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7/2/2009--Reported to Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2010 for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force for aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement. (Sec. 104) Authorizes appropriations for FY2010 for defense-wide procurement. (Sec. 105) Provides that the amounts authorized under this Subtitle shall be available for programs, projects, and activities in the amounts specified in related FY2010 defense authorization funding tables. Subtitle B: Navy Programs - (Sec. 111) Treats the Littoral Combat Ship program as a major defense acquisition program (MDAP) for purposes of MDAP cost and schedule reporting requirements. (Sec. 112) Directs the Secretary of the Navy to submit to the congressional defense and appropriations committees the Navy's strategic plan for homeporting the Littoral Combat Ship on the east and west coasts of the United States. (Sec. 113) Prohibits the Secretary of the Navy from obligating or expending funds for construction of, or advance procurement of materials for, a surface combatant vessel to be constructed after FY2011 until such Secretary has submitted certain information and materials to Congress, including: (1) an acquisition strategy for such vessels; (2) the results of acquisition strategy reviews conducted by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC); and (3) an intelligence analysis reflecting a coordinated threat assessment by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Requires such Secretary to: (1) submit to the defense and appropriations committees a future surface combatant acquisition strategy and an update to a previous report on naval surface fire support; and (2) develop a plan to incorporate into surface combatants constructed after 2011, and into fleet modernization programs, the technologies developed for the DDG-1000 destroyer and the DDG-51 and CG-47 Aegis ships. (Sec. 114) Directs the Secretary of the Navy to submit to the defense and appropriations committees a detailed analysis of a service-life extension program for the Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates, as well as related strategic plans. Subtitle C: Air Force Matters - (Sec. 121) Prohibits the Secretary of the Air Force from proceeding with a decision to retire C-5A aircraft in any number that would reduce the total active inventory of such aircraft below 111 until: (1) the Air Force has modified a C-5A aircraft to a specified configuration; and (2) the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation of the Department of Defense (DOD) has conducted, and provides to the defense and appropriations committees, an operational assessment of that aircraft. Provides additional limitations on the retirement of such aircraft, and requires an additional report from such Secretary on the rationale for the retirement of existing C-5A aircraft. Requires such Secretary to maintain any retired C-5A aircraft in Type 1000 storage until opportunities for their transfer have been fully exhausted. (Sec. 122) Repeals provisions of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Hunter Act) allowing certain funds to be used (with limitations) for the advance procurement of F-22A fighter aircraft. Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to use funds appropriated for such purpose for FY2009 for other modernization priorities relating to such aircraft. (Sec. 123) Requires a report from the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to the defense, appropriations, and foreign relations committees on potential foreign military sales of the F-22A fighter aircraft. (Sec. 124) States as the policy of the United States to support a development program for next generation bomber aircraft technologies. Subtitle D: Joint and Multiservice Matters - (Sec. 131) Amends the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2006 to revise data link utilization requirements of tactical unmanned aerial vehicles. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 201) Authorizes appropriations for FY2010 for DOD for research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&amp;E). Provides that the amounts authorized under this Subtitle shall be available for programs, projects, and activities in the amounts specified in related FY2010 defense authorization funding tables. Subtitle B: Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations - (Sec. 211) Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of more than 90% of the funds authorized for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft program until the Secretary certifies to the defense and appropriations committees that sufficient funds have been obligated for FY2010 for the continued development of a competitive propulsion system for such aircraft. (Sec. 212) Requires the Director of the Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center to review proposed significant changes to the test and evaluation facilities and resources of the Major Range and Test Facility Base before they are implemented, and to provide advice on the impact of such changes. Requires the Director to have access to appropriate records and data in order to carry out such duties. (Sec. 213) Directs the Secretary to issue guidance on the specification by the military departments and defense agencies of amounts to be requested for funding for each facility and resource of the Major Range and Test Facility Base in connection with: (1) operation; (2) sustainment; (3) investment and modernization; (4) government personnel; and (5) contractor personnel. (Sec. 214) Establishes in DOD the Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel to conduct joint planning and develop joint strategies for the DOD manufacturing technology program. (Sec. 215) Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds to a military department for monitoring or analyzing the research activities and capabilities of foreign nations until the Director of Defense Research and Engineering has certified to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (Under Secretary) that such military department has provided appropriate information and assistance consistent with the purposes of the Global Research Watch program. Extends such program through FY2015. (Sec. 216) Extends through FY2013 DOD authority to award prizes for advanced technology achievements. (Sec. 217) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2000 to express the sense of Congress that it should be an objective of the Secretary to increase the budget for the defense science and technology program for each fiscal year after 2010 by at least the current rate of inflation. Outlines actions following failure to comply with such a funding increase in a fiscal year. Terminates such requirement at the end of 2014. (Sec. 218) Directs the Secretary to: (1) carry out separate programs for the development, test, and fielding of an operationally effective, suitable, and affordable next generation ground combat vehicle and self-propelled howitzer capability for the Army; (2) submit to the defense and appropriations committees a strategy and plan for the acquisition of weapon systems under such programs; and (3) report annually to such committees on the investments proposed to be made under each budget with respect to each program. (Sec. 219) Requires the: (1) Director of Defense Research and Engineering to review and assess the technological maturity and integration risk of critical technologies of Army modernization programs and appropriate associated programs; and (2) Secretary to report to the defense and appropriations committees on such maturity and risk. (Sec. 220) Directs the: (1) Secretary to contract for an independent assessment of current, anticipated, and potential research and engineering activities for or applicable to the modernization of the combat vehicle fleet and tactical wheeled vehicle fleet of DOD; and (2) contracted entity to report to the Secretary and the defense and appropriations committees on such assessment. (Sec. 221) Requires the: (1) Secretary to carry out a program to encourage and fund systems engineering and prototyping efforts in support of DOD goals and missions; and (2) Under Secretary to report annually to the defense and appropriations committees on activities carried out under the program. Provides for the selection and funding of projects carried out under such program. Subtitle C: Missile Defense Programs - (Sec. 241) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should develop, test, field, and maintain ballistic missile defense (BMD) systems capable of defending the United States, its forces, and other friendly nations from the threat of ballistic missile attacks from nations such as North Korea and Iran; (2) the missile defense force structure and inventory levels should be determined based on ballistic missile threats and a determination by the appropriate military officials of the requirements needed to address those threats; (3) the test and evaluation program for such systems should be rigorous, robust, and capable of providing a high level of confidence in the capability of such systems; and (4) adequate resources should be made available for that test and evaluation program. (Sec. 242) Directs: (1) the Secretary to establish a plan for the developmental and operational testing and evaluation of the BMD system and its various elements; (2) that the plan should cover the period covered by the future-years defense program submitted to Congress for FY2011; and (3) the Secretary to report to the defense and appropriations committees on such plan and elements. Requires additional information in such report concerning test and evaluation activities pertaining to the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) element of the BMD system. (Sec. 243) Expresses the sense of Congress that the GMD element, its force structure, and its test and evaluation program should have the same characteristics as expressed for the BMD systems in section 241, above. Requires the Secretary to: (1) assess the GMD and its future options; (2) report assessment results to the defense and appropriations committees; (3) establish a plan for the GMD that covers the period covered by the future-years defense program submitted to Congress for FY2011; and (4) report to such committees on the plan established. (Sec. 244) Requires the Secretary to submit to the defense and appropriations committees potential options for BMD cooperation among or between the United States, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and the Russian Federation. Subtitle D: Other Matters - (Sec. 251) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 1997 to repeal the requirement for a biennial joint warfighting science and technology plan. Title III: Operation and Maintenance - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 301) Authorizes appropriations for FY2010 for operation and maintenance (O&amp;M) for the Armed Forces and specified activities and agencies of DOD. Provides that the amounts authorized under this Subtitle shall be available for programs, projects, and activities in the amounts specified in related FY2010 defense authorization funding tables. Subtitle B: Environmental Provisions - (Sec. 311) Authorizes the Secretary to reimburse the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for certain environmental cleanup costs in connection with ordnance and explosive safety hazards at the former Nansemond Ordnance Depot Site in Suffolk, Virginia. Subtitle C: Workplace and Depot Issues - (Sec. 321) Revises generally provisions concerning the authority of Army industrial facilities to engage in cooperative activities with non-Army entities. (Sec. 322) Directs the Secretary to submit to the defense and appropriations committees a plan for improving the inventory management systems of the military departments and the Defense Logistics Agency, with the objective of reducing the acquisition and storage of secondary inventory that is excess to requirements. Requires the Comptroller General (CG) to submit to such committees an assessment of: (1) the Secretary's plan; and (2) the extent to which such plan has been implemented by each military department and the Defense Logistics Agency. (Sec. 323) Provides a moratorium on the initiation of public-private competitions under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76 (regarding the conversion to contractor performance of functions performed by DOD civilian employees), beginning from the date of enactment of this Act until the Secretary certifies to Congress that DOD has developed an inventory of activities performed for DOD by service contractors, and that such inventory has been submitted to Congress. (Sec. 324) Amends the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 to extend the Arsenal Support Program Initiative through FY2011. (Sec. 325) Revises the due date of an annual report from the Secretary to Congress on the percentage of depot-level maintenance funds expended for the performance of depot-level maintenance and repair workloads by the public and private sectors. Subtitle D: Energy Provisions - (Sec. 331) Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop a plan for identifying and addressing areas in which the electricity needed to carry out critical missions on DOD installations is vulnerable to disruption; and (2) work with non-DOD entities to develop regulations or other mechanisms to address such vulnerability. (Sec. 332) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2002 to: (1) require additional information in an annual report from the Secretary to the defense and appropriations committees on progress made toward achieving DOD energy efficiency goals; and (2) extend such report requirement through 2020. (Sec. 333) Directs the Secretary of the Air Force to continue the Air Force alternative aviation fuel initiatives with specified goals, including using a synthetic fuel blend by early 2011 and acquiring 50% of its aviation fuel requirement from alternative or synthetic fuels by the end of 2016. Allows such Secretary to adjust the latter goal after determining, and notifying the defense and appropriations committees, that it would not be practicable or in the best interests of the Air Force. Requires an annual report from the Secretary of Defense to Congress on the progress of the alternative aviation fuel initiative program. Directs the: (1) Secretaries of the Army and Navy to each report to Congress on goals and progress to research, test, and certify the use of alternative fuels in their respective aircraft fleets; (2) Defense Science Board to report to the Secretary on the feasibility and advisability of achieving the Air Force fuel goals; and (3) Secretary to forward the Board's report to Congress, together with comments and recommendations. (Sec. 334) Earmarks specified DOD O&amp;M funds for the Director of Operational Energy Plans and Programs. Subtitle E: Reports - (Sec. 341) Requires the Secretary to: (1) contract with a federally funded research and development center to conduct a study on the current and planned modularity structures of the Army; and (2) report study results to the defense and appropriations committees. Title IV: Military Personnel Authorizations - Subtitle A: Active Forces - (Sec. 401) Sets forth authorized end strengths for active-duty forces as of the end of FY2010. (Sec. 402) Authorizes the Secretary, for each of FY2011-FY2012, to establish the active-duty end strength for the Army up to the FY2010 baseline plus 30,000, in order to increase dwell time for active-duty members, support operational missions, or achieve reorganizational objectives. Subtitle B: Reserve Forces - (Sec. 411) Sets forth authorized end strengths as of the end of FY2010 for members of the Selected Reserve and reserve personnel on active duty in support of the reserves. (Sec. 413) Sets forth minimum end strengths for FY2010 for Army and Air Force dual status military technicians. (Sec. 414) Provides a FY2010 limitation on the number of non-dual status Army and Air Force military technicians. (Sec. 415) Sets forth the maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for operational support during FY2010. (Sec. 416) Requires a report from the Secretary of the Army to the defense and appropriations committees assessing the establishment within the Army National Guard of a trainees, transients, holdees, and students account within the Army National Guard. Subtitle C: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 421) Authorizes appropriations for FY2010 for military personnel. Title V: Military Personnel Policy - Subtitle A: Officer Personnel Policy - (Sec. 501) Revises federal active-duty general and flag officer distributions and authorized end strengths to conform with changes made under the Hunter Act. (Sec. 502) Makes federal report requirements concerning joint officer management consistent with DOD joint programs and policies. Repeals the requirement of: (1) a report on the joint qualifications of critical occupational specialty officers; and (2) the analysis of assignments of officers after their designation as joint qualified officers. (Sec. 503) Requires an officer serving as Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to be appointed in the regular grade of brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half). (Current law requires such grade while serving in such position). (Sec. 504) Establishes the positions of Chief and Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the Air Force. Requires the Chief to be appointed in the grade of major general, and the Deputy Chief to be appointed in the grade of brigadier general. Provides a three-year term for such positions. Subtitle B: Reserve Component Management - (Sec. 511) Requires a report from the Secretary to the defense committees on duties and requirements of National Guard non-dual status technicians. Subtitle C: Education and Training - (Sec. 521) Allows medical students attending the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), as well as students participating in the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance program, upon meeting appropriate commissioned service experience, to be promoted to first lieutenant or lieutenant (junior grade). Provides the active-duty basic pay of an officer detailed as a student at a medical school. (Sec. 522) Authorizes for appointment as members of the Board of Regents of the USUHS individuals with experience in higher education administration and public policy. (Sec. 523) Authorizes the Secretary of each military department to detail officers as students at accredited schools of psychology in the United States for training leading to a degree of Doctor of Philosophy in clinical psychology. Prohibits more than 25 officers from each military department from commencing such training in a fiscal year. Requires such an officer to serve on active duty for two years for each year of such training. Subtitle D: Defense Dependents' Education Matters - (Sec. 531) Earmarks specified DOD O&amp;M funds for assistance to local educational agencies (LEAs) for schools with significant enrollments of dependents of members of the Armed Forces and DOD civilian employees, and schools with enrollment changes due to base closures, force structure changes, or force relocations. (Sec. 532) Earmarks specified DOD O&amp;M funds for impact aid for children with severe disabilities. (Sec. 533) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2006 to extend through FY2012 DOD authority to assist LEAs with enrollment changes due to base closures, force structure changes, or force relocations. (Sec. 534) Amends the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 to make permanent the authority for the enrollment in the defense dependents' education system of dependents of foreign military personnel assigned to the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe. (Sec. 535) Directs the Secretary to: (1) study options for educational opportunities for dependent children of members of the Armed Forces who do not attend defense dependents' schools; and (2) report study results to the defense committees. (Sec. 536) Expresses the sense of the Senate: (1) expressing strong support and commendation for the 22 named states that have successfully enacted the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children; (2) encouraging the remaining states to enact the Compact; (3) recognizing the importance of Compact components; and (4) expressing strong support for states to develop a State Council to coordinate participation in the Compact of government, Leas, and military installations in their states. Subtitle E: Military Justice and Legal Assistance Matters - (Sec. 541) Establishes an independent panel to review Navy judge advocate requirements, and report review results to the defense committees. Subtitle F: Military Family Readiness Matters - (Sec. 551) Requires inclusion on the Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council of one representative from the National Guard and one representative from a reserve component. (Sec. 552) Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a comprehensive review and assessment of DOD programs and activities for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of substance abuse disorders in members, as well as DOD policies relating to the disposition of substance abuse offenders in the Armed Forces; (2) report findings and recommendations to the defense committees; and (3) submit to the defense and appropriations committees a plan for the improvement and enhancement of such programs, activities, and policies. Requires such plan to include a comprehensive DOD statement of policy, mechanisms to ensure the availability of services and treatment as well as the prevention and reduction of substance abuse disorders, and specific instructions on the prevention, reduction, and treatment of such disorders in members. Requires confidentiality for members with respect to treatment. Directs the: (1) Secretary to provide for an independent study on such topic by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences or other independent entity; and (2) entity chosen to report its results to the Secretary and the defense and appropriations committees. (Sec. 553) Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop and implement a DOD policy on the support of military children with autism and their families; (2) conduct one or more pilot projects to assess the effectiveness of various approaches for such support; and (3) provide to the defense and appropriations committees an initial report, as well as reports at the conclusion of each pilot project, on lessons learned and support actions proposed. Provides funding. (Sec. 554) Directs the Secretary to: (1) assess the impacts of military deployment on dependent children of members; (2) report assessment results to the defense committees; (3) review the mental health care and counseling services available through DOD to dependent children of members; (4) report review results to the defense committees; and (5) develop a plan for improvements in access to quality mental health care and counseling services for military children. (Sec. 555) Requires the Secretary to report to the defense committees on all reported cases since September 2003 involving child custody disputes in which the service of a member, whether regular or reserve, was an issue in the dispute. (Sec. 556) Expresses the sense of the Senate on the importance of preparation by members with respect to Family Care Plans (plans in which members provide for the care of family members when military duties prevent the members from doing so themselves). Calls on unit commanders, the Secretary, and the Secretary of Homeland Security (with respect to the Coast Guard when not operating as a service in the Navy) to ensure that members under their jurisdiction implement and update their Family Care Plans. Subtitle G: Other Matters - (Sec. 571) Amends the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Reagan Act) to require the Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services to submit its required report by December 1, 2009. (Sec. 572) Revises generally restrictions on performances by military musical units and musicians to compete in competitions with civilian bands and musicians, as well as the authority of military musical units and musicians to support official events funded, in whole or in part, by appropriated or nonappropriated funds. Authorizes military musical units and musicians to provide music for official military events, performances that foster cooperative relationships with other nations, and events sponsored by or for a military welfare society. Title VI: Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits - Subtitle A: Pay and Allowances - (Sec. 601) Waives any FY2010 pay increases tied to increases in the General Schedule of Compensation for government employees. Increases by 3.4%, effective January 1, 2010, the rates of basic pay for military personnel. (Sec. 602) Directs the CG to: (1) conduct a study comparing pay and benefits provided by law to members of the Armed Forces to pay and benefits provided by the private sector to comparable private-sector employees; and (2) report study results to the defense and appropriations committees. (Sec. 603) Increases the maximum monthly subsistence allowance payable to low-income members with dependents. Requires the Secretary to submit to the defense and appropriations committees a plan for actions to eliminate the need for low-income members and their dependents to rely on the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977. (Sec. 604) Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned (Secretary concerned) to pay a member or former member up to $200 for each day of administrative absence that the member would have earned between January 19, 2007, and the date of that department's implementation of the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program had the program been in effect during such period. Prohibits: (1) such payments to any former members released under other than honorable conditions; and (2) the maximum number of days for such benefit from exceeding 40. Terminates such authority one year after the enactment of this Act. Subtitle B: Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays - (Sec. 611) Extends through 2010 specified authorities currently scheduled to expire at the end of 2008 with respect to certain special pay and bonus programs within the regular and reserve Armed Forces. (Sec. 617) Authorizes the Secretary concerned to pay a special monthly compensation allowance to members with combat-related catastrophic injuries or illnesses pending their retirement due to physical disability. Requires physician certification that the member requires aid and attendance services to perform personal functions of everyday living. Provides for determination of the appropriate amount of such compensation. (Sec. 618) Authorizes the Secretary concerned to pay monthly special pay to any member who, beginning on October 1, 2009, and ending on June 30, 2011, serves on active duty while the member's enlistment or period of obligated service is extended, or their retirement is suspended, due to the exercise of the President's stop-loss authority (the authority to extend servicemembers' service period, or suspend their retirement, in time of war or national emergency). Subtitle C: Travel and Transportation Allowances - (Sec. 631) Authorizes the provision of a travel and transportation allowance to up to three designated individuals (current law allows such allowance for up to three family members) to cover up to three round trips during each 60-day period to visit seriously wounded, ill, or injured servicemembers during the duration of their inpatient care. Allows members to change a designation at any time. Includes serious mental disorders as a covered serious illness. (Sec. 632) Authorizes a travel and transportation allowance for a qualified non-medical attendant of members determined to be seriously or very seriously wounded, ill, or injured. Requires the attendant to be so designated by the member and determined to be qualified to contribute to the member's health and welfare. Authorizes such allowance for travel from the home of the attendant to the location at which the member is receiving treatment, as well as to locations to which the member may be transferred or referred for further treatment. (Sec. 633) Authorizes the Secretary concerned to reimburse or provide transportation to reserve members on active duty for a period of more than 30 days and performing duty at a temporary duty station, for travel between the temporary duty station and the member's permanent duty station in connection with authorized leave pursuant to a suspension of training. Requires the period of suspension to be five days or longer. (Sec. 634) Authorizes the Secretary to provide reimbursement for travel expenses of members on active duty, and their dependents, to a specialty care provider under exceptional circumstances as determined by the Secretary. Subtitle D: Other Matters - (Sec. 651) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2006 to authorize the continuation of a recruitment incentive payment for three years after the incentive is first provided under the temporary Army authority to provide additional recruitment incentives. Title VII: Health Care Provisions - Subtitle A: TRICARE Program - (Sec. 701) Extends TRICARE Standard coverage for certain reserve members who are qualified for non-regular retirement but are not yet 60 years old, and their family members. Terminates such coverage upon attaining such age. Requires members to pay the full monthly premium for such coverage. (Sec. 702) Expands survivor eligibility under the TRICARE dental program to conform to survivor eligibility under TRICARE medical programs. (Sec. 703) Exempts TRICARE beneficiaries under 65 years old from the requirement to enroll in Medicare Part B for the retroactive months of entitlement to Medicare Part A in order to maintain TRICARE coverage. (Sec. 704) Directs the Secretary to undertake certain actions to reform and improve the TRICARE program, including actions to: (1) guarantee the availability of care without delay; (2) expand and enhance the sharing of health care resources among federal health care programs; (3) utilize medical technology to speed and simplify referrals; (4) expand and enhance the availability of prevention and wellness care, as well as mental health care; and (5) increase financing options and reduce and control medical costs. Requires the Secretary to report periodically to the defense and appropriations committees on progress made. (Sec. 705) Directs the CG to report to the defense committees on the implementation of requirements relating to the relationship between the TRICARE program and employer-sponsored group health plans. Subtitle B: Other Health Care Benefits - (Sec. 711) Directs the Secretary to issue guidance for the provision of a person-to-person mental health assessment for each member deployed in connection with a contingency operation within specified periods before and following deployment. Excludes from assessment requirements members determined not to have been subjected or exposed to operational risk factors during such deployment. Terminates such assessments after an individual's release or discharge. Requires the Secretary to share assessment information with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure the continuity of mental health care and treatment of members during their transition from DOD health care coverage to VA health care coverage. Requires reports from the Secretary to Congress describing the guidance, as well as its implementation by the military departments. (Sec. 712) Conforms the dental care for reserve members serving on active duty for more than 30 days in support of a contingency operation to that provided to regular personnel serving on active duty for more than 30 days. Subtitle C: Health Care Administration - (Sec. 721) Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop and implement a comprehensive policy on pain management by the military health care system; (2) periodically update such policy; and (3) report annually, through 2018, to the defense committees on such policy. (Sec. 722) Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop and implement a plan to significantly increase the number of military and civilian behavioral health personnel of DOD by September 30, 2013; (2) report on such plan to the defense and appropriations committees; and (3) report to such committees on the feasibility and advisability of establishing one or more military specialties for officers or enlisted personnel as counselors with behavioral health expertise. (Sec. 723) Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct a study on the management of medications for physically and psychologically wounded members; and (2) report study results to the defense committees. Subtitle D: Wounded Warrior Matters - (Sec. 731) Directs the Secretary to report to the defense committees on treatment strategies for cognitive rehabilitation for members who have sustained a traumatic brain injury in order to determine how the receipt of such rehabilitation could be reimbursed as a health care benefit. (Sec. 732) Directs the: (1) Secretary to establish the Department of Defense Task Force on the Care, Management, and Transition of Recovering Wounded, Ill, and Injured Members of the Armed Forces; and (2) Task Force to report its care, management, and transition assessment results to the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to: (1) transmit the Task Force report to the defense committees; and (2) submit to such committees a plan to implement the recommendations of the Task Force. Terminates the Task Force 90 days after its report. Title VIII: Acquisition Policy, Acquisition Management, and Related Matters - Subtitle A: Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations - (Sec. 801) Allows DOD contracts to include a line item or option for either: (1) the delivery of a specified number of prototype items to demonstrate technology developed under the contract; or (2) the provision, for up to 12 months, of advanced component development or effort to prototype technology developed under the contract. Limits the number of prototype items, as well as the dollar value of work to be performed pursuant to a contract line item or option. Terminates such authority five years after the enactment of this Act. Requires a report from the Secretary to the defense and appropriations committees on the exercise of such authority. (Sec. 802) Directs the Secretary to modify the DOD Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to provide that the head of a defense agency may not award a sole-source contract for an amount exceeding $20 million unless: (1) the contracting officer justifies in writing the use of a sole-source contract; and (2) such justification is approved by an official designated to approve contract awards for amounts comparable to that contract. Subtitle B: Acquisition Policy and Management - (Sec. 811) Authorizes the Secretary to designate a program that qualifies as both a MDAP and a major automated information system (MAIS) program as only a MDAP or a MAIS. (Sec. 812) Authorizes the Secretary to transfer expired, unobligated DOD procurement, RDT&amp;E, and O&amp;M funds to the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund. Outlines requirements and limitations on such transfers, including maximum amounts for FY2010-FY2015. (Sec. 813) Conforms statutory expedited hiring authority for defense workforce positions to changes made under the Hunter Act. Extends such authority through FY2015. (Sec. 814) Provides that a contract entered into by a non-defense agency for the performance of a joint DOD and non-defense agency program shall not be considered a procurement of property or services for DOD through a non-defense agency, for purposes of federal limitations on such procurements by DOD. (Sec. 815) Directs the CG to submit to the defense and appropriations committees an assessment of the efficacy of DOD training for acquisition and audit personnel. Subtitle C: Contractor Matters - (Sec. 821) Allows government support contractors access to prime contractor technical data for the sole purpose of furnishing advice or technical assistance to the government in support of the government's management and oversight of a program or effort. Requires such support contractor, in order to receive such data, to make a series of contract commitments, including exposure to criminal, civil, administrative, and contractual penalties, to ensure that such access is not abused. (Sec. 822) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2008 to extend by one year a reporting deadline of the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan. (Sec. 823) Requires the DOD manpower mix and the FAR to be modified to provide that: (1) the interrogation of enemy prisoners of war, terrorists, criminals, and other individuals when captured or detained is an inherently governmental function and cannot be transferred to government personnel; and (2) contractor personnel may be used as linguists, interpreters, report writers, technology technicians, and other employees filling ancillary positions in such interrogations, if such personnel are subject to the same rules, policies, procedures, and laws pertaining to detainee operations and interrogations as apply to government personnel in such positions in such interrogations. Directs the Secretary to ensure that, within one year after the enactment of this Act, DOD has the necessary resources to ensure that such interrogations are conducted by appropriately qualified government personnel. Subtitle D: Other Matters - (Sec. 831) Authorizes the Secretary to make a procurement preference (including using other than competitive procedures) for products and services produced in Central Asia, Pakistan, and South Caucasus upon a determination by the Secretary that: (1) the product or service is to be used only by military forces, police, or other security personnel of Afghanistan; or (2) it is in the U.S. national security interest to limit competition, use procedures other than competitive procedures, or provide a preference with respect to products and services from such areas. Requires an annual report from the Secretary to Congress on the exercise of such authority. Terminates the authority three years after the enactment of this Act. (Sec. 832) Requires the Secretary to review and determine: (1) whether any firms listed in the small arms production industrial base should be eliminated or modified, and whether any additional firms should be included; and (2) whether any of the small arms listed as part of such industrial base should be eliminated or modified, and whether any additional small arms should be included. Directs the Secretary to report to the defense and appropriations committees on such review. (Sec. 833) Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Secretary and the Secretary of each military department to carry out DOD's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs through FY2023. (Sec. 834) Makes permanent the SBIR Commercialization Pilot program, and expands its activities to include the STTR program. (Sec. 835) States that it shall be the policy of the United States to incorporate generally accepted industry standards for the safety and health of personnel, to the maximum extent practicable, into requirements for facilities, infrastructure, and equipment intended for use by DOD military or civilian personnel in current and future contingency operations. Requires the Secretary to report to the defense and appropriations committees on actions taken or proposed to ensure that each contract or task or delivery order entered into for the construction, installation, repair, maintenance, or operation of facilities for use by such personnel in current and future contingency operations complies with such policy. (Sec. 836) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2004 to repeal an annual report requirement relating to the military system essential item breakout list. (Sec. 837) Requires the Defense Science Board to report to the defense committees on the usage of rare earth materials in the DOD supply chain. Title IX: Department of Defense Organization and Management - Subtitle A: Department of Defense Management - (Sec. 901) Allows for five Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense (there are currently 28), each of whom would serve as a first assistant to an Under Secretary of Defense, and each of whom would be subject to Senate confirmation. Designates the five Deputy Under Secretaries as the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of: (1) Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics; (2) Defense for Policy; (3) Defense for Personnel and Readiness; (4) Defense (Comptroller); and (5) Defense for Intelligence. Authorizes six new Assistant Secretaries of Defense, subject to Senate confirmation (to fill positions currently filled by the other Deputy Under Secretaries). Designates the new Assistant Secretaries as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for: (1) Acquisition; (2) Logistics and Materiel Readiness; (3) Installations and Environment; (4) Manufacturing and Industrial Base; (5) Readiness; and (6) Strategy, Plans, and Forces. (Sec. 902) Repeals certain limits on the number of personnel employed in headquarters activities of the military departments and defense agencies. Requires in a currently-mandated annual report specified information with respect to personnel assigned to or supporting major DOD headquarters activities. (Sec. 903) Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation: (1) offers quality professional military bilingual instruction that promotes democracy, subordination to civilian authority, and respect for human rights; (2) is uniquely positioned to support the modernization of Latin America security forces; (3) is building partner capacity which enhances regional and global security while encouraging respect for human rights and promoting democratic principles; (4) is an invaluable education and training facility; and (5) is an essential tool to educate future generations of Latin American leaders and improve U.S. relationships with partner nations working to promote democracy, prosperity, and stability in the Western Hemisphere. Subtitle B: Space Matters - (Sec. 911) Makes permanent a current pilot program to determine the feasibility and desirability of providing to non-U.S. government entities certain space surveillance data support. Authorizes the Secretary to provide space situational awareness information and services to, and obtain such information and services from, such entities. (Sec. 912) Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Commerce and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to jointly develop a plan for the management and funding of the National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Program by DOD, the Department of Commerce, and NASA. Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of more than 50% of the funds authorized for such Program under this Act until such plan is submitted to the defense, appropriations, and commerce committees. Expresses the sense of the Senate with respect to the continuity, requirements, and management of the Program. Subtitle C: Intelligence Matters - (Sec. 921) Authorizes the DIA to use proceeds from counterintelligence operations to offset reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in such operations. (Under current law, only the military departments have such authority.) Subtitle D: Other Matters - (Sec. 931) Directs the Secretary to establish in the USUHS the United States Military Cancer Institute to: (1) establish and maintain a clearinghouse of data on the incidence and prevalence of cancer among members and former members of the Armed Forces; and (2) conduct research that contributes to the detection or treatment of cancer among such members and former members. Establishes an Institute Director, who shall report annually to the USUHS President on the current status of Institute research studies. Requires such reports to be transmitted to the Secretary and Congress. (Sec. 932) Authorizes the Secretary to permit eligible private sector employees to enroll in and receive instruction at the Defense Cyber Investigations Training Academy operated under the direction of the Defense Cyber Crime Center. Prohibits more than 200 of such positions from being filled at any one time. Requires: (1) the charging of tuition for such instruction; and (2) such students to be held to the same standards of conduct applicable to civilian employees of the federal government receiving instruction at such Academy. Title X: General Provisions - Subtitle A: Financial Matters - (Sec. 1001) Authorizes the Secretary, in the national interest, to transfer up to $4 billion of the amounts made available to DOD in this Act between any such authorizations for that fiscal year, with limitations. Requires congressional notification of each transfer. (Sec. 1002) Outlines audit readiness objectives of financial statements of DOD, the military departments, and the Defense Logistics Agency. Allows the appropriate chief management officer to adