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TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy
Sec. 501. Increase in authorized strengths for Army officers on active duty in the
grade of major to meet force structure requirements.
Sec. 502. Increase in authorized strengths for Navy officers on active duty in
grades of lieutenant commander, commander, and captain to
meet force structure requirements.
Sec. 503. Expansion of exclusion of military permanent professors from strength
limitations for officers below general and flag grades.
Sec. 504. Mandatory retirement age for active-duty general and flag officers con-
tinued on active duty.
Sec. 505. Authority for reduced mandatory service obligation for initial appoint-
ments of officers in critically short health professional special-
ties.
Sec. 506. Increase in authorized number of permanent professors at the United
States Military Academy.
Sec. 507. Expansion of authority for reenlistment of officers in their former en-
listed grade.
Sec. 508. Enhanced authority for reserve general and flag officers to serve on ac-
tive duty.
Sec. 509. Promotion of career military professors of the Navy.
Subtitle B—Enlisted Personnel Policy
Sec. 521. Increase in authorized daily average of number of members in pay
grade E–9.
Subtitle C—Reserve Component Management
Sec. 531. Revised designation, structure, and functions of the Reserve Forces Pol-
icy Board.
Sec. 532. Charter for the National Guard Bureau.
Sec. 533. Appointment, grade, duties, and retirement of the Chief of the National
Guard Bureau.
Sec. 534. Mandatory separation for years of service of Reserve officers in the
grade of lieutenant general or vice admiral.
Sec. 535. Increase in period of temporary Federal recognition as officers of the
National Guard from six to twelve months.
Sec. 536. Satisfaction of professional licensure and certification requirements by
members of the National Guard and Reserve on active duty.
Subtitle D—Education and Training
Sec. 551. Grade and service credit of commissioned officers in uniformed medical
accession programs.
Sec. 552. Expansion of number of academies supportable in any State under
STARBASE program.
Sec. 553. Repeal of post-2007–2008 academic year prohibition on phased increase
in cadet strength limit at the United States Military Academy.
Sec. 554. Treatment of Southold, Mattituck, and Greenport High Schools,
Southold, New York, as single institution for purposes of main-
taining a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps unit.
Sec. 555. Authority of the Air University to confer additional academic degrees.
Sec. 556. Nurse matters.
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Sec. 557. Repeal of annual limit on number of ROTC scholarships under Army
Reserve and Army National Guard financial assistance pro-
gram.
Subtitle E—Defense Dependents’ Education Matters
Sec. 561. Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that ben-
efit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department
of Defense civilian employees.
Sec. 562. Impact aid for children with severe disabilities.
Sec. 563. Inclusion of dependents of non-Department of Defense employees em-
ployed on Federal property in plan relating to force structure
changes, relocation of military units, or base closures and re-
alignments.
Sec. 564. Authority for payment of private boarding school tuition for military
dependents in overseas areas not served by Department of De-
fense dependents’ schools.
Sec. 565. Heavily impacted local educational agencies.
Sec. 566. Emergency assistance for local educational agencies enrolling military
dependent children.
Subtitle F—Military Justice and Legal Assistance Matters
Sec. 571. Authority of judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed
Forces to administer oaths.
Sec. 572. Military legal assistance for Department of Defense civilian employees
in areas without access to non-military legal assistance.
Sec. 573. Modification of authorities on senior members of the Judge Advocate
Generals’ corps.
Subtitle G—Military Family Readiness
Sec. 581. Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council.
Sec. 582. Department of Defense policy and plans for military family readiness.
Sec. 583. Family support for families of members of the Armed Forces undergoing
deployment, including National Guard and Reserve personnel.
Sec. 584. Support services for children, infants, and toddlers of members of the
Armed Forces undergoing deployment, including National
Guard and Reserve personnel.
Sec. 585. Study on improving support services for children, infants, and toddlers
of members of the Active and Reserve Components undergoing
deployment.
Sec. 586. Study on establishment of pilot program on family-to-family support
for families of deployed members of the Active and Reserve Com-
ponents.
Sec. 587. Pilot program on military family readiness and servicemember re-
integration.
Subtitle H—Other Matters
Sec. 591. Enhancement of carryover of accumulated leave for members of the
Armed Forces.
Sec. 592. Uniform policy on performances by military bands.
Sec. 593. Waiver of time limitations on award of Medals of Honor to certain
members of the Army.
Sec. 594. Enhancement of rest and recuperation leave.
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Sec. 595. Demonstration projects on the provision of services to military depend-
ent children with autism.
Sec. 596. Enhancement of Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty.
Sec. 597. Administrative separations of members of the Armed Forces for person-
ality disorder.
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances
Sec. 601. Fiscal year 2008 increase in military basic pay.
Sec. 602. Allowance for participation of Reserves in electronic screening.
Sec. 603. Midmonth payment of basic pay for contributions of members partici-
pating in Thrift Savings Plan.
Sec. 604. Payment of inactive duty training travel costs for certain Selected Re-
serve members.
Sec. 605. Extension and enhancement of authority for temporary lodging expenses
for members of the Armed Forces in areas subject to major dis-
aster declaration or for installations experiencing sudden in-
crease in personnel levels.
Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays
Sec. 611. Extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for reserve
forces.
Sec. 612. Extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for health care
professionals.
