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SEC. 1015. REPORT ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DOMESTIC 
SUPPLY OF STEEL AND OTHER METALS FROM 
SCRAPPING OF CERTAIN VESSELS. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report containing— 
(1) the estimated contribution to the domestic 
market for steel and other metals from the scrapping 
of each vessel over 50,000 tons displacement stricken 
from the Naval Vessel Register but not yet disposed of 
by the Navy; and 
(2) a plan for the sale and disposal of such ves-
sels. 
Subtitle C—Counter-Drug Activities 
SEC. 1021. CONTINUATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT 
REGARDING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EX-
PENDITURES 
TO 
SUPPORT 
FOREIGN 
COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES. 
Section 1022(a) of the Floyd D. Spence National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted 
into law by Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–255), 
as most recently amended by section 1024 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public 
Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2383), is further amended by strik-
ing ‘‘and February 15, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘February 15, 
2008, and February 15, 2009’’. 
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SEC. 1022. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT TASK 
FORCES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO LAW EN-
FORCEMENT 
AGENCIES 
CONDUCTING 
COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTIVITIES. 
Section 1022(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 10 U.S.C. 
371 note), as amended by section 1021 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 
110–181; 122 Stat. 304), is amended by striking ‘‘2008’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2009’’. 
SEC. 1023. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT UNI-
FIED 
COUNTER-DRUG 
AND 
COUNTERTERRORISM CAMPAIGN IN COLOM-
BIA AND CONTINUATION OF NUMERICAL LIM-
ITATION ON ASSIGNMENT OF UNITED STATES 
PERSONNEL. 
Section 1021 of the Ronald W. Reagan National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 
108–375; 118 Stat. 2042), as amended by section 1023 of 
the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2382), 
is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2008’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2009’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2008’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2009’’. 
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SEC. 1024. EXPANSION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO 
PROVIDE 
ADDITIONAL 
SUPPORT 
FOR 
COUNTER-DRUG 
ACTIVITIES 
OF 
CERTAIN 
FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a)(2) of 
section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85; 111 Stat. 1881), as 
amended by section 1021 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136, 117 
Stat. 1593), section 1022 of the John Warner National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 
109–364; 120 Stat. 2137), and section 1022 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public 
Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 304), is further amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2009’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENTS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE 
SUPPORT.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(19) The Government of Guinea–Bissau. 
‘‘(20) The Government of Senegal. 
‘‘(21) The Government of Ghana.’’. 
(c) MAXIMUM ANNUAL AMOUNT OF SUPPORT.—Sub-
section (e)(2) of such section is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘2006,’’; and 
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘, or $65,000,000 during fiscal year 2009.’’. 
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(d) CONDITION ON PROVISION OF SUPPORT.—Sub-
section (f) of such section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ‘‘In the 
case of’’ the following: ‘‘funds appropriated for fiscal 
year 2009 to carry out this section and’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘Committee 
on International Relations’’ and inserting ‘‘Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs’’. 
(e) COUNTER-DRUG PLAN.—Subsection (h) of such sec-
tion is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘fiscal year 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 
2009’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (7), by striking ‘‘For the 
first fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘For fiscal year 2009, 
and thereafter, for the first fiscal year’’. 
SEC. 1025. COMPREHENSIVE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
STRATEGY 
FOR 
COUNTER-NARCOTICS 
EF-
FORTS 
FOR 
WEST 
AFRICA 
AND 
THE 
MAGHREB. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2009, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a comprehensive strategy of the 
Department of the Defense with regard to counter-narcotics 
efforts in Africa, with an emphasis on West Africa and the 
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Maghreb. The Secretary of Defense shall prepare the strat-
egy in consultation with the Secretary of State. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The comprehensive 
strategy shall consist of a general overview and a separate 
detailed section for each of the following: 
(1) The roles and missions of the Department of 
Defense in support of the overall United States 
counter-narcotics policy for Africa. 
(2) The priorities for the Department of Defense 
to meet programmatic objectives one-year, three-years, 
and five-years after the end of fiscal year 2009, in-
cluding a description of the expected allocation of re-
sources of the Department of Defense to accomplish 
these priorities. 
(3) The efforts to coordinate the counter-narcotics 
activities of the Department of Defense with the 
counter-narcotics activities of the governments eligible 
to receive support under section 1033 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Pub-
lic Law 105–85; 111 Stat. 1881) and the counter-nar-
cotics activities in Africa of European countries and 
other international and regional partners. 
