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‘‘(A) Expansion of the emphasis on corrosion prevention
and mitigation within the Department of Defense to include
coverage of infrastructure.
‘‘(B) Application uniformly throughout the Department of
Defense of requirements and criteria for the testing and certifi-
cation of new corrosion-prevention technologies for equipment
and infrastructure with similar characteristics, similar mis-
sions, or similar operating environments.
‘‘(C) Implementation of programs, including supporting
databases, to ensure that a focused and coordinated approach
is taken throughout the Department of Defense to collect,
review, validate, and distribute information on proven methods
and products that are relevant to the prevention of corrosion
of military equipment and infrastructure.
‘‘(D) Establishment of a coordinated research and develop-
ment program for the prevention and mitigation of corrosion
for new and existing military equipment and infrastructure
that includes a plan to transition new corrosion prevention
technologies into operational systems.
‘‘(3) The strategy shall include, for the matters specified in
paragraph (2), the following:
‘‘(A) Policy guidance.
‘‘(B) Performance measures and milestones.
‘‘(C) An assessment of the necessary personnel and funding
necessary to accomplish the long-term strategy.
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) The term ‘corrosion’ means the deterioration of a mate-
rial or its properties due to a reaction of that material with
its chemical environment.
‘‘(2) The term ‘military equipment’ includes all weapon
systems, weapon platforms, vehicles, and munitions of the
Department of Defense, and the components of such items.
‘‘(3) The term ‘infrastructure’ includes all buildings, struc-
tures, airfields, port facilities, surface and subterranean utility
systems, heating and cooling systems, fuel tanks, pavements,
and bridges.’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘2228. Military equipment and infrastructure: prevention and mitigation of corro-
sion.’’.
(b) DEADLINE FOR DESIGNATION OF RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL OR
ORGANIZATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall designate an officer,
employee, or standing board or committee of the Department of
Defense under subsection (a) of section 2228 of title 10, United
States Code, as added by subsection (a), not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) INTERIM REPORT.—When the President submits the budget
for fiscal year 2004 to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of
title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to Congress a report regarding the actions taken to that date
under section 2228 of title 10, United States Code, as added by
subsection (a). That report shall include the following:
(1) A description of the organizational structure for the
personnel carrying out the responsibilities of the official or
organization designated under subsection (a) of that section
with respect to the prevention and mitigation of corrosion.
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(2) An outline for the long-term strategy for prevention
and mitigation of corrosion required by subsection (c) of that
section and milestones for development of that strategy.
(d) DEADLINE
FOR LONG-TERM STRATEGY.—The Secretary of
Defense shall submit to Congress a report setting forth the long-
term strategy required under subsection (c) of section 2228 of title
10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), not later than
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(e) GAO REVIEW.—The Comptroller General shall monitor the
implementation of the long-term strategy required under subsection
(c) of section 2228 of title 10, United States Code, as added by
subsection (a), and, not later than 18 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, shall submit to Congress an assessment
of the extent to which that strategy has been implemented.
SEC. 1068. TRANSFER OF HISTORIC DF–9E PANTHER AIRCRAFT TO
WOMEN AIRFORCE SERVICE PILOTS MUSEUM.
(a) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.—The Secretary of the Navy may
convey, without consideration, to the Women Airforce Service Pilots
Museum in Quartzsite, Arizona (in this section referred to as the
‘‘W.A.S.P. Museum’’), all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to a DF–9E Panther aircraft (Bureau Number
125316). The conveyance shall be made by means of a conditional
deed of gift.
(b) CONDITION OF AIRCRAFT.—The aircraft shall be conveyed
under subsection (a) in its current unflyable, ‘‘as is’’ condition.
The Secretary is not required to repair or alter the condition of
the aircraft before conveying ownership of the aircraft.
(c) REVERTER UPON BREACH OF CONDITIONS.—The Secretary
shall include in the instrument of conveyance of the aircraft under
subsection (a) the following conditions:
(1) The W.A.S.P. Museum may not convey any ownership
interest in, or transfer possession of, the aircraft to any other
party without the prior approval of the Secretary.