Sec. 613. Extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear officers.
Sec. 614. Extension of authorities relating to payment of other bonuses and spe-
cial pays.
Sec. 615. Increase in incentive special pay and multiyear retention bonus for
medical officers of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 616. Increase in dental officer additional special pay.
Sec. 617. Enhancement of hardship duty pay.
Sec. 618. Inclusion of service as off-cycle crewmember of multi-crewed ship in sea
duty for career sea pay.
Sec. 619. Modification of reenlistment bonus for members of the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 620. Increase in years of commissioned service covered by agreements for nu-
clear-qualified officers extending periods of active duty.
Sec. 621. Authority to waive 25-year active duty limit for retention bonus for
critical military skills with respect to certain members.
Sec. 622. Codification and improvement of authority to pay bonus to encourage
members of the Army to refer other persons for enlistment in the
Army.
Sec. 623. Authority to pay bonus to encourage Department of Defense personnel
to refer other persons for appointment as officers to serve in
health professions.
Sec. 624. Accession bonus for participants in Armed Forces Health Professions
Scholarship and Financial Assistance program.
Subtitle C—Travel and Transportation Allowances
Sec. 641. Payment of expenses of travel to the United States for obstetrical pur-
poses of dependents located in very remote locations outside the
United States.
Sec. 642. Payment of moving expenses for Junior Reserve Officers’ Training
Corps instructors in hard-to-fill positions.
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Subtitle D—Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits
Sec. 651. Modification of scheme for payment of death gratuity payable with re-
spect to members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 652. Annuities for guardians or caretakers of dependent children under Sur-
vivor Benefit Plan.
Sec. 653. Expansion of combat-related special compensation eligibility for chapter
61 military retirees.
Sec. 654. Clarification of application of retired pay multiplier percentage to
members of the uniformed services with over 30 years of service.
Sec. 655. Commencement of receipt of non-regular service retired pay by members
of the Ready Reserve on active Federal status or active duty for
significant periods.
Sec. 656. Additional individuals eligible for transportation for survivors of de-
ceased members to attend the member’s burial ceremonies.
Sec. 657. Transportation of remains of deceased members of the Armed Forces
and certain other persons.
Sec. 658. Repeal of requirement of reduction of Survivor Benefit Plan survivor
annuities by dependency and indemnity compensation.
Sec. 659. Effective date of paid-up coverage under Survivor Benefit Plan.
Sec. 660. Inclusion of veterans with service-connected disabilities rated as total by
reason of unemployability under termination of phase-in of con-
current receipt of retired pay and veterans’ disability compensa-
tion.
Sec. 661. Computation of years of service for purposes of retired pay for non-reg-
ular service.
Subtitle E—Education Benefits
Sec. 671. Tuition assistance for off-duty training or education.
Sec. 672. Expansion of Selected Reserve education loan repayment program.
Sec. 673. Report on utilization of tuition assistance by members of the Armed
Forces.
Sec. 674. Enhancement of education benefits for certain members of reserve com-
ponents.
Sec. 675. Extension of period of entitlement to educational assistance for certain
members of the Selected Reserve affected by force shaping initia-
tives.
Sec. 676. Modification of time limit for use of entitlement to educational assist-
ance for reserve component members supporting contingency op-
erations and other operations.
Subtitle F—Other Matters
Sec. 681. Enhancement of authorities on income replacement payments for Re-
serves experiencing extended and frequent mobilization for ac-
tive-duty service.
Sec. 682. Overseas naturalization of military family members.
Sec. 683. National Guard yellow ribbon reintegration program.
Sec. 684. Flexibility in paying annuities to certain Federal retirees who return
to work.
Sec. 685. Plan for participation of members of the National Guard and the Re-
serves in the benefits delivery at discharge program.
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Sec. 686. Modification of amount of back pay for members of Navy and Marine
Corps selected for promotion while interned as prisoners of war
during World War II to take into account changes in Consumer
Price Index.
TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS
Sec. 701. Inclusion of TRICARE retail pharmacy program in Federal procure-
ment of pharmaceuticals.
Sec. 702. Surveys on continued viability of TRICARE Standard and TRICARE
Extra.
Sec. 703. Report on patient satisfaction surveys.
Sec. 704. Review of licensed mental health counselors, social workers, and mar-
riage and family therapists under the TRICARE program.
Sec. 705. Sense of Senate on collaborations between the Department of Defense
and the Department of Veterans Affairs on health care for
wounded warriors.
Sec. 706. Authority for expansion of persons eligible for continued health benefits
coverage.
Sec. 707. Continuation of eligibility for TRICARE Standard coverage for certain
members of the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 708. Authority for special reimbursement rates for mental health care serv-
ices under the TRICARE program.
Sec. 709. Implementation of recommendations of Department of Defense Mental
Health Task Force.
Sec. 710. Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment,
and Rehabilitation of Military Eye Injuries.
Sec. 711. Report on establishment of a scholarship program for civilian mental
health professionals.
Sec. 712. Report on medical physical examinations of members of the Armed
Forces before their deployment.
Sec. 713. One-year extension of prohibition on increases in certain health care
costs for members of the uniformed services.
Sec. 714. Temporary prohibition on increase in copayments under retail phar-
macy system of pharmacy benefits program.
