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(b) 
REPEAL
OF
SECRETARY
OF
DEFENSE
FLEXIBILITY
AUTHORITY.—Subsection (e) of such section is repealed.
SEC. 403. EXPANDED AUTHORITY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE INCREASES
IN STATUTORY ACTIVE-DUTY END STRENGTHS.
(a) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AUTHORITY.—Subsection (c)(1) of
section 115 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking
‘‘2 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘3 percent’’.
(b) SERVICE SECRETARY AUTHORITY.—Such section is further
amended by inserting after subsection (e) the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(f) Upon determination by the Secretary of a military depart-
ment that such action would enhance manning and readiness in
essential units or in critical specialties or ratings, the Secretary
may increase the end strength authorized pursuant to subsection
(a)(1)(A) for a fiscal year for the armed force under the jurisdiction
of that Secretary or, in the case of the Secretary of the Navy,
for any of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of that Secretary.
Any such increase for a fiscal year—
‘‘(1) shall be by a number equal to not more than 2 percent
of such authorized end strength; and
‘‘(2) shall be counted as part of the increase for that armed
force for that fiscal year authorized under subsection (c)(1).’’.
SEC. 404. GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICER MANAGEMENT.
(a) EXCLUSION OF SENIOR MILITARY ASSISTANT TO THE SEC-
RETARY OF DEFENSE FROM LIMITATION ON ACTIVE DUTY OFFICERS
IN GRADES ABOVE MAJOR GENERAL AND REAR ADMIRAL.—Effective
on the date specified in subsection (d), section 525(b) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(8) An officer while serving in a position designated by the
Secretary of Defense as Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary
of Defense, if serving in the grade of lieutenant general or vice
admiral, is in addition to the number that otherwise would be
permitted for that officer’s armed force for that grade under para-
graph (1) or (2). Only one officer may be designated as Senior
Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for purposes of this
paragraph.’’.
(b) INCREASE IN NUMBER OF LIEUTENANT GENERALS AUTHOR-
IZED FOR THE MARINE CORPS.—Paragraph (2)(B) of such section
is amended by striking ‘‘16.2 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘17.5 percent’’.
(c) REVIEW OF ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE GENERAL AND FLAG
OFFICER AUTHORIZATIONS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall
submit to Congress a report containing any recommendations of
the Secretary (together with the rationale of the Secretary for
the recommendations) concerning the following:
(A) Revision of the limitations on general and flag officer
grade authorizations and distribution in grade prescribed by
sections 525, 526, and 12004 of title 10, United States Code.
(B) Statutory designation of the positions and grades of
any additional general and flag officers in the commands speci-
fied in chapter 1006 of title 10, United States Code, and the
reserve component offices specified in sections 3038, 5143, 5144,
and 8038 of such title.
(2) The provisions of subsection (b) through (e) of section 1213
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997
(Public Law 104–201; 110 Stat. 2694) shall apply to the report
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under paragraph (1) in the same manner as they applied to the
report required by subsection (a) of that section.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall take effect on the date of the receipt by Congress of the
report required by subsection (c).
SEC. 405. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES RELATING TO
MANAGEMENT OF NUMBERS OF GENERAL AND FLAG
OFFICERS IN CERTAIN GRADES.
(a) SENIOR JOINT OFFICER POSITIONS.—Section 604(c) of title
10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘September 30,
2003’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2004’’.
(b) DISTRIBUTION OF OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY IN GENERAL
AND FLAG OFFICER GRADES.—Section 525(b)(5)(C) of such title is
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘December
31, 2004’’.
(c) AUTHORIZED STRENGTH FOR GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS
ON ACTIVE DUTY.—Section 526(b)(3) of such title is amended by
striking ‘‘October 1, 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2004’’.
SEC. 406. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED STRENGTHS FOR MARINE CORPS
OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE GRADE OF COLONEL.
The table in section 523(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by striking the figures under the heading ‘‘Colonel’’
in the portion of the table relating to the Marine Corps and inserting
the following:
‘‘571
632
653
673
694
715
735’’.
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces
SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Armed Forces are authorized strengths
for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as of
September 30, 2003, as follows:
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 350,000.
(2) The Army Reserve, 205,000.
(3) The Naval Reserve, 87,800.
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 39,558.
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 106,600.
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 75,600.
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 9,000.
(b) ADJUSTMENTS.—The end strengths prescribed by subsection
(a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve component shall be
proportionately reduced by—
(1) the total authorized strength of units organized to serve
as units of the Selected Reserve of such component which
are on active duty (other than for training) at the end of
the fiscal year; and
(2) the total number of individual members not in units
organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such
component who are on active duty (other than for training
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or for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their
consent at the end of the fiscal year.
Whenever such units or such individual members are released
from active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength prescribed
for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such reserve compo-
nent shall be proportionately increased by the total authorized
strengths of such units and by the total number of such individual
members.
SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUP-
PORT OF THE RESERVES.
Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the
reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of
September 30, 2003, the following number of Reserves to be serving
on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the case of members
of the National Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering,
recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components:
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 24,562.
(2) The Army Reserve, 14,070.
(3) The Naval Reserve, 14,572.
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261.
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 11,727.
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 1,498.
SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL
STATUS).
The minimum number of military technicians (dual status)
as of the last day of fiscal year 2003 for the reserve components
of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129 of
title 10, United States Code) shall be the following:
(1) For the Army National Guard of the United States,
24,102.
(2) For the Army Reserve, 6,599.
(3) For the Air National Guard of the United States,
22,495.
(4) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,911.
SEC. 414. FISCAL YEAR 2003 LIMITATION ON NON-DUAL STATUS
TECHNICIANS.
