 
military installations to receiving locations. 
Sec. 2837. Defense access road program and military installations affected by de-
fense base closure process or Integrated Global Presence and Basing 
Strategy. 
Sec. 2838. Sense of Congress on reversionary interests involving real property at 
Navy homeports. 
SUBTITLE D—LAND CONVEYANCES 
PART I—ARMY CONVEYANCES 
Sec. 2841. Land conveyance, Camp Navajo, Arizona. 
Sec. 2842. Land conveyance, Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, Middletown, Iowa. 
Sec. 2843. Land conveyance, Helena, Montana. 
Sec. 2844. Lease authority, Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle, Penn-
sylvania. 
Sec. 2845. Land exchange, Fort Hood, Texas. 
Sec. 2846. Modification of land conveyance, Engineer Proving Ground, Fort Belvoir, 
Virginia. 
Sec. 2847. Land conveyance, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. 
Sec. 2848. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Bothell, Washington. 
PART II—NAVY CONVEYANCES 
Sec. 2851. Land conveyance, Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, San Diego, Cali-
fornia. 
Sec. 2852. Lease or license of United States Navy Museum facilities at Washington 
Navy Yard, District of Columbia.
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PART III—AIR FORCE CONVEYANCES 
Sec. 2861. Purchase of build-to-lease family housing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alas-
ka. 
Sec. 2862. Land conveyance, Air Force property, Jacksonville, Arkansas. 
Sec. 2863. Land conveyance, Air Force property, La Junta, Colorado. 
Sec. 2864. Lease, National Imagery and Mapping Agency site, St. Louis, Missouri. 
SUBTITLE E—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 2871. Clarification of moratorium on certain improvements at Fort Buchanan, 
Puerto Rico. 
Sec. 2872. Transfer of excess Department of Defense property on Santa Rosa and 
Okaloosa Island, Florida, to Gulf Islands National Seashore. 
Sec. 2873. Authorized military uses of Papago Park Military Reservation, Phoenix, 
Arizona. 
Sec. 2874. Assessment of water needs for Presidio of Monterey and Ord Military 
Community. 
Sec. 2875. Redesignation of McEntire Air National Guard Station, South Carolina, 
as McEntire Joint National Guard Base. 
Sec. 2876. Sense of Congress regarding community impact assistance related to 
construction of Navy landing field, North Carolina. 
Sec. 2877. Sense of Congress on establishment of Bakers Creek Memorial.
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. 
SUBTITLE B—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 3111. Reliable Replacement Warhead program. 
Sec. 3112. Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site. 
Sec. 3113. Report on compliance with Design Basis Threat issued by Department 
of Energy in 2005. 
Sec. 3114. Reports associated with Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant 
Project, Hanford Site, Richland, Washington. 
Sec. 3115. Report on assistance for a comprehensive inventory of Russian nonstra-
tegic nuclear weapons. 
Sec. 3116. Report on international border security programs. 
Sec. 3117. Savannah River National Laboratory.
TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
Sec. 3201. Authorization.
TITLE XXXIII—NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE 
Sec. 3301. Authorized uses of National Defense Stockpile funds. 
Sec. 3302. Revisions to required receipt objectives for previously authorized dis-
posals from National Defense Stockpile. 
Sec. 3303. Authorization for disposal of tungsten ores and concentrates. 
Sec. 3304. Disposal of ferromanganese.
TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES 
Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE XXXV—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2006. 
Sec. 3502. Payments for State and regional maritime academies. 
Sec. 3503. Maintenance and repair reimbursement pilot program. 
Sec. 3504. Tank vessel construction assistance. 
Sec. 3505. Improvements to the Maritime Administration vessel disposal program. 
Sec. 3506. Assistance for small shipyards and maritime communities. 
Sec. 3507. Transfer of authority for title XI non-fishing loan guarantee decisions to 
Maritime Administration. 
Sec. 3508. Technical corrections.
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Sec. 3509. United States Maritime Service. 
Sec. 3510. Awards and medals.
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES. 
For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘congressional defense 
committees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) 
of title 10, United States Code. 
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT
SUBTITLE A—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
Sec. 101. Army. 
Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps. 
Sec. 103. Air Force. 
Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities. 
SUBTITLE B—ARMY PROGRAMS 
Sec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority for utility helicopters. 
Sec. 112. Multiyear procurement authority for modernized target acquisition des-
ignation sight/pilot night vision sensors for AH–64 Apache attack heli-
copters. 
Sec. 113. Multiyear procurement authority for conversion of AH–64A Apache attack 
helicopters to the AH–64D Block II configuration. 
Sec. 114. Acquisition strategy for tactical wheeled vehicle programs. 
Sec. 115. Report on Army Modular Force Initiative. 
SUBTITLE C—NAVY PROGRAMS 
Sec. 121. Virginia-class submarine program. 
Sec. 122. LHA Replacement (LHA(R)) amphibious assault ship program. 
Sec. 123. Cost limitation for next-generation destroyer program. 
Sec. 124. Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program. 
Sec. 125. Prohibition on acquisition of next-generation destroyer through a single 
shipyard. 
Sec. 126. Aircraft carrier force structure. 
Sec. 127. Refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. Carl Vinson. 
Sec. 128. CVN–78 aircraft carrier. 
Sec. 129. LHA Replacement (LHA(R)) ship. 
Sec. 130. Report on alternative propulsion methods for surface combatants and am-
phibious warfare ships. 
SUBTITLE D—AIR FORCE PROGRAMS 
Sec. 131. C–17 aircraft program and assessment of intertheater airlift require-
ments. 
Sec. 132. Prohibition on retirement of KC–135E aircraft. 
Sec. 133. Prohibition on retirement of F–117 aircraft during fiscal year 2006. 
Sec. 134. Prohibition on retirement of C–130E/H tactical airlift aircraft during fis-
cal year 2006. 
Sec. 135. Procurement of C–130J/KC–130J aircraft after fiscal year 2005. 
Sec. 136. Report on Air Force aircraft aeromedical evacuation programs. 
SUBTITLE E—JOINT AND MULTISERVICE MATTERS 
Sec. 141. Requirement that tactical unmanned aerial vehicles use specified stand-
ard data link. 
Sec. 142. Limitation on initiation of new unmanned aerial vehicle systems. 
Sec. 143. Advanced SEAL Delivery System.
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 101. ARMY. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2006 for procurement for the Army as follows:
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(1) For aircraft, $2,792,580,000. 
(2) For missiles, $1,246,850,000. 
(3) 
For 
weapons 
and 
tracked 
combat 
vehicles, 
$1,652,949,000. 
(4) For ammunition, $1,738,872,000. 
(5) For other procurement, $4,328,934,000. 
SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS. 
(a) NAVY.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
for fiscal year 2006 for procurement for the Navy as follows: 
(1) For aircraft, $9,803,126,000. 
(2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, 
$2,737,841,000. 
(3) For shipbuilding and conversion, $8,880,623,000. 
(4) For other procurement, $5,518,287,000. 
(b) MARINE CORPS.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal year 2006 for procurement for the Marine Corps 
in the amount of $1,396,705,000. 
(c) NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION.—Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2006 for procurement 
of ammunition for the Navy and the Marine Corps in the amount 
of $867,470,000. 
SEC. 103. AIR FORCE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2006 for procurement for the Air Force as follows: 
(1) For aircraft, $12,862,333,000. 
(2) For ammunition, $1,021,207,000. 
(3) For missiles, $5,394,557,000. 
(4) For other procurement, $14,024,689,000. 
SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2006 
for 
Defense-wide 
procurement 
in 
the 
amount 
of 
$2,646,988,000. 
Subtitle B—Army Programs 
SEC. 111. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR UTILITY HELI-
COPTERS. 
(a) UH–60M BLACK HAWK HELICOPTERS.—Subject to subsection 
(c), the Secretary of the Army may enter into a multiyear contract 
for the procurement of UH–60M Black Hawk helicopters. 
(b) MH–60S SEAHAWK HELICOPTERS.—Subject to subsection (c), 
the Secretary of the Army, acting as executive agent for the Depart-
ment of the Navy, may enter into a multiyear contract for the 
procurement of MH–60S Seahawk helicopters. 
(c) CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.—Any multiyear contract under 
this section shall be entered into in accordance with section 2306b 
of title 10, United States Code, and shall commence with the 
fiscal year 2007 program year.
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SEC. 112. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR MODERNIZED 
TARGET ACQUISITION DESIGNATION SIGHT/PILOT NIGHT 
VISION SENSORS FOR AH–64 APACHE ATTACK HELI-
COPTERS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Army may, in accordance 
with section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, enter into a 
multiyear contract, beginning with the fiscal year 2006 program 
year, for procurement of modernized target acquisition designation 
sight/pilot night vision sensors for AH–64 Apache attack helicopters. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TERM OF CONTRACT.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (k) of section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, a 
contract under this section may not be for a period in excess 
of four program years. 
SEC. 113. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CONVERSION 
OF AH–64A APACHE ATTACK HELICOPTERS TO THE AH–
64D BLOCK II CONFIGURATION. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Army may, in accordance 
with section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, enter into a 
multiyear contract, beginning with the fiscal year 2006 program 
year, for conversion of AH–64A Apache attack helicopters to the 
AH–64D Block II configuration. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TERM OF CONTRACT.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (k) of section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, a 
contract under this section may not be for a period in excess 
of four program years. 
SEC. 114. ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) ARMY.—If, in carrying out a program for modernization 
and recapitalization of the fleet of tactical wheeled vehicles of 
the Army, the Secretary of the Army determines to award a contract 
for procurement of a new vehicle class for the next-generation 
tactical wheeled vehicle, the Secretary shall award and execute 
the acquisition program under that contract as a joint service 
program with the Marine Corps. 
(b) MARINE CORPS.—If, in carrying out a program for mod-
ernization and recapitalization of the fleet of tactical wheeled 
vehicles of the Marine Corps, the Secretary of the Navy determines 
to award a contract for procurement of a new vehicle class for 
the next-generation tactical wheeled vehicle, the Secretary shall 
award and execute the acquisition program under that contract 
as a joint service program with the Army. 
(c) APPLICABILITY ONLY TO NEW VEHICLE CLASS.—Subsections 
(a) and (b) do not apply to a contract for modifications, upgrades, 
or product improvements to the existing fleet of tactical wheeled 
vehicles of the Army or Marine Corps, respectively. 
SEC. 115. REPORT ON ARMY MODULAR FORCE INITIATIVE. 
(a) REPORT.—The Secretary of the Army shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the complex of pro-
grams referred to as the Army Modular Force Initiative. The report 
shall be submitted not later than 30 days after the date of the 
submission to Congress of a request by the President for the enact-
ment of emergency supplemental appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2006. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report under subsection 
(a) shall include the following:
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(1) A specification of each acquisition program of the Army 
that is considered by the Secretary of the Army to be part 
of the complex of programs constituting the Army Modular 
Force Initiative. 
(2) For each program specified under paragraph (1), the 
acquisition objective of the program, the funding profile of 
the program, and the requirement for the program. 
(3) The requirements of each such program that, under 
current funding plans of the Department of Defense for fiscal 
years after fiscal year 2006, would not be funded. 
(4) A detailed accounting of the amounts for the Army 
Modular Force Initiative in the request for supplemental appro-
priations referred to in subsection (a). 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
SEC. 121. VIRGINIA-CLASS SUBMARINE PROGRAM. 
(a) LIMITATION OF COSTS.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the total amount obligated or expended for procurement of 
the five Virginia-class submarines designated as SSN–779, SSN–
780, SSN–781, SSN–782, and SSN–783 may not exceed the fol-
lowing amounts: 
(1) For the SSN–779 submarine, $2,330,000,000. 
(2) For the SSN–780 submarine, $2,470,000,000. 
(3) For the SSN–781 submarine, $2,550,000,000. 
(4) For the SSN–782 submarine, $2,670,000,000. 
(5) For the SSN–783 submarine, $2,720,000,000. 
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF LIMITATION AMOUNTS.—The Secretary of 
the Navy may adjust the amount set forth in subsection (a) for 
any Virginia-class submarine specified in that subsection by the 
following: 
(1) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs attrib-
utable to economic inflation after September 30, 2005. 
(2) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs attrib-
utable to compliance with changes in Federal, State, or local 
laws enacted after September 30, 2005. 
(3) The amounts of outfitting costs and post-delivery costs 
incurred for that submarine. 
(4) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs of that 
submarine that are attributable to insertion of new technology 
into that submarine, as compared to the technology built into 
the lead vessel of the Virginia class. 
(c) LIMITATION
ON
TECHNOLOGY
INSERTION
COST
ADJUST-
MENT.—The Secretary of the Navy may use the authority under 
paragraph (4) of subsection (b) to adjust the amount set forth 
in subsection (a) for any Virginia-class submarine with respect 
to insertion of new technology into that submarine only if—
(1) the Secretary determines, and certifies to the congres-
sional defense committees, that insertion of the new technology 
would lower the life-cycle cost of the submarine; or 
(2) the Secretary determines, and certifies to the congres-
sional defense committees, that insertion of the new technology 
is required to meet an emerging threat and the Secretary 
of Defense certifies to those committees that such threat poses 
grave harm to national security.
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(d) NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF PROGRAM CHANGES.—The Sec-
retary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees each year, at the same time that the budget is submitted 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for the next 
fiscal year, written notice of any change in any of the amounts 
set forth in subsection (a) during the preceding fiscal year that 
the Secretary has determined to be associated with a cost referred 
to in subsection (b). 
SEC. 122. LHA REPLACEMENT (LHA(R)) AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP 
PROGRAM. 
(a) LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT FUNDS.—Of the funds avail-
able to the Department of the Navy for Shipbuilding and Conver-
sion, Navy, for fiscal year 2006 for procurement for the LHA 
Replacement (LHA(R)) amphibious assault ship program, not more 
than 70 percent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary 
of the Navy submits to the congressional defense committees the 
Secretary’s certification in writing that—
(1) a detailed operational requirements document for the 
program has been approved within the Department of Defense 
by an appropriate approval authority; and 
(2) there exists a stable design for the LHA(R) class of 
vessels. 
(b) STABLE DESIGN.—For purposes of this section, the design 
of a class of vessels shall be considered to be stable when no 
substantial change to the design is anticipated. 
SEC. 123. COST LIMITATION FOR NEXT-GENERATION DESTROYER PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) LIMITATION OF COSTS.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the total amount obligated or expended for procurement of 
the fifth vessel in the next-generation destroyer program may not 
exceed $2,300,000,000. 
(b) ADJUSTMENT
OF LIMITATION AMOUNT.—The Secretary of 
the Navy may adjust the amount set forth in subsection (a) for 
the vessel referred to in that subsection by the following: 
(1) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs attrib-
utable to economic inflation after September 30, 2005. 
(2) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs attrib-
utable to compliance with changes in Federal, State, or local 
laws enacted after September 30, 2005. 
(3) The amounts of outfitting costs and post-delivery costs 
incurred for that vessel. 
(4) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs of that 
vessel that are attributable to insertion of new technology into 
that vessel, as compared to the technology built into the lead 
vessel of the next-generation destroyer program class. 
(c) LIMITATION
ON
TECHNOLOGY
INSERTION
COST
ADJUST-
MENT.—The Secretary of the Navy may use the authority under 
paragraph (4) of subsection (b) to adjust the amount set forth 
in subsection (a) for the vessel referred to in that subsection with 
respect to insertion of new technology into that vessel only if—
(1) the Secretary determines, and certifies to the congres-
sional defense committees, that insertion of the new technology 
would lower the life-cycle cost of the vessel; or 
(2) the Secretary determines, and certifies to the congres-
sional defense committees, that insertion of the new technology 
is required to meet an emerging threat and the Secretary
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of Defense certifies to those committees that such threat poses 
grave harm to national security. 