(2) If the Secretary determines at any time that the
W.A.S.P. Museum has conveyed an ownership interest in, or
transferred possession of, the aircraft to any other party without
the prior approval of the Secretary, all right, title, and interest
in and to the aircraft, including any repair or alteration of
the aircraft, shall revert to the United States, and the United
States shall have the right of immediate possession of the
aircraft.
(d) CONVEYANCE AT NO COST TO THE UNITED STATES.—The
conveyance of the aircraft under subsection (a) shall be made at
no cost to the United States. Any costs associated with the convey-
ance, costs of determining compliance with subsection (b), and costs
of operation and maintenance of the aircraft conveyed shall be
borne by the W.A.S.P. Museum.
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with
a conveyance under this section as the Secretary considers appro-
priate to protect the interests of the United States.
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SEC. 1069. INCREASE IN AMOUNT AUTHORIZED TO BE EXPENDED FOR
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAM TO COMMEMO-
RATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE KOREAN WAR.
Section 1083(f)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 1998 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by striking
‘‘$7,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’.
TITLE XI—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
CIVILIAN PERSONNEL
Sec. 1101. Eligibility of Department of Defense nonappropriated fund employees for
long-term care insurance.
Sec. 1102. Extension of Department of Defense authority to make lump-sum sever-
ance payments.
Sec. 1103. Continuation of Federal Employee Health Benefits Program eligibility.
Sec. 1104. Certification for Department of Defense professional accounting posi-
tions.
SEC. 
1101. 
ELIGIBILITY 
OF 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE 
NON-
APPROPRIATED FUND EMPLOYEES FOR LONG-TERM
CARE INSURANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9001(1) of title 5, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’;
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the comma at the
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new
subparagraph:
‘‘(D) an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumen-
tality of the Department of Defense described in section
2105(c),’’.
(b) DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY.—Section 9002 of such title is
amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) as
subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new sub-
section (b):
‘‘(b) DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY REGARDING NONAPPROPRIATED
FUND INSTRUMENTALITIES.—The Secretary of Defense may deter-
mine that a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Depart-
ment of Defense is covered under this chapter or is covered under
an alternative long-term care insurance program.’’.
SEC. 1102. EXTENSION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORITY TO
MAKE LUMP-SUM SEVERANCE PAYMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5595(i)(4) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2006’’.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the Committees
on Armed Services and on Governmental Affairs of the Senate
and the Committees on Armed Services and on Government Reform
of the House of Representatives a report, including recommenda-
tions, on whether the authority under section 5595(i) of title 5,
United States Code, should be made permanent or expanded to
be made Governmentwide.
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SEC. 1103. CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS
PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY.
Paragraph (4)(B) of section 8905a(d) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2006’’;
and
(2) in clause (ii)—
(A) by striking ‘‘2004’’ and inserting ‘‘2007’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2006’’.
SEC. 1104. CERTIFICATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROFES-
SIONAL ACCOUNTING POSITIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 81 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘§ 1599d. Professional accounting positions: authority to pre-
scribe certification and credential standards
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
STANDARDS.—The Secretary of Defense may prescribe professional
certification and credential standards for professional accounting
positions within the Department of Defense. Any such standard
shall be prescribed as a Department of Defense regulation.
‘‘(b) WAIVER
AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may waive any
standard prescribed under subsection (a) whenever the Secretary
determines such a waiver to be appropriate.
‘‘(c) APPLICABILITY.—A standard prescribed under subsection
(a) shall not apply to any person employed by the Department
of Defense before the standard is prescribed.
‘‘(d) REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Con-
gress a report on the Secretary’s plans to provide training to appro-
priate Department of Defense personnel to meet any new profes-
sional and credential standards prescribed under subsection (a).