(a) ARMY.—The number of non-dual status technicians
employed by the reserve components of the Army as of September
30, 2003, may not exceed the following:
(1) For the Army Reserve, 995.
(2) For the Army National Guard of the United States,
1,600, to be counted within the limitation specified in section
10217(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code.
(b) AIR FORCE.—The number of non-dual status technicians
employed by the reserve components of the Army and the Air
Force as of September 30, 2003, may not exceed the following:
(1) For the Air Force Reserve, 90.
(2) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 350,
to be counted within the limitation specified in section
10217(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code.
(c) NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS DEFINED.—In this section,
the term ‘‘non-dual status technician’’ has the meaning given that
term in section 10217(a) of title 10, United States Code.
(d) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 10217(c)(2) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended—
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(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Effective October
1, 2002, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘after the preceding
sentence takes effect’’.
Subtitle C—Authorization of
Appropriations
SEC. 421. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MILITARY PER-
SONNEL.
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Defense for military personnel for fiscal year 2003 a total
of $93,829,525,000. The authorization in the preceding sentence
supersedes any other authorization of appropriations (definite or
indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2003.
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL
POLICY
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy
Sec. 501. Extension of good-of-the-service waiver authority for officers appointed to
a Reserve Chief or Guard Director position.
Sec. 502. Exclusion of certain officers from limitation on authority to grant a waiv-
er of required completion or sequencing for joint professional military
education.
Sec. 503. Extension and codification of authority for recall of retired aviators to ac-
tive duty.
Sec. 504. Grades for certain positions.
Sec. 505. Reinstatement of authority to reduce three-year time-in-grade require-
ment for retirement in grade for officers in grades above major and lieu-
tenant commander.
Sec. 506. Authority to require that an officer take leave pending review of a rec-
ommendation for removal by a board of inquiry.
Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management
Sec. 511. Reviews of National Guard strength accounting and management and
other issues.
Sec. 512. Courts-martial for the National Guard when not in Federal service.
Sec. 513. Fiscal year 2003 funding for military personnel costs of reserve compo-
nent Special Operations Forces personnel engaged in humanitarian as-
sistance activities relating to clearing of landmines.
Sec. 514. Use of Reserves to perform duties relating to defense against terrorism.
Sec. 515. Repeal of prohibition on use of Air Force Reserve AGR personnel for Air
Force base security functions.
Subtitle C—Reserve Component Officer Personnel Policy
Sec. 521. Eligibility for consideration for promotion to grade of major general for
certain reserve component brigadier generals who do not otherwise
qualify for consideration for promotion under the one-year rule.
Sec. 522. Authority for limited extension of medical deferment of mandatory retire-
ment or separation of reserve component officers.
Subtitle D—Enlistment, Education, and Training Programs
Sec. 531. Enlistment incentives for pursuit of skills to facilitate national service.
Sec. 532. Authority for phased increase to 4,400 in authorized strengths for the
service academies.
Sec. 533. Enhancement of reserve component delayed training program.
Sec. 534. Review of Armed Forces programs for preparation for, participation in,
and conduct of athletic competitions.
Sec. 535. Repeal of bar to eligibility of Army College First program participants for
benefits under student loan repayment program.
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Subtitle E—Decorations, Awards, and Commendations
Sec. 541. Waiver of time limitations for award of Army Distinguished-Service Cross
to certain persons.
Sec. 542. Option to convert award of Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal awarded
for Operation Frequent Wind to Vietnam Service Medal.
Sec. 543 . Korea Defense Service Medal.
Sec. 544 . Commendation of military chaplains.
Subtitle F—Administrative Matters
Sec. 551. Staffing and funding for Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Of-
fice.
Sec. 552. Three-year freeze on reductions of personnel of agencies responsible for
review and correction of military records.
Sec. 553. Authority for acceptance of voluntary services of individuals as proctors
for administration of Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test.
Sec. 554. Extension of temporary early retirement authority.
Subtitle G—Matters Relating to Minorities and Women in the Armed Forces
Sec. 561. Surveys of racial and ethnic issues and of gender issues in the Armed
Forces.
Sec. 562. Annual report on status of female members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 563. Wear of abayas by female members of the Armed Forces in Saudi Arabia.
Subtitle H—Benefits
Sec. 571. Department of Defense support for persons participating in military fu-
neral honors details.
Sec. 572. Emergency leave of absence program.
Sec. 573. Enhanced flexibility in medical loan repayment program.
Sec. 574. Destinations authorized for Government paid transportation of enlisted
personnel for rest and recuperation absence upon extending duty at des-
ignated locations overseas.
Sec. 575. Vehicle storage in lieu of transportation when member is ordered to a
nonforeign duty station outside continental United States.
Subtitle I—Reports
Sec. 581. Quadrennial quality of life review.
Sec. 582. Report on desirability and feasibility of consolidating separate courses of
basic instruction for judge advocates.
Sec. 583. Reports on efforts to resolve status of Captain Michael Scott Speicher,
United States Navy.
Sec. 584. Report on volunteer services of members of the reserve components in
emergency response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy
SEC. 501. EXTENSION OF GOOD-OF-THE-SERVICE WAIVER AUTHORITY
FOR OFFICERS APPOINTED TO A RESERVE CHIEF OR
GUARD DIRECTOR POSITION.
(a) WAIVER
OF REQUIREMENT
FOR SIGNIFICANT JOINT DUTY
EXPERIENCE.—Sections 3038(b)(4), 5143(b)(4), 5144(b)(4), 8038(b)(4),
and 10506(a)(3)(D) of title 10, United States Code, are each amended
by striking ‘‘October 1, 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2004’’.