(d) WRITTEN NOTICE OF CHANGE IN AMOUNT.—
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of the Navy shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees each year, at the same 
time that the budget is submitted under section 1105(a) of 
title 31, United States Code, for the next fiscal year, written 
notice of any change in the amount set forth in subsection 
(a) during the preceding fiscal year that the Secretary has 
determined to be associated with a cost referred to in subsection 
(b). 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirement in paragraph (1) 
shall become effective with the budget request for the year 
of procurement of the vessel referred to in subsection (a), such 
year being the fiscal year in which the Secretary of the Navy 
intends to award a contract for detail design and construction. 
(e) NEXT-GENERATION DESTROYER PROGRAM.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘next-generation destroyer program’’ means the program 
to acquire and deploy a new class of destroyers as the follow-
on to the Arleigh Burke class of destroyers. 
SEC. 124. LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS) PROGRAM. 
(a) LIMITATION OF COSTS.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the total amount obligated or expended for procurement of 
the fifth and sixth vessels in the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 
class of vessels, excluding amounts for elements designated by 
the Secretary of the Navy as a mission package, may not exceed 
$220,000,000 per vessel. 
(b) ADJUSTMENT
OF LIMITATION AMOUNT.—The Secretary of 
the Navy may adjust the amount set forth in subsection (a) for 
either vessel referred to in that subsection by the following: 
(1) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs attrib-
utable to economic inflation after September 30, 2005. 
(2) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs attrib-
utable to compliance with changes in Federal, State, or local 
laws enacted after September 30, 2005. 
(3) The amounts of outfitting costs and post-delivery costs 
incurred for that vessel. 
(4) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs of that 
vessel that are attributable to insertion of new technology into 
that vessel, as compared to the technology built into the first 
and second vessels, respectively, of the Littoral Combat Ship 
(LCS) class of vessels. 
(c) LIMITATION
ON
TECHNOLOGY
INSERTION
COST
ADJUST-
MENT.—The Secretary of the Navy may use the authority under 
paragraph (4) of subsection (b) to adjust the amount set forth 
in subsection (a) for any vessel referred to in that subsection with 
respect to insertion of new technology into that vessel only if—
(1) the Secretary determines, and certifies to the congres-
sional defense committees, that insertion of the new technology 
would lower the life-cycle cost of the vessel; or 
(2) the Secretary determines, and certifies to the congres-
sional defense committees, that insertion of the new technology 
is required to meet an emerging threat and the Secretary 
of Defense certifies to those committees that such threat poses 
grave harm to national security. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORT ON COST GROWTH.—
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(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of the Navy shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees each year, at the same 
time that the budget is submitted under section 1105(a) of 
title 31, United States Code, for the next fiscal year, written 
notice of any change in the amount set forth in subsection 
(a) during the preceding fiscal year that the Secretary has 
determined to be associated with a cost referred to in subsection 
(b). 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirement in paragraph (1) 
shall become effective with the budget request for the year 
of procurement of the fifth and sixth vessels in the Littoral 
Combat Ship (LCS) class of vessels, such year being the fiscal 
year in which the Secretary of the Navy intends to award 
a contract for detail design and construction of those vessels. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORT
ON MISSION PACKAGES.—The Secretary 
of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
each year, at the same time as the President’s budget for the 
next fiscal year is submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, a report that provides current information 
regarding the content of any element of the Littoral Combat Ship 
(LCS) class of vessels that is designated as a ‘‘mission package’’, 
the estimated cost of any such element, and the total number 
of such elements anticipated. 
(f) LIMITATION ON SHIPS AND MISSION MODULES.—No funds 
available to the Navy may be used for the procurement of Littoral 
Combat Ships, or elements for such Littoral Combat Ships referred 
to in subsection (e), after procurement of the first four vessels 
in the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class until the Secretary of 
the Navy submits to the congressional defense committees the 
Secretary’s certification in writing that there exist stable designs 
for the Littoral Combat Ship class of vessels. 
(g) STABLE DESIGN.—For purposes of this section, the designs 
of a class of vessels shall be considered to be stable when no 
substantial change to those designs is anticipated. 
SEC. 125. PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF NEXT-GENERATION 
DESTROYER THROUGH A SINGLE SHIPYARD. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of the Navy may not acquire 
vessels under the next-generation destroyer program through a 
winner-take-all acquisition strategy. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of the Navy 
may not obligate or expend any funds to prepare for, conduct, 
or implement a strategy for the acquisition of vessels under the 
next-generation destroyer program through a winner-take-all 
acquisition strategy. 
(c) WINNER-TAKE-ALL ACQUISITION STRATEGY DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘winner-take-all acquisition strategy’’, with respect 
to the acquisition of vessels under the next-generation destroyer 
program, means the acquisition (including design and construction) 
of such vessels through a single shipyard. 
(d) NEXT-GENERATION DESTROYER PROGRAM.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘next-generation destroyer program’’ means the program 
to acquire and deploy a new class of destroyers as the follow-
on to the Arleigh Burke class of destroyers.
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SEC. 126. AIRCRAFT CARRIER FORCE STRUCTURE. 
(a) REQUIREMENT
FOR 12 OPERATIONAL AIRCRAFT CARRIERS 
WITHIN THE NAVY.—Section 5062 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
(c) and (d), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new sub-
section (b): 
‘‘(b) The naval combat forces of the Navy shall include not 
less than 12 operational aircraft carriers. For purposes of this 
subsection, an operational aircraft carrier includes an aircraft car-
rier that is temporarily unavailable for worldwide deployment due 
to routine or scheduled maintenance or repair.’’. 
(b) FUNDING FOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF U.S.S. JOHN 
F. KENNEDY.—Of the amounts available for operation and mainte-
nance for the Navy pursuant to this Act and any other Act for 
fiscal year 2006, not more than $288,000,000 shall be available 
for repair and maintenance to extend the life of the U.S.S. John 
F. Kennedy (CVN–67). 
SEC. 127. REFUELING AND COMPLEX OVERHAUL OF THE U.S.S. CARL 
VINSON. 
(a) AMOUNT AUTHORIZED FROM FY06 SCN ACCOUNT.—Of the 
amount authorized to be appropriated by section 102(a)(3) for fiscal 
year 2006 for shipbuilding and conversion, Navy, $1,493,563,000 
is available for work on the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul 
of the U.S.S. Carl Vinson (CVN–70) under the contract authorized 
by Public Law 109–104. 
(b) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The amount specified in subsection 
(a) includes the amount of $89,000,000 made available by Public 
Law 109–104 for fiscal year 2006 for a period of such fiscal year 
preceding the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 128. CVN–78 AIRCRAFT CARRIER. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO USE MULTIPLE YEARS OF FUNDING.—The 
Secretary of the Navy is authorized to enter into a contract for 
detail design and construction of the aircraft carrier designated 
CVN–78 that provides that, subject to subsection (b), funds for 
payments under the contract may be provided from amounts appro-
priated for Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, for fiscal years 
2007, 2008, and 2009. 
(b) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.—A con-
tract described in subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation 
of the United States to make a payment under the contract for 
a fiscal year after fiscal year 2006 is subject to the availability 
of appropriations for that purpose for that fiscal year. 
SEC. 129. LHA REPLACEMENT (LHA(R)) SHIP. 
(a) AMOUNT AUTHORIZED FROM SCN ACCOUNT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2006.—Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
102(a)(3) for fiscal year 2006 for shipbuilding and conversion, Navy, 
$200,447,000 shall be available for design, advance procurement, 
advance construction, detail design, and construction with respect 
to the LHA Replacement (LHA(R)) ship. 
(b) AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED FROM SCN ACCOUNT FOR FISCAL 
YEARS 2007 AND 2008.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for fiscal years 2007 and 2008 for shipbuilding and conversion,
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Navy, shall be available for construction with respect to the LHA 
Replacement ship. 
(c) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—
(1) 
DESIGN, 
ADVANCE
PROCUREMENT, 
AND
ADVANCE 
CONSTRUCTION.—The Secretary of the Navy may enter into 
a contract during fiscal year 2006 for design, advance procure-
ment, and advance construction with respect to the LHA 
Replacement ship. 
(2) DETAIL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.—The Secretary may 
enter into a contract during fiscal year 2006 for the detail 
design and construction of the LHA Replacement ship. 
(d) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.—A con-
tract entered into under subsection (c) shall provide that any obliga-
tion of the United States to make a payment under the contract 
for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2006 is subject to the availability 
of appropriations for that purpose for such fiscal year. 
(e) FUNDING AS INCREMENT OF FULL FUNDING.—The amounts 
available under subsections (a) and (b) for the LHA Replacement 
ship are the first increments of funding for the full funding of 
the LHA Replacement (LHA(R)) ship program. 
SEC. 130. REPORT ON ALTERNATIVE PROPULSION METHODS FOR SUR-
FACE COMBATANTS AND AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE SHIPS. 
(a) ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES.—The Secretary of the Navy 
shall conduct an analysis of alternative propulsion methods for 
surface combatant vessels and amphibious warfare ships of the 
Navy. 
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the analysis of alternative propul-
sion systems carried out under subsection (a). The report shall 
be submitted not later than November 1, 2006. 
(c) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report under subsection 
(b) shall include the following: 
(1) The key assumptions used in carrying out the analysis 
under subsection (a). 
(2) The methodology and techniques used in conducting 
the analysis. 
(3) A description of current and future technology relating 
to propulsion that has been incorporated in recently-designed 
surface combatant vessels and amphibious warfare ships or 
that is expected to be available for those types of vessels within 
the next 10-to-20 years. 
(4) A description of each propulsion alternative for surface 
combatant vessels and amphibious warfare ships that was 
considered under the study and an analysis and evaluation 
of each such alternative from an operational and cost-effective-
ness standpoint. 
(5) A comparison of the life-cycle costs of each propulsion 
alternative. 
(6) For each nuclear propulsion alternative, an analysis 
of when that nuclear propulsion alternative becomes cost effec-
tive as the price of a barrel of crude oil increases for each 
type of surface combatant vessel and each type of amphibious 
warfare ship. 
(7) The conclusions and recommendations of the study, 
including those conclusions and recommendations that could
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impact the design of future ships or lead to modifications of 
existing ships. 
(8) The Secretary’s intended actions, if any, for implementa-
tion of the conclusions and recommendations of the study. 
(d) LIFE-CYCLE COSTS.—For purposes of this section, the term 
‘‘life-cycle costs’’ includes those elements of cost that would be 
considered for a life-cycle cost analysis for a major defense acquisi-
tion program. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
SEC. 131. C–17 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM AND ASSESSMENT OF INTERTHE-
ATER AIRLIFT REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORIZED.—Subject to sub-
section (b), the Secretary of the Air Force may, in accordance 
with section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, enter into a 
multiyear contract, beginning with the fiscal year 2006 program 
year, for the procurement of up to 42 additional C–17 aircraft. 
(b) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Air Force 
may not exercise the authority in subsection (a) until the Secretary 
of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a certifi-
cation that the additional airlift capacity to be provided by the 
C–17 aircraft to be procured under that authority is consistent 
with the assessment of the intertheater airlift capabilities required 
to support the national defense strategy carried out pursuant to 
subsection (c) and submitted to the congressional committees pursu-
ant to subsection (d). 
(c) ASSESSMENT OF INTERTHEATER AIRLIFT REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall carry 
out an assessment of the intertheater airlift capabilities 
required to support the national defense strategy. The assess-
ment shall include development of recommendations for future 
airlift force structure requirements, together with an expla-
nation for each such recommendation. The Secretary shall 
submit the assessment pursuant to subsection (d). 
(2) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—In the report on the results 
of the assessment required by paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall explain how the recommendations for future airlift force 
structure requirements in that report take into account the 
following: 
(A) The increased airlift demands associated with the 
Army modular brigade combat teams. 
(B) The objective to be able to deliver—
(i) a brigade combat team anywhere in the world 
within four to seven days; 
(ii) a division anywhere in the world within 10 
days; and 
(iii) multiple divisions anywhere in the world 
within 20 days. 
(C) The increased airlift demands associated with the 
expanded scope of operational activities of the Special Oper-
ations forces. 
(D) The realignment of the overseas basing structure 
in accordance with the Integrated Presence and Basing 
Strategy announced by the Secretary of Defense on March 
20, 2003.
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(E) Adjustments in the force structure to meet home-
land defense requirements. 
(F) The potential for simultaneous homeland defense 
activities and major combat operations. 
(G) Potential changes in requirements for intratheater 
airlift or sealift capabilities. 
(H) The capability of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet to 
provide adequate augmentation in meeting global mobility 
requirements. 
(d) SUBMISSION
OF ASSESSMENT
OF INTERTHEATER AIRLIFT 
REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) INCLUSION IN QUADRENNIAL DEFENSE REVIEW.—Subject 
to paragraph (2), the assessment of the intertheater airlift 
capabilities required to support the national defense strategy 
required by subsection (c)(1) shall be carried out as part of 
the quadrennial defense review under section 118 of title 10, 
United States Code, in 2005 and in accordance with the provi-
sions of subsection (d)(9) of that section, and the report under 
subsection (c)(1) on that assessment shall be included in the 
report on that quadrennial defense review submitted to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives with the budget of the President for fiscal 
year 2007 (as submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code). 
(2) ALTERNATIVE SUBMISSION.—If the Secretary of Defense 
determines that, because of the date required by law for the 
submission of the report on the quadrennial defense review 
referred to in paragraph (1), the assessment of the intertheater 
airlift capabilities required to support the national defense 
strategy required by subsection (c)(1) cannot be carried out 
as part of the quadrennial defense review referred to in para-
graph (1), the Secretary may submit the report of such assess-
ment not later than 45 days after the date of the submission 
of that review pursuant to section 118(d) of title 10, United 
States Code. In that case, the Secretary shall submit the report 
of such assessment to the congressional defense committees. 
(e) MAINTENANCE
OF C–17 AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION LINE.—If 
the Secretary of Defense is unable to make the certification specified 
in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Air Force should procure 
sufficient C–17 aircraft to maintain the C–17 aircraft production 
line at not less than the minimum sustaining rate until sufficient 
flight test data regarding improved C–5 aircraft mission capability 
rates as a result of the Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining 
Program and Avionics Modernization Program have been obtained 
to determine the validity of assumptions concerning the C–5 aircraft 
used in the Mobility Capabilities Study. 
SEC. 132. PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT OF KC–135E AIRCRAFT. 
The Secretary of the Air Force may not retire any KC–135E 
aircraft of the Air Force in fiscal year 2006. 
SEC. 133. PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT OF F–117 AIRCRAFT DURING 
FISCAL YEAR 2006. 
The Secretary of the Air Force may not retire any F–117 
Nighthawk attack aircraft during fiscal year 2006.
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SEC. 134. PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT OF C–130E/H TACTICAL AIR-
LIFT AIRCRAFT DURING FISCAL YEAR 2006. 
The Secretary of the Air Force may not retire any C–130E/
H tactical airlift aircraft during fiscal year 2006. 
SEC. 135. PROCUREMENT OF C–130J/KC–130J AIRCRAFT AFTER FISCAL 
YEAR 2005. 
Any C–130J/KC–130J aircraft procured after fiscal year 2005 
(including C–130J/KC–130J aircraft procured through a multiyear 
contract continuing in force from a fiscal year before fiscal year 
2006) shall be procured through a contract under part 15 of the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), relating to acquisition of 
items by negotiated contract (48 CFR 15.000 et seq.), rather than 
through a contract under part 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regula-
tion, relating to acquisition of commercial items (48 CFR 12.000 
et seq.). 
