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(d) EQUAL ACCESS FOR YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS.—
Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5309) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (b) by in-
serting ‘‘or (e)’’ after ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) EQUAL ACCESS.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term
‘youth organization’ means any organization de-
scribed under part B of subtitle II of title 36, United
States Code, that is intended to serve individuals
under the age of 21 years.
‘‘(2) IN GENERAL.—No State or unit of general
local government that has a designated open forum,
limited public forum, or nonpublic forum and that is
a recipient of assistance under this chapter shall deny
equal access or a fair opportunity to meet to, or dis-
criminate against, any youth organization, including
the Boy Scouts of America or any group officially af-
filiated with the Boy Scouts of America, that wishes
to conduct a meeting or otherwise participate in that
designated open forum, limited public forum, or non-
public forum.’’.
SEC. 8174. (a) There are appropriated out of the Em-
ployment Security Administration account of the Unem-
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ployment Trust Fund, $14,000,000 for authorized adminis-
trative expenses.
(b) From the money in the Treasury not other-
wise obligated or appropriated, there are appro-
priated to the Office of the Inspector General of the
Department 
of 
Health 
and 
Human 
Services
$5,000,000 for oversight activities related to Hurri-
cane Katrina.
(c) The amounts appropriated under subsection
(a) and (b)—
(1) are designated as an emergency require-
ments pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res.
95 (109th Congress); and
(2) shall remain available until expended.
TITLE IX—ADDITIONAL WAR-RELATED
APPROPRIATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY
MILITARY PERSONNEL
MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel,
Army’’, $5,009,420,000.
MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel,
Navy’’, $180,000.
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MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel,
Marine Corps’’, $455,420,000.
MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel,
Air Force’’, $372,480,000.
RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel,
Army’’, $121,500,000.
RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel,
Navy’’, $10,000,000.
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Per-
sonnel, Army’’, $232,300,000.
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Per-
sonnel, Air Force’’, $5,300,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Army’’, $21,915,547,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Navy’’, $1,806,400,000.
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Marine Corps’’, $1,275,800,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Air Force’’, $2,014,900,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Defense-Wide’’, $980,000,000, of which up to
$195,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be
used for payments to reimburse Pakistan, Jordan, and
other key cooperating nations, for logistical, military, and
other support provided, or to be provided, to United States
military operations, notwithstanding any other provision
of law: Provided, That such payments may be made in such
amounts as the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence
of the Secretary of State, and in consultation with the Di-
rector of the Office of Management and Budget, may deter-
mine, in his discretion, based on documentation determined
by the Secretary of Defense to adequately account for the
support provided, and such determination is final and con-
clusive upon the accounting officers of the United States,
and 15 days following notification to the appropriate con-
gressional committees: Provided further, That the Secretary
of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congres-
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sional defense committees on the use of funds provided in
this paragraph.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Army Reserve’’, $53,700,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Navy Reserve’’, $9,400,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Marine Corps Reserve’’, $27,950,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Air Force Reserve’’, $7,000,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Army National Guard’’, $201,300,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Air National Guard’’, $13,400,000.
IRAQ FREEDOM FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For an additional amount for ‘‘Iraq Freedom Fund’’,
$4,100,000,000, to remain available for transfer until Sep-
tember 30, 2006, only to support operations in Iraq or Af-
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ghanistan and classified activities: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of Defense may transfer the funds provided herein
to appropriations for military personnel; operation and
maintenance; Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic
Aid; procurement; research, development, test and evalua-
tion; the Defense Health Program; and working capital
funds: Provided further, That of the amounts provided
under this heading, $2,850,000,000 shall only be for classi-
fied programs, described in further detail in the classified
annex accompanying this Act: Provided further, That
$750,000,000 shall be available for the Joint IED Defeat
Task Force: Provided further, That funds transferred shall
be merged with and be available for the same purposes and
for the same time period as the appropriation or fund to
which transferred: Provided further, That this transfer au-
thority is in addition to any other transfer authority avail-
able to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That
upon a determination that all or part of the funds trans-
ferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the
purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred
back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Defense shall, not fewer than 5 days prior to mak-
ing transfers from this appropriation, notify the congres-
sional defense committees in writing of the details of any
such transfer: Provided further, That the Secretary shall
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submit a report no later than 30 days after the end of each
fiscal quarter to the congressional defense committees sum-
marizing the details of the transfer of funds from this ap-
propriation.
PROCUREMENT
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement,
Army’’, $348,100,000, to remain available until September
30, 2008.
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement,
Army’’, $80,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2008.
PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT
VEHICLES, ARMY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Weap-
ons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army’’, $910,700,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2008.
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am-
munition, Army’’, $335,780,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2008.
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OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement,
Army’’, $3,916,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2008.