(c) PLANS.—The comprehensive strategy shall also in-
clude the following plans: 
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(1) A detailed and comprehensive plan to utilize 
the capabilities and assets of Joint Inter-Agency Task 
Force-South of the United States Southern Command 
for the counter-narcotics efforts and activities of the 
United States Africa Command on a temporary basis 
until the United States Africa Command develops its 
own commensurate capabilities and assets, including 
in the plan a description of what measures will be 
taken to effectuate the transition of the missions, 
which are accomplished using such capabilities and 
assets, from Joint Inter-Agency Task Force-South to 
United States Africa Command. 
(2) A detailed and comprehensive plan to en-
hance cooperation with certain African countries, 
which are often geographically contiguous to other Af-
rican countries that have a significant narcotics-traf-
ficking challenges, to increase the effectiveness of the 
counter-narcotics activities of the Department of De-
fense and its international and regional partners. 
SEC. 1026. COMPREHENSIVE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
STRATEGY 
FOR 
COUNTER-NARCOTICS 
EF-
FORTS IN SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN RE-
GIONS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2009, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
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sional defense committees a comprehensive strategy of the 
Department of the Defense with regard to counter-narcotics 
efforts in the South and Central Asian regions, including 
the countries of Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, 
Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, and India, as well as 
the countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and China. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The comprehensive 
strategy shall consist of a general overview and a separate 
detailed section for each of the following: 
(1) The roles and missions of the Department of 
Defense in support of the overall United States 
counter-narcotics policy for countries of the South 
and Central Asian regions and the other countries 
specified in subsection (a). 
(2) The priorities for the Department of Defense 
to meet programmatic objectives for fiscal year 2010, 
including a description of the expected allocation of 
resources of the Department of Defense to accomplish 
these priorities. 
(3) The ongoing and planned counter-narcotics 
activities funded by the Department of Defense for 
such regions and countries, including a description of 
the accompanying allocation of resources of the De-
partment of Defense to carry out these activities. 
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(4) The efforts to coordinate the counter-narcotics 
activities of the Department of Defense with the 
counter-narcotics activities of such regions and coun-
tries and the counter-narcotics activities of other 
international partners in such regions and countries. 
(5) The specific metrics used by the Department 
of Defense to evaluate progress of activities to reduce 
the production and trafficking of illicit narcotics in 
such regions and countries. 
Subtitle D—Boards and 
Commissions 
SEC. 1031. STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT 
BOARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall es-
tablish a Strategic Communication Management Board (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Board’’) to provide advice 
to the Secretary on strategic direction and to help establish 
priorities for strategic communication activities. 
(b) COMPOSITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall be composed 
of members selected in accordance with this sub-
section. 
(2) MEMBERS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
appoint members within 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, selected from among organiza-
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tions within the Department of Defense responsible 
for strategic communication, public diplomacy, and 
public affairs, including the following: 
(A) Civil affairs, strategic communication, 
or public affairs offices of the military depart-
ments. 
(B) The Joint Staff. 
(C) The combatant commands. 
(D) The Office of the Secretary of Defense. 
(3) ADVISORY MEMBERS.—The Board shall ap-
point advisory members of the Board after the mem-
bers have been selected under paragraph (2), upon pe-
tition from entities seeking advisory membership. Ad-
visory members shall be selected from the broader 
interagency community, and may include representa-
tives from the following; 
(A) The Department of State. 
(B) The Department of Justice. 
(C) The Department of Commerce. 
(D) The United States Agency for Inter-
national Development. 
(E) The Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence. 
(F) The National Security Council. 
(G) The Broadcasting Board of Governors. 
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(4) LEADERSHIP.—The Under Secretary of De-
fense for Policy (or his designee) shall chair the 
Board. 
(c) DUTIES.—The duties of the Board are as follows: 
(1) Provide strategic direction for efforts of the 
Department of Defense related to strategic commu-
nication and military support to public diplomacy. 
(2) Establish Department of Defense priorities in 
these areas. 
(3) Evaluate and select proposals for efforts that 
support the Department of Defense strategic commu-
nication mission. 
(4) Such other duties as the Secretary may as-
sign. 
SEC. 1032. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN DATES FOR CONGRES-
SIONAL COMMISSION ON THE STRATEGIC 
POSTURE OF THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) EXTENSION OF DATES.—Section 1062 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Pub-
lic Law 110–181) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘December 1, 
2008’’ and inserting ‘‘March 1, 2009’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g) by striking ‘‘June 1, 2009’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2009’’. 
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(b) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than December 1, 
2008, the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Pos-
ture of the United States shall submit to the President, the 
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary 
of State, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives an interim report on the commission’s initial 
findings, conclusions, and recommendations. To the extent 
practicable, the interim report shall address the matters re-
quired to be included in the report under subsection (e) of 
such section 1062. 