SEC. 136. REPORT ON AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT AEROMEDICAL EVACU-
ATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on aircraft 
aeromedical evacuation programs of the Air Force. The report shall 
contain a comprehensive evaluation and overall assessment of (1) 
the current aeromedical evacuation program, carried out through 
the use of designated aircraft, compared to (2) the former 
aeromedical evacuation program, carried out through the use of 
dedicated aircraft. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report shall include the 
following: 
(1) A description of challenges and capability gaps of the 
current aircraft aeromedical evacuation program compared to 
the challenges and capability gaps of the former program. 
(2) A description of possible means by which to best miti-
gate or resolve the challenges and capability gaps described 
under paragraph (1) with respect to the current program. 
(3) Specification of medical equipment or upgrades needed 
to enhance the current program. 
(4) Specification of aircraft equipment or upgrades needed 
to enhance the current program. 
(5) A description of the advantages and disadvantages of 
the current program compared to the advantages and disadvan-
tages of the former program. 
(6) A cost comparison analysis of the current program 
and the former program. 
(7) A description of the manner in which customer feedback 
is obtained and applied to the current program. 
Subtitle E—Joint and Multiservice Matters 
SEC. 
141. 
REQUIREMENT 
THAT 
TACTICAL 
UNMANNED 
AERIAL 
VEHICLES USE SPECIFIED STANDARD DATA LINK. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall take such 
steps as necessary to ensure that (except as specified in subsection 
(c)) all tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Army, 
Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force are equipped and configured 
so that—
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(1) the data link used by those vehicles is the Department 
of Defense standard tactical unmanned aerial vehicle data link 
known as the Tactical Common Data Link (TCDL), until such 
time as the Tactical Common Data Link standard is replaced 
by an updated standard for use by those vehicles; and 
(2) those vehicles use data formats consistent with the 
architectural standard for tactical unmanned aerial vehicles 
known as STANAG 4586, developed to facilitate multinational 
interoperability among NATO member nations. 
(b) FUNDING LIMITATION.—After December 1, 2006, no funds 
available to the Department of Defense may be used to enter 
into a contract for procurement of a new tactical unmanned aerial 
vehicle system with data links other than as required by subsection 
(a)(1). 
(c) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics may waive the applicability 
of subsection (a) to any tactical unmanned aerial vehicle if the 
Under Secretary determines, and certifies to the congressional 
defense committees, that it would be technologically infeasible or 
uneconomically acceptable to integrate a tactical data link specified 
in that subsection into that tactical unmanned aerial vehicle. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 2006, the Secretary 
of each military department shall submit to Congress a report 
on the status of implementation of standard data links for 
unmanned aerial vehicles under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
in accordance with subsection (a). 
SEC. 142. LIMITATION ON INITIATION OF NEW UNMANNED AERIAL 
VEHICLE SYSTEMS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Funds available to the Department of Defense 
may not be used to procure an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) 
system, including any air vehicle, data link, ground station, sensor, 
or other associated equipment for any such system, or to modify 
any such system to include any form of armament, unless such 
procurement or modification is authorized in writing in advance 
by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, 
and Logistics. 
(b) EXCEPTION FOR EXISTING SYSTEMS.—The limitation in sub-
section (a) does not apply with respect to an unmanned aerial 
vehicle (UAV) system for which funds are under contract as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act or for which funds have 
been appropriated for procurement before the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 143. ADVANCED SEAL DELIVERY SYSTEM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for fiscal year 2006 for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, 
that are available for the United States Special Operations Com-
mand, $10,100,000 may not be obligated or expended until the 
Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense commit-
tees each of the following: 
(1) The Secretary’s certification that the Secretary has 
revalidated the requirement for the Advanced SEAL Delivery 
System. 
(2) A report on the Advanced SEAL Delivery System pro-
gram that, at a minimum, includes—
(A) the conclusions of the quadrennial defense review 
concerning the program;
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(B) the number of boats required for the program and 
the manner of their expected employment; 
(C) an updated cost estimate for the program; and 
(D) a timeline for addressing the technological chal-
lenges faced by the program by March 1, 2006. 
(b) REPORT ON ONGOING CRITICAL SYSTEMS REVIEW.—Not later 
than January 1, 2007, the Secretary shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report providing the conclusions of 
the ongoing critical systems review with respect to the Advanced 
SEAL Delivery System program. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 
TEST, AND EVALUATION
SUBTITLE A—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 202. Amount for defense science and technology. 
SUBTITLE B—PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS, RESTRICTIONS, AND LIMITATIONS 
Sec. 211. Annual Comptroller General report on Future Combat Systems program. 
Sec. 212. Contract for the procurement of the Future Combat Systems (FCS). 
Sec. 213. Limitations on systems development and demonstration of manned 
ground vehicles under Armored Systems Modernization program. 
Sec. 214. Separate program elements required for significant systems development 
and demonstration projects for Armored Systems Modernization pro-
gram. 
Sec. 215. Initiation of program to design and develop next-generation nuclear at-
tack submarine. 
Sec. 216. Extension of requirements relating to management responsibility for 
naval mine countermeasures programs. 
Sec. 217. Single set of requirements for Army and Marine Corps heavy lift rotor-
craft program. 
Sec. 218. Requirements for development of tactical radio communications systems. 
Sec. 219. Limitation on systems development and demonstration of Personnel Re-
covery Vehicle. 
Sec. 220. Limitation on VXX helicopter program. 
Sec. 221. Report on testing of Internet Protocol version 6. 
SUBTITLE C—MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMS 
Sec. 231. Report on capabilities and costs for operational boost/ascent-phase missile 
defense systems. 
Sec. 232. One-year extension of Comptroller General assessments of ballistic mis-
sile defense programs. 
Sec. 233. Fielding of ballistic missile defense capabilities. 
Sec. 234. Plans for test and evaluation of operational capability of the ballistic mis-
sile defense system. 
SUBTITLE D—HIGH-PERFORMANCE DEFENSE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
Sec. 241. Pilot program for identification and transition of advanced manufacturing 
processes and technologies. 
Sec. 242. Transition of transformational manufacturing processes and technologies 
to defense manufacturing base. 
Sec. 243. Manufacturing technology strategies. 
Sec. 244. Report. 
Sec. 245. Definitions. 
SUBTITLE E—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 251. Comptroller General report on program element structure for research, 
development, test, and evaluation projects. 
Sec. 252. Research and development efforts for purposes of small business research. 
Sec. 253. Revised requirements relating to submission of Joint Warfighting Science 
and Technology Plan. 
Sec. 254. Report on efficiency of naval shipbuilding industry. 
Sec. 255. Technology transition.
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Sec. 256. Prevention, mitigation, and treatment of blast injuries. 
Sec. 257. Modification of requirements for annual report on DARPA program to 
award cash prizes for advanced technology achievements. 
Sec. 258. Designation of facilities and resources constituting the Major Range and 
Test Facility Base. 
Sec. 259. Report on cooperation between Department of Defense and National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration on research, development, test, and 
evaluation activities. 
Sec. 260. Delayed effective date for limitation on procurement of systems not GPS-
equipped. 
Sec. 261. Report on development and use of robotics and unmanned ground vehicle 
systems.
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2006 for the use of the Department of Defense for research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation as follows: 
(1) For the Army, $10,036,004,000. 
(2) For the Navy, $18,581,441,000. 
(3) For the Air Force, $22,305,012,000. 
(4) For Defense-wide activities, $19,277,402,000, of which 
$168,458,000 is authorized for the Director of Operational Test 
and Evaluation. 
SEC. 202. AMOUNT FOR DEFENSE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2006.—Of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated by section 201, $11,363,021,000 shall be available for the 
Defense Science and Technology Program, including basic research, 
applied research, and advanced technology development projects. 
(b) BASIC RESEARCH, APPLIED RESEARCH, AND ADVANCED TECH-
NOLOGY DEVELOPMENT DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘basic research, applied research, and advanced technology 
development’’ means work funded in program elements for defense 
research and development under Department of Defense budget 
activities 1, 2, and 3. 
Subtitle B—Program Requirements, 
Restrictions, and Limitations 
SEC. 211. ANNUAL COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON FUTURE COM-
BAT SYSTEMS PROGRAM. 
(a) ANNUAL GAO REVIEW.—The Comptroller General shall con-
duct an annual review of the Future Combat Systems program 
and shall, not later than March 15 of each year, submit to Congress 
a report on the results of the most recent review. With each such 
report, the Comptroller General shall submit a certification as 
to whether the Comptroller General has had access to sufficient 
information to enable the Comptroller General to make informed 
judgments on the matters covered by the report. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report on the Future 
Combat Systems program under subsection (a) shall include the 
following with respect to research and development under the pro-
gram:
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(1) The extent to which systems development and dem-
onstration under the program is meeting established goals, 
including the goals established for performance, key perform-
ance parameters, technology readiness levels, cost, and 
schedule. 
(2) The budget for the current fiscal year, and the projected 
budget for the next fiscal year, for all Department of Defense 
programs directly supporting the Future Combat Systems pro-
gram and an evaluation of the contribution each such program 
makes to meeting the goals established for performance, key 
performance parameters, and technology readiness levels of 
the Future Combat Systems program. 
(3) The plan for such systems development and demonstra-
tion (leading to production) for the fiscal year that begins 
in the year in which the report is submitted. 
(4) The Comptroller General’s conclusion regarding whether 
such systems development and demonstration (leading to 
production) is likely to be completed at a total cost not in 
excess of the amount specified (or to be specified) for such 
purpose in the Selected Acquisition Report for the Future Com-
bat Systems program under section 2432 of title 10, United 
States Code, for the first quarter of the fiscal year during 
which the report of the Comptroller General is submitted. 
(c) TERMINATION.—No report is required under this section 
after systems development and demonstration under the Future 
Combat Systems program is completed. 
SEC. 212. CONTRACT FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF THE FUTURE COM-
BAT SYSTEMS (FCS). 
The Secretary of the Army shall procure the Future Combat 
Systems (FCS) through a contract under part 15 of the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation (FAR), relating to acquisition of items by 
negotiated contract (48 CFR 15.000 et seq.), rather than through 
a transaction under section 2371 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 213. LIMITATIONS ON SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRA-
TION OF MANNED GROUND VEHICLES UNDER ARMORED 
SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION PROGRAM. 
(a) LIMITATIONS.—Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise 
made available pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
in section 201 for the Armored Systems Modernization program, 
not more than 70 percent may be obligated for systems development 
and demonstration of manned ground vehicle variants under that 
program until each of the following occurs: 
(1) The Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional 
defense committees that the threshold requirements for manned 
ground vehicle variants with respect to lethality and surviv-
ability have been met and demonstrated, in accordance with 
applicable regulations, in a relevant environment to be at least 
equal to the lethality and survivability of the manned ground 
vehicles to be replaced by those variants. 
(2) The Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional 
defense committees the results of an independent analysis car-
ried out with respect to the transportability requirement for 
the manned ground vehicle variants under the Future Combat 
Systems program for the purpose of determining whether—
(A) the requirement can be supported by the future-
years defense plan and the projected extended planning
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period inter-theater and intra-theater airlift force structure 
budget; 
(B) the requirement is justified by any likely deploy-
ment scenario envisioned by current operational plans; and 
(C) the projected unit procurement cost warrants the 
investment required to deploy those variants. 
(3) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Tech-
nology, and Logistics submits to the congressional defense 
committees the results of an independent cost estimate, pre-
pared by the cost analysis improvement group of the Office 
of the Secretary of Defense, with respect to the Future Combat 
Systems program. 
(4) The Secretary of the Army submits to the congressional 
defense committees a report containing—
(A) the organizational design, quantities, and fielding 
plan for each of the current force Brigade Combat Teams 
and the Future Combat Systems Brigade Combat Teams; 
and 
(B) the Future Combat Systems Manned Ground 
Vehicle research, development, test, and evaluation and 
procurement plan and budgets through the future-years 
defense plan, including unit procurement cost for each 
Future Combat Systems Manned Ground Vehicle variant 
in constant and current-year dollars. 
(5) The Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional 
defense committees a report describing and evaluating the 
requirements and budgets for the technology insertion program 
for integrating Future Combat Systems capabilities into current 
force programs through the future-years defense plan for the 
purpose of determining—
(A) the balance in programs and resources between 
the Future Combat Systems Brigade Combat Teams and 
the current force Brigade Combat Teams; 
(B) the feasibility of accelerating technology insertion 
into the current force Brigade Combat Teams; 
(C) the level of research, development, test, and evalua-
tion and procurement funding to support planned tech-
nology insertions into the current force Brigade Combat 
Teams through the future-years defense plan; and 
(D) the capabilities of a current force Brigade Combat 
Team equipped with planned technology insertions in 2010, 
in comparison to a Future Combat Systems Manned 
Ground Vehicle Brigade Combat Team in 2014. 
(b) EXCEPTION FOR NON-LINE-OF-SIGHT CANNON SYSTEM.—This 
section does not apply with respect to the obligation of funds for 
systems development and demonstration of the non-line-of-sight 
cannon system. 
SEC. 214. SEPARATE PROGRAM ELEMENTS REQUIRED FOR SIGNIFI-
CANT SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECTS FOR ARMORED SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM ELEMENTS SPECIFIED.—Effective for the budget 
of the President submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of 
title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal 
year thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that a sepa-
rate, dedicated program element is assigned to each of the following
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systems development and demonstration projects of the Armored 
Systems Modernization program: 
(1) Manned Ground Vehicles. 
(2) Systems of Systems Engineering and Program Manage-
ment. 
(3) Future Combat Systems Reconnaissance Platforms and 
Sensors. 
(4) Future Combat Systems Unmanned Ground Vehicles. 
(5) Unattended Sensors. 
(6) Sustainment. 
(b) EARLY COMMENCEMENT OF DISPLAY IN BUDGET JUSTIFICA-
TION MATERIALS.—As part of the budget justification materials sub-
mitted to Congress in support of the Department of Defense budget 
for fiscal year 2007, as submitted with the budget of the President 
under such section 1105(a), the Secretary of the Army shall set 
forth the budget justification material for the systems development 
and demonstration projects of the Armored Systems Modernization 
program identified in subsection (a) as if the projects were already 
separate program elements. 
(c) TECHNOLOGY INSERTION TO CURRENT FORCE.—
(1) REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL PROGRAM 
ELEMENT.—Not later than June 1, 2006, the Secretary of the 
Army shall submit a report to the congressional defense 
committees describing the manner in which the costs of inte-
grating Future Combat Systems capabilities into current force 
programs could be assigned to a separate, dedicated program 
element and any management issues that would be raised 
as a result of establishing such a program element. 
(2) DISPLAY IN BUDGET JUSTIFICATION MATERIALS.—As part 
of the budget justification materials submitted to Congress 
in support of the Department of Defense budget for fiscal year 
2007 and each fiscal year thereafter, as submitted with the 
budget of the President under such section 1105(a), the Sec-
retary of the Army shall set forth the budget justification 
material for technology insertion to the current force under 
the Armored Systems Modernization program. 
SEC. 215. INITIATION OF PROGRAM TO DESIGN AND DEVELOP NEXT-
GENERATION NUCLEAR ATTACK SUBMARINE. 
(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Navy shall ini-
tiate a program to design and develop the next-generation of nuclear 
attack submarines. 
(b) OBJECTIVE.—The objective of the program required by sub-
section (a) is to develop a nuclear attack submarine that meets 
or exceeds the warfighting capability of a submarine of the current 
Virginia class at a cost dramatically lower than the cost of a 
submarine of the Virginia class. The Secretary may meet such 
objective by modifying the Virginia class of nuclear submarines 
to incorporate new technology. 
(c) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy shall include, 
with the defense budget justification materials submitted in 
support of the President’s budget for fiscal year 2007 submitted 
to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, 
a report on the program required by subsection (a). 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall include—
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(A) an outline of the management approach to be used 
in carrying out the program; 
(B) the goals for the program; and 
(C) a schedule for the program. 
