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(B) any mail or package posted in the United States 
that is addressed to an unspecified member of the Armed 
Forces. 
(2) INCLUSIONS AND EXCEPTION.—The term includes any 
official mail posted by the Department of Defense. The term 
does not include any mail posted as otherwise described in 
paragraph (1) that has been screened for safety for delivery 
by the United States Postal Service before such posting. 
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 au-
thority. 
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 
Federal 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. 
Sec. 1123.
Independent study on features of successful personnel management 
systems 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.
Subtitle A—Extensions of Authorities 
SEC. 1101. EXTENSION OF ELIGIBILITY TO CONTINUE FEDERAL 
EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS. 
Section 8905a(d)(4)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended—
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘October 1, 2006’’ and inserting 
‘‘October 1, 2010’’; and 
(2) in clause (ii)—
(A) by striking ‘‘February 1, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘Feb-
ruary 1, 2011’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘October 
1, 2010’’. 
SEC. 1102. EXTENSION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE VOLUNTARY 
REDUCTION IN FORCE AUTHORITY. 
Section 3502(f)(5) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2010’’.
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SEC. 1103. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE LUMP SUM SEVER-
ANCE PAYMENTS. 
Section 5595(i)(4) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘October 1, 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2010’’. 
SEC. 1104. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND 
RESEARCH FOR TRANSFORMATION (SMART) DEFENSE 
EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
(a) PERMANENT EXTENSION.—Section 1105 of the Ronald W. 
Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 
(Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 2074; 10 U.S.C. 2192 note) is 
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘pilot’’ each place it appears in the section 
and subsection headings and the text; 
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(1)’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); 
(3) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(b)’’ and all that follows through ‘‘a 
scholarship’’ and inserting ‘‘(b) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—
(1) Under the program under this section, the Secretary 
of Defense may award a scholarship or fellowship’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)(B)—
(i) by striking ‘‘undergraduate’’ and inserting 
‘‘associates degree, undergraduate degree,’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘accredited’’ before ‘‘institution of 
higher education’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘or fellowship’’ after ‘‘scholarship’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘equipment expenses,’’ after ‘‘lab-
oratory expenses,’’; and 
(iii) by striking the second sentence; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) Financial assistance provided under a scholarship or fellow-
ship awarded under this section may be paid directly to the recipient 
of such scholarship or fellowship or to an administering entity 
for disbursement of the funds.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (c)—
(A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘FINANCIAL’’ before 
‘‘ASSISTANCE’’
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking ‘‘a scholarship’’ and inserting ‘‘finan-
cial assistance’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the financial assistance provided 
under the scholarship’’ and inserting ‘‘such financial 
assistance’’; and 
(iii) by striking the second sentence and inserting 
the following: ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (d), 
the period of service required of a recipient may not 
be less than the total period of pursuit of a degree 
that is covered by such financial assistance.’’. 
(b) EMPLOYMENT OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.—Such section is 
further amended—
(1) by striking subsection (g); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as sub-
sections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; and
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(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new sub-
section (d): 
‘‘(d) EMPLOYMENT
OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.—(1) The Sec-
retary of Defense may—
‘‘(A) appoint or retain a person participating in the program 
under this section in a position on an interim basis during 
the period of such person’s pursuit of a degree under the 
program and for a period not to exceed 2 years after completion 
of the degree, but only if, in the case of the period after 
completion of the degree—
‘‘(i) there is no readily available appropriate permanent 
position for such person; and 
‘‘(ii) there is an active and ongoing effort to identify 
and assign such person to an appropriate permanent posi-
tion as soon as practicable; and 
‘‘(B) if there is no appropriate permanent position available 
after the end of the periods described in subparagraph (A), 
separate such person from employment with the Department 
without regard to any other provision of law, in which event 
the service agreement of such person under subsection (c) shall 
terminate. 
‘‘(2) The period of service of a person covered by paragraph 
(1) in a position on an interim basis under that paragraph shall, 
after completion of the degree, be treated as a period of service 
for purposes of satisfying the obligated service requirements of 
the person under the service agreement of the person under sub-
section (c).’’. 