SEC. 1033. EXTENSION OF COMMISSION TO ASSESS THE 
THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES FROM ELEC-
TROMAGNETIC PULSE (EMP) ATTACK. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 1409 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–348; 50 U.S.C. 2301 note), as amended by section 
1052(j) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3435), is 
amended by striking ‘‘The Commission shall terminate’’ 
and all that follows through the period at the end and in-
serting ‘‘The Commission shall terminate March 31, 2012.’’. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Section 1403 of that Act (114 
Stat. 1654A–346; 50 U.S.C. 2301 note), as amended by sec-
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tion 1052(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3434), 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Commission shall, not 
later than March 1 of each of years 2010, 2011, and 2012, 
submit to Congress a report— 
‘‘(1) assessing the changes to the vulnerability of 
United States military systems and critical civilian 
infrastructures resulting from the EMP threat and 
changes in the threat; 
‘‘(2) describing the progress, or lack of progress, 
in protecting United States military systems and 
critical civilian infrastructures from EMP attack; 
and 
‘‘(3) containing recommendations to address the 
threat and protect United States military systems 
and critical civilian infrastructures from attack.’’. 
(c) FUNDING.—Section 1408 of that Act (114 Stat. 
1654A–348; 50 U.S.C. 2301 note), as amended by section 
1052(i) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3435), is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Such funds 
shall not exceed $3,000,000 per fiscal year.’’. 
(d) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—Effective as of the date 
that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act— 
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(1) section 1401 of that Act (114 Stat. 1654A– 
346; 50 U.S.C. 2301 note), as amended by section 
1052(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 
3434), is amended by striking subsections (c) and (d) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) COMPOSITION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Commission shall be 
composed of eleven members. 
‘‘(2) DOD AND FEMA MEMBERS.—Seven of the 
members shall be appointed by the Secretary of De-
fense, and two of the members shall be appointed by 
the Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency. In the event of a vacancy in the membership 
of the Commission under this paragraph, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall appoint a new member. In se-
lecting individuals for appointment to the Commis-
sion, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the 
chairmen and ranking minority members of the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 
of Representatives. 
‘‘(3) FCC AND HHS MEMBERS.—One of the mem-
bers shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Fed-
eral Communications Commission, and one of the 
members shall be appointed by the Secretary of 
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Health and Human Services. In the event of a va-
cancy in the membership of the Commission under 
this paragraph, the vacancy shall be filled in the 
same manner as the original appointment under this 
paragraph. In selecting an individual for appoint-
ment to the Commission, the Chairman of the Federal 
Communications Commission shall consult with the 
chairmen and ranking minority members of the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives. In selecting an 
individual for appointment to the Commission, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall con-
sult with the chairmen and ranking minority mem-
bers of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representa-
tives. 
‘‘(d) QUALIFICATIONS.—Members of the Commission 
appointed by the Secretary of Defense and the Director of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall be ap-
pointed from among private United States citizens with 
knowledge and expertise in the scientific, technical, and 
military aspects of electromagnetic pulse effects referred to 
in subsection (b). The member of the Commission appointed 
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by the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commis-
sion shall be appointed from among private United States 
citizens with knowledge and expertise in telecommuni-
cations, network infrastructure and management, informa-
tion services, and emergency preparedness communications. 
The member of the Commission appointed by the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services shall be appointed from 
among private United States citizens with knowledge and 
expertise in public health, including preparedness for, and 
response to, public health emergencies.’’; and 
(2) section 1405 of that Act (114 Stat. 1654A– 
347; 50 U.S.C. 2301 note) is amended in subsection 
(b)(1) by striking ‘‘Five’’ and inserting ‘‘Six’’. 
Subtitle E—Studies and Reports 
SEC. 1041. REPORT ON CORROSION CONTROL AND PREVEN-
TION. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Director of Corrosion Policy and Over-
sight, shall prepare and submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
report on corrosion control and prevention in weapons sys-
tems and equipment. 
(b) MATTERS COVERED.—The report shall include the 
comments and recommendations of the Department of De-
fense regarding potential improvements in corrosion control 
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and prevention through earlier planning. In particular, the 
report shall include an evaluation and business case anal-
ysis of options for improving corrosion control and preven-
tion in the requirements and acquisition processes of the 
Department of Defense for weapons systems and equipment. 
The evaluation shall include an analysis of the impact of 
such potential improvements on system acquisition costs 
and life cycle sustainment. The options for improved corro-
sion control and prevention shall include corrosion control 
and prevention— 
(1) as a key performance parameter for assessing 
the selection of materials and processes; 
(2) as a key performance parameter for 
sustainment; 
(3) as part of the capability development docu-
ment in the joint capabilities integration and devel-
opment system; and 
(4) as a requirement for weapons systems man-
agers to assess their corrosion control and prevention 
requirements over a system’s life cycle and incor-
porate the results into their acquisition strategies 
prior to issuing a solicitation for contracts. 
