--H.R.4546--
H.R.4546
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the twenty-third day of January, two thousand and two
An Act
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) SHORT TITLE- This Act may be cited as the `Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003'.
(b) FINDINGS- Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Representative Bob Stump of Arizona was elected to the House of Representatives in 1976 for service in the 95th Congress, after serving in the Arizona legislature for 18 years and serving as President of the Arizona State Senate from 1975 to 1976, and he has been reelected to each subsequent Congress.
(2) A World War II combat veteran, Representative Stump entered service in the United States Navy in 1943, just after his 16th birthday, and served aboard the USS LUNGA POINT and the USS TULAGI, which participated in the invasions of Luzon, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
(3) Representative Stump was elected to the Committee on Armed Services in 1978 and has served on nearly all of its subcommittees and panels during 25 years of distinguished service on the committee. He has served as chairman of the committee during the 107th Congress and has championed United States national security as the paramount function of the Federal Government.
(4) Also serving on the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives, chairing that committee from 1995 to 2000, and serving on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, including service as the ranking minority member in 1985 and 1986, Representative Stump has dedicated his entire congressional career to steadfastly supporting America's courageous men and women in uniform both on and off the battlefield.
(5) Representative Stump's tireless efforts on behalf of those in the military and veterans have been recognized with numerous awards for outstanding service from active duty and reserve military, veterans' service, military retiree, and industry organizations.
(6) During his tenure as chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, Representative Stump has--
(A) overseen the largest sustained increase to defense spending since the Reagan administration;
(B) led efforts to improve the quality of military life, including passage of the largest military pay raise since 1982;
(C) supported military retirees, including efforts to reverse concurrent receipt law and to save the Armed Forces Retirement Homes;
(D) championed military readiness by defending military access to critical training facilities such Vieques, Puerto Rico, expanding the National Training Center at Ft. Irwin, California, and working to restore balance between environmental concerns and military readiness requirements;
(E) reinvigorated efforts to defend America against ballistic missiles by supporting an increase in fiscal year 2002 of nearly 50 percent above the fiscal year 2001 level for missile defense programs; and
(F) honored America's war heroes by expanding Arlington National Cemetery, establishing a site for the Air Force Memorial, and assuring construction of the World War II Memorial.
(7) In recognition of his long record of accomplishments in enhancing the national security of the United States and his legislative victories on behalf of active duty service members, reservists, guardsmen, and veterans, it is altogether fitting and proper that this Act be named in honor of Representative Bob Stump of Arizona, as provided in subsection (a).
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) DIVISIONS- This Act is organized into three divisions as follows:
(1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations.
(2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations.
(3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS- The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; findings.
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees defined.
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps.
Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities.
Sec. 105. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 106. Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense.
Sec. 107. Defense health programs.
Subtitle B--Army Programs
Sec. 111. Pilot program on sales of manufactured articles and services of certain Army industrial facilities without regard to availability from domestic sources.
Sec. 112. Report on impact of Army aviation modernization plan on the Army National Guard.
Sec. 113. Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles.
Subtitle C--Navy Programs
Sec. 121. Extension of multiyear procurement authority for DDG-51 class destroyers.
Sec. 122. Sense of Congress on scope of conversion program for Ticonderoga-class cruisers.
Sec. 123. Continuation of contract for operation of Champion-class T-5 fuel tanker vessels.
Subtitle D--Air Force Programs
Sec. 131. Multiyear procurement authority for C-130J aircraft program.
Sec. 132. Pathfinder programs.
Sec. 133. Leases for tanker aircraft under multiyear aircraft-lease pilot program.
Subtitle E--Other Programs
Sec. 141. Destruction of existing stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions.
Sec. 142. Report on unmanned aerial vehicle systems.
Sec. 143. Global Information Grid system.
TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 202. Amount for defense science and technology.
Sec. 203. Defense health programs.
Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations
Sec. 211. RAH-66 Comanche aircraft program.
Sec. 212. Extension of requirements relating to management responsibility for naval mine countermeasures programs.
Sec. 213. Revised requirements for plan for Manufacturing Technology Program.
Sec. 214. Advanced SEAL Delivery System.
Sec. 215. Army experimentation program regarding design of the objective force.
Sec. 216. Program to provide Army with self-propelled Future Combat Systems non-line-of-sight cannon indirect fire capability for the objective force.
Sec. 217. Prohibition on transfer of Medical Free Electron Laser program.
Sec. 218. Littoral combat ship program.
Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense
Sec. 221. Report requirements relating to ballistic missile defense programs.
Sec. 222. Responsibility of Missile Defense Agency for research, development, test, and evaluation related to system improvements of programs transferred to military departments.
Sec. 223. Limitation on obligation of funds for Theater High Altitude Area Defense Program pending submission of required life-cycle cost information.
Sec. 224. Provision of information on flight testing of Ground-based Midcourse National Missile Defense system.
Sec. 225. References to new name for Ballistic Missile Defense Organization.
Sec. 226. One-year limitation on use of funds for nuclear armed interceptors.
Subtitle D--Improved Management of Department of Defense Test and Evaluation Facilities
Sec. 231. Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center.
Sec. 232. Objective for institutional funding of test and evaluation facilities.
Sec. 233. Uniform financial management system for Department of Defense test and evaluation facilities.
Sec. 234. Test and evaluation workforce improvements.
Sec. 235. Compliance with testing requirements.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
Sec. 241. Pilot programs for revitalizing Department of Defense laboratories.
Sec. 242. Technology Transition Initiative.
Sec. 243. Defense Acquisition Challenge Program.
Sec. 244. Encouragement of small businesses and nontraditional defense contractors to submit proposals potentially beneficial for combating terrorism.
Sec. 245. Vehicle fuel cell program.
Sec. 246. Defense nanotechnology research and development program.
Sec. 247. Activities of the Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research.
Sec. 248. Four-year extension of authority of DARPA to award prizes for advanced technology achievements and additional authority of military departments and Defense Agencies to award prizes for achievements in promoting education.
Sec. 249. Plan for five-year program for enhancement of measurement and signatures intelligence capabilities of the United States through incorporation of results of basic research on sensors.
TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding.
Sec. 302. Working capital funds.
Sec. 303. Armed Forces Retirement Home.
Sec. 304. Grant to National Guard Youth Foundation.
Subtitle B--Environmental Provisions
Sec. 311. Enhancement of authority on cooperative agreements for environmental purposes.
Sec. 312. Single point of contact for policy and budgeting issues regarding unexploded ordnance, discarded military munitions, and munitions constituents.
Sec. 313. Authority to carry out construction projects for environmental responses.
Sec. 314. Procurement of environmentally preferable procurement items.
Sec. 315. Incidental taking of migratory birds during military readiness activities.
Subtitle C--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities
Sec. 321. Authority for each military department to provide base operating support to Fisher Houses.
Sec. 322. Use of commissary stores and MWR retail facilities by members of National Guard serving in national emergency.
Sec. 323. Uniform funding and management of morale, welfare, and recreation programs.
Sec. 324. Rebate agreements under the special supplemental food program.
Subtitle D--Workplace and Depot Issues
Sec. 331. Notification requirements in connection with required studies for conversion of commercial or industrial type functions to contractor performance.
Sec. 332. Temporary authority for contractor performance of security-guard functions to meet increased requirements since September 11, 2001.
Sec. 333. Repeal of obsolete provision regarding depot-level maintenance and repair workloads that were performed at closed or realigned military installations.
Sec. 334. Exclusion of certain expenditures from limitation on private sector performance of depot-level maintenance.
Subtitle E--Defense Dependents Education
Sec. 341. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees.
Sec. 342. Housing benefits for unaccompanied teachers required to live at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, Cuba.
Sec. 343. Options for funding dependent summer school programs.
Sec. 344. Impact aid eligibility for local educational agencies affected by privatization of military housing.
Sec. 345. Comptroller General study of adequacy of compensation provided for teachers in the Department of Defense Overseas Dependents' Schools.
Subtitle F--Information Technology
Sec. 351. Annual submission of information regarding information technology capital assets.
Sec. 352. Policy regarding acquisition of information assurance and information assurance-enabled information technology products.
Sec. 353. Installation and connection policy and procedures regarding Defense Switch Network.
Subtitle G--Other Matters
Sec. 361. Distribution of monthly reports on allocation of funds within operation and maintenance budget subactivities.
Sec. 362. Continuation of arsenal support program initiative.
Sec. 363. Extension of work safety demonstration program.
Sec. 364. Condition on authority of Defense Security Service to impose fees on fee-for-service basis.
Sec. 365. Logistics support and services for weapon systems contractors.
Sec. 366. Training range sustainment plan, Global Status of Resources and Training System, and training range inventory.
Sec. 367. Engineering study and environmental analysis of road modifications in vicinity of Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Sec. 368. Reauthorization of warranty claims recovery pilot program.
Sec. 369. Expanded eligibility for loan, gift, or exchange of documents, historical artifacts, and condemned or obsolete combat materiel.
TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS
Subtitle A--Active Forces
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Sec. 402. Revision in permanent end strength minimum levels.
Sec. 403. Expanded authority for administrative increases in statutory active-duty end strengths.
Sec. 404. General and flag officer management.
Sec. 405. Extension of certain authorities relating to management of numbers of general and flag officers in certain grades.
Sec. 406. Increase in authorized strengths for Marine Corps officers on active duty in the grade of colonel.
Subtitle B--Reserve Forces
Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the reserves.
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).
Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2003 limitation on non-dual status technicians.
Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 421. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel.
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 waiver of required completion or sequencing for joint professional military education.
Sec. 503. Extension and codification of authority for recall of retired aviators to active duty.
Sec. 504. Grades for certain positions.
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.
Sec. 506. Authority to require that an officer take leave pending review of a recommendation 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 component Special Operations Forces personnel engaged in humanitarian assistance 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 retirement 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.
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 Office.
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 funeral 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 designated 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.
TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS
Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances
Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 2003.
Sec. 602. Basic allowance for housing in cases of low-cost or no-cost moves.
Sec. 603. Rate of basic allowance for subsistence for enlisted personnel occupying single Government quarters without adequate availability of meals.
Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays
Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for reserve forces.
Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for certain health care professionals.
Sec. 613. One-year extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear officers.
Sec. 614. One-year extension of other bonus and special pay authorities.
Sec. 615. Increase in maximum rates for certain special pays, bonuses, and financial assistance for health care professionals.
Sec. 616. Assignment incentive pay.
Sec. 617. Increase in maximum rates for prior service enlistment bonus.
Sec. 618. Retention incentives for health care professionals qualified in a critical military skill.
Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances
Sec. 621. Extension of leave travel deferral period for members performing consecutive overseas tours of duty.
Sec. 622. Transportation of motor vehicles for members reported missing.
Subtitle D--Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits
Sec. 631. Permanent reduction from eight to six in number of years of reserve service required for eligibility for retired pay for non-regular service.
Sec. 632. Increased retired pay for enlisted Reserves credited with extraordinary heroism.
Sec. 633. Elimination of possible inversion in retired pay cost-of-living adjustment for initial COLA computation.
Sec. 634. Technical revisions to so-called `forgotten widows' annuity program.
Sec. 635. Expansion of authority of Secretary of Defense to waive time limitations on claims against the Government for military personnel benefits.
Sec. 636. Special compensation for certain combat-related disabled uniformed services retirees.
Subtitle E--Montgomery GI Bill
Sec. 641. Time limitation for use of Montgomery GI Bill entitlement by members of the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 642. Repayment requirements under Reserve Component Montgomery GI Bill arising from failure to participate satisfactorily in military service to be considered debts owed to the United States.
Sec. 643. Technical adjustments to authority for certain members to transfer educational assistance under Montgomery GI Bill to dependents.
Subtitle F--Other Matters
Sec. 651. Payment of interest on student loans.
Sec. 652. Additional authority to provide assistance for families of members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 653. Repeal of authority for acceptance of honoraria by personnel at certain Department of Defense schools.
Sec. 654. Addition of definition of continental United States in title 37.
TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Health Care Program Improvements
Sec. 701. Elimination of requirement for TRICARE preauthorization of inpatient mental health care for medicare-eligible beneficiaries.
Sec. 702. Continued TRICARE eligibility of dependents residing at remote locations after departure of sponsors for unaccompanied assignments and eligibility of dependents of reserve component members ordered to active duty.
Sec. 703. Eligibility of surviving dependents for TRICARE dental program benefits after discontinuance of former enrollment.
Sec. 704. Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund.
Sec. 705. Approval of medicare providers as TRICARE providers.
Sec. 706. Technical corrections relating to transitional health care for members separated from active duty.
Sec. 707. Extension of temporary authority to enter into personal services contracts for the performance of health care responsibilities at locations other than military medical treatment facilities.
Sec. 708. Access to health care services for beneficiaries eligible for TRICARE and Department of Veterans Affairs health care.
Sec. 709. Disclosure of information on Project 112 to Department of Veterans Affairs.
Subtitle B--Reports
Sec. 711. Claims information.
Sec. 712. Comptroller General report on provision of care under the TRICARE program.
Sec. 713. Repeal of report requirement.
Subtitle C--Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Health Resources Sharing
Sec. 721. Revised coordination and sharing guidelines.
Sec. 722. Health care resources sharing and coordination project.
Sec. 723. Report on improved coordination and sharing of health care and health care resources following domestic acts of terrorism or domestic use of weapons of mass destruction.
Sec. 724. Interoperability of Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense pharmacy data systems.
Sec. 725. Joint pilot program for providing graduate medical education and training for physicians.
Sec. 726. Repeal of certain limits on Department of Veterans Affairs resources.
TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS
Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management
Sec. 801. Buy-to-budget acquisition of end items.
Sec. 802. Report to Congress on evolutionary acquisition of major defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 803. Spiral development under major defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 804. Improvement of software acquisition processes.
Sec. 805. Performance goals for procuring services pursuant to multiple award contracts.
Sec. 806. Rapid acquisition and deployment procedures.
Sec. 807. Quick-reaction special projects acquisition team.
Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations
Sec. 811. Limitation period for task and delivery order contracts.
Sec. 812. One-year extension of program applying simplified procedures to certain commercial items; report.
Sec. 813. Extension and improvement of personnel demonstration policies and procedures applicable to the civilian acquisition workforce.
Sec. 814. Past performance given significant weight in renewal of procurement technical assistance cooperative agreements.
Sec. 815. Increased maximum amount of assistance for tribal organizations or economic enterprises carrying out procurement technical assistance programs in two or more service areas.
Sec. 816. Extension of contract goal for small disadvantaged businesses and certain institutions of higher education.
Sec. 817. Grants of exceptions to cost or pricing data certification requirements and waivers of cost accounting standards.
Sec. 818. Timing of certification in connection with waiver of survivability and lethality testing requirements.
Sec. 819. Contracting with Federal Prison Industries.
Sec. 820. Revisions to multiyear contracting authority.
Subtitle C--Acquisition-Related Reports and Other Matters
Sec. 821. Evaluation of training, knowledge, and resources regarding negotiation of intellectual property arrangements.
Sec. 822. Independent technology readiness assessments.
Sec. 823. Extension and amendment of requirement for annual report on defense commercial pricing management improvement.
Sec. 824. Assessment of purchases of products and services through contracts with other Federal departments and agencies.
Sec. 825. Repeal of certain requirements and Comptroller General reviews of the requirements.
Sec. 826. Multiyear procurement authority for purchase of dinitrogen tetroxide, hydrazine, and hydrazine-related products.
Sec. 827. Multiyear procurement authority for environmental services for military installations.
Sec. 828. Report on effects of Army Contracting Agency.
Sec. 829. Authorization to take actions to correct the industrial resource shortfall for radiation-hardened electronics.
TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
Subtitle A--Duties and Functions of Department of Defense Officers
Sec. 901. Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence.
Sec. 902. Reorganization of Office of Secretary of Defense for administration of duties relating to homeland defense and combating terrorism.
Subtitle B--Space Activities
Sec. 911. Oversight of acquisition for defense space programs.
Sec. 912. Report regarding assured access to space for the United States.
Subtitle C--Reports
Sec. 921. Report on establishment of United States Northern Command.
Sec. 922. Time for submittal of report on Quadrennial Defense Review.
Sec. 923. National defense mission of Coast Guard to be included in future Quadrennial Defense Reviews.
Sec. 924. Report on establishment of a Joint National Training Complex and joint opposing forces.
Subtitle D--Other Matters
Sec. 931. Authority to accept gifts for National Defense University.
Sec. 932. Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation.
Sec. 933. Conforming amendment to reflect disestablishment of Department of Defense Consequence Management Program Integration Office.
Sec. 934. Increase in number of Deputy Commandants of the Marine Corps.
TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Financial Matters
Sec. 1001. Transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Authorization of supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2002.
Sec. 1003. United States contribution to NATO common-funded budgets in fiscal year 2003.
Sec. 1004. Development and implementation of financial management enterprise architecture.
Sec. 1005. Accountable officials in the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1006. Uniform standards throughout Department of Defense for exposure of personnel to pecuniary liability for loss of Government property.
Sec. 1007. Improvements in purchase card management.
Sec. 1008. Improvements in travel card management.
Sec. 1009. Clearance of certain transactions recorded in Treasury suspense accounts and resolution of certain check issuance discrepancies.
Sec. 1010. Authorization of funds for ballistic missile defense programs or combating terrorism programs of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1011. Reduction in overall authorization due to inflation savings.
Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards
Sec. 1021. Number of Navy combatant surface vessels in active and reserve service.
Sec. 1022. Annual long-range plan for the construction of naval vessels.
Sec. 1023. Assessment of the feasibility of the expedited equipping of a Navy ship with a version of the 155-millimeter Advanced Gun System.
Sec. 1024. Report on initiatives to increase operational days of Navy ships.
Sec. 1025. Ship combat system industrial base.
Sec. 1026. Sense of Congress concerning aircraft carrier force structure.
Sec. 1027. Conveyance, Navy drydock, Portland, Oregon.
Subtitle C--Strategic Matters
Sec. 1031. Strategic force structure plan for nuclear weapons and delivery systems.
Sec. 1032. Annual report on weapons to defeat hardened and deeply buried targets.
Sec. 1033. Report on effects of nuclear earth-penetrator weapon and other weapons.
Subtitle D--Reports
Sec. 1041. Repeal and modification of various reporting requirements applicable to the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1042. Requirement that Department of Defense reports to Congress be accompanied by electronic version.
Sec. 1043. Annual report on the conduct of military operations conducted as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Sec. 1044. Report on efforts to ensure adequacy of fire fighting staffs at military installations.
Sec. 1045. Report on designation of certain Louisiana highway as Defense Access Road.
Subtitle E--Extension of Expiring Authorities
Sec. 1051. Extension of authority for Secretary of Defense to sell aircraft and aircraft parts for use in responding to oil spills.
Sec. 1052. Six-month extension of expiring Governmentwide information security requirements; continued applicability of expiring Governmentwide information security requirements to the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1053. Two-year extension of authority of the Secretary of Defense to engage in commercial activities as security for intelligence collection activities abroad.
Subtitle F--Other Matters
Sec. 1061. Time for transmittal of annual defense authorization legislative proposal.
Sec. 1062. Technical and clerical amendments.
Sec. 1063. Use for law enforcement purposes of DNA samples maintained by Department of Defense for identification of human remains.
Sec. 1064. Enhanced authority to obtain foreign language services during periods of emergency.
Sec. 1065. Rewards for assistance in combating terrorism.
Sec. 1066. Provision of space and services to military welfare societies.
Sec. 1067. Prevention and mitigation of corrosion of military equipment and infrastructure.
Sec. 1068. Transfer of historic DF-9E Panther aircraft to Women Airforce Service Pilots Museum.
Sec. 1069. Increase in amount authorized to be expended for Department of Defense program to commemorate 50th anniversary of the Korean War.
TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL
Sec. 1101. Eligibility of Department of Defense nonappropriated fund employees for long-term care insurance.
Sec. 1102. Extension of Department of Defense authority to make lump-sum severance payments.
Sec. 1103. Continuation of Federal Employee Health Benefits Program eligibility.
Sec. 1104. Certification for Department of Defense professional accounting positions.
TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS
Sec. 1201. Authority to provide administrative services and support for coalition liaison officers.
Sec. 1202. Authority to pay for certain travel of defense personnel of countries participating in NATO Partnership for Peace program.
Sec. 1203. Limitation on funding for Joint Data Exchange Center in Moscow.
Sec. 1204. Support of United Nations-sponsored efforts to inspect and monitor Iraqi weapons activities.
Sec. 1205. Comprehensive annual report to Congress on coordination and integration of all United States nonproliferation activities.
Sec. 1206. Report requirement regarding Russian proliferation to Iran and other countries of proliferation concern.
Sec. 1207. Monitoring of implementation of 1979 agreement between the United States and China on cooperation in science and technology.
Sec. 1208. Extension of certain counterproliferation activities and programs.
Sec. 1209. Semiannual report by Director of Central Intelligence on contributions by foreign persons to efforts by countries of proliferation concern to obtain weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems.
Sec. 1210. Report on feasibility and advisability of senior officer exchanges between the Armed Forces of the United States and the military forces of Taiwan.
Sec. 1211. Report on United States force structure in the Pacific.
TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION
Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and funds.
Sec. 1302. Funding allocations.
Sec. 1303. Prohibition against use of funds until submission of reports.
Sec. 1304. Report on use of revenue generated by activities carried out under Cooperative Threat Reduction programs.
Sec. 1305. Prohibition against use of funds for second wing of fissile material storage facility.
Sec. 1306. Limited waiver of restrictions on use of funds for threat reduction in states of the former Soviet Union.
TITLE XIV--HOMELAND SECURITY
Sec. 1401. Transfer of technology items and equipment in support of homeland security.
Sec. 1402. Comprehensive plan for improving the preparedness of military installations for terrorist incidents.
Sec. 1403. Additional Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams.
Sec. 1404. Report on the role of the Department of Defense in supporting homeland security.
Sec. 1405. Sense of Congress on Department of Defense assistance to local first responders.
TITLE XV--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE WAR ON TERRORISM
Sec. 1501. Authorization of appropriations for continued operations for the war on terrorism.
Sec. 1502. Mobilization and personnel.
Sec. 1504. Equipment replacement and enhancement.
Sec. 1505. Classified activities.
Sec. 1506. Procurement of munitions.
Sec. 1507. Discretionary restoration of authorizations of appropriations reduced for management efficiencies.
Sec. 1508. General provisions applicable to transfers.
DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE XXI--ARMY
Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2102. Family housing.
Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army.
Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2002 projects.
Sec. 2106. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2001 project.
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.
TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE
Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2302. Family housing.
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.
Sec. 2305. Authority for use of military construction funds for construction of public road near Aviano Air Base, Italy, to replace road closed for force protection purposes.
TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES
Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2402. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2403. Energy conservation projects.
Sec. 2404. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
Sec. 2405. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2000 project.
Sec. 2406. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 1999 project.
Sec. 2407. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 1997 project.
TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM
Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.
TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES
Sec. 2601. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land acquisition projects.
TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS
Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law.
Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2000 projects.
Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1999 projects.
TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes
Sec. 2801. Lease of military family housing in Korea.
Sec. 2802. Modification of alternative authority for acquisition and improvement of military housing.
Sec. 2803. Pilot housing privatization authority for acquisition or construction of military unaccompanied housing.
Sec. 2804. Repeal of source requirements for family housing construction overseas.
Sec. 2805. Availability of energy cost savings realized at military installations.
Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration
Sec. 2811. Agreements to limit encroachments and other constraints on military training, testing, and operations.
Sec. 2812. Conveyance of surplus real property for natural resource conservation purposes.
Sec. 2813. Modification of demonstration program on reduction in long-term facility maintenance costs.
Sec. 2814. Expanded authority to transfer property at military installations to be closed to persons who construct or provide military family housing.
Subtitle C--Land Conveyances
Part I--Army Conveyances
Sec. 2821. Transfer of jurisdiction, Fort McClellan, Alabama, to establish Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge.
Sec. 2822. Land conveyances, lands in Alaska no longer required for National Guard purposes.
Sec. 2823. Land conveyance, Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant, Kansas.
Sec. 2824. Land conveyances, Bluegrass Army Depot, Richmond, Kentucky.
Sec. 2825. Land conveyance, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Sec. 2826. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Training Center, Buffalo, Minnesota.
Sec. 2827. Land conveyance, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey.
Sec. 2828. Land conveyance, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Sec. 2829. Land conveyance, Fort Hood, Texas.
Sec. 2830. Land conveyances, Engineer Proving Ground, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Part II--Navy Conveyances
Sec. 2831. Land conveyance, Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, San Diego, California.
Sec. 2832. Modification of authority for land transfer and conveyance, Naval Security Group Activity, Winter Harbor, Maine.
Sec. 2833. Land conveyance, Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts.
Sec. 2834. Land conveyance, Naval Station, Newport, Rhode Island.
Sec. 2835. Land exchange and boundary adjustments, Marine Corps Base, Quantico, and Prince William Forest Park, Virginia.
Part III--Air Force Conveyances
Sec. 2841. Modification of land conveyance, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California.
Sec. 2842. Land exchange, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado.
Sec. 2843. Land conveyances, Wendover Air Force Base Auxiliary Field, Nevada.
Subtitle D--Other Matters
Sec. 2851. Master plan for use of Navy Annex, Arlington, Virginia.
Sec. 2852. Sale of excess treated water and wastewater treatment capacity, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Sec. 2853. Conveyance of real property, Adak Naval Complex, Alaska, and related land conveyances.
Sec. 2854. Special requirement for adding military installation to closure list.
DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS
Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations
Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration.
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental management.
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities.
Sec. 3104. Defense nuclear waste disposal.
Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations
Sec. 3141. Annual assessments and reports to the President and Congress regarding the condition of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile.
Sec. 3142. Plans for achieving enhanced readiness posture for resumption by the United States of underground nuclear weapons tests.
Sec. 3143. Requirements for specific request for new or modified nuclear weapons.
Sec. 3144. Database to track notification and resolution phases of Significant Finding Investigations.
Sec. 3145. Defense environmental management cleanup reform program.
Sec. 3146. Limitation on obligation of funds for Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator program pending submission of report.
Subtitle C--Proliferation Matters
Sec. 3151. Transfer to National Nuclear Security Administration of Department of Defense's Cooperative Threat Reduction program relating to elimination of weapons grade plutonium production in Russia.
Sec. 3152. Repeal of requirement for reports on obligation of funds for programs on fissile materials in Russia.
Sec. 3153. Expansion of annual reports on status of nuclear materials protection, control, and accounting programs.
Sec. 3154. Testing of preparedness for emergencies involving nuclear, radiological, chemical, or biological weapons.
Sec. 3155. Cooperative program on research, development, and demonstration of technology regarding nuclear or radiological terrorism.
Sec. 3156. Matters relating to the International Materials Protection, Control, and Accounting program of the Department of Energy.
Sec. 3157. Accelerated disposition of highly enriched uranium.
Sec. 3158. Strengthened international security for nuclear materials and security of nuclear operations.
Sec. 3159. Export control programs.
Sec. 3160. Plan for accelerated return of weapons-usable nuclear materials.
Sec. 3161. Sense of Congress on amendment of Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials.
Sec. 3162. Sense of Congress on program to secure stockpiles of highly enriched uranium and plutonium.
Subtitle D--Other Matters
Sec. 3171. Indemnification of Department of Energy contractors.
Sec. 3172. Support for public education in the vicinity of Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico.
Sec. 3173. Worker health and safety rules for Department of Energy nuclear facilities.
Sec. 3174. Extension of authority to appoint certain scientific, engineering, and technical personnel.
Sec. 3175. One-year extension of panel to assess the reliability, safety, and security of the United States nuclear stockpile.
Sec. 3176. Report on status of environmental management initiatives to accelerate the reduction of environmental risks and challenges posed by the legacy of the Cold War.
Subtitle E--Disposition of Weapons-Usable Plutonium at Savannah River, South Carolina
Sec. 3182. Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium at Savannah River Site.
Sec. 3183. Study of facilities for storage of plutonium and plutonium materials at Savannah River Site.
TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD
Sec. 3201. Authorization.
TITLE XXXIII--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE
Sec. 3301. Authorized uses of National Defense Stockpile funds.
TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES
Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2003.
Sec. 3502. Authority to convey vessel USS SPHINX (ARL-24).
Sec. 3503. Independent analysis of title XI insurance guarantee applications.
Sec. 3504. Preparation as artificial reefs and scrapping of obsolete vessels.
TITLE XXXVI--ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--[Reserved]
Subtitle B--Department of Energy National Security Authorizations General Provisions
Sec. 3621. Reprogramming.
Sec. 3622. Minor construction projects.
Sec. 3623. Limits on construction projects.
Sec. 3624. Fund transfer authority.
Sec. 3625. Conceptual and construction design.
Sec. 3626. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction activities.
Sec. 3627. Scope of authority to carry out plant projects.
Sec. 3628. Availability of funds.
Sec. 3629. Transfer of defense environmental management funds.
Sec. 3630. Transfer of weapons activities funds.
Sec. 3631. Funds available for all national security programs of the Department of Energy.
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DEFINED.
For purposes of this Act, the term `congressional defense committees' means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps.
Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities.
Sec. 105. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 106. Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense.
Sec. 107. Defense health programs.
Subtitle B--Army Programs
Sec. 111. Pilot program on sales of manufactured articles and services of certain Army industrial facilities without regard to availability from domestic sources.
Sec. 112. Report on impact of Army aviation modernization plan on the Army National Guard.
Sec. 113. Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles.
Subtitle C--Navy Programs
Sec. 121. Extension of multiyear procurement authority for DDG-51 class destroyers.
Sec. 122. Sense of Congress on scope of conversion program for Ticonderoga-class cruisers.
Sec. 123. Continuation of contract for operation of Champion-class T-5 fuel tanker vessels.
Subtitle D--Air Force Programs
Sec. 131. Multiyear procurement authority for C-130J aircraft program.
Sec. 132. Pathfinder programs.
Sec. 133. Leases for tanker aircraft under multiyear aircraft-lease pilot program.
Subtitle E--Other Programs
Sec. 141. Destruction of existing stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions.
Sec. 142. Report on unmanned aerial vehicle systems.
Sec. 143. Global Information Grid system.
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
SEC. 101. ARMY.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2003 for procurement for the Army as follows:
(1) For aircraft, $2,186,296,000.
(2) For missiles, $1,152,299,000.
(3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, $2,276,751,000.
(4) For ammunition, $1,229,533,000.
(5) For other procurement, $5,857,814,000.
SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.
(a) NAVY- Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2003 for procurement for the Navy as follows:
(1) For aircraft, $8,979,275,000.
(2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, $2,375,349,000.
(3) For shipbuilding and conversion, $9,111,023,000.
(4) For other procurement, $4,494,754,000.
(b) MARINE CORPS- Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2003 for procurement for the Marine Corps in the amount of $1,355,491,000.
(c) NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION- Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2003 for procurement of ammunition for the Navy and the Marine Corps in the amount of $1,170,750,000.
SEC. 103. AIR FORCE.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2003 for procurement for the Air Force as follows:
(1) For aircraft, $12,676,505,000.
(2) For missiles, $3,504,139,000.
(3) For ammunition, $1,290,764,000.
(4) For other procurement, $10,846,048,000.
SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2003 for Defense-wide procurement in the amount of $3,691,604,000.
SEC. 105. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2003 for procurement for the Inspector General of the Department of Defense in the amount of $2,000,000.
SEC. 106. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE.
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2003 the amount of $1,490,199,000 for--
(1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and
(2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of the United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such Act.
SEC. 107. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAMS.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2003 for the Department of Defense for procurement for carrying out health care programs, projects, and activities of the Department of Defense in the total amount of $278,742,000.
Subtitle B--Army Programs
SEC. 111. PILOT PROGRAM ON SALES OF MANUFACTURED ARTICLES AND SERVICES OF CERTAIN ARMY INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES WITHOUT REGARD TO AVAILABILITY FROM DOMESTIC SOURCES.
(a) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM- Subsection (a) of section 141 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 10 U.S.C. 4543 note) is amended by striking `through 2002' in the first sentence and inserting `through 2004'.
(b) USE OF OVERHEAD FUNDS MADE SURPLUS BY SALES- Such section is further amended--
(1) by striking subsection (d);
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c):
`(c) TRANSFER OF CERTAIN SUMS- For each Army industrial facility participating in the pilot program that sells manufactured articles and services in a total amount in excess of $20,000,000 in any fiscal year, the amount equal to one-half of one percent of such total amount shall be transferred from the sums in the Army Working Capital Fund for unutilized plant capacity to appropriations available for the following fiscal year for the demilitarization of conventional ammunition by the Army.'.
(c) UPDATE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL'S REVIEW- The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall review the experience under the pilot program carried out under such section 141 and, not later than July 1, 2003, submit to Congress a report on the results of the review. The report shall contain the views, information, and recommendations called for under subsection (d) of such section (as redesignated by subsection (b)(2)). In carrying out the review and preparing the report, the Inspector General shall take into consideration the report submitted to Congress under such subsection (as so redesignated).
SEC. 112. REPORT ON IMPACT OF ARMY AVIATION MODERNIZATION PLAN ON THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD.
(a) REPORT BY CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU- The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall submit to the Chief of Staff of the Army a report on the requirements for Army National Guard aviation. The report shall include the following:
(1) An analysis of the impact of the Army Aviation Modernization Plan on the ability of the Army National Guard to conduct its aviation missions.
(2) The plan under that aviation modernization plan for the transfer of aircraft from the active component of the Army to the Army reserve components, including a timeline for those transfers.
(3) The progress, as of January 1, 2003, in carrying out the transfers under the plan referred to in paragraph (2).
(4) An evaluation of the suitability and cost effectiveness of existing Commercial Off The Shelf light utility helicopters for performance of Army National Guard utility aviation missions.
(b) COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BY CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE ARMY- Not later than February 1, 2003, the Chief of Staff of the Army shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives the report received under subsection (a), together with any comments and recommendations that the Chief of Staff considers appropriate on the matters covered in the report.
SEC. 113. FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLES.
(a) MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY- Beginning with the fiscal year 2003 program year, the Secretary of the Army may, in accordance with section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, enter into a multiyear contract for the procurement of vehicles under the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles program, subject to subsection (b).
(b) LIMITATION- The Secretary of the Army may not enter into a multiyear contract for the procurement of vehicles in the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles authorized by subsection (a) until the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees a written certification that--
(1) all key performance parameters required in the initial operational test and evaluation for that program have been met; and
(2) the total cost through the use of such multiyear contract of the procurement of the number of vehicles to be procured under such contract is at least 10 percent less than the total cost of the procurement of the same number of such vehicles through the use of successive one-year contracts.
(c) WAIVER AUTHORITY- The Secretary of Defense may waive subsection (b)(2) if the Secretary--
(1) determines that using a multiyear contract for the procurement of vehicles under the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles program is in the national security interests of the United States;
(2) certifies that the Army cannot achieve the savings specified in subsection (b)(2); and
(3) submits to the congressional defense committees, in writing, a notification of the waiver together with a report describing the reasons why the use of a multiyear contract for such procurement is in the national security interests of the United States and why the Army cannot achieve a 10 percent savings of the total anticipated costs of carrying out the program through a multiyear contract.
Subtitle C--Navy Programs
SEC. 121. EXTENSION OF MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR DDG-51 CLASS DESTROYERS.
Section 122(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2446), as amended by section 122 of Public Law 106-65 (113 Stat. 534) and section 122(a) 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-24), is further amended by striking `October 1, 2005' in the first sentence and inserting `October 1, 2007'.
SEC. 122. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SCOPE OF CONVERSION PROGRAM FOR TICONDEROGA-CLASS CRUISERS.
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should maintain the scope of the conversion program for the Ticonderoga class of cruisers so that the program--
(1) covers all 27 ships in that class of cruisers; and
(2) provides for modernizing each of those ships to include an appropriate mix of upgrades to ships' capabilities for theater missile defense, naval fire support, and air dominance.
SEC. 123. CONTINUATION OF CONTRACT FOR OPERATION OF CHAMPION-CLASS T-5 FUEL TANKER VESSELS.
The Department of the Navy contract in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act for the operation of five Champion-class T-5 fuel tanker vessels shall continue in effect with respect to the operation of each such vessel until the completion of the term of the contract or, if sooner for any such vessel, until the vessel is no longer used for purposes of the Military Sealift Command or any other Navy purpose.
Subtitle D--Air Force Programs
SEC. 131. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR C-130J AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.
(a) MULTIYEAR AUTHORITY- Beginning with the fiscal year 2003 program year, the Secretary of the Air Force may, in accordance with section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, enter into a multiyear contract for procurement of up to 40 C-130J aircraft in the CC-130J configuration and up to 24 C-130J aircraft in the KC-130J configuration. Notwithstanding subsection (k) of such section, such a contract may be for a period of six program years.