Sec. 715. Sense of Congress on fees and adjustments under the TRICARE pro-
gram.
Sec. 716. Continuation of transitional health benefits for members of the Armed
Forces pending resolution of service-related medical conditions.
TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND
RELATED MATTERS
Subtitle A—Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs
Sec. 801. Substantial savings under multiyear contracts.
Sec. 802. Changes to Milestone B certifications.
Sec. 803. Comptroller General report on Department of Defense organization and
structure for major defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 804. Investment strategy for major defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 805. Report on implementation of recommendations on total ownership cost
for major weapon systems.
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Subtitle B—Amendments Relating to General Contracting Authorities,
Procedures, and Limitations
Sec. 821. Enhanced competition requirements for task and delivery order con-
tracts.
Sec. 822. Clarification of rules regarding the procurement of commercial items.
Sec. 823. Clarification of rules regarding the procurement of commercial services.
Sec. 824. Modification of competition requirements for purchases from Federal
Prison Industries.
Sec. 825. Five-year extension of authority to carry out certain prototype projects.
Sec. 826. Multiyear procurement authority for electricity from renewable energy
sources.
Sec. 827. Procurement of fire resistant rayon fiber for the production of uniforms
from foreign sources.
Sec. 828. Prohibition on use of earmarks to award no bid contracts and non-
competitive grants.
Subtitle C—Acquisition Policy and Management
Sec. 841. Joint Requirements Oversight Council.
Sec. 842. Management structure for the procurement of contract services.
Sec. 843. Specification of amounts requested for procurement of contract services.
Sec. 844. Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund.
Sec. 845. Inventories and reviews of contracts for services based on cost or time
of performance.
Sec. 846. Internal controls for procurements on behalf of the Department of De-
fense by certain non-defense agencies.
Sec. 847. Independent management reviews of contracts for services.
Sec. 848. Implementation and enforcement of requirements applicable to
undefinitized contractual actions.
Subtitle D—Department of Defense Contractor Matters
Sec. 861. Protection for contractor employees from reprisal for disclosure of cer-
tain information.
Sec. 862. Requirements for defense contractors relating to certain former Depart-
ment of Defense officials.
Sec. 863. Report on contractor ethics programs of major defense contractors.
Sec. 864. Report on Department of Defense contracting with contractors or sub-
contractors employing members of the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 865. Contingency contracting training for personnel outside the acquisition
workforce.
Subtitle E—Other Matters
Sec. 871. Contractors performing private security functions in areas of combat
operations.
Sec. 872. Enhanced authority to acquire products and services produced in Iraq
and Afghanistan.
Sec. 873. Defense Science Board review of Department of Defense policies and
procedures for the acquisition of information technology.
Sec. 874. Enhancement and extension of acquisition authority for the unified
combatant command for joint warfighting experimentation.
Sec. 875. Repeal of requirement for identification of essential military items and
military system essential item breakout list.
Sec. 876. Green procurement policy.
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Sec. 877. GAO review of use of authority under the Defense Production Act of
1950.
Sec. 878. Transparency and accountability in military and security contracting.
Sec. 879. Moab site and Crescent Junction site, Utah.
TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND
MANAGEMENT
Subtitle A—Department of Defense Management
Sec. 901. Repeal of limitation on major Department of Defense headquarters ac-
tivities personnel.
Sec. 902. Chief management officers of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 903. Modification of background requirement of individuals appointed as
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Lo-
gistics.
Sec. 904. Department of Defense Board of Actuaries.
Sec. 905. Assistant Secretaries of the military departments for acquisition mat-
ters; principal military deputies.
Sec. 906. Flexible authority for number of Army Deputy Chiefs of Staff and As-
sistant Chiefs of Staff.
Sec. 907. Sense of Congress on term of office of the Director of Operational Test
and Evaluation.
Subtitle B—Space Matters
Sec. 921. Space posture review.
Sec. 922. Additional report on oversight of acquisition for defense space pro-
grams.
Subtitle C—Other Matters
Sec. 931. Department of Defense consideration of effect of climate change on De-
partment facilities, capabilities, and missions.
Sec. 932. Board of Regents for the Uniformed Services University of the Health
Sciences.
Sec. 933. United States Military Cancer Institute.
Sec. 934. Western Hemisphere Center for Excellence in Human Rights.
Sec. 935. Inclusion of commanders of Western Hemisphere combatant commands
in Board of Visitors of Western Hemisphere Institute for Secu-
rity Cooperation.
Sec. 936. Comptroller General assessment of proposed reorganization of the office
of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
Sec. 937. Physicians and health care professionals comparability allowances.
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A—Financial Matters
Sec. 1001. General transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Authorization of additional emergency supplemental appropriations
for fiscal year 2007.
Sec. 1003. Modification of fiscal year 2007 general transfer authority.
Sec. 1004. United States contribution to NATO common-funded budgets in fiscal
year 2008.
Sec. 1005. Financial management transformation initiative for the Defense Agen-
cies.
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Sec. 1006. Repeal of requirement for two-year budget cycle for the Department of
Defense.
Sec. 1007. Extension of period for transfer of funds to Foreign Currency Fluctua-
tions, Defense account.
Sec. 1008. Report on funding of the Department of Defense for health care for
any fiscal year in which the Armed Forces are engaged in a
major military conflict.