(c) DEADLINE.—The report shall be submitted not 
later than February 1, 2009. 
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(d) REVIEW BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—The Comp-
troller General shall review the report required under sub-
section (a), including the methodology used in the Depart-
ment’s analysis, and shall provide the results of the review 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives not later than 60 days after the 
Department submits the report. 
SEC. 1042. STUDY ON USING MODULAR AIRBORNE FIRE 
FIGHTING SYSTEMS (MAFFS) IN A FEDERAL 
RESPONSE TO WILDFIRES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out a study to determine— 
(1) how to utilize the Department’s Modular Air-
borne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) in all contin-
gencies where there is a Federal response to wildfires; 
and 
(2) how to decrease the costs of using the Depart-
ment’s MAFFS when supporting National Inter-
agency Fire Center (NIFC) fire fighting operations. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report on the results 
of the study. 
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SEC. 1043. STUDY ON ROTORCRAFT SURVIVABILITY. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense and 
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall carry out 
a study on Department of Defense rotorcraft survivability. 
The study shall— 
(1) with respect to actual losses of rotorcraft in 
combat— 
(A) identify the rates of such losses from 
1965 through 2008, measured in total annual 
losses by type of aircraft and by cause, with 
rates for loss per flight hour and loss per sortie 
provided; 
(B) identify by category of hostile action 
(such as small arms, Man-Portable Air Defense 
Systems, and so on), the causal factors for the 
losses; and 
(C) propose candidate solutions for surviv-
ability (such as training, tactics, speed, counter-
measures, maneuverability, lethality, technology, 
and so on), in a prioritized list with expla-
nations, to mitigate each such causal factor, 
along with recommended funding adequate to 
achieve rates at least equal to the experience in 
the Vietnam conflict; 
(2) with respect to actual losses of rotorcraft in 
combat theater not related to hostile action— 
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(A) identify the causal factors of loss in a 
ranked list; and 
(B) propose candidate solutions for surviv-
ability (such as training, tactics, speed, counter-
measures, maneuverability, lethality, technology, 
and so on), in a prioritized list, to mitigate each 
such causal factor, along with recommended 
funding adequate to achieve the Secretary’s Mis-
hap Reduction Initiative goal of not more than 
0.5 mishaps per 100,000 flight hours; 
(3) with respect to losses of rotorcraft in training 
or other non-combat operations during peacetime or 
interwar years— 
(A) identify by category (such as inad-
vertent instrument meteorological conditions, 
wire strike, and so on) the causal factors of loss 
in a ranked list; and 
(B) identify candidate solutions for surviv-
ability and performance (such as candidate solu-
tions referred to in paragraph (2)(B) as well as 
maintenance, logistics, systems development, and 
so on) in a prioritized list, to mitigate each such 
causal factor, along with recommended funding 
adequate to achieve the goal of rotorcraft loss 
rates to non-combat causes being reduced to 1.0; 
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(4) identify the key technical factors (causes of 
mishaps that are not related to human factors) nega-
tively impacting the rotorcraft mishap rates and sur-
vivability trends, to include reliability, availability, 
maintainability, and other logistical considerations; 
and 
(5) identify what TACAIR is and has done dif-
ferently to have such a decrease in losses per sortie 
when compared to rotorcraft, to include— 
(A) examination of aircraft, aircraft main-
tenance, logistics, operations, and pilot and oper-
ator training; 
(B) an emphasis on the development of com-
mon service requirements that TACAIR has im-
plemented already which are minimizing losses 
within TACAIR; and 
(C) candidate solutions, in a prioritized 
list, to mitigate each causal factor with rec-
ommended funding adequate to achieve the goal 
of rotorcraft loss rates stated above. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than August 1, 2009, the Sec-
retary and the Chairman shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the results of the study. 
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SEC. 1044. STUDIES TO ANALYZE ALTERNATIVE MODELS 
FOR ACQUISITION AND FUNDING OF INTER- 
CONNECTED CYBERSPACE SYSTEMS. 
(a) STUDIES REQUIRED.— 
(1) FFRDC.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall enter into a contract with an independent 
federally funded research and development center 
(FFRDC) to carry out a comprehensive study of poli-
cies, procedures, organization, and regulatory con-
straints affecting the acquisition of technologies sup-
porting network-centric operations. The contract shall 
be funded from amounts appropriated or otherwise 
made available to the Secretary for fiscal year 2009 
for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide. 