SEC. 216. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO MANAGEMENT 
RESPONSIBILITY FOR NAVAL MINE COUNTERMEASURES 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 216 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 
102–190; 105 Stat. 1317), as most recently amended by section 
212 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–314; 116 Stat. 2480), is 
amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘2011’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting after ‘‘Secretary of 
Defense’’ the following: ‘‘, and the Secretary of Defense has 
forwarded to the congressional defense committees,’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting before the semicolon 
at the end the following: ‘‘and, by so certifying, ensures that 
the budget meets the requirements of section 2437 of title 
10, United States Code’’; and 
(4) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following 
new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN PROPOSED CHANGES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a fiscal year, the Sec-
retary may not carry out any change to the naval mine counter-
measures master plan or the budget resources for mine counter-
measures with respect to that fiscal year until after the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 
submits to the congressional defense committees a notification 
of the proposed change. Such notification shall describe the 
nature of the proposed change and the effect of the proposed 
change on the naval mine countermeasures program or related 
programs with respect to that fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) does not apply to a change 
if both—
‘‘(A) the amount of the change is below the applicable 
reprogramming threshold; and 
‘‘(B) the effect of the change does not affect the validity 
of the decision to certify.’’. 
(b) NOTICE
AND CERTIFICATION BEFORE DECOMMISSIONG
OF 
MHC–51 VESSELS.—The Secretary of the Navy may not decommis-
sion any vessel of the MHC–51 mine countermeasures class before 
the end of the service life of that vessel until—
(1) the Secretary submits to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives a report on existing capabilities 
to assume the MHC–51 mission, together with the Secretary’s 
certification that the capabilities of the vessels of the MHC–
51 mine countermeasures class are no longer required; and 
(2) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the date of receipt 
of that report and certification by those committees.
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SEC. 217. SINGLE SET OF REQUIREMENTS FOR ARMY AND MARINE 
CORPS HEAVY LIFT ROTORCRAFT PROGRAM. 
(a) JOINT REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of the Army and the 
Secretary of the Navy shall develop a single set of requirements 
for the Joint Heavy Lift program for the Army and the Marine 
Corps. 
(b) APPROVAL BY JROC REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
may not authorize entry into Systems Development and Demonstra-
tion for the next-generation heavy lift rotorcraft until the single 
joint requirement required by subsection (a) has been approved 
by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—This section does not apply to the CH–53X 
Heavy Lift Replacement Program. 
SEC. 218. REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TACTICAL RADIO 
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS. 
(a) INTERIM TACTICAL RADIO COMMUNICATIONS.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall—
(1) assess the immediate requirements of the military 
departments for tactical radio communications systems; 
(2) ensure that the military departments rapidly acquire 
tactical radio communications systems utilizing existing tech-
nology or mature systems readily available in the commercial 
marketplace; and 
(3) develop a plan and roadmap for the development, 
procurement, deployment, and sustainment of interim and 
future tactical radio communications systems. 
(b) JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall apply Department of Defense Instruction 5000.2 to the Joint 
Tactical Radio System in a manner that does not permit the Mile-
stone B entrance requirements to be waived unless the Secretary 
certifies that the Department is unable to meet critical national 
security objectives. 
(c) CERTIFICATION OF BUDGETS.—
(1) BUDGETING THROUGH JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall require that the Secretary of each mili-
tary department, and the head of each Defense Agency with 
programs developing components of or research related to the 
Joint Tactical Radio System transmit such proposed budgets 
for these activities, including all waveform development activi-
ties, for a fiscal year to the head of the single joint program 
office designated under section 213 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 
117 Stat. 1416) for review and certification under paragraph 
(2) before submitting such proposed budget to the Under Sec-
retary of Defense (Comptroller). 
(2) ACTIONS OF HEAD OF JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE.—The head 
of the single joint program office designated under section 
213 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2004 (Public Law 108–136; 117 Stat. 1416) shall review each 
proposed budget transmitted under paragraph (1) and shall, 
not later than January 31 of the year preceding the fiscal 
year for which such budgets are proposed, submit to the Sec-
retary of Defense a report containing comments with respect 
to all such proposed budgets, together with the certification 
as to whether such proposed budgets are adequate and whether
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such proposed budgets provide balanced support for the plan 
required under subsection (a)(3). 
(3) ACTIONS OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall, not later than March 31 of the year preceding 
the fiscal year for which such budgets are proposed, submit 
to Congress a report on those proposed budgets which the 
head of the single joint program office has not certified under 
paragraph (2) to be adequate, including a discussion of the 
actions that the Secretary proposes to take to address the 
inadequacy of the proposed budgets. 
(d) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION REQUIRED.—Not later than 
May 1, 2006, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the 
implementation of this section. 
SEC. 219. LIMITATION ON SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRA-
TION OF PERSONNEL RECOVERY VEHICLE. 
Not more than 40 percent of the amounts made available pursu-
ant to the authorization of appropriations in section 201 for systems 
development and demonstration of the Personnel Recovery Vehicle 
may be obligated until 30 days after the date on which the Secretary 
of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees each 
of the following: 
(1) The Secretary’s certification that the requirements for 
the Personnel Recovery Vehicle have been validated by the 
Joint Requirements Oversight Council and that the acquisition 
schedule has been validated by the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. 
(2) The Secretary’s certification that all technologies 
required to meet the requirements (as validated under para-
graph (1)) for the Personnel Recovery Vehicle are mature and 
will have been demonstrated in a relevant environment before 
inclusion in production aircraft. 
(3) The Secretary’s assessment of whether another aircraft, 
or modification of an aircraft, in the inventory of the Depart-
ment of Defense can meet the requirements and provide a 
more cost effective solution (as validated under paragraph (1)) 
for the Personnel Recovery Vehicle Program. 
(4) In the event that the Department chooses to award 
a contract for the Personnel Recovery Vehicle Program for 
an aircraft not in the Department of Defense inventory, the 
Secretary’s explanation of the reasons why the chosen system 
would be more effective or less expensive in terms of total 
life-cycle costs. 
(5) A statement setting forth the independent cost estimate 
and manpower estimate (as required by section 2434 of title 
10, United States Code) for the Personnel Recovery Vehicle. 
SEC. 220. LIMITATION ON VXX HELICOPTER PROGRAM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise 
made available pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
in section 201 for the VXX executive helicopter program, not more 
than 75 percent may be obligated for system development and 
demonstration of the VXX helicopter until the Secretary of the 
Navy submits to Congress an event-driven acquisition strategy for 
Increment Two of the program that includes the completion of
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at least one phase of operational testing on production representa-
tive test vehicles before the initiation of aircraft production. That 
acquisition strategy shall be developed by the Secretary working 
the with the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation of the 
Department of Defense. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than March 15, 2006, the Secretary 
of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report setting forth in detail the acquisition strategy referred 
to in subsection (a). The report shall, at a minimum, include the 
following: 
(1) A list of the critical technologies required for the produc-
tion and operation of Increment Two aircraft for the VXX 
executive helicopter program. 
(2) A schedule that accepts no more than moderate risk 
in either cost or schedule for the demonstration and test of 
each critical technology listed pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(3) A description of the event-based decision points and 
associated decision criteria that will occur before the initiation 
of production of Increment two aircraft. 
(4) A description of a proposed operational evaluation using 
production representative test vehicles to occur before the initi-
ation of production of Increment Two aircraft. 
(5) An evaluation of the acquisition strategy for Increment 
Two aircraft detailed in the report provided by the Director 
of Operational Test and Evaluation of the Department of 
Defense. 
SEC. 221. REPORT ON TESTING OF INTERNET PROTOCOL VERSION 
6. 
(a) ADDITIONAL PLAN ELEMENT.—Subsection (b) of section 331 
of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 1850) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) A certification by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff that the conversion of Department of Defense networks 
to Internet Protocol version 6 will provide equivalent or better 
performance and capabilities than that which would be provided 
by any other combination of available technologies or proto-
cols.’’. 
(b) OFFICIAL
RESPONSIBLE
FOR
OVERSIGHT
OF
TEST
AND 
EVALUATION PLAN.—Such section is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new sub-
section (d): 
‘‘(d) OFFICIAL
RESPONSIBLE
FOR
OVERSIGHT
OF
TEST
AND 
EVALUATION PLAN.—The Secretary of Defense shall designate the 
Director of Operational Test and Evaluation of the Department 
of Defense as the official responsible within the Department of 
Defense for oversight and direction of the test and evaluation plan 
under this section and for approval of the master test and evaluation 
plan under this section.’’. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Subsection (e) of such section (as redesig-
nated by subsection (b)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) REPORTS.—
‘‘(1) Not later than June 30, 2006, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
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containing the transition plan under subsection (a), updated 
to the time of the submission of the report. 
‘‘(2) For each of fiscal years 2006 through 2008, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall, not later than the end of that fiscal 
year, submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on the testing and evaluation carried out pursuant to subsection 
(c).’’. 
Subtitle C—Missile Defense Programs 
SEC. 231. REPORT ON CAPABILITIES AND COSTS FOR OPERATIONAL 
BOOST/ASCENT-PHASE MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS. 
(a) SECRETARY
OF DEFENSE ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall conduct an assessment of the United States missile 
defense programs that are designed to provide capability against 
threat ballistic missiles in the boost/ascent phase of flight. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the assessment shall be to com-
pare and contrast—
(1) capabilities of those programs (if operational) to defeat, 
while in the boost/ascent phase of flight, ballistic missiles 
launched from North Korea or a location in the Middle East 
against the continental United States, Alaska, or Hawaii; and 
(2) asset requirements and costs for those programs to 
become operational with the capabilities referred to in para-
graph (1). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than October 1, 2006, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report providing the results of the 
assessment. 
SEC. 232. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESS-
MENTS OF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 232(g) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107–107; 10 
U.S.C. 2431 note) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘through 2006’’ and 
inserting ‘‘through 2007’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘through 2007’’ and 
inserting ‘‘through 2008’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF SUBMITTAL DATE.—Paragraph (2) of such 
section is further amended by striking ‘‘February 15’’ and inserting 
‘‘March 15’’. 
SEC. 233. FIELDING OF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITIES. 
Upon approval by the Secretary of Defense, funds authorized 
to be appropriated for fiscal years 2006 and 2007 for research, 
development, test, and evaluation for the Missile Defense Agency 
may be used for the development and fielding of ballistic missile 
defense capabilities. 
SEC. 234. PLANS FOR TEST AND EVALUATION OF OPERATIONAL CAPA-
BILITY OF THE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM. 
(a) TEST AND EVALUATION PLANS FOR BLOCKS.—
(1) PLANS REQUIRED.—With respect to block 06 and each 
subsequent block of the Ballistic Missile Defense System, the 
appropriate joint and service operational test and evaluation 
components of the Department of Defense concerned with the
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block shall prepare a plan, appropriate for the level of techno-
logical maturity of the block, to test, evaluate, and characterize 
the operational capability of the block. 
(2) CONSULTATION AND REVIEW.—The preparation of each 
plan under this subsection shall be—
(A) carried out in coordination with the Missile Defense 
Agency; and 
(B) subject to the review and approval of the Director 
of Operational Test and Evaluation. 
(b) REPORTS ON TEST AND EVALUATION OF BLOCKS.—At the 
conclusion of the test and evaluation of block 06 and each subse-
quent block of the Ballistic Missile Defense System, the Director 
of Operational Test and Evaluation shall submit to the Secretary 
of Defense and the congressional defense committees a report pro-
viding—
(1) the assessment of the Director as to whether or not 
the test and evaluation was adequate to evaluate the oper-
ational capability of the block; and 
(2) the characterization of the Director as to the operational 
effectiveness, suitability, and survivability of the block, as 
appropriate for the level of technological maturity of the block 
tested. 
Subtitle 
D—High-Performance 
Defense 
Manufacturing Technology Research and 
Development 
SEC. 241. PILOT PROGRAM FOR IDENTIFICATION AND TRANSITION 
OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND TECH-
NOLOGIES. 
(a) PILOT
PROGRAM
REQUIRED.—The Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall conduct 
a pilot program under the authority of section 2521 of title 10, 
United States Code, to identify and transition advanced manufac-
turing processes and technologies the utilization of which would 
achieve significant productivity and efficiency gains in the defense 
manufacturing base. 
(b) CONSIDERATION OF DEFENSE PRIORITIES.—In carrying out 
subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall take into consideration 
the defense priorities established in the most current Joint 
Warfighting Science and Technology plan, as required under section 
270 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1997 (Public Law 104–201; 10 U.S.C. 2501 note). 
(c) IDENTIFICATION FOR TRANSITION.—In identifying manufac-
turing processes and technologies for transition to the defense 
manufacturing base under the pilot program, the Under Secretary 
shall select the most promising transformational technologies and 
manufacturing processes, in consultation with the Director of 
Defense Research and Engineering, the Joint Defense Manufac-
turing Technology Panel, and other such entities as may be appro-
priate, including the Director of the Small Business Innovation 
Research Program.
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SEC. 242. TRANSITION OF TRANSFORMATIONAL MANUFACTURING 
PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGIES TO DEFENSE MANU-
FACTURING BASE. 
(a) PROTOTYPES
AND TEST BEDS.—The Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall undertake 
the development of prototypes and test beds to validate the manu-
facturing processes and technologies selected for transition under 
the pilot program under section 241. 
(b) DIFFUSION OF ENHANCEMENTS.—The Under Secretary shall 
seek the cooperation of industry in adopting such manufacturing 
processes and technologies through the following: 
(1) The Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. 
(2) The identification of incentives for industry to incor-
porate and utilize such manufacturing processes and tech-
nologies. 
SEC. 243. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion, Technology, and Logistics may—
(1) identify an area of technology where the development 
of an industry-prepared roadmap for new manufacturing and 
technology processes applicable to defense manufacturing 
requirements would be beneficial to the Department of Defense; 
and 
(2) establish a task force, and act in cooperation, with 
the private sector to map the strategy for the development 
of manufacturing processes and technologies needed to support 
technology development in the area identified under paragraph 
(1). 
(b) COMMENCEMENT OF ROADMAPPING.—The Under Secretary 
shall commence any roadmapping identified pursuant to subsection 
(a)(1) not later than January 2007. 
SEC. 244. REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 2007, the Under 
Secretary of the Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
the actions undertaken by the Under Secretary under this subtitle 
during fiscal year 2006. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include—
(1) a comprehensive description of the actions undertaken 
under this subtitle during fiscal year 2006; 
(2) an assessment of effectiveness of such actions in 
enhancing research and development on manufacturing tech-
nologies and processes, and the implementation of such within 
the defense manufacturing base; and 
(3) such recommendations as the Under Secretary considers 
appropriate for additional actions to be undertaken in order 
to increase the effectiveness of the actions undertaken under 
this subtitle in enhancing manufacturing activities within the 
defense manufacturing base. 
SEC. 245. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) DEFENSE
MANUFACTURING
BASE.—The term ‘‘defense 
manufacturing base’’ includes any supplier of the Department 
of Defense, including a supplier of raw materials.
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(2) MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.—
The term ‘‘Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program’’ 
means the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program of 
the Department of Commerce. 
(3) SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘‘Small Business Innovation Research Program’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2500(11) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 251. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON PROGRAM ELEMENT 
STRUCTURE FOR RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND 
EVALUATION PROJECTS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General shall prepare 
a report containing assessments of—
(1) the current program element structure and content 
used to account for projects carried out, or proposed to be 
carried out, using amounts for research, development, test, 
and evaluation activities; and 
(2) the effectiveness of such program elements, and related 
budget justification materials, in providing necessary informa-
tion for budget transparency and oversight by the congressional 
defense committees. 
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall also include such recommendations as the Comptroller General 
considers to be appropriate regarding program element size and 
content, budget justification material content, and appropriate re-
programming authorities within and between program elements, 
particularly in connection with highly complex research and 
development programs that employ the system-of-systems concept. 