(c) REFUND FOR PERIOD OF UNSERVED OBLIGATED SERVICE.—
Paragraph (1) of subsection (e) of such section, as redesignated 
by subsection (c)(1) of this section, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1)(A) A participant in the program under this section who 
is not an employee of the Department of Defense and who volun-
tarily fails to complete the educational program for which financial 
assistance has been provided under this section, or fails to maintain 
satisfactory academic progress as determined in accordance with 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, shall refund 
to the United States an appropriate amount, as determined by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) A participant in the program under this section who is 
an employee of the Department of Defense and who—
‘‘(i) voluntarily fails to complete the educational program 
for which financial assistance has been provided, or fails to 
maintain satisfactory academic progress as determined in 
accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary; or 
‘‘(ii) before completion of the period of obligated service 
required of such participant—
‘‘(I) voluntarily terminates such participant’s employ-
ment with the Department; or 
‘‘(II) is removed from such participant’s employment 
with the Department on the basis of misconduct, 
shall refund the United States an appropriate amount, as deter-
mined by the Secretary.’’. 
(d) CODIFICATION.—
(1) AMENDMENT
TO
TITLE
10.—Chapter 111 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended—
(A) by inserting after section 2192 the following:
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‘‘§ 2192a. Science, Mathematics, and Research for Trans-
formation (SMART) Defense Education Pro-
gram’’; 
and 
(B) by transferring and inserting the text of section 
1105 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 
Stat. 2074; 10 U.S.C. 2192 note), as amended by subsections 
(a), (b), and (c), so as to appear below the section heading 
for section 2192a, as added by subparagraph (A). 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 2192 the following new item:
‘‘2192a. Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Defense 
Education Program.’’.
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 1105 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 
118 Stat. 2074; 10 U.S.C. 2192 note) is repealed. 
(2) Section 3304(a)(3)(B)(ii) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘Scholarship Pilot Program’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Defense Education Program’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 1105’’ and all that follows 
through the period and inserting ‘‘section 2192a of title 
10, United States Code.’’. 
(f) EFFECT ON CURRENT PARTICIPANTS IN SMART PILOT PRO-
GRAM.—Participation in the Science, Mathematics, and Research 
for Transformation (SMART) Defense Scholarship Pilot Program 
under section 1105 of Public Law 108–375 by an individual who 
has entered into an agreement under that pilot program before 
the date of the enactment of this Act shall be governed by the 
terms of such agreement without regard to the amendments made 
by this section. 
SEC. 1105. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE ANNUAL LIMITATION ON TOTAL COM-
PENSATION PAID TO FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES. 
(a) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—During 2006 and notwithstanding sec-
tion 5547 of title 5, United States Code, the head of an executive 
agency may waive, subject to subsection (b), the limitation estab-
lished in that section for total compensation (including limitations 
on the aggregate of basic pay and premium pay payable in a 
calendar year) of an employee who performs work while in an 
overseas location that is in the area of responsibility of the com-
mander of the United States Central Command, in direct support 
of or directly related to a military operation (including a contingency 
operation as defined in section 101(13) of title 10, United States 
Code). 
(b) $200,000 MAXIMUM TOTAL COMPENSATION.—The total com-
pensation of an employee whose pay is covered by a waiver under 
subsection (a) may not exceed $200,000 in a calendar year. 
(c) ADDITIONAL PAY NOT CONSIDERED BASIC PAY.—To the extent 
that a waiver under subsection (a) results in payment of additional 
premium pay of a type that is normally creditable as basic pay 
for retirement or any other purpose, such additional pay—
(1) shall not be considered to be basic pay for any purpose; 
and
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(2) shall not be used in computing a lump sum payment 
for accumulated and accrued annual leave under section 5551 
of title 5, United States Code. 
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. 
(a) DEFINITION OF VETERAN.—Section 2108(1) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by adding ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon; 
and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following: 
‘‘(D) served on active duty as defined by section 101(21) 
of title 38 at any time in the armed forces for a period 
of more than 180 consecutive days any part of which 
occurred during the period beginning on September 11, 
2001, and ending on the date prescribed by Presidential 
proclamation or by law as the last date of Operation Iraqi 
Freedom;’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2108(3)(B) of such title 
is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(B) or (C)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (1)(B), (C), or (D)’’. 
SEC. 1112. VETERANS’ PREFERENCE ELIGIBILITY FOR MILITARY 
RESERVISTS. 
(a) VETERANS’ PREFERENCE ELIGIBILITY.—Section 2108(1) of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘separated 
from’’ and inserting ‘‘discharged or released from active duty in’’. 
(b) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in the amendment made by 
subsection (a) may be construed to affect a determination made 
before the date of enactment of this Act that an individual is 
a preference eligible (as defined in section 2108(3) of title 5, United 
States Code). 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 1121. TRANSPORTATION OF FAMILY MEMBERS IN CONNECTION 
WITH THE REPATRIATION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES 
HELD CAPTIVE. 
(a) ALLOWANCES AUTHORIZED.—Chapter 57 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 5760. Travel and transportation allowances: transportation 
of family members incident to the repatriation 
of employees held captive 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE FOR FAMILY MEMBERS AND CERTAIN OTHERS.—
(1) Under uniform regulations prescribed by the heads of agencies, 
travel and transportation described in subsection (d) may be pro-
vided for not more than 3 family members of an employee described 
in subsection (b).
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‘‘(2) In addition to the family members authorized to be provided 
travel and transportation under paragraph (1), the head of an 
agency may provide travel and transportation described in sub-
section (d) to an attendant to accompany a family member described 
in subsection (b) if the head of an agency determines—
‘‘(A) the family member to be accompanied is unable to 
travel unattended because of age, physical condition, or other 
reason determined by the head of the agency; and 
‘‘(B) no other family member who is eligible for travel 
and transportation under subsection (a) is able to serve as 
an attendant for the family member. 
‘‘(3) If no family member of an employee described in subsection 
(b) is able to travel to the repatriation site of the employee, travel 
and transportation described in subsection (d) may be provided 
to not more than 2 persons related to and selected by the employee. 
‘‘(b) COVERED EMPLOYEES.—An employee described in this sub-
section is an employee (as defined in section 2105 of this title) 
who—
‘‘(1) was held captive, as determined by the head of an 
agency concerned; and 
‘‘(2) is repatriated to a site inside or outside the United 
States. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE FAMILY MEMBERS.—In this section, the term 
‘family member’ has the meaning given the term in section 411h(b) 
of title 37. 
‘‘(d) TRAVEL
AND
TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORIZED.—(1) The 
transportation authorized by subsection (a) is round-trip transpor-
tation between the home of the family member (or home of the 
attendant or person provided transportation under paragraph (2) 
or (3) of subsection (a), as the case may be) and the location 
of the repatriation site at which the employee is located. 
‘‘(2) In addition to the transportation authorized by subsection 
(a), the head of an agency may provide a per diem allowance 
or reimbursement for the actual and necessary expenses of the 
travel, or a combination thereof, but not to exceed the rates estab-
lished for such allowances and expenses under section 404(d) of 
title 37. 
‘‘(3) The transportation authorized by subsection (a) may be 
provided by any of the means described in section 411h(d)(1) of 
title 37. 
‘‘(4) An allowance under this subsection may be paid in advance. 
‘‘(5) Reimbursement payable under this subsection may not 
exceed the cost of government-procured round-trip air travel.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 57 of such title is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item:
‘‘5760. Travel and transportation allowances: transportation of family members inci-
dent to the repatriation of employees held captive.’’.
SEC. 
1122. 
STRATEGIC 
HUMAN 
CAPITAL 
PLAN 
FOR 
CIVILIAN 
EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—(1) Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
develop and submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a strategic plan to shape 
and improve the civilian employee workforce of the Department 
of Defense.
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(2) The plan shall be known as the ‘‘strategic human capital 
plan’’. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The strategic human capital plan required by 
subsection (a) shall include—
(1) an assessment of—
(A) the critical skills and competencies that will be 
needed in the future civilian employee workforce of the 
Department of Defense to support national security require-
ments and effectively manage the Department over the 
next decade; 
(B) the skills and competencies of the existing civilian 
employee workforce of the Department and projected trends 
in that workforce based on expected losses due to retire-
ment and other attrition; and 
(C) gaps in the existing or projected civilian employee 
workforce of the Department that should be addressed 
to ensure that the Department has continued access to 
the critical skills and competencies described in subpara-
graph (A); and 
(2) a plan of action for developing and reshaping the civilian 
employee workforce of the Department to address the gaps 
in critical skills and competencies identified under paragraph 
(1)(C), including—
(A) specific recruiting and retention goals, including 
the program objectives of the Department to be achieved 
through such goals; and 
(B) specific strategies for development, training, 
deploying, compensating, and motivating the civilian 
employee workforce of the Department, including the pro-
gram objectives of the Department to be achieved through 
such strategies. 