(2) JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF.—Concurrently, the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall carry out 
a comprehensive study of the same subjects covered by 
paragraph (1). The study shall be independent of the 
study required by paragraph (1) and shall be carried 
out in conjunction with the military departments and 
in coordination with the Secretary of Defense. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE ADDRESSED.—Each study re-
quired by subsection (a) shall address the following matters: 
(1) Development of a taxonomy for under-
standing the different yet key foundational compo-
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nents that contribute to network-centric operations, 
such as data transport, processing, storage, data col-
lection, and dissemination. 
(2) Mapping ongoing acquisition programs to 
this taxonomy. 
(3) Development of alternative acquisition and 
funding models utilizing this network-centric tax-
onomy, which might include— 
(A) a model under which a joint entity 
independent of any military service (such as the 
Joint Staff) is established with responsibility 
and control of all funding for the acquisition of 
technologies for network-centric operations, and 
with authority to oversee the incorporation of 
such technologies into the acquisition programs 
of the military departments; 
(B) a model under which an executive agent 
is established that would manage and oversee the 
acquisition of technologies for network-centric 
operations, but would not have exclusive owner-
ship or control of funding for such programs; 
(C) a model under which the current ap-
proach to the acquisition and funding of tech-
nologies supporting network-centric operations is 
maintained; and 
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(D) any other models that the entity car-
rying out the study considers relevant and de-
serving of consideration. 
(4) An analysis of each of the alternative models 
under paragraph (3) with respect to potential gains 
in— 
(A) information sharing (collecting, proc-
essing, disseminating); 
(B) network commonality; 
(C) common communications; 
(D) interoperability; 
(E) mission impact and success; and 
(F) cost effectiveness. 
(5) An evaluation of each of the alternative mod-
els under paragraph (3) with respect to feasibility, 
including identification of legal, policy, or regulatory 
barriers that would impede implementation. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than September 
30, 2009, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report on the results of the 
studies required by subsection (a). The report shall include 
the findings and recommendations of the studies and any 
observations and comments that the Secretary considers ap-
propriate. 
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(d) NETWORK-CENTRIC OPERATIONS DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘network-centric operations’’ refers to 
the ability to exploit all human and technical elements of 
the Joint Force and mission partners through the full inte-
gration of collected information, awareness, knowledge, ex-
perience, and decision-making, enabled by secure access and 
distribution, all to achieve agility and effectiveness in a dis-
persed, decentralized, dynamic, or uncertain operational 
environment. 
SEC. 1045. REPORT ON NONSTRATEGIC NUCLEAR WEAPONS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) numerous nonstrategic nuclear weapons are 
held in the arsenals of various countries around the 
world and that their prevalence and portability make 
them attractive targets for theft and for use by ter-
rorist organizations; 
(2) the United States should identify, track, and 
monitor these weapons as a matter of national secu-
rity; 
(3) the United States should reevaluate the roles 
and missions of nonstrategic nuclear weapons within 
the United States nuclear posture; 
(4) the United States should assess the security 
risks associated with existing stockpiles of nonstra-
tegic nuclear weapons and should assess the risks of 
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nonstrategic nuclear weapons being developed, ac-
quired, or utilized by other countries, particularly 
rogue states, and by terrorists and other non-state ac-
tors; and 
(5) the United States should work cooperatively 
with other countries to improve the security of non-
strategic nuclear weapons and to promote multilat-
eral reductions in the numbers of nonstrategic nuclear 
weapons. 
(b) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Energy, 
and the Director of National Intelligence, shall conduct a 
review of nonstrategic nuclear weapons world-wide that in-
cludes— 
(1) an inventory of the nonstrategic nuclear ar-
senals of the United States and each of the other 
countries that possess, or is believed to possess, non-
strategic nuclear weapons, which indicates, as accu-
rately as possible, the nonstrategic nuclear weapons 
that are known, or are believed, to exist according to 
nationality, type, yield, and form of delivery, and an 
assessment of the methods that are currently employed 
to identify, track, and monitor nonstrategic nuclear 
weapons and their component materials; 
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(2) an analysis of the reliance placed on non-
strategic nuclear weapons by the United States and 
each of the other countries that possess, or is believed 
to possess, nonstrategic nuclear weapons, and an eval-
uation of nonstrategic nuclear weapons as deterrents 
against the use of nuclear weapons and other weapons 
of mass destruction by state or non-state actors; 
(3) an assessment of the risks associated with the 
deployment, transfer, and storage of nonstrategic nu-
clear weapons by the United States and each of the 
other countries that possess, or is believed to possess, 
nonstrategic nuclear weapons and the risks of non-
strategic nuclear weapons being employed by rogue 
states, terrorists, and other state or non-state actors; 
and 
(4) recommendations for— 
(A) mechanisms and procedures to improve 
security safeguards for the nonstrategic nuclear 
weapons of the United States and of each of the 
other countries that possess, or is believed to pos-
sess, nonstrategic nuclear weapons; 
(B) mechanisms and procedures for imple-
menting transparent multilateral reductions in 
nonstrategic nuclear weapons arsenals; and 
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(C) methods for consolidating, dismantling, 
and disposing of the nonstrategic nuclear weap-
ons of the United States and of each of the other 
countries that possess, or is believed to possess, 
nonstrategic nuclear weapons, including methods 
of monitoring and verifying consolidation, dis-
mantlement, and disposal. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT
REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
on the findings and recommendations of the review 
required under subsection (b). 