Subtitle B—Counter-Drug Activities
Sec. 1011. Expansion of Department of Defense authority to provide support for
counter-drug activities to certain additional foreign govern-
ments.
Sec. 1012. Report on counternarcotics assistance for the Government of Haiti.
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations
Sec. 1021. Enhancement of authority to pay rewards for assistance in combating
terrorism.
Sec. 1022. Repeal of modification of authorities relating to the use of the Armed
Forces in major public emergencies.
Sec. 1023. Hate crimes.
Sec. 1024. Comprehensive study and support for criminal investigations and
prosecutions by state and local law enforcement officials.
Sec. 1025. Gift acceptance authority.
Sec. 1026. Expansion of cooperative agreement authority for management of cul-
tural resources.
Sec. 1027. Minimum annual purchase amounts for airlift from carriers partici-
pating in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet.
Sec. 1028. Provision of Air Force support and services to foreign military and
state aircraft.
Sec. 1029. Participation in Strategic Airlift Capability Partnership.
Sec. 1030. Responsibility of the Air Force for fixed-wing support of Army intra-
theater logistics.
Sec. 1031. Prohibition on sale of parts for F–14 fighter aircraft.
Sec. 1032. Provision of contact information on separating members of the Armed
Forces to State veterans agencies.
Sec. 1033. Provisions relating to the removal of missiles from the 564th Missile
Squadron.
Subtitle D—Reports
Sec. 1041. Renewal of submittal of plans for prompt global strike capability.
Sec. 1042. Report on threats to the United States from ungoverned areas.
Sec. 1043. Study on national security interagency system.
Sec. 1044. Annual report on cases reviewed by National Committee for Employer
Support of the Guard and Reserve.
Sec. 1045. Report on workforce required to support the nuclear missions of the
Navy and the Department of Energy.
Sec. 1046. Comptroller General report on Defense Finance and Accounting Serv-
ice response to Butterbaugh v. Department of Justice.
Sec. 1047. Report on facilities and operations of Darnall Army Medical Center,
Fort Hood Military Reservation, Texas.
Sec. 1048. Report on plans to replace the monument at the Tomb of the Un-
knowns at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.
Sec. 1049. Report on size and mix of Air Force intertheater airlift force.
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Sec. 1050. Report and master infrastructure recapitalization plan regarding
Cheyenne Mountain Air Station, Colorado.
Subtitle E—Other Matters
Sec. 1061. Revised nuclear posture review.
Sec. 1062. Termination of Commission on the Implementation of the New Stra-
tegic Posture of the United States.
Sec. 1063. Communications with the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives.
Sec. 1064. Security clearances; limitations.
Sec. 1065. Improvements in the process for the issuance of security clearances.
Sec. 1066. Advisory panel on Department of Defense capabilities for support of
civil authorities after certain incidents.
Sec. 1067. Sense of Congress on the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security
Cooperation.
Sec. 1068. Technical amendments to title 10, United States Code, arising from
enactment of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention
Act of 2004.
Sec. 1069. Establishment of National Foreign Language Coordination Council.
Sec. 1070. Qualifications for public aircraft status of aircraft under contract with
the Armed Forces.
Sec. 1071. Traumatic Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance.
Sec. 1072. Sense of Congress on family care plans and the deployment of members
of the Armed Forces who have minor dependents.
Sec. 1073. Conduct by members of the Armed Forces and veterans out of uniform
during hoisting, lowering, or passing of flag.
Sec. 1074. Extension of date of application of national security personnel system
to defense laboratories.
Sec. 1075. Protection of certain individuals.
Sec. 1076. Modification of authorities on Commission to Assess the Threat to the
United States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack.
Sec. 1077. Sense of Senate on Project Compassion.
Sec. 1078. Grant of Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, Incor-
porated.
Sec. 1079. Sense of Senate on General David Petraeus.
Sec. 1080. Report on feasibility of housing a National Disaster Response Center
at Kelly Air Field, San Antonio, Texas.
Sec. 1081. Sense of Congress on equipment for the National Guard to defend the
homeland.
Sec. 1082. Notification of certain residents and civilian employees at Camp
Lejeune, North Carolina, of exposure to drinking water contami-
nation.
Sec. 1083. Sense of Senate on Air Force use of towbarless aircraft ground equip-
ment.
Sec. 1084. Designation of Charlie Norwood Department of Veterans Affairs Med-
ical Center.
Sec. 1085. Commercialization Pilot Program.
Sec. 1086. Report on solid rocket motor industrial base.
Sec. 1087. Justice for Marines and Other Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism
Act.
Sec. 1088. Small high-tech firms.
Sec. 1089. Increased authority for repair, restoration, and preservation of Lafay-
ette Escadrille Memorial, Marnes-la-Coquette, France.
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Sec. 1090. Retention of reimbursement for provision of reciprocal fire protection
services.
Sec. 1091. National Center for Human Performance.
Sec. 1092. Definition of alternative fueled vehicle.
Sec. 1093. Programs for use of leave by caregivers for family members of individ-
uals performing certain military service.
Sec. 1094. Pilot program on commercial fee-for-service air refueling support for
the Air Force.
Sec. 1095. Establishment of Joint Pathology Center.
Sec. 1096. Report on feasibility of establishing a Domestic Military Aviation Na-
tional Training Center.