(b) REPORT ON FUTURE IMPLEMENTATION OF REQUIREMENT.—
Not later than May 1, 2003, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report—
(1) setting forth the steps that have been taken by the
Secretary, the Secretaries of the military departments, and
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to ensure that Reserve
and National Guard officers receive significant joint duty
experience; and
(2) specifying the date by which no further extension of
the waiver authority under the sections amended by subsection
(a) will be required.
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SEC. 502. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN OFFICERS FROM LIMITATION ON
AUTHORITY TO GRANT A WAIVER OF REQUIRED COMPLE-
TION OR SEQUENCING FOR JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILI-
TARY EDUCATION.
(a) EXCLUSION FROM LIMITATION.—There shall be excluded from
counting for purposes of the 10-percent limitation set forth in the
last sentence of section 661(c)(3)(D) of title 10, United States Code
(limiting the authority to grant waivers related to sequencing or
completion of program of joint professional military education),
any officer selected for the joint specialty who—
(1) on December 28, 2001, met the requirements of section
661(c) of such title for nomination for the joint specialty, but
who had not been nominated for that specialty before that
date by the Secretary of the military department concerned;
and
(2) before the date of the enactment of this Act was auto-
matically nominated for the joint specialty as a result of section
661(b)(2) of such title.
(b) TERMINATION.—The provisions of subsection (a) shall termi-
nate on October 1, 2006.
(c) CROSS-REFERENCE CORRECTION.—Section 661(c)(3)(E) of title
10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘subparagraph’’
and inserting ‘‘paragraph’’.
SEC. 503. EXTENSION AND CODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR RECALL
OF RETIRED AVIATORS TO ACTIVE DUTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 39 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 688 the following new
section:
‘‘§ 688a. Retired aviators: temporary authority to order to
active duty
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of a military department may
order to active duty a retired officer having expertise as an aviator
to fill staff positions normally filled by aviators on active duty.
Any such order may be made only with the consent of the officer
ordered to active duty and in accordance with an agreement between
the Secretary and the officer.
‘‘(b) DURATION.—The period of active duty of an officer under
an order to active duty under subsection (a) shall be specified
in the agreement entered into under that subsection.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—No more than a total of 500 officers may
be on active duty at any time under subsection (a).
‘‘(d) RELATIONSHIP
TO OTHER AUTHORITY.—The authority to
order a retired officer to active duty under this section is in addition
to the authority under section 688 of this title or any other provision
of law authorizing the Secretary concerned to order a retired
member to active duty.
‘‘(e) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—Officers ordered
to active duty under subsection (a) shall not be counted for purposes
of section 688 or 690 of this title.
‘‘(f) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—An officer may not be ordered
to active duty under this section after September 30, 2008.’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 688
the following new item:
‘‘688a. Retired aviators: temporary authority to order to active duty.’’.
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(b) GRADE IN WHICH ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY AND UPON
RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY.—(1) Section 689 of such title is
amended by inserting ‘‘or 688a’’ after ‘‘section 688’’ each place
it appears.
(2) The provisions of section 689(d) of title 10, United States
Code, shall apply with respect to an officer ordered to active duty
under section 501 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 589) before the
date of the enactment of this Act in the same manner as such
provisions apply to an officer ordered to active duty under section
688 of such title.
(c) TRANSITION PROVISION.—Any officer ordered to active duty
under section 501 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 589) who continues
on active duty under such order to active duty after the date
of the enactment of this Act shall be counted for purposes of
the limitation under subsection (c) of section 688a of title 10,
United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
SEC. 504. GRADES FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS.
(a) HEADS OF NURSE CORPS.—(1) Section 3069(b) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘brigadier general’’
in the second sentence and inserting ‘‘major general’’.
(2) The first sentence of section 5150(c) of such title is
amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘rear admiral, in the case of an officer
in the Nurse Corps, or’’ after ‘‘for promotion to the grade
of’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘, in the case of an officer in the Medical
Service Corps’’ after ‘‘rear admiral (lower half)’’.
(3) Section 8069(b) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘briga-
dier general’’ in the second sentence and inserting ‘‘major general’’.
(b) CHIEF OF VETERINARY CORPS OF THE ARMY.—(1) Chapter
307 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following
new section:
‘‘§ 3084. Chief of Veterinary Corps; grade
‘‘The Chief of the Veterinary Corps of the Army serves in
the grade of brigadier general. An officer appointed to that position
who holds a lower grade shall be appointed in the grade of brigadier
general.’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘3084. Chief of Veterinary Corps: grade.’’.
(c) CHIEF
OF
LEGISLATIVE
LIAISON
OF
THE
ARMY.—(1)(A)
Chapter 303 of such title is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
‘‘§ 3023. Chief of Legislative Liaison
‘‘(a) There is a Chief of Legislative Liaison in the Department
of the Army. An officer assigned to that position shall be an officer
in the grade of major general.
‘‘(b) The Chief of Legislative Liaison shall perform legislative
affairs functions as specified for the Office of the Secretary of
the Army by section 3014(c)(1)(F) of this title.’’.
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(B) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘3023. Chief of Legislative Liaison.’’.
(2) Section 3014(b) of such title is amended—
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs
(7) and (8), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new
paragraph (6):
‘‘(6) The Chief of Legislative Liaison.’’.
(d) LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS POSITIONS OF THE NAVY AND MARINE
CORPS.—(1)(A) Chapter 503 of such title is amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
‘‘§ 5027. Chief of Legislative Affairs
‘‘(a) There is a Chief of Legislative Affairs in the Department
of the Navy. An officer assigned to that position shall be an officer
in the grade of rear admiral.
‘‘(b) The Chief of Legislative Affairs shall perform legislative
affairs functions as specified for the Office of the Secretary of
the Navy by section 5014(c)(1)(F) of this title.’’.
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘5027. Chief of Legislative Affairs.’’.
(2) Section 5014(b) of such title is amended—
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs
(7) and (8), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new
paragraph (6):
‘‘(6) The Chief of Legislative Affairs.’’.
(3)(A) Chapter 506 of such title is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
‘‘§ 5047. Legislative Assistant to the Commandant
‘‘There is in the Marine Corps a Legislative Assistant to the
Commandant. An officer assigned to that position shall be in a
grade above colonel.’’.
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘5047. Legislative Assistant to the Commandant.’’.
(e) CHIEF OF LEGISLATIVE LIAISON OF THE AIR FORCE.—(1)(A)
Chapter 803 of such title is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
‘‘§ 8023. Chief of Legislative Liaison
‘‘(a) There is a Chief of Legislative Liaison in the Department
of the Air Force. An officer assigned to that position shall be
an officer in the grade of major general.
‘‘(b) The Chief of Legislative Liaison shall perform legislative
affairs functions as specified for the Office of the Secretary of
the Air Force by section 8014(c)(1)(F) of this title.’’.
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘8023. Chief of Legislative Liaison.’’.
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(2) Section 8014(b) of such title is amended—
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs
(6) and (7), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new
paragraph (5):
‘‘(5) The Chief of Legislative Liaison.’’.
(f) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE CORRECT STATUTORY
TITLE OF GRADE.—Section 5022(a)(2) of such title is amended by
striking ‘‘(upper half)’’.
SEC. 505. REINSTATEMENT OF AUTHORITY TO REDUCE THREE-YEAR
TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT FOR RETIREMENT IN
GRADE FOR OFFICERS IN GRADES ABOVE MAJOR AND
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER.
(a) OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY.—Subsection (a)(2) of section
1370 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘during the period
beginning on October 1, 1990, and ending on December 31,
2001’’ and inserting ‘‘during the period beginning on October
1, 2002, and ending on December 31, 2003’’;
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subpara-
graphs (D) and (E), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new
subparagraphs (B) and (C):
‘‘(B) In the case of an officer to be retired in a general or
flag officer grade, authority provided by the Secretary of Defense
to the Secretary of a military department under subparagraph
(A) may be exercised with respect to that officer only if approved
by the Secretary of Defense or another civilian official in the Office
of the Secretary of Defense appointed by the President, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate.
‘‘(C) Authority provided by the Secretary of Defense to the
Secretary of a military department under subparagraph (A) may
be delegated within that military department only to a civilian
official of that military department appointed by the President,
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.’’.
(b) RESERVE OFFICERS.—Subsection (d) of such section is
amended—
(1) by designating the second sentence of paragraph (5)
as paragraph (6) and in that paragraph by striking ‘‘this para-
graph’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (5)’’; and
(2) in paragraph (5)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(5)’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘in the case of retirements effective
during the period beginning on October 17, 1998, and
ending on December 31, 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘in the case
of transfers to the Retired Reserve and discharges of retire-
ment-qualified officers effective during the period beginning
on October 1, 2002, and ending on December 31, 2003’’;
and
(C) by adding at the end (before paragraph (6) as
designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs:
‘‘(B) In the case of a person who, upon transfer to the Retired
Reserve or discharge, is to be credited with satisfactory service
in a general or flag officer grade under paragraph (1), authority
provided by the Secretary of Defense to the Secretary of a military
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department under subparagraph (A) may be exercised with respect
to that person only if approved by the Secretary of Defense or
another civilian official in the Office of the Secretary of Defense
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate.
‘‘(C) Authority provided by the Secretary of Defense to the
Secretary of a military department under subparagraph (A) may
be delegated within that military department only to a civilian
official of that military department appointed by the President,
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.’’.
(c) ADVANCE NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Such section is further
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) ADVANCE NOTICE TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—(1) In
the case of an officer to be retired in a grade that is a general
or flag officer grade who is eligible to retire in that grade only
by reason of an exercise of authority under paragraph (2) of sub-
section (a) to reduce the three-year service-in-grade requirement
otherwise applicable under that paragraph, the Secretary of
Defense, before the officer is retired in that grade, shall notify
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives of the exercise
of authority under that paragraph with respect to that officer.
‘‘(2) In the case of a person to be credited under subsection
(d) with satisfactory service in a grade that is a general or flag
officer grade who is eligible to be credited with such service in
that grade only by reason of an exercise of authority under para-
graph (5) of that subsection to reduce the three-year service-in-
grade requirement otherwise applicable under paragraph (3)(A) of
that subsection, the Secretary of Defense, before the person is
credited with such satisfactory service in that grade, shall notify
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives of the exercise
of authority under paragraph (5) of that subsection with respect
to that officer.
‘‘(3) In the case of an officer to whom subsection (c) applies,
the requirement for notification under paragraph (1) is satisfied
if the notification is included in the certification submitted with
respect to that officer under paragraph (1) of such subsection.’’.
SEC. 506. AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE THAT AN OFFICER TAKE LEAVE
PENDING 
REVIEW 
OF 
A 
RECOMMENDATION 
FOR
REMOVAL BY A BOARD OF INQUIRY.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 1182(c) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(c)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(2) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned,
an officer as to whom a board of inquiry makes a recommendation
under paragraph (1) that the officer not be retained on active
duty may be required to take leave pending the completion of
the officer’s case under this chapter. The officer may be required
to begin such leave at any time following the officer’s receipt of
the report of the board of inquiry, including the board’s rec-
ommendation for removal from active duty, and the expiration
of any period allowed for submission by the officer of a rebuttal
to that report. The leave may be continued until the date on
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which action by the Secretary concerned on the officer’s case is
completed or may be terminated at any earlier time.’’.