Such report shall be prepared in conjunction with the Director
of the Office of Personnel Management. Such a report shall be
submitted not later than one year after the effective date of any
regulations, or any revision to regulations, prescribed pursuant
to subsection (a).
‘‘(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘professional
accounting position’ means a position or group of positions in the
GS–510, GS–511, and GS–505 series that involves professional
accounting work.’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘1599d. Professional accounting positions: authority to prescribe certification and
credential standards.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Standards established pursuant to sec-
tion 1599d of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection
(a), may take effect no sooner than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
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TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO
OTHER NATIONS
Sec. 1201. Authority to provide administrative services and support for coalition li-
aison officers.
Sec. 1202. Authority to pay for certain travel of defense personnel of countries par-
ticipating in NATO Partnership for Peace program.
Sec. 1203. Limitation on funding for Joint Data Exchange Center in Moscow.
Sec. 1204. Support of United Nations-sponsored efforts to inspect and monitor Iraqi
weapons activities.
Sec. 1205. Comprehensive annual report to Congress on coordination and integra-
tion of all United States nonproliferation activities.
Sec. 1206. Report requirement regarding Russian proliferation to Iran and other
countries of proliferation concern.
Sec. 1207. Monitoring of implementation of 1979 agreement between the United
States and China on cooperation in science and technology.
Sec. 1208. Extension of certain counterproliferation activities and programs.
Sec. 1209. Semiannual report by Director of Central Intelligence on contributions
by foreign persons to efforts by countries of proliferation concern to ob-
tain weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems.
Sec. 1210. Report on feasibility and advisability of senior officer exchanges between
the Armed Forces of the United States and the military forces of Tai-
wan.
Sec. 1211. Report on United States force structure in the Pacific.
SEC. 1201. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND
SUPPORT FOR COALITION LIAISON OFFICERS.
(a) AUTHORITY.—(1) Chapter 53 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after section 1051 the following new section:
‘‘§ 1051a. Coalition liaison officers: administrative services
and support; travel, subsistence, and other per-
sonal expenses
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may provide
administrative services and support for the performance of duties
by a liaison officer of another nation involved in a coalition with
the United States while the liaison officer is assigned temporarily
to the headquarters of a combatant command, component command,
or subordinate operational command of the United States in connec-
tion with the planning for, or conduct of, a coalition operation.
‘‘(b) TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE EXPENSES.—(1) The Secretary
may pay the expenses specified in paragraph (2) of a liaison officer
of a developing country in connection with the assignment of that
officer to the headquarters of a combatant command as described
in subsection (a), if the assignment is requested by the commander
of the combatant command.
‘‘(2) Expenses of a liaison officer that may be paid under para-
graph (1) in connection with an assignment described in that para-
graph are the following:
‘‘(A) Travel and subsistence expenses.
‘‘(B) Personal expenses directly necessary to carry out the
duties of that officer in connection with that assignment.
‘‘(c) REIMBURSEMENT.—To the extent that the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate, the Secretary may provide the services and
support authorized by subsection (a) and the expenses authorized
by subsection (b) with or without reimbursement from (or on behalf
of) the recipients.
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) The term ‘administrative services and support’ includes
base or installation support services, office space, utilities,
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copying services, fire and police protection, and computer sup-
port.
‘‘(2) The term ‘coalition’ means an ad hoc arrangement
between or among the United States and one or more other
nations for common action.
‘‘(e) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority under this sec-
tion shall expire on September 30, 2005.’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1051
the following new item:
‘‘1051a. Coalition liaison officers: administrative services and support; travel, sub-
sistence, and other personal expenses.’’.
(b) GAO REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2005, the Comp-
troller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and House of Representatives a report providing
an assessment of the implementation of section 1051a of title 10,
United States Code, as added by subsection (a). The assessment
shall include the following:
(1) A description of the benefits to coalition operations
of the authority provided by that section.
(2) A statement of the cost to the Department of Defense
of the use of the authority provided by that section.