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS
Sec. 1101. Compensation of Federal wage system employees for certain travel
hours.
Sec. 1102. Retirement service credit for service as cadet or midshipman at a mili-
tary service academy.
Sec. 1103. Continuation of life insurance coverage for Federal employees called to
active duty.
Sec. 1104. Department of Defense National Security Personnel System.
Sec. 1105. Authority to waive limitation on premium pay for Federal civilian
employees working overseas under areas of United States Central
Command.
Sec. 1106. Authority for inclusion of certain Office of Defense Research and Engi-
neering positions in experimental personnel program for sci-
entific and technical personnel.
Sec. 1107. Repeal of authority for payment of uniform allowance to civilian em-
ployees of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1108. Authorization for increased compensation for faculty and staff of the
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS
Subtitle A—Assistance and Training
Sec. 1201. Authority to equip and train foreign personnel to assist in accounting
for missing United States personnel.
Sec. 1202. Extension and enhancement of authority for security and stabilization
assistance.
Sec. 1203. Commanders’ Emergency Response Program.
Sec. 1204. Government Accountability Office report on Global Peace Operations
Initiative.
Sec. 1205. Repeal of limitations on military assistance under the American
Servicemembers’ Protection Act of 2002.
Subtitle B—Other Authorities and Limitations
Sec. 1211. Cooperative opportunities documents under cooperative research and
development agreements with NATO organizations and other al-
lied and friendly foreign countries.
Sec. 1212. Extension and expansion of temporary authority to use acquisition
and cross-servicing agreements to lend military equipment for
personnel protection and survivability.
Sec. 1213. Acceptance of funds from the Government of Palau for costs of military
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Sec. 1214. Extension of participation of the Department of Defense in multi-
national military centers of excellence.
Sec. 1215. Limitation on assistance to the Government of Thailand.
Sec. 1216. Presidential report on policy objectives and United States strategy re-
garding Iran.
Sec. 1217. Limitation on availability of certain funds pending implementation of
requirements regarding North Korea.
Sec. 1218. Policy of the United States on protection of the United States and its
allies against Iranian ballistic missiles.
Sec. 1219. Justice for Osama bin Laden and other leaders of al Qaeda.
Subtitle C—Reports
Sec. 1231. Reports on United States policy and military operations in Afghani-
stan.
Sec. 1232. Strategy for enhancing security in Afghanistan by eliminating safe
havens for violent extremists in Pakistan.
Sec. 1233. One-year extension of update on report on claims relating to the bomb-
ing of the Labelle Discotheque.
Sec. 1234. Report on planning and implementation of United States engagement
and policy toward Darfur.
Sec. 1235. Report on the airfield in Abeche, Chad, and other resources needed to
provide stability in the Darfur region.
Sec. 1236. Inclusion of information on asymmetric capabilities in annual report
on military power of the People’s Republic of China.
Sec. 1237. Application of the Uniform Code of Military Justice to military con-
tractors during a time of war.
Sec. 1238. Report on family reunions between United States citizens and their
relatives in North Korea.
Sec. 1239. Reports on Prevention of Mass Atrocities.
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. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs in states out-
side the former Soviet Union.
Sec. 1304. Modification of authority to use Cooperative Threat Reduction funds
outside the former Soviet Union.
Sec. 1305. Repeal of restrictions on assistance to states of the former Soviet
Union for cooperative threat reduction.
Sec. 1306. National Academy of Sciences study of prevention of proliferation of
biological weapons.
TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
Subtitle A—Military Programs
Sec. 1401. Working capital funds.
Sec. 1402. National Defense Sealift Fund.
Sec. 1403. Defense Health Program.
Sec. 1404. Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense.
Sec. 1405. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide.
Sec. 1405A. Additional amount for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activi-
ties with respect to Afghanistan.
Sec. 1406. Defense Inspector General.
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Sec. 1407. Reduction in certain authorizations due to savings from lower infla-
tion.
Subtitle B—National Defense Stockpile
Sec. 1411. Disposal of ferromanganese.
Sec. 1412. Disposal of chrome metal.
Sec. 1413. Modification of receipt objectives for previously authorized disposals
from the national defense stockpile.
Subtitle C—Civil Programs
Sec. 1421. Armed Forces Retirement Home.
Sec. 1422. Administration and oversight of the Armed Forces Retirement Home.
Subtitle D—Chemical Demilitarization Matters
Sec. 1431. Modification of termination requirement for Chemical Demilitariza-
tion Citizens’ Advisory Commissions.
Sec. 1432. Repeal of certain qualifications requirement for director of chemical
demilitarization management organization.
Sec. 1433. Sense of Congress on completion of destruction of United States chem-
ical weapons stockpile.
Sec. 1434. Modification of termination of assistance to State and local govern-
ments after completion of the destruction of the United States
chemical weapons stockpile.
TITLE XV—OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND OPERATION
ENDURING FREEDOM
Subtitle A—Authorization of Additional War-Related Appropriations
Sec. 1501. Army procurement.
Sec. 1502. Navy and Marine Corps procurement.
Sec. 1503. Air Force procurement.
Sec. 1504. Defense-wide activities procurement.
Sec. 1505. Research, development, test, and evaluation.
Sec. 1506. Operation and maintenance.
Sec. 1507. Military personnel.