(b) PAYMENT
FOR
MANDATORY
EXCESS
LEAVE
UPON
DIS-
APPROVAL
OF CERTAIN INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION RECOMMENDA-
TIONS.—Chapter 40 of such title is amended by inserting after
section 707 the following new section:
‘‘§ 707a. Payment upon disapproval of certain board of
inquiry 
recommendations 
for 
excess 
leave
required to be taken
‘‘(a) An officer—
‘‘(1) who is required to take leave under section 1182(c)(2)
of this title, any period of which is charged as excess leave
under section 706(a) of this title, and
‘‘(2) whose recommendation for removal from active duty
in a report of a board of inquiry is not approved by the Secretary
concerned under section 1184 of this title,
shall be paid, as provided in subsection (b), for the period of leave
charged as excess leave.
‘‘(b)(1) An officer entitled to be paid under this section shall
be deemed, for purposes of this section, to have accrued pay and
allowances for each day of leave required to be taken under section
1182(c)(2) of this title that is charged as excess leave (except any
day of accrued leave for which the officer has been paid under
section 706(b)(1) of this title and which has been charged as excess
leave).
‘‘(2) The officer shall be paid the amount of pay and allowances
that is deemed to have accrued to the officer under paragraph
(1), reduced by the total amount of his income from wages, salaries,
tips, other personal service income, unemployment compensation,
and public assistance benefits from any Government agency during
the period the officer is deemed to have accrued pay and allowances.
Except as provided in paragraph (3), such payment shall be made
within 60 days after the date on which the Secretary concerned
decides not to remove the officer from active duty.
‘‘(3) If an officer is entitled to be paid under this section,
but fails to provide sufficient information in a timely manner
regarding the officer’s income when such information is requested
under regulations prescribed under subsection (c), the period of
time prescribed in paragraph (2) shall be extended until 30 days
after the date on which the member provides the information
requested.
‘‘(c) This section shall be administered under uniform regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretaries concerned. The regulations may
provide for the method of determining an officer’s income during
any period the officer is deemed to have accrued pay and allowances,
including a requirement that the officer provide income tax returns
and other documentation to verify the amount of the officer’s
income.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 706 of such title
is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or 1182(c)(2)’’ after ‘‘section 876a’’ in sub-
sections (a), (b)(1), (b)(2), and (c); and
(B) by striking ‘‘section 707’’ in subsection (b)(2) and
inserting ‘‘sections 707 and 707a’’.
(2) The heading for such section is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘§ 706. Administration of leave required to be taken’’.
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 40 of such title is amended—
(1) by striking the item relating to section 706 and inserting
the following:
‘‘706. Administration of leave required to be taken.’’;
and
(2) by inserting after the item relating to section 707 the
following new item:
‘‘707a. Payment upon disapproval of certain board of inquiry recommendations for
excess leave required to be taken.’’.
Subtitle B—Reserve Component
Management
SEC. 511. REVIEWS OF NATIONAL GUARD STRENGTH ACCOUNTING AND
MANAGEMENT AND OTHER ISSUES.
(a) COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENTS.—Not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller
General shall submit to Congress a report on management of the
National Guard. The report shall include the following:
(1) The Comptroller General’s assessment of the effective-
ness of the implementation of Department of Defense plans
for improving management and accounting for personnel
strengths in the National Guard, including an assessment of
the process that the Department of Defense, the National Guard
Bureau, the Army National Guard and State-level National
Guard leadership, and leadership in the other reserve compo-
nents have for identifying and addressing in a timely manner
specific units in which nonparticipation rates are significantly
in excess of the established norms.
(2) The Comptroller General’s assessment of the effective-
ness of the process for Federal recognition of senior National
Guard officers and recommendations for improvement to that
process.
(3) The Comptroller General’s assessment of the process
for, and the nature and extent of, the administrative or judicial
corrective action taken by the Secretary of Defense, the Sec-
retary of the Army, and the Secretary of the Air Force as
a result of Inspector General investigations or other investiga-
tions in which allegations against senior National Guard offi-
cers are substantiated in whole or in part.
(4) The Comptroller General’s determination of the
effectiveness of the Federal protections provided for members
or employees of the National Guard who report allegations
of waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement and the nature
and extent to which corrective action is taken against those
in the National Guard who retaliate against such members
or employees.
(b) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE REPORT ON DIFFERENT ARMY AND
AIR FORCE PROCEDURES.—Not later than six months after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to Congress a report on the differing Army and Air Force policies
for taking adverse administrative actions against National Guard
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officers in a State status. The report shall include the Secretary’s
determination as to whether changes should be made in those
policies.
SEC. 512. COURTS-MARTIAL FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD WHEN NOT
IN FEDERAL SERVICE.
(a) MANNER
OF PRESCRIBING PUNISHMENTS.—Section 326 of
title 32, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following new sentence: ‘‘Punishments shall be as provided
by the laws of the respective States and Territories, Puerto Rico,
and the District of Columbia.’’.
(b) CONVENING
AUTHORITY.—Section 327 of such title is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 327. Courts-martial of National Guard not in Federal
service: convening authority
‘‘(a) In the National Guard not in Federal service, general,
special, and summary courts-martial may be convened as provided
by the laws of the respective States and Territories, Puerto Rico,
and the District of Columbia.