(b) LIMITATION- The Secretary of the Air Force may not enter into a contract authorized by subsection (a) until--
(1) testing of the CC-130J aircraft for qualification for use in assault operations has been completed by the Air Force Flight Test Center; and
(2) Block 5.3 software upgrades have been installed on all C-130J and CC-130J aircraft in the inventory of the Air Force.
SEC. 132. PATHFINDER PROGRAMS.
(a) PATHFINDER PROGRAMS- Not later than February 1, 2003, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a list of Air Force programs that the Secretary has designated as acquisition reform pathfinder programs (hereinafter in this section referred to as `pathfinder programs').
(b) OVERSIGHT OF PATHFINDER PROGRAMS- The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, and the Joint Requirements Oversight Council maintain oversight over each pathfinder program that qualifies as a major defense acquisition program under section 2430 of title 10, United States Code.
(c) REPORT ON PATHFINDER PROGRAMS- (1) Not later than March 15, 2003, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on pathfinder programs. For each such program, the report shall include a description of the following:
(A) The management approach for that program and how that approach will result in a disciplined, affordable and well-managed acquisition program.
(B) The acquisition strategy for that program and how that acquisition strategy responds to approved operational requirements.
(C) The test and evaluation plan for that program and how that plan will provide adequate assessment of each pathfinder program.
(D) The manner in which the acquisition plan for that program considers cost, schedule, and technical risk.
(E) The manner in which any innovative business practices developed as a result of participation in the program could be applied to other acquisition programs, and any impediments to application of such practices to other programs.
(2) For each such program, the report shall also set forth the following:
(A) The manner in which the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics will be involved in the development, oversight, and approval of the program's management approach, acquisition strategy, and acquisition approach.
(B) The manner in which the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation will be involved in the development, oversight, and approval of the program's test and evaluation plan.
(C) The manner in which an independent cost estimate for the program will be developed by the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
(d) APPLICABILITY OF SPIRAL DEVELOPMENT SECTION- Nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt any pathfinder program from the application of any provision of section 803(c).
SEC. 133. LEASES FOR TANKER AIRCRAFT UNDER MULTIYEAR AIRCRAFT-LEASE PILOT PROGRAM.
The Secretary of the Air Force may not enter into a lease for the acquisition of tanker aircraft for the Air Force under section 8159 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2002 (division A of Public Law 107-117; 115 Stat. 2284; 10 U.S.C. 2401a note) until--
(1) the Secretary submits the report specified in subsection (c)(6) of such section; and
(A) authorization and appropriation of funds necessary to enter into such lease are provided by law; or
(B) a new start reprogramming notification for the funds necessary to enter into such lease has been submitted in accordance with established procedures.
Subtitle E--Other Programs
SEC. 141. DESTRUCTION OF EXISTING STOCKPILE OF LETHAL CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS.
(a) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT- The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the program for destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions is managed as a major defense acquisition program (as defined in section 2430 of title 10, United States Code) in accordance with the essential elements of such programs as may be determined by the Secretary.
(b) REQUIREMENT FOR UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (COMPTROLLER) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION- Beginning with respect to the budget request for fiscal year 2004, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall submit to the congressional defense committees on an annual basis a certification that the budget request for the chemical agents and munitions destruction program has been submitted in accordance with the requirements of section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521).
SEC. 142. REPORT ON UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS.
(a) REPORT- Not later than January 1, 2003, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on unmanned aerial vehicle systems of the Department of Defense.
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED CONCERNING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS- The Secretary shall include in the report under subsection (a) the following, shown for each system referred to in that subsection:
(1) A description of the infrastructure that the Department of Defense has (or is planning) for the system.
(2) A description of the operational requirements document (ORD) for the system.
(3) A description of the physical infrastructure of the Department for training and basing.
(4) A description of the manner in which the Department is interfacing with the industrial base.
(5) A description of the acquisition plan for the system.
(6) A description of the process by which the Department will ensure that any unmanned aerial vehicle program proceeding past the science and technology stage does so only as part of an integrated, overall Office of the Secretary of Defense strategy for acquisition of unmanned aerial vehicles, such as that provided in the approved Office of the Secretary of Defense unmanned aerial vehicle roadmap.
(c) SUGGESTIONS FOR CHANGES IN LAW- The Secretary shall also include in the report under subsection (a) such suggestions as the Secretary considers appropriate for changes in law that would facilitate the way the Department acquires unmanned aerial vehicle systems.
SEC. 143. GLOBAL INFORMATION GRID SYSTEM.
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for the Department of Defense system known as the Global Information Grid may be obligated until the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a plan to provide that, as part of the bandwidth expansion efforts for the system, the system will be designed and configured so as to ensure that information transmitted within the system is secure and protected from unauthorized access.
TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 202. Amount for defense science and technology.
Sec. 203. Defense health programs.
Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations
Sec. 211. RAH-66 Comanche aircraft program.
Sec. 212. Extension of requirements relating to management responsibility for naval mine countermeasures programs.
Sec. 213. Revised requirements for plan for Manufacturing Technology Program.
Sec. 214. Advanced SEAL Delivery System.
Sec. 215. Army experimentation program regarding design of the objective force.
Sec. 216. Program to provide Army with self-propelled Future Combat Systems non-line-of-sight cannon indirect fire capability for the objective force.
Sec. 217. Prohibition on transfer of Medical Free Electron Laser program.
Sec. 218. Littoral combat ship program.
Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense
Sec. 221. Report requirements relating to ballistic missile defense programs.
Sec. 222. Responsibility of Missile Defense Agency for research, development, test, and evaluation related to system improvements of programs transferred to military departments.
Sec. 223. Limitation on obligation of funds for Theater High Altitude Area Defense Program pending submission of required life-cycle cost information.
Sec. 224. Provision of information on flight testing of Ground-based Midcourse National Missile Defense system.
Sec. 225. References to new name for Ballistic Missile Defense Organization.
Sec. 226. One-year limitation on use of funds for nuclear armed interceptors.
Subtitle D--Improved Management of Department of Defense Test and Evaluation Facilities
Sec. 231. Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center.
Sec. 232. Objective for institutional funding of test and evaluation facilities.
Sec. 233. Uniform financial management system for Department of Defense test and evaluation facilities.
Sec. 234. Test and evaluation workforce improvements.
Sec. 235. Compliance with testing requirements.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
Sec. 241. Pilot programs for revitalizing Department of Defense laboratories.
Sec. 242. Technology Transition Initiative.
Sec. 243. Defense Acquisition Challenge Program.
Sec. 244. Encouragement of small businesses and nontraditional defense contractors to submit proposals potentially beneficial for combating terrorism.
Sec. 245. Vehicle fuel cell program.
Sec. 246. Defense nanotechnology research and development program.
Sec. 247. Activities of the Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research.
Sec. 248. Four-year extension of authority of DARPA to award prizes for advanced technology achievements and additional authority of military departments and Defense Agencies to award prizes for achievements in promoting education.
Sec. 249. Plan for five-year program for enhancement of measurement and signatures intelligence capabilities of the United States through incorporation of results of basic research on sensors.
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2003 for the use of the Department of Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation as follows:
(1) For the Army, $7,158,256,000.
(2) For the Navy, $13,244,164,000.
(3) For the Air Force, $18,337,078,000.
(4) For Defense-wide activities, $17,970,653,000, of which $311,554,000 is authorized for the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.
SEC. 202. AMOUNT FOR DEFENSE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2003- Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 201, $10,384,658,000 shall be available for the Defense Science and Technology Program, including basic research, applied research, and advanced technology development projects.
(b) BASIC RESEARCH, APPLIED RESEARCH, AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT DEFINED- For purposes of this section, the term `basic research, applied research, and advanced technology development' means work funded in program elements for defense research and development under Department of Defense category 6.1, 6.2, or 6.3.
SEC. 203. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAMS.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2003 for the Department of Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation for carrying out health care programs, projects, and activities of the Department of Defense in the total amount of $67,214,000.
Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations
SEC. 211. RAH-66 COMANCHE AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED- Not later than the end of each fiscal quarter of fiscal year 2003, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the progress of the restructured engineering and manufacturing development phase of the RAH-66 Comanche aircraft program.
(b) CONTENT- The report shall include, at a minimum, the information relating to the program that the program manager provides to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology with respect to--
(1) cost, including funding and contracts;
(4) which goals are being met and which are not being met;
(5) milestones events accomplished; and
(6) significant events accomplished.
SEC. 212. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR NAVAL MINE COUNTERMEASURES PROGRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL- Section 216 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 105 Stat. 1317), as most recently amended by section 211 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 1946), is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking `through 2003' and inserting `through 2008';
(A) by striking `and' at the end of paragraph (2);
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
`(3) the responsibilities of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council under subsections (b) and (d) of section 181 of title 10, United States Code, have been carried out with respect to the updated mine countermeasures master plan, the budget resources for mine countermeasures for that fiscal year, and the future years defense program for mine countermeasures; and'; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(c) NOTIFICATION OF PROPOSED CHANGES- Upon certifying under subsection (b) with respect to a fiscal year, the Secretary may not carry out any change to the naval mine countermeasures master plan or the budget resources for mine countermeasures with respect to that fiscal year until after the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics submits to the congressional defense committees a notification of the proposed change. Such notification shall describe the nature of the proposed change, the effect of the proposed change on the naval mine countermeasures program or related programs with respect to that fiscal year, and the effect of the proposed change on the validity of the decision to certify under subsection (b) with respect to that fiscal year.'.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS- Such section is further amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking `Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology' and inserting `Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics'; and
(2) in subsection (b)(2)--
(A) by striking `multiyear' and inserting `future years'; and
(B) by striking `section 114a' and inserting `section 221'.
SEC. 213. REVISED REQUIREMENTS FOR PLAN FOR MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.
(a) STREAMLINED CONTENTS OF PLAN- Subsection (e) of section 2521 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking `prepare a five-year plan' in paragraph (1) and all that follows through the end of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) and inserting the following: `prepare and maintain a five-year plan for the program.
`(2) The plan shall establish the following:
`(A) The overall manufacturing technology objectives, milestones, priorities, and investment strategy for the program.
`(B) The specific objectives of, and funding for the program by, each military department and each Defense Agency participating in the program.'.
(b) BIENNIAL REPORT- Such subsection is further amended in paragraph (3)--
(1) by striking `annually' and inserting `biennially'; and
(2) by striking `for a fiscal year' and inserting `for each even-numbered fiscal year'.
SEC. 214. ADVANCED SEAL DELIVERY SYSTEM.
(a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS- To the extent provided in appropriations Acts, the amount described in subsection (b) shall be transferred to amounts available for fiscal year 2003 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Defense-Wide, and shall be available only for research, development, test, and evaluation relating to the Advanced SEAL Delivery System.
(b) AMOUNT TO BE TRANSFERRED- The amount referred to in subsection (a) is the amount of $13,700,000 that was authorized and appropriated for fiscal year 2002 for procurement of the Advanced SEAL Delivery System within amounts for Procurement, Defense-Wide.
(c) TRANSFER AUTHORITY IN ADDITION TO OTHER AUTHORITY- The transfer authority provided by this section is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.
SEC. 215. ARMY EXPERIMENTATION PROGRAM REGARDING DESIGN OF THE OBJECTIVE FORCE.
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT- Not later than March 31, 2003, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to Congress a report on the experimentation program regarding design of the objective force that is required by subsection (g) of section 113 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001, as added by section 113 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107; 115 Stat. 1029).
(b) BUDGET DISPLAY- Amounts provided for the experimentation program in the budget for fiscal year 2004 that is submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, shall be displayed as a distinct program element in that budget and in the supporting documentation submitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense.
SEC. 216. PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ARMY WITH SELF-PROPELLED FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEMS NON-LINE-OF-SIGHT CANNON INDIRECT FIRE CAPABILITY FOR THE OBJECTIVE FORCE.
(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED- The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a program to provide the Army, not later than fiscal year 2008, with a self-propelled Future Combat Systems non-line-of-sight cannon indirect fire capability to equip the objective force.
(b) REPORT- (1) The Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees, at the same time that the President submits the budget for a fiscal year referred to in paragraph (2) to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a report on the investments proposed to be made with respect to non-line-of-sight indirect fire programs for the Army. The report shall--
(A) identify the amount proposed for expenditures for the Crusader artillery system program for that fiscal year in the future-years defense program that was submitted to Congress in 2002 under section 221 of title 10, United States Code; and
(i) the manner in which the amount provided in that budget would be expended for improved non-line-of-sight indirect fire capabilities for the Army; and
(ii) the extent to which expending such amount in such manner would improve such capabilities for the Army.
(2) The requirement to submit a report under paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to budgets for fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
(c) OBJECTIVE FORCE DEFINED- In this section, the term `objective force' has the meaning given such term in section 113(f)(2) 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-24).
(d) FUNDING- Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 201(1) for the Army for research, development, test, and evaluation, $368,500,000 shall be used only to develop and field a self-propelled Future Combat Systems non-line-of-sight cannon indirect fire artillery system and a resupply vehicle with respect to such system.
SEC. 217. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OF MEDICAL FREE ELECTRON LASER PROGRAM.
The Medical Free Electron Laser Program (PE 0602227D8Z) may not be transferred from the Department of Defense to the National Institutes of Health, or to any other department or agency of the Federal Government.
SEC. 218. LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP PROGRAM.
(a) AMOUNT FOR PROGRAM- Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 201(2) for research, development, test, and evaluation, Navy, $4,000,000 may be available in program element 0603563N, relating to Ship Concept Advanced Design, for requirements development for the littoral combat ship.
(b) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS- The Secretary of the Navy may not obligate any funds for the construction of a littoral combat ship until after the Secretary submits the report required by subsection (c).
(c) REPORT ON MILESTONE A PLAN AND SCHEDULE- (1) The Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees, at the same time that the President submits the budget for fiscal year 2004 to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a report on development of the littoral combat ship.
(2) The report shall address the plan and schedule for fulfilling the requirements of Department of Defense Instruction 5000-series for a major defense acquisition Milestone A decision for initiation of concept and technology development for the littoral combat ship, including the following such requirements:
(A) Consideration of technology issues.
(C) Validated mission need statement.
(D) Analysis of multiple concepts.
(E) Test and evaluation master plan (evaluation strategy only).
(G) Acquisition decision memorandum.
(3) The report shall include a discussion of the Secretary's acquisition strategy for development of the littoral combat ship.
(d) REQUIREMENTS FOR ACQUISITION STRATEGY- The Secretary shall ensure that the acquisition strategy for development of the littoral combat ship includes the following:
(1) A concept and technology demonstration phase that is robust and, in a manner and on a schedule that will inform the Navy's decisions on the concepts, technologies, and capabilities to be incorporated into the initial design of the littoral combat ship and into follow-on designs, capitalizes upon ongoing and planned experiments, demonstrations, and evaluations of--
(A) existing, prototype, and experimental hull forms and platforms, including the hull forms and platforms relating to--
(i) the Coastal Waters Interdiction Platform;
(ii) the Hybrid Deep Vee Demonstrator;
(iii) the Littoral Support Craft (Experimental);
(iv) the High Speed Vessel;
(v) surface effects ships;
(vi) Research Vessel Triton;
(viii) other existing, prototype, and experimental craft that the Secretary considers to be appropriate; and
(ix) other existing ships capable of carrying the desired payload packages;
(B) ship and combat systems components;
(C) command, control, and communications systems;
(D) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems;
(2) A description of the experiments, demonstrations, and evaluations that are needed for support of design and development decisionmaking for mission modules to be employed on the littoral combat ship, including the mission modules for--
(A) anti-submarine warfare;
(B) mine countermeasures;
(C) anti-ship defense; and
(D) any other missions that may be envisioned for the ship.
(3) An identification of the experiments, demonstrations, and evaluations that would need to be accomplished during the concept and technology demonstration phase and those that would need to be accomplished during the system development and demonstration phase (after a major defense acquisition Milestone B decision to enter that phase).
(4) A description of the potential trade-offs between program requirements and capabilities, and the methodology (including life cycle cost as an independent variable, speed as an independent variable, and other applicable program attributes), needed to arrive at a design for a littoral combat ship that can be approved (pursuant to a major defense acquisition Milestone B decision) for entry into the system development and demonstration phase.
(5) An analysis of the adequacy of existing and planned platforms to test the littoral ship concept prior to construction of a littoral combat ship.
Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense
SEC. 221. REPORT REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMS.
(a) ANNUAL SUBMISSION OF CURRENT PERFORMANCE GOALS AND DEVELOPMENT BASELINES- (1) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees each year the performance goals and development baselines--
(A) for those ballistic missile defense systems under development by the Missile Defense Agency that could be fielded; and
(B) for any other ballistic missile defense program or project that has been designated by Congress as a special interest item.
(2) Such performance goals and development baselines shall be provided for each block of each such system.
(3) The performance goals and development baselines under paragraph (1) shall be included annually with the defense budget justification materials submitted in support of the President's budget submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code.
(b) RDT&E BUDGET JUSTIFICATION MATERIALS- The budget justification materials submitted to Congress for any fiscal year in support of a request for the authorization and appropriation of funds for research, development, test, and evaluation for ballistic missile defense systems shall include a funding profile for each block of each such system that could be fielded that reflects the development baseline submitted pursuant to subsection (a) for that fiscal year.
(c) REVIEW OF MDA CRITERIA IN RELATION TO MILITARY REQUIREMENTS- (1) The Joint Requirements Oversight Council established under section 181 of title 10, United States Code, shall review cost, schedule, and performance criteria for missile defense programs of the Missile Defense Agency in order to assess the validity of those criteria in relation to military requirements.
(2) The Secretary shall include the results of such review with the first annual statement of program goals submitted to the congressional defense committees under section 232(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107; 10 U.S.C. 2431 note) after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 222. RESPONSIBILITY OF MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY FOR RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION RELATED TO SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS OF PROGRAMS TRANSFERRED TO MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.
Section 224(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking `before a' and inserting `for each';
(2) by striking `is'; and
(3) by striking `roles and responsibilities' and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting `responsibility for research, development, test, and evaluation related to system improvements for that program remains with the Director.'.
SEC. 223. LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS FOR THEATER HIGH ALTITUDE AREA DEFENSE PROGRAM PENDING SUBMISSION OF REQUIRED LIFE-CYCLE COST INFORMATION.
(a) LIMITATION PENDING SUBMISSION OF CERTIFICATION- Not more than 85 percent of the amount specified in subsection (b) may be obligated until the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees the estimated total life-cycle cost of the Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) program as required for programs in engineering and manufacturing development by section 232(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107; 10 U.S.C. 2431 note).
(b) FUNDS SUBJECT TO LIMITATION- Subsection (a) applies to the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2003 for the Missile Defense Agency for the Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) program.
SEC. 224. PROVISION OF INFORMATION ON FLIGHT TESTING OF GROUND-BASED MIDCOURSE NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM.
(a) INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES- The Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall provide to the congressional defense committees information on the results of each flight test of the Ground-based Midcourse national missile defense system.
(b) CONTENT- Information provided under subsection (a) on the results of a flight test shall include the following matters:
(1) A thorough discussion of the content and objectives of the test.
(2) For each such test objective, a statement regarding whether or not the objective was achieved.
(3) For any such test objective not achieved--
(A) a thorough discussion describing the reasons that the objective was not achieved; and
(B) a discussion of any plans for future tests to achieve that objective.
SEC. 225. REFERENCES TO NEW NAME FOR BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE ORGANIZATION.
(a) IN GENERAL- Any reference to the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization in any provision of law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the Missile Defense Agency.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS- (1) Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows:
(A) Sections 203, 223, and 224 are each amended by striking `Ballistic Missile Defense Organization' each place it appears and inserting `Missile Defense Agency'.
(B)(i) The heading for section 203 is amended to read as follows:
`Sec. 203. Director of Missile Defense Agency'.
(ii) The item relating to section 203 in the table of sections at the beginning of subchapter II of chapter 8 is amended to read as follows:
`203. Director of Missile Defense Agency.'.
(2) The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107) is amended as follows:
(A) Sections 232 (115 Stat. 1037; 10 U.S.C. 2431 note), 233 (115 Stat. 1039), and 235 (115 Stat. 1041) are each amended by striking `Ballistic Missile Defense Organization' each place it appears and inserting `Missile Defense Agency'.
(B) The heading for section 232 is amended to read as follows:
`SEC. 232. PROGRAM ELEMENTS FOR MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY.'.
(3) Section 3132 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-455; 10 U.S.C. 2431 note) is amended--
(A) by striking `Ballistic Missile Defense Organization' each place it appears and inserting `Missile Defense Agency';
(B) in subsection (c), by striking `BMDO' and inserting `MDA'; and
(C) by amending the heading to read as follows:
`SEC. 3132. ENHANCED COOPERATION BETWEEN NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION AND MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY.'.
(4) The following provisions are each amended by striking `Ballistic Missile Defense Organization' each place it appears and inserting `Missile Defense Agency':
(A) Section 233 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 10 U.S.C. 223 note).
(B) Section 243 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 10 U.S.C. 2431 note).
SEC. 226. ONE-YEAR LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR NUCLEAR ARMED INTERCEPTORS.
(a) LIMITATION- None of the funds described in subsection (b) may be obligated for research, development, test, or evaluation, or for procurement, of a nuclear armed interceptor as a component of a missile defense system.
(b) COVERED FUNDS- Subsection (a) applies to funds made available to the Department of Defense pursuant to an authorization of appropriations in this title or title I or to the Department of Energy pursuant to an authorization of appropriations in title XXXI.
Subtitle D--Improved Management of Department of Defense Test and Evaluation Facilities
SEC. 231. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TEST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CENTER.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT- (1) Subchapter I of chapter 8 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
`Sec. 196. Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center
`(a) ESTABLISHMENT AS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FIELD ACTIVITY- The Secretary of Defense shall establish within the Department of Defense under section 191 of this title a Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center (hereinafter in this section referred to as the `Center'). The Secretary shall designate the Center as a Department of Defense Field Activity.
`(b) DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR- (1) At the head of the Center shall be a Director, selected by the Secretary from among commissioned officers of the armed forces on active duty. The Director, while so serving, holds the grade of lieutenant general or, in the case of an officer of the Navy, vice admiral.
`(2) There shall be a Deputy Director of the Center, selected by the Secretary from among senior civilian officers and employees of the Department of Defense who have substantial experience in the field of test and evaluation. The Deputy Director shall act for, and exercise the powers of, the Director when the Director is disabled or the position of Director is vacant.
`(c) DUTIES OF DIRECTOR- The Director shall have the following duties:
`(1) To review and provide oversight of proposed Department of Defense budgets and expenditures for--
`(A) the test and evaluation facilities and resources of the Major Range and Test Facility Base of the Department of Defense; and
`(B) all other test and evaluation facilities and resources within and outside of the Department of Defense.
`(2) To complete and maintain the strategic plan required by subsection (d).
`(3) To review proposed budgets under subsection (e) and submit reports and certifications required by such subsection.
`(4) To administer the Central Test and Evaluation Investment Program and the program of the Department of Defense for test and evaluation science and technology.
`(d) STRATEGIC PLAN FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TEST AND EVALUATION RESOURCES- (1) Not less often than once every two fiscal years, the Director, in coordination with the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, the Secretaries of the military departments, and the heads of Defense Agencies with test and evaluation responsibilities, shall complete a strategic plan reflecting the needs of the Department of Defense with respect to test and evaluation facilities and resources. Each such strategic plan shall cover the period of ten fiscal years beginning with the fiscal year in which the plan is submitted under paragraph (3). The strategic plan shall be based on a comprehensive review of the test and evaluation requirements of the Department and the adequacy of the test and evaluation facilities and resources of the Department to meet those requirements.
`(2) The strategic plan shall include the following:
`(A) An assessment of the test and evaluation requirements of the Department for the period covered by the plan.
`(B) An identification of performance measures associated with the successful achievement of test and evaluation objectives for the period covered by the plan.
`(C) An assessment of the test and evaluation facilities and resources that will be needed to meet such requirements and satisfy such performance measures.
`(D) An assessment of the current state of the test and evaluation facilities and resources of the Department.
`(E) An itemization of acquisitions, upgrades, and improvements necessary to ensure that the test and evaluation facilities and resources of the Department are adequate to meet such requirements and satisfy such performance measures.
`(F) An assessment of the budgetary resources necessary to implement such acquisitions, upgrades, and improvements.
`(3) Upon completing a strategic plan under paragraph (1), the Director shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report on that plan. The report shall include the plan and a description of the review on which the plan is based.
`(4) Not later than 60 days after the date on which the report is submitted under paragraph (3), the Secretary of Defense shall transmit to the Committee on Armed Services and Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives the report, together with any comments with respect to the report that the Secretary considers appropriate.
`(e) CERTIFICATION OF BUDGETS- (1) The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), shall require that the Secretary of each military department, the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, and the head of each Defense Agency with test and evaluation responsibilities transmit such Secretary's, Director's, or head's proposed budget for test and evaluation activities for a fiscal year to the Director of the Center for review under paragraph (2) before submitting such proposed budget to the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).
`(2)(A) The Director of the Center shall review each proposed budget transmitted under paragraph (1) and shall, not later than January 31 of the year preceding the fiscal year for which such budgets are proposed, submit to the Secretary of Defense a report containing the comments of the Director with respect to all such proposed budgets, together with the certification of the Director as to whether such proposed budgets are adequate.
`(B) The Director shall also submit, together with such report and such certification, an additional certification as to whether such proposed budgets provide balanced support for such strategic plan.
`(3) The Secretary of Defense shall, not later than March 31 of the year preceding the fiscal year for which such budgets are proposed, submit to Congress a report on those proposed budgets which the Director has not certified under paragraph (2)(A) to be adequate. The report shall include the following matters:
`(A) A discussion of the actions that the Secretary proposes to take, together with any recommended legislation that the Secretary considers appropriate, to address the inadequacy of the proposed budgets.
`(B) Any additional comments that the Secretary considers appropriate regarding the inadequacy of the proposed budgets.
`(f) SUPERVISION OF DIRECTOR BY UNDER SECRETARY- The Director of the Center shall be subject to the supervision of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. The Director shall report directly to the Under Secretary, without the interposition of any other supervising official.
`(g) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OF CENTER- The Secretary of Defense shall provide the Director with administrative support adequate for carrying out the Director's responsibilities under this section. The Secretary shall provide the support out of the headquarters activities of the Department or any other activities that the Secretary considers appropriate.
`(h) DEFINITION- In this section, the term `Major Range and Test Facility Base' means the test and evaluation facilities and resources that are designated by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation as facilities and resources comprising the Major Range and Test Facility Base.'.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
`196. Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center.'.
(b) FIRST STRATEGIC PLAN- The first strategic plan required to be completed under subsection (d)(1) of section 196 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall be completed not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) ADMINISTRATION OF CTEIP AND DOD T&E S&T PROGRAMS- The duty of the Director of the Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center to administer the programs specified in subsection (c)(4) of section 196 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall take effect, and such programs shall be placed under control of such Director, upon the beginning of the first fiscal year that begins after the report on the first strategic plan referred to subsection (b) is transmitted to the congressional committees required by subsection (d)(4) of such section 196.
SEC. 232. OBJECTIVE FOR INSTITUTIONAL FUNDING OF TEST AND EVALUATION FACILITIES.
(a) FUNDING OBJECTIVE- The Secretary of Defense shall establish the objective of ensuring that, by fiscal year 2006--
(1) the institutional and overhead costs of a facility or resource of a military department or Defense Agency that is within the Major Range and Test Facility Base are fully funded through the major test and evaluation investment accounts of the military department or Defense Agency, the account of the Central Test and Evaluation Investment Program of the Department of Defense, and other appropriate accounts of the military department or Defense Agency; and
(2) the charge to an element of the Department of Defense for a use by that element of such a facility or resource for testing under a particular program is not more than the amount equal to the direct costs of such use by that element.
(b) DEFINITIONS- In this section:
(1) The term `Major Range and Test Facility Base' means the test and evaluation facilities and resources that are designated by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation as facilities and resources comprising the Major Range and Test Facility Base.
(2) The term `institutional and overhead costs', with respect to a facility or resource within the Major Range Test and Facility Base--
(A) means the costs of maintaining, operating, upgrading, and modernizing the facility or resource; and
(B) does not include any incremental cost of operating the facility or resource that is attributable to the use of the facility or resource for testing under a particular program.
(3) The term `direct costs', with respect to a facility or resource within the Major Range and Test Facility Base, means those costs that are directly attributable to the use of the facility or resource for testing under a particular program, over and above the institutional and overhead costs with respect to the facility or resource.
SEC. 233. UNIFORM FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TEST AND EVALUATION FACILITIES.
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR SYSTEM- The Secretary of Defense shall implement a single financial management and accounting system for all test and evaluation facilities of the Department of Defense. The Secretary shall implement such system as soon as practicable, and shall establish the objective that such system be implemented not later than September 30, 2006.
(b) SYSTEM FEATURES- The system required by subsection (a) shall be designed to achieve, at a minimum, the following functional objectives:
(1) Enable managers within the Department of Defense to compare the costs of carrying out test and evaluation activities in the various facilities of the military departments.
(2) Enable the Secretary of Defense--
(A) to make prudent investment decisions; and
(B) to reduce the extent to which unnecessary costs of owning and operating test and evaluation facilities of the Department of Defense are incurred.
(3) Enable the Department of Defense to track the total cost of test and evaluation activities.
(4) Comply with the financial management architecture established by the Secretary.
SEC. 234. TEST AND EVALUATION WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) REPORT ON CAPABILITIES- Not later than March 15, 2003, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall submit to Congress a report on the capabilities of the test and evaluation workforce of the Department of Defense. The Under Secretary shall consult with the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation in preparing the report.
(b) REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN- (1) The report shall contain a plan for taking the actions necessary to ensure that the test and evaluation workforce of the Department of Defense is of sufficient size and has the expertise necessary to timely and accurately identify issues of military suitability and effectiveness of Department of Defense systems through testing of the systems.
(2) The plan shall set forth objectives for the size, composition, and qualifications of the workforce, and shall specify the actions (including recruitment, retention, and training) and milestones for achieving the objectives.
(c) ADDITIONAL MATTERS- The report shall also include the following matters:
(1) An assessment of the changing size and demographics of the test and evaluation workforce, including the impact of anticipated retirements among the most experienced personnel over the period of five fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 2003, together with a discussion of the management actions necessary to address the changes.
(2) An assessment of the anticipated workloads and responsibilities of the test and evaluation workforce over the period of ten fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 2003, together with the number and qualifications of military and civilian personnel necessary to carry out such workloads and responsibilities.
(3) The Under Secretary's specific plans for using the demonstration authority provided in section 4308 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 10 U.S.C. 1701 note) and other special personnel management authorities of the Under Secretary to attract and retain qualified personnel in the test and evaluation workforce.
(4) Any recommended legislation or additional special authority that the Under Secretary considers appropriate for facilitating the recruitment and retention of qualified personnel for the test and evaluation workforce.
(5) Any other matters that are relevant to the capabilities of the test and evaluation workforce.
SEC. 235. COMPLIANCE WITH TESTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) ANNUAL OT&E REPORT- Subsection (g) of section 139 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the fourth sentence the following: `The report for a fiscal year shall also include an assessment of the waivers of and deviations from requirements in test and evaluation master plans and other testing requirements that occurred during the fiscal year, any concerns raised by the waivers or deviations, and the actions that have been taken or are planned to be taken to address the concerns.'.
(b) REORGANIZATION OF PROVISION- Subsection (g) of such section, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended--
(1) by inserting `(1)' after `(g)';
(2) by designating the second sentence as paragraph (2);
(3) by designating the third sentence as paragraph (3);
(4) by designating the matter consisting of the fourth and fifth sentences as paragraph (4); and
(5) by designating the sixth sentence as paragraph (5).
Subtitle E--Other Matters
SEC. 241. PILOT PROGRAMS FOR REVITALIZING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORIES.
(a) ADDITIONAL PILOT PROGRAM- (1) The Secretary of Defense may carry out a pilot program to demonstrate improved efficiency in the performance of research, development, test, and evaluation functions of the Department of Defense.
(2) Under the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the director of one science and technology laboratory, and the director of one test and evaluation laboratory, of each military department with authority for the following:
(A) To use innovative methods of personnel management appropriate for ensuring that the selected laboratories can--
(i) employ and retain a workforce appropriately balanced between permanent and temporary personnel and among workers with appropriate levels of skills and experience; and
(ii) effectively shape workforces to ensure that the workforces have the necessary sets of skills and experience to fulfill their organizational missions.
(B) To develop or expand innovative methods of entering into and expanding cooperative relationships and arrangements with private sector organizations, educational institutions (including primary and secondary schools), and State and local governments to facilitate the training of a future scientific and technical workforce that will contribute significantly to the accomplishment of organizational missions.
(C) To develop or expand innovative methods of establishing cooperative relationships and arrangements with private sector organizations and educational institutions to promote the establishment of the technological industrial base in areas critical for Department of Defense technological requirements.
(D) To waive any restrictions not required by law that apply to the demonstration and implementation of methods for achieving the objectives set forth in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C).
(3) The Secretary may carry out the pilot program under this subsection at each selected laboratory for a period of three years beginning not later than March 1, 2003.
(b) RELATIONSHIP TO FISCAL YEARS 1999 AND 2000 REVITALIZATION PILOT PROGRAMS- The pilot program under this section is in addition to, but may be carried out in conjunction with, the fiscal years 1999 and 2000 revitalization pilot programs.
(c) REPORTS- (1) Not later than January 1, 2003, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the experience under the fiscal years 1999 and 2000 revitalization pilot programs in exercising the authorities provided for the administration of those programs. The report shall include a description of--
(A) barriers to the exercise of the authorities that have been encountered;
(B) the proposed solutions for overcoming the barriers; and
(C) the progress made in overcoming the barriers.
(2) Not later than September 1, 2003, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation of the pilot program under subsection (a) and the fiscal years 1999 and 2000 revitalization pilot programs. The report shall include, for each such pilot program, the following:
(A) Each laboratory selected for the pilot program.
(B) To the extent practicable, a description of the innovative methods that are to be tested at each laboratory.
(C) The criteria to be used for measuring the success of each method to be tested.
(3) Not later than 90 days after the expiration of the period for the participation of a laboratory in a pilot program referred to in paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a final report on the participation of that laboratory in the pilot program. The report shall include the following:
(A) A description of the methods tested.
(B) The results of the testing.
(D) Any proposal for legislation that the Secretary recommends on the basis of the experience at that laboratory under the pilot program.
(d) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR OTHER REVITALIZATION PILOT PROGRAMS- (1) Section 246(a)(4) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 1956; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended by striking `a period of three years' and inserting `up to six years'.
(2) Section 245(a)(4) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 553; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended by striking `a period of three years' and inserting `up to five years'.
(e) PARTNERSHIPS UNDER PILOT PROGRAM- (1) The Secretary of Defense may authorize one or more laboratories and test centers participating in the pilot program under subsection (a) or in one of the fiscal years 1999 and 2000 revitalization pilot programs to enter into a cooperative arrangement (in this subsection referred to as a `public-private partnership') with entities in the private sector and institutions of higher education for the performance of work.
(2) A competitive process shall be used for the selection of entities outside the Government to participate in a public-private partnership.
(3)(A) Not more than one public-private partnership may be established as a limited liability company.
(B) An entity participating in a limited liability company as a party to a public-private partnership under the pilot program may contribute funds to the company, accept contributions of funds for the company, and provide materials, services, and use of facilities for research, technology, and infrastructure of the company, if it is determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense that doing so will improve the efficiency of the performance of research, test, and evaluation functions of the Department of Defense.
(f) FISCAL YEARS 1999 AND 2000 REVITALIZATION PILOT PROGRAMS DEFINED- In this section, the term `fiscal years 1999 and 2000 revitalization pilot programs' means--
(1) the pilot programs authorized by section 246 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 1955; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note); and
(2) the pilot programs authorized by section 245 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 552; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note).
SEC. 242. TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION INITIATIVE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND CONDUCT- (1) Chapter 139 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2359 the following new section:
`Sec. 2359a. Technology Transition Initiative
`(a) INITIATIVE REQUIRED- The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, shall carry out an initiative, to be known as the Technology Transition Initiative (hereinafter in this section referred to as the `Initiative'), to facilitate the rapid transition of new technologies from science and technology programs of the Department of Defense into acquisition programs of the Department for the production of such technologies.
`(b) OBJECTIVES- The objectives of the Initiative are as follows:
`(1) To accelerate the introduction of new technologies into operational capabilities for the armed forces.
`(2) To successfully demonstrate new technologies in relevant environments.