Sec. 1508. Defense Health Program.
Sec. 1509. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide.
Sec. 1510. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund.
Sec. 1511. Iraq Security Forces Fund.
Sec. 1512. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund.
Sec. 1513. Iraq Freedom Fund.
Sec. 1514. Defense Working Capital Funds.
Sec. 1515. National Defense Sealift Fund.
Sec. 1516. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 1517. Reports on mitigation of effects of explosively formed projectiles and
mines.
Subtitle B—General Provisions Relating to Authorizations
Sec. 1521. Purpose.
Sec. 1522. Treatment as additional authorizations.
Sec. 1523. Special transfer authority.
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Subtitle C—Other Matters
Sec. 1531. Limitation on availability of funds for certain purposes relating to
Iraq.
Sec. 1532. Reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to
United States military operations.
Sec. 1533. Logistical support for coalition forces supporting operations in Iraq
and Afghanistan.
Sec. 1534. Competition for procurement of small arms supplied to Iraq and Af-
ghanistan.
Sec. 1535. Report on support from Iran for attacks against Coalition Forces in
Iraq.
Sec. 1536. Sense of the Senate on the consequences of a failed state in Iraq.
Sec. 1537. Sense of Congress on federalism in Iraq.
Sec. 1538. Sense of Senate on Iran.
Sec. 1539. Study and investigation of wartime contracts and contracting proc-
esses in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring
Freedom.
Sec. 1540. Modification of authorities related to the Office of the Special Inspector
General for Iraq Reconstruction.
Sec. 1541. Tracking and monitoring of defense articles provided to the Govern-
ment of Iraq and other individuals and groups in Iraq.
Sec. 1542. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.
Sec. 1543. Improvised explosive device protection for military vehicles.
Sec. 1544. Sense of Congress on the capture of Osama bin Laden and the al
Qaeda leadership.
Subtitle D—Iraq Refugee Crisis
Sec. 1571. Short Title.
Sec. 1572. Processing Mechanisms.
Sec. 1573. United States Refugee Program Processing Priorities.
Sec. 1574. Special Immigrant Status for Certain Iraqis.
Sec. 1575. Minister Counselors for Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Per-
sons.
Sec. 1576. Countries with Significant Populations of Displaced Iraqis.
Sec. 1577. Denial or Termination of Asylum.
Sec. 1578. Reports.
Sec. 1579. Authorization of Appropriations.
TITLE XVI—WOUNDED WARRIOR MATTERS
Sec. 1601. Short title.
Sec. 1602. General definitions.
Subtitle A—Policy on Care, Management, and Transition of Servicemembers
With Serious Injuries or Illnesses
Sec. 1611. Comprehensive policy on care, management, and transition of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces with serious injuries or illnesses.
Sec. 1612. Consideration of needs of women members of the Armed Forces and
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Subtitle B—Health Care
Part I—Enhanced Availability of Care for Servicemembers
Sec. 1621. Medical care and other benefits for members and former members of
the Armed Forces with severe injuries or illnesses.
Sec. 1622. Reimbursement of certain former members of the uniformed services
with service-connected disabilities for travel for follow-on spe-
cialty care and related services.
Part II—Care and Services for Dependents
Sec. 1626. Medical care and services and support services for families of members
of the Armed Forces recovering from serious injuries or illnesses.
Sec. 1627. Extended benefits under TRICARE for primary caregivers of members
of the uniformed services who incur a serious injury or illness
on active duty.
Part III—Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Sec. 1631. Comprehensive plans on prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, and treat-
ment of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress dis-
order in members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 1632. Improvement of medical tracking system for members of the Armed
Forces deployed overseas.
Sec. 1633. Centers of excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treat-
ment, and rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury and post-
traumatic stress disorder.
Sec. 1634. Review of mental health services and treatment for female members of
the Armed Forces and veterans.
Sec. 1635. Funding for improved diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of
members of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury or
post-traumatic stress disorder.
Sec. 1636. Reports.
Part IV—Other Matters
Sec. 1641. Joint electronic health record for the Department of Defense and De-
partment of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 1642. Enhanced personnel authorities for the Department of Defense for
health care professionals for care and treatment of wounded and
injured members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 1643. Personnel shortages in the mental health workforce of the Department
of Defense, including personnel in the mental health workforce.
Subtitle C—Disability Matters
Part I—Disability Evaluations
Sec. 1651. Utilization of veterans’ presumption of sound condition in establishing
eligibility of members of the Armed Forces for retirement for dis-
ability.
Sec. 1652. Requirements and limitations on Department of Defense determina-
tions of disability with respect to members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 1653. Review of separation of members of the Armed Forces separated from
service with a disability rating of 20 percent disabled or less.
Sec. 1654. Pilot programs on revised and improved disability evaluation system
for members of the Armed Forces.
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Sec. 1655. Reports on Army action plan in response to deficiencies in the Army
Physical Disability Evaluation System.
Part II—Other Disability Matters
Sec. 1661. Enhancement of disability severance pay for members of the Armed
Forces.
Sec. 1662. Electronic transfer from the Department of Defense to the Department
of Veterans Affairs of documents supporting eligibility for bene-
fits.
Sec. 1663. Assessments of temporary disability retired list.
Subtitle D—Improvement of Facilities Housing Patients
Sec. 1671. Standards for military medical treatment facilities, specialty medical
care facilities, and military quarters housing patients.
Sec. 1672. Reports on Army action plan in response to deficiencies identified at
Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Sec. 1673. Construction of facilities required for the closure of Walter Reed Army
Medical Center, District of Columbia.
Subtitle E—Outreach and Related Information on Benefits
Sec. 1681. Handbook for members of the Armed Forces on compensation and ben-
efits available for serious injuries and illnesses.
Subtitle F—Other Matters
Sec. 1691. Study on physical and mental health and other readjustment needs of
members and former members of the Armed Forces who deployed
in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom
and their families.
TITLE XVII—VETERANS MATTERS
Sec. 1701. Sense of Congress on Department of Veterans Affairs efforts in the re-
habilitation and reintegration of veterans with traumatic brain
injury.
Sec. 1702. Individual rehabilitation and community reintegration plans for vet-
erans and others with traumatic brain injury.
Sec. 1703. Use of non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities for implementa-
tion of rehabilitation and community reintegration plans for
traumatic brain injury.
Sec. 1704. Research, education, and clinical care program on severe traumatic
brain injury.
Sec. 1705. Pilot program on assisted living services for veterans with traumatic
brain injury.
Sec. 1706. Research on traumatic brain injury.
Sec. 1707. Age-appropriate nursing home care.
Sec. 1708. Extension of period of eligibility for health care for combat service in
the Persian Gulf war or future hostilities.
Sec. 1709. Mental health: service-connection status and evaluations for certain
veterans.
Sec. 1710. Modification of requirements for furnishing outpatient dental services
to veterans with a service-connected dental condition or dis-
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Sec. 1711. Demonstration program on preventing veterans at-risk of homelessness
from becoming homeless.
Sec. 1712. Clarification of purpose of the outreach services program of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs.
TITLE XVIII—NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU MATTERS AND RELATED
MATTERS
Sec. 1801. Short title.
Sec. 1802. Expanded authority of Chief of the National Guard Bureau and ex-
panded functions of the National Guard Bureau.
Sec. 1803. Promotion of eligible reserve officers to lieutenant general and vice ad-
miral grades on the active-duty list.
Sec. 1804. Promotion of reserve officers to lieutenant general grade.
Sec. 1805. Requirement that position of Deputy Commander of the United States
northern command be filled by a qualified National Guard offi-
cer.
Sec. 1806. Requirement for Secretary of Defense to prepare annual plan for re-
sponse to natural disasters and terrorist events.
Sec. 1807. Additional reporting requirements relating to National Guard equip-
ment.
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. Termination of authority to carry out fiscal year 2007 Army projects
for which funds were not appropriated.
Sec. 2106. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2006 project.
Sec. 2107. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2005 project.
Sec. 2108. Technical amendments to the Military Construction Authorization Act
for 2007.
Sec. 2109. Ground lease, SOUTHCOM Headquarters Facility, Miami-Doral,
Florida.
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. Termination of authority to carry out fiscal year 2007 Navy projects
for which funds were not appropriated.
Sec. 2206. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2005 project.
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.
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Sec. 2305. Termination of authority to carry out fiscal year 2007 Air Force
projects for which funds were not appropriated.
Sec. 2306. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2006 project.
Sec. 2307. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2005 projects.
Sec. 2308. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2004 projects.
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.
Sec. 2404. Termination or modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal
year 2007 Defense Agencies projects.
Sec. 2405. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2005 projects.
Sec. 2406. Munitions demilitarization facilities, Blue Grass Army Depot, Ken-
tucky, and Pueblo Chemical Activity, Colorado.
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 Army National Guard construction and land acquisition
projects.
Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and
land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition
projects.
Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition
projects.
Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, Guard and Reserve.
Sec. 2607. Termination of authority to carry out fiscal year 2007 Guard and Re-
serve projects for which funds were not appropriated.
Sec. 2608. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2006 Air Force Re-
serve construction and acquisition projects.
Sec. 2609. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2005 projects.
Sec. 2610. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2004 projects.
Sec. 2611. Relocation of units from Roberts United States Army Reserve Center
and Navy-Marine Corps Reserve Center, Baton Rouge, Lou-
isiana.
TITLE XXVII—BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT ACTIVITIES
Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base closure and realignment ac-
tivities funded through Department of Defense Base Closure Ac-
count 1990.
Sec. 2702. Authorized base closure and realignment activities funded through De-
partment of Defense Base Closure Account 2005.
Sec. 2703. Authorization of appropriations for base closure and realignment ac-
tivities funded through Department of Defense Base Closure Ac-
count 2005.
Sec. 2704. Authorized cost and scope of work variations.
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TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A—Effective Date and Expiration of Authorizations
Sec. 2801. Effective Date.
Sec. 2802. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by
law.
Subtitle B—Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing
Changes
Sec. 2811. General military construction transfer authority.
Sec. 2812. Modifications of authority to lease military family housing.
Sec. 2813. Increase in thresholds for unspecified minor military construction
projects.
Sec. 2814. Modification and extension of temporary, limited authority to use op-
eration and maintenance funds for construction projects outside
the United States.
Sec. 2815. Temporary authority to support revitalization of Department of De-
fense laboratories through unspecified minor military construc-
tion projects.