‘‘(b) In the National Guard not in Federal service—
‘‘(1) general courts-martial may be convened by the Presi-
dent;
‘‘(2) special courts-martial may be convened—
‘‘(A) by the commanding officer of a garrison, fort,
post, camp, air base, auxiliary air base, or other place
where members of the National Guard are on duty; or
‘‘(B) by the commanding officer of a division, brigade,
regiment, wing, group, detached battalion, separate
squadron, or other detached command; and
‘‘(3) summary courts-martial may be convened—
‘‘(A) by the commanding officer of a garrison, fort,
post, camp, air base, auxiliary air base, or other place
where members of the National Guard are on duty; or
‘‘(B) by the commanding officer of a division, brigade,
regiment, wing, group, detached battalion, detached
squadron, detached company, or other detachment.
‘‘(c) The convening authorities provided under subsection (b)
are in addition to the convening authorities provided under sub-
section (a).’’.
(c) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AND OBSOLETE PROVISIONS.—(1)
Sections 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, and 333 of title 32, United States
Code, are repealed.
(2) The provisions of law repealed by paragraph (1) shall con-
tinue to apply with respect to courts-martial convened in the
National Guard not in Federal service before the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 3 of such title is amended by striking the items
relating to sections 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, and 333 and
inserting the following:
‘‘327. Courts-martial of National Guard not in Federal service: convening author-
ity.’’.
(e) MODELS FOR STATE CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE AND STATE
MANUAL FOR COURTS-MARTIAL.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall
prepare a model State code of military justice and a model State
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‘‘(6) Voluntary services as a proctor for administration to
secondary school students of the test known as the ‘Armed
Services Vocational Aptitude Battery’.’’.
SEC. 
554. 
EXTENSION 
OF 
TEMPORARY 
EARLY 
RETIREMENT
AUTHORITY.
Effective January 1, 2002, section 4403(i) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (10 U.S.C. 1293
note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2001’’ and inserting
‘‘September 1, 2002’’.
Subtitle G—Matters Relating to Minorities
and Women in the Armed Forces
SEC. 561. SURVEYS OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC ISSUES AND OF GENDER
ISSUES IN THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) DIVISION OF ANNUAL SURVEY INTO FOUR QUADRENNIAL SUR-
VEYS.—(1) Section 481 of title 10, United States Code, is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘§ 481. Racial and ethnic issues; gender issues: surveys
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall carry
out four quadrennial surveys (each in a separate year) in accordance
with this section to identify and assess racial and ethnic issues
and discrimination, and to identify and assess gender issues and
discrimination, among members of the armed forces. Each such
survey shall be conducted so as to identify and assess the extent
(if any) of activity among such members that may be seen as
so-called ‘hate group’ activity.
‘‘(2) The four surveys shall be as follows:
‘‘(A) To identify and assess racial and ethnic issues and
discrimination among members of the armed forces serving
on active duty.
‘‘(B) To identify and assess racial and ethnic issues and
discrimination among members of the armed forces in the
reserve components.
‘‘(C) To identify and assess gender issues and discrimina-
tion among members of the armed forces serving on active
duty.
‘‘(D) To identify and assess gender issues and discrimina-
tion members of the armed forces in the reserve components.
‘‘(3) The surveys under this section relating to racial and ethnic
issues and discrimination shall be known as the ‘Armed Forces
Workplace and Equal Opportunity Surveys’. The surveys under
this section relating to gender issues and discrimination shall be
known as the ‘Armed Forces Workplace and Gender Relations Sur-
veys’.
‘‘(4) Each survey under this section shall be conducted sepa-
rately from any other survey conducted by the Department of
Defense.
‘‘(b) ARMED FORCES WORKPLACE AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY SUR-
VEYS.—The Armed Forces Workplace and Equal Opportunity Sur-
veys shall be conducted so as to solicit information on racial and
ethnic issues, including issues relating to harassment and discrimi-
nation, and the climate in the armed forces for forming professional
relationships among members of the armed forces of various racial
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302g(f ) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2002’’
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2003’’.
(f) 
ACCESSION
BONUS
FOR
DENTAL
OFFICERS.—Section
302h(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2002’’
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2003’’.
SEC. 613. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF SPECIAL PAY AND BONUS
AUTHORITIES FOR NUCLEAR OFFICERS.
(a) SPECIAL PAY FOR NUCLEAR-QUALIFIED OFFICERS EXTENDING
PERIOD
OF ACTIVE SERVICE.—Section 312(e) of title 37, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2002’’ and
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2003’’.
(b) NUCLEAR CAREER ACCESSION BONUS.—Section 312b(c) of
such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2002’’ and inserting
‘‘December 31, 2003’’.
(c) NUCLEAR
CAREER
ANNUAL
INCENTIVE
BONUS.—Section
312c(d) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2002’’
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2003’’.
SEC. 614. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF OTHER BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY
AUTHORITIES.
(a) AVIATION OFFICER RETENTION BONUS.—Section 301b(a) of
title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘December
31, 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2003’’.
(b) REENLISTMENT
BONUS
FOR
ACTIVE
MEMBERS.—Section
308(g) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2002’’
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2003’’.
(c) ENLISTMENT BONUS FOR ACTIVE MEMBERS.—Section 309(e)
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2002’’ and
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2003’’.
(d) RETENTION BONUS FOR MEMBERS WITH CRITICAL MILITARY
SKILLS.—Section 323(i) of such title is amended by striking
‘‘December 31, 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2003’’.
(e) ACCESSION BONUS FOR NEW OFFICERS IN CRITICAL SKILLS.—
Section 324(g) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December
31, 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2003’’.
SEC. 615. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM RATES FOR CERTAIN SPECIAL PAYS,
BONUSES, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR HEALTH
CARE PROFESSIONALS.
(a) RETENTION
BONUS
FOR
MEDICAL
OFFICERS.—Section
301d(a)(2) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking
‘‘$14,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000’’.