(c) SUBMISSION.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
be submitted to the congressional defense committees not later 
than February 1, 2007. 
SEC. 252. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS FOR PURPOSES 
OF SMALL BUSINESS RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsections: 
‘‘(x) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOCUS.—
‘‘(1) REVISION AND UPDATE OF CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES 
OF IDENTIFICATION.—In carrying out subsection (g), the Sec-
retary of Defense shall, not less often than once every 4 years, 
revise and update the criteria and procedures utilized to iden-
tify areas of the research and development efforts of the Depart-
ment of Defense which are suitable for the provision of funds 
under the Small Business Innovation Research Program and 
the Small Business Technology Transfer Program. 
‘‘(2) UTILIZATION OF PLANS.—The criteria and procedures 
described in paragraph (1) shall be developed through the use 
of the most current versions of the following plans: 
‘‘(A) The Joint Warfighting Science and Technology 
Plan required under section 270 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104–
201; 10 U.S.C. 2501 note).
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‘‘(B) The Defense Technology Area Plan of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
‘‘(C) The Basic Research Plan of the Department of 
Defense. 
‘‘(3) INPUT IN IDENTIFICATION OF AREAS OF EFFORT.—The 
criteria and procedures described in paragraph (1) shall include 
input in the identification of areas of research and development 
efforts described in that paragraph from Department of Defense 
program managers (PMs) and program executive officers 
(PEOs). 
‘‘(y) COMMERCIALIZATION PILOT PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of each military department is authorized to create and 
administer a ‘Commercialization Pilot Program’ to accelerate 
the transition of technologies, products, and services developed 
under the Small Business Innovation Research Program to 
Phase III, including the acquisition process. 
‘‘(2) IDENTIFICATION OF RESEARCH PROGRAMS FOR ACCELER-
ATED TRANSITION TO ACQUISITION PROCESS.—In carrying out 
the Commercialization Pilot Program, the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of each military department shall identify 
research programs of the Small Business Innovation Research 
Program that have the potential for rapid transitioning to Phase 
III and into the acquisition process. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—No research program may be identified 
under paragraph (2) unless the Secretary of the military depart-
ment concerned certifies in writing that the successful transi-
tion of the program to Phase III and into the acquisition process 
is expected to meet high priority military requirements of such 
military department. 
‘‘(4) FUNDING.—For payment of expenses incurred to admin-
ister the Commercialization Pilot Program under this sub-
section, the Secretary of Defense and each Secretary of a mili-
tary department is authorized to use not more than an amount 
equal to 1 percent of the funds available to the Department 
of Defense or the military department pursuant to the Small 
Business Innovation Research Program. Such funds—
‘‘(A) shall not be subject to the limitations on the 
use of funds in subsection (f)(2); and 
‘‘(B) shall not be used to make Phase III awards. 
‘‘(5) EVALUATIVE REPORT.—At the end of each fiscal year, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on 
Armed Services and the Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
Services and the Committee on Small Business of the House 
of Representatives an evaluative report regarding activities 
under the Commercialization Pilot Program. The report shall 
include—
‘‘(A) an accounting of the funds used in the Commer-
cialization Pilot Program; 
‘‘(B) a detailed description of the Commercialization 
Pilot Program, including incentives and activities under-
taken by acquisition program managers, program executive 
officers, and prime contractors; and 
‘‘(C) a detailed compilation of results achieved by the 
Commercialization Pilot Program, including the number
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of small business concerns assisted and the number of 
projects commercialized. 
‘‘(6) SUNSET.—The pilot program under this subsection 
shall terminate at the end of fiscal year 2009.’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 13329.—Section 
9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), as amended by sub-
section (a), is further amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) to provide for and fully implement the tenets of Execu-
tive Order No. 13329 (Encouraging Innovation in Manufac-
turing).’’; 
(2) in subsection (g)—
(A) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(11) provide for and fully implement the tenets of Execu-
tive Order No. 13329 (Encouraging Innovation in Manufac-
turing).’’; and 
(3) in subsection (o)—
(A) in paragraph (14), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (15), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(16) provide for and fully implement the tenets of Execu-
tive Order No. 13329 (Encouraging Innovation in Manufac-
turing).’’. 
(c) TESTING AND EVALUATION AUTHORITY.—Section 9(e) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) the term ‘commercial applications’ shall not be con-
strued to exclude testing and evaluation of products, services, 
or technologies for use in technical or weapons systems, and 
further, awards for testing and evaluation of products, services, 
or technologies for use in technical or weapons systems may 
be made in either the second or the third phase of the Small 
Business Innovation Research Program and of the Small Busi-
ness Technology Transfer Program, as defined in this sub-
section.’’. 
SEC. 253. REVISED REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO SUBMISSION OF 
JOINT WARFIGHTING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PLAN. 
(a) BIENNIAL SUBMITTAL.—Section 270 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104–201; 10 
U.S.C. 2501 note) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘ANNUAL’’ in the section heading and 
inserting ‘‘BIENNIAL’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘(a) ANNUAL PLAN REQUIRED.—On March 
1 of each year’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than March 1 of 
each even-numbered year’’.
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(b) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR INCLUSION OF TECHNOLOGY 
AREA REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT SUMMARIES WITH JWSTP.—Sub-
section (b) of such section is repealed. 
(c) REQUIREMENT
FOR SEPARATE REPORTS
ON TECHNOLOGY 
AREA REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT SUMMARIES.—Whenever the Sec-
retary of Defense provides for the conduct of a study referred 
to as a Technology Area Review and Assessment, the Secretary 
shall, not later than March 1 of the year following the year in 
which that study is conducted, submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report containing a summary of each such Technology 
Area Review and Assessment conducted during that year. 
SEC. 
254. 
REPORT 
ON 
EFFICIENCY 
OF 
NAVAL 
SHIPBUILDING 
INDUSTRY. 
(a) ASSESSMENT
OF
EFFICIENCY
OF
NAVAL
SHIPBUILDING 
INDUSTRY.—
(1) ASSESSMENT
REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Navy 
shall conduct an assessment of the United States naval ship-
building industry to determine how worldwide shipbuilding 
industry best practices for innovation, design, and production 
technologies, processes, and infrastructure could be adopted 
to improve efficiency in the following areas: 
(A) Program design, engineering, and production 
engineering. 
(B) Organization and operating systems. 
(C) Steelwork production. 
(D) Ship construction and outfitting. 
(2) CONTENTS
OF
ASSESSMENT.—The assessment under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An identification of any best practice of the world-
wide shipbuilding industry that the United States naval 
shipbuilding industry has not adopted, the adoption of 
which would lower construction costs. 
(B) The estimated cost of adopting any best practice 
identified under subparagraph (A) and any estimated 
return on an investment made by a shipyard to adopt 
such a best practice. 
(C) Any recommendation of the Secretary to increase 
the efficiency of the United States naval shipbuilding 
industry. 
(3) RELATION TO INDEPENDENT NAVY SHIP CONSTRUCTION 
ASSESSMENT.—The assessment under paragraph (1) shall occur 
subsequent to, and take into consideration the results of, the 
study of the cost effectiveness of the ship construction program 
of the Navy required by section 1014 of the Ronald W. Reagan 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public 
Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 2041). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than April 1, 2006, the Secretary of 
the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report containing the Secretary’s findings and conclusions based 
on the assessment under subsection (a). 
SEC. 255. TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION. 
(a) CLARIFICATION
OF DUTIES
OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION 
COUNCIL.—Paragraph (2) of section 2359a(g) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) The duty of the Council shall be to support the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics in
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developing policies to facilitate the rapid transition of technologies 
from science and technology programs into acquisition programs 
of the Department of Defense.’’. 
(b) REPORT ON TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION.—
(1) REPORT
REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report concerning the challenges associated with 
technology transition from the science and technology programs 
of the Department of Defense to the acquisition programs of 
the Department of Defense. The Secretary shall include in 
the report a strategy to address those challenges. The Secretary 
shall prepare the report working through the Technology 
Transition Council of the Department of Defense established 
under section 2359a(g) of title 10, United States Code 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report shall include 
the following: 
(A) A description of any internal organizational bar-
riers within the Department to technology transition 
between the technology development, acquisition, and oper-
ations components of the Department. 
(B) An assessment of the effect of Department acquisi-
tion regulations on technology transition. 
(C) An assessment of the effects of the requirements 
validation process and the planning, programming, budg-
eting, and execution processes of the Department on tech-
nology transition. 
(D) A description of other challenges associated with 
technology transition in the Department that are identified 
by the Secretary. 
(E) A Department-wide strategy for pursuing tech-
nology transition. 
(F) Such recommendations as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to eliminate internal barriers within the 
Department to technology transition. 
(3) SUBMITTAL DATE.—The report under paragraph (1) shall 
be submitted not later than nine months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 256. PREVENTION, MITIGATION, AND TREATMENT OF BLAST 
INJURIES. 
(a) DESIGNATION
OF EXECUTIVE AGENT.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall designate an executive agent to be responsible for 
coordinating and managing the medical research efforts and pro-
grams of the Department of Defense relating to the prevention, 
mitigation, and treatment of blast injuries. 
(b) GENERAL
RESPONSIBILITIES.—The executive agent des-
ignated under subsection (a) shall be responsible for—
(1) planning for the medical research and development 
projects, diagnostic and field treatment programs, and patient 
tracking and monitoring activities within the Department that 
relate to combat blast injuries; 
(2) efficient execution of such projects, programs, and activi-
ties;
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(3) enabling the sharing of blast injury health hazards 
and survivability data collected through such projects, pro-
grams, and activities with the programs of the Department 
of Defense; 
(4) working with the Director, Defense Research and 
Engineering and the Secretaries of the military departments 
to ensure resources are adequate to also meet non-medical 
requirements related to blast injury prevention, mitigation, and 
treatment; and 
(5) ensuring that a joint combat trauma registry is estab-
lished and maintained for the purposes of collection and anal-
ysis of contemporary combat casualties, including casualties 
with traumatic brain injury. 
(c) MEDICAL RESEARCH EFFORTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The executive agent designated under 
subsection (a) shall review and assess the adequacy of medical 
research efforts of the Department of Defense as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act relating to the following: 
(A) The characterization of blast effects leading to 
injury, including the injury potential of blasts in various 
environments. 
(B) Medical technologies and protocols to more 
accurately detect and diagnose blast injuries, including 
improved discrimination between traumatic brain injuries 
and mental health disorders. 
(C) Enhanced treatment of blast injuries in the field. 
(D) Integrated treatment approaches for members of 
the Armed Forces who have a combination of traumatic 
brain injuries and mental health disorders or other injuries. 
(E) Such other blast injury matters as the executive 
agent considers appropriate. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR RESEARCH EFFORTS.—Based on the 
assessment under paragraph (1), the executive agent shall 
establish requirements for medical research efforts described 
in that paragraph in order to enhance and accelerate those 
research efforts. 
(3) OVERSIGHT OF RESEARCH EFFORTS.—The executive agent 
shall establish, coordinate, and oversee Department-wide med-
ical research efforts relating to the prevention, mitigation, and 
treatment of blast injuries, as necessary, to fulfill requirements 
established under paragraph (2). 
(d) OTHER
RELATED
RESEARCH
EFFORTS.—The Director, 
Defense Research and Engineering, in coordination with the execu-
tive agent designated under subsection (a) and the Director of 
the Joint IED Defeat Task Force, shall—
(1) review and assess the adequacy of current research 
efforts of the Department on the prevention and mitigation 
of blast injuries; 
(2) based on subsection (c)(1), establish requirements for 
further research; and 
(3) address any deficiencies identified in paragraphs (1) 
and (2) by establishing, coordinating, and overseeing Depart-
ment-wide research and development initiatives on the preven-
tion and mitigation of blast injuries, including explosive detec-
tion and defeat and personnel and vehicle blast protection.
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(e) STUDIES.—The executive agent designated under subsection 
(a) shall conduct studies on the prevention, mitigation, and treat-
ment of blast injuries, including—
(1) studies to improve the clinical evaluation and treatment 
approach for blast injuries, with an emphasis on traumatic 
brain injuries and other consequences of blast injury, including 
acoustic and eye injuries and injuries resulting from over-pres-
sure wave; 
(2) studies on the incidence of traumatic brain injuries 
attributable to blast injury in soldiers returning from combat; 
(3) studies to develop protocols for medical tracking of 
members of the Armed Forces for up to five years following 
blast injuries; and 
(4) studies to refine and improve educational interventions 
for blast injury survivors and their families. 
(f) TRAINING.—The executive agent designated under subsection 
(a), in coordination with the Director of the Joint IED Defeat 
Task Force, shall develop training protocols for medical and non-
medical personnel on the prevention, mitigation, and treatment 
of blast injuries. Those protocols shall be intended to improve field 
and clinical training on early identification of blast injury con-
sequences, both seen and unseen, including traumatic brain injuries, 
acoustic injuries, and internal injuries. 
(g) INFORMATION SHARING.—The executive agent designated 
under subsection (a) shall make available the results of relevant 
medical research and development projects and studies to—
(1) Department of Defense programs focused on—
(A) promoting the exchange of blast health hazards 
data with blast characterization data and blast modeling 
and simulation tools; and 
(B) encouraging the incorporation of blast hazards data 
into design and operational features of blast detection, 
mitigation, and defeat capabilities, such as comprehensive 
armor systems which provide blast, ballistic, and fire 
protection for the head, neck, ears, eyes, torso, and extrem-
ities; and 
(2) traumatic brain injury treatment programs to enhance 
the evaluation and care of members of the Armed Forces with 
traumatic brain injuries in medical facilities in the United 
States and in deployed medical facilities, including those out-
side the Department of Defense. 
(h) REPORTS ON BLAST INJURY MATTERS.—
(1) REPORTS
REQUIRED.—Not later than 270 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 
through 2008, the Secretary of Defense 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 efforts and programs of the Department of Defense 
relating to the prevention, mitigation, and treatment of blast 
injuries. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
(A) A description of the activities undertaken under 
this section during the two years preceding the report 
to improve the prevention, mitigation, and treatment of 
blast injuries.
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(B) A consolidated budget presentation for Department 
of Defense biomedical research efforts and studies related 
to blast injury for the two fiscal years following the year 
of the report. 
(C) A description of any gaps in the capabilities of 
the Department and any plans to address such gaps within 
biomedical research related to blast injury, blast injury 
diagnostic and treatment programs, and blast injury 
tracking and monitoring activities. 
(D) A description of collaboration, if any, with other 
departments and agencies of the Federal Government, and 
with other countries, during the two years preceding the 
report in efforts for the prevention, mitigation, and treat-
ment of blast injuries. 
(E) A description of any efforts during the two years 
preceding the report to disseminate findings on the diag-
nosis and treatment of blast injuries through civilian and 
military research and medical communities. 
(F) A description of the status of efforts during the 
two years preceding the report to incorporate blast injury 
effects data into appropriate programs of the Department 
of Defense and into the development of comprehensive force 
protection systems that are effective in confronting blast, 
ballistic, and fire threats. 
(i) DEADLINE
FOR DESIGNATION
OF EXECUTIVE AGENT.—The 
Secretary shall make the designation required by subsection (a) 
not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(j) BLAST INJURIES DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘blast 
injuries’’ means injuries that occur as the result of the detonation 
of high explosives, including vehicle-borne and person-borne explo-
sive devices, rocket-propelled grenades, and improvised explosive 
devices. 
(k) EXECUTIVE AGENT DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘executive agent’’ has the meaning provided such term in Depart-
ment of Defense Directive 5101.1. 
SEC. 257. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR ANNUAL REPORT 
ON DARPA PROGRAM TO AWARD CASH PRIZES FOR 
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVEMENTS. 
Subsection (e) of section 2374a of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—(1) Not later than March 1 each year, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
activities undertaken by the Director of the Defense Advanced 
Research Projects Agency during the preceding fiscal year under 
the authority of this section. 
