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TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
Subtitle A—Department of Defense Management 
Sec. 901. Increase in authorized number of Assistant Secretaries of Defense. 
Sec. 902. Modifications to the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund. 
Sec. 903. Addition to membership of specified council. 
Sec. 904. Consolidation and standardization of authorities relating to Department 
of Defense Regional Centers for Security Studies. 
Sec. 905. Oversight by Office of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Tech-
nology, and Logistics of exercise of acquisition authority by combatant 
commanders and heads of Defense Agencies. 
Sec. 906. Standardization of statutory references to ‘‘national security system’’ 
within laws applicable to Department of Defense. 
Sec. 907. Correction of reference to predecessor of Defense Information Systems 
Agency. 
Subtitle B—Space Activities 
Sec. 911. Designation of successor organizations for the disestablished Interagency 
Global Positioning Executive Board. 
Sec. 912. Extension of authority for pilot program for provision of space surveil-
lance network services to non-United States Government entities. 
Sec. 913. Operationally responsive space. 
Sec. 914. Independent review and assessment of Department of Defense organiza-
tion and management for national security in space. 
Subtitle C—Chemical Demilitarization Program 
Sec. 921. Sense of Congress on completion of destruction of United States chemical 
weapons stockpile. 
Sec. 922. Comptroller General review of cost-benefit analysis of off-site versus on-
site treatment and disposal of hydrolysate derived from neutralization 
of VX nerve gas at Newport Chemical Depot, Indiana. 
Sec. 923. Incentives clauses in chemical demilitarization contracts. 
Sec. 924. Chemical demilitarization program contracting authority. 
Subtitle D—Intelligence-Related Matters 
Sec. 931. Four-year extension of authority of Secretary of Defense to engage in com-
mercial activities as security for intelligence collection activities. 
Sec. 932. Annual reports on intelligence oversight activities of the Department of 
Defense. 
Sec. 933. Collection by National Security Agency of service charges for certification 
or validation of information assurance products. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
Sec. 941. Department of Defense policy on unmanned systems. 
Sec. 942. Executive Schedule level IV for Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for 
Logistics and Materiel Readiness. 
Sec. 943. Study and report on reform of Defense Travel System. 
Sec. 944. Administration of pilot project on Civilian Linguist Reserve Corps. 
Sec. 945. Improvement of authorities on the National Security Education Program. 
Sec. 946. Report on the posture of United States Special Operations Command to 
conduct the global war on terrorism.
Subtitle A—Department of Defense 
Management 
SEC. 901. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF ASSISTANT SECRE-
TARIES OF DEFENSE. 
(a) INCREASE.—Section 138(a) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘nine’’ and inserting ‘‘ten’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5315 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘(9)’’ after ‘‘Assistant Secre-
taries of Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘(10)’’.
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SEC. 902. MODIFICATIONS TO THE COMBATANT COMMANDER INITIA-
TIVE FUND. 
(a) ADDITION TO AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Subsection (b)(6) of 
section 166a of title 10, United States Code is amended by striking 
‘‘civil assistance’’ and inserting ‘‘civic assistance, to include urgent 
and unanticipated humanitarian relief and reconstruction assist-
ance’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL PRIORITY CONSIDERATION.—Subsection (c) of 
such section is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (1); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) the provision of funds to be used for urgent and 
unanticipated humanitarian relief and reconstruction assist-
ance, particularly in a foreign country where the armed forces 
are engaged in a contingency operation.’’. 
SEC. 903. ADDITION TO MEMBERSHIP OF SPECIFIED COUNCIL. 
Section 179(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) The commander of the United States Strategic Com-
mand.’’. 
SEC. 904. CONSOLIDATION AND STANDARDIZATION OF AUTHORITIES 
RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REGIONAL CEN-
TERS FOR SECURITY STUDIES. 
(a) BASIC AUTHORITIES FOR REGIONAL CENTERS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 184 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 184. Regional Centers for Security Studies 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall administer 
the Department of Defense Regional Centers for Security Studies 
in accordance with this section as international venues for bilateral 
and multilateral research, communication, and exchange of ideas 
involving military and civilian participants. 
‘‘(b) REGIONAL
CENTERS
SPECIFIED.—(1) A Department of 
Defense Regional Center for Security Studies is a Department of 
Defense institution that—
‘‘(A) is operated, and designated as such, by the Secretary 
of Defense for the study of security issues relating to a specified 
geographic region of the world; and 
‘‘(B) serves as a forum for bilateral and multilateral 
research, communication, and exchange of ideas involving mili-
tary and civilian participants. 
‘‘(2) The Department of Defense Regional Centers for Security 
Studies are the following: 
‘‘(A) The George C. Marshall European Center for Security 
Studies, established in 1993 and located in Garmisch-
Partenkirchen, Germany. 
‘‘(B) The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, estab-
lished in 1995 and located in Honolulu, Hawaii. 