(b) 
RETENTION
BONUS
FOR
DENTAL
OFFICERS.—Section
301e(a)(2) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘$14,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘$50,000’’.
(c) INCENTIVE SPECIAL PAY FOR MEDICAL OFFICERS.—Section
302(b)(1) of such title is amended by striking the second sentence
and inserting the following new sentence: ‘‘The amount of incentive
special pay paid to an officer under this subsection may not exceed
$50,000 for any 12-month period.’’.
(d) RETENTION SPECIAL PAY OPTOMETRISTS.—Section 302a(b)(1)
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘$6,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$15,000’’.
(e) ACCESSION
BONUS
FOR
REGISTERED
NURSES.—Section
302d(a)(2) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘$5,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘$30,000’’.
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(1) $18,596,000, which represents savings resulting from
adjustments to foreign currency exchange rates for military
construction, military family housing construction, and military
family housing support outside the United States.
(2) $29,350,000, which represents savings resulting from
adjustments in the accounting of civilian personnel benefits.
(3) $16,740,000, which represents savings resulting from
reductions in supervision, inspection, and overhead costs.
(4) $18,000,000, which represents savings resulting from
lower-than-expected inflation.
SEC. 2105. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN
FISCAL YEAR 2002 PROJECTS.
(a) MODIFICATION.—The table in section 2101(a) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (division B
of Public Law 107-107; 115 Stat. 1281) is amended—
(1) in the item relating to Fort Carson, Colorado, by striking
‘‘$66,000,000’’ 
in 
the 
amount 
column 
and 
inserting
‘‘$67,000,000’’; and
(2) in the item relating to Fort Jackson, South Carolina,
by striking ‘‘$65,650,000’’ in the amount column and inserting
‘‘$68,650,000’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 2104(b) of that Act
(115 Stat. 1284) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘$41,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$42,000,000’’; and
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘$36,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$39,000,000’’.
SEC. 2106. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN
FISCAL YEAR 2001 PROJECT.
The table in section 2101(b) of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (division B 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–
390) is amended by striking ‘‘Camp Page’’ in the installation or
location column and inserting ‘‘Camp Stanley’’.
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. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2002 projects.
SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISI-
TION PROJECTS.
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2204(a)(1), the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property
and carry out military construction projects for the installations
and locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set
forth in the following table:
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Navy: Inside the United States
State
Installation or location
Amount
Arizona .........................
Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma .......
$3,000,000
California .....................
Auxiliary Landing Field, San Diego
(San Clemente Island) .....................
$6,150,000
Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat
Center, Twentynine Palms ..............
$39,470,000
Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pen-
dleton ................................................
$11,930,000
Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar ..
$12,210,000
Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton
$84,040,000
Marine Corps Logistics Base, Bar-
stow ...................................................
$4,450,000
Naval Air Station, Lemoore ................
$35,855,000
Naval Air Warfare Center, Point
Mugu, San Nicholas Island .............
$6,760,000
Naval Air Warfare Center, China
Lake ..................................................
$10,100,000
Naval Construction Training Center,
Port Hueneme ..................................
$10,170,000
Naval Post Graduate School, Mon-
terey ..................................................
$9,020,000
Naval Station, San Diego ....................
$12,210,000
Connecticut ..................
Naval Submarine Base, New London
$7,880,000
District of Columbia ....
Marine Corps Barracks .......................
$3,700,000
Naval District, Washington ................
$2,690,000
Florida ..........................
Naval Air Station, Jacksonville ..........
$13,342,000
Naval Air Station, Pensacola ..............
$990,000
Naval School Explosive Ordnance De-
tachment, Eglin ................................
$6,350,000
Naval Station, Mayport .......................
$1,900,000
Naval Surface Warfare Center Coast-
al Systems Station, Panama City ...
$10,700,000
Georgia .........................
Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay ....
$1,580,000
Hawaii ..........................
Marine Corps Base ..............................
$9,500,000
Naval Shipyard, Pearl Harbor ............
$18,500,000
Naval Station, Pearl Harbor ...............
$34,090,000
Illinois ..........................
Naval Training Center, Great Lakes
$83,190,000
Indiana .........................
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane
$11,610,000
Maine ...........................
Naval Air Station, Brunswick ............
$9,830,000
Naval Shipyard, Kittery-Portsmouth
$15,200,000
Maryland .....................
Naval Air Facility, Andrews Air
Force Base ........................................
$9,680,000
Naval 
Surface 
Warfare 
Center,
Carderock Division ...........................
$12,900,000
United States Naval Academy ............
$1,800,000
Mississippi ...................
Naval Air Station, Meridian ...............
$2,850,000
Naval Construction Battalion Center,
Gulfport .............................................
$5,460,000
Naval Station, Pascagoula ..................
$25,305,000
New Jersey ..................
Naval Air Warfare Center, Lakehurst
$5,200,000
Naval Weapons Station, Earle ...........
$5,600,000
North Carolina ............
Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry
Point.
$6,040,000
Marine Corps Air Station, New River
$6,920,000
Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune ....
$9,570,000
Rhode Island ................
Naval Station, Newport ......................
$15,900,000
South Carolina ............
Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort ...
$13,700,000
Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris
Island ................................................
$10,490,000
Naval Weapons Station, Charleston ..
$5,740,000
Texas ............................
Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi .....
$7,150,000
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Navy: Inside the United States—Continued
State
Installation or location
Amount
Naval Station, Ingleside ......................
$5,000,000
Naval Air Station, Kingsville .............
$6,210,000
Virginia ........................
Marine Corps Combat Development
Command, Quantico ........................
$24,864,000
Naval Air Station Oceana ...................
$16,490,000
Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek
$9,770,000
Naval Shipyard, Norfolk, Portsmouth
$36,470,000
Naval Station, Norfolk ........................
$168,965,000
Naval Support Activity, Norfolk .........
$2,260,000
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahl-
gren ...................................................
$15,830,000
Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown ....
$15,020,000
Washington ..................
Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island ....
$17,580,000
Naval Magazine, Indian Island ..........
$4,030,000
Naval Station, Bremerton ...................
$45,870,000
Naval Submarine Base, Bangor .........
$22,310,000
Naval 
Undersea 
Warfare 
Center,
Keyport .............................................
$7,500,000
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Brem-
erton ..................................................
$57,132,000
Strategic Weapons Facility, Bangor ...
$7,340,000
Various Locations ........
Host Nation Infrastructure .................
$1,000,000
Total ..............................................
$1,084,363,000
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2204(a)(2), the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property
and carry out military construction projects for the locations outside
the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following
table:
Navy: Outside the United States
Country
Installation or location
Amount
Bahrain ........................
Naval Support Activity, Bahrain .........
$25,970,000
Cuba .............................
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay .........
$4,280,000
Diego Garcia ................
Diego Garcia, Naval Support Facility ..
$11,090,000
Greece ...........................
Naval Support Activity, Joint Head-
quarters Command, Larissa .............
$6,800,000
Guam ............................
Commander, 
United 
States 
Naval
Forces, Guam .....................................
$13,400,000
Iceland ..........................
Naval Air Station, Keflavik ..................
$14,920,000
Italy ..............................
Naval Air Station, Sigonella .................
$55,660,000
Spain ............................
Naval Station, Rota ...............................
$18,700,000
Total ................................................
$150,820,000
SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING.
(a) CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION.—Using amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2204(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Navy may construct or acquire
family housing units (including land acquisition and supporting
facilities) at the installations, for the purposes, and in the amounts
set forth in the following table:
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Air Force: Family Housing—Continued
State or Country
Installation or location
Purpose
Amount
United Kingdom .........
Royal Air Force,
Lakenheath .................
Housing Of-
fice and
Mainte-
nance Fa-
cility .........
$2,203,000
Total ................................
$429,568,000
(b) PLANNING
AND
DESIGN.—Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2304(a)(6)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out architec-
tural and engineering services and construction design activities
with respect to the construction or improvement of military family
housing units in an amount not to exceed $34,188,000.
SEC. 2303. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.
Subject to section 2825 of title 10, Unites States Code, and
using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appro-
priations in section 2304(a)(6)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force
may improve existing military family housing units in an amount
not to exceed $226,068,000.
SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR FORCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2002, for
military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing
functions of the Department of the Air Force in the total amount
of $2,633,738,000, as follows:
(1) For military construction projects inside the United
States authorized by section 2301(a), $717,300,000.
(2) For military construction projects outside the United
States authorized by section 2301(b), $238,251,000.
(3) For military construction projects at unspecified world-
wide locations authorized by section 2301(c), $24,993,000.
(4) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized
by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $11,500,000.
(5) For architectural and engineering services and construc-
tion design under section 2807 of title 10, United States Code,
$82,820,000.
(6) For military housing functions:
(A) For construction and acquisition, planning and
design, and improvement of military family housing and
facilities, $689,824,000.
(B) For support of military family housing (including
functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United States
Code), $869,050,000.
(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.—
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853
of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation author-
ized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section
2301 of this Act may not exceed—
(1) the total amount authorized to be appropriated under
paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of subsection (a); and
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shall submit to Congress and the Secretary of Energy a report
on the study conducted under subsection (a).
(c) REPORT ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (b) shall—
(1) address—
(A) the suitability of KAMS and related support facili-
ties for monitoring and observing any defense plutonium
or defense plutonium materials stored in KAMS;
(B) the adequacy of the provisions made by the Depart-
ment for remote monitoring of such defense plutonium
and defense plutonium materials by way of sensors and
for handling of retrieval of such defense plutonium and
defense plutonium materials; and
(C) the adequacy of KAMS should such defense pluto-
nium and defense plutonium materials continue to be
stored at KAMS after 2019; and
(2) include such proposals as the Defense Nuclear Facilities
Safety Board considers appropriate to enhance the safety, reli-
ability, and functionality of KAMS.
(d) REPORTS ON ACTIONS ON PROPOSALS.—Not later than 6
months after the date on which the report under subsection (b)
is submitted to Congress, and every year thereafter, the Secretary
and the Board shall each submit to Congress a report on the
actions taken by the Secretary in response to the proposals, if
any, included in the report.
TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR
FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD
Sec. 3201. Authorization.
SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION.
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2003,
$19,000,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear Facilities
Safety Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954
(42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.).
TITLE XXXIII—NATIONAL DEFENSE
STOCKPILE
Sec. 3301. Authorized uses of National Defense Stockpile funds.
SEC. 3301. AUTHORIZED USES OF NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE
FUNDS.
(a) OBLIGATION OF STOCKPILE FUNDS.—During fiscal year 2003,
the National Defense Stockpile Manager may obligate up to
$76,400,000 of the funds in the National Defense Stockpile Trans-
action Fund established under subsection (a) of section 9 of the
Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h)
for the authorized uses of such funds under subsection (b)(2) of
such section, including the disposal of hazardous materials that
are environmentally sensitive.
(b) ADDITIONAL OBLIGATIONS.—The National Defense Stockpile
Manager may obligate amounts in excess of the amount specified
in subsection (a) if the National Defense Stockpile Manager notifies
Congress that extraordinary or emergency conditions necessitate