‘‘(2) The report for a fiscal year under this subsection shall 
include the following: 
‘‘(A) The results of consultations between the Director and 
officials of the military departments regarding the areas of 
research, technology development, or prototype development 
for which prizes would be awarded under the program under 
this section. 
‘‘(B) A description of the proposed goals of the competitions 
established under the program, including the areas of research,
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technology development, or prototype development to be pro-
moted by such competitions and the relationship of such areas 
to the military missions of the Department. 
‘‘(C) The total amount of cash prizes awarded under the 
program, including a description of the manner in which the 
amounts of cash prizes awarded and claimed were allocated 
among the accounts of the Defense Advanced Research Projects 
Agency for recording as obligations and expenditures. 
‘‘(D) The methods used for the solicitation and evaluation 
of submissions under the program, together with an assessment 
of the effectiveness of such methods. 
‘‘(E) A description of the resources, including personnel 
and funding, used in the execution of the program, together 
with a detailed description of the activities for which such 
resources were used. 
‘‘(F) A description of any plans to transition the technologies 
or prototypes developed as a result of the program into acquisi-
tion programs of the Department.’’. 
SEC. 258. DESIGNATION OF FACILITIES AND RESOURCES CONSTI-
TUTING THE MAJOR RANGE AND TEST FACILITY BASE. 
(a) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TEST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 
CENTER.—Section 196(h) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘Director of Operational Test and Evaluation’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’. 
(b) INSTITUTIONAL FUNDING OF TEST AND EVALUATION ACTIVI-
TIES.—Section 232(b)(1) of the Bob Stump National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–314; 116 
Stat. 2490) is amended by striking ‘‘Director of Operational Test 
and Evaluation’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’. 
SEC. 259. REPORT ON COOPERATION BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE AND NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE 
ADMINISTRATION ON RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, 
AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the 
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion shall jointly submit to Congress a report setting forth the 
recommendations of the Secretary and the Administrator regarding 
cooperative activities between the Department of Defense and the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration related to research, 
development, test, and evaluation on areas of mutual interest to 
the Department and the Administration. 
(b) AREAS COVERED.—The areas of mutual interest to the 
Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration referred to in subsection (a) may include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Aeronautics research. 
(2) Facilities, personnel, and support infrastructure. 
(3) Propulsion and power technologies. 
(4) Space access and operations, including responsive 
launch and small satellite development. 
SEC. 260. DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE FOR LIMITATION ON PROCURE-
MENT OF SYSTEMS NOT GPS-EQUIPPED. 
(a) DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 152(b) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (10 U.S.C. 2281
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note) is amended by striking ‘‘After September 30, 2005’’ and 
inserting ‘‘After September 30, 2007’’. 
(b) RATIFICATION OF ACTIONS.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall be deemed to have taken effect at the close of 
September 30, 2005, and any obligation or expenditure of funds 
by the Department of Defense during the period beginning on 
October 1, 2005, and ending on the date of the enactment of this 
Act to modify or procure a Department of Defense aircraft, ship, 
armored vehicle, or indirect-fire weapon system that is not equipped 
with a Global Positioning System receiver is hereby ratified with 
respect to the provision of law specified in subsection (a). 
SEC. 261. REPORT ON DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF ROBOTICS AND 
UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE SYSTEMS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than nine months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the development and 
utilization of robotics and unmanned ground vehicle systems by 
the Department of Defense. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A description of the utilization of robotics and 
unmanned ground vehicle systems in current military oper-
ations. 
(2) A description of the manner in which the development 
of robotics and unmanned ground vehicle systems capabilities 
supports current major acquisition programs of the Department 
of Defense. 
(3) A description, including budget estimates, of all Depart-
ment programs and activities on robotics and unmanned ground 
vehicle systems for fiscal years 2004 through 2012, including 
the Joint Robotics Program and other programs and activities 
relating to research, development, test and evaluation, procure-
ment, and operation and maintenance. 
(4) A description of the long-term research and development 
strategy of the Department on technology for the development 
and integration of new robotics and unmanned ground vehicle 
systems capabilities in support of Department missions. 
(5) A description of any planned demonstration or 
experimentation activities of the Department that will support 
the development and deployment of robotics and unmanned 
ground vehicle systems by the Department. 
(6) A statement of the Department organizations currently 
participating in the development of new robotics or unmanned 
ground vehicle systems capabilities, including the specific mis-
sions of each such organization in such efforts. 
(7) A description of the activities of the Department to 
collaborate with industry, academia, and other government and 
nongovernmental organizations in the development of new 
capabilities in robotics and unmanned ground vehicle systems. 
(8) An assessment of the short-term and long-term ability 
of the industrial base of the United States to support the 
production of robotics and unmanned ground vehicle systems 
to meet Department requirements. 
(9) An assessment of the progress being made to achieve 
the goal established by section 220(a)(2) of the Floyd D. Spence
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as 
enacted into law by Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–
38) that, by 2015, one-third of operational ground combat 
vehicles be unmanned. 
(10) An assessment of international research, technology, 
and military capabilities in robotics and unmanned ground 
vehicle systems. 
(11) A description of the role and placement of the Joint 
Robotics Program in the Department. 
(12) A description of the mechanisms of the Department 
for coordinating pre-systems development and demonstration 
funding for robotics and unmanned ground vehicle systems. 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE
SUBTITLE A—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding. 
Sec. 302. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 303. Other Department of Defense programs. 
SUBTITLE B—ENVIRONMENTAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 311. Elimination and simplification of certain items required in the annual re-
port on environmental quality programs and other environmental activi-
ties. 
Sec. 312. Payment of certain private cleanup costs in connection with Defense En-
vironmental Restoration Program. 
SUBTITLE C—WORKPLACE AND DEPOT ISSUES 
Sec. 321. Modification of authority of Army working-capital funded facilities to en-
gage in cooperative activities with non-Army entities. 
Sec. 322. Limitation on transition of funding for east coast shipyards from funding 
through Navy working capital fund to direct funding. 
Sec. 323. Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support Initiative matters. 
Sec. 324. Sense of Congress regarding depot maintenance. 
SUBTITLE D—EXTENSION OF PROGRAM AUTHORITIES 
Sec. 331. Extension of authority to provide logistics support and services for weap-
ons systems contractors. 
Sec. 332. Extension of period for reimbursement for certain protective, safety, or 
health equipment purchased by or for members of the Armed Forces de-
ployed in contingency operations. 
SUBTITLE E—OUTSOURCING 
Sec. 341. Public-private competition. 
Sec. 342. Contracting for procurement of certain supplies and services. 
Sec. 343. Performance of certain work by Federal Government employees. 
Sec. 344. Extension of temporary authority for contractor performance of security-
guard functions. 
SUBTITLE F—ANALYSIS, STRATEGIES, AND REPORTS 
Sec. 351. Report on Department of Army programs for prepositioning of equipment 
and other materiel. 
Sec. 352. Reports on budget models used for base operations support, sustainment, 
and facilities recapitalization. 
Sec. 353. Army training strategy for brigade-based combat teams and functional 
supporting brigades. 
Sec. 354. Report regarding effect on military readiness of undocumented immi-
grants trespassing upon operational ranges. 
Sec. 355. Report regarding management of Army lodging. 
Sec. 356. Comptroller General report on corrosion prevention and mitigation pro-
grams of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 357. Study on use of biodiesel and ethanol fuel. 
Sec. 358. Report on effects of windmill farms on military readiness.
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Sec. 359. Report on space-available travel for certain disabled veterans and gray-
area retirees. 
Sec. 360. Report on joint field training and experimentation on stability, security, 
transition, and reconstruction operations. 
Sec. 361. Reports on budgeting relating to sustainment of key military equipment. 
Sec. 362. Repeal of Air Force report on military installation encroachment issues. 
SUBTITLE G—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 371. Supervision and management of Defense Business Transformation Agen-
cy. 
Sec. 372. Codification and revision of limitation on modification of major items of 
equipment scheduled for retirement or disposal. 
Sec. 373. Limitation on purchase of investment items with operation and mainte-
nance funds. 
Sec. 374. Operation and use of general gift funds of the Department of Defense and 
Coast Guard. 
Sec. 375. Inclusion of packet based telephony in Department of Defense tele-
communications benefit. 
Sec. 376. Limitation on financial management improvement and audit initiatives 
within Department of Defense. 
Sec. 377. Provision of welfare of special category residents at Naval Station Guan-
tanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 378. Commemoration of success of the Armed Forces in Operation Enduring 
Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. 
SUBTITLE H—UTAH TEST AND TRAINING RANGE 
Sec. 381. Definitions. 
Sec. 382. Military operations and overflights, Utah Test and Training Range. 
Sec. 383. Analysis of military readiness and operational impacts in planning proc-
ess for Federal lands in Utah Test and Training Range. 
Sec. 384. Designation and management of Cedar Mountain Wilderness, Utah. 
Sec. 385. Relation to other lands.
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2006 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and 
agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for operation and maintenance, in amounts as follows: 
(1) For the Army, $24,686,295,000. 
(2) For the Navy, $30,538,089,000. 
(3) For the Marine Corps, $3,809,526,000. 
(4) For the Air Force, $31,117,136,000. 
(5) For Defense-wide activities, $18,550,169,000. 
(6) For the Army Reserve, $1,992,542,000. 
(7) For the Navy Reserve, $1,237,295,000. 
(8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $198,034,000. 
(9) For the Air Force Reserve, $2,487,786,000. 
(10) For the Army National Guard, $4,478,319,000. 
(11) For the Air National Guard, $4,701,991,000. 
(12) For the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed 
Forces, $11,236,000. 
(13) For Environmental Restoration, Army, $407,865,000. 
(14) For Environmental Restoration, Navy, $305,275,000. 
(15) 
For 
Environmental 
Restoration, 
Air 
Force, 
$406,461,000. 
(16) 
For 
Environmental 
Restoration, 
Defense-wide, 
$28,167,000. 
(17) For Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used 
Defense Sites, $261,921,000.
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(18) For Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid 
programs, $61,546,000. 
(19) 
For 
Cooperative 
Threat 
Reduction 
programs, 
$415,459,000. 
(20) For the Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer 
Fund, $20,000,000. 
SEC. 302. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2006 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and 
agencies of the Department of Defense for providing capital for 
working capital and revolving funds in amounts as follows: 
(1) For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $316,340,000. 
(2) For the National Defense Sealift Fund, $1,657,717,000. 
(3) For the Defense Working Capital Fund, Defense Com-
missary, $1,155,000,000. 
SEC. 303. OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS. 
(a) DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.—Funds are hereby authorized 
to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
2006 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for the Defense 
Health Program, in the amount of $19,892,594,000, of which—
(1) $19,348,119,000 is for Operation and Maintenance; 
(2) $169,156,000 is for Research, Development, Test, and 
Evaluation; and 
(3) $375,319,000 is for Procurement. 
(b) 
CHEMICAL
AGENTS
AND
MUNITIONS
DESTRUCTION, 
DEFENSE.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense 
for fiscal year 2006 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense, in 
the amount of $1,425,827,000, of which—
(A) $1,241,514,000 is for Operation and Maintenance; 
(B) $67,786,000 is for Research, Development, Test, 
and Evaluation; and 
(C) $116,527,000 is for Procurement. 
(2) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
paragraph (1) are authorized for—
(A) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and muni-
tions in accordance with section 1412 of the Department 
of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and 
(B) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of 
the United States that is not covered by section 1412 
of such Act. 
(c) DRUG
INTERDICTION
AND
COUNTER-DRUG
ACTIVITIES, 
DEFENSE-WIDE.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2006 for expenses, 
not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-
Drug Activities, Defense-wide, in the amount of $901,741,000. 
(d) DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Funds are hereby author-
ized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal 
year 2006 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office 
of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, in the 
amount of $209,687,000, of which—
(1) $208,687,000 is for Operation and Maintenance; and 
(2) $1,000,000 is for Procurement.
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Subtitle B—Environmental Provisions 
SEC. 311. ELIMINATION AND SIMPLIFICATION OF CERTAIN ITEMS 
REQUIRED IN THE ANNUAL REPORT ON ENVIRON-
MENTAL QUALITY PROGRAMS AND OTHER ENVIRON-
MENTAL ACTIVITIES. 
Section 2706(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E); 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) A summary of fines and penalties imposed or assessed 
against the Department of Defense and the military depart-
ments under Federal, State, or local environmental laws during 
the fiscal year in which the report is submitted and the four 
preceding fiscal years, which summary shall include—
‘‘(i) a trend analysis of such fines and penalties for 
military installations inside and outside the United States; 
and 
‘‘(ii) a list of such fines or penalties that exceeded 
$1,000,000 and the provisions of law under which such 
fines or penalties were imposed or assessed.’’; and 
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph 
(E) and, in such subparagraph, by striking ‘‘and amounts for 
conferences’’ and all that follows through ‘‘such activities’’. 
SEC. 312. PAYMENT OF CERTAIN PRIVATE CLEANUP COSTS IN CONNEC-
TION WITH DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) ACTIVITIES AT FORMER DEFENSE PROPERTY SUBJECT TO COV-
ENANT FOR ADDITIONAL REMEDIAL ACTION.—Section 2701(d) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘any owner of covenant property,’’ 
after ‘‘any Indian tribe,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘owner,’’ after ‘‘, Indian tribe,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following 
new sentence: ‘‘An agreement under such paragraph with 
respect to a site also may not change the cleanup standards 
selected for the site pursuant to law.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) The term ‘owner of covenant property’ means an 
owner of property subject to a covenant provided by the 
United States in accordance with the requirements of para-
graphs (3) and (4) of section 120(h) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 
9620(h)), so long as the covenant property is the site at 
which the services procured under paragraph (1) are to 
be performed.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this subsection affects 
the applicability of section 120 of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 6920) 
to the Department of Defense or the obligations and responsibil-
ities of the Department of Defense under subsection (h) of 
such section.’’.
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(b) SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR FORMER BRAC PROPERTY SUBJECT 
TO COVENANT FOR ADDITIONAL REMEDIAL ACTION.—Section 2703 
of such title is amended—
(1) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘The sole source’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (h), the sole source’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) SOLE SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION 
AT CERTAIN BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE SITES.—In the case 
of property disposed of pursuant to a base closure law and subject 
to a covenant that was required to be provided by paragraphs 
(3) and (4) of section 120(h) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)), the 
sole source of funds for services procured under subsection 
2701(d)(1) of this title shall be the applicable Department of Defense 
base closure account. The limitation in this subsection shall expire 
upon the closure of the applicable base closure account.’’. 
Subtitle C—Workplace and Depot Issues 
SEC. 321. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF ARMY WORKING-CAPITAL 
FUNDED FACILITIES TO ENGAGE IN COOPERATIVE 
ACTIVITIES WITH NON-ARMY ENTITIES. 
(a) APPLICABILITY OF SUNSET.—Subsection (j) of section 4544 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2009,’’ and all that follows through the end and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2009.’’. 
(b) CREDITING OF PROCEEDS OF SALE OF ARTICLES AND SERV-
ICES.—Such section is further amended—
(1) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (f)’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), and 
(j) as subsections (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), and (k) respectively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new sub-
section (e): 
‘‘(e) PROCEEDS CREDITED
TO WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—The 
proceeds received from the sale of an article or service pursuant 
to a contract or other cooperative arrangement under this section 
shall be credited to the working capital fund that incurs the cost 
of manufacturing the article or performing the service.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (g), as redesignated by paragraph (2), 
by striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (f)’’. 
SEC. 322. LIMITATION ON TRANSITION OF FUNDING FOR EAST COAST 
SHIPYARDS FROM FUNDING THROUGH NAVY WORKING 
CAPITAL FUND TO DIRECT FUNDING. 