Sec. 2816. Two-year extension of temporary program to use minor military con-
struction authority for construction of child development centers.
Sec. 2817. Extension of authority to accept equalization payments for facility ex-
changes.
Sec. 2818. Clarification of requirement for authorization of military construction.
Subtitle C—Real Property and Facilities Administration
Sec. 2831. Requirement to report transactions resulting in annual costs of more
than $750,000.
Sec. 2832. Modification of authority to lease non-excess property.
Sec. 2833. Enhanced flexibility to create or expand buffer zones.
Sec. 2834. Reports on Army and Marine Corps operational ranges.
Sec. 2835. Consolidation of real property provisions without substantive change.
Subtitle D—Base Closure and Realignment
Sec. 2841. Niagara Air Reserve Base, New York, basing report.
Sec. 2842. Comprehensive accounting of funding required to ensure timely imple-
mentation of 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Com-
mission recommendations.
Sec. 2843. Authority to relocate the Joint Spectrum Center to Fort Meade, Mary-
land.
Subtitle E—Land Conveyances
Sec. 2851. Land conveyance, Lynn Haven Fuel Depot, Lynn Haven, Florida.
Sec. 2852. Modification to land conveyance authority, Fort Bragg, North Caro-
lina.
Sec. 2853. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction, GSA property, Springfield,
Virginia.
Sec. 2854. Land conveyance, Lewis and Clark United States Army Reserve Cen-
ter, Bismarck, North Dakota.
Sec. 2855. Land exchange, Detroit, Michigan.
Sec. 2856. Transfer of jurisdiction, former Nike missile site, Grosse Ile, Michigan.
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Sec. 2857. Modification of lease of property, National Flight Academy at the Na-
tional Museum of Naval Aviation, Naval Air Station, Pensacola,
Florida.
Subtitle F—Other Matters
Sec. 2861. Report on condition of schools under jurisdiction of Department of De-
fense Education Activity.
Sec. 2862. Modification of land management restrictions applicable to Utah na-
tional defense lands.
Sec. 2863. Additional project in Rhode Island.
Sec. 2864. Sense of Congress on Department of Defense actions to address en-
croachment of military installations.
Sec. 2865. Report on water conservation projects.
Sec. 2866. Report on housing privatization initiatives.
Sec. 2867. Report on the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colorado.
Sec. 2868. Repeal of moratorium on improvements at Fort Buchanan, Puerto
Rico.
TITLE XXIX—WAR-RELATED MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
AUTHORIZATIONS
Sec. 2901. Authorized war-related Army construction and land acquisition
projects.
Sec. 2902. Authorization of war-related military construction appropriations,
Army.
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—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations
Sec. 3111. Reliable Replacement Warhead program.
Sec. 3112. Limitation on availability of funds for Fissile Materials Disposition
program.
Sec. 3113. Modification of limitations on availability of funds for Waste Treat-
ment and Immobilization Plant.
Subtitle C—Other Matters
Sec. 3121. Nuclear test readiness.
Sec. 3122. Sense of Congress on the nuclear non-proliferation policy of the United
States and the Reliable Replacement Warhead program.
Sec. 3123. Report on status of environmental management initiatives to accel-
erate the reduction of environmental risks and challenges posed
by the legacy of the Cold War.
Sec. 3124. Comptroller General report on Department of Energy protective force
management.
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Sec. 3125. Technical amendments.
Subtitle D—Nuclear Terrorism Prevention
Sec. 3131. Definitions.
Sec. 3132. Findings.
Sec. 3133. Sense of Congress on the prevention of nuclear terrorism.
Sec. 3134. Minimum security standard for nuclear weapons and formula quan-
tities of strategic special nuclear material.
Sec. 3135. Annual report.
Sec. 3136. Modification of reporting requirement.
Sec. 3137. Modification of sunset date of the Office of the Ombudsman of the En-
ergy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program.
Sec. 3138. Evaluation of National Nuclear Security Administration strategic
plan for advanced computing.
Sec. 3139. Agreements and reports on nuclear forensics capabilities.
TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD
Sec. 3201. Authorization.
DIVISION D—VETERAN SMALL BUSINESSES
Sec. 4001. Short title.
Sec. 4002. Definitions.
TITLE XLI—VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 4101. Increased funding for the Office of Veterans Business Development.
Sec. 4102. Interagency task force.
Sec. 4103. Permanent extension of SBA Advisory Committee on veterans business
affairs.
TITLE XLII—NATIONAL RESERVIST ENTERPRISE TRANSITION AND
SUSTAINABILITY
Sec. 4201. Short title.
Sec. 4202. Purpose.
Sec. 4203. National guard and reserve business assistance.
TITLE XLIII—RESERVIST PROGRAMS
Sec. 4301. Reservist programs.
Sec. 4302. Reservist loans.
Sec. 4303. Noncollateralized loans.
Sec. 4304. Loan priority.
Sec. 4305. Relief from time limitations for veteran-owned small businesses.
Sec. 4306. Service-disabled veterans.
Sec. 4307. Study on options for promoting positive working relations between em-
ployers and their Reserve component employees.
DIVISION E—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 5001. Short title.
TITLE LI—GENERAL
Sec. 5101. Commercial vessel chartering authority.
Sec. 5102. Maritime Administration vessel chartering authority.