(c) ANNUAL UPDATES.—Not later than March 1 of each year 
from 2007 through 2010, the Secretary shall update the strategic 
human capital plan required by subsection (a), as previously 
updated under this subsection. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than March 1 of each year 
from 2007 through 2010, the Secretary shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress—
(1) the update of the strategic human capital plan prepared 
in such year under subsection (c); and 
(2) the assessment of the Secretary, using results-oriented 
performance measures, of the progress of the Department of 
Defense in implementing the strategic human capital plan. 
(e) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later than 90 days 
after the Secretary submits under subsection (a) the strategic 
human capital plan required by that subsection, the Comptroller 
General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the plan. 
SEC. 1123. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON FEATURES OF SUCCESSFUL PER-
SONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS OF HIGHLY TECHNICAL 
AND SCIENTIFIC WORKFORCES. 
(a) INDEPENDENT
STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
commission an independent study to identify the features of success-
ful personnel management systems of the highly technical and 
scientific workforces of the Department of Defense laboratories and 
similar scientific facilities and institutions.
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The study required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) An examination of the personnel management authori-
ties under statute or regulation currently being used, or avail-
able for use, at Department of Defense demonstration labora-
tories to assist in the management of the workforce of such 
laboratories. 
(2) A list of personnel management authorities and prac-
tices critical to successful mission execution, obtained through 
interviews with selected, premier government and private 
sector laboratory directors. 
(3) A comparative assessment of the effectiveness of the 
Department of Defense technical workforce management 
authorities and practices with that of other similar entities. 
(4) Such recommendations as are considered appropriate 
for the effective use of available personnel management authori-
ties to ensure the successful personnel management of the 
highly technical and scientific workforce of the Department 
of Defense. 
SEC. 1124. SUPPORT BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF PILOT PROJECT 
FOR CIVILIAN LINGUIST RESERVE CORPS. 
Subject to the availability of appropriated funds, the Secretary 
of Defense may support implementation of the Civilian Linguist 
Reserve Corps pilot project authorized by section 613 of the Intel-
ligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–
487; 118 Stat. 3959; 50 U.S.C. 403–1b note). 
SEC. 1125. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF POSITIONS IN 
DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE. 
Section 1606(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘544’’ and inserting ‘‘594’’. 
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.
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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.
Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 
SEC. 1201. EXTENSION OF HUMANITARIAN AND CIVIC ASSISTANCE 
PROVIDED TO HOST NATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH 
MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
(a) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE FOR CLEARANCE 
OF LANDMINES, ETC.—Subsection (c)(3) of section 401 of title 10, 
United States Code is amended by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 
(b) EXTENSION AND CLARIFICATION OF TYPES OF HEALTH CARE 
AUTHORIZED.—Subsection (e)(1) of such section is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘surgical,’’ before ‘‘dental,’’ both places it 
appears; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, including education, training, and tech-
nical assistance related to the care provided’’ before the period 
at the end. 
SEC. 1202. COMMANDERS’ EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEARS 2006 AND 2007.—During each 
of fiscal years 2006 and 2007, from funds made available to the 
Department of Defense for operation and maintenance for such 
fiscal year, not to exceed $500,000,000 may be used by the Secretary 
of Defense in such fiscal year to provide funds—
(1) for the Commanders’ Emergency Response Program; 
and 
(2) for a similar program to assist the people of Afghani-
stan. 
(b) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 15 days after the 
end of each fiscal-year quarter of fiscal years 2006 and 2007, the 
Secretary of Defense 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 available 
pursuant to the authority provided in this section or under any 
other provision of law for the purposes of the programs under 
subsection (a). 
(c) SUBMISSION OF GUIDANCE.—
(1) INITIAL SUBMISSION.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a copy 
of the guidance issued by the Secretary to the Armed Forces 
concerning the allocation of funds through the Commanders’ 
Emergency Response Program and any similar program to 
assist the people of Afghanistan.