(a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Navy may not convert 
funding for the shipyards of the Navy on the east coast of the 
United States from funding through the working capital fund of 
the Navy to funding on a direct basis (also known as ‘‘mission 
funding’’) before October 1, 2006. 
(b) REPORT
ON DIRECT FUNDING
FOR PUGET SOUND NAVAL 
SHIPYARD.—
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 2006, the 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report that contains the assessment of the Secretary on 
the effects on Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Washington, of
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the conversion of that shipyard from funding through the 
working capital fund of the Navy to funding on a direct basis. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report under paragraph 
(1) shall address the effect of the conversion of Puget Sound 
Naval Shipyard to direct funding on each of the following: 
(A) The cost visibility of specific work performed. 
(B) The total cost of consolidated ship maintenance 
operations on an ongoing basis. 
(C) The ability to distinguish between depot and inter-
mediate work of consolidated ship maintenance activities. 
(D) The costs associated with buyout expenses for the 
transfer of the shipyards of the Navy on the east coast 
of the United States from funding through the working 
capital fund of the Navy to funding on a direct basis. 
(E) The flexibility of the shipyard to continue routine 
ship maintenance operations during a potential funding 
gap at the beginning of a fiscal year or when expected 
maintenance costs exceed annual appropriations. 
(F) Operational and financial flexibility and responsive-
ness of funding on a direct basis compared to funding 
through the working capital fund of the Navy. 
(G) Long-term funding for the capital improvement 
programs of the shipyard. 
(H) Compliance with section 2460 of title 10, United 
States Code, which defines the work that is considered 
to be depot-level maintenance and repair versus work that 
is considered to be a major modification of a weapons 
system. 
(I) Compliance with section 2466 of title 10, United 
Status Code, which limits the amount of depot-level mainte-
nance and repair workload of the Department of Navy 
that is performed by non-Federal Government personnel 
in any fiscal year to not more than 50 percent of the 
total depot workload reported to the Department in that 
fiscal year. 
(J) Compliance with sections 1115 and 1116 of title 
31, United States Code, which require agencies to set 
annual performance goals, measure performance toward 
the achievement of those goals, and publicly report on 
progress. 
(K) Compliance with chapter 35 of title 31, United 
States Code, which requires audited financial statements 
to include the ability to properly charge and account for 
reimbursable workload. 
(3) GOVERNMENT
ACCOUNTABILITY
OFFICE
REVIEW.—Not 
later than 60 days after the date on which the report required 
under paragraph (1) is submitted, the Comptroller General 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a review 
of the report, which shall include the Comptroller General’s 
assessment of whether the report adequately addresses each 
of the matters specified under paragraph (2). 
(c) REPORT ON PROPOSED CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET EXHIBITS 
FOR NAVY MISSION-FUNDED SHIPYARDS.—
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 2006, the 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report that proposes congressional budget exhibits for use
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in connection with the funding of Navy shipyards on a direct 
basis. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report under paragraph 
(1) shall comprehensively address the following: 
(A) The establishment of annual categories, metrics, 
and measurements to objectively compare the performance 
of each shipyard over time with respect to the following: 
(i) Schedule adherence. 
(ii) Quality of work. 
(iii) Cost management. 
(iv) Administrative efficiency. 
(v) Number of hulls for which repairs are com-
pleted during the fiscal year. 
(vi) Number of hulls that are in the process of 
being repaired at the end of the fiscal year. 
(B) Capital replenishment for each shipyard. 
(C) Workload indicators to determine whether each 
shipyard is effectively utilized. 
(D) Annual budget management reports to enable effec-
tive monitoring of each shipyard with respect to the fol-
lowing: 
(i) Obligation authority from Department of the 
Navy accounts, including operation and maintenance 
funds for the Atlantic Fleet, the Pacific Fleet, and 
the Naval Sea Systems Command and procurement 
funds for the Navy shipbuilding and conversion account 
and the other procurement accounts. 
(ii) Obligation authority provided by reimburse-
ment from non-Department of the Navy sources, 
including other Department of Defense accounts, for-
eign military sales accounts, other Federal Government 
agency accounts, and non-Federal Government sources. 
(iii) Costs and expenses of military personnel, 
civilian personnel, materials, contracts, travel, sup-
plies, overhead, and other costs. 
(iv) Capital expenditures. 
(v) Military construction. 
(vi) Base operating support. 
(vii) Facilities sustainment, restoration, and mod-
ernization. 
(viii) Personnel and labor management, including 
military end strengths, civilian end strengths, military 
mandays, and civilian mandays. 
(3) CONGRESSIONAL
BUDGET
OFFICE
REVIEW.—Not later 
than 60 days after the date on which the report required 
under paragraph (1) is submitted, the Director of the Congres-
sional Budget Office shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a review of the report, which shall include the 
Director’s assessment of whether the report comprehensively 
addresses each of the matters specified in subparagraphs (A) 
through (D) of paragraph (2). 
SEC. 323. ARMAMENT RETOOLING AND MANUFACTURING SUPPORT 
INITIATIVE MATTERS. 
(a) INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL FACILITIES WITHIN ARMS INITIA-
TIVE.—Section 4551(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘, or a Government-owned, contractor-operated depot
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for the storage, maintenance, renovation, or demilitarization of 
ammunition,’’ after ‘‘manufacturing facility’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION FOR USE OF FACILITIES.—Sec-
tion 4554(b)(2) of such title is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) The demilitarization and storage of conventional 
ammunition.’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL POLICY OBJECTIVES WITH RESPECT TO AMMUNI-
TION FACILITIES
AND CAPACITY.—Section 4552 of such title is 
amended in paragraphs (1) and (8) by inserting ‘‘, storage, mainte-
nance, renovation, and demilitarization’’ after ‘‘manufacturing’’. 
(d) BROADENING
OF
PURPOSE
OF
ARMS INITIATIVE
WITH 
RESPECT TO WORK FORCE SKILLS.—Section 4553(b)(3) of such title 
is amended by striking ‘‘in manufacturing processes that are’’. 
SEC. 324. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DEPOT MAINTENANCE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Depot Maintenance Strategy and Master Plan of 
the Air Force reflects the essential requirements for the Air 
Force to maintain a ready and controlled source of organic 
technical competence, thereby ensuring an effective and timely 
response to national defense contingencies and emergency 
requirements. 
(2) Since the publication of the Depot Maintenance Strategy 
and Master Plan of the Air Force in 2002, the Air Force has 
made great progress toward modernizing all three of its depots, 
in order to maintain the status of those depots as ‘‘world 
class’’ maintenance repair and overhaul operations. 
(3) One of the central components of the Depot Maintenance 
Strategy and Master Plan of the Air Force is the commitment 
of the Air Force to allocate $150,000,000 each fiscal year for 
six years, beginning in fiscal year 2004, for recapitalization 
and investment, including the procurement of technologically 
advanced facilities and equipment, of the Nation’s three Air 
Force depots. 
(4) The funds expended to date have ensured that trans-
formation projects, such as the initial implementation of ‘‘Lean’’ 
and ‘‘Six Sigma’’ production techniques, have achieved great 
success in reducing the time necessary to perform depot mainte-
nance on aircraft. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) the Air Force should be commended for the implementa-
tion of its Depot Maintenance Strategy and Master Plan and, 
in particular, meeting the capital investment strategy pursuant 
to the Plan; and 
(2) the Air Force should remain committed to the depot 
maintenance process improvement initiatives and the invest-
ments and recapitalization projects pursuant to the Depot 
Maintenance Strategy and Master Plan.
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Subtitle D—Extension of Program 
Authorities 
SEC. 331. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE LOGISTICS SUP-
PORT AND SERVICES FOR WEAPONS SYSTEMS CONTRAC-
TORS. 
Section 365(g)(1) of the Bob Stump National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–314; 116 Stat. 2521; 
10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2007’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2010’’. 
SEC. 332. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN 
PROTECTIVE, SAFETY, OR HEALTH EQUIPMENT PUR-
CHASED BY OR FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
DEPLOYED IN CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 351(a)(3) of the Ronald W. Reagan 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public 
Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 1857) is amended by striking ‘‘July 31, 
2004’’ and inserting ‘‘April 1, 2006’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Amounts for reimbursements made under sec-
tion 351 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2005 after the date of the enactment of this 
Act shall be derived from supplemental appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2006 for military operations 
in Iraq and Afghanistan and the Global War on Terrorism, contin-
gent upon such appropriations being enacted. 
Subtitle E—Outsourcing 
SEC. 341. PUBLIC-PRIVATE COMPETITION. 
(a) PUBLIC-PRIVATE COMPETITION REQUIRED PRIOR TO CONVER-
SION
OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE FUNCTIONS.—Sub-
section (a) of section 2461 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) PUBLIC-PRIVATE
COMPETITION.—(1) A function of the 
Department of Defense performed by 10 or more Department of 
Defense civilian employees may not be converted, in whole or in 
part, to performance by a contractor unless the conversion is based 
on the results of a public-private competition that—
‘‘(A) formally compares the cost of performance of the func-
tion by Department of Defense civilian employees with the 
cost of performance by a contractor; 
‘‘(B) creates an agency tender, including a most efficient 
organization plan, in accordance with Office of Management 
and Budget Circular A–76, as implemented on May 29, 2003; 
‘‘(C) includes the issuance of a solicitation; 
‘‘(D) determines whether the submitted offers meet the 
needs of the Department of Defense with respect to factors 
other than cost, including quality and reliability; 
‘‘(E) examines the cost of performance of the function by 
Department of Defense civilian employees and the cost of 
performance of the function by one or more contractors to 
demonstrate whether converting to performance by a contractor 
will result in savings to the Government over the life of the 
contract, including—
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‘‘(i) the estimated cost to the Government (based on 
offers received) for performance of the function by a con-
tractor; 
‘‘(ii) the estimated cost to the Government for perform-
ance of the function by Department of Defense civilian 
employees; and 
‘‘(iii) an estimate of all other costs and expenditures 
that the Government would incur because of the award 
of such a contract; 
‘‘(F) requires continued performance of the function by 
Department of Defense civilian employees unless the difference 
in the cost of performance of the function by a contractor 
compared to the cost of performance of the function by Depart-
ment of Defense civilian employees would, over all performance 
periods required by the solicitation, be equal to or exceed the 
lesser of—
‘‘(i) 10 percent of the personnel-related costs for 
performance of that function in the agency tender; or 
‘‘(ii) $10,000,000; and 
‘‘(G) examines the effect of performance of the function 
by a contractor on the military mission associated with the 
performance of the function. 
‘‘(2) A function that is performed by the Department of Defense 
and is reengineered, reorganized, modernized, upgraded, expanded, 
or changed to become more efficient, but still essentially provides 
the same service, shall not be considered a new requirement. 
‘‘(3) In no case may a function being performed by Department 
of Defense personnel be—
‘‘(A) modified, reorganized, divided, or in any way changed 
for the purpose of exempting the conversion of the function 
from the requirements of this section; or 
‘‘(B) converted to performance by a contractor to circumvent 
a civilian personnel ceiling.’’. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Subsection (b) of such sec-
tion is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘to analyze’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘private sector’’ and inserting ‘‘a public-private competition 
under subsection (a)’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘to be analyzed 
for possible change’’ and inserting ‘‘for which such public-
private competition is to be conducted’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘Department of 
Defense’’ before ‘‘civilian employee’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘the analysis’’ 
both places it appears and inserting ‘‘the public-private 
competition’’; and 
(E) in subparagraph (E)—
(i) by striking ‘‘commercial or industrial type’’ 
before ‘‘function’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘persons who are not civilian 
employees of the Department of Defense’’ and inserting 
‘‘a contractor’’; 
(2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the 
following new paragraph (2):
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‘‘(2) The report required under paragraph (1) shall include 
an examination the potential economic effect of performance of 
the function by a contractor on—
‘‘(A) Department of Defense civilian employees who would 
be affected by such a conversion in performance; and 
‘‘(B) the local community and the Government, if more 
than 50 Department of Defense civilian employees perform 
the function.’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and 
(4) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated—
(A) in subparagraph (A)—
(i) by striking ‘‘where a commercial’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘performance’’ and inserting ‘‘where 
a public-private competition is conducted’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the analysis’’ both places it appears 
and inserting ‘‘the public private competition’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘the commercial’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘to which objected’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the function for which the public-private competi-
tion was conducted for which the objection was submitted’’. 
(c) CONSOLIDATION AND RESTATEMENT OF REPORTING PROVI-
SIONS.—
(1) CONSOLIDATION
AND
RESTATEMENT.—Section 2462 of 
such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2462. Reports on public-private competition 
‘‘(a) REPORT ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE COMPETITION RESULTS.—(1) 
Upon the completion of a public-private competition under section 
2461 of this title, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 
a report containing the results of the public-private competition 
required by subsection (a) of such section. 
‘‘(2) Each report under this subsection shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) The date on which the public-private competition was 
commenced. 
‘‘(B) The number of Department of Defense civilian 
employees who were performing the function when the public-
private competition was commenced and the number of such 
employees whose employment was or will be terminated or 
otherwise affected by converting to performance of the function 
by a contractor or by implementation of the most efficient 
organization of the function. 
‘‘(C) The Secretary’s certification that the Government’s 
calculation of the cost of performance of the function by Depart-
ment of Defense civilian employees is based on an estimate 
of the most cost effective manner for performance of the function 
by Department of Defense civilian employees that meets the 
needs of the Department with respect to factors other than 
cost, including quality and reliability. 
‘‘(D) The Secretary’s certification that the public-private 
competition did not include any predetermined personnel con-
straint or limitation in terms of man years, end strength, 
full-time equivalent positions, or maximum number of 
employees. 
‘‘(E) The Secretary’s certification that the entire public-
private competition is available for examination.
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‘‘(F) In the case of a function performed at a Center of 
Industrial and Technical Excellence designated under section 
2474(a) of this title or an Army ammunition plant, a description 
of the effect that the manner of performance of the function, 
and administration of the resulting contract if any, will have 
on the overhead costs of the center or ammunition plant, as 
the case may be. 
‘‘(G) A schedule for implementing the results of the public-
private competition. 
‘‘(3)(A) No decision made on the basis of a public-private com-
petition under section 2461 of this title may be implemented until 
after the submission of a report under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), in the case of function 
performed at a Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence des-
ignated under section 2474(a) of this title or an Army ammunition 
plant, the conversion of the function to performance by a contractor 
may not begin until at least 60 days after the submission of a 
report under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than June 30 of each year, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a written report, 
which shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) An estimate of the percentage of functions (other than 
functions that are inherently governmental) that Department 
of Defense civilian employees will perform and an estimate 
of the percentage of such functions that contractors will perform 
during the fiscal year during which the report is submitted. 
‘‘(2) The results of public-private competitions conducted 
under section 2461 of this title that were completed during 
the preceding fiscal year, including each of the following: 
‘‘(A) The number of such competitions completed during 
such fiscal year and the number of Department of Defense 
civilian employees performing functions for which such a 
competition was conducted. 
‘‘(B) The percentage of such competitions that resulted 
in the continued performance of a function by Department 
of Defense civilian employees. 
‘‘(C) The percentage of such competitions that resulted 
in the conversion of a function to performance by a con-
tractor. 
‘‘(D) The percentage of the Department of Defense 
civilian employees identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
whose positions will be converted to performance by con-
tractors or eliminated as a result of implementing the 
results of such competitions. 
‘‘(3) The results of monitoring the performance of Depart-
ment functions under section 2461a of this title, including 
for each function subject to monitoring, each of the following: 
‘‘(A) The cost of the public-private competition con-
ducted under section 2461 of this title. 
‘‘(B) The cost of performing the function before such 
competition compared to the costs incurred after imple-
menting the conversion, reorganization, or reengineering 
actions recommended pursuant to the competition. 
‘‘(C) The actual savings derived from the implementa-
tion of the recommendations made pursuant to such com-
petition, if any, compared to the anticipated savings that
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were to result from the conversion, reorganization, or re-
engineering actions.’’. 
