791 
(b) FISCAL YEAR 1999 DISPOSAL AUTHORITY.—Sec-
tion 3303(a) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 
50 U.S.C. 98d note), as amended by section 3302 of the 
Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for 
Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2193), section 
3302 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3545), and sec-
tion 3302(a) of the John Warner National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 
Stat. 2513), is amended by striking ‘‘$1,016,000,000 by the 
end of fiscal year 2014’’ in paragraph (7) and inserting 
‘‘$1,469,102,000 by the end of fiscal year 2015’’. 
TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL 
PETROLEUM RESERVES 
Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. 
SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AMOUNT.—There are hereby authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary of Energy $17,301,000 for fiscal 
year 2008 for the purpose of carrying out activities under 
chapter 641 of title 10, United States Code, relating to the 
naval petroleum reserves. 
(b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in sub-
section (a) shall remain available until expended. 
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TITLE XXXV—MARITIME 
ADMINISTRATION 
Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2008. 
Sec. 3502. Temporary authority to transfer obsolete combatant vessels to Navy for 
disposal. 
SEC. 3501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIS-
CAL YEAR 2008. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2008, to be available without fiscal year limitation 
if so provided in appropriations Acts, for the use of the De-
partment of Transportation for the Maritime Administra-
tion as follows: 
(1) For expenses necessary for operations and 
training activities, $115,276,000, of which— 
(A) $13,850,000 shall remain available 
until expended for capital improvements at the 
United States Merchant Marine Academy; and 
(B) $8,218,000 shall remain available until 
expended for maintenance and repair of school 
ships at the State Maritime Academies. 
(2) For expenses to dispose of obsolete vessels in 
the National Defense Reserve Fleet, including provi-
sion of assistance under section 7 of Public Law 92– 
402, $20,000,000. 
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SEC. 3502. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER OBSO-
LETE COMBATANT VESSELS TO NAVY FOR 
DISPOSAL. 
The Secretary of Transportation shall, subject to the 
availability of appropriations and consistent with section 
1535 of title 31, United States Code, popularly known as 
the Economy Act, transfer to the Secretary of the Navy dur-
ing fiscal year 2008 for disposal by the Navy, no fewer than 
3 combatant vessels in the nonretention fleet of the Maritime 
Administration that are acceptable to the Secretary of the 
Navy. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, 
and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes.’’. 
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