`(c) MANAGEMENT OF INITIATIVE- (1) The Under Secretary shall designate a senior official of the Department of Defense (hereinafter in this section referred to as the `Manager') to manage the Initiative.
`(2) In managing the Initiative, the Manager shall--
`(A) report directly to the Under Secretary; and
`(B) obtain advice and other assistance from the Technology Transition Council established under subsection (g).
`(A) in consultation with the Technology Transition Council established under subsection (g), identify promising technology transition projects that can contribute to meeting Department of Defense technology goals and requirements;
`(B) identify potential sponsors in the Department of Defense to manage such projects; and
`(C) provide funds under subsection (f) for those projects that are selected under subsection (d)(2).
`(d) SELECTION OF PROJECTS- (1) The science and technology and acquisition executives of each military department and each appropriate Defense Agency and the commanders of the unified and specified combatant commands may nominate technology transition projects for implementation under subsection (e) and shall submit a list of the projects so nominated to the Manager.
`(2) The Manager, in consultation with the Technology Transition Council established under subsection (g), shall select projects for implementation under subsection (e) from among the projects on the lists submitted under paragraph (1).
`(e) IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS- For each project selected under subsection (d)(2), the Manager shall designate a military department or Defense Agency to implement the project.
`(f) FUNDING OF PROJECTS- (1) From funds made available to the Manager for the Initiative, the Manager shall, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), provide funds for each project selected under subsection (d)(2) in an amount determined by mutual agreement between the Manager and the acquisition executive of the military department or Defense Agency concerned.
`(2) The amount of funds provided to a project under paragraph (1) shall be not less than the amount equal to 50 percent of the total cost of the project.
`(3) A project shall not be provided funds under this subsection for more than four fiscal years.
`(g) TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION COUNCIL- (1) There is a Technology Transition Council in the Department of Defense. The Council is composed of the following members:
`(A) The science and technology executive of each military department and each Defense Agency.
`(B) The acquisition executive of each military department.
`(C) The members of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council.
`(2) The duty of the Council shall be to provide advice and assistance to the Manager under this section.
`(3) The Council shall meet not less often than semiannually to carry out its duty under paragraph (2).
`(h) REPORT- Not later than March 31 of each year, the Under Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the activities carried out by the Initiative during the preceding fiscal year.
`(i) DEFINITION- In this section, the term `acquisition executive', with respect to a military department or Defense Agency, means the official designated as the senior procurement executive for that military department or Defense Agency for the purposes of section 16(3) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414(3)).'.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2359 the following new item:
`2359a. Technology Transition Initiative.'.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under section 201(4), $25,430,000 may be available in program element 0603826D8Z for technology transition activities of the Department of Defense, including the Technology Transition Initiative required by section 2359a of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), the Defense Acquisition Challenge Program required by section 2359b of title 10, United States Code (as added by section 243), and Quick Reaction Special Projects.
SEC. 243. DEFENSE ACQUISITION CHALLENGE PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL- Chapter 139 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2359a (as added by section 242) the following new section:
`Sec. 2359b. Defense Acquisition Challenge Program
`(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED- (1) The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, shall carry out a program to provide opportunities for the increased introduction of innovative and cost-saving technology in acquisition programs of the Department of Defense.
`(2) The program, to be known as the Defense Acquisition Challenge Program (hereinafter in this section referred to as the `Challenge Program'), shall provide any person or activity within or outside the Department of Defense with the opportunity to propose alternatives, to be known as challenge proposals, at the component, subsystem, or system level of an existing Department of Defense acquisition program that would result in improvements in performance, affordability, manufacturability, or operational capability of that acquisition program.
`(b) PANELS- The Under Secretary shall establish one or more panels of highly qualified scientists and engineers (hereinafter in this section referred to as `Panels') to provide preliminary evaluations of challenge proposals under subsection (c).
`(c) PRELIMINARY EVALUATION BY PANELS- (1) Under procedures prescribed by the Under Secretary, a person or activity within or outside the Department of Defense may submit challenge proposals to a Panel, through the unsolicited proposal process or in response to a broad agency announcement.
`(2) The Under Secretary shall establish procedures pursuant to which appropriate officials of the Department of Defense may identify proposals submitted through the unsolicited proposal process as challenge proposals. The procedures shall provide for the expeditious referral of such proposals to a Panel for preliminary evaluation under this subsection.
`(3) The Under Secretary shall issue on an annual basis not less than one such broad agency announcement inviting interested parties to submit challenge proposals. Such announcements may also identify particular technology areas and acquisition programs that will be given priority in the evaluation of challenge proposals.
`(4) Under procedures established by the Under Secretary, a Panel shall carry out a preliminary evaluation of each challenge proposal submitted in response to a broad agency announcement, or submitted through the unsolicited proposal process and identified as a challenge proposal in accordance with paragraph (2), to determine each of the following:
`(A) Whether the challenge proposal has merit.
`(B) Whether the challenge proposal is likely to result in improvements in performance, affordability, manufacturability, or operational capability at the component, subsystem, or system level of an acquisition program.
`(C) Whether the challenge proposal could be implemented in the acquisition program rapidly, at an acceptable cost, and without unacceptable disruption to the acquisition program.
`(5) The Under Secretary may establish procedures to ensure that the Challenge Program does not become an avenue for the repetitive submission of proposals that have been previously reviewed and found not to have merit.
`(6) If a Panel determines that a challenge proposal satisfies each of the criteria specified in paragraph (4), the person or activity submitting that challenge proposal shall be provided an opportunity to submit such challenge proposal for a full review and evaluation under subsection (d).
`(d) FULL REVIEW AND EVALUATION- (1) Under procedures prescribed by the Under Secretary, for each challenge proposal submitted for a full review and evaluation as provided in subsection (c)(6), the office carrying out the acquisition program to which the proposal relates shall, in consultation with the prime system contractor carrying out such program, conduct a full review and evaluation of the proposal.
`(2) The full review and evaluation shall, independent of the determination of a Panel under subsection (c)(4), determine each of the matters specified in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of such subsection. The full review and evaluation shall also include--
`(A) an assessment of the cost of adopting the challenge proposal and implementing it in the acquisition program; and
`(B) consideration of any intellectual property issues associated with the challenge proposal.
`(e) ACTION UPON FAVORABLE FULL REVIEW AND EVALUATION- (1) Under procedures prescribed by the Under Secretary, each challenge proposal determined under a full review and evaluation to satisfy each of the criteria specified in subsection (c)(4) with respect to an acquisition program shall be considered by the office carrying out the applicable acquisition program and the prime system contractor for incorporation into the acquisition program as a new technology insertion at the component, subsystem, or system level.
`(2) The Under Secretary shall encourage the adoption of each challenge proposal referred to in paragraph (1) by providing suitable incentives to the office carrying out the acquisition program and the prime system contractor carrying out such program.
`(f) ACCESS TO TECHNICAL RESOURCES- (1) Under procedures established by the Under Secretary, the technical resources of the laboratories, research, development, and engineering centers, test and evaluation activities, and other elements of the Department may be called upon to support the activities of the Challenge Program.
`(2) Funds available to carry out this program may be used to compensate such laboratories, centers, activities, and elements for technical assistance provided to a Panel pursuant to paragraph (1).
`(g) ELIMINATION OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST- In carrying out each preliminary evaluation under subsection (c) and full review under subsection (d), the Under Secretary shall ensure the elimination of conflicts of interest.
`(h) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS- Funds made available for the Challenge Program may be used only for activities authorized by this section, and not for implementation of challenge proposals.
`(i) ANNUAL REPORT- The Under Secretary shall submit an annual report on the Challenge Program to Congress. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the President submits the budget for a fiscal year to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, and shall cover the conduct of the Challenge Program for the preceding fiscal year. The report shall include the number and scope of challenge proposals submitted, preliminarily evaluated, subjected to full review and evaluation, and adopted. No report is required for a fiscal year in which the Challenge Program is not carried out.
`(j) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY- The Secretary may not carry out the Challenge Program under this section after September 30, 2007.'.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT- The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2359a (as added by section 242) the following new item:
`2359b. Defense Acquisition Challenge Program.'.
SEC. 244. ENCOURAGEMENT OF SMALL BUSINESSES AND NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTORS TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS POTENTIALLY BENEFICIAL FOR COMBATING TERRORISM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OUTREACH PROGRAM- During fiscal years 2003, 2004, and 2005, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, shall carry out a program of outreach to small businesses and nontraditional defense contractors for the purpose set forth in subsection (b).
(b) PURPOSE- The purpose of the outreach program is to provide a process for reviewing and evaluating research activities of, and new technologies being developed by, small businesses and nontraditional defense contractors that have the potential for meeting a defense requirement or technology development goal of the Department of Defense that relates to the mission of the Department of Defense to combat terrorism.
(c) GOALS- The goals of the outreach program are as follows:
(1) To increase efforts within the Department of Defense to survey and identify research activities and new technologies described in subsection (b).
(2) To provide the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics with a source of expert advice on new technologies for combating terrorism.
(3) To increase efforts to educate nontraditional defense contractors on Department of Defense acquisition processes, including regulations, procedures, funding opportunities, military needs and requirements, and technology transfer so as to encourage such contractors to submit proposals regarding research activities and new technologies described in subsection (b).
(4) To increase efforts to provide timely response by the Department of Defense to acquisition proposals (including unsolicited proposals) submitted to the Department by small businesses and by nontraditional defense contractors regarding research activities and new technologies described in subsection (b), including through the use of electronic transactions to facilitate the processing of such proposals.
(d) REVIEW PANEL- (1) The Secretary shall appoint, under the outreach program, a panel for the review and evaluation of acquisition proposals described in subsection (c)(4).
(2) The panel shall be composed of qualified personnel from the military departments, relevant Defense Agencies, industry, academia, and other private sector organizations.
(3) Under procedures prescribed by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, a small business or nontraditional defense contractor may submit acquisition proposals for consideration under the program through the unsolicited proposal process or in response to a broad agency announcement. The Under Secretary shall issue on an annual basis not less than one such broad agency announcement inviting parties to submit proposals.
(4) Under procedures prescribed by the Under Secretary, the panel shall review and evaluate acquisition proposals selected by the panel. An acquisition proposal shall be selected for review and evaluation if the panel determines that the acquisition proposal may present a unique and valuable approach for meeting a defense requirement or technology development goal of the Department of Defense that relates to the mission of the Department of Defense to combat terrorism. In carrying out its duties under this paragraph, the panel may act through representatives designated by the panel.
(A) not later than 60 days after the date on which the panel receives an acquisition proposal described in subsection (c)(4), transmit to the small business or nontraditional defense contractor that submitted the proposal a notification regarding whether the acquisition proposal has been selected under paragraph (4) for review and evaluation;
(B) to the maximum extent practicable, complete the review and evaluation of each selected acquisition proposal not later than 120 days after the date on which such proposal is selected under paragraph (4); and
(C) after completing the review and evaluation of an acquisition proposal, transmit the results of that review and evaluation to the small business or nontraditional defense contractor that submitted the proposal.
(6) The Secretary shall ensure that the panel, in reviewing and evaluating acquisition proposals under this subsection, has the authority to obtain assistance, to a reasonable extent, from the appropriate technical resources of the laboratories, research, development, and engineering centers, test and evaluation activities, and other elements of the Department of Defense.
(7) If, after completing review and evaluation of an acquisition proposal, the panel determines that such proposal represents a unique and valuable approach for meeting a defense requirement or technology development goal of the Department of Defense that relates to the mission of the Department of Defense to combat terrorism, the panel shall submit that determination to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, together with any recommendations that the panel considers appropriate regarding such proposal.
(8) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics may provide funding for acquisition proposals with respect to which the panel has submitted a determination under paragraph (7) through appropriate accounts of the military departments, Defense Agencies, the Small Business Innovative Research program, or any other acquisition program.
(9) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that a member of the panel has no conflict of interest with respect to the review and evaluation of an acquisition proposal by the panel.
(e) NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTOR DEFINED- In this section, the term `nontraditional defense contractor' means an entity that has not, for at least one year prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, entered into, or performed with respect to, any contract described in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 845(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (10 U.S.C. 2371 note).
SEC. 245. VEHICLE FUEL CELL PROGRAM.
(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED- The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a program for the development of vehicle fuel cell technology.
(b) GOALS AND OBJECTIVES- The goals and objectives of the program shall be as follows:
(1) To identify and support technological advances that are necessary for the development of fuel cell technology for use in vehicles of types to be used by the Department of Defense.
(2) To ensure that critical technology advances are shared among the various fuel cell technology programs within the Federal Government.
(3) To maximize the leverage of Federal funds that are used for the development of fuel cell technology.
(c) CONTENT OF PROGRAM- The program shall include--
(1) development of vehicle propulsion technologies and fuel cell auxiliary power units, together with pilot projects for the demonstration of such technologies, as appropriate; and
(2) development of technologies necessary to address critical issues with respect to vehicle fuel cells, such as issues relating to hydrogen storage and hydrogen fuel infrastructure.
(d) COOPERATION WITH INDUSTRY- (1) The Secretary shall carry out the program in cooperation with companies selected by the Secretary. The Secretary shall select such companies from among--
(A) companies in the automobile and truck manufacturing industry;
(B) companies in the business of supplying systems and components to that industry; and
(C) companies in any other industries that the Secretary considers appropriate.
(2) The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with one or more companies selected under paragraph (1) to establish an entity for carrying out activities required by subsection (c).
(3) The Secretary shall ensure that companies referred to in paragraph (1) collectively contribute, in cash or in kind, not less than one-half of the total cost of carrying out the program under this section.
(e) COORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES- The Secretary shall carry out the program using a coordinating mechanism for sharing information and resources with the Department of Energy and other Federal agencies.
(f) INTIAL FUNDING- Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by section 201(4), $10,000,000 shall be available for the program required by this section.
SEC. 246. DEFENSE NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT- The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a defense nanotechnology research and development program.
(b) PURPOSES- The purposes of the program are as follows:
(1) To ensure United States global superiority in nanotechnology necessary for meeting national security requirements.
(2) To coordinate all nanoscale research and development within the Department of Defense, and to provide for interagency cooperation and collaboration on nanoscale research and development between the Department of Defense and other departments and agencies of the United States that are involved in nanoscale research and development.
(3) To develop and manage a portfolio of fundamental and applied nanoscience and engineering research initiatives that is stable, consistent, and balanced across scientific disciplines.
(4) To accelerate the transition and deployment of technologies and concepts derived from nanoscale research and development into the Armed Forces, and to establish policies, procedures, and standards for measuring the success of such efforts.
(5) To collect, synthesize, and disseminate critical information on nanoscale research and development.
(c) ADMINISTRATION- In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall act through the Director of Defense Research and Engineering, who shall supervise the planning, management, and coordination of the program. The Director, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments and the heads of participating Defense Agencies and other departments and agencies of the United States, shall--
(1) prescribe a set of long-term challenges and a set of specific technical goals for the program;
(2) develop a coordinated and integrated research and investment plan for meeting the long-term challenges and achieving the specific technical goals that builds upon the Department's increased investment in nanotechnology research and development and the National Nanotechnology Initiative; and
(3) develop memoranda of agreement, joint funding agreements, and other cooperative arrangements necessary for meeting the long-term challenges and achieving the specific technical goals.
(d) ANNUAL REPORT- Not later than March 1 of each of 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007, the Director of Defense Research and Engineering shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the program. The report shall contain the following matters:
(A) the long-term challenges and specific technical goals of the program; and
(B) the progress made toward meeting those challenges and achieving those goals.
(2) An assessment of current and proposed funding levels, including the adequacy of such funding levels to support program activities.
(3) A review of the coordination of activities within the Department of Defense, with other departments and agencies, and with the National Nanotechnology Initiative.
(4) An assessment of the extent to which effective technology transition paths have been established as a result of activities under the program.
(5) Recommendations for additional program activities to meet emerging national security requirements.
SEC. 247. ACTIVITIES OF THE DEFENSE EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH.
Subsection (c) of section 257 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking `research grants' and inserting `grants for research and instrumentation to support such research'; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(3) Any other activities that are determined necessary to further the achievement of the objectives of the program.'.
SEC. 248. FOUR-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF DARPA TO AWARD PRIZES FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVEMENTS AND ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY OF MILITARY DEPARTMENTS AND DEFENSE AGENCIES TO AWARD PRIZES FOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN PROMOTING EDUCATION.
(a) EXTENSION- Section 2374a(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking `September 30, 2003' and inserting `September 30, 2007'.
(b) REPORT ON ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM- (1) Not later than December 31, 2002, the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the proposal of the Director for the administration of the program to award prizes for advanced technology achievements under section 2374a of title 10, United States Code.
(2) The report shall include the following:
(A) The results of consultations by the Director with officials of the military departments regarding the technology areas for which competitive prizes would be established.
(B) A description of the proposed goals of the competitions that would be established under the program, including the technology areas to be promoted by the competitions and the relationship of such areas to military missions of the Department of Defense.
(C) The proposed rules for the competitions that would be established under the program and a description of the proposed management of the competitions.
(D) A description of the manner in which the amounts of the cash prizes awarded and claimed under the program would be allocated among the accounts of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for recording as obligations and expenditures.
(E) For each competition that would be established under the program, a statement of the reasons why the competition is a preferable means of promoting basic, advanced, and applied research, advanced technology development, or prototype projects, rather than other means of promoting such activities, including contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and other transactions.
(c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO AWARD CASH PRIZES FOR PROMOTING EDUCATION IN SUPPORT OF DOD MISSIONS- (1) Chapter 139 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
`Sec. 2374b. Prizes for achievements in promoting science, mathematics, engineering, or technology education
`(a) AUTHORITY- The Secretaries of the military departments and the heads of defense agencies may each carry out a program to award cash prizes in recognition of outstanding achievements that are designed to promote science, mathematics, engineering, or technology education in support of the missions of the Department of Defense.
`(b) COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS- Each program under subsection (a) shall use a competitive process for the selection of recipients of cash prizes.
`(c) LIMITATION- For any single program under subsection (a), the total amount made available for award of cash prizes in a fiscal year may not exceed $1,000,000.
`(d) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER AUTHORITY- The program under subsection (a) may be carried out in conjunction with or in addition to the exercise of any other authority to acquire, support, or stimulate basic and applied research, advanced technology development, or prototype development projects.
`(e) ANNUAL REPORT- Promptly after the end of each fiscal year, each Secretary of a military department and each head of a defense agency carrying out a program under subsection (a) shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the administration of that program for that fiscal year.
`(f) PERIOD OF AUTHORITY- The authority to award prizes under subsection (a) shall terminate at the end of September 30, 2006.'.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
`2374b. Prizes for achievements in promoting science, mathematics, engineering, or technology education.'.
SEC. 249. PLAN FOR FIVE-YEAR PROGRAM FOR ENHANCEMENT OF MEASUREMENT AND SIGNATURES INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES OF THE UNITED STATES THROUGH INCORPORATION OF RESULTS OF BASIC RESEARCH ON SENSORS.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDING- Congress finds that the national interest will be served by the rapid exploitation of basic research on sensors for purposes of enhancing the measurement and signatures intelligence (MASINT) capabilities of the United States.
(b) PLAN FOR RESEARCH PROGRAM- (1) Not later than March 31, 2003, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a plan for a five-year program of research intended to provide for the incorporation of the results of basic research on sensors into the measurement and signatures intelligence systems of the United States, to the extent the results of such research is applicable to such systems. Such program shall include the review and assessment of basic research on sensors for purpose of such incorporation, including both basic research on sensors conducted by the Government and basic research on sensors conducted by non-governmental entities.
(2) The plan submitted under paragraph (1) shall provide that the activities to be carried out under the program provided for in the plan shall be carried out by a consortium consisting of such governmental and non-governmental entities as the Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of incorporating the broadest practicable range of sensor capabilities into the systems referred to in paragraph (1). The consortium may include national laboratories, universities, and private sector entities.
(3) The plan shall include a proposal for the funding of activities under the five-year program provided for in the plan, including cost-sharing by non-governmental participants in the consortium under paragraph (2).
TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding.
Sec. 302. Working capital funds.
Sec. 303. Armed Forces Retirement Home.
Sec. 304. Grant to National Guard Youth Foundation.
Subtitle B--Environmental Provisions
Sec. 311. Enhancement of authority on cooperative agreements for environmental purposes.
Sec. 312. Single point of contact for policy and budgeting issues regarding unexploded ordnance, discarded military munitions, and munitions constituents.
Sec. 313. Authority to carry out construction projects for environmental responses.
Sec. 314. Procurement of environmentally preferable procurement items.
Sec. 315. Incidental taking of migratory birds during military readiness activities.
Subtitle C--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities
Sec. 321. Authority for each military department to provide base operating support to Fisher Houses.
Sec. 322. Use of commissary stores and MWR retail facilities by members of National Guard serving in national emergency.
Sec. 323. Uniform funding and management of morale, welfare, and recreation programs.
Sec. 324. Rebate agreements under the special supplemental food program.
Subtitle D--Workplace and Depot Issues
Sec. 331. Notification requirements in connection with required studies for conversion of commercial or industrial type functions to contractor performance.
Sec. 332. Temporary authority for contractor performance of security-guard functions to meet increased requirements since September 11, 2001.
Sec. 333. Repeal of obsolete provision regarding depot-level maintenance and repair workloads that were performed at closed or realigned military installations.
Sec. 334. Exclusion of certain expenditures from limitation on private sector performance of depot-level maintenance.
Subtitle E--Defense Dependents Education
Sec. 341. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees.
Sec. 342. Housing benefits for unaccompanied teachers required to live at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, Cuba.
Sec. 343. Options for funding dependent summer school programs.
Sec. 344. Impact aid eligibility for local educational agencies affected by privatization of military housing.
Sec. 345. Comptroller General study of adequacy of compensation provided for teachers in the Department of Defense Overseas Dependents' Schools.
Subtitle F--Information Technology
Sec. 351. Annual submission of information regarding information technology capital assets.
Sec. 352. Policy regarding acquisition of information assurance and information assurance-enabled information technology products.
Sec. 353. Installation and connection policy and procedures regarding Defense Switch Network.
Subtitle G--Other Matters
Sec. 361. Distribution of monthly reports on allocation of funds within operation and maintenance budget subactivities.
Sec. 362. Continuation of arsenal support program initiative.
Sec. 363. Extension of work safety demonstration program.
Sec. 364. Condition on authority of Defense Security Service to impose fees on fee-for-service basis.
Sec. 365. Logistics support and services for weapon systems contractors.
Sec. 366. Training range sustainment plan, Global Status of Resources and Training System, and training range inventory.
Sec. 367. Engineering study and environmental analysis of road modifications in vicinity of Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Sec. 368. Reauthorization of warranty claims recovery pilot program.
Sec. 369. Expanded eligibility for loan, gift, or exchange of documents, historical artifacts, and condemned or obsolete combat materiel.
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
SEC. 301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2003 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and maintenance, in amounts as follows:
(1) For the Army, $23,922,251,000.
(2) For the Navy, $29,264,939,000.
(3) For the Marine Corps, $3,559,636,000.
(4) For the Air Force, $27,419,488,000.
(5) For Defense-wide activities, $14,145,310,000.
(6) For the Army Reserve, $1,985,110,000.
(7) For the Naval Reserve, $1,233,759,000.
(8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $189,532,000.
(9) For the Air Force Reserve, $2,160,604,000.
(10) For the Army National Guard, $4,155,067,000.
(11) For the Air National Guard, $4,104,810,000.
(12) For the Defense Inspector General, $155,165,000.
(13) For the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, $9,614,000.
(14) For Environmental Restoration, Army, $395,900,000.
(15) For Environmental Restoration, Navy, $256,948,000.
(16) For Environmental Restoration, Air Force, $389,773,000.
(17) For Environmental Restoration, Defense-wide, $23,498,000.
(18) For Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites, $252,102,000.
(19) For Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid programs, $58,400,000.
(20) For Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities, Defense-wide, $859,907,000.
(21) For the Kaho'olawe Island Conveyance, Remediation, and Environmental Restoration Trust Fund, $25,000,000.
(22) For Defense Health Program, $14,123,038,000.
(23) For Cooperative Threat Reduction programs, $416,700,000.
(24) For Support for International Sporting Competitions, Defense, $19,000,000.
(25) For overseas contingency operations transfer fund, $17,844,000.
SEC. 302. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2003 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for providing capital for working capital and revolving funds in amounts as follows:
(1) For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $387,156,000
(2) For the National Defense Sealift Fund, $934,129,000.
(3) For the Defense Commissary Agency Working Capital Fund, $969,200,000.
(4) For the Pentagon Reservation Maintenance Revolving Fund, $328,000,000.
SEC. 303. ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME.
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2003 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund the sum of $69,921,000 for the operation of the Armed Forces Retirement Home.
SEC. 304. GRANT TO NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH FOUNDATION.
Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 301(5) for administrative and service-wide activities for civil-military programs, the Secretary of Defense may use up to $2,500,000 to make a grant to the National Guard Youth Foundation to support the efforts of the Foundation to mobilize individuals, groups, and organizations to build and strengthen the character and competence of youth in the United States.
Subtitle B--Environmental Provisions
SEC. 311. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY ON COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PURPOSES.
Section 2701(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking `paragraph (2)' and inserting `paragraph (3)';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2):
`(2) CROSS-FISCAL YEAR AGREEMENTS- An agreement with an agency under paragraph (1) may be for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in another fiscal year so long as the period of the agreement does not exceed two years.'.
SEC. 312. SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR POLICY AND BUDGETING ISSUES REGARDING UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE, DISCARDED MILITARY MUNITIONS, AND MUNITIONS CONSTITUENTS.
Section 2701 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(k) UXO PROGRAM MANAGER- (1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish a program manager who shall serve as the single point of contact in the Department of Defense for policy and budgeting issues involving the characterization, remediation, and management of explosive and related risks with respect to unexploded ordnance, discarded military munitions, and munitions constituents at defense sites (as such terms are defined in section 2710 of this title) that pose a threat to human health or safety.
`(2) The authority to establish the program manager may be delegated to the Secretary of a military department, who may delegate the authority to the Under Secretary of that military department. The authority may not be further delegated.
`(3) The program manager may establish an independent advisory and review panel that may include representatives of the National Academy of Sciences, nongovernmental organizations with expertise regarding unexploded ordnance, discarded military munitions, or munitions constituents, the Environmental Protection Agency, States (as defined in section 2710 of this title), and tribal governments. If established, the panel shall report annually to Congress on progress made by the Department of Defense to address unexploded ordnance, discarded military munitions, or munitions constituents at defense sites and make such recommendations as the panel considers appropriate.'.
SEC. 313. AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSES.
(a) RESTATEMENT AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY- Chapter 160 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 2707 as section 2700 and transferring such section to appear immediately after the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter; and
(2) by inserting after section 2706 the following new section 2707:
`Sec. 2707. Environmental restoration projects for environmental responses
`(a) ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROJECTS AUTHORIZED- The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department may carry out an environmental restoration project if that Secretary determines that the project is necessary to carry out a response under this chapter or CERCLA.
`(b) TREATMENT OF PROJECT- Any construction, development, conversion, or extension of a structure, and any installation of equipment, that is included in an environmental restoration project under this section may not be considered military construction (as that term is defined in section 2801(a) of this title).
`(c) SOURCE OF FUNDS- Funds authorized for deposit in an account established by section 2703(a) of this title shall be the only source of funds to conduct an environmental restoration project under this section.
`(d) ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROJECT DEFINED- In this section, the term `environmental restoration project' includes any construction, development, conversion, or extension of a structure, or installation of equipment, in direct support of a response.'.
(b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED PROVISION- Section 2810 of such title is repealed.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS- Chapter 160 of such title is further amended--
(1) in section 2700 (as redesignated by subsection (a))--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after `In this chapter:' the following new paragraph:
`(1) The term `CERCLA' means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).'; and
(2) in section 2701(a)(2), by striking `the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as `CERCLA') (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.)' and inserting `CERCLA'.
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS- (1) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 160 of such title is amended--
(A) by inserting before the item relating to section 2701 the following new item:
(B) by striking the item relating to section 2707 and inserting the following new item:
`2707. Environmental restoration projects for environmental responses.'.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 169 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 2810.
SEC. 314. PROCUREMENT OF ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PROCUREMENT ITEMS.
(a) TRACKING SYSTEM- The Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement an effective and efficient tracking system to identify the extent to which the Defense Logistics Agency procures environmentally preferable procurement items or procurement items made with recovered material. The system shall provide for the separate tracking, to the maximum extent practicable, of the procurement of each category of procurement items that, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, has been determined to be environmentally preferable or made with recovered material.
(b) ASSESSMENT OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION- The Secretary of Defense shall assess the need to establish a program, or enhance existing programs, for training and educating Department of Defense procurement officials to ensure that they are aware of any Department requirements, preferences, or goals for the procurement of environmentally preferable procurement items or procurement items made with recovered material.
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT- Not later than March 1, 2004, and each March 1 thereafter through 2007, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report detailing the results obtained from the tracking system developed under subsection (a).
(d) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS- Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter the requirements of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (40 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.).
(e) DEFINITIONS- In this section:
(1) The term `environmentally preferable', in the case of a procurement item, means that the item has a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products that serve the same purpose. The comparison may consider raw materials acquisition, production, manufacturing, packaging, distribution, reuse, operation, maintenance, or disposal of the product.
(2) The terms `procurement item' and `recovered material' have the meanings given such terms in section 1004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (40 U.S.C. 6903).
SEC. 315. INCIDENTAL TAKING OF MIGRATORY BIRDS DURING MILITARY READINESS ACTIVITIES.
(a) INTERIM AUTHORITY FOR INCIDENTAL TAKINGS- During the period described in subsection (c), section 2 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703) shall not apply to the incidental taking of a migratory bird by a member of the Armed Forces during a military readiness activity authorized by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military department concerned.
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF MEASURES TO MINIMIZE IMPACT OF ACTIVITIES- During the periods described in subsections (c) and (d), the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, identify measures--
(1) to minimize and mitigate, to the extent practicable, any adverse impacts of authorized military readiness activities on affected species of migratory birds; and
(2) to monitor the impacts of such military readiness activities on affected species of migratory birds.
(c) PERIOD OF APPLICATION FOR INTERIM AUTHORITY- The period described in this subsection is the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which the Secretary of the Interior publishes in the Federal Register a notice that--
(1) regulations authorizing the incidental taking of migratory birds by members of the Armed Forces have been prescribed in accordance with the requirements of subsection (d);
(2) all legal challenges to the regulations and to the manner of their promulgation (if any) have been exhausted as provided in subsection (e); and
(3) the regulations have taken effect.
(d) INCIDENTAL TAKINGS AFTER INTERIM PERIOD- (1) Not later than the expiration of the one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall exercise the authority of that Secretary under section 3(a) of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 704(a)) to prescribe regulations to exempt the Armed Forces for the incidental taking of migratory birds during military readiness activities authorized by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military department concerned.
(2) The Secretary of the Interior shall exercise authority under paragraph (1) with the concurrence of the Secretary of Defense.
(e) LIMITATION ON JUDICIAL REVIEW- An action seeking judicial review of regulations prescribed pursuant to this section or of the manner of their promulgation must be filed in the appropriate Federal court by not later than the expiration of the 120-day period beginning on the date on which such regulations are published in the Federal Register. Upon the expiration of such period and the exhaustion of any legal challenges to the regulations pursuant to any action filed in such period, there shall be no further judicial review of such regulations or of the manner of their promulgation.
(f) MILITARY READINESS ACTIVITY- (1) In this section the term `military readiness activity' includes--
(A) all training and operations of the Armed Forces that relate to combat; and
(B) the adequate and realistic testing of military equipment, vehicles, weapons, and sensors for proper operation and suitability for combat use.
(2) The term does not include--
(A) the routine operation of installation operating support functions, such as administrative offices, military exchanges, commissaries, water treatment facilities, storage facilities, schools, housing, motor pools, laundries, morale, welfare, and recreation activities, shops, and mess halls;
(B) the operation of industrial activities; or
(C) the construction or demolition of facilities used for a purpose described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
Subtitle C--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities
SEC. 321. AUTHORITY FOR EACH MILITARY DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE BASE OPERATING SUPPORT TO FISHER HOUSES.
Section 2493(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
`(f) BASE OPERATING SUPPORT- The Secretary of a military department may provide base operating support for Fisher Houses associated with health care facilities of that military department.'.
SEC. 322. USE OF COMMISSARY STORES AND MWR RETAIL FACILITIES BY MEMBERS OF NATIONAL GUARD SERVING IN NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
(a) ADDITIONAL BASIS FOR AUTHORIZED USE- Section 1063a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting `or national emergency' after `federally declared disaster'; and
(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(3) NATIONAL EMERGENCY- The term `national emergency' means a national emergency declared by the President or Congress.'.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS- (1) The heading of such section is amended to read as follows:
`Sec. 1063a. Use of commissary stores and MWR retail facilities: members of National Guard serving in federally declared disaster or national emergency'.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 54 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 1063a and inserting the following new item:
`1063a. Use of commissary stores and MWR retail facilities: members of National Guard serving in federally declared disaster or national emergency.'.
SEC. 323. UNIFORM FUNDING AND MANAGEMENT OF MORALE, WELFARE, AND RECREATION PROGRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL- Chapter 147 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
`Sec. 2494. Uniform funding and management of morale, welfare, and recreation programs
`(a) AUTHORITY FOR UNIFORM FUNDING AND MANAGEMENT- Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, funds appropriated to the Department of Defense and available for morale, welfare, and recreation programs may be treated as nonappropriated funds and expended in accordance with laws applicable to the expenditures of nonappropriated funds. When made available for morale, welfare, and recreation programs under such regulations, appropriated funds shall be considered to be nonappropriated funds for all purposes and shall remain available until expended.
`(b) CONDITIONS ON AVAILABILITY- Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense may be made available to support a morale, welfare, or recreation program only if the program is authorized to receive appropriated fund support and only in the amounts the program is authorized to receive.
`(c) CONVERSION OF EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS- (1) The Secretary of Defense may identify positions of employees in morale, welfare, and recreation programs within the Department of Defense who are paid with appropriated funds whose status may be converted from the status of an employee paid with appropriated funds to the status of an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality.
`(2) The status of an employee in a position identified by the Secretary under paragraph (1) may, with the consent of the employee, be converted to the status of an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality. An employee who does not consent to the conversion may not be removed from the position because of the failure to provide such consent.
`(3) The conversion of an employee from the status of an employee paid by appropriated funds to the status of an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality shall be without a break in service for the concerned employee. The conversion shall not entitle an employee to severance pay, back pay or separation pay under subchapter IX of chapter 55 of title 5, or be considered an involuntary separation or other adverse personnel action entitling an employee to any right or benefit under such title or any other provision of law or regulation.
`(4) In this subsection, the term `an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality' means an employee described in section 2105(c) of title 5.'.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT- The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
`2494. Uniform funding and management of morale, welfare, and recreation programs.'.
SEC. 324. REBATE AGREEMENTS UNDER THE SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM.
(a) APPLICABILITY TO NAVY EXCHANGE MARKETS- Paragraph (1)(A) of section 1060a(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting `or Navy Exchange Markets' after `commissary stores'.
(b) INCREASED MAXIMUM PERIOD OF AGREEMENT- Paragraph (3) of such section is amended by striking `subsection may not exceed one year' in the first sentence and inserting `subsection, including any period of extension of the contract by modification of the contract, exercise of an option, or other cause, may not exceed three years'.
Subtitle D--Workplace and Depot Issues
SEC. 331. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH REQUIRED STUDIES FOR CONVERSION OF COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL TYPE FUNCTIONS TO CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE.
Subsection (c) of section 2461 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
`(c) SUBMISSION OF ANALYSIS RESULTS- (1) Upon the completion of an analysis of a commercial or industrial type function described in subsection (a) for possible change to performance by the private sector, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of the analysis, including the results of the examinations required by subsection (b)(3).
`(2) The report shall also contain the following:
`(A) The date when the analysis of the function was commenced.
`(B) The Secretary's certification that the Government calculation of the cost of performance of the function by Department of Defense civilian employees is based on an estimate of the most cost effective manner for performance of the function by Department of Defense civilian employees.
`(C) The number of Department of Defense civilian employees who were performing the function when the analysis was commenced and the number of such employees whose employment was or will be terminated or otherwise affected by changing to performance of the function by the private sector or by implementation of the most efficient organization of the function.
`(D) The Secretary's certification that the factors considered in the examinations performed under subsection (b)(3), and in the making of the decision regarding changing to performance of the function by the private sector or retaining performance in the most efficient organization of the function, did not include any predetermined personnel constraint or limitation in terms of man years, end strength, full-time equivalent positions, or maximum number of employees.