(2) CLASSIFICATION OF REPORT.—The report re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in un-
classified form, but it may be accompanied by a clas-
sified annex. 
(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘nonstrategic nuclear weapon’’ means a nuclear weap-
on employed by land, sea, or air (including, without limita-
tion, by short, medium and intermediate range ballistic 
missiles, air and sea launched cruise missiles, gravity 
bombs, torpedoes, land mines, sea mines, artillery shells, 
and personnel carried devices) against opposing forces, sup-
porting installations, or facilities in support of operations 
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that contribute to the accomplishment of a military mission 
of limited scope. 
SEC. 1046. STUDY ON NATIONAL DEFENSE IMPLICATIONS 
OF SECTION 1083. 
The Department of Defense shall study the national 
defense implications of section 1083 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110– 
181; 122 Stat. 338). 
SEC. 1047. REPORT ON METHODS DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE UTILIZES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE 
WITH GUAM TAX AND LICENSING LAWS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Navy and the Joint Guam Program 
Office, shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on the steps that the Department is taking to en-
sure that all contractors of the Department performing work 
on Guam comply with local tax and licensing requirements. 
The report shall— 
(1) include what language will be utilized in 
contract documents requiring compliance with local 
tax and licensing laws; 
(2) identify what authorities the Department 
will use to compliance with such local laws; and 
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(3) also include the steps being taken by the De-
partment to partner with the Government of Guam 
Department of Revenue and Taxation to ensure that 
there is transparency and a coordination of effort to 
ensure that the local government has visibility of con-
tractors performing work on Guam. 
Subtitle F—Congressional 
Recognitions 
SEC. 1051. SENSE OF CONGRESS HONORING THE HONOR-
ABLE DUNCAN HUNTER. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Representative Duncan Hunter was elected to 
serve northern and eastern San Diego in 1980 and 
served in the House of Representatives until the end 
of the 110th Congress in 2009, representing the people 
of California’s 52d Congressional district. 
(2) Previous to his service in Congress, Rep-
resentative Hunter served in the Army’s 173rd Air-
borne and 75th Ranger Regiment from 1969 to 1971. 
(3) Representative Hunter was awarded the 
Bronze Star, Air Medal, National Defense Service 
Medal, and Vietnam Service Medal for his heroic acts 
during the Vietnam Conflict. 
(4) Representative Hunter served on the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representa-
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tives for 28 years, including service as Chairman of 
the Subcommittee on Military Research and Develop-
ment from 2001 through 2002 and the Subcommittee 
on Military Procurement from 1995 through 2000, the 
Chairman of the full committee from 2003 through 
2006, and the ranking member of the full committee 
from 2007 through 2008. 
(5) Representative Hunter has persistently advo-
cated for a more efficient military organization on be-
half of the American people, to ensure maximum war- 
fighting capability and troop safety. 
(6) Representative Hunter is known by his col-
leagues to put the security of the Nation above all else 
and to provide for the men and women in uniform 
who valiantly dedicate and sacrifice themselves for the 
protection of the Nation. 
(7) Representative Hunter has demonstrated this 
devotion to the troops by authorizing and ensuring 
quick deployment of add-on vehicle armor and impro-
vised explosive device jammers, which have been in-
valuable in protecting the troops from attack in Iraq. 
(8) Representative Hunter worked to increase the 
size of the U.S. Armed Forces, which resulted in sig-
nificant increases in the size of the Army and Marine 
Corps. 
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(9) Representative Hunter has been a leader in 
ensuring sufficient force structure and end-strength, 
including through the 2006 Committee Defense Re-
view, to meet any challenges to the Nation. His efforts 
to increase the size of the Army and Marine Corps 
have been enacted by the Congress and implemented 
by the Administration. 
(10) Representative Hunter is a leading advocate 
for securing America’s borders. 
(11) 
Representative 
Hunter 
led 
efforts 
to 
strengthen the United States Industrial Base by en-
acting legislation that ensures the national industrial 
base will be able to design and manufacture those 
products critical to America’s national security. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the Honorable Duncan Hunter, Representative from 
California, has discharged his official duties with integrity 
and distinction, has served the House of Representatives 
and the American people selflessly, and deserves the sincere 
and humble gratitude of Congress and the Nation. 
SEC. 1052. SENSE OF CONGRESS IN HONOR OF THE HONOR-
ABLE JIM SAXTON, A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE 
OF REPRESENTATIVES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
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(1) Representative Hugh James ‘‘Jim’’ Saxton 
was elected in November 1984 to fill both the unex-
pired term of Congressman Edwin B. Forsythe in the 
98th Congress, and the open seat for the 99th Con-
gress. 
(2) Representative Saxton is a senior member of 
the Committee on Armed Services, having served on 
the committee since 1989, and is today the ranking 
Member of its Air and Land Forces Subcommittee in 
the 110th Congress, 2007–2008. 
(3) Representative Saxton is one of the few Mem-
bers to have ever represented a district that included 
active-duty Army, Navy, and Air Force bases. 
(4) Representative Saxton served as Chairman of 
the Military Installations and Facilities Sub-
committee from 2001 to 2002, and Chairman of the 
Terrorism and Unconventional Threats and Capabili-
ties Subcommittee from 2003 to 2006. 
(5) Representative Saxton has served soldiers, 
sailors, airmen, and Department of Defense civilians 
and military families in New Jersey, the United 
States, and around the world, regarding issues of fair 
pay, housing modernization, benefits, health care, 
force protection, and other issues. 
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(6) Representative Saxton worked diligently and 
successfully to save all three military bases in south-
ern New Jersey—Fort Dix, McGuire Air Force Base, 
and Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station. 
(7) Representative Saxton secured the future of 
the three bases by having the foresight to encourage 
them to participate in multiple inter-service joint 
projects and exercises for more than 10 years prior to 
the 2005 base realignment and closure (BRAC) action 
that directed that they become a single, joint installa-
tion, the Nation’s only Army-Navy-Air Force base, to 
be stood-up in 2009 as Joint Base McGuire-Dix- 
Lakehurst. 
(8) Representative Saxton has helped modernize 
Fort Dix, McGuire Air Force Base, and Lakehurst 
Navy Base, by working with Secretaries and Chiefs of 
the Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force, and other 
officials, and in particular the Army Reserve, Army 
National Guard, National Guard Bureau, Air Na-
tional Guard, Air Mobility Command, and Air Force 
Reserve, to enhance the three bases’ national security 
missions and bring $1,800,000,000 in infrastructure 
during his tenure. 
(9) Representative Saxton saved the 1,400-mem-
ber 108th New Jersey Air National Guard Air Refuel-
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ing Wing from dismantlement in 2005 by directing 
that newer KC–135R Stratotanker aircraft be sent to 
replace retiring KC–135 E model aircraft. 
(10) Representative Saxton saved the cargo air-
lift mission of McGuire Air Force Base by bringing 
a squadron of C–17 Globemasters to McGuire after 
the mandatory retirement of all of the bases’ C–141 
Starlifter transports, and worked to procure many 
other C–17s for other bases across the country to per-
form the Nation’s airlift missions. 
(11) Representative Saxton took the leadership 
role in bringing the mothballed battleship USS New 
Jersey home to the Delaware River from where it was 
launched in 1943, so it could become a naval museum 
and monument to the 20th Century conflicts in which 
the dreadnought served. 
(12) Representative Saxton, a long time advocate 
of anti terrorism efforts, served as the Chairman of 
the House Task Force on Terrorism and Unconven-
tional Warfare from 1996 to 2003. 
(13) Representative Saxton in 1998 helped create 
and later expand the Weapons of Mass Destruction 
Civil Support Teams (WMD–CST) program in the 
National Guard, ultimately leading to a WMD–CST 
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in each State and territory to respond to domestic 
terrorism. 
(14) Representative Saxton was appointed by the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives in March 
2000 to be chairman of the Committee on Armed 
Services’ newly formed Special Oversight Panel on 
Terrorism, due to long advocacy of anti-terrorism 
preparedness. 
(15) Representative Saxton is a long-time sup-
porter of the warriors of the Special Operations Com-
mand (SOCOM), both before and after the attacks of 
September 11, 2001, and has met with special opera-
tors in Washington, DC, at SOCOM bases in the 
United States, and in theater. 
(16) Representative Saxton worked for over a 
decade to create the first terrorism subcommittee on 
the Committee on Armed Services, becoming its first 
chairman when the Subcommittee on Terrorism and 
Unconventional Threats and Capabilities organized 
in 2003 with oversight of United States elite forces, 
including Army 
Rangers, 
Green 
Berets, 
Navy 
SEALS, and Marine Special Forces. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the Honorable Jim Saxton, Representative from New 
Jersey, has discharged his official duties with integrity and 
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distinction, has served the House of Representatives and the 
American people selflessly, and deserves the sincere and 
humble gratitude of Congress and the Nation. 