(3) A summary of activities carried out under the authority
provided by that section, including (A) the number of liaison
officers for whom administrative services and support or
expenses were provided under that authority and their coun-
tries of origin, and (B) the type of services, support, and
expenses provided.
SEC. 1202. AUTHORITY TO PAY FOR CERTAIN TRAVEL OF DEFENSE
PERSONNEL OF COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING IN NATO
PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE PROGRAM.
(a) AUTHORITY FOR USE OF FUNDS.—Section 1051(b) of title
10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and
inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new para-
graph (3):
‘‘(3) In the case of defense personnel of a developing country
that is not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
and that is participating in the Partnership for Peace program
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), expenses author-
ized to be paid under subsection (a) may be paid in connection
with travel of personnel to the territory of any of the countries
participating in the Partnership for Peace program or the territory
of any NATO member country.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection
(a) shall apply only with respect to travel performed on or after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 1203. LIMITATION ON FUNDING FOR JOINT DATA EXCHANGE
CENTER IN MOSCOW.
(a) LIMITATION.—Not more than 50 percent of the funds made
available to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2003 for
activities associated with the Joint Data Exchange Center in
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Moscow, Russia, may be obligated or expended for any such activity
until—
(1) the United States and the Russian Federation enter
into a cost-sharing agreement as described in subsection (d)
of section 1231 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law
by Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–329);
(2) the United States and the Russian Federation enter
into an agreement or agreements exempting the United States
and any United States person from Russian taxes, and from
liability under Russian laws, with respect to activities associ-
ated with the Joint Data Exchange Center;
(3) the Secretary of Defense submits to the Committee
on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives a copy of each agree-
ment referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2); and
(4) a period of 30 days has expired after the date of the
final submission under paragraph (3).
(b) JOINT DATA EXCHANGE CENTER.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘Joint Data Exchange Center’’ means the United
States-Russian Federation joint center for the exchange of data
to provide early warning of launches of ballistic missiles and for
notification of such launches that is provided for in a joint United
States-Russian Federation memorandum of agreement signed in
Moscow in June 2000.
SEC. 1204. SUPPORT OF UNITED NATIONS-SPONSORED EFFORTS TO
INSPECT AND MONITOR IRAQI WEAPONS ACTIVITIES.
(a) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE IN FISCAL YEAR
2003.—The total amount of the assistance for fiscal year 2003
that is provided by the Secretary of Defense under section 1505
of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Control Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C.
5859a) as activities of the Department of Defense in support of
activities under that Act may not exceed $15,000,000.
(b) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.—Sub-
section (f) of section 1505 of the Weapons of Mass Destruction
Control Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5859a) is amended by striking
‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2003’’.
SEC. 1205. COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON
COORDINATION AND INTEGRATION OF ALL UNITED
STATES NONPROLIFERATION ACTIVITIES.
Section 1205 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107–107; 115 Stat. 1247) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN.—(1) Not
later than January 31, 2003, and each year thereafter, the President
shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation of the
plan required by subsection (a) during the preceding year.
‘‘(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include—
‘‘(A) a discussion of progress made during the year covered
by such report in the matters of the plan required by subsection
(a);
‘‘(B) a discussion of consultations with foreign nations, and
in particular the Russian Federation, during such year on joint
programs to implement the plan;
‘‘(C) a discussion of cooperation, coordination, and integra-
tion during such year in the implementation of the plan among
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the various departments and agencies of the United States
Government, as well as private entities that share objectives
similar to the objectives of the plan; and
‘‘(D) any recommendations that the President considers
appropriate regarding modifications to law or regulations, or
to the administration or organization of any Federal department
or agency, in order to improve the effectiveness of any programs
carried out during such year in the implementation of the
plan.’’.
SEC. 1206. REPORT REQUIREMENT REGARDING RUSSIAN PROLIFERA-
TION TO IRAN AND OTHER COUNTRIES OF PROLIFERA-
TION CONCERN.
