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Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law
106–65; 22 U.S.C. 5952 note) is repealed.
(4) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 1303 of the
Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 22
U.S.C. 5952 note) is repealed.
(b) INAPPLICABILITY OF OTHER RESTRICTIONS.—Sec-
tion 502 of the Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian
Democracies and Open Markets Support Act of 1992 (22
U.S.C. 5852) shall not apply to any Cooperative Threat Re-
duction program.
SEC. 1306. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES STUDY OF
PREVENTION OF PROLIFERATION OF BIO-
LOGICAL WEAPONS.
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall enter into an arrangement with the National
Academy of Sciences under which the Academy shall carry
out a study to identify areas for cooperation with states
other than states of the former Soviet Union under the Co-
operative Threat Reduction program of the Department of
Defense in the prevention of proliferation of biological
weapons.
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(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED IN STUDY.—The Sec-
retary shall provide for the study under subsection (a) to
include the following:
(1) An assessment of trends in the biological
sciences and biotechnology that will affect the capa-
bilities of governments of developing countries to con-
trol the containment and use of dual-use technologies
of potential interest to terrorist organizations or indi-
viduals with hostile intentions.
(2) An assessment of the approaches to coopera-
tive threat reduction used by the states of the former
Soviet Union that are of special relevance in pre-
venting the proliferation of biological weapons in
other areas of the world.
(3) A review of programs of the United States
Government and other governments, international or-
ganizations, foundations, and other private sector en-
tities used in developing countries that are not states
of the former Soviet Union that may contribute to the
prevention of the proliferation of biological weapons.
(4) Recommendations on steps for integrating
activities of the Cooperative Threat Reduction pro-
gram relating to the prevention of the proliferation of
biological weapons with activities of other depart-
ments and agencies of the United States addressing
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problems and opportunities in developing countries
that are not states of the former Soviet Union.
(c) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31,
2008, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a re-
port on the study carried out under subsection (a).
(2) MATTERS
TO
BE
INCLUDED.—The report
under paragraph (1) shall include the following:
(A) The results of the study carried out
under subsection (a), including any report re-
ceived by the Secretary from the National Acad-
emy of Sciences on the study.
(B) An assessment by the Secretary of the
study.
(C) A statement of the actions, if any, to be
undertaken by the Secretary to implement any
recommendations in the study.
(3) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1)
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in-
clude a classified annex.
(d) FUNDING.—Of the amount authorized to be appro-
priated by section 301(18) for Cooperative Threat Reduc-
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tion programs, not more than $2,500,000 may be obligated
or expended to carry out this section.
TITLE XIV—OTHER
AUTHORIZATIONS
Subtitle A—Military Programs
SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2008 for the use of the Armed Forces and other
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for
providing capital for working capital and revolving funds
in amounts as follows:
(1) For the Defense Working Capital Funds,
$102,446,000.
(2) For the Defense Working Capital Fund, De-
fense Commissary, $1,250,300,000.
SEC. 1402. NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2008 for the National Defense Sealift Fund in the
amount of $1,044,194,000.
SEC. 1403. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2008 for expenses, not
otherwise provided for, for the Defense Health Program, in
the amount of $22,543,124,000, of which—