(2) WAIVER FOR SMALL FUNCTIONS AND CONFORMING AMEND-
MENTS.—Section 2461 of such title, as amended by subsections 
(a) and (b), is further amended—
(A) by striking subsections (c), (d), (f) and (g); and 
(B) by redesignating subsections (e) and (h) as sub-
sections (c) and (d) respectively. 
(3) CORRECTION OF TERMINOLOGY.—The heading for sub-
section (c) of such section, as redesignated by paragraph (2), 
is amended by striking ‘‘WAIVER’’ and inserting ‘‘EXEMPTION’’. 
(d) PERFORMANCE MONITORING.—Section 2461a of such title 
is amended—
(1) by striking subsections (a), (c), and (d); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (e) as subsections 
(a) and (b) respectively; 
(3) in subsection (a), as so redesignated—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘establish a system for monitoring’’ 
and inserting ‘‘monitor’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘a workforce review’’ and inserting 
‘‘a public-private competition conducted under section 
2461 of this title’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking all and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—
‘‘(A) compare the cost of performing the function before 
the public-private competition to the cost of performing the 
function after the implementation of the results of the public-
private competition; and 
‘‘(B) identify any actual savings of the Department of 
Defense after the implementation of the results of the public-
private competition and compare such savings to the estimated 
savings identified pursuant to section 2461(a)(1)(E) of this title 
for that public-private competition;’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘pursuant to such 
a public-private competition’’ after ‘‘reengineering of the 
function’’; and 
(4) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘workforce reviews’’ and inserting ‘‘public-private competitions 
conducted under section 2461 of this title’’. 
(e) INAPPLICABILITY TO BEST-VALUE SOURCE SELECTION PILOT 
PROGRAM.—Subsection (a)(1)(E) of section 2461 of title 10, United 
States Code, as amended by subsection (a), shall not apply with 
respect to the pilot program for best-value source selection for 
performance of information technology services authorized by sec-
tion 336 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2004 (Public Law 108–136; 117 Stat. 1444; 10 U.S.C. 2461 note). 
(f) REPEAL OF REDUNDANT PROVISION.—Section 2463 of such 
title is repealed. 
(g) CLERICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) SECTION 2461.—Section 2461(c) of such title, as redesig-
nated by subsection (c), is amended by striking ‘‘Subsections 
(a) through (c) and subsection (g)’’ and inserting ‘‘This section’’. 
(2) HEADINGS.—
(A) 2461.—The heading for section 2461 of such title 
is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘§ 2461. Public-private competition required before conver-
sion to contractor performance’’. 
(B) 2461(b).—The heading for subsection (b) of such 
section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—’’. 
(C) 2461a.—The heading for section 2461a of such title 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2461a. Development and implementation of system for 
monitoring cost saving resulting from public-pri-
vate competitions’’. 
(3) PUBLIC LAW 108–375.—Section 327 of the Ronald W. 
Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2005 (Public Law 108–375; 10 U.S.C. 2461 note) is repealed. 
(4) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 146 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking the items relating to sections 2461 through 2463 
and inserting the following new items:
‘‘2461. Public-private competition required before conversion to contractor perform-
ance. 
‘‘2461a. Development and implementation of system for monitoring cost saving re-
sulting from public-private competitions. 
‘‘2462. Reports on public-private competition.’’.
SEC. 342. CONTRACTING FOR PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN SUPPLIES 
AND SERVICES. 
Section 8014(a)(3) of the Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–287; 118 Stat. 972) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, payment that could 
be used in lieu of such a plan, health savings account, or 
medical savings account’’ after ‘‘health insurance plan’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘that requires’’ and 
all that follows through the end and inserting ‘‘that does not 
comply with the requirements of any Federal law governing 
the provision of health care benefits by Government contractors 
that would be applicable if the contractor performed the activity 
or function under the contract.’’. 
SEC. 343. PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN WORK BY FEDERAL GOVERN-
MENT EMPLOYEES. 
(a) GUIDELINES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
guidelines and procedures for ensuring that consideration is 
given to using Federal Government employees for work that 
is currently performed or would otherwise be performed under 
Department of Defense contracts. 
(2) CRITERIA.—The guidelines and procedures prescribed 
under paragraph (1) shall provide for special consideration 
to be given to contracts that—
(A) have been performed by Federal Government 
employees at any time on or after October 1, 1980; 
(B) are associated with the performance of inherently 
governmental functions; 
(C) were not awarded on a competitive basis; or 
(D) have been determined by a contracting officer to 
be poorly performed due to excessive costs or inferior 
quality.
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(b) USE OF FLEXIBLE HIRING AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall 
include the use of the flexible hiring authority available through 
the National Security Personnel System in order to facilitate 
performance by Federal Government employees of new require-
ments and work that is performed under Department of Defense 
contracts. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘National Security Personnel System’’ means 
the human resources management system established under 
the authority of section 9902 of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘inherently governmental function’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 5 of the Federal Activities 
Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–270; 112 Stat. 
2384; 31 U.S.C. 501 note). 
SEC. 344. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR CONTRACTOR 
PERFORMANCE OF SECURITY-GUARD FUNCTIONS. 
Section 332(c) of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–314; 116 Stat. 2513) 
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘2006’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘2007’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, except that’’ and all 
that follows through the end and inserting a period. 
Subtitle F—Analysis, Strategies, and 
Reports 
SEC. 351. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF ARMY PROGRAMS FOR 
PREPOSITIONING OF EQUIPMENT AND OTHER MATE-
RIEL. 
(a) SECRETARY OF ARMY ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of the 
Army shall conduct an assessment of the programs of the Depart-
ment of Army for the prepositioning of equipment and other mate-
riel stocks. The assessment shall focus on how such programs 
are configured to support the evolving goals of the Department 
of Army and shall include an identification of each of the following: 
(1) The key operational capabilities currently available in 
both the afloat and ashore prepositioned stocks of the Army, 
organized by geographic region, including inventory levels in 
brigade sets, operational projects, and sustainment programs. 
(2) Any significant shortfalls that exist in such stocks, 
particularly in combat and support equipment, spare parts, 
and munitions, and how the Army would mitigate those short-
falls in the event of a new conflict. 
(3) The maintenance condition of prepositioned equipment 
and supplies, especially the key ‘‘pacing’’ items in brigade sets, 
including the percentage currently maintained at the Technical 
Manual–10/20 standard required by the Army. 
(4) The percentage of required cyclic maintenance per-
formed on all stocks for each of fiscal years 2003, 2004, and 
2005, and the quality control procedures used to ensure that 
such maintenance was completed according to Army standards. 
(5) Whether the oversight mechanisms and internal 
management reports of the Army with respect to such stocks
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are adequate and ensure an accurate portrayal of the readiness 
of such stocks. 
(6) The funding allocated and expended for prepositioning 
programs for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2000, 
organized by region, and an assessment of whether the funding 
levels for such programs have been adequate to maintain pro-
gram readiness. 
(7) The facilities used to store and maintain brigade sets, 
organized by region, and whether those facilities provide ade-
quate (or excess) capacity for the current and future mission. 
(8) The current funding for the war reserve, the sufficiency 
of the war reserve inventory, and the effect of the war reserve 
on the ability of the Army to conduct operations. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2006, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report on the assessment under subsection 
(a). The report shall include each of the matters specified in para-
graphs (1) through (8) of that subsection. 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the receipt of the report under subsection (b), 
the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a review of 
the assessment conducted by the Secretary of the Army under 
subsection (a). The review under this subsection shall include the 
following: 
(1) The Comptroller General’s assessment of whether the 
assessment by the Secretary of the Army under subsection 
(a) comprehensively addresses each of the matters specified 
in paragraphs (1) through (8) of that subsection. 
(2) The extent to which any shortfall or other issue reported 
by the Secretary of the Army or identified by the Comptroller 
General has been addressed and an assessment of any plan 
to address any remaining such shortfalls in the future. 
SEC. 352. REPORTS ON BUDGET MODELS USED FOR BASE OPERATIONS 
SUPPORT, SUSTAINMENT, AND FACILITIES RECAPITAL-
IZATION. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than March 30 of each of 
the calendar years 2006 through 2010, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
describing the models used to prepare the budget requests for 
base operations support, sustainment, and facilities recapitalization 
submitted to Congress by the President under section 1105(a) of 
title 31, United States Code, for the next fiscal year. 
(b) CONTENT OF REPORTS.—The report for a fiscal year under 
subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An explanation of the methodology used to develop 
each model and, if there have been any changes to the method-
ology since the previous report, an explanation of the changes 
and the reasons therefor. 
(2) A description of the items contained in each model. 
(3) An explanation of whether the models are being applied 
to each military department and Defense Agency under common 
definitions of base operations support, sustainment, and facili-
ties recapitalization and, if common definitions are not being 
used, an explanation of the differences and the reasons therefor. 
(4) A description of the requested funding levels for base 
operations support, sustainment, and facilities recapitalization 
for the fiscal year covered by the report and the funding goals
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established for base operations support, sustainment, and facili-
ties recapitalization for at least the four succeeding fiscal years. 
(5) If the requested funding levels for base operations sup-
port, sustainment, and facilities recapitalization for the fiscal 
year covered by the report deviate from the goals for that 
fiscal year contained in the preceding report, or the funding 
goals established for succeeding fiscal years deviate from the 
goals for those fiscal years contained in the preceding report, 
a justification for the funding levels and goals and an expla-
nation of the reasons for the changes from the preceding report. 
SEC. 353. ARMY TRAINING STRATEGY FOR BRIGADE-BASED COMBAT 
TEAMS AND FUNCTIONAL SUPPORTING BRIGADES. 
(a) TRAINING STRATEGY.—
(1) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Army shall 
develop and implement a strategy for the training of brigade-
based combat teams and functional supporting brigades in order 
to ensure the readiness of such teams and brigades. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The training strategy under paragraph (1) 
shall include the following: 
(A) A statement of the purpose of training for brigade-
based combat teams and functional supporting brigades. 
(B) Performance goals for both active-component and 
reserve-component brigade-based combat teams and func-
tional supporting brigades, including goals for live, virtual, 
and constructive training. 
(C) Metrics to quantify training performance against 
the performance goals specified under subparagraph (B). 
(D) A process to report the status of collective training 
to Army leadership for monitoring the training performance 
of brigade-based combat teams and functional supporting 
brigades. 
(E) A model to quantify, and to forecast, operation 
and maintenance funding required for each fiscal year to 
attain the performance goals specified under subparagraph 
(B). 
(3) TIMING
OF
IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of the 
Army shall develop and implement the training strategy under 
paragraph (1) as soon as practicable. 
(b) REPORT.—
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on the training strategy developed under subsection (a). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
(A) A discussion of the training strategy developed 
under subsection (a), including a description of the perform-
ance goals and metrics developed under that subsection. 
(B) A discussion and description of the training ranges 
and other essential elements required to support the 
training strategy. 
(C) A list of the funding requirements, shown by fiscal 
year and set forth in a format consistent with the future-
years defense program to accompany the budget of the 
President under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, 
necessary to meet the requirements of the training ranges
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and other essential elements described under subparagraph 
(B). 
(D) A schedule for the implementation of the training 
strategy. 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General shall monitor 
the implementation of the training strategy developed under 
subsection (a). 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date on 
which the Secretary of the Army submits the report under 
subsection (b), the Comptroller General shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report containing the 
assessment of the Comptroller General of the current progress 
of the Army in implementing the training strategy. 
SEC. 354. REPORT REGARDING EFFECT ON MILITARY READINESS OF 
UNDOCUMENTED 
IMMIGRANTS 
TRESPASSING 
UPON 
OPERATIONAL RANGES. 
(a) REPORT CONTAINING ASSESSMENT AND RESPONSE PLAN.—
Not later than April 15, 2006, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to Congress a report containing—
(1) an assessment of the impact on military readiness 
caused by undocumented immigrants whose entry into the 
United States involves trespassing upon operational ranges 
of the Department of Defense; and 
(2) a plan for the implementation of measures to prevent 
such trespass. 
(b) PREPARATION AND ELEMENTS OF ASSESSMENT.—The assess-
ment required by subsection (a)(1) shall be prepared by the Sec-
retary of Defense. The assessment shall include the following: 
(1) A listing of the operational ranges adversely affected 
by the trespass of undocumented immigrants upon operational 
ranges. 
(2) A description of the types of range activities affected 
by such trespass. 
(3) A determination of the amount of time lost for range 
activities, and the increased costs incurred, as a result of such 
trespass. 
(4) An evaluation of the nature and extent of such trespass 
and means of travel. 
(5) An evaluation of the factors that contribute to the 
use by undocumented immigrants of operational ranges as a 
means to enter the United States. 
(6) A description of measures currently in place to prevent 
such trespass, including the use of barriers to vehicles and 
persons, military patrols, border patrols, and sensors. 
(c) PREPARATION AND ELEMENTS OF PLAN.—The plan required 
by subsection (a)(2) shall be prepared jointly by the Secretary 
of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security. The plan shall 
include the following: 
(1) The types of measures to be implemented to improve 
prevention of trespass of undocumented immigrants upon oper-
ational ranges, including the specific physical methods, such 
as barriers and increased patrols or monitoring, to be imple-
mented and any legal or other policy changes recommended 
by the Secretaries.
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(2) The costs of, and timeline for, implementation of the 
plan. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION REPORTS.—Not later than September 15, 
2006, March 15, 2007, September 15, 2007, and March 15, 2008, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report detailing 
the progress made by the Department of Defense, during the period 
covered by the report, in implementing measures recommended 
in the plan required by subsection (a)(2) to prevent undocumented 
immigrants from trespassing upon operational ranges. Each report 
shall include the number and types of mitigation measures imple-
mented and the success of such measures in preventing such tres-
pass. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘operational range’’ 
and ‘‘range activities’’ have the meaning given those terms in section 
101(e) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 355. REPORT REGARDING MANAGEMENT OF ARMY LODGING. 
(a) REPORT ON MERITS AND IMPACTS OF PRIVATIZATION.—The 
Secretary of the Army shall submit to Congress a report containing 
the results of a study evaluating the merits of privatization of 
Army lodging. The study should consider at a minimum the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The potential overall costs and benefits of privatization 
of Army lodging. 
(2) Whether current lodging agreements with the Army 
and Air Force Exchange Service to provide hospitality tele-
communication services would be impacted by privatization 
and whether the proposed change will have an impact on funds 
contributed to morale, welfare, and recreation accounts. 
(3) Whether privatization of Army lodging will result in 
significant cost increases to members of the Armed Forces 
or other eligible patrons or the loss of such lodging if it is 
determined that management of such lodging is not a profitable 
marketing venture. 
(4) Whether privatization of Army lodging will provide 
ancillary support facilities and services that might impact the 
Army and Air Force Exchange Service and to what extent 
such facilities and services may impact the funds contributed 
to morale, welfare, and recreation accounts. 
(5) The number of Army lodging personnel who would 
be impacted by privatization and the total personnel-related 
costs that could occur as a result of privatization. 
(b) ARMY AND AIR FORCE EXCHANGE SERVICE PARTICIPATION 
IN PRIVATIZATION.—The Army and Air Force Exchange Service shall 
submit to Congress a report commenting on the feasibility of its 
participation in privatization of Army lodging. The report should 
include at a minimum the following: 
(1) The potential overall costs and benefits of an Army 
and Air Force Exchange Service partnership in Army lodging. 
(2) Whether the Army and Air Force Exchange Service 
can adequately participate as a partner in the management 
of Army lodging, including whether such participation could 
enhance the quality of lodging and improve access to such 
lodging when provided through a nonprofit organization versus 
a partnership with a for-profit corporation. 
(3) Whether there are certain benefits, including cost bene-
fits, to having the Army and Air Force Exchange Service become