(a) REPORT REQUIREMENT.—Not later than March 15 of 2003
through 2009, the President shall submit to Congress a report
(in unclassified and classified form as necessary) describing in detail
Russian proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic
missile goods, technology, expertise, and information, and of dual-
use items that may contribute to the development of weapons
of mass destruction and ballistic missiles, to Iran and to other
countries of proliferation concern during the year preceding the
year in which the report is submitted. The report shall include
a detailed description of the following, for the year covered by
the report:
(1) The number, type, and quality of direct and dual-use
weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile goods, tech-
nology, expertise, and information transferred.
(2) The form, location, and manner in which such transfers
took place.
(3) The contribution that such transfers could make to
the recipient countries’ weapons of mass destruction and
ballistic missile programs, and an estimate of how soon such
countries will test, possess, and deploy weapons of mass
destruction and ballistic missiles.
(4) The impact and consequences that such transfers have,
and could have over the next 10 years—
(A) on United States national security;
(B) on United States military forces deployed in the
region to which such transfers are being made;
(C) on United States allies, friends, and interests in
that region; and
(D) on the military capabilities of the country receiving
such transfers from Russia.
(5) The policy and strategy that the President intends
to employ to halt Russian proliferation, the policy tools that
the President intends to use to carry out that policy and
strategy, the rationale for employing such tools, and the
timeline by which the President expects to see material progress
in ending Russian proliferation of direct and dual-use weapons
of mass destruction and missile goods, technology, expertise,
and information.
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘country of prolifera-
tion concern’’ means any country identified by the Director of Cen-
tral Intelligence as having engaged in the acquisition of dual-
use and other technology useful for the development or production
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of weapons of mass destruction (including nuclear weapons, chem-
ical weapons, and biological weapons) or advanced conventional
munitions—
(1) in the most recent report under section 721 of the
Combatting Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Act
of 1996 (title VII of Public Law 104–293; 50 U.S.C. 2366);
or
(2) in any successor report on the acquisition by foreign
countries of dual-use and other technology useful for the
development or production of weapons of mass destruction.
SEC. 1207. MONITORING OF IMPLEMENTATION OF 1979 AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA ON COOPERA-
TION IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall—
(1) monitor the implementation of the Agreement specified
in subsection (c);
(2) keep a systematic account of the protocols to the Agree-
ment;
(3) coordinate the activities of all agencies of the United
States Government that carry out cooperative activities under
the Agreement; and
(4) ensure that all activities conducted under the Agree-
ment comply with applicable laws and regulations concerning
the transfer of militarily sensitive technologies and dual-use
technologies.
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECH-
NOLOGY COOPERATION.—Except as otherwise provided by the Sec-
retary of State, the functions of the Secretary under this section
shall be carried out through the Director of the Office of Science
and Technology Cooperation of the Department of State.
(c) AGREEMENT DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘Agreement’’ means the agreement between the United States
and the People’s Republic of China known as the ‘‘Agreement
between the Government of the United States of America and
the Government of the People’s Republic of China on Cooperation
in Science and Technology’’, signed in Washington on January 31,
1979, and its protocols.
(d) BIENNIAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—(1) Not later than April
1 of each even-numbered year, the Secretary of State shall submit
to Congress a report on the implementation of the Agreement
and on activities under the Agreement. Each such report shall
be submitted in both classified and unclassified form, as necessary.
(2) Each report under this subsection shall provide an evalua-
tion of the benefits of the Agreement to the economy, to the military,
and to the industrial base of the People’s Republic of China and
shall include the following:
(A) An accounting of all activities conducted under the
Agreement since the previous report (or, in the case of the
first report, since the Agreement was entered into) and a projec-
tion of activities to be undertaken under the Agreement during
the next two years.
(B) An estimate of the costs to the United States to admin-
ister the Agreement during the period covered by the report.
(C) An assessment of how the Agreement has influenced
the foreign and domestic policies of the People’s Republic of