SEC. 1053. SENSE OF CONGRESS HONORING THE HONOR-
ABLE TERRY EVERETT. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Representative Terry Everett was elected to 
represent Alabama’s 2d Congressional district in 1992 
and served in the House of Representatives until the 
end of the 110th Congress in 2008 with distinction, 
class, integrity, and honor. 
(2) Representative Everett served on the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives for 16 years, including service as Chairman of 
the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces from 2002 
through 2006 and, from 2006 through 2008, as Rank-
ing Member of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. 
(3) Representative Everett’s colleagues know him 
to be a fair and effective lawmaker who worked for 
the national interest while always serving South-
eastern Alabama. 
(4) Representative Everett’s efforts on the Com-
mittee on Armed Services have been instrumental to 
the military value of, and quality of life at, military 
installations in Southeastern Alabama, including 
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Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base in Montgomery, home 
of Air University, and Fort Rucker in the Wiregrass 
area, home of the Army’s Aviation Warfighting Cen-
ter. 
(5) Representative Everett has been a leader in 
efforts to develop and deploy robust and effective 
space and intelligence capabilities and missile defense 
systems to enhance the capabilities of the Armed 
Forces and protect the American people, the United 
States and its deployed troops, and allies of the 
United States. 
(6) Representative Everett also has been a leader 
on issues relating to national security space activities 
and missile defense space activities. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the Sense of Congress 
that the Honorable Terry Everett, Representative from Ala-
bama, has served the House of Representatives and the 
American people selflessly, and deserves the sincere and 
humble gratitude of Congress and the Nation. 
SEC. 1054. SENSE OF CONGRESS HONORING THE HONOR-
ABLE JO ANN DAVIS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Representative Jo Ann Davis was elected to 
the House of Representatives in November 2000 fol-
lowing the late Congressman Herbert H. Bateman. 
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(2) Representative Davis was the second woman 
elected to Congress in the Commonwealth of Virginia, 
and the first Republican woman elected to Congress 
in the Commonwealth of Virginia. 
(3) Representative Davis was a member of the 
Committee on Armed Services, serving as Ranking 
Member of the Readiness Subcommittee in the 110th 
Congress. 
(4) Representative Davis served soldiers, sailors, 
airmen and Department of Defense civilians and 
military personnel regarding issues of health care, 
modernization, benefits, force protection and other 
issues. 
(5) Representative Davis also served on the 
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in 
the 109th Congress and as Chairwoman of the Sub-
committee on Intelligence Policy. 
(6) Representative Davis, a strong proponent of 
Naval Force Structure, helped secure construction on 
the Navy’s next-generation aircraft carrier, CVN–21, 
during her tenure. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the Honorable Jo Ann Davis, a late Representative 
from Virginia, performed her official duties with integrity 
and distinction, served the House of Representatives and 
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the American people selflessly, and deserves the sincere and 
humble gratitude of Congress and the Nation. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
SEC. 1061. AMENDMENT TO ANNUAL SUBMISSION OF IN-
FORMATION 
REGARDING 
INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY CAPITAL ASSETS. 
Section 351(a)(2) of the Bob Stump National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107– 
314; 116 Stat. 2516), is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) Information technology capital assets that— 
‘‘(A) have an estimated total cost for the fis-
cal year for which the budget is submitted in ex-
cess of $30,000,000; 
‘‘(B) have been determined by the Chief In-
formation Officer of the Department of Defense 
and the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget to be significant investments; and 
‘‘(C) with respect to which the Department 
of Defense is required to submit a capital asset 
plan to the Office of Management and Budget in 
accordance with section 300 of Office of Manage-
ment and Budget Circular A–11.’’. 
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‘‘(B) suitable for use by a force established under 
subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense may transfer personal 
property under this section only if— 
‘‘(A) the property is drawn from existing stocks 
of the Department of Defense; 
‘‘(B) the recipient force established under sub-
section (c) accepts the property on an as-is, where-is 
basis; 
‘‘(C) the transfer is made without the expendi-
ture of any funds available to the Department of De-
fense for the procurement of defense equipment; and 
‘‘(D) all costs incurred subsequent to the transfer 
of the property are borne or reimbursed by the recipi-
ent. 
‘‘(3) Subject to paragraph (2)(D), the Secretary may 
transfer personal property under this section without charge 
to the recipient force established under subsection (c). 
‘‘(h) FEDERAL/STATE TRAINING COORDINATION.—(1) 
Participation by a force established under subsection (c) in 
a training program of the Department of Defense is at the 
discretion of the State. 
‘‘(2) Nothing in this section may be construed as re-
quiring the Department of Defense to provide any training 
program to any such force. 
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