`(E) A statement of the potential economic effect of implementing the decision regarding changing to performance of the function by the private sector or retaining performance in the most efficient organization of the function on each affected local community, as determined in the examination under subsection (b)(3)(B)(ii).
`(F) A schedule for completing the change to performance of the function by the private sector or implementing the most efficient organization of the function.
`(G) In the case of a commercial or industrial type function performed at a Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence designated under section 2474(a) of this title or an Army ammunition plant, a description of the effect that the manner of performance of the function, and administration of the resulting contract if any, will have on the overhead costs of the center or ammunition plant, as the case may be.
`(H) The Secretary's certification that the entire analysis is available for examination.
`(3)(A) If a decision is made to change the commercial or industrial type function that was the subject of the analysis to performance by the private sector, the change of the function to contractor performance may not begin until after the submission of the report required by paragraph (1).
`(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), in the case of a commercial or industrial type function performed at a Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence designated under section 2474(a) of this title or an Army ammunition plant, the change of the function to contractor performance may not begin until at least 60 days after the submission of the report.'.
SEC. 332. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE OF SECURITY-GUARD FUNCTIONS TO MEET INCREASED REQUIREMENTS SINCE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.
(a) CONTRACT AUTHORITY- The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department may enter into a contract for any increased performance of security-guard functions at a military installation or facility under the jurisdiction of the Secretary undertaken in response to the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, and may waive the prohibition under section 2465(a) of title 10, United States Code, with respect to such contract, if--
(1) without the contract, members of the Armed Forces are or would be used to perform the increased security-guard functions; and
(2) the Secretary concerned determines that--
(A) the recruiting and training standards for the personnel who are to perform the security-guard functions at the installation or facility under the contract are comparable to the recruiting and training standards for the personnel of the Department of Defense who perform security-guard functions at military installations and facilities under the jurisdiction of the Secretary;
(B) the contractor personnel performing such functions under the contract will be effectively supervised, reviewed, and evaluated; and
(C) the performance of such functions by the contractor personnel will not result in a reduction in the security of the installation or facility.
(b) INCREASED PERFORMANCE DEFINED- In this section, the term `increased performance', with respect to security-guard functions at a military installation or facility, means--
(1) in the case of an installation or facility where no security-guard functions were performed as of September 10, 2001, the entire scope or extent of the performance of security-guard functions at the installation or facility after such date; and
(2) in the case of an installation or facility where security-guard functions were performed within a lesser scope of requirements or to a lesser extent as of September 10, 2001, than after such date, the increment of the performance of security-guard functions at the installation or facility that exceeds such lesser scope of requirements or extent of performance.
(c) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY- The authority for contractor performance of security-guard functions under this section shall terminate at the end of the three-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. The term of any contract entered into using the authority provided by this section may not extend beyond the end of such period.
(d) NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND PLAN- Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
(1) identify any requirements for the performance of security-guard functions at military installations and facilities under the jurisdiction of the Secretary or the Secretary of a military department that are expected to continue for more than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act and, in the absence of further action by the Secretary or Congress, would otherwise be performed by members of the Armed Forces; and
(2) submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for meeting those requirements on a long-term basis.
SEC. 333. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISION REGARDING DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WORKLOADS THAT WERE PERFORMED AT CLOSED OR REALIGNED MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
(a) REPEAL- Section 2469a of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT- The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 146 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 2469a.
SEC. 334. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN EXPENDITURES FROM LIMITATION ON PRIVATE SECTOR PERFORMANCE OF DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE.
Section 2474(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking `Amounts expended out of funds described in paragraph (2) for the performance of a depot-level maintenance and repair workload by non-Federal Government personnel at a Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence' and inserting `Amounts expended for the performance of a depot-level maintenance and repair workload by non-Federal Government personnel at a Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence under any contract entered into during fiscal years 2003 through 2006';
(2) by striking paragraph (2); and
(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
Subtitle E--Defense Dependents Education
SEC. 341. ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.
(a) CONTINUATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003- Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 301(5) for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities, $30,000,000 shall be available only for the purpose of providing educational agencies assistance to local educational agencies.
(b) NOTIFICATION- Not later than June 30, 2003, the Secretary of Defense shall notify each local educational agency that is eligible for educational agencies assistance for fiscal year 2003 of--
(1) that agency's eligibility for the assistance; and
(2) the amount of the assistance for which that agency is eligible.
(c) DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS- The Secretary of Defense shall disburse funds made available under subsection (a) not later than 30 days after the date on which notification to the eligible local educational agencies is provided pursuant to subsection (b).
(d) DEFINITIONS- In this section:
(1) The term `educational agencies assistance' means assistance authorized under section 386(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 20 U.S.C. 7703 note).
(2) The term `local educational agency' has the meaning given that term in section 8013(9) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)).
SEC. 342. HOUSING BENEFITS FOR UNACCOMPANIED TEACHERS REQUIRED TO LIVE AT GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL STATION, CUBA.
Section 7 of the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act (20 U.S.C. 905) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(f)(1) A teacher assigned to teach at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, Cuba, who is not accompanied at such station by any dependent shall be offered for lease any available military family housing at such station that is suitable for occupancy by the teacher and is not needed to house members of the armed forces and dependents accompanying them or other civilian personnel and any dependents accompanying them.
`(2) For any period for which military family housing is leased under paragraph (1) to a teacher described in such paragraph, the teacher shall receive a quarters allowance in the amount determined under subsection (b). The teacher is entitled to such quarters allowance without regard to whether other Government furnished quarters are available for occupancy by the teacher without charge to the teacher.'.
SEC. 343. OPTIONS FOR FUNDING DEPENDENT SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS.
Section 1402(d)(2) of the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 921(d)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
`(2) The Secretary shall provide any summer school program under this subsection on the same financial basis as programs offered during the regular school year, except that the Secretary may charge reasonable fees for all or portions of such summer school programs to the extent that the Secretary determines appropriate.'.
SEC. 344. IMPACT AID ELIGIBILITY FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES AFFECTED BY PRIVATIZATION OF MILITARY HOUSING.
Section 8003(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(H) ELIGIBILITY FOR HEAVILY IMPACTED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES AFFECTED BY PRIVATIZATION OF MILITARY HOUSING-
`(i) ELIGIBILITY- For any fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2003, a heavily impacted local educational agency that received a basic support payment under subparagraph (A) for the prior fiscal year, but is ineligible for such payment for the current fiscal year under subparagraph (B) or (C), as the case may be, by reason of the conversion of military housing units to private housing described in clause (iii), shall be deemed to meet the eligibility requirements under subparagraph (B) or (C), as the case may be, for the period during which the housing units are undergoing such conversion.
`(ii) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT- The amount of a payment to a heavily impacted local educational agency for a fiscal year by reason of the application of clause (i), and calculated in accordance with subparagraph (D) or (E) (as the case may be), shall be based on the number of children in average daily attendance in the schools of such agency for the fiscal year.
`(iii) CONVERSION OF MILITARY HOUSING UNITS TO PRIVATE HOUSING DESCRIBED- For purposes of clause (i), `conversion of military housing units to private housing' means the conversion of military housing units to private housing units pursuant to subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, or pursuant to any other related provision of law.'.
SEC. 345. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF ADEQUACY OF COMPENSATION PROVIDED FOR TEACHERS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OVERSEAS DEPENDENTS' SCHOOLS.
(a) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION FOR STUDY- Subsection (b) of section 354 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107; 115 Stat. 1064) is amended by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
`(3) Whether the process for setting teacher compensation is efficient and cost effective.'.
(b) EXTENSION OF TIME FOR REPORTING- Subsection (c) of such section is amended by striking `May 1, 2002' and inserting `December 12, 2002'.
Subtitle F--Information Technology
SEC. 351. ANNUAL SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION REGARDING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAPITAL ASSETS.
(a) REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT INFORMATION- Not later than 30 days after the date on which the President submits the budget for a fiscal year to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress information on the following information technology capital assets, including information technology capital assets that are a national security system, of the Department of Defense:
(1) Information technology capital assets not covered by paragraph (2) that have an estimated total cost for the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted in excess of $10,000,000.
(2) Information technology capital assets that have an estimated total cost for the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted in excess of $30,000,000 and an estimated total life cycle cost (as computed in fiscal year 2003 constant dollars) in excess of $120,000,000.
(b) REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR LOW-THRESHOLD ASSETS- With respect to each information technology capital asset described in subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of Defense shall include the following information:
(1) The name of the information technology capital asset.
(2) The function of the asset.
(3) The total cost of the asset for the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted, the current fiscal year, and the preceding fiscal year.
(c) REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR HIGH-THRESHOLD ASSETS- With respect to each information technology capital asset described in subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of Defense shall include the following information:
(1) The name and identifying acronym of the information technology capital asset.
(2) The date of initiation of the asset.
(3) A summary of performance measurements and metrics.
(4) The total amount of funds, by appropriation account, appropriated and obligated for prior fiscal years, with a specific breakout of such information for the two preceding fiscal years.
(5) The funds, by appropriation account, requested for the next fiscal year.
(6) The name of each prime contractor and the work to be performed.
(7) Program management and management oversight information.
(8) The original baseline cost and most current baseline information.
(9) Information regarding compliance with the provisions of law enacted or amended by the Government Performance Results Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-62; 107 Stat. 285) and the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (divisions D and E of Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 642).
(d) TOTAL COST DETERMINATIONS- In estimating the total cost for a fiscal year or total life cycle cost of an information technology capital asset, the Secretary of Defense shall consider research and development costs, procurement costs, and operation and maintenance costs related to the information technology capital asset.
(e) DEFINITIONS- In this section:
(1) The term `information technology' has the meaning given that term in section 11101 of title 40, United States Code.
(2) The term `capital asset' has the meaning given that term in Office of Management and Budget Circular A-11.
(3) The term `national security system' has the meaning given that term in section 11103 of title 40, United States Code.
SEC. 352. POLICY REGARDING ACQUISITION OF INFORMATION ASSURANCE AND INFORMATION ASSURANCE-ENABLED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF POLICY- The Secretary of Defense shall establish a policy to limit the acquisition of information assurance and information assurance-enabled information technology products to those products that have been evaluated and validated in accordance with appropriate criteria, schemes, or programs.
(b) WAIVER- As part of the policy, the Secretary of Defense shall authorize specified officials of the Department of Defense to waive the limitations of the policy upon a determination in writing that application of the limitations to the acquisition of a particular information assurance or information assurance-enabled information technology product would not be in the national security interest of the United States.
(c) IMPLEMENTATION- The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the policy is uniformly implemented throughout the Department of Defense.
SEC. 353. INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION POLICY AND PROCEDURES REGARDING DEFENSE SWITCH NETWORK.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF POLICY AND PROCEDURES- Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish clear and uniform policy and procedures, applicable to the military departments and Defense Agencies, regarding the installation and connection of telecom switches to the Defense Switch Network.
(b) ELEMENTS OF POLICY AND PROCEDURES- The policy and procedures shall address at a minimum the following:
(1) Clear interoperability and compatibility requirements for procuring, certifying, installing, and connecting telecom switches to the Defense Switch Network.
(2) Current, complete, and enforceable testing, validation, and certification procedures needed to ensure the interoperability and compatibility requirements are satisfied.
(c) EXCEPTIONS- (1) The Secretary of Defense may specify certain circumstances in which--
(A) the requirements for testing, validation, and certification of telecom switches may be waived; or
(B) interim authority for the installation and connection of telecom switches to the Defense Switch Network may be granted.
(2) Only the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence may approve a waiver or grant of interim authority under paragraph (1). The authority to approve such a waiver or grant of interim authority may not be delegated.
(3) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence shall consult with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff before approving a waiver or grant of interim authority under paragraph (1).
(d) INVENTORY OF DEFENSE SWITCH NETWORK- The Secretary of Defense shall prepare and maintain an inventory of all telecom switches that, as of the date on which the Secretary issues the policy and procedures--
(1) are installed or connected to the Defense Switch Network; but
(2) have not been tested, validated, and certified by the Defense Information Systems Agency (Joint Interoperability Test Center).
(e) INTEROPERABILITY RISKS- On an ongoing basis, the Secretary of Defense shall--
(1) identify and assess the interoperability risks that are associated with the installation or connection of uncertified switches to the Defense Switch Network and the maintenance of such switches on the Defense Switch Network; and
(2) develop and implement a plan to eliminate or mitigate such risks as identified.
(f) TELECOM SWITCH DEFINED- In this section, the term `telecom switch' means hardware or software designed to send and receive voice, data, or video signals across a network that provides customer voice, data, or video equipment access to the Defense Switch Network or public switched telecommunications networks.
Subtitle G--Other Matters
SEC. 361. DISTRIBUTION OF MONTHLY REPORTS ON ALLOCATION OF FUNDS WITHIN OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET SUBACTIVITIES.
(a) DESIGNATION OF RECIPIENTS- Subsection (a) of section 228 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking `to Congress' and inserting `to the congressional defense committees'.
(b) CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DEFINED- Subsection (e) of such section is amended--
(1) by striking `(e) O&M BUDGET ACTIVITY DEFINED- For purposes of this section, the' and inserting the following:
`(e) DEFINITIONS- In this section:
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(2) The term `congressional defense committees' means the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.'.
SEC. 362. CONTINUATION OF ARSENAL SUPPORT PROGRAM INITIATIVE.
(a) EXTENSION THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2004- Subsection (a) of section 343 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-65) is amended by striking `and 2002' and inserting `through 2004'.
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS- Subsection (g) of such section is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking `2002' and inserting `2004'; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the first sentence and inserting the following new sentence: `Not later than July 1, 2003, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the demonstration program since its implementation, including the Secretary's views regarding the benefits of the program for Army manufacturing arsenals and the Department of the Army and the success of the program in achieving the purposes specified in subsection (b).'.
SEC. 363. EXTENSION OF WORK SAFETY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
(a) EXTENSION- Section 1112 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-313) is amended--
(1) in subsection (d), by striking `September 30, 2002' and inserting `September 30, 2003'; and
(2) in subsection (e)(2), by striking `December 1, 2002' and inserting `December 1, 2003'.
(b) REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS- Subsection (e)(2) of such section is further amended by striking `fiscal year 2002' both places it appears and inserting `fiscal years 2002 and 2003'.
SEC. 364. CONDITION ON AUTHORITY OF DEFENSE SECURITY SERVICE TO IMPOSE FEES ON FEE-FOR-SERVICE BASIS.
The Secretary of Defense may not authorize the Defense Security Service to impose fees on a fee-for-service basis for the investigative services provided by the Defense Security Service unless the Secretary certifies in advance to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate that the Defense Security Service has the financial systems in place to determine accurately the cost of such services.
SEC. 365. LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SERVICES FOR WEAPON SYSTEMS CONTRACTORS.
(a) AUTHORITY- The Secretary of Defense may make available logistics support and logistics services to a contractor in support of the performance by the contractor of a contract for the construction, modification, or maintenance of a weapon system that is entered into by an official of the Department of Defense.
(b) SUPPORT CONTRACTS- Any logistics support and logistics services to be provided under this section to a contractor in support of the performance of a contract described in subsection (a) shall be provided under a separate contract that is entered into by the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency with that contractor. The requirements of section 2208(h) of title 10, United States Code, and the regulations prescribed pursuant to such section shall apply to the contract between the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency and the contractor.
(c) SCOPE OF SUPPORT AND SERVICES- The logistics support and logistics services that may be provided under this section in support of the performance of a contract described in subsection (a) are the distribution, disposal, and cataloging of materiel and repair parts necessary for the performance of that contract.
(d) LIMITATIONS- (1) The number of contracts described in subsection (a) for which the Secretary of Defense makes logistics support and logistics services available under the authority of this section may not exceed five contracts. The total amount of the estimated costs of all such contracts for which logistics support and logistics services are made available under this section may not exceed $100,000,000.
(2) No contract entered into by the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency under subsection (b) may be for a period in excess of five years, including periods for which the contract is extended under options to extend the contract.
(e) REGULATIONS- Before exercising the authority under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe in regulations such requirements, conditions, and restrictions as the Secretary determines appropriate to ensure that logistics support and logistics services are provided under this section only when it is in the best interests of the United States to do so. The regulations shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) A requirement for the authority under this section to be used only for providing logistics support and logistics services in support of the performance of a contract that is entered into using competitive procedures (as defined in section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)).
(2) A requirement for the solicitation of offers for a contract described in subsection (a), for which logistics support and logistics services are to be made available under this section, to include--
(A) a statement that the logistics support and logistics services are to be made available under the authority of this section to any contractor awarded the contract, but only on a basis that does not require acceptance of the support and services; and
(B) a description of the range of the logistics support and logistics services that are to be made available to the contractor.
(3) A requirement for the rates charged a contractor for logistics support and logistics services provided to a contractor under this section to reflect the full cost to the United States of the resources used in providing the support and services, including the costs of resources used, but not paid for, by the Department of Defense.
(4) With respect to a contract described in subsection (a) that is being performed for a department or agency outside the Department of Defense, a prohibition, in accordance with applicable contracting procedures, on the imposition of any charge on that department or agency for any effort of Department of Defense personnel or the contractor to correct deficiencies in the performance of such contract.
(5) A prohibition on the imposition of any charge on a contractor for any effort of the contractor to correct a deficiency in the performance of logistics support and logistics services provided to the contractor under this section.
(f) RELATIONSHIP TO TREATY OBLIGATIONS- The Secretary shall ensure that the exercise of authority under this section does not conflict with any obligation of the United States under any treaty or other international agreement.
(g) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY- (1) The authority provided in this section shall expire on September 30, 2007.
(2) The expiration of the authority under this section does not terminate--
(A) any contract that was entered into by the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency under subsection (b) before the date specified in paragraph (1) or any obligation to provide logistics support and logistics services under that contract; or
(B) any authority to enter into a contract described in subsection (a) for which a solicitation of offers was issued in accordance with the regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (e)(2) before the date specified in paragraph (1) or to provide logistics support and logistics services to the contractor with respect to that contract in accordance with this section.
SEC. 366. TRAINING RANGE SUSTAINMENT PLAN, GLOBAL STATUS OF RESOURCES AND TRAINING SYSTEM, AND TRAINING RANGE INVENTORY.
(a) PLAN REQUIRED- (1) The Secretary of Defense shall develop a comprehensive plan for using existing authorities available to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments to address training constraints caused by limitations on the use of military lands, marine areas, and airspace that are available in the United States and overseas for training of the Armed Forces.
(2) As part of the preparation of the plan, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct the following:
(A) An assessment of current and future training range requirements of the Armed Forces.
(B) An evaluation of the adequacy of current Department of Defense resources (including virtual and constructive training assets as well as military lands, marine areas, and airspace available in the United States and overseas) to meet those current and future training range requirements.
(3) The plan shall include the following:
(A) Proposals to enhance training range capabilities and address any shortfalls in current Department of Defense resources identified pursuant to the assessment and evaluation conducted under paragraph (2).
(B) Goals and milestones for tracking planned actions and measuring progress.
(C) Projected funding requirements for implementing planned actions.
(D) Designation of an office in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and in each of the military departments that will have lead responsibility for overseeing implementation of the plan.
(4) At the same time as the President submits to Congress the budget for fiscal year 2004, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report describing the progress made in implementing this subsection, including--
(A) the plan developed under paragraph (1);
(B) the results of the assessment and evaluation conducted under paragraph (2); and
(C) any recommendations that the Secretary may have for legislative or regulatory changes to address training constraints identified pursuant to this section.
(5) At the same time as the President submits to Congress the budget for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2008, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the progress made in implementing the plan and any additional actions taken, or to be taken, to address training constraints caused by limitations on the use of military lands, marine areas, and airspace.
(b) READINESS REPORTING IMPROVEMENT- Not later than June 30, 2003, the Secretary of Defense, using existing measures within the authority of the Secretary, shall submit to Congress a report on the plans of the Department of Defense to improve the Global Status of Resources and Training System to reflect the readiness impact that training constraints caused by limitations on the use of military lands, marine areas, and airspace have on specific units of the Armed Forces.
(c) TRAINING RANGE INVENTORY- (1) The Secretary of Defense shall develop and maintain a training range inventory for each of the Armed Forces--
(A) to identify all available operational training ranges;
(B) to identify all training capacities and capabilities available at each training range; and
(C) to identify training constraints caused by limitations on the use of military lands, marine areas, and airspace at each training range.
(2) The Secretary of Defense shall submit an initial inventory to Congress at the same time as the President submits the budget for fiscal year 2004 and shall submit an updated inventory to Congress at the same time as the President submits the budget for fiscal years 2005 through 2008.
(d) GAO EVALUATION- The Secretary of Defense shall transmit copies of each report required by subsections (a) and (b) to the Comptroller General. Within 60 days after receiving a report, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress an evaluation of the report.
(e) ARMED FORCES DEFINED- In this section, the term `Armed Forces' means the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
SEC. 367. ENGINEERING STUDY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF ROAD MODIFICATIONS IN VICINITY OF FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA.
(a) STUDY AND ANALYSIS- (1) The Secretary of the Army shall conduct a preliminary engineering study and environmental analysis to evaluate the feasibility of establishing a connector road between Richmond Highway (United States Route 1) and Telegraph Road in order to provide an alternative to Beulah Road (State Route 613) and Woodlawn Road (State Route 618) at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, which were closed as a force protection measure.
(2) It is the sense of Congress that the study and analysis should consider as one alternative the extension of Old Mill Road between Richmond Highway and Telegraph Road.
(b) CONSULTATION- The study required by subsection (a) shall be conducted in consultation with the Department of Transportation of the Commonwealth of Virginia and Fairfax County, Virginia.
(c) REPORT- The Secretary shall submit to Congress a summary report on the study and analysis required by subsection (a). The summary report shall be submitted together with the budget justification materials in support of the budget of the President for fiscal year 2006 that is submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code.
(d) FUNDING- Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 301(a)(1) for the Army for operation and maintenance, $5,000,000 may be made available for the study and analysis required by subsection (a).
SEC. 368. REAUTHORIZATION OF WARRANTY CLAIMS RECOVERY PILOT PROGRAM.
Section 391 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 10 U.S.C. 2304 note), as amended by section 364 of Public Law 107-107 (115 Stat. 1068), is further amended--
(1) in subsection (f), by striking `September 30, 2003' and inserting `September 30, 2004'; and
(2) by striking subsection (g).
SEC. 369. EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR LOAN, GIFT, OR EXCHANGE OF DOCUMENTS, HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS, AND CONDEMNED OR OBSOLETE COMBAT MATERIEL.
Section 2572(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period the following: `or a nonprofit military aviation heritage foundation or association incorporated in a State'.
TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS
Subtitle A--Active Forces
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Sec. 402. Revision in permanent end strength minimum levels.
Sec. 403. Expanded authority for administrative increases in statutory active-duty end strengths.
Sec. 404. General and flag officer management.
Sec. 405. Extension of certain authorities relating to management of numbers of general and flag officers in certain grades.
Sec. 406. Increase in authorized strengths for Marine Corps officers on active duty in the grade of colonel.
Subtitle B--Reserve Forces
Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the reserves.
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).
Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2003 limitation on non-dual status technicians.
Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 421. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel.
Subtitle A--Active Forces
SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES.
The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty personnel as of September 30, 2003, as follows:
(3) The Marine Corps, 175,000.
(4) The Air Force, 359,000.
SEC. 402. REVISION IN PERMANENT END STRENGTH MINIMUM LEVELS.
(a) REVISED END STRENGTH FLOORS- Subsection (b) of section 691 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking `376,000' and inserting `375,700';
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking `172,600' and inserting `175,000'; and
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking `358,800' and inserting `359,000'.
(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 subsection:
`(f) Upon determination by the Secretary of a military department 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 SECRETARY 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 paragraph (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 AUTHORIZED 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 specified 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 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:
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 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 component 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 SUPPORT 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--
(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 PERSONNEL.
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department 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 waiver of required completion or sequencing for joint professional military education.
Sec. 503. Extension and codification of authority for recall of retired aviators to active duty.
Sec. 504. Grades for certain positions.
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.
Sec. 506. Authority to require that an officer take leave pending review of a recommendation 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 component Special Operations Forces personnel engaged in humanitarian assistance 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 retirement 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.
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 Office.
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 funeral 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 designated 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 Committee 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.
SEC. 502. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN OFFICERS FROM LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO GRANT A WAIVER OF REQUIRED COMPLETION OR SEQUENCING FOR JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY 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 automatically nominated for the joint specialty as a result of section 661(b)(2) of such title.
(b) TERMINATION- The provisions of subsection (a) shall terminate 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:
`Sec. 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.'.
(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 `brigadier 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:
`Sec. 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:
`Sec. 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.'.
(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:
`Sec. 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:
`Sec. 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:
`Sec. 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.'.
(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 subparagraphs (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 paragraph' and inserting `paragraph (5)'; and
(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 retirement-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 following 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 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 subsection (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 paragraph (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 recommendation 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 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 DISAPPROVAL OF CERTAIN INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION RECOMMENDATIONS- Chapter 40 of such title is amended by inserting after section 707 the following new section:
`Sec. 707a. Payment upon disapproval of certain board of inquiry recommendations for excess leave required to be taken
`(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 regulations 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 subsections (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:
`Sec. 706. Administration of leave required to be taken'.
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS- The table of sections at the beginning 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.';
(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 effectiveness 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 components 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 effectiveness 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 Secretary of the Army, and the Secretary of the Air Force as a result of Inspector General investigations or other investigations in which allegations against senior National Guard officers 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 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:
`Sec. 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 President;
`(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 subsection (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 continue to apply with respect to courts-martial convened in the National Guard not in Federal service before the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS- The table of sections at the beginning 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 authority.'.
(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 manual for courts-martial to recommend to the States for use with respect to the National Guard not in Federal service. Both such models shall be consistent with the recommendations contained in the report that was issued in 1998 by the Department of Defense Panel to Study Military Justice in the National Guard not in Federal Service.
(2) The Secretary shall ensure that adequate support for the preparation of the model State code of military justice and the model State manual for courts-martial (including the detailing of attorneys and other personnel) is provided by the General Counsel of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
(3) If the funds available to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau are insufficient for paying the cost of the National Guard Bureau support required under paragraph (2) (including increased costs of pay of members of the National Guard for additional active duty necessitated by such requirement and increased cost of detailed attorneys and other staff, allowances, and travel expenses related to such support), the Secretary shall, upon request made by the Chief of the Bureau, provide such additional funding as the Secretary determines necessary to satisfy the requirement for such support.
(4) Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report on the actions taken to carry out this subsection to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. The report shall include proposals in final form of both the model State code of military justice and the model State manual for courts-martial required by paragraph (1), together with a discussion of the efforts being made to present those proposals to the States for their consideration for enactment or adoption, respectively.
(5) In this subsection, the term `State' includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam.
SEC. 513. FISCAL YEAR 2003 FUNDING FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL COSTS OF RESERVE COMPONENT SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES PERSONNEL ENGAGED IN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES RELATING TO CLEARING OF LANDMINES.
(a) USE OF RESERVE COMPONENT MILITARY PERSONNEL FUNDS- Fiscal year 2003 reserve component military personnel funds may be used for military personnel expenses of reserve component Special Operations forces that are incurred during fiscal year 2003 in connection with landmine clearance assistance, notwithstanding section 401(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code.
(b) REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENT- Fiscal year 2003 reserve component military personnel funds shall be reimbursed from fiscal year 2003 landmine clearance assistance funds for all military personnel expenses of reserve component Special Operations forces that are incurred during fiscal year 2003 in connection with landmine clearance assistance. Such reimbursement shall be made in each instance to the reserve component military personnel account that incurred the expense.
(c) LIMITATION- The amount of reserve component military personnel expenses incurred during fiscal year 2003 for landmine clearance assistance may not exceed 10 percent of the amount of fiscal year 2003 landmine clearance assistance funds.
(d) DEFINITIONS- For purposes of this section:
(1) LANDMINE CLEARANCE ASSISTANCE- The term `landmine clearance assistance' means humanitarian and civic assistance provided under section 401 of title 10, United States Code, that is described in subsection (e)(5) of that section.
(2) FISCAL YEAR 2003 LANDMINE CLEARANCE ASSISTANCE FUNDS- The term `fiscal year 2003 landmine clearance assistance funds' means the total amount appropriated for fiscal year 2003 in operations and maintenance accounts of the Department of Defense that is provided for landmine clearance assistance.
(3) FISCAL YEAR 2003 RESERVE COMPONENT MILITARY PERSONNEL FUNDS- The term `fiscal year 2003 reserve component military personnel funds' means amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2003 for military personnel expenses of a reserve component of the Department of Defense.
(4) MILITARY PERSONNEL EXPENSES- The term `military personnel expenses' means expenses properly chargeable to a military personnel account of the Department of Defense.
(e) LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL- The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress, as part of the budget request of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2004, a legislative proposal that would ensure that military personnel expenses for both active and reserve component military personnel providing landmine clearance assistance are specified in detail and are budgeted to be authorized and appropriated from the appropriate military personnel accounts.
SEC. 514. USE OF RESERVES TO PERFORM DUTIES RELATING TO DEFENSE AGAINST TERRORISM.
(a) USE OF RESERVES TO PERFORM DUTIES RELATING TO DEFENSE AGAINST TERRORISM- Section 12304(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking `involving' and all that follows and inserting `involving--
`(1) a use or threatened use of a weapon of mass destruction; or
`(2) a terrorist attack or threatened terrorist attack in the United States that results, or could result, in catastrophic loss of life or property.'.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO FULL-TIME SUPPORT OF GUARD AND RESERVE PERSONNEL- Section 12310(c)(1) of such title is amended by striking `involving' and all that follows and inserting `involving--
`(A) the use of a weapon of mass destruction (as defined in section 12304(i)(2) of this title); or
`(B) a terrorist attack or threatened terrorist attack in the United States that results, or could result, in catastrophic loss of life or property.'.
SEC. 515. REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF AIR FORCE RESERVE AGR PERSONNEL FOR AIR FORCE BASE SECURITY FUNCTIONS.
(a) REPEAL- Section 12551 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT- The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1215 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 12551.
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.
Section 14301(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
`(g) BRIGADIER GENERALS- (1) An officer who is a reserve component brigadier general of the Army or the Air Force who is not eligible for consideration for promotion under subsection (a) because the officer is not on the reserve active status list (as required by paragraph (1) of that subsection for such eligibility) is nevertheless eligible for consideration for promotion to the grade of major general by a promotion board convened under section 14101(a) of this title if--
`(A) as of the date of the convening of the promotion board, the officer has been in an inactive status for less than one year; and
`(B) immediately before the date of the officer's most recent transfer to an inactive status, the officer had continuously served on the reserve active status list or the active-duty list (or a combination of the reserve active status list and the active-duty list) for at least one year.
`(2) An officer who is a reserve component brigadier general of the Army or the Air Force who is on the reserve active status list but who is not eligible for consideration for promotion under subsection (a) because the officer's service does not meet the one-year-of-continuous-service requirement under paragraph (2) of that subsection is nevertheless eligible for consideration for promotion to the grade of major general by a promotion board convened under section 14101(a) of this title if--
`(A) the officer was transferred from an inactive status to the reserve active status list during the one-year period preceding the date of the convening of the promotion board;
`(B) immediately before the date of the officer's most recent transfer to an active status, the officer had been in an inactive status for less than one year; and
`(C) immediately before the date of the officer's most recent transfer to an inactive status, the officer had continuously served for at least one year on the reserve active status list or the active-duty list (or a combination of the reserve active status list and the active-duty list).'.
SEC. 522. AUTHORITY FOR LIMITED EXTENSION OF MEDICAL DEFERMENT OF MANDATORY RETIREMENT OR SEPARATION OF RESERVE COMPONENT OFFICERS.
(a) AUTHORITY- Chapter 1407 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
`Sec. 14519. Deferment of retirement or separation for medical reasons
`(a) AUTHORITY- If, in the case of an officer required to be retired or separated under this chapter or chapter 1409 of this title, the Secretary concerned determines that the evaluation of the physical condition of the officer and determination of the officer's entitlement to retirement or separation for physical disability require hospitalization or medical observation and that such hospitalization or medical observation cannot be completed with confidence in a manner consistent with the officer's well being before the date on which the officer would otherwise be required to retire or be separated, the Secretary may defer the retirement or separation of the officer.
`(b) PERIOD OF DEFERMENT- A deferral of retirement or separation under subsection (a) may not extend for more than 30 days after the completion of the evaluation requiring hospitalization or medical observation.'.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT- The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
`14519. Deferment of retirement or separation for medical reasons.'.
Subtitle D--Enlistment, Education, and Training Programs
SEC. 531. ENLISTMENT INCENTIVES FOR PURSUIT OF SKILLS TO FACILITATE NATIONAL SERVICE.
(a) AUTHORITY- (1) Chapter 31 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 509 the following new section:
`Sec. 510. Enlistment incentives for pursuit of skills to facilitate national service
`(a) ENLISTMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM- The Secretary of Defense shall carry out an enlistment incentive program in accordance with this section under which a person who is a National Call to Service participant shall be entitled to one of the incentives specified in subsection (e). The program shall be carried out during the period ending on December 31, 2007, and may be carried out after that date.
`(b) NATIONAL CALL TO SERVICE PARTICIPANT- In this section, the term `National Call to Service participant' means a person who has not previously served in the armed forces who enters into an original enlistment pursuant to a written agreement with the Secretary of a military department (in such form and manner as may be prescribed by that Secretary) under which the person agrees to perform a period of national service as specified in subsection (c).
`(c) NATIONAL SERVICE- The total period of national service to which a National Call to Service participant is obligated under the agreement under this section shall be specified in the agreement. Under the agreement, the participant shall--
`(1) upon completion of initial entry training (as prescribed by the Secretary of Defense), serve on active duty in a military occupational specialty designated by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (d) for a period of 15 months;
`(2) upon completion of the period of active duty specified in paragraph (1) and without a break in service, serve either (A) an additional period of active duty as determined by the Secretary of Defense, or (B) a period of 24 months in an active status in the Selected Reserve; and
`(3) upon completion of the period of service specified in paragraph (2), and without a break in service, serve the remaining period of obligated service specified in the agreement--
`(A) on active duty in the armed forces;
`(B) in the Selected Reserve;
`(C) in the Individual Ready Reserve;
`(D) in the Peace Corps, Americorps, or another national service program jointly designated by the Secretary of Defense and the head of such program for purposes of this section; or
`(E) in any combination of service referred to in subparagraphs (A) through (D) that is approved by the Secretary of the military department concerned pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense and specified in the agreement.
`(d) DESIGNATED MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES- The Secretary of Defense shall designate military occupational specialties for purposes of subsection (c)(1). Such military occupational specialties shall be military occupational specialties that, as determined by the Secretary, will facilitate pursuit of national service by National Call to Service participants.
`(e) INCENTIVES- The incentives specified in this subsection are as follows:
`(1) Payment of a bonus in the amount of $5,000.
`(2) Payment in an amount not to exceed $18,000 of outstanding principal and interest on qualifying student loans of the National Call to Service participant.
`(3) Entitlement to an allowance for educational assistance at the monthly rate equal to the monthly rate payable for basic educational assistance allowances under section 3015(a)(1) of title 38 for a total of 12 months.
`(4) Entitlement to an allowance for educational assistance at the monthly rate equal to 50 percent of the monthly rate payable for basic educational assistance allowances under section 3015(b)(1) of title 38 for a total of 36 months.
`(f) ELECTION OF INCENTIVE- A National Call to Service participant shall elect in the agreement under subsection (b) which incentive under subsection (e) to receive. An election under this subsection is irrevocable.
`(g) PAYMENT OF BONUS AMOUNTS- (1) Payment to a National Call to Service participant of the bonus elected by the National Call to Service participant under subsection (e)(1) shall be made in such time and manner as the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe.
`(2)(A) Payment of outstanding principal and interest on the qualifying student loans of a National Call to Service participant, as elected under subsection (e)(2), shall be made in such time and manner as the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe.
`(B) Payment under this paragraph of the outstanding principal and interest on the qualifying student loans of a National Call to Service participant shall be made to the holder of such student loans, as identified by the National Call to Service participant to the Secretary of the military department concerned for purposes of such payment.
`(3) Payment of a bonus or incentive in accordance with this subsection shall be made by the Secretary of the military department concerned.
`(h) COORDINATION WITH MONTGOMERY GI BILL BENEFITS- (1)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), a National Call to Service participant who elects an incentive under paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (e) is not entitled to additional educational assistance under chapter 1606 of this title or to basic educational assistance under subchapter II of chapter 30 of title 38.
`(B) If a National Call to Service participant meets all eligibility requirements specified in chapter 1606 of this title or chapter 30 of title 38 for entitlement to allowances for educational assistance under either such chapter, the participant may become eligible for allowances for educational assistance benefits under either such chapter up to the maximum allowance provided less the total amount of allowance paid under paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (e).
`(2)(A) The Secretary of Defense shall, to the maximum extent practicable, administer the receipt by National Call to Service participants of incentives under paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (e) as if such National Call to Service participants were, in receiving such incentives, receiving educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve under chapter 1606 of this title.
`(B) The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, prescribe regulations for purposes of subparagraph (A). Such regulations shall, to the maximum extent practicable, take into account the administrative provisions of chapters 30 and 36 of title 38 that are specified in section 16136 of this title.
`(3)(A) Except as provided in paragraph (1), nothing in this section shall prohibit a National Call to Service participant who satisfies through service under subsection (c) the eligibility requirements for educational assistance under chapter 1606 of this title or basic educational assistance under chapter 30 of title 38 from an entitlement to such educational assistance under chapter 1606 of this title or basic educational assistance under chapter 30 of title 38, as the case may be.
`(B)(i) A participant who made an election not to receive educational assistance under either such chapter at the applicable time specified under law or who was denied the opportunity to make an election may revoke that election or make an initial election, as the case may be, at such time and in such manner as the Secretary concerned may specify. A revocation or initial election under the preceding sentence is irrevocable.
`(ii) The participant making a revocation or initial election under clause (i) shall be eligible for educational assistance under either such chapter at such time as the participant satisfies through service the applicable eligibility requirements under either such chapter.
`(i) REPAYMENT- (1) If a National Call to Service participant who has entered into an agreement under subsection (b) and received or benefited from an incentive under subsection (e)(1) or (e)(2) fails to complete the total period of service specified in such agreement, the National Call to Service participant shall refund to the United States the amount that bears the same ratio to the amount of the incentive as the uncompleted part of such service bears to the total period of such service.
`(2) Subject to paragraph (3), an obligation to reimburse the United States imposed under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the United States.
`(3) The Secretary concerned may waive, in whole or in part, a reimbursement required under paragraph (1) if the Secretary concerned determines that recovery would be against equity and good conscience or would be contrary to the best interests of the United States.
`(4) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered into less than five years after the termination of an agreement entered into under subsection (b) does not discharge the person signing the agreement from a debt arising under the agreement or under paragraph (1).
`(j) FUNDING- Amounts for payment of incentives under subsection (e), including payment of allowances for educational assistance under that subsection, shall be derived from amounts available to the Secretary of the military department concerned for payment of pay, allowances, and other expenses of the members of the armed force concerned.
`(k) REGULATIONS- The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments shall prescribe regulations for purposes of the program under this section.
`(l) DEFINITIONS- In this section:
`(1) The term `Americorps' means the Americorps program carried out under subtitle C of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.).
`(2) The term `qualifying student loan' means a loan, the proceeds of which were used to pay any part or all of the cost of attendance (as defined in section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll) at an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
`(3) The term `Secretary of a military department' includes, with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating.'.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of that chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 509 the following new item:
`510. Enlistment incentives for pursuit of skills to facilitate national service.'.
(b) COMMENCEMENT OF PROGRAM- The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe the date on which the program provided for section 510 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall commence. Such date shall be not later than October 1, 2003.
(c) CONFORMING REPEAL- Section 3264 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 333 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 3264.
(d) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT- Not later than March 31, 2003, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the Secretary's plans for implementation of section 510 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
(e) EFFECTIVENESS REPORTS- Not later than March 31, 2005, and March 31, 2007, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the committees specified in subsection (d) reports on the effectiveness of the program under section 510 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), in attracting new recruits to national service.
SEC. 532. AUTHORITY FOR PHASED INCREASE TO 4,400 IN AUTHORIZED STRENGTHS FOR THE SERVICE ACADEMIES.
(a) MILITARY ACADEMY- Section 4342 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting before the period at the end of the first sentence the following: `or such higher number as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army under subsection (j)'; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(j)(1) Beginning with the 2003-2004 academic year, the Secretary of the Army may prescribe annual increases in the cadet strength limit in effect under subsection (a). For any academic year, any such increase shall be by no more than 100 cadets or such lesser number as applies under paragraph (3) for that year. Such annual increases may be prescribed until the cadet strength limit is 4,400. However, no increase may be prescribed for any academic year after the 2007-2008 academic year.
`(2) Any increase in the cadet strength limit under paragraph (1) with respect to an academic year shall be prescribed not later than the date on which the budget of the President is submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31 for the fiscal year beginning in the same year as the year in which that academic year begins. Whenever the Secretary prescribes such an increase, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a notice in writing of the increase. The notice shall state the amount of the increase in the cadet strength limit and the new cadet strength limit, as so increased, and the amount of the increase in Senior Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps enrollment under each of sections 2104 and 2107 of this title.
`(3) The amount of an increase under paragraph (1) in the cadet strength limit for an academic year may not exceed the increase (if any) for the preceding academic year in the total number of cadets enrolled in the Army Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program under chapter 103 of this title who have entered into an agreement under section 2104 or 2107 of this title.
`(4) In this subsection, the term `cadet strength limit' means the authorized maximum strength of the Corps of Cadets of the Academy.'.
(b) NAVAL ACADEMY- Section 6954 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting before the period at the end of the first sentence the following: `or such higher number as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy under subsection (h)'; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(h)(1) Beginning with the 2003-2004 academic year, the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe annual increases in the midshipmen strength limit in effect under subsection (a). For any academic year, any such increase shall be by no more than 100 midshipmen or such lesser number as applies under paragraph (3) for that year. Such annual increases may be prescribed until the midshipmen strength limit is 4,400. However, no increase may be prescribed for any academic year after the 2007-2008 academic year.
`(2) Any increase in the midshipmen strength limit under paragraph (1) with respect to an academic year shall be prescribed not later than the date on which the budget of the President is submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31 for the fiscal year beginning in the same year as the year in which that academic year begins. Whenever the Secretary prescribes such an increase, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a notice in writing of the increase. The notice shall state the amount of the increase in the midshipmen strength limit and the new midshipmen strength limit, as so increased, and the amount of the increase in Senior Navy Reserve Officers' Training Corps enrollment under each of sections 2104 and 2107 of this title.
`(3) The amount of an increase under paragraph (1) in the midshipmen strength limit for an academic year may not exceed the increase (if any) for the preceding academic year in the total number of midshipmen enrolled in the Navy Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program under chapter 103 of this title who have entered into an agreement under section 2104 or 2107 of this title.
`(4) In this subsection, the term `midshipmen strength limit' means the authorized maximum strength of the Brigade of Midshipmen.'.
(c) AIR FORCE ACADEMY- Section 9342 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting before the period at the end of the first sentence the following: `or such higher number as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force under subsection (j)'; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(j)(1) Beginning with the 2003-2004 academic year, the Secretary of the Air Force may prescribe annual increases in the cadet strength limit in effect under subsection (a). For any academic year, any such increase shall be by no more than 100 cadets or such lesser number as applies under paragraph (3) for that year. Such annual increases may be prescribed until the cadet strength limit is 4,400. However, no increase may be prescribed for any academic year after the 2007-2008 academic year.
`(2) Any increase in the cadet strength limit under paragraph (1) with respect to an academic year shall be prescribed not later than the date on which the budget of the President is submitted to Congress under sections 1105 of title 31 for the fiscal year beginning in the same year as the year in which that academic year begins. Whenever the Secretary prescribes such an increase, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a notice in writing of the increase. The notice shall state the amount of the increase in the cadet strength limit and the new cadet strength limit, as so increased, and the amount of the increase in Senior Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps enrollment under each of sections 2104 and 2107 of this title.
`(3) The amount of an increase under paragraph (1) in the cadet strength limit for an academic year may not exceed the increase (if any) for the preceding academic year in the total number of cadets enrolled in the Air Force Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program under chapter 103 of this title who have entered into an agreement under section 2104 or 2107 of this title.
`(4) In this subsection, the term `cadet strength limit' means the authorized maximum strength of Air Force Cadets of the Academy.'.
(d) TARGET FOR INCREASES IN NUMBER OF ROTC SCHOLARSHIP PARTICIPANTS- Section 2107 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(i) The Secretary of each military department shall seek to achieve an increase in the number of agreements entered into under this section so as to achieve an increase, by the 2006-2007 academic year, of not less than 400 in the number of cadets or midshipmen, as the case may be, enrolled under this section, compared to such number enrolled for the 2002-2003 academic year. In the case of the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary shall seek to ensure that not less than one-third of such increase in agreements under this section are with students enrolled (or seeking to enroll) in programs of study leading to a baccalaureate degree in nuclear engineering or another appropriate technical, scientific, or engineering field of study.'.
(e) REPEAL OF LIMIT ON NUMBER OF ROTC SCHOLARSHIPS- Section 2107 of such title is further amended by striking the first sentence of subsection (h)(1).
(f) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE LANGUAGE- Section 4342(i) of such title is amended by striking `(beginning with the 2001-2002 academic year)'.
SEC. 533. ENHANCEMENT OF RESERVE COMPONENT DELAYED TRAINING PROGRAM.
(a) INCREASE IN TIME FOLLOWING ENLISTMENT FOR COMMENCEMENT OF INITIAL PERIOD OF ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING- Section 12103(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking `270 days' in the last sentence and inserting `one year'.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to enlistments under section 12103(d) of title 10, United States Code, after the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) TRANSITION- In the case of a person who enlisted under section 12103(d) of title 10, United States Code, before the date of the enactment of this Act and who as of such date has not commenced the required initial period of active duty for training under that section, the amendment made by subsection (a) may be applied to that person, but only with the agreement of that person and the Secretary concerned.
SEC. 534. REVIEW OF ARMED FORCES PROGRAMS FOR PREPARATION FOR, PARTICIPATION IN, AND CONDUCT OF ATHLETIC COMPETITIONS.
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR REVIEW- The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a comprehensive review of the programs of the active and reserve components of the Armed Forces for preparation for, participation in, and conduct of athletic competitions.
(b) CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING- The matters reviewed under subsection (a) shall include the funding sources that are currently available for the programs referred to in such subsection and any relevant limitations on the use of such funding sources.
(c) REPORT- Not later than March 3, 2003, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the Secretary's findings and conclusions resulting from the review. The report shall include the following matters:
(1) The Secretary's views on the adequacy of the existing funding sources for the programs referred to in subsection (a).
(2) Any recommendations that the Secretary may have regarding limitations on the use of such funding sources or any inadequacies in the funding for such programs.
(3) An assessment of the issues related to, and recommendations of the Secretary for, achieving consistent funding and policy treatment with regard to participation by active and reserve component personnel in athletic competitions.
(4) Any recommended legislation that the Secretary considers appropriate regarding such programs.
SEC. 535. REPEAL OF BAR TO ELIGIBILITY OF ARMY COLLEGE FIRST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS FOR BENEFITS UNDER STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.
Subsection (e) of section 573 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 10 U.S.C. 513 note) is repealed.
Subtitle E--Decorations and Awards
SEC. 541. WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS FOR AWARD OF ARMY DISTINGUISHED-SERVICE CROSS TO CERTAIN PERSONS.
(a) WAIVER- Any limitation established by law or policy for the time within which a recommendation for the award of a military decoration or award must be submitted shall not apply to awards of decorations described in subsection (b), the award of each such decoration having been determined by the Secretary of the Army to be warranted in accordance with section 1130 of title 10, United States Code.
(b) DISTINGUISHED-SERVICE CROSS OF THE ARMY- Subsection (a) applies to the award of the Distinguished-Service Cross of the Army as follows:
(1) To Henry Johnson of Albany, New York, for extraordinary heroism in France during the period of May 13 to 15, 1918, while serving as a member of the Army.
(2) To Hilliard Carter of Jackson, Mississippi, for extraordinary heroism in actions near Troung Loung, Republic of Vietnam, on September 28, 1966, while serving as a member of the Army.
(3) To Albert C. Welch of Florrisant, Colorado, for extraordinary heroism in actions in Ong Thanh, Binh Long Province, Republic of Vietnam, on October 17, 1967, while serving as a member of the Army.
SEC. 542. OPTION TO CONVERT AWARD OF ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL AWARDED FOR OPERATION FREQUENT WIND TO VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL.
(a) IN GENERAL- The Secretary of the military department concerned shall, upon the application of an individual who is an eligible Vietnam evacuation veteran, award that individual the Vietnam Service Medal, notwithstanding any otherwise applicable requirements for the award of that medal. Any such award shall be made in lieu of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal awarded the individual for participation in Operation Frequent Wind.
(b) ELIGIBLE VIETNAM EVACUATION VETERAN- For purposes of this section, the term `eligible Vietnam evacuation veteran' means a member or former member of the Armed Forces who was awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for participation in military operations designated as Operation Frequent Wind arising from the evacuation of Vietnam on April 29 and 30, 1975.
SEC. 543. KOREA DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL.
(a) FINDINGS- Congress makes the following findings:
(1) More than 40,000 members of the United States Armed Forces have served in the Republic of Korea or the waters adjacent thereto each year since the signing of the cease-fire agreement in July 1953 ending the Korean War.
(2) An estimated 1,200 members of the United States Armed Forces have died as a direct result of their service in Korea since the cease-fire agreement in July 1953.
(b) ARMY- (1) Chapter 357 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
`Sec. 3755. Korea Defense Service Medal
`(a) The Secretary of the Army shall issue a campaign medal, to be known as the Korea Defense Service Medal, to each person who while a member of the Army served in the Republic of Korea or the waters adjacent thereto during the KDSM eligibility period and met the service requirements for the award of that medal prescribed under subsection (c).
`(b) In this section, the term `KDSM eligibility period' means the period beginning on July 28, 1954, and ending on such date after the date of the enactment of this section as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense to be appropriate for terminating eligibility for the Korea Defense Service Medal.
`(c) The Secretary of the Army shall prescribe service requirements for eligibility for the Korea Defense Service Medal. Those requirements shall not be more stringent than the service requirements for award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for instances in which the award of that medal is authorized.'.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
`3755. Korea Defense Service Medal.'.
(c) NAVY AND MARINE CORPS- (1) Chapter 567 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
`Sec. 6257. Korea Defense Service Medal
`(a) The Secretary of the Navy shall issue a campaign medal, to be known as the Korea Defense Service Medal, to each person who while a member of the Navy or Marine Corps served in the Republic of Korea or the waters adjacent thereto during the KDSM eligibility period and met the service requirements for the award of that medal prescribed under subsection (c).
`(b) In this section, the term `KDSM eligibility period' means the period beginning on July 28, 1954, and ending on such date after the date of the enactment of this section as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense to be appropriate for terminating eligibility for the Korea Defense Service Medal.
`(c) The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe service requirements for eligibility for the Korea Defense Service Medal. Those requirements shall not be more stringent than the service requirements for award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for instances in which the award of that medal is authorized.'.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
`6257. Korea Defense Service Medal.'.
(d) AIR FORCE- (1) Chapter 857 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
`Sec. 8755. Korea Defense Service Medal
`(a) The Secretary of the Air Force shall issue a campaign medal, to be known as the Korea Defense Service Medal, to each person who while a member of the Air Force served in the Republic of Korea or the waters adjacent thereto during the KDSM eligibility period and met the service requirements for the award of that medal prescribed under subsection (c).
`(b) In this section, the term `KDSM eligibility period' means the period beginning on July 28, 1954, and ending on such date after the date of the enactment of this section as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense to be appropriate for terminating eligibility for the Korea Defense Service Medal.
`(c) The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe service requirements for eligibility for the Korea Defense Service Medal. Those requirements shall not be more stringent than the service requirements for award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for instances in which the award of that medal is authorized.'.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
`8755. Korea Defense Service Medal.'.
(e) AWARD FOR SERVICE BEFORE DATE OF ENACTMENT- The Secretary of the military department concerned shall take appropriate steps to provide in a timely manner for the issuance of the Korea Defense Service Medal, upon application therefor, to persons whose eligibility for that medal is by reason of service in the Republic of Korea or the waters adjacent thereto before the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 544. COMMENDATION OF MILITARY CHAPLAINS.
(a) FINDINGS- Congress finds the following:
(1) Military chaplains have served with those who fought for the cause of freedom since the founding of the Nation.
(2) Military chaplains and religious support personnel of the Armed Forces have served with distinction as uniformed members of the Armed Forces in support of the Nation's defense missions during every conflict in the history of the United States.
(3) 400 United States military chaplains have died in combat, some as a result of direct fire while ministering to fallen Americans, while others made the ultimate sacrifice as a prisoner of war.
(4) Military chaplains currently serve in humanitarian operations, rotational deployments, and in the war on terrorism.
(5) Religious organizations make up the very fabric of religious diversity and represent unparalleled levels of freedom of conscience, speech, and worship that set the United States apart from any other nation on Earth.
(6) Religious organizations have richly blessed the uniformed services by sending clergy to comfort and encourage all persons of faith in the Armed Forces.
(7) During the sinking of the USS Dorchester in February 1943 during World War II, four chaplains (Reverend Fox, Reverend Poling, Father Washington, and Rabbi Goode) gave their lives so that others might live.
(8) All military chaplains aid and assist members of the Armed Forces and their family members with the challenging issues of today's world.
(9) The current war against terrorism has brought to the shores of the United States new threats and concerns that strike at the beliefs and emotions of Americans.
(10) Military chaplains must, as never before, deal with the spiritual well-being of the members of the Armed Forces and their families.
(b) COMMENDATION- Congress, on behalf of the Nation, expresses its appreciation for the outstanding contribution that all military chaplains make to the members of the Armed Forces and their families.
(c) PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION- The President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to recognize the distinguished service of the Nation's military chaplains.
Subtitle F--Administrative Matters
SEC. 551. STAFFING AND FUNDING FOR DEFENSE PRISONER OF WAR/MISSING PERSONNEL OFFICE.
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR STAFFING AND FUNDING AT LEVELS REQUIRED FOR PERFORMANCE OF FULL RANGE OF MISSIONS- Subsection (a) of section 1501 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(5)(A) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the office is provided sufficient military and civilian personnel, and sufficient funding, to enable the office to fully perform the complete range of missions of the office. The Secretary shall ensure that Department of Defense programming, planning, and budgeting procedures are structured so as to ensure compliance with the preceding sentence for each fiscal year.
`(B) For any fiscal year, the number of military and civilian personnel assigned or detailed to the office may not be less than the number requested in the President's budget for fiscal year 2003, unless a level below such number is expressly required by law.
`(C) For any fiscal year, the level of funding allocated to the office within the Department of Defense may not be below the level requested for such purposes in the President's budget for fiscal year 2003, unless such a level of funding is expressly required by law.'.
(b) NAME OF OFFICE- Such subsection is further amended by inserting after the first sentence of paragraph (1) the following new sentence: `Such office shall be known as the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office.'.
SEC. 552. THREE-YEAR FREEZE ON REDUCTIONS OF PERSONNEL OF AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEW AND CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS.
(a) IN GENERAL- Chapter 79 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
`Sec. 1559. Personnel limitation
`(a) LIMITATION- During fiscal years 2003, 2004, and 2005, the Secretary of a military department may not carry out any reduction in the number of military and civilian personnel assigned to duty with the service review agency for that military department below the baseline number for that agency until--
`(1) the Secretary submits to Congress a report that--
`(A) describes the reduction proposed to be made;
`(B) provides the Secretary's rationale for that reduction; and
`(C) specifies the number of such personnel that would be assigned to duty with that agency after the reduction; and
`(2) a period of 90 days has elapsed after the date on which the report is submitted.
`(b) BASELINE NUMBER- The baseline number for a service review agency under this section is--
`(1) for purposes of the first report with respect to a service review agency under this section, the number of military and civilian personnel assigned to duty with that agency as of January 1, 2002; and
`(2) for purposes of any subsequent report with respect to a service review agency under this section, the number of such personnel specified in the most recent report with respect to that agency under this section.
`(c) SERVICE REVIEW AGENCY DEFINED- In this section, the term `service review agency' means--
`(1) with respect to the Department of the Army, the Army Review Boards Agency;
`(2) with respect to the Department of the Navy, the Board for Correction of Naval Records; and
`(3) with respect to the Department of the Air Force, the Air Force Review Boards Agency.'.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT- The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
`1559. Personnel limitation.'.
SEC. 553. AUTHORITY FOR ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTARY SERVICES OF INDIVIDUALS AS PROCTORS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF ARMED SERVICES VOCATIONAL APTITUDE BATTERY TEST.
Section 1588(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(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 SURVEYS- (1) Section 481 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
`Sec. 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 discrimination among members of the armed forces serving on active duty.
`(D) To identify and assess gender issues and discrimination 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 Surveys'.
`(4) Each survey under this section shall be conducted separately from any other survey conducted by the Department of Defense.
`(b) ARMED FORCES WORKPLACE AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY SURVEYS- The Armed Forces Workplace and Equal Opportunity Surveys shall be conducted so as to solicit information on racial and ethnic issues, including issues relating to harassment and discrimination, and the climate in the armed forces for forming professional relationships among members of the armed forces of various racial and ethnic groups. Both such surveys shall be conducted so as to solicit information on the following:
`(1) Indicators of positive and negative trends for professional and personal relationships among members of all racial and ethnic groups.
`(2) The effectiveness of Department of Defense policies designed to improve relationships among all racial and ethnic groups.
`(3) The effectiveness of current processes for complaints on and investigations into racial and ethnic discrimination.
`(c) ARMED FORCES WORKPLACE AND GENDER RELATIONS SURVEYS- The Armed Forces Workplace and Gender Relations Surveys shall be conducted so as to solicit information on gender issues, including issues relating to gender-based harassment and discrimination, and the climate in the armed forces for forming professional relationships between male and female members of the armed forces. Both such surveys shall be conducted so as to solicit information on the following:
`(1) Indicators of positive and negative trends for professional and personal relationships between male and female members of the armed forces.
`(2) The effectiveness of Department of Defense policies designed to improve professional relationships between male and female members of the armed forces.
`(3) The effectiveness of current processes for complaints on and investigations into gender-based discrimination.
`(d) SURVEYS TO BE CONDUCTED IN DIFFERENT YEARS- Each of the four quadrennial surveys conducted under this section shall be conducted in a different year from any other survey conducted under this section, so that one such survey is conducted during each year.
`(e) REPORTS TO CONGRESS- Upon the completion of a survey under this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of the survey.
`(f) INAPPLICABILITY TO COAST GUARD- This section does not apply to the Coast Guard.'.
(2) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 23 of such title is amended to read as follows:
`481. Racial and ethnic issues; gender issues: surveys.'.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The first survey under section 481 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a)(1), shall be carried out during 2003.
SEC. 562. ANNUAL REPORT ON STATUS OF FEMALE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT- The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress, for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006, a report on the status of female members of the Armed Forces. Information in the annual report shall be shown for the Department of Defense as a whole and separately for each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED- The report for a fiscal year under subsection (a) shall include the following information:
(1) The positions, weapon systems, and fields of skills for which, by policy, female members are not eligible for assignment, as follows:
(A) In the report for fiscal year 2002--
(i) an identification of each position, weapon system, and field of skills for which, by policy, female members are not eligible; and
(ii) the rationale for the applicability of the policy to each such position, weapon system, and field.
(B) In the report for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2002, the positions, weapon systems, and fields for which policy on the eligibility of female members for assignment has changed during that fiscal year, including a discussion of how the policy has changed and the rationale for the change.
(2) Information on joint spouse assignments, as follows:
(A) The number of cases in which members of the Armed Forces married to each other are in assignments to which they were jointly assigned during that fiscal year, as defined in the applicable Department of Defense and military department personnel assignment policies.
(B) The number of cases in which members of the Armed Forces married to each other are in assignments to which they were assigned during that fiscal year, but were not jointly assigned (as so defined).
(3) Promotion selection rates for female members, for male members, and for all personnel in the reports submitted by promotion selection boards in that fiscal year for promotion to grades E-7, E-8, and E-9, and, in the case of commissioned officers, promotion to grades O-4, O-5, and O-6.
(4) Retention rates for female members in each grade and for male members in each grade during that fiscal year.
(5) Selection rates for female members and for male members for assignment to grade O-6 and grade O-5 command positions in reports of command selection boards that were submitted during that fiscal year.
(6) Selection rates for female members and for male members for attendance at intermediate service schools (ISS) and, separately, for attendance at senior service schools (SSS) in reports of selection boards that were submitted during that fiscal year.
(7) The extent of assignments of female members during that fiscal year in each field in which at least 80 percent of the Armed Forces personnel assigned in the field are men.
(8) The incidence of sexual harassment complaints made during that fiscal year, stated as the number of cases in which complaints of sexual harassment were filed under procedures of military departments that are applicable to the submission of sexual harassment complaints, together with the number and percent of the complaints that were substantiated.
(9) Satisfaction (based on surveys) of female active-duty members, female dependents of active-duty members, and female dependents of nonactive duty members entitled to health care provided by the Department of Defense with access to, and quality of, women's health care benefits provided by the Department of Defense.
(c) TIME FOR REPORT- The report for a fiscal year under this section shall be submitted not later than 120 days after the end of that fiscal year.
SEC. 563. WEAR OF ABAYAS BY FEMALE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES IN SAUDI ARABIA.
(a) PROHIBITION RELATING TO WEAR OF ABAYAS- No member of the Armed Forces having authority over a member of the Armed Forces and no officer or employee of the United States having authority over a member of the Armed Forces may require or encourage that member to wear the abaya garment or any part of the abaya garment while the member is in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia pursuant to a permanent change of station or orders for temporary duty.
(b) INSTRUCTION- (1) The Secretary of Defense shall provide each female member of the Armed Forces ordered to a permanent change of station or temporary duty in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with instruction regarding the prohibition in subsection (a). Such instruction shall be provided immediately upon or not more than 48 hours prior to the arrival of the member at a United States military installation within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The instruction shall be presented orally and in writing. The written instruction shall include the full text of this section.
(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall act through the Commander in Chief, United States Central Command and Joint Task Force Southwest Asia, and the commanders of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps components of the United States Central Command and Joint Task Force Southwest Asia.
(c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PROCUREMENT OF ABAYAS- Funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense may not be used to procure abayas for regular or routine issuance to members of the Armed Forces serving in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia or for any personnel of contractors accompanying the Armed Forces in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the performance of contracts entered into by the United States with such contractors.
Subtitle H--Benefits
SEC. 571. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR PERSONS PARTICIPATING IN MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS DETAILS.
Section 1491(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking `To provide a' after `SUPPORT- ' and inserting `(1) To support a';
(2) by redesignating paragraph (1) as subparagraph (A) and amending such subparagraph, as so redesignated, to read as follows:
`(A) For a person who participates in a funeral honors detail (other than a person who is a member of the armed forces not in a retired status or an employee of the United States), either transportation (or reimbursement for transportation) and expenses or the daily stipend prescribed under paragraph (2).';
(3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as subparagraph (B) and in that subparagraph--
(A) by striking `Materiel, equipment, and training for' and inserting `For'; and
(B) by inserting before the period at the end `and for members of the armed forces in a retired status, materiel, equipment, and training';
(4) by redesignating paragraph (3) as subparagraph (C) and in that subparagraph--
(A) by striking `Articles of clothing for' and inserting `For'; and
(B) by inserting `, articles of clothing' after `subsection (b)(2)'; and
(5) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
`(2) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe annually a flat rate daily stipend for purposes of paragraph (1)(A). Such stipend shall be set at a rate so as to encompass typical costs for transportation and other miscellaneous expenses for persons participating in funeral honors details who are members of the armed forces in a retired status and other persons who are not members of the armed forces or employees of the United States.
`(3) A stipend paid under this subsection to a member of the armed forces in a retired status is in addition to any compensation to which the member is entitled under section 435(a)(2) of title 37 and any other compensation to which the member may be entitled.'.
SEC. 572. EMERGENCY LEAVE OF ABSENCE PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL- Chapter 40 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
`Sec. 709. Emergency leave of absence
`(a) EMERGENCY LEAVE OF ABSENCE- The Secretary concerned may grant a member of the armed forces emergency leave of absence for a qualifying emergency.
`(b) LIMITATIONS- An emergency leave of absence under this section--
`(1) may be granted only once for any member;
`(2) may be granted only to prevent the member from entering unearned leave status or excess leave status; and
`(3) may not extend for a period of more than 14 days.
`(c) QUALIFYING EMERGENCY- In this section, the term `qualifying emergency', with respect to a member of the armed forces, means a circumstance that--
`(A) a medical condition of a member of the immediate family of the member; or
`(B) any other hardship that the Secretary concerned determines appropriate for purposes of this section; and
`(2) is verified to the Secretary's satisfaction based upon information or opinion from a source in addition to the member that the Secretary considers to be objective and reliable.
`(d) MILITARY DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS- Regulations prescribed under this section by the Secretaries of the military department shall be as uniform as practicable and shall be subject to approval by the Secretary of Defense.
`(e) DEFINITIONS- In this section:
`(1) The term `unearned leave status' means leave approved to be used by a member of the armed forces that exceeds the amount of leave credit that has been accrued as a result of the member's active service and that has not been previously used by the member.
`(2) The term `excess leave status' means leave approved to be used by a member of the armed forces that is unearned leave for which a member is unable to accrue leave credit during the member's current term of service before the member's separation.'.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT- The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
`709. Emergency leave of absence.'.
SEC. 573. ENHANCED FLEXIBILITY IN MEDICAL LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.
(a) ELIGIBLE PERSONS- Subsection (d) of section 2173 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking `Participants' and all that follows through `and students' and inserting `Students'.
(b) LOAN REPAYMENT AMOUNTS- Subsection (e)(2) of such section is amended by striking the last sentence.
SEC. 574. DESTINATIONS AUTHORIZED FOR GOVERNMENT PAID TRANSPORTATION OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL FOR REST AND RECUPERATION ABSENCE UPON EXTENDING DUTY AT DESIGNATED LOCATIONS OVERSEAS.
(a) EXPANSION OF BENEFITS- Subsection (b)(2) of section 705 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: `, or to an alternative destination and return at a cost not to exceed the cost of round-trip transportation from the location of the extended tour of duty to such nearest port'.
(b) CHANGE IN TERMINOLOGY- (1) Subsection (b) of such section is further amended by striking `recuperative' in paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting `recuperation'.
(2)(A) The heading of such section is amended to read as follows:
`Sec. 705. Rest and recuperation absence: qualified enlisted members extending duty at designated locations overseas'.
(B) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 40 of such title is amended to read as follows:
`705. Rest and recuperation absence: qualified enlisted members extending duty at designated locations overseas.'.
SEC. 575. VEHICLE STORAGE IN LIEU OF TRANSPORTATION WHEN MEMBER IS ORDERED TO A NONFOREIGN DUTY STATION OUTSIDE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES.
(a) STORAGE COSTS AUTHORIZED- Subsection (b) of section 2634 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:
`(b)(1) When a member receives a vehicle storage qualifying order, the member may elect to have a motor vehicle described in subsection (a) stored at the expense of the United States at a location approved by the Secretary concerned. In the case of a vehicle storage qualifying order that is to make a change of permanent station, such storage is in lieu of transportation authorized by subsection (a).
`(2) In this subsection, the term `vehicle storage qualifying order' means any of the following:
`(A) An order to make a change of permanent station to a foreign country in a case in which the laws, regulations, or other restrictions imposed by the foreign country or by the United States either--
`(i) preclude entry of a motor vehicle described in subsection (a) into that country; or
`(ii) would require extensive modification of the vehicle as a condition to entry.
`(B) An order to make a change of permanent station to a nonforeign area outside the continental United States in a case in which the laws, regulations, or other restrictions imposed by that area or by the United States either--
`(i) preclude entry of a motor vehicle described in subsection (a) into that area; or
`(ii) would require extensive modification of the vehicle as a condition to entry.
`(C) An order under which a member is transferred or assigned in connection with a contingency operation to duty at a location other than the permanent station of the member for a period of more than 30 consecutive days but which is not considered a change of permanent station.'.
(b) NONFOREIGN AREA OUTSIDE THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES DEFINED- Subsection (h) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(3) The term `nonforeign area outside the continental United States' means any of the following: the States of Alaska and Hawaii, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and any possession of the United States.'.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this section apply to orders to make a change of permanent station to a nonforeign area outside the continental United States (as such term is defined in subsection (h)(3) of section 2634 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (b)) that are issued on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Subtitle I--Reports
SEC. 581. QUADRENNIAL QUALITY OF LIFE REVIEW.
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR REVIEW- (1) Chapter 2 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 118 the following new section:
`Sec. 118a. Quadrennial quality of life review
`(a) REVIEW REQUIRED- (1) The Secretary of Defense shall every four years conduct a comprehensive examination of the quality of life of the members of the armed forces (to be known as the `quadrennial quality of life review'). The review shall include examination of the programs, projects, and activities of the Department of Defense, including the morale, welfare, and recreation activities.
`(2) The quadrennial quality of life review shall be designed to result in determinations, and to foster policies and actions, that reflect the priority given the quality of life of members of the armed forces as a primary concern of the Department of Defense leadership.
`(b) CONDUCT OF REVIEW- Each quadrennial quality of life review shall be conducted so as--
`(1) to assess quality of life priorities and issues consistent with the most recent National Security Strategy prescribed by the President pursuant to section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404a);
`(2) to identify actions that are needed in order to provide members of the armed forces with the quality of life reasonably necessary to encourage the successful execution of the full range of missions that the members are called on to perform under the national security strategy; and
`(3) to identify other actions that have the potential for improving the quality of life of the members of the armed forces.
`(c) CONSIDERATIONS- The Secretary shall consider addressing the following matters as part of the quadrennial quality of life review:
`(2) Military construction.
`(3) Physical conditions at military installations and other Department of Defense facilities.
`(5) Adequacy of medical care for members of the armed forces and their dependents.
`(6) Adequacy of housing and the basic allowance for housing and basic allowance for subsistence.
`(7) Housing-related utility costs.
`(8) Educational opportunities and costs.
`(9) Length of deployments.
`(10) Rates of pay and pay differentials between the pay of members and the pay of civilians.
`(11) Retention and recruiting efforts.
`(13) Support services for spouses and children.
`(14) Other elements of Department of Defense programs and Government policies and programs that affect the quality of life of members.
`(d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES- (1) The Secretary shall submit a report on each quadrennial quality of life review to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. The report shall include the following:
`(A) The assumptions used in the review.
`(B) The results of the review, including a comprehensive discussion of how the quality of life of members of the armed forces affects the national security strategy of the United States.
`(2) The report shall be submitted in the year following the year in which the review is conducted, but not later than the date on which the President submits the budget for the next fiscal year to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31.'.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 118 the following new item:
`118a. Quadrennial quality of life review.'.
(b) FIRST QUADRENNIAL QUALITY OF LIFE REVIEW- The first quadrennial quality of life review under section 118a of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall be conducted during 2003, and the report on that review required to be submitted to Congress under subsection (d) of such section shall be submitted not later than the date on which the President submits the budget for fiscal year 2005 to Congress.
SEC. 582. REPORT ON DESIRABILITY AND FEASIBILITY OF CONSOLIDATING SEPARATE COURSES OF BASIC INSTRUCTION FOR JUDGE ADVOCATES.
Not later than February 1, 2003, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the desirability and feasibility of consolidating the separate Army, Navy, and Air Force courses of basic instruction for judge advocates into a single course to be conducted at a single location. The report shall include--
(1) an assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of such a consolidation;
(2) a recommendation as to whether such a consolidation is desirable and feasible; and
(3) any proposal for legislative action that the Secretary considers appropriate for carrying out such a consolidation.
SEC. 583. REPORTS ON EFFORTS TO RESOLVE STATUS OF CAPTAIN MICHAEL SCOTT SPEICHER, UNITED STATES NAVY.
(a) REPORTS- Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 120 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the efforts of the United States Government to determine the status of Captain Michael Scott Speicher, United States Navy, whose aircraft was shot down over Iraq on the night of January 17, 1991. Each such report shall be prepared in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of Central Intelligence.
(b) PERIOD COVERED BY REPORTS- The first report under subsection (a) shall cover efforts described in that subsection from the time that Michael Scott Speicher's aircraft was shot down over Iraq until the date of the report, and each subsequent report shall cover efforts described in that subsection since the last such report.
(c) REPORT ELEMENTS- Each report under subsection (a) shall describe, for the period covered by such report, the following:
(1) All direct and indirect contacts by the United States Government with the Government of Iraq regarding the status of Michael Scott Speicher.
(2) Any request made by the United States Government to the government of another country, including the intelligence service of such country, for assistance in resolving the status of Michael Scott Speicher, including the response to such request.
(3) Each current lead on the status of Michael Scott Speicher, including an assessment of the utility of such lead in resolving the status of Michael Scott Speicher.
(4) Any cooperation with nongovernmental organizations or international organizations in resolving the status of Michael Scott Speicher, including the results of such cooperation.
(d) FORM OF REPORTS- Each report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in classified or unclassified form. To the extent submitted in classified form, such report shall include an unclassified summary.
(e) DURATION- The requirement to submit reports under this section shall cease to be effective upon a final determination regarding the status of Michael Scott Speicher by the Secretary of Defense.
SEC. 584. REPORT ON VOLUNTEER SERVICES OF MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS IN EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO THE TERRORIST ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT- Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on volunteer services described in subsection (b) that were provided by members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, while not in a duty status pursuant to orders, during the period of September 11 through September 14, 2001. The report shall include a discussion of any recognition that the Secretary considers appropriate for those members regarding the provision of such services.
(b) COVERED VOLUNTEER SERVICES- The volunteer services referred to in subsection (a) are volunteer services of a military-unique nature that were provided--
(1) in the vicinity of the site of the World Trade Center, New York, New York, in support of emergency response to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001;
(2) in the vicinity of the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, in support of emergency response to the terrorist attack on the Pentagon on September 11, 2001; or
(3) in the vicinity of Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in support of emergency response to the terrorist-caused crash of United Airlines Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on September 11, 2001.
TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS
Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances
Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 2003.
Sec. 602. Basic allowance for housing in cases of low-cost or no-cost moves.
Sec. 603. Rate of basic allowance for subsistence for enlisted personnel occupying single Government quarters without adequate availability of meals.
Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays
Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for reserve forces.
Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for certain health care professionals.
Sec. 613. One-year extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear officers.
Sec. 614. One-year extension of other bonus and special pay authorities.
Sec. 615. Increase in maximum rates for certain special pays, bonuses, and financial assistance for health care professionals.
Sec. 616. Assignment incentive pay.
Sec. 617. Increase in maximum rates for prior service enlistment bonus.
Sec. 618. Retention incentives for health care professionals qualified in a critical military skill.
Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances
Sec. 621. Extension of leave travel deferral period for members performing consecutive overseas tours of duty.
Sec. 622. Transportation of motor vehicles for members reported missing.
Subtitle D--Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits
Sec. 631. Permanent reduction from eight to six in number of years of reserve service required for eligibility for retired pay for non-regular service.
Sec. 632. Increased retired pay for enlisted Reserves credited with extraordinary heroism.
Sec. 633. Elimination of possible inversion in retired pay cost-of-living adjustment for initial COLA computation.
Sec. 634. Technical revisions to so-called `forgotten widows' annuity program.
Sec. 635. Expansion of authority of Secretary of Defense to waive time limitations on claims against the Government for military personnel benefits.
Sec. 636. Special compensation for certain combat-related disabled uniformed services retirees.
Subtitle E--Montgomery GI Bill
Sec. 641. Time limitation for use of Montgomery GI Bill entitlement by members of the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 642. Repayment requirements under Reserve Component Montgomery GI Bill arising from failure to participate satisfactorily in military service to be considered debts owed to the United States.
Sec. 643. Technical adjustments to authority for certain members to transfer educational assistance under Montgomery GI Bill to dependents.
Subtitle F--Other Matters
Sec. 651. Payment of interest on student loans.
Sec. 652. Additional authority to provide assistance for families of members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 653. Repeal of authority for acceptance of honoraria by personnel at certain Department of Defense schools.
Sec. 654. Addition of definition of continental United States in title 37.
Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances
SEC. 601. INCREASE IN BASIC PAY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003.
(a) WAIVER OF SECTION 1009 ADJUSTMENT- The adjustment to become effective during fiscal year 2003 required by section 1009 of title 37, United States Code, in the rates of monthly basic pay authorized members of the uniformed services shall not be made.
(b) INCREASE IN BASIC PAY- Effective on January 1, 2003, the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services within each pay grade are as follows:
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS 1
Years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States Code
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Pay Grade 2 or less Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6
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O-10 2 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
O-9 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
O-8 7,474.50 7,719.30 7,881.60 7,927.20 8,129.40
O-7 6,210.90 6,499.20 6,633.00 6,739.20 6,930.90
O-6 4,603.20 5,057.10 5,388.90 5,388.90 5,409.60
O-5 3,837.60 4,323.00 4,622.40 4,678.50 4,864.80
O-4 3,311.10 3,832.80 4,088.70 4,145.70 4,383.00
O-3 3 2,911.20 3,300.30 3,562.20 3,883.50 4,069.50
O-2 3 2,515.20 2,864.70 3,299.40 3,410.70 3,481.20
O-1 3 2,183.70 2,272.50 2,746.80 2,746.80 2,746.80
Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16
O-10 2 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
O-9 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
O-8 8,468.70 8,547.30 8,868.90 8,961.30 9,238.20
O-7 7,120.80 7,340.40 7,559.40 7,779.00 8,468.70
O-6 5,641.20 5,672.10 5,672.10 5,994.60 6,564.30
O-5 4,977.00 5,222.70 5,403.00 5,635.50 5,991.90
O-4 4,637.70 4,954.50 5,201.40 5,372.70 5,471.10
O-3 3 4,273.50 4,405.80 4,623.30 4,736.10 4,736.10
O-2 3 3,481.20 3,481.20 3,481.20 3,481.20 3,481.20
O-1 3 2,746.80 2,746.80 2,746.80 2,746.80 2,746.80
Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26
O-10 2 $0.00 $12,077.70 $12,137.10 $12,389.40 $12,829.20
O-9 0.00 10,563.60 10,715.70 10,935.60 11,319.60
O-8 9,639.00 10,008.90 10,255.80 10,255.80 10,255.80
O-7 9,051.30 9,051.30 9,051.30 9,051.30 9,096.90
O-6 6,898.80 7,233.30 7,423.50 7,616.10 7,989.90
O-5 6,161.70 6,329.10 6,519.60 6,519.60 6,519.60
O-4 5,528.40 5,528.40 5,528.40 5,528.40 5,528.40
O-3 3 4,736.10 4,736.10 4,736.10 4,736.10 4,736.10
O-2 3 3,481.20 3,481.20 3,481.20 3,481.20 3,481.20
O-1 3 2,746.80 2,746.80 2,746.80 2,746.80 2,746.80
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COMMISSIONED OFFICERS WITH OVER 4 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE AS AN ENLISTED MEMBER OR WARRANT OFFICER
Years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States Code
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Pay Grade 2 or less Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6
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O-3E $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $3,883.50 $4,069.50
O-2E 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,410.70 3,481.20
O-1E 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,746.80 2,933.70
Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16
O-3E $4,273.50 $4,405.80 $4,623.30 $4,806.30 $4,911.00
O-2E 3,591.90 3,778.80 3,923.40 4,031.10 4,031.10
O-1E 3,042.00 3,152.70 3,261.60 3,410.70 3,410.70
Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26
O-3E $5,054.40 $5,054.40 $5,054.40 $5,054.40 $5,054.40
O-2E 4,031.10 4,031.10 4,031.10 4,031.10 4,031.10
O-1E 3,410.70 3,410.70 3,410.70 3,410.70 3,410.70
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WARRANT OFFICERS 1
Years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States Code
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Pay Grade 2 or less Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6
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W-5 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
W-4 3,008.10 3,236.10 3,329.10 3,420.60 3,578.10
W-3 2,747.10 2,862.00 2,979.30 3,017.70 3,141.00
W-2 2,416.50 2,554.50 2,675.10 2,763.00 2,838.30
W-1 2,133.90 2,308.50 2,425.50 2,501.10 2,662.50
Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16
W-5 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
W-4 3,733.50 3,891.00 4,044.60 4,203.60 4,356.00
W-3 3,281.70 3,467.40 3,580.50 3,771.90 3,915.60
W-2 2,993.10 3,148.50 3,264.00 3,376.50 3,453.90
W-1 2,782.20 2,888.40 3,006.90 3,085.20 3,203.40
Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26
W-5 $0.00 $5,169.30 $5,346.60 $5,524.50 $5,703.30
W-4 4,512.00 4,664.40 4,822.50 4,978.20 5,137.50
W-3 4,058.40 4,201.50 4,266.30 4,407.00 4,548.00
W-2 3,579.90 3,705.90 3,831.00 3,957.30 3,957.30
W-1 3,320.70 3,409.50 3,409.50 3,409.50 3,409.50
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ENLISTED MEMBERS 1
Years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States Code
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Pay Grade 2 or less Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6
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E-9 2 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
E-8 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
E-7 2,068.50 2,257.80 2,343.90 2,428.20 2,516.40
E-6 1,770.60 1,947.60 2,033.70 2,117.10 2,204.10
E-5 1,625.40 1,733.70 1,817.40 1,903.50 2,037.00
E-4 1,502.70 1,579.80 1,665.30 1,749.30 1,824.00
E-3 1,356.90 1,442.10 1,528.80 1,528.80 1,528.80
E-2 1,290.00 1,290.00 1,290.00 1,290.00 1,290.00
E-1 3 1,150.80 1,150.80 1,150.80 1,150.80 1,150.80
Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16
E-9 2 $0.00 $3,564.30 $3,645.00 $3,747.00 $3,867.00
E-8 2,975.40 3,061.20 3,141.30 3,237.60 3,342.00
E-7 2,667.90 2,753.40 2,838.30 2,990.40 3,066.30
E-6 2,400.90 2,477.40 2,562.30 2,636.70 2,663.10
E-5 2,151.90 2,236.80 2,283.30 2,283.30 2,283.30
E-4 1,824.00 1,824.00 1,824.00 1,824.00 1,824.00
E-3 1,528.80 1,528.80 1,528.80 1,528.80 1,528.80
E-2 1,290.00 1,290.00 1,290.00 1,290.00 1,290.00
E-1 1,150.80 1,150.80 1,150.80 1,150.80 1,150.80
Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26
E-9 2 $3,987.30 $4,180.80 $4,344.30 $4,506.30 $4,757.40
E-8 3,530.10 3,625.50 3,787.50 3,877.50 4,099.20
E-7 3,138.60 3,182.70 3,331.50 3,427.80 3,671.40
E-6 2,709.60 2,709.60 2,709.60 2,709.60 2,709.60
E-5 2,283.30 2,283.30 2,283.30 2,283.30 2,283.30
E-4 1,824.00 1,824.00 1,824.00 1,824.00 1,824.00
E-3 1,528.80 1,528.80 1,528.80 1,528.80 1,528.80
E-2 1,290.00 1,290.00 1,290.00 1,290.00 1,290.00
E-1 1,150.80 1,150.80 1,150.80 1,150.80 1,150.80
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SEC. 602. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING IN CASES OF LOW-COST OR NO-COST MOVES.
Section 403 of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by transferring paragraph (7) of subsection (b) to the end of the section; and
(A) by striking `(7)' and all that follows through `circumstances of which make it necessary that the member be' and inserting `(o) TREATMENT OF LOW-COST AND NO-COST MOVES AS NOT BEING REASSIGNMENTS- In the case of a member who is assigned to duty at a location or under circumstances that make it necessary for the member to be'; and
(B) by inserting `for the purposes of this section' after `may be treated'.
SEC. 603. RATE OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL OCCUPYING SINGLE GOVERNMENT QUARTERS WITHOUT ADEQUATE AVAILABILITY OF MEALS.
Section 402(d) of title 37, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
`(d) SPECIAL RATE FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS OCCUPYING SINGLE QUARTERS WITHOUT ADEQUATE AVAILABILITY OF MEALS- The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, may pay an enlisted member the basic allowance for subsistence under this section at a monthly rate that is twice the amount in effect under subsection (b)(2) while--
`(1) the member is assigned to single Government quarters which have no adequate food storage or preparation facility in the quarters; and
`(2) there is no Government messing facility serving those quarters that is capable of making meals available to the occupants of the quarters.'.
Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays
SEC. 611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR RESERVE FORCES.
(a) SELECTED RESERVE REENLISTMENT BONUS- Section 308b(f) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking `December 31, 2002' and inserting `December 31, 2003'.
(b) SELECTED RESERVE ENLISTMENT BONUS- Section 308c(e) of such title is amended by striking `December 31, 2002' and inserting `December 31, 2003'.
(c) SPECIAL PAY FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO CERTAIN HIGH PRIORITY UNITS- Section 308d(c) of such title is amended by striking `December 31, 2002' and inserting `December 31, 2003'.
(d) SELECTED RESERVE AFFILIATION BONUS- Section 308e(e) of such title is amended by striking `December 31, 2002' and inserting `December 31, 2003'.
(e) READY RESERVE ENLISTMENT AND REENLISTMENT BONUS- Section 308h(g) of such title is amended by striking `December 31, 2002' and inserting `December 31, 2003'.
(f) PRIOR SERVICE ENLISTMENT BONUS- Section 308i(f) of such title is amended by striking `December 31, 2002' and inserting `December 31, 2003'.
SEC. 612. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.
(a) NURSE OFFICER CANDIDATE ACCESSION PROGRAM- Section 2130a(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking `December 31, 2002' and inserting `December 31, 2003'.
(b) REPAYMENT OF EDUCATION LOANS FOR CERTAIN HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE IN THE SELECTED RESERVE- Section 16302(d) of such title is amended by striking `January 1, 2003' and inserting `January 1, 2004'.
(c) ACCESSION BONUS FOR REGISTERED NURSES- Section 302d(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking `December 31, 2002' and inserting `December 31, 2003'.
(d) INCENTIVE SPECIAL PAY FOR NURSE ANESTHETISTS- Section 302e(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking `December 31, 2002' and inserting `December 31, 2003'.
(e) SPECIAL PAY FOR SELECTED RESERVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN CRITICALLY SHORT WARTIME SPECIALTIES- Section 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'.
(f) INCENTIVE SPECIAL PAY FOR NURSE ANESTHETISTS- Section 302e(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking `$15,000' and inserting `$50,000'.
(g) RETENTION SPECIAL PAY FOR PHARMACY OFFICERS- Section 302i of such title is amended--
(1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking `special pay at the rates specified in subsection (d)' both places it appears and inserting `retention special pay under this section';
(2) in subsection (c), by striking `LIMITATION- ' and inserting `LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIAL PAY- '; and
(3) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following new subsection:
`(d) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF SPECIAL PAY- The amount of retention special pay paid to an officer under this section may not exceed $15,000 for any 12-month period.'.
(h) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR NURSE OFFICER CANDIDATES- Section 2130a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking `$5,000' in the first sentence and inserting `$10,000' and by striking `$2,500' in the second sentence and inserting `$5,000'; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking `$500' and inserting `$1,000'.
(i) APPLICATION OF INCREASE- In the case of an amendment made by this section to increase the maximum amount of a special pay or bonus that may be paid during any 12-month period, the amended limitation shall apply to 12-month periods beginning after September 30, 2002.
SEC. 616. ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE PAY.
(a) AUTHORITY- (1) Chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 307 the following new section:
`Sec. 307a. Special pay: assignment incentive pay
`(a) AUTHORITY- The Secretary concerned may pay monthly incentive pay under this section to a member of a uniformed service who performs service, while entitled to basic pay, in an assignment designated by the Secretary concerned.
`(b) WRITTEN AGREEMENT- The period for which incentive pay will be provided under this section and the monthly rate of the incentive pay for a member shall be specified in a written agreement between the Secretary concerned and the member. Agreements entered into by the Secretary of a military department shall require the concurrence of the Secretary of Defense.
`(c) MAXIMUM RATE- The maximum monthly rate of incentive pay payable to a member under this section is $1,500.
`(d) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PAY AND ALLOWANCES- Incentive pay paid to a member under this section is in addition to any other pay and allowances to which the member is entitled.
`(e) STATUS NOT AFFECTED BY TEMPORARY DUTY OR LEAVE- The service of a member in an assignment referred to in subsection (a) shall not be considered discontinued during any period that the member is not performing service in the assignment by reason of temporary duty performed by the member pursuant to orders or absence of the member for authorized leave.
`(f) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY- No agreement under this section may be entered into after December 31, 2005.'.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 307 the following new item:
`307a. Special pay: assignment incentive pay.'.
(b) ANNUAL REPORT- Not later than February 28, 2004, and February 28, 2005, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the use of the authority provided under section 307a of title 37, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), including an assessment of the utility of that authority.
SEC. 617. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM RATES FOR PRIOR SERVICE ENLISTMENT BONUS.
Section 308i(b)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking `$5,000' and inserting `$8,000';
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking `$2,500' and inserting `$4,000'; and
(3) in subparagraph (C), by striking `$2,000' and inserting `$3,500'.
SEC. 618. RETENTION INCENTIVES FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS QUALIFIED IN A CRITICAL MILITARY SKILL.
(a) EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON MAXIMUM BONUS AMOUNT- Subsection (d) of section 323 of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting `(1)' before `A member'; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(2) The limitation in paragraph (1) on the total bonus payments that a member may receive under this section does not apply with respect to an officer who is assigned duties as a health care professional.'.
(b) EXCEPTION TO YEARS OF SERVICE LIMITATION- Subsection (e) of such section is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
(2) by inserting `(1)' before `A retention'; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(2) The limitations in paragraph (1) do not apply with respect to an officer who is assigned duties as a health care professional during the period of active duty for which the bonus is being offered.'.
Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances
SEC. 621. EXTENSION OF LEAVE TRAVEL DEFERRAL PERIOD FOR MEMBERS PERFORMING CONSECUTIVE OVERSEAS TOURS OF DUTY.
(a) AUTHORIZED DEFERRAL PERIOD- Section 411b of title 37, United States Code is amended by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection:
`(b) AUTHORITY TO DEFER TRAVEL; LIMITATIONS- (1) Under the regulations referred to in subsection (a), a member may defer the travel for which the member is paid travel and transportation allowances under this section until any time before the completion of the consecutive tour at the same duty station or the completion of the tour of duty at the new duty station under the order involved, as the case may be.
`(2) If a member is unable to undertake the travel before expiration of the deferral period under paragraph (1) because of duty in connection with a contingency operation, the member may defer the travel until not more than one year after the date on which the member's duty in connection with the contingency operation ends.'.
(b) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS- Such section is further amended--
(A) by striking `(a)(1)' and inserting `(a) ALLOWANCES AUTHORIZED- '; and
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and
(2) by striking `(b) The allowances' and inserting `(c) LIMITATION ON ALLOWANCE RATE- The allowances'.
(c) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT- Subsection (b) of section 411b of title 37, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to members of the uniformed services in a deferred leave travel status under such section as of the date of the enactment of this Act or becomes entitled to travel and transportation allowances under such section on or after that date.
SEC. 622. TRANSPORTATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR MEMBERS REPORTED MISSING.
(a) AUTHORITY TO SHIP TWO MOTOR VEHICLES- Subsection (a) of section 554 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking `one privately owned motor vehicle' both places it appears and inserting `two privately owned motor vehicles'.
(b) PAYMENTS FOR LATE DELIVERY- Subsection (i) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: `In a case in which two motor vehicles of a member (or the dependent or dependents of a member) are transported at the expense of the United States, no reimbursement is payable under this subsection unless both motor vehicles do not arrive at the authorized destination of the vehicles by the designated delivery date.'.
(c) APPLICABILITY- The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to members whose eligibility for benefits under section 554 of title 37, United States Code, commences on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Subtitle D--Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits
SEC. 631. PERMANENT REDUCTION FROM EIGHT TO SIX IN NUMBER OF YEARS OF RESERVE SERVICE REQUIRED FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR RETIRED PAY FOR NON-REGULAR SERVICE.
(a) REDUCTION IN REQUIREMENT FOR YEARS OF RESERVE COMPONENT SERVICE BEFORE RETIRED PAY ELIGIBILITY- Subsection (a)(3) of section 12731 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking `eight years' and inserting `six years'; and
(2) by inserting before the semicolon `, except that in the case of a person who completed the service requirements of paragraph (2) before October 5, 1994, the number of years of such qualifying service under this paragraph shall be eight'.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Subsection (f) of such section is repealed.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2002. No benefit shall accrue to any person for any period before that date by reason of the enactment of those amendments.
SEC. 632. INCREASED RETIRED PAY FOR ENLISTED RESERVES CREDITED WITH EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM.
(a) AUTHORITY- Section 12739 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b):
`(b) If a person entitled to retired pay under this chapter has been credited by the Secretary concerned with extraordinary heroism in the line of duty and if the highest grade held satisfactorily by that person at any time in the armed forces is an enlisted grade, the person's retired pay shall be increased by 10 percent of the amount determined under subsection (a). The Secretary's determination as to extraordinary heroism is conclusive for all purposes.'.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Subsection (c) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended by striking `amount computed under subsection (a)' and inserting `total amount of the monthly retired pay computed under subsections (a) and (b)'.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on October 1, 2002, and shall apply with respect to retired pay for months beginning on or after that date.
SEC. 633. ELIMINATION OF POSSIBLE INVERSION IN RETIRED PAY COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR INITIAL COLA COMPUTATION.
(a) ELIMINATION OF POSSIBLE COLA INVERSION- Section 1401a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsections (c)(1), (d), and (e), by inserting `but subject to subsection (f)(2)' after `Notwithstanding subsection (b)';
(2) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting `(subject to subsection (f)(2) as applied to other members whose retired pay is computed on the current rates of basic pay in the most recent adjustment under this section)' after `shall be increased'; and
(A) by designating the text after the subsection heading as paragraph (1), indenting that text two ems, and inserting `PREVENTION OF RETIRED PAY INVERSIONS- ' before `Notwithstanding'; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(2) PREVENTION OF COLA INVERSIONS- The percentage of the first adjustment under this section in the retired pay of any person, as determined under subsection (c)(1), (c)(2), (d), or (e), may not exceed the percentage increase in retired pay determined under subsection (b)(2) that is effective on the same date as the effective date of such first adjustment.'.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS- Such section is further amended--
(1) in subsection (d), by inserting `or on or after August 1, 1986, if the member or former member did not elect to receive a bonus under section 322 of title 37' after `August 1, 1986,'; and
(2) in subsection (e), by inserting `and elected to receive a bonus under section 322 of title 37' after `August 1, 1986,'.
SEC. 634. TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO SO-CALLED `FORGOTTEN WIDOWS' ANNUITY PROGRAM.
(a) CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY- Subsection (a)(1) of section 644 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 10 U.S.C. 1448 note) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after `(A)' the following: `became entitled to retired or retainer pay before September 21, 1972,'; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking `was a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces' and inserting `died'.
(b) CLARIFICATION OF INTERACTION WITH OTHER BENEFITS- (1) Subsection (a)(2) of such section is amended by striking `and who' and all that follows through `note)'.
(2) Subsection (b)(2) of such section is amended to read as follows:
`(2) The amount of an annuity to which a surviving spouse is entitled under this section for any period shall be reduced (but not below zero) by any amount paid to that surviving spouse for the same period under any of the following provisions of law:
`(A) Section 1311(a) of title 38, United States Code (relating to dependency and indemnity compensation payable by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs).
`(B) Chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code.
`(C) Section 4 of Public Law 92-425 (10 U.S.C. 1448 note).'.
(c) CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF SURVIVING SPOUSE- Subsection (d)(2) of such section is amended by striking `the terms' and all that follows through `and (8)' and inserting `such term in paragraph (9)'.
(d) SPECIFICATION IN LAW OF CURRENT BENEFIT AMOUNT- Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking `$165' and inserting `$185.58'; and
(A) by striking `the date of the enactment of this Act' and inserting `May 1, 2002,'; and
(B) by striking the last sentence.
(e) SPECIFICATION OF ENACTMENT MONTH- Subsection (e) of such section is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking `the month in which this Act is enacted' and inserting `November 1997'; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking `the first month that begins after the month in which this Act is enacted' and inserting `December 1997'.
SEC. 635. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO WAIVE TIME LIMITATIONS ON CLAIMS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL BENEFITS.
(a) AUTHORITY FOR WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS- Paragraph (1) of section 3702(e) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking `a claim' and all that follows through `title 10' and inserting `a claim referred to in subsection (a)(1)(A)'.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS- (1) Such paragraph is further amended--
(A) by striking `Upon the request' and all that follows through `the Secretary of Defense' and inserting `The Secretary of Defense';
(B) by striking `and, subject to paragraph (2), settle the claim'; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new sentence: `In the case of a claim by or with respect to a member of the uniformed services who is not under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department, such a waiver may be made only upon the request of the Secretary concerned (as defined in section 101 of title 37).'.
(2) Paragraph (2) of such section is amended--
(A) by striking `under paragraph (1)' and inserting `under subsection (a)(1)(A)'; and
(B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: `, except that in the case of a claim for retired pay or survivor benefits, if the obligation claimed would have been paid from a trust fund if timely paid, the payment of the claim shall be made from that trust fund'.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to claims against the United States presented to the Secretary of Defense under section 3702 of title 31, United States Code, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 636. SPECIAL COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN COMBAT-RELATED DISABLED UNIFORMED SERVICES RETIREES.
(a) AUTHORITY- (1) Chapter 71 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1413 the following new section:
`Sec. 1413a. Special compensation for certain combat-related disabled uniformed services retirees
`(a) AUTHORITY- The Secretary concerned shall pay to each eligible combat-related disabled uniformed services retiree who elects benefits under this section a monthly amount for the combat-related disability of the retiree determined under subsection (b).
`(1) DETERMINATION OF MONTHLY AMOUNT- Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the monthly amount to be paid an eligible combat-related disabled uniformed services retiree for a combat-related disability under subsection (a) is the monthly amount of compensation to which the retiree would be entitled solely for the combat-related disability consistent with chapter 11 of title 38.
`(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT- The amount paid to an eligible combat-related disabled uniformed services retiree for any month under paragraph (1) may not exceed the amount of the reduction in retired pay that is applicable to the retiree for that month under sections 5304 and 5305 of title 38.
`(3) SPECIAL RULES FOR CHAPTER 61 DISABILITY RETIREES- In the case of an eligible combat-related disabled uniformed services retiree who is retired under chapter 61 of this title, the amount of the payment under paragraph (1) for any month shall be reduced by the amount (if any) by which the amount of the member's retired pay under chapter 61 of this title exceeds the amount of retired pay to which the member would have been entitled under any other provision of law based upon the member's service in the uniformed services if the member had not been retired under chapter 61 of this title.
`(c) ELIGIBLE RETIREES- For purposes of this section, an eligible combat-related disabled uniformed services retiree referred to in subsection (a) is a member of the uniformed services entitled to retired pay who--
`(1) has completed at least 20 years of service in the uniformed services that are creditable for purposes of computing the amount of retired pay to which the member is entitled; and
`(2) has a qualifying combat-related disability.
`(d) PROCEDURES- The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe procedures and criteria under which a disabled uniformed services retiree may apply to the Secretary of a military department to be considered to be an eligible combat-related disabled uniformed services retiree. Such procedures shall apply uniformly throughout the Department of Defense.
`(e) QUALIFYING COMBAT-RELATED DISABILITY- In this section, the term `qualifying combat-related disability' means either of the following:
`(A) is attributable to an injury for which the member was awarded the Purple Heart; and
`(B) is rated as not less than 10 percent disabling--
`(i) by the Secretary concerned, as of the date on which the member is retired from the uniformed services, under criteria prescribed by the Secretary of Defense; or
`(ii) by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
`(2) A service-connected disability that--
`(A) was incurred (as determined under criteria prescribed by the Secretary of Defense)--
`(i) as a direct result of armed conflict;
`(ii) while engaged in hazardous service;
`(iii) in the performance of duty under conditions simulating war; or
`(iv) through an instrumentality of war; and
`(B) is rated as not less than 60 percent disabling--
`(i) by the Secretary concerned, as of the date on which the member is retired from the uniformed services, under criteria prescribed by the Secretary of Defense; or
`(ii) by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
`(f) CONSTRUCTION WITH SPECIAL COMPENSATION FOR SEVERELY DISABLED UNIFORMED SERVICES RETIREES-
`(1) SINGLE SOURCE OF COMPENSATION- An individual who is paid special compensation under this section may not receive special compensation under section 1413 of this title.
`(2) ELECTION OF SOURCE- An individual who is eligible for special compensation under this section and special compensation under section 1413 of this title shall elect which special compensation to receive.
`(3) REGULATIONS- The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe in regulations the manner and form of an election under this subsection.
`(g) STATUS OF PAYMENTS- Payments under this section are not retired pay.
`(h) SOURCE OF PAYMENTS- Payments under this section for any fiscal year shall be paid out of funds appropriated for pay and allowances payable by the Secretary concerned for that fiscal year.
`(i) OTHER DEFINITIONS- In this section:
`(1) The term `service-connected' has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 38.
`(2) The term `retired pay' includes retainer pay, emergency officers' retirement pay, and naval pension.'.
(2) Section 1413a of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall take effect not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(3) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 71 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1413 the following new item:
`1413a. Special compensation for certain combat-related disabled uniformed services retirees.'.
(b) SPECIAL COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN SEVERELY DISABLED UNIFORMED SERVICES RETIREES- Section 1413 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f) and (g) as subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e):
`(e) CONSTRUCTION WITH SPECIAL COMPENSATION FOR COMBAT-DISABLED UNIFORMED SERVICES RETIREES- (1) An individual who is paid special compensation under this section may not receive special compensation under section 1413a of this title.
`(2) An individual who is eligible for special compensation under this section and special compensation under section 1413a of this title shall elect which special compensation to receive.
`(3) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe in regulations the manner and form of an election under this subsection.'.
Subtitle E--Montgomery GI Bill
SEC. 641. TIME LIMITATION FOR USE OF MONTGOMERY GI BILL ENTITLEMENT BY MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE.
(a) EXTENSION OF LIMITATION PERIOD- Section 16133(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking `10-year' and inserting `14-year'.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2002, and shall apply with respect to periods of entitlement to educational assistance under chapter 1606 of title 10, United States Code, that begin on or after October 1, 1992.
SEC. 642. REPAYMENT REQUIREMENTS UNDER RESERVE COMPONENT MONTGOMERY GI BILL ARISING FROM FAILURE TO PARTICIPATE SATISFACTORILY IN MILITARY SERVICE TO BE CONSIDERED DEBTS OWED TO THE UNITED STATES.
Section 16135 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(c)(1) Subject to subsection (a)(2), an obligation to pay a refund to the United States under subsection (a)(1)(B) in an amount determined under subsection (b) is, for all purposes, a debt owed to the United States.
`(2) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered less than five years after the termination of an enlistment or other agreement under this section does not discharge the person signing such enlistment or other agreement from a debt arising under the enlistment or agreement, respectively, under this subsection.'.
SEC. 643. TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS TO AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS TO TRANSFER EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER MONTGOMERY GI BILL TO DEPENDENTS.
(a) CLARIFICATION OF RATE OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR DEPENDENTS TO WHOM ENTITLEMENT IS TRANSFERRED- Section 3020(h) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(A) by striking `paragraphs (4) and (5)' and inserting `paragraphs (5) and (6)'; and
(B) by striking `and at the same rate';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6) as paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph (3):
`(3)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the monthly rate of educational assistance payable to a dependent to whom entitlement is transferred under this section shall be the monthly amount payable under sections 3015 and 3022 of this title to the individual making the transfer.
`(B) The monthly rate of assistance payable to a dependent under subparagraph (A) shall be subject to the provisions of section 3032 of this title, except that the provisions of subsection (a)(1) of that section shall not apply even if the individual making the transfer to the dependent under this section is on active duty during all or any part of enrollment period of the dependent in which such entitlement is used.'.
(b) SOURCE OF FUNDS FROM INCREASED USAGE- Section 3035(b) of such title is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking `paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection' and inserting `paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)'; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(4) Payments attributable to the increased usage of benefits as a result of transfers of entitlement to basic educational assistance under section 3020 of this title shall be made from the Department of Defense Education Benefits Fund established under section 2006 of title 10 or from appropriations made to the Department of Transportation, as appropriate.'.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE- (1) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 3020 of title 38, United States Code, by section 654(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107; 115 Stat. 1153).
(2) The amendments made by subsection (b) shall take effect as if made by section 654 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107; 115 Stat. 1153).
Subtitle F--Other Matters
SEC. 651. PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON STUDENT LOANS.
(a) AUTHORITY- (1) Chapter 109 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
`Sec. 2174. Interest payment program: members on active duty
`(a) AUTHORITY- (1) The Secretary concerned may pay in accordance with this section the interest and any special allowances that accrue on one or more student loans of an eligible member of the armed forces.
`(2) The Secretary of a military department may exercise the authority under paragraph (1) only if approved by the Secretary of Defense and subject to such requirements, conditions, and restrictions as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe.
`(b) ELIGIBLE MEMBERS- A member of the armed forces is eligible for the benefit under subsection (a) while the member--
`(1) is serving on active duty in fulfillment of the member's first enlistment in the armed forces or, in the case of an officer, is serving on active duty and has not completed more than three years of service on active duty;
`(2) is the debtor on one or more unpaid loans described in subsection (c); and
`(3) is not in default on any such loan.
`(c) STUDENT LOANS- The authority to make payments under subsection (a) may be exercised with respect to the following loans:
`(1) A loan made, insured, or guaranteed under part B of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.).
`(2) A loan made under part D of such title (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.).
`(3) A loan made under part E of such title (20 U.S.C. 1087aa et seq.).
`(d) MAXIMUM BENEFIT- The months for which interest and any special allowance may be paid on behalf of a member of the armed forces under this section are any 36 consecutive months during which the member is eligible under subsection (b).
`(e) FUNDS FOR PAYMENTS- Appropriations available for the pay and allowances of military personnel shall be available for payments under this section.
`(f) COORDINATION- (1) The Secretary of Defense and, with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall consult with the Secretary of Education regarding the administration of the authority under this section.
`(2) The Secretary concerned shall transfer to the Secretary of Education the funds necessary--
`(A) to pay interest and special allowances on student loans under this section (in accordance with sections 428(o), 455(l), and 464(j) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078(o), 1087e(l), and 1087dd(j)); and
`(B) to reimburse the Secretary of Education for any reasonable administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in coordinating the program under this section with the administration of the student loan programs under parts B, D, and E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
`(g) SPECIAL ALLOWANCE DEFINED- In this section, the term `special allowance' means a special allowance that is payable under section 438 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087-1).'.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
`2174. Interest payment program: members on active duty.'.
(b) FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOANS AND DIRECT LOANS- (1) Subsection (c)(3) of section 428 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078) is amended--
(A) in clause (i) of subparagraph (A)--
(i) by striking `or' at the end of subclause (II);
(ii) by inserting `or' at the end of subclause (III); and
(iii) by adding at the end the following new subclause:
`(IV) is eligible for interest payments to be made on such loan for service in the Armed Forces under section 2174 of title 10, United States Code, and, pursuant to that eligibility, the interest is being paid on such loan under subsection (o);';
(B) in clause (ii)(II) of subparagraph (A), by inserting `or (IV)' after `clause (i)(II)'; and
(C) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:
`(C) shall contain provisions that specify that--
`(i) the form of forbearance granted by the lender pursuant to this paragraph, other than subparagraph (A)(i)(IV), shall be temporary cessation of payments, unless the borrower selects forbearance in the form of an extension of time for making payments, or smaller payments than were previously scheduled; and
`(ii) the form of forbearance granted by the lender pursuant to subparagraph (A)(i)(IV) shall be the temporary cessation of all payments on the loan other than payments of interest on the loan that are made under subsection (o); and'.
(2) Section 428 of such Act is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(o) ARMED FORCES STUDENT LOAN INTEREST PAYMENT PROGRAM-
`(1) AUTHORITY- Using funds received by transfer to the Secretary under section 2174 of title 10, United States Code, for the payment of interest and any special allowance on a loan to a member of the Armed Forces that is made, insured, or guaranteed under this part, the Secretary shall pay the interest and special allowance on such loan as due for a period not in excess of 36 consecutive months. The Secretary may not pay interest or any special allowance on such a loan out of any funds other than funds that have been so transferred.
`(2) FORBEARANCE- During the period in which the Secretary is making payments on a loan under paragraph (1), the lender shall grant the borrower forbearance in accordance with the guaranty agreement under subsection (c)(3)(A)(i)(IV).
`(3) SPECIAL ALLOWANCE DEFINED- For the purposes of this subsection, the term `special allowance', means a special allowance that is payable with respect to a loan under section 438.'.
(c) FEDERAL DIRECT LOANS- Section 455 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(l) ARMED FORCES STUDENT LOAN INTEREST PAYMENT PROGRAM-
`(1) AUTHORITY- Using funds received by transfer to the Secretary under section 2174 of title 10, United States Code, for the payment of interest on a loan made under this part to a member of the Armed Forces, the Secretary shall pay the interest on the loan as due for a period not in excess of 36 consecutive months. The Secretary may not pay interest on such a loan out of any funds other than funds that have been so transferred.
`(2) FORBEARANCE- During the period in which the Secretary is making payments on a loan under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall grant the borrower forbearance, in the form of a temporary cessation of all payments on the loan other than the payments of interest on the loan that are made under that paragraph.'.
(d) FEDERAL PERKINS LOANS- Section 464 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087dd) is amended--
(A) by striking `or' at the end of paragraph (1);
(B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting `; or'; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(3) the borrower is eligible for interest payments to be made on such loan for service in the Armed Forces under section 2174 of title 10, United States Code, and, pursuant to that eligibility, the interest on such loan is being paid under subsection (j), except that the form of a forbearance under this paragraph shall be a temporary cessation of all payments on the loan other than payments of interest on the loan that are made under subsection (j).'; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(j) ARMED FORCES STUDENT LOAN INTEREST PAYMENT PROGRAM-
`(1) AUTHORITY- Using funds received by transfer to the Secretary under section 2174 of title 10, United States Code, for the payment of interest on a loan made under this part to a member of the Armed Forces, the Secretary shall pay the interest on the loan as due for a period not in excess of 36 consecutive months. The Secretary may not pay interest on such a loan out of any funds other than funds that have been so transferred.
`(2) FORBEARANCE- During the period in which the Secretary is making payments on a loan under paragraph (1), the institution of higher education shall grant the borrower forbearance in accordance with subsection (e)(3).'.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to interest, and any special allowance under section 438 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, that accrue for months beginning on or after October 1, 2003, on student loans described in subsection (c) of section 2174 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), that were made before, on, or after such date to members of the Armed Forces who are on active duty (as defined in section 101(d) of title 10, United States Code) on or after that date.
SEC. 652. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) AUTHORITY- (1) Subchapter I of chapter 88 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
`Sec. 1788. Additional family assistance
`(a) AUTHORITY- The Secretary of Defense may provide for the families of members of the armed forces serving on active duty, in addition to any other assistance available for such families, any assistance that the Secretary considers appropriate to ensure that the children of such members obtain needed child care, education, and other youth services.
`(b) PRIMARY PURPOSE OF ASSISTANCE- The assistance authorized by this section should be directed primarily toward providing needed family support, including child care, education, and other youth services, for children of members of the Armed Forces who are deployed, assigned to duty, or ordered to active duty in connection with a contingency operation.'.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
`1788. Additional family assistance.'.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- Section 1788 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on October 1, 2002.
SEC. 653. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY FOR ACCEPTANCE OF HONORARIA BY PERSONNEL AT CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCHOOLS.
(a) REPEAL OF EXEMPTION- Section 542 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2413; 10 U.S.C. prec. 2161 note) is repealed.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The repeal made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to appearances made, speeches presented, and articles published on or after October 1, 2002.
SEC. 654. ADDITION OF DEFINITION OF CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES IN TITLE 37.
(a) DEFINITION- Section 101(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting `(A)' after `(1)'; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
`(B) The term `continental United States' means the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia.'.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS- Title 37, United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) Section 314(a)(3) is amended by striking `the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia' and inserting `the continental United States'.
(2) Section 403b(i) is amended by striking paragraph (6).
(3) Section 409 is amended by striking subsection (e).
(4) Section 411b(a) is amended by striking `the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia' both places it appears and inserting `the continental United States'.
(5) Section 411d is amended by striking subsection (d).
(6) Section 430 is amended by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following new subsection (f):
`(f) DEFINITIONS- In this section:
`(1) The term `formal education' means the following:
`(A) A secondary education.
`(B) An undergraduate college education.
`(C) A graduate education pursued on a full-time basis at an institution of higher education.
`(D) Vocational education pursued on a full-time basis at a postsecondary vocational institution.
`(2) The term `institution of higher education' has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
`(3) The term `postsecondary vocational institution' has the meaning given that term in section 102(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(c)).'.
TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Health Care Program Improvements
Sec. 701. Elimination of requirement for TRICARE preauthorization of inpatient mental health care for medicare-eligible beneficiaries.
Sec. 702. Continued TRICARE eligibility of dependents residing at remote locations after departure of sponsors for unaccompanied assignments and eligibility of dependents of reserve component members ordered to active duty.
Sec. 703. Eligibility of surviving dependents for TRICARE dental program benefits after discontinuance of former enrollment.
Sec. 704. Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund.
Sec. 705. Approval of medicare providers as TRICARE providers.
Sec. 706. Technical corrections relating to transitional health care for members separated from active duty.
Sec. 707. Extension of temporary authority to enter into personal services contracts for the performance of health care responsibilities at locations other than military medical treatment facilities.
Sec. 708. Access to health care services for beneficiaries eligible for TRICARE and Department of Veterans Affairs health care.
Sec. 709. Disclosure of information on Project 112 to Department of Veterans Affairs.
Subtitle B--Reports
Sec. 711. Claims information.
Sec. 712. Comptroller General report on provision of care under the TRICARE program.
Sec. 713. Repeal of report requirement.
Subtitle C--Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Health Resources Sharing
Sec. 721. Revised coordination and sharing guidelines.
Sec. 722. Health care resources sharing and coordination project.
Sec. 723. Report on improved coordination and sharing of health care and health care resources following domestic acts of terrorism or domestic use of weapons of mass destruction.
Sec. 724. Interoperability of Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense pharmacy data systems.
Sec. 725. Joint pilot program for providing graduate medical education and training for physicians.
Sec. 726. Repeal of certain limits on Department of Veterans Affairs resources.
Subtitle A--Health Care Program Improvements
SEC. 701. ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR TRICARE PREAUTHORIZATION OF INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES.
(a) ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT- Section 1079(i)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting `(A)' after `(3)';
(2) by striking `Except in the case of an emergency,' and inserting `Except as provided in subparagraph (B),'; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
`(B) Preadmission authorization for inpatient mental health services is not required under subparagraph (A) in the following cases:
`(i) In the case of an emergency.
`(ii) In a case in which any benefits are payable for such services under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq.), subject to subparagraph (C).
`(C) In a case of inpatient mental health services to which subparagraph (B)(ii) applies, the Secretary shall require advance authorization for a continuation of the provision of such services after benefits cease to be payable for such services under such part A.'.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect October 1, 2003.
SEC. 702. CONTINUED TRICARE ELIGIBILITY OF DEPENDENTS RESIDING AT REMOTE LOCATIONS AFTER DEPARTURE OF SPONSORS FOR UNACCOMPANIED ASSIGNMENTS AND ELIGIBILITY OF DEPENDENTS OF RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY.
Section 1079(p) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking `dependents referred to in subsection (a) of a member of the uniformed services referred to in section 1074(c)(3) of this title who are residing with the member' and inserting `dependents described in paragraph (3)';
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph (3):
`(3) This subsection applies with respect to a dependent referred to in subsection (a) who--
`(A) is a dependent of a member of the uniformed services referred to in section 1074(c)(3) of this title and is residing with the member;
`(B) is a dependent of a member who, after having served in a duty assignment described in section 1074(c)(3) of this title, has relocated without the dependent pursuant to orders for a permanent change of duty station from a remote location described in subparagraph (B)(ii) of such section where the member and the dependent resided together while the member served in such assignment, if the orders do not authorize dependents to accompany the member to the new duty station at the expense of the United States and the dependent continues to reside at the same remote location, or
`(C) is a dependent of a reserve component member ordered to active duty for a period of more than 30 days and is residing with the member, and the residence is located more than 50 miles, or approximately one hour of driving time, from the nearest military medical treatment facility adequate to provide the needed care.'.
SEC. 703. ELIGIBILITY OF SURVIVING DEPENDENTS FOR TRICARE DENTAL PROGRAM BENEFITS AFTER DISCONTINUANCE OF FORMER ENROLLMENT.
Section 1076a(k)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking `if the dependent is enrolled on the date of the death of the member in a dental benefits plan established under subsection (a)' and inserting `if, on the date of the death of the member, the dependent is enrolled in a dental benefits plan established under subsection (a) or is not enrolled in such a plan by reason of a discontinuance of a former enrollment under subsection (f)'.
SEC. 704. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE HEALTH CARE FUND.
(a) SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR MONTHLY ACCRUAL PAYMENTS INTO THE FUND- Section 1116(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking `health care programs' and inserting `pay of members'.
(b) MANDATORY PARTICIPATION OF OTHER UNIFORMED SERVICES- Section 1111(c) of such title is amended--
(1) in the first sentence, by striking `may enter into an agreement with any other administering Secretary' and inserting `shall enter into an agreement with each other administering Secretary'; and
(2) in the second sentence, by striking `Any such' and inserting `The'.
SEC. 705. APPROVAL OF MEDICARE PROVIDERS AS TRICARE PROVIDERS.
(a) IN GENERAL- Section 1079 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(q) Subject to subsection (a), a physician or other health care practitioner who is eligible to receive reimbursement for services provided under medicare (as defined in section 1086(d)(3)(C) of this title) shall be considered approved to provide medical care authorized under this section and section 1086 of this title unless the administering Secretaries have information indicating medicare, TRICARE, or other Federal health care program integrity violations by the physician or other health care practitioner.'.
(b) APPLICABILITY- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any contract under the TRICARE program entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 706. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATING TO TRANSITIONAL HEALTH CARE FOR MEMBERS SEPARATED FROM ACTIVE DUTY.
(a) CONTINUED APPLICABILITY TO DEPENDENTS- Subsection (a)(1) of section 736 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107; 115 Stat. 1172) is amended to read as follows:
`(1) in paragraph (1), by striking `paragraph (2), a member' and all that follows through `of the member),' and inserting `paragraph (3), a member of the armed forces who is separated from active duty as described in paragraph (2) (and the dependents of the member)';'.
(b) CLARIFICATION REGARDING THE COAST GUARD- Subsection (b)(2) of such section is amended to read as follows:
`(A) by striking the first sentence; and
`(B) by striking `the Coast Guard' in the second sentence and inserting `the members of the Coast Guard and their dependents'.'.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this section shall take effect as of December 28, 2001, and as if included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 as enacted.
SEC. 707. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF HEALTH CARE RESPONSIBILITIES AT LOCATIONS OTHER THAN MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES.
Section 1091(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking `December 31, 2002' and inserting `December 31, 2003'.
SEC. 708. ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR BENEFICIARIES ELIGIBLE FOR TRICARE AND DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH CARE.
(a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH PROCESS- (1) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe in regulations a process for resolving issues relating to patient safety and continuity of care for covered beneficiaries who are concurrently entitled to health care under the TRICARE program and eligible for health care services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Secretary shall--
(A) ensure that the process provides for coordination of, and access to, health care from the two sources in a manner that prevents diminution of access to health care from either source; and
(B) in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, prescribe a clear definition of an `episode of care' for use in the resolution of patient safety and continuity of care issues under such process.
(2) Not later than May 1, 2003, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and of the House of Representatives a report describing the process prescribed under paragraph (1).
(3) While prescribing the process under paragraph (1) and upon completion of the report under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall provide to the Comptroller General information that would be relevant in carrying out the study required by subsection (b).
(b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY AND REPORT- (1) The Comptroller General shall conduct a study of the health care issues of covered beneficiaries described in subsection (a). The study shall include the following:
(A) An analysis of whether covered beneficiaries who seek services through the Department of Veterans Affairs are receiving needed health care services in a timely manner from the Department of Veterans Affairs, as compared to the timeliness of the care available to covered beneficiaries under TRICARE Prime (as set forth in access to care standards under TRICARE program policy that are applicable to the care being sought).
(B) An evaluation of the quality of care for covered beneficiaries who do not receive needed services from the Department of Veterans Affairs within a time period that is comparable to the time period provided for under such access to care standards and who then must seek alternative care under the TRICARE program.
(C) Recommendations to improve access to, and timeliness and quality of, care for covered beneficiaries described in subsection (a).
(D) An evaluation of the feasibility and advisability of making access to care standards applicable jointly under the TRICARE program and the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system.
(E) A review of the process prescribed by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (a) to determine whether the process ensures the adequacy and quality of the health care services provided to covered beneficiaries under the TRICARE program and through the Department of Veterans Affairs, together with timeliness of access to such services and patient safety.
(2) Not later than 60 days after the congressional committees specified in subsection (a)(2) receive the report required under that subsection, the Comptroller General shall submit to those committees a report on the study conducted under this subsection.
(c) DEFINITIONS- In this section:
(1) The term `covered beneficiary' has the meaning provided by section 1072(5) of title 10, United States Code.
(2) The term `TRICARE program' has the meaning provided by section 1072(7) of such title.
(3) The term `TRICARE Prime' has the meaning provided by section 1097a(f) of such title.
SEC. 709. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ON PROJECT 112 TO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) PLAN FOR DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION- Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a comprehensive plan for the review, declassification, and submittal to the Department of Veterans Affairs of all records and information of the Department of Defense on Project 112 that are relevant to the provision of benefits by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to members of the Armed Forces who participated in that project.
(b) PLAN REQUIREMENTS- (1) The records and information covered by the plan under subsection (a) shall be the records and information necessary to permit the identification of members of the Armed Forces who were or may have been exposed to chemical or biological agents as a result of Project 112.
(2) The plan shall provide for completion of all activities contemplated by the plan not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) IDENTIFICATION OF OTHER PROJECTS OR TESTS- The Secretary of Defense also shall work with veterans and veterans service organizations to identify other projects or tests conducted by the Department of Defense that may have exposed members of the Armed Forces to chemical or biological agents.
(d) GAO REPORTS ON PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION- (1) Not later than 30 days after submission of the plan under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report reviewing the plan. The report shall include an examination of whether adequate resources have been committed, the timeliness of the information to be released to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the adequacy of the procedures to notify affected veterans of potential exposure.
(2) Not later than six months after implementation of the plan begins, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report evaluating the progress in the implementation of the plan.
(e) DOD REPORTS ON IMPLEMENTATION- (1) Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and upon completion of all activities contemplated by the plan under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a report on progress in the implementation of the plan.
(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, for the period covered by such report--
(A) the number of records reviewed;
(B) each test, if any, under Project 112 identified during such review;
(C) for each test so identified--
(iii) the chemical or biological agent or agents involved; and
(iv) the number of members of the Armed Forces, and civilian personnel, potentially effected by such test; and
(D) the extent of submittal of records and information to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under this section.
(f) PROJECT 112- For purposes of this section, Project 112 refers to the chemical and biological weapons vulnerability-testing program of the Department of Defense conducted by the Deseret Test Center from 1963 to 1969. The project included the Shipboard Hazard and Defense (SHAD) project of the Navy.
Subtitle B--Reports
SEC. 711. CLAIMS INFORMATION.
(a) CORRESPONDENCE TO MEDICARE CLAIMS INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS- Section 1095c of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(d) CORRESPONDENCE TO MEDICARE CLAIMS INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS- The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the other administering Secretaries, shall limit the information required in support of claims for payment for health care items and services provided under the TRICARE program to that information that is identical to the information that would be required for claims for reimbursement for those items and services under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) except for that information, if any, that is uniquely required by the TRICARE program. The Secretary of Defense shall report to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives any information that is excepted under this provision, and the justification for that exception.'.
(b) APPLICABILITY- The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the other administering Secretaries referred to in section 1072(3) of title 10, United States Code, shall apply the limitations required under subsection (d) of section 1095c of such title (as added by subsection (a)) with respect to contracts entered into under the TRICARE program on or after October 1, 2002.
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON TRICARE CLAIMS PROCESSING- Not later than March 31, 2003, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress an evaluation of the continuing impediments to cost effective claims processing under the TRICARE program. The evaluation shall include a discussion of the following:
(1) The extent of progress implementing improvements in claims processing, particularly regarding the application of best industry practices.
(2) The extent of progress in simplifying claims processing procedures, including the elimination of, or reduction in, the complexity of the Health Care Service Record requirements.
(3) The cost effectiveness of the data collection and fraud prevention capabilities of existing claims processing practices.
(4) Recommendations for improving the claims processing system that will reduce processing and administration costs, create greater competition, and improve fraud-prevention activities.
SEC. 712. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON PROVISION OF CARE UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM.
Not later than March 31, 2003, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress an evaluation of the nature of, reasons for, extent of, and trends regarding network provider instability under the TRICARE program, and the effectiveness of efforts by the Department of Defense and managed care support contractors to measure and mitigate such instability. The evaluation shall include a discussion of the following:
(1) The adequacy of measurement tools of TRICARE network instability and their use by the Department of Defense and managed care support contractors to assess network adequacy and stability.
(2) Recommendations for improvements needed in measurement tools or their application.
(3) The relationship of reimbursement rates and administration requirements (including preauthorization requirements) to TRICARE network instability.
(4) The extent of problems under the TRICARE program and likely future trends with and without intervention using existing authority.
(5) Use of existing authority by the Department of Defense and TRICARE managed care support contractors to apply higher reimbursement rates in specific geographic areas.
(6) Recommendations for specific fiscally prudent measures that could mitigate negative trends or improve provider and network stability.
SEC. 713. REPEAL OF REPORT REQUIREMENT.
Notwithstanding subsection (f)(2) of section 712 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-179), the amendment made by subsection (e) of such section shall not take effect and the paragraph amended by such subsection is repealed.
Subtitle C--Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Health Resources Sharing
SEC. 721. REVISED COORDINATION AND SHARING GUIDELINES.
(a) IN GENERAL- (1) Section 8111 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
`Sec. 8111. Sharing of Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense health care resources
`(a) REQUIRED COORDINATION AND SHARING OF HEALTH CARE RESOURCES- The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense shall enter into agreements and contracts for the mutually beneficial coordination, use, or exchange of use of the health care resources of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense with the goal of improving the access to, and quality and cost effectiveness of, the health care provided by the Veterans Health Administration and the Military Health System to the beneficiaries of both Departments.
`(b) JOINT REQUIREMENTS FOR SECRETARIES OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE- To facilitate the mutually beneficial coordination, use, or exchange of use of the health care resources of the two Departments, the two Secretaries shall carry out the following functions:
`(1) Develop and publish a joint strategic vision statement and a joint strategic plan to shape, focus, and prioritize the coordination and sharing efforts among appropriate elements of the two Departments and incorporate the goals and requirements of the joint sharing plan into the strategic and performance plan of each Department under the Government Performance and Results Act.
`(2) Jointly fund the interagency committee provided for under subsection (c).
`(3) Continue to facilitate and improve sharing between individual Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense health care facilities, but giving priority of effort to initiatives (A) that improve sharing and coordination of health resources at the intraregional and nationwide levels, and (B) that improve the ability of both Departments to provide coordinated health care.
`(4) Establish a joint incentive program under subsection (d).
`(c) DOD-VA HEALTH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE- (1) There is established an interagency committee to be known as the Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Health Executive Committee (hereinafter in this section referred to as the `Committee'). The Committee is composed of--
`(A) the Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs and such other officers and employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may designate; and
`(B) the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and such other officers and employees of the Department of Defense as the Secretary of Defense may designate.
`(2)(A) During odd-numbered fiscal years, the Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall chair the Committee. During even-numbered fiscal years, the Under Secretary of Defense shall chair the Committee.
`(B) The Deputy Secretary and the Under Secretary shall determine the size and structure of the Committee, as well as the administrative and procedural guidelines for the operation of the Committee. The two Departments shall share equally the Committee's cost of personnel and administrative support and services. Support for such purposes shall be provided at a level sufficient for the efficient operation of the Committee, including a permanent staff and, as required, other temporary working groups of appropriate departmental staff and outside experts.
`(3) The Committee shall recommend to the Secretaries strategic direction for the joint coordination and sharing efforts between and within the two Departments under this section and shall oversee implementation of those efforts.
`(4) The Committee shall submit to the two Secretaries and to Congress an annual report containing such recommendations as the Committee considers appropriate.
`(5) In order to enable the Committee to make recommendations in its annual report under paragraph (4), the Committee shall do the following:
`(A) Review existing policies, procedures, and practices relating to the coordination and sharing of health care resources between the two Departments.
`(B) Identify changes in policies, procedures, and practices that, in the judgment of the Committee, would promote mutually beneficial coordination, use, or exchange of use of the health care resources of the two Departments, with the goal of improving the access to, and quality and cost effectiveness of, the health care provided by the Veterans Health Administration and the Military Health System to the beneficiaries of both Departments.
`(C) Identify and assess further opportunities for the coordination and sharing of health care resources between the Departments that, in the judgment of the Committee, would not adversely affect the range of services, the quality of care, or the established priorities for care provided by either Department.
`(D) Review the plans of both Departments for the acquisition of additional health care resources, especially new facilities and major equipment and technology, in order to assess the potential effect of such plans on further opportunities for the coordination and sharing of health care resources.
`(E) Review the implementation of activities designed to promote the coordination and sharing of health care resources between the Departments.
`(6) The Committee chairman, under procedures jointly developed by the two Secretaries, may require the Inspector General of either or both Departments to assist in activities under paragraph (5)(E).
`(d) JOINT INCENTIVES PROGRAM- (1) Pursuant to subsection (b)(4), the two Secretaries shall carry out a program to identify, provide incentives to, implement, fund, and evaluate creative coordination and sharing initiatives at the facility, intraregional, and nationwide levels. The program shall be administered by the Committee established in subsection (c), under procedures jointly prescribed by the two Secretaries.
`(2) To facilitate the incentive program, effective October 1, 2003, there is established in the Treasury a fund to be known as the `DOD-VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund'. Each Secretary shall annually contribute to the fund a minimum of $15,000,000 from the funds appropriated to that Secretary's Department. Such funds shall remain available until expended.
`(3)(A) For each fiscal year during which the program under this subsection is in effect, the Comptroller General shall conduct a review of the implementation and effectiveness of the incentives program under this subsection. Upon completion of each such annual review, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the results of that review. Each such report shall be submitted not later than February 28 of the year following the fiscal year covered by the report. In addition, the Comptroller General shall conduct such a review during the first five months of fiscal year 2004 and, not later than February 28, 2004, shall submit to those committees a report on the implementation and effectiveness of the incentives program under this subsection to that date.
`(B) Each report under this paragraph shall describe activities carried out under the program under this subsection during the preceding fiscal year (or, in the case of the first such report, to the date of the submission of the report). Each report shall include at least the following:
`(i) An analysis of the initiatives funded by the Committee, and the funds so expended by such initiatives, from the DOD-VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, including the purposes and effects of those initiatives on improving access to care by beneficiaries, improvements in the quality of care received by those beneficiaries, and efficiencies gained in delivering services to those beneficiaries.
`(ii) Other matters of interest, including recommendations from the Comptroller General for legislative improvements to the program.
`(4) The program under this subsection shall terminate on September 30, 2007.
`(e) GUIDELINES AND POLICIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF COORDINATION AND SHARING RECOMMENDATIONS, CONTRACTS, AND AGREEMENTS- (1) To implement the recommendations made by the Committee under subsection (c)(2), as well as to carry out other health care contracts and agreements for coordination and sharing initiatives as they consider appropriate, the two Secretaries shall jointly issue guidelines and policy directives. Such guidelines and policies shall provide for coordination and sharing that--
`(A) is consistent with the health care responsibilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs under this title and with the health care responsibilities of the Department of Defense under chapter 55 of title 10;
`(B) will not adversely affect the range of services, the quality of care, or the established priorities for care provided by either Department; and
`(C) will not reduce capacities in certain specialized programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs that the Secretary is required to maintain in accordance with section 1706(b) of this title.
`(2) To facilitate the sharing and coordination of health care services between the two Departments, the two Secretaries shall jointly develop and implement guidelines for a standardized, uniform payment and reimbursement schedule for those services. Such schedule shall be implemented no later than October 1, 2003, and shall be revised periodically as necessary. The two Secretaries, following implementation of the schedule, may on a case-by-case basis waive elements of the schedule if they jointly agree that such a waiver is in the best interests of both Departments.
`(3)(A) The guidelines established under paragraph (1) shall authorize the heads of individual Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities and service regions to enter into health care resources coordination and sharing agreements.
`(B) Under any such agreement, an individual who is a primary beneficiary of one Department may be provided health care, as provided in the agreement, at a facility or in the service region of the other Department that is a party to the sharing agreement.
`(C) Each such agreement shall identify the health care resources to be shared.
`(D) Each such agreement shall provide, and shall specify procedures designed to ensure, that the availability of direct health care to individuals who are not primary beneficiaries of the providing Department is (i) on a referral basis from the facility or service region of the other Department, and (ii) does not (as determined by the head of the providing facility or region) adversely affect the range of services, the quality of care, or the established priorities for care provided to the primary beneficiaries of the providing Department.
`(E) Each such agreement shall provide that a providing Department or service region shall be reimbursed for the cost of the health care resources provided under the agreement and that the rate of such reimbursement shall be as determined in accordance with paragraph (2).
`(F) Each proposal for an agreement under this paragraph shall be effective (i) on the 46th day after the receipt of such proposal by the Committee, unless earlier disapproved, or (ii) if earlier approved by the Committee, on the date of such approval.
`(G) Any funds received through such a uniform payment and reimbursement schedule shall be credited to funds that have been allotted to the facility of either Department that provided the care or services, or is due the funds from, any such agreement.
`(f) ANNUAL JOINT REPORT- (1) At the time the President's budget is transmitted to Congress in any year pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the two Secretaries shall submit to Congress a joint report on health care coordination and sharing activities under this section during the fiscal year that ended during the previous calendar year.
`(2) Each report under this section shall include the following:
`(A) The guidelines prescribed under subsection (e) (and any revision of such guidelines).
`(B) The assessment of further opportunities identified under subparagraph (C) of subsection (c)(5) for the sharing of health-care resources between the two Departments.
`(C) Any recommendation made under subsection (c)(4) during such fiscal year.
`(D) A review of the sharing agreements entered into under subsection (e) and a summary of activities under such agreements during such fiscal year and a description of the results of such agreements in improving access to, and the quality and cost effectiveness of, the health care provided by the Veterans Health Administration and the Military Health System to the beneficiaries of both Departments.
`(E) A summary of other planning and activities involving either Department in connection with promoting the coordination and sharing of Federal health-care resources during the preceding fiscal year.
`(F) Such recommendations for legislation as the two Secretaries consider appropriate to facilitate the sharing of health-care resources between the two Departments.
`(3) In addition to the matters specified in paragraph (2), the two Secretaries shall include in the annual report under this subsection an overall status report of the progress of health resources sharing between the two Departments as a consequence of subtitle C of title VII of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 and of other sharing initiatives taken during the period covered by the report. Such status report shall indicate the status of such sharing and shall include appropriate data as well as analyses of that data. The annual report shall include the following:
`(A) Enumerations and explanations of major policy decisions reached by the two Secretaries during the period covered by the report period with respect to sharing between the two Departments.
`(B) A description of progress made in new ventures or particular areas of sharing and coordination that would be of policy interest to Congress consistent with the intent of such subtitle.
`(C) A description of enhancements of access to care of beneficiaries of both Departments that came about as a result of new sharing approaches brought about by such subtitle.
`(D) A description of proposals for which funds are provided through the joint incentives program under subsection (d), together with a description of their results or status at the time of the report, including access improvements, savings, and quality-of-care enhancements they brought about, and a description of any additional use of funds made available under subsection (d).
`(4) In addition to the matters specified in paragraphs (2) and (3), the two Secretaries shall include in the annual report under this subsection for each year through 2008 the following:
`(A) A description of the measures taken, or planned to be taken, to implement the health resources sharing project under section 722 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 and any cost savings anticipated, or cost sharing achieved, at facilities participating in the project, including information on improvements in access to care, quality, and timeliness, as well as impediments encountered and legislative recommendations to ameliorate such impediments.
`(B) A description of the use of the waiver authority provided by section 722(d)(1) of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, including--
`(i) a statement of the numbers and types of requests for waivers under that section of administrative policies that have been made during the period covered by the report and, for each such request, an explanation of the content of each request, the intended purpose or result of the requested waiver, and the disposition of each request; and
`(ii) descriptions of any new administrative policies that enhance the success of the project.
`(5) In addition to the matters specified in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), the two Secretaries shall include in the annual report under this subsection for each year through 2009 a report on the pilot program for graduate medical education under section 725 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, including activities under the program during the preceding year and each Secretary's assessment of the efficacy of providing education and training under that program.
`(g) DEFINITIONS- For the purposes of this section:
`(1) The term `beneficiary' means a person who is a primary beneficiary of the Department of Veterans Affairs or of the Department of Defense.
`(2) The term `direct health care' means health care provided to a beneficiary in a medical facility operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense.
`(3) The term `head of a medical facility' (A) with respect to a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs, means the director of the facility, and (B) with respect to a medical facility of the Department of Defense, means the medical or dental officer in charge or the contract surgeon in charge.
`(4) The term `health-care resource' includes hospital care, medical services, and rehabilitative services, as those terms are defined in paragraphs (5), (6), and (8), respectively, of section 1701 of this title, services under sections 1782 and 1783 of this title, any other health-care service, and any health-care support or administrative resource.
`(5) The term `primary beneficiary' (A) with respect to the Department means a person who is eligible under this title (other than under section 1782, 1783, or 1784 or subsection (d) of this section) or any other provision of law for care or services in Department medical facilities, and (B) with respect to the Department of Defense, means a member or former member of the Armed Forces who is eligible for care under section 1074 of title 10.
`(6) The term `providing Department' means the Department of Veterans Affairs, in the case of care or services furnished by a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Defense, in the case of care or services furnished by a facility of the Department of Defense.
`(7) The term `service region' means a geographic service area of the Veterans Health Administration, in the case of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and a service region, in the case of the Department of Defense.'.
(2) The item relating to that section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
`8111. Sharing of Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense health care resources.'.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Section 1104(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking `may' and inserting `shall'.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2003.
SEC. 722. HEALTH CARE RESOURCES SHARING AND COORDINATION PROJECT.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT- (1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a health care resources sharing project to serve as a test for evaluating the feasibility, and the advantages and disadvantages, of measures and programs designed to improve the sharing and coordination of health care and health care resources between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. The project shall be carried out, as a minimum, at the sites identified under subsection (b).
(2) Reimbursement between the two Departments with respect to the project under this section shall be made in accordance with the provisions of section 8111(e)(2) of title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 721(a).
(b) SITE IDENTIFICATION- (1) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall jointly identify not less than three sites for the conduct of the project under this section.
(2) For purposes of this section, a site at which the resource sharing project shall be carried out is an area in the United States in which--
(A) one or more military treatment facilities and one or more VA health care facilities are situated in relative proximity to each other, including facilities engaged in joint ventures as of the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(B) for which an agreement to coordinate care and programs for patients at those facilities could be implemented not later than October 1, 2004.
(c) CONDUCT OF PROJECT- (1) At sites at which the project is conducted, the Secretaries shall provide a test of a coordinated management system for the military treatment facilities and VA health care facilities participating in the project. Such a coordinated management system for a site shall include at least one of the elements specified in paragraph (2), and each of the elements specified in that paragraph must be included in the coordinated management system for at least one of the participating sites.
(2) Elements of a coordinated management system referred to in paragraph (1) are the following:
(A) A budget and financial management system for those facilities that--
(i) provides managers with information about the costs of providing health care by both Departments at the site; and
(ii) allows managers to assess the advantages and disadvantages (in terms of relative costs, benefits, and opportunities) of using resources of either Department to provide or enhance health care to beneficiaries of either Department.
(B) A coordinated staffing and assignment system for the personnel (including contract personnel) employed at or assigned to those facilities, including clinical practitioners of either Department.
(C) Medical information and information technology systems for those facilities that--
(i) are compatible with the purposes of the project;
(ii) communicate with medical information and information technology systems of corresponding elements of those facilities; and
(iii) incorporate minimum standards of information quality that are at least equivalent to those adopted for the Departments at large in their separate health care systems.
(d) AUTHORITY TO WAIVE CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES- (1)(A) In order to carry out subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense may, in the Secretary's discretion, waive any administrative policy of the Department of Defense otherwise applicable to that subsection that specifically conflicts with the purposes of the project, in instances in which the Secretary determines that the waiver is necessary for the purposes of the project.
(B) In order to carry out subsection (c), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may, in the Secretary's discretion, waive any administrative policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs otherwise applicable to that subsection that specifically conflicts with the purposes of the project, in instances in which the Secretary determines that the waiver is necessary for the purposes of the project.
(C) The two Secretaries shall establish procedures for resolving disputes that may arise from the effects of policy changes that are not covered by other agreements or existing procedures.
(2) No waiver under paragraph (1) may alter any labor-management agreement in effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act or adopted by either Department during the period of the project.
(e) USE BY DOD OF CERTAIN TITLE 38 PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES- (1) In order to carry out subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense may apply to civilian personnel of the Department of Defense assigned to or employed at a military treatment facility participating in the project any of the provisions of subchapters I, III, and IV of chapter 74 of title 38, United States Code, determined appropriate by the Secretary.
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), any reference in chapter 74 of title 38, United States Code--
(A) to the `Secretary' or the `Under Secretary for Health' shall be treated as referring to the Secretary of Defense; and
(B) to the `Veterans Health Administration' shall be treated as referring to the Department of Defense.
(f) FUNDING- From amounts available for health care for a fiscal year, each Secretary shall make available to carry out the project not less than--
(1) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
(2) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and
(3) $9,000,000 for each succeeding year during which the project is in effect.
(g) DEFINITIONS- For purposes of this section:
(1) The term `military treatment facility' means a medical facility under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department.
(2) The term `VA health care facility' means a facility under the jurisdiction of the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(h) PERFORMANCE REVIEW- (1) The Comptroller General shall provide for an annual on-site review at each of the project locations selected by the Secretaries under this section.
(2) Not later than 90 days after completion of the annual review under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit a report on such review to the Committees on Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives.
(3) Each such report shall include the following:
(A) The strategic mission coordination between shared activities.
(B) The accuracy and validity of performance data used to evaluate sharing performance and changes in standards of care or services at the shared facilities.
(C) A statement that all appropriated funds designated for sharing activities are being used for direct support of sharing initiatives.
(D) Recommendations concerning continuance of the project at each site for the succeeding 12-month period.
(4) Whenever there is a recommendation under paragraph (3)(D) to discontinue a resource sharing project under this section, the two Secretaries shall act upon that recommendation as soon as practicable.
(5) In the initial report under this subsection, the Comptroller General shall validate the baseline information used for comparative analysis.
(i) TERMINATION- (1) The project, and the authority provided by this section, shall terminate on September 30, 2007.
(2) The two Secretaries jointly may terminate the performance of the project at any site when the performance of the project at that site fails to meet performance expectations of the Secretaries, based on recommendations from the Comptroller General under subsection (h) or on other information available to the Secretaries to warrant such action.
SEC. 723. REPORT ON IMPROVED COORDINATION AND SHARING OF HEALTH CARE AND HEALTH CARE RESOURCES FOLLOWING DOMESTIC ACTS OF TERRORISM OR DOMESTIC USE OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.
(a) JOINT REVIEW- The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly review the adequacy of current processes and existing statutory authorities and policy governing the capability of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide health care to members of the Armed Forces following domestic acts of terrorism or domestic use of weapons of mass destruction, both before and after any declaration of national emergency. Such review shall include a determination of the adequacy of current authorities in providing for the coordination and sharing of health care resources between the two Departments in such cases, particularly before the declaration of a national emergency.
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS- The two Secretaries shall include a joint report on the review under subsection (a), including any recommended legislative changes, shall be submitted to Congress as part of the fiscal year 2004 budget submission to Congress.
SEC. 724. INTEROPERABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PHARMACY DATA SYSTEMS.
(a) INTEROPERABILITY- The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense shall seek to ensure that on or before October 1, 2004, the Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacy data system and the Department of Defense pharmacy data system (known as the `Pharmacy Data Transaction System') are interoperable for both Department of Defense beneficiaries and Department of Veterans Affairs beneficiaries by achieving real-time interface, data exchange, and checking of prescription drug data of outpatients, and using national standards for the exchange of outpatient medication information.
(b) ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENT- If the interoperability specified in subsection (a) is not achieved by October 1, 2004, as determined jointly by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall adopt the Department of Defense Pharmacy Data Transaction System for use by the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system. Such system shall be fully operational not later than October 1, 2005.
(c) IMPLEMENTATION FUNDING FOR ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENT- The Secretary of Defense shall transfer to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or shall otherwise bear the cost of, an amount sufficient to cover three-fourths of the cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs for computer programming activities and relevant staff training expenses related to implementation of subsection (b). Such amount shall be determined in such manner as agreed to by the two Secretaries.
SEC. 725. JOINT PILOT PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR PHYSICIANS.
(a) IN GENERAL- The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly carry out a pilot program under which graduate medical education and training is provided to military physicians and physician employees of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs through one or more programs carried out in military medical treatment facilities of the Department of Defense and medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The pilot program shall begin not later than January 1, 2003.
(b) COST-SHARING AGREEMENT- The Secretaries shall enter into an agreement for carrying out the pilot program. The agreement shall establish means for each Secretary to assist in paying the costs, with respect to individuals under the jurisdiction of that Secretary, incurred by the other Secretary in providing medical education and training under the pilot program.
(c) USE OF EXISTING AUTHORITIES- To carry out the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use authorities provided to them under this subtitle, section 8111 of title 38, United States Code (as amended by section 721(a)), and other laws relating to the furnishing or support of medical education and the cooperative use of facilities.
(d) TERMINATION OF PROGRAM- The pilot program under this section shall terminate on July 31, 2008.
(e) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED PROVISION- Section 738 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107; 10 U.S.C. 1094 note; 115 Stat.1173) is repealed.
SEC. 726. REPEAL OF CERTAIN LIMITS ON DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS RESOURCES.
(a) REPEAL OF VA BED LIMITS- Section 8110(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the first sentence, by striking `at not more than 125,000 and not less than 100,000';
(2) in the third sentence, by striking `shall operate and maintain a total of not less than 90,000 hospital beds and nursing home beds and'; and
(3) in the fourth sentence, by striking `to enable the Department to operate and maintain a total of not less than 90,000 hospital and nursing home beds in accordance with this paragraph and'.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2003.
TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS
Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management
Sec. 801. Buy-to-budget acquisition of end items.
Sec. 802. Report to Congress on evolutionary acquisition of major defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 803. Spiral development under major defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 804. Improvement of software acquisition processes.
Sec. 805. Performance goals for procuring services pursuant to multiple award contracts.
Sec. 806. Rapid acquisition and deployment procedures.
Sec. 807. Quick-reaction special projects acquisition team.
Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations
Sec. 811. Limitation period for task and delivery order contracts.
Sec. 812. One-year extension of program applying simplified procedures to certain commercial items; report.
Sec. 813. Extension and improvement of personnel demonstration policies and procedures applicable to the civilian acquisition workforce.
Sec. 814. Past performance given significant weight in renewal of procurement technical assistance cooperative agreements.
Sec. 815. Increased maximum amount of assistance for tribal organizations or economic enterprises carrying out procurement technical assistance programs in two or more service areas.
Sec. 816. Extension of contract goal for small disadvantaged businesses and certain institutions of higher education.
Sec. 817. Grants of exceptions to cost or pricing data certification requirements and waivers of cost accounting standards.
Sec. 818. Timing of certification in connection with waiver of survivability and lethality testing requirements.
Sec. 819. Contracting with Federal Prison Industries.
Sec. 820. Revisions to multiyear contracting authority.
Subtitle C--Acquisition-Related Reports and Other Matters
Sec. 821. Evaluation of training, knowledge, and resources regarding negotiation of intellectual property arrangements.
Sec. 822. Independent technology readiness assessments.
Sec. 823. Extension and amendment of requirement for annual report on defense commercial pricing management improvement.
Sec. 824. Assessment of purchases of products and services through contracts with other Federal departments and agencies.
Sec. 825. Repeal of certain requirements and Comptroller General reviews of the requirements.
Sec. 826. Multiyear procurement authority for purchase of dinitrogen tetroxide, hydrazine, and hydrazine-related products.
Sec. 827. Multiyear procurement authority for environmental services for military installations.
Sec. 828. Report on effects of Army Contracting Agency.
Sec. 829. Authorization to take actions to correct the industrial resource shortfall for radiation-hardened electronics.
Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management
SEC. 801. BUY-TO-BUDGET ACQUISITION OF END ITEMS.
(a) AUTHORITY- (1) Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2307 the following new section:
`Sec. 2308. Buy-to-budget acquisition: end items
`(a) AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL END ITEMS- Using funds available to the Department of Defense for the acquisition of an end item, the head of an agency making the acquisition may acquire a higher quantity of the end item than the quantity specified for the end item in a law providing for the funding of that acquisition if that head of an agency makes each of the following findings:
`(1) The agency has an established requirement for the end item that is expected to remain substantially unchanged throughout the period of the acquisition.
`(2) It is possible to acquire the higher quantity of the end item without additional funding because of production efficiencies or other cost reductions.
`(3) The amount of the funds used for the acquisition of the higher quantity of the end item will not exceed the amount provided under that law for the acquisition of the end item.
`(4) The amount so provided is sufficient to ensure that each unit of the end item acquired within the higher quantity is fully funded as a complete end item.
`(b) REGULATIONS- The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations for the administration of this section. The regulations shall include, at a minimum, the following:
`(1) The level of approval within the Department of Defense that is required for a decision to acquire a higher quantity of an end item under subsection (a).
`(2) Authority (subject to subsection (a)) to acquire up to 10 percent more than the quantity of an end item approved in a justification and approval of the use of procedures other than competitive procedures for the acquisition of the end item under section 2304 of this title.
`(c) NOTIFICATION OF CONGRESS- The head of an agency is not required to notify Congress in advance regarding a decision under the authority of this section to acquire a higher quantity of an end item than is specified in a law described in subsection (a), but shall notify the congressional defense committees of the decision not later than 30 days after the date of the decision.
`(d) WAIVER BY OTHER LAW- A provision of law may not be construed as prohibiting the acquisition of a higher quantity of an end item under this section unless that provision of law--
`(1) specifically refers to this section; and
`(2) specifically states that the acquisition of the higher quantity of the end item is prohibited notwithstanding the authority provided in this section.
`(e) DEFINITIONS- (1) For the purposes of this section, a quantity of an end item shall be considered specified in a law if the quantity is specified either in a provision of that law or in any related representation that is set forth separately in a table, chart, or explanatory text included in a joint explanatory statement or governing committee report accompanying the law.
`(A) The term `congressional defense committees' means--
`(i) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
`(ii) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
`(B) The term `end item' means a production product assembled, completed, and ready for issue or deployment.
`(C) The term `head of an agency' means the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force.'.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2307 the following new item:
`2308. Buy-to-budget acquisition: end items.'.
(b) TIME FOR ISSUANCE OF FINAL REGULATIONS- The Secretary of Defense shall issue the final regulations under section 2308(b) of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 802. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON EVOLUTIONARY ACQUISITION OF MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.
(a) REPORT REQUIRED- (1) Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the approach that the Secretary plans to take to apply the requirements listed in paragraph (2) to major defense acquisition programs that follow the evolutionary acquisition process.
(2) The requirements referred to in paragraph (1) are--
(A) the requirements of chapter 144 of title 10, United States Code;
(B) sections 139, 181, 2366, 2399, and 2400 of such title;
(C) Department of Defense Directive 5000.1;
(D) Department of Defense Instruction 5000.2;
(E) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction 3170.01B; and
(F) other provisions of law and regulations (including successor documents) that are applicable to such programs.
(b) CONTENT OF REPORT- The report shall, at a minimum, address the following matters:
(1) The manner in which the Secretary plans to establish and approve, for each increment of an evolutionary acquisition process--
(A) operational requirements; and
(B) cost and schedule goals.
(2) The manner in which the Secretary plans, for each increment of an evolutionary acquisition process--
(A) to meet requirements for operational testing and live fire testing;
(B) to monitor cost and schedule performance; and
(C) to comply with laws requiring reports to Congress on results testing and on cost and schedule performance.
(3) The manner in which the Secretary plans to ensure that each increment of an evolutionary acquisition process is designed--
(A) to achieve interoperability within and among United States forces and United States coalition partners; and
(B) to optimize total system performance and minimize total ownership costs by giving appropriate consideration to--
(ii) manpower, personnel, and training;
(iii) human, environmental, safety, occupational health, accessibility, survivability, operational continuity, and security factors;
(iv) protection of critical program information; and
(c) DEFINITIONS- In this section:
(1) The term `evolutionary acquisition process' means a process by which an acquisition program is conducted through discrete phases or blocks, with each phase or block consisting of the planned definition, development, production or acquisition, and fielding of hardware or software that provides operationally useful capability.
(2) The term `increment', with respect to an evolutionary acquisition program, means one of the discrete phases or blocks of such program.
(3) The term `major defense acquisition program' has the meaning given such term in section 139(a)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 803. SPIRAL DEVELOPMENT UNDER MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.
(a) AUTHORITY- The Secretary of Defense is authorized to conduct major defense acquisition programs as spiral development programs.
(b) LIMITATION ON SPIRAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS- A research and development program for a major defense acquisition program of a military department or Defense Agency may not be conducted as a spiral development program unless the Secretary of Defense approves the spiral development plan for that research and development program in accordance with subsection (c). The Secretary of Defense may delegate authority to approve the plan to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, or to the senior acquisition executive of the military department or Defense Agency concerned, but such authority may not be further delegated.
(c) SPIRAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS- A spiral development plan for a research and development program for a major defense acquisition program shall, at a minimum, include the following matters:
(1) A rationale for dividing the research and development program into separate spirals, together with a preliminary identification of the spirals to be included.
(2) A program strategy, including overall cost, schedule, and performance goals for the total research and development program.
(3) Specific cost, schedule, and performance parameters, including measurable exit criteria, for the first spiral to be conducted.
(4) A testing plan to ensure that performance goals, parameters, and exit criteria are met.
(5) An appropriate limitation on the number of prototype units that may be produced under the research and development program.
(6) Specific performance parameters, including measurable exit criteria, that must be met before the major defense acquisition program proceeds into production of units in excess of the limitation on the number of prototype units.
(d) GUIDANCE- Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance for the implementation of spiral development programs authorized by this section. The guidance shall include appropriate processes for ensuring the independent validation of exit criteria being met, the operational assessment of fieldable prototypes, and the management of spiral development programs.
(e) REPORTING REQUIREMENT- The Secretary shall submit to Congress by September 30 of each of 2003 through 2008 a status report on each research and development program that is a spiral development program. The report shall contain information on unit costs that is similar to the information on unit costs under major defense acquisition programs that is required to be provided to Congress under chapter 144 of title 10, United States Code, except that the information on unit costs shall address projected prototype costs instead of production costs.
(f) APPLICABILITY OF EXISTING LAW- Nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt any program of the Department of Defense from the application of any provision of chapter 144 of title 10, United States Code, section 139, 181, 2366, 2399, or 2400 of such title, or any requirement under Department of Defense Directive 5000.1, Department of Defense Instruction 5000.2, or Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction 3170.01B in accordance with the terms of such provision or requirement.
(g) DEFINITIONS- In this section:
(1) The term `spiral development program', with respect to a research and development program, means a program that--
(A) is conducted in discrete phases or blocks, each of which will result in the development of fieldable prototypes; and
(B) will not proceed into acquisition until specific performance parameters, including measurable exit criteria, have been met.
(2) The term `spiral' means one of the discrete phases or blocks of a spiral development program.
(3) The term `major defense acquisition program' has the meaning given such term in section 139(a)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 804. IMPROVEMENT OF SOFTWARE ACQUISITION PROCESSES.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAMS- (1) The Secretary of each military department shall establish a program to improve the software acquisition processes of that military department.
(2) The head of each Defense Agency that manages a major defense acquisition program with a substantial software component shall establish a program to improve the software acquisition processes of that Defense Agency.
(3) The programs required by this subsection shall be established not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS- A program to improve software acquisition processes under this section shall, at a minimum, include the following:
(1) A documented process for software acquisition planning, requirements development and management, project management and oversight, and risk management.
(2) Efforts to develop appropriate metrics for performance measurement and continual process improvement.
(3) A process to ensure that key program personnel have an appropriate level of experience or training in software acquisition.
(4) A process to ensure that each military department and Defense Agency implements and adheres to established processes and requirements relating to the acquisition of software.
(c) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GUIDANCE- The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, shall--
(1) prescribe uniformly applicable guidance for the administration of all of the programs established under subsection (a) and take such actions as are necessary to ensure that the military departments and Defense Agencies comply with the guidance; and
(2) assist the Secretaries of the military departments and the heads of the Defense Agencies to carry out such programs effectively by--
(A) ensuring that the criteria applicable to the selection of sources provides added emphasis on past performance of potential sources, as well as on the maturity of the software products offered by the potential sources; and
(B) identifying, and serving as a clearinghouse for information regarding, best practices in software development and acquisition in both the public and private sectors.
(d) DEFINITIONS- In this section:
(1) The term `Defense Agency' has the meaning given the term in section 101(a)(11) of title 10, United States Code.
(2) The term `major defense acquisition program' has the meaning given such term in section 139(a)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 805. PERFORMANCE GOALS FOR PROCURING SERVICES PURSUANT TO MULTIPLE AWARD CONTRACTS.
(a) PERFORMANCE GOALS- Subsection (a) of section 802 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107; 115 Stat. 1178; 10 U.S.C. 2330 note) is amended to read as follows:
`(a) GOALS- (1) It shall be an objective of the Department of Defense to achieve efficiencies in procurements of services pursuant to multiple award contracts through the use of--
`(A) performance-based services contracting;
`(B) appropriate competition for task orders under services contracts;
`(C) program review, spending analyses, and improved management of services contracts.
`(2) In furtherance of such objective, the Department of Defense shall have the following goals:
`(A) To increase, as a percentage of all of the individual purchases of services made by or for the Department of Defense under multiple award contracts for a fiscal year (calculated on the basis of dollar value), the volume of the individual purchases of services that are made on a competitive basis and involve receipt of more than one offer from qualified contractors to a percentage as follows:
`(i) For fiscal year 2003, a percentage not less than 40 percent.
`(ii) For fiscal year 2004, a percentage not less than 50 percent.
`(iii) For fiscal year 2011, a percentage not less than 75 percent.
`(B) To increase, as a percentage of all of the individual purchases of services made by or for the Department of Defense under multiple award contracts for a fiscal year (calculated on the basis of dollar value), the use of performance-based purchasing specifying firm fixed prices for the specific tasks to be performed to a percentage as follows:
`(i) For fiscal year 2003, a percentage not less than 25 percent.
`(ii) For fiscal year 2004, a percentage not less than 35 percent.
`(iii) For fiscal year 2005, a percentage not less than 50 percent.
`(iv) For fiscal year 2011, a percentage not less than 70 percent.
`(3) The Secretary of Defense may adjust any percentage goal established in paragraph (2) if the Secretary determines in writing that such a goal is too high and cannot reasonably be achieved. In the event that the Secretary chooses to adjust such a goal, the Secretary shall--
`(A) establish a percentage goal that the Secretary determines would create an appropriate incentive for Department of Defense components to use competitive procedures or performance-based services contracting, as the case may be; and
`(B) submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing an explanation of the reasons for the Secretary's determination and a statement of the new goal that the Secretary has established.'.
(b) EXTENSION AND REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT- Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
(1) by striking `March 1, 2006' and inserting `March 1, 2011'; and
(2) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:
`(5) Regarding the individual purchases of services that were made by or for the Department of Defense under multiple award contracts in the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the report is required to be submitted, information (determined using the data collection system established under section 2330a of title 10, United States Code) as follows:
`(A) The percentage (calculated on the basis of dollar value) of such purchases that are purchases that were made on a competitive basis and involved receipt of more than one offer from qualified contractors.
`(B) The percentage (calculated on the basis of dollar value) of such purchases that are performance-based purchases specifying firm fixed prices for the specific tasks to be performed.'.
(c) DEFINITIONS- Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(c) DEFINITIONS- (1) In this section, the terms `individual purchase' and `multiple award contract' have the meanings given such terms in section 803(c) of this Act.
`(2) For the purposes of this section, an individual purchase of services is made on a competitive basis only if it is made pursuant to procedures described in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of section 803(b) of this Act.'.
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- The heading for such section is amended by striking `savings goals' and inserting `performance goals'.
SEC. 806. RAPID ACQUISITION AND DEPLOYMENT PROCEDURES.
(a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES- Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe procedures for the rapid acquisition and deployment of items that are--
(1) currently under development by the Department of Defense or available from the commercial sector; and
(2) urgently needed to react to an enemy threat or to respond to significant and urgent safety situations.
(b) ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED- The procedures prescribed under subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) A process for streamlined communications between the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the acquisition community, and the research and development community, including--
(A) a process for the commanders of the combatant commands and the Joint Chiefs of Staff to communicate their needs to the acquisition community and the research and development community; and
(B) a process for the acquisition community and the research and development community to propose items that meet the needs communicated by the combatant commands and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(2) Procedures for demonstrating, rapidly acquiring, and deploying items proposed pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), including--
(A) a process for demonstrating performance and evaluating for current operational purposes the existing capability of an item;
(B) a process for developing an acquisition and funding strategy for the deployment of an item; and
(C) a process for making deployment determinations based on information obtained pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B).
(c) TESTING REQUIREMENT- (1) The process for demonstrating performance and evaluating for current operational purposes the existing capability of an item prescribed under subsection (b)(2)(A) shall include--
(A) an operational assessment in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation; and
(B) a requirement to provide information about any deficiency of the item in meeting the original requirements for the item (as stated in an operational requirements document or similar document) to the deployment decisionmaking authority.
(2) The process may not include a requirement for any deficiency of an item to be the determining factor in deciding whether to deploy the item.
(d) LIMITATION- The quantity of items of a system procured using the procedures prescribed pursuant to this section may not exceed the number established for low-rate initial production for the system. Any such items shall be counted for purposes of the number of items of the system that may be procured through low-rate initial production.
SEC. 807. QUICK-REACTION SPECIAL PROJECTS ACQUISITION TEAM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT- The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall establish a team of highly qualified acquisition professionals who shall be available to advise the Under Secretary on actions that can be taken to expedite the acquisition of urgently needed systems.
(b) DUTIES- The issues on which the team may provide advice shall include the following:
(1) Industrial base issues, including the limited availability of suppliers.
(2) Technology development and technology transition issues.
(3) Issues of acquisition policy, including the length of the acquisition cycle.
(4) Issues of testing policy and ensuring that weapon systems perform properly in combat situations.
(5) Issues of procurement policy, including the impact of socio-economic requirements.
(6) Issues relating to compliance with environmental requirements.
Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations
SEC. 811. LIMITATION PERIOD FOR TASK AND DELIVERY ORDER CONTRACTS.
(a) LIMITATION PERIOD- Section 2306c of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(g) LIMITATION PERIOD FOR TASK AND DELIVERY ORDER CONTRACTS- (1) The authority and restrictions of this section, including the authority to enter into contracts for periods of not more than five years, shall apply with respect to task order and delivery order contracts entered into under the authority of section 2304a, 2304b, or 2304c of this title.
`(2) The regulations implementing this subsection shall establish a preference that, to the maximum extent practicable, multi-year requirements for task order and delivery order contracts be met with separate awards to two or more sources under the authority of section 2304a(d)(1)(B) of this title.'.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- Subsection (g) of section 2306c of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply to all task order and delivery order contracts entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT- Not later than March 15, 2003, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the contract periods (including any options or extensions) for all single and multiple contract awards entered into under section 2304a(d) of title 10, United States Code, before the effective date in subsection (b).
SEC. 812. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF PROGRAM APPLYING SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES TO CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS; REPORT.
(a) EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM- Section 4202 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (divisions D and E of Public Law 104-106; 10 U.S.C. 2304 note) is amended in subsection (e) by striking `January 1, 2003' and inserting `January 1, 2004'.
(b) REPORT REQUIRED- (1) Not later than March 15, 2003, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the authority to issue solicitations for purchases of commercial items in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold pursuant to the special simplified procedures authorized by section 2304(g)(1) of title 10, United States Code, and section 31(a) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 427(a)).
(2) The report required by paragraph (1) shall address, at a minimum--
(A) the extent to which such authority has been used by the Secretary of Defense;
(B) the benefits realized by the Department of Defense through the use of such authority;
(C) the impact of the use of such authority on competition for contracts with the Department of Defense; and
(D) any recommendations of the Comptroller General for the continuation or modification of such authority.
SEC. 813. EXTENSION AND IMPROVEMENT OF PERSONNEL DEMONSTRATION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE CIVILIAN ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.
(a) PLAN REQUIRED- (1) The Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan for improving the personnel management policies and procedures applicable to the Department of Defense civilian acquisition workforce based on the results of the demonstration project described in section 4308 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (divisions D and E of Public Law 104-106; 10 U.S.C. 1701 note).
(2) Not later than February 15, 2003, the Secretary shall submit to Congress the plan required under paragraph (1) and a report on the plan, including any recommendations for legislative action necessary to implement the plan.
(b) EXTENSION OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECT AUTHORITY- Section 4308 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (divisions D and E of Public Law 104-106; 10 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(C), by striking `subsection (d)(1)(A)' and inserting `subsection (d)(1)';
(2) by amending subparagraph (B) of subsection (b)(3) to read as follows:
`(B) commences before October 1, 2007.'; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(e) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY- The authority to conduct a demonstration program under this section shall terminate on September 30, 2012.'.
SEC. 814. PAST PERFORMANCE GIVEN SIGNIFICANT WEIGHT IN RENEWAL OF PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.
Section 2413 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(d) In conducting a competition for the award of a cooperative agreement under subsection (a), and in determining the level of funding to provide under an agreement under subsection (b), the Secretary shall give significant weight to successful past performance of eligible entities under a cooperative agreement under this section.'.
SEC. 815. INCREASED MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE FOR TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS OR ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES CARRYING OUT PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN TWO OR MORE SERVICE AREAS.
Section 2414(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking `$300,000' and inserting `$600,000'.
SEC. 816. EXTENSION OF CONTRACT GOAL FOR SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES AND CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Section 2323(k) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking `2003' both places it appears and inserting `2006'.
SEC. 817. GRANTS OF EXCEPTIONS TO COST OR PRICING DATA CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND WAIVERS OF COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS.
(a) GUIDANCE FOR EXCEPTIONS IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES- Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance on the circumstances under which it is appropriate to grant an exceptional case exception or waiver with respect to certified cost and pricing data and cost accounting standards.
(b) DETERMINATION REQUIRED FOR EXCEPTIONAL CASE EXCEPTION OR WAIVER- The guidance shall, at a minimum, include a limitation that a grant of an exceptional case exception or waiver is appropriate with respect to a contract, subcontract, or (in the case of submission of certified cost and pricing data) modification only upon a determination that--
(1) the property or services cannot reasonably be obtained under the contract, subcontract, or modification, as the case may be, without the grant of the exception or waiver;
(2) the price can be determined to be fair and reasonable without the submission of certified cost and pricing data or the application of cost accounting standards, as the case may be; and
(3) there are demonstrated benefits to granting the exception or waiver.
(c) APPLICABILITY OF NEW GUIDANCE- The guidance issued under subsection (a) shall apply to each exceptional case exception or waiver that is granted on or after the date on which the guidance is issued.
(d) ANNUAL REPORT ON BOTH COMMERCIAL ITEM AND EXCEPTIONAL CASE EXCEPTIONS AND WAIVERS WITH PRICE OR VALUE GREATER THAN $15,000,000- (1) The Secretary of Defense shall transmit to the congressional defense committees promptly after the end of each fiscal year a report on commercial item exceptions, and exceptional case exceptions and waivers, described in paragraph (2) that were granted during that fiscal year.
(2) The report for a fiscal year shall include--
(A) with respect to any commercial item exception granted in the case of a contract, subcontract, or contract or subcontract modification that is expected to have a price of $15,000,000 or more, an explanation of the basis for the determination that the products or services to be purchased are commercial items, including an identification of the specific steps taken to ensure price reasonableness; and
(B) with respect to any exceptional case exception or waiver granted in the case of a contract or subcontract that is expected to have a value of $15,000,000 or more, an explanation of the basis for the determination described in subsection (b), including an identification of the specific steps taken to ensure that the price was fair and reasonable.
(e) DEFINITIONS- In this section:
(1) The term `exceptional case exception or waiver' means either of the following:
(A) An exception pursuant to section 2306a(b)(1)(C) of title 10, United States Code, relating to submission of certified cost and pricing data.
(B) A waiver pursuant to section 26(f)(5)(B) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 422(f)(5)(B)), relating to the applicability of cost accounting standards to contracts and subcontracts.
(2) The term `commercial item exception' means an exception pursuant to section 2306a(b)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, relating to submission of certified cost and pricing data.
SEC. 818. TIMING OF CERTIFICATION IN CONNECTION WITH WAIVER OF SURVIVABILITY AND LETHALITY TESTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) CERTIFICATION FOR EXPEDITED PROGRAMS- Paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of section 2366 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
`(1) The Secretary of Defense may waive the application of the survivability and lethality tests of this section to a covered system, munitions program, missile program, or covered product improvement program if the Secretary determines that live-fire testing of such system or program would be unreasonably expensive and impractical and submits a certification of that determination to Congress--
`(A) before Milestone B approval for the system or program; or
`(B) in the case of a system or program initiated at--
`(i) Milestone B, as soon as is practicable after the Milestone B approval; or
`(ii) Milestone C, as soon as is practicable after the Milestone C approval.'.
(b) DEFINITIONS- Subsection (e) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
`(8) The term `Milestone B approval' means a decision to enter into system development and demonstration pursuant to guidance prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the management of Department of Defense acquisition programs.
`(9) The term `Milestone C approval' means a decision to enter into production and deployment pursuant to guidance prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the management of Department of Defense acquisition programs.'.
SEC. 819. CONTRACTING WITH FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES.
(a) ASSURANCE OF BEST VALUE FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE- (1) Section 2410n of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(i) by amending the heading to read as follows: `MARKET RESEARCH- '; and
(ii) by striking `comparable in price, quality, and time of delivery to products available from the private sector' and inserting `comparable to products available from the private sector that best meet the Department's needs in terms of price, quality, and time of delivery';
(B) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
`(b) COMPETITION REQUIREMENT- If the Secretary determines that a Federal Prison Industries product is not comparable in price, quality, or time of delivery to products available from the private sector that best meet the Department's needs in terms of price, quality, and time of delivery, the Secretary shall use competitive procedures for the procurement of the product or shall make an individual purchase under a multiple award contract. In conducting such a compeititon or making such a purchase, the Secretary shall consider a timely offer from Federal Prison Industries.'; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
`(c) IMPLEMENTATION BY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE- The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that--
`(1) the Department of Defense does not purchase a Federal Prison Industries product or service unless a contracting officer of the Department determines that the product or service is comparable to products or services available from the private sector that best meet the Department's needs in terms of price, quality, and time of delivery; and
`(2) Federal Prison Industries performs its contractual obligations to the same extent as any other contractor for the Department of Defense.
`(d) MARKET RESEARCH DETERMINATION NOT SUBJECT TO REVIEW- A determination by a contracting officer regarding whether a product or service offered by Federal Prison Industries is comparable to products or services available from the private sector that best meet the Department's needs in terms of price, quality, and time of delivery shall not be subject to review pursuant to section 4124(b) of title 18.
`(e) PERFORMANCE AS A SUBCONTRACTOR- (1) A contractor or potential contractor of the Department of Defense may not be required to use Federal Prison Industries as a subcontractor or supplier of products or provider of services for the performance of a Department of Defense contract by any means, including means such as--
`(A) a contract solicitation provision requiring a contractor to offer to make use of products or services of Federal Prison Industries in the performance of the contract;
`(B) a contract specification requiring the contractor to use specific products or services (or classes of products or services) offered by Federal Prison Industries in the performance of the contract; or
`(C) any contract modification directing the use of products or services of Federal Prison Industries in the performance of the contract.
`(2) In this subsection, the term `contractor', with respect to a contract, includes a subcontractor at any tier under the contract.
`(f) PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED AND SENSITIVE INFORMATION- The Secretary of Defense may not enter into any contract with Federal Prison Industries under which an inmate worker would have access to--
`(1) any data that is classified;
`(2) any geographic data regarding the location of--
`(A) surface and subsurface infrastructure providing communications or water or electrical power distribution;
`(B) pipelines for the distribution of natural gas, bulk petroleum products, or other commodities; or
`(3) any personal or financial information about any individual private citizen, including information relating to such person's real property however described, without the prior consent of the individual.
`(g) DEFINITIONS- In this section:
`(1) The term `competitive procedures' has the meaning given such term in section 2302(2) of this title.
`(2) The term `market research' means obtaining specific information about the price, quality, and time of delivery of products available in the private sector through a variety of means, which may include--
`(A) contacting knowledgeable individuals in government and industry;
`(B) interactive communication among industry, acquisition personnel, and customers; and
`(C) interchange meetings or pre-solicitation conferences with potential offerors.'.
(2) Paragraph (1) and the amendments made by such paragraph shall take effect as of October 1, 2001.
(b) REGULATORY IMPLEMENTATION- (1) Proposed revisions to the Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement this section shall be published not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less than 60 days shall be provided for public comment on the proposed revisions.
(2) Final regulations shall be published not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall be effective on the date that is 30 days after the date of the publication.
SEC. 820. REVISIONS TO MULTIYEAR CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.
(a) USE OF PROCUREMENT AND ADVANCE PROCUREMENT FUNDS- Section 2306b(i) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(4)(A) The Secretary of Defense may obligate funds for procurement of an end item under a multiyear contract for the purchase of property only for procurement of a complete and usable end item.
`(B) The Secretary of Defense may obligate funds appropriated for any fiscal year for advance procurement under a contract for the purchase of property only for the procurement of those long-lead items necessary in order to meet a planned delivery schedule for complete major end items that are programmed under the contract to be acquired with funds appropriated for a subsequent fiscal year (including an economic order quantity of such long-lead items when authorized by law).'.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- (1) Paragraph (4) of section 2306b(i) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall not apply with respect to any contract awarded before the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the expenditure of funds under any contract awarded before the date of the enactment of this Act for any purpose other than the purpose for which such funds have been authorized and appropriated.
Subtitle C--Acquisition-Related Reports and Other Matters
SEC. 821. EVALUATION OF TRAINING, KNOWLEDGE, AND RESOURCES REGARDING NEGOTIATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ARRANGEMENTS.
(a) AVAILABILITY OF TRAINING, KNOWLEDGE, AND RESOURCES- The Secretary of Defense shall evaluate the training, knowledge, and resources needed by the Department of Defense in order to effectively negotiate intellectual property rights using the principles of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement and determine whether the Department of Defense currently has in place the training, knowledge, and resources available to meet those Departmental needs.
(b) REPORT- Not later than February 1, 2003, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report describing--
(1) the results of the evaluation performed under subsection (a);
(2) to the extent the Department does not have adequate training, knowledge, and resources available, actions to be taken to improve training and knowledge and to make resources available to meet the Department's needs; and
(3) the number of Department of Defense legal personnel trained in negotiating intellectual property arrangements.
SEC. 822. INDEPENDENT TECHNOLOGY READINESS ASSESSMENTS.
Section 804(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107; 115 Stat. 1180) is amended--
(1) by striking `and' at the end of paragraph (1);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting `; and'; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(3) identify each case in which an authoritative decision has been made within the Department of Defense not to conduct an independent technology readiness assessment for a critical technology on a major defense acquisition program and explain the reasons for the decision.'.
SEC. 823. EXTENSION AND AMENDMENT OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL REPORT ON DEFENSE COMMERCIAL PRICING MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT.
Section 803(c)(4) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2082; 10 U.S.C. 2306a note) is amended--
(1) by striking `2000, 2001, and 2002,' and inserting `2000 through 2006,';
(2) by inserting after `were conducted' the following: `by the Secretary of each military department and the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency'; and
(3) by inserting after `actions taken' the following: `by each Secretary and the Director'.
SEC. 824. ASSESSMENT OF PURCHASES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THROUGH CONTRACTS WITH OTHER FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR ASSESSMENT- The Secretary of Defense shall carry out an assessment of purchases by the Department of Defense of products and services through contracts entered into with other Federal departments and agencies.
(b) PERIOD COVERED BY ASSESSMENT- The assessment required by subsection (a) shall cover purchases made during fiscal years 2000 through 2002.
(c) REPORT- Not later than February 1, 2003, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the results of the assessment conducted under subsection (a). The report shall include the following:
(1) The total amount paid by the Department of Defense as fees for the acquisition of such products and services.
(2) A determination of whether such total amount paid is excessive and should be reduced.
(3) A description of the benefits received by the Department as a result of purchasing such products and services through such contracts.
SEC. 825. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS AND COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEWS OF THE REQUIREMENTS.
(a) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS INTO DEFENSE MODERNIZATION ACCOUNT- (1) Paragraph (1) of section 912(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 410; 10 U.S.C. 2216 note) is amended by striking `September 30, 2003' and inserting `September 30, 2002'.
(2) Section 912(d) of such Act (110 Stat. 410; 10 U.S.C. 2216 note), relating to Comptroller General reviews of the administration of the Defense Modernization Account, is repealed.
(b) REPEAL OF SOLUTIONS-BASED CONTRACTING PILOT PROGRAM- (1) Section 11522 of title 40, United States Code, is repealed.
(2)(A) Section 11501 of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
(i) in the section heading, by striking `programs' and inserting `program';
(ii) in subsection (a)(1), by striking `conduct pilot programs' and inserting `conduct a pilot program pursuant to the requirements of section 11521 of this title';
(iii) in subsection (a)(2), by striking `each pilot program' and inserting `the pilot program';
(I) by striking `LIMITATIONS- ' and all that follows through `pilot programs conducted' and inserting the following: `LIMITATION ON AMOUNT- The total amount obligated for contracts entered into under the pilot program conducted'; and
(II) by striking `paragraph.' and inserting `subsection.'; and
(v) in subsection (c)(1), by striking `a pilot' and inserting `the pilot'.
(B) The following provisions of chapter 115 of such title are each amended by striking `a pilot' each place it appears and inserting `the pilot':
(C) Section 11505 of such chapter is amended by striking `programs' and inserting `program'.
(3)(A) The chapter heading for chapter 115 of such title is amended by striking `PROGRAMS' and inserting `PROGRAM'.
(B) The subchapter heading for subchapter I and for subchapter II of such chapter are each amended by striking `PROGRAMS' and inserting `PROGRAM'.
(C) The item relating to subchapter I in the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended to read as follows:
`SUBCHAPTER I--CONDUCT OF PILOT PROGRAM'.
(D) The item relating to subchapter II in the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended to read as follows:
`SUBCHAPTER II--SPECIFIC PILOT PROGRAM'.
(E) The item relating to section 11501 in the table of sections at the beginning of such is amended by striking `programs' and inserting `program'.
(F) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by striking the item relating to section 11522.
(G) The item relating to chapter 115 in the table of chapters for subtitle III of title 40, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
11501'.
(c) REPEAL OF ON-LINE MULTIPLE AWARD SCHEDULE CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS- (1) Section 11701 of title 40, United States Code, is repealed.
(2) Sections 11702, 11703, and 11704 of such title are redesignated as sections 11701, 11702, and 11703, respectively.
(3) The table of sections for chapter 117 of such title is amended--
(A) by striking the item relating to section 11701; and
(B) by redesignating the items relating to sections 11702, 11703, and 11704 as sections 11701, 11702, and 11703, respectively.
SEC. 826. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR PURCHASE OF DINITROGEN TETROXIDE, HYDRAZINE, AND HYDRAZINE-RELATED PRODUCTS.
(a) IN GENERAL- Chapter 141 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2410n the following new section:
`Sec. 2410o. Multiyear procurement authority: purchase of dinitrogen tetroxide, hydrazine, and hydrazine-related products
`(a) TEN-YEAR CONTRACT PERIOD- The Secretary of Defense may enter into a contract for a period of up to 10 years for the purchase of dinitrogen tetroxide, hydrazine, and hydrazine-related products for the support of a United States national security program or a United States space program.
`(b) EXTENSIONS- A contract entered into for more than one year under the authority of subsection (a) may be extended for a total of not more than 10 years pursuant to any option or options set forth in the contract.'.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT- The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following item:
`2410o. Multiyear procurement authority: purchase of dinitrogen tetroxide, hydrazine, and hydrazine-related products.'.
SEC. 827. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
(a) AUTHORITY- Subsection (b) of section 2306c of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(5) Environmental remediation services for--
`(A) an active military installation;
`(B) a military installation being closed or realigned under a base closure law; or
`(C) a site formerly used by the Department of Defense.'.
(b) DEFINITIONS- Such section, as amended by section 811, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(h) ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS- In this section:
`(1) The term `base closure law' has the meaning given such term in section 2667(h)(2) of this title.
`(2) The term `military installation' has the meaning given such term in section 2801(c)(2) of this title.'.
SEC. 828. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF ARMY CONTRACTING AGENCY.
(a) IN GENERAL- The Secretary of the Army shall submit a report on the effects of the establishment of an Army Contracting Agency on small business participation in Army procurements during the first year of operation of such an agency to--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives;
(2) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
(3) the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives; and
(4) the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate.
(b) CONTENT- The report required under subsection (a) shall include, in detail--
(1) the justification for the establishment of an Army Contracting Agency;
(2) the impact of the creation of an Army Contracting Agency on--
(A) Army compliance with--
(i) Department of Defense Directive 4205.1;
(ii) section 15(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)); and
(iii) section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k)); and
(B) small business participation in Army procurement of products and services for affected Army installations, including--
(i) the impact on small businesses located near Army installations, including--