‘‘(C) The Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, estab-
lished in 1997 and located in Washington, D.C. 
‘‘(D) The Africa Center for Strategic Studies, established 
in 1999 and located in Washington, D.C.
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‘‘(E) The Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, 
established in 2000 and located in Washington, D.C. 
‘‘(3) No institution or element of the Department of Defense 
may be designated as a Department of Defense Regional Center 
for Security Studies for purposes of this section, other than the 
institutions specified in paragraph (2), except as specifically pro-
vided by law after the date of the enactment of this section. 
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The administration of the Regional Centers 
under this section shall be carried out under regulations prescribed 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) PARTICIPATION.—Participants in activities of the Regional 
Centers may include United States and foreign military, civilian, 
and nongovernmental personnel. 
‘‘(e) EMPLOYMENT AND COMPENSATION OF FACULTY.—At each 
Regional Center, the Secretary may, subject to the availability 
of appropriations—
‘‘(1) employ a Director, a Deputy Director, and as many 
civilians as professors, instructors, and lecturers as the Sec-
retary considers necessary; and 
‘‘(2) prescribe the compensation of such persons, in accord-
ance with Federal guidelines. 
‘‘(f) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—(1) Participation in activities of a 
Regional Center shall be on a reimbursable basis (or by payment 
in advance), except in a case in which reimbursement is waived 
in accordance with paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) For a foreign national participant, payment of costs may 
be made by the participant, the participant’s own government, 
by a Department or agency of the United States other than the 
Department of Defense, or by a gift or donation on behalf of one 
or more Regional Centers accepted under section 2611 of this title 
on behalf of the participant’s government. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense may waive reimbursement of 
the costs of activities of the Regional Centers for foreign military 
officers and foreign defense and security civilian government offi-
cials from a developing country if the Secretary determines that 
attendance of such personnel without reimbursement is in the 
national security interest of the United States. Costs for which 
reimbursement is waived pursuant to this paragraph shall be paid 
from appropriations available to the Regional Centers. 
‘‘(4) Funds accepted for the payment of costs shall be credited 
to the appropriation then currently available to the Department 
of Defense for the Regional Center that incurred the costs. Funds 
so credited shall be merged with the appropriation to which credited 
and shall be available to that Regional Center for the same purposes 
and same period as the appropriation with which merged. 
‘‘(5) Funds available for the payment of personnel expenses 
under the Latin American cooperation authority set forth in section 
1050 of this title are also available for the costs of the operation 
of the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies. 
‘‘(g) SUPPORT TO OTHER AGENCIES.—The Director of a Regional 
Center may enter into agreements with the Secretaries of the 
military departments, the heads of the Defense Agencies, and, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of Defense, the heads of 
other Federal departments and agencies for the provision of services 
by that Regional Center under this section. Any such participating 
department and agency shall transfer to the Regional Center funds 
to pay the full costs of the services received.
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‘‘(h) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than February 1 of each year, 
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 operation of the 
Regional Centers for security studies during the preceding fiscal 
year. The annual report shall include, for each Regional Center, 
the following information: 
‘‘(1) The status and objectives of the center. 
‘‘(2) The budget of the center, including the costs of oper-
ating the center. 
‘‘(3) A description of the extent of the international partici-
pation in the programs of the center, including the costs 
incurred by the United States for the participation of each 
foreign nation. 
‘‘(4) A description of the foreign gifts and donations, if 
any, accepted under section 2611 of this title.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating to such sec-
tion in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 
of such title is amended to read as follows:
‘‘184. Regional Centers for Security Studies.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) EMPLOYMENT
AND
COMPENSATION
AUTHORITY
FOR 
CIVILIAN FACULTY.—Section 1595 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended—
(A) in subsection (c)—
(i) by striking paragraphs (3) and (5); and 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (6) as 
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(B) by striking subsection (e). 
(2) 
STATUS
OF
CENTER
FOR
HEMISPHERIC
DEFENSE 
STUDIES.—Section 2165 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended—
(A) in subsection (b)—
(i) by striking paragraph (6); and 
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph 
(6); and 
(B) by striking subsection (c). 
SEC. 905. OVERSIGHT BY OFFICE OF UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 
FOR ACQUISITION, TECHNOLOGY, AND LOGISTICS OF 
EXERCISE OF ACQUISITION AUTHORITY BY COMBATANT 
COMMANDERS AND HEADS OF DEFENSE AGENCIES. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL FOR OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall designate a senior acquisition official within the 
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, 
and Logistics to oversee the exercise of acquisition authority by—
(1) any commander of a combatant command who is author-
ized by section 166b, 167, or 167a of title 10, United States 
Code, to exercise acquisition authority; and 
(2) any head of a Defense Agency who is designated by 
the Secretary of Defense to exercise acquisition authority. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The senior acquisition official designated 
under subsection (a) shall develop guidance to ensure that 
the use of acquisition authority by commanders of combatant 
commands and the heads of Defense Agencies—