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement,
Navy’’, $151,537,000, to remain available until September
30, 2008.
WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Weapons Procurement,
Navy’’, $56,700,000, to remain available until September
30, 2008.
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE
CORPS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am-
munition, Navy and Marine Corps’’, $48,485,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2008.
OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement,
Navy’’, $116,048,000, to remain available until September
30, 2008.
PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Marine
Corps’’, $2,303,700,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2008.
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AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement,
Air Force’’, $118,058,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2008.
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement,
Air Force’’, $17,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2008.
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement,
Air Force’’, $17,500,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2008.
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Defense-
Wide’’, $132,075,000, to remain available until September
30, 2008.
NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT
For an additional amount for ‘‘NATIONAL GUARD AND
RESERVE EQUIPMENT’’, $1,300,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That the amount available
under this heading shall be available for homeland security
and homeland security response equipment; Provided fur-
ther, That the amount provided under this heading is des-
ignated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
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402 of the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 95
(109th Congress).
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND
EVALUATION
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Army’’, $72,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2007.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR
FORCE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Air Force’’, $17,800,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2007.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION,
DEFENSE-WIDE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’, $2,500,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2007.
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS
DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Working Cap-
ital Funds’’, $2,716,400,000.
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OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES,
DEFENSE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Drug Interdiction and
Counter-drug Activities, Defense’’, $27,620,000.
GENERAL PROVISIONS, TITLE IX
SEC. 9001. Appropriations provided in this title are
available for obligation until September 30, 2006, unless
otherwise so provided in this title.
SEC. 9002. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law or of this Act, funds made available in this title are
in addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 9003. Upon his determination that such action
is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary of De-
fense 
may 
transfer 
between 
appropriations 
up 
to
$2,500,000,000 of the funds made available to the Depart-
ment of Defense in this title: Provided, That the Secretary
shall notify the Congress promptly of each transfer made
pursuant to the authority in this section: Provided further,
That the authority provided in this section is in addition
to any other transfer authority available to the Department
of Defense and is subject to the same terms and conditions
as the authority provided in section 8005 of this Act.
SEC. 9004. Funds appropriated in this title, or made
available by the transfer of funds in or pursuant to this
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title, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically
authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414).
SEC. 9005. None of the funds provided in this title may
be used to finance programs or activities denied by Congress
in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 appropriations to the De-
partment of Defense or to initiate a procurement or re-
search, development, test and evaluation new start program
without prior written notification to the congressional de-
fense committees.
SEC. 9006. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, from funds made available in this title to the Depart-
ment of Defense for operation and maintenance, not to ex-
ceed $500,000,000 may be used by the Secretary of Defense,
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to train,
equip and provide related assistance only to the New Iraqi
Army and the Afghan National Army to enhance their ca-
pability to combat terrorism and to support U.S. military
operations in Iraq and Afghanistan: Provided, That such
assistance may include the provision of equipment, sup-
plies, services, training and funding: Provided further, That
the authority to provide assistance under this section is in
addition to any other authority to provide assistance to for-
eign nations: Provided further, That the Secretary of De-
fense shall notify the congressional defense committees, the
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Committee on International Relations of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate not less than 15 days before providing assistance
under the authority of this section.
SEC. 9007. (a) From funds made available in this title
to the Department of Defense, not to exceed $500,000,000
may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
to fund the Commander’s Emergency Response Program,
for the purpose of enabling military commanders in Iraq
to respond to urgent humanitarian relief and reconstruction
requirements within their areas of responsibility by car-
rying out programs that will immediately assist the Iraqi
people, and to fund a similar program to assist the people
of Afghanistan.
(b) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 15 days
after the end of each fiscal year quarter (beginning with
the first quarter of fiscal year 2006), the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees
a report regarding the source of funds and the allocation
and use of funds during that quarter that were made avail-
able pursuant to the authority provided in this section or
under any other provision of law for the purposes of the
programs under subsection (a).
SEC. 9008. Amounts provided in this title for oper-
ations in Iraq and Afghanistan may be used by the Depart-
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ment of Defense for the purchase of heavy and light armored
vehicles for force protection purposes, notwithstanding price
or other limitations specified elsewhere in this Act, or any
other provision of law: Provided, That the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit a report in writing no later than 30 days
after the end of each fiscal quarter notifying the congres-
sional defense committees of any purchase described in this
section, including the cost, purposes, and quantities of vehi-
cles purchased.
SEC. 9009. During the current fiscal year, funds avail-
able to the Department of Defense for operation and mainte-
nance may be used, notwithstanding any other provision
of law, to provide supplies, services, transportation, includ-
ing airlift and sealift, and other logistical support to coali-
tion forces supporting military and stability operations in
Iraq and Afghanistan: Provided, That the Secretary of De-
fense shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional de-
fense committees regarding support provided under this sec-
tion.
SEC. 9010. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter
through the end of fiscal year 2006, the Secretary of Defense
shall set forth in a report to Congress a comprehensive set
of performance indicators and measures for progress toward
military and political stability in Iraq.
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(b) The report shall include performance standards
and goals for security, economic, and security force training
objectives in Iraq together with a notional timetable for
achieving these goals.
(c) In specific, the report requires, at a minimum, the
following:
(1) With respect to stability and security in
Iraq, the following:
(A) Key measures of political stability, in-
cluding the important political milestones that
must be achieved over the next several years.
(B) The primary indicators of a stable secu-
rity environment in Iraq, such as number of en-
gagements per day, numbers of trained Iraqi
forces, and trends relating to numbers and types
of ethnic and religious-based hostile encounters.
(C) An assessment of the estimated strength
of the insurgency in Iraq and the extent to which
it is composed of non-Iraqi fighters.
(D) A description of all militias operating
in Iraq, including the number, size, equipment
strength, military effectiveness, sources of sup-
port, legal status, and efforts to disarm or re-
integrate each militia.
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(E) Key indicators of economic activity that
should be considered the most important for de-
termining the prospects of stability in Iraq,
including—
(i) unemployment levels;
(ii) electricity, water, and oil produc-
tion rates; and
(iii) hunger and poverty levels.
(F) The criteria the Administration will use
to determine when it is safe to begin with-
drawing United States forces from Iraq.
(2) With respect to the training and performance
of security forces in Iraq, the following:
(A) The training provided Iraqi military
and other Ministry of Defense forces and the
equipment used by such forces.
(B) Key criteria for assessing the capabili-
ties and readiness of the Iraqi military and
other Ministry of Defense forces, goals for achiev-
ing certain capability and readiness levels (as
well as for recruiting, training, and equipping
these forces), and the milestones and notional
timetable for achieving these goals.
(C) The operational readiness status of the
Iraqi military forces, including the type, num-
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ber, size, and organizational structure of Iraqi
battalions that are—
(i) 
capable 
of 
conducting
counterinsurgency 
operations 
independ-
ently;
(ii) 
capable 
of 
conducting
counterinsurgency operations with the sup-
port of United States or coalition forces; or
(iii) 
not 
ready 
to 
conduct
counterinsurgency operations.
(D) The rates of absenteeism in the Iraqi
military forces and the extent to which insur-
gents have infiltrated such forces.
(E) The training provided Iraqi police and
other Ministry of Interior forces and the equip-
ment used by such forces.
(F) Key criteria for assessing the capabili-
ties and readiness of the Iraqi police and other
Ministry of Interior forces, goals for achieving
certain capability and readiness levels (as well
as for recruiting, training, and equipping), and
the milestones and notional timetable for achiev-
ing these goals, including—
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(i) the number of police recruits that
have received classroom training and the
duration of such instruction;
(ii) the number of veteran police offi-
cers who have received classroom instruction
and the duration of such instruction;
(iii) the number of police candidates
screened by the Iraqi Police Screening Serv-
ice, the number of candidates derived from
other entry procedures, and the success rates
of those groups of candidates;
(iv) the number of Iraqi police forces
who have received field training by inter-
national police trainers and the duration of
such instruction; and
(v) attrition rates and measures of ab-
senteeism and infiltration by insurgents.
(G) The estimated total number of Iraqi
battalions needed for the Iraqi security forces to
perform duties now being undertaken by coali-
tion forces, including defending the borders of
Iraq and providing adequate levels of law and
order throughout Iraq.
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(H) The effectiveness of the Iraqi military
and police officer cadres and the chain of com-
mand.
(I) The number of United States and coali-
tion advisors needed to support the Iraqi secu-
rity forces and associated ministries.
(J) An assessment, in a classified annex if
necessary, of United States military require-
ments, 
including 
planned 
force 
rotations,
through the end of calendar year 2006.
SEC. 9011. Congress, consistent with international and
United States law, reaffirms that torture of prisoners of war
and detainees is illegal and does not reflect the policies of
the United States Government or the values of the people
of the United States.
SEC. 9012. Supervision and administration costs asso-
ciated with a construction project funded with appropria-
tions available for operation and maintenance, and exe-
cuted in direct support of the Global War on Terrorism only
in Iraq and Afghanistan, may be obligated at the time a
construction contract is awarded: Provided, That for the
purpose of this section, supervision and administration
costs include all in-house Government cost.
SEC. 9013. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made
available in this title are designated as making appropria-
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tions for contingency operations related to the global war
on terrorism pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95
(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget
for fiscal year 2006.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 2006’’.
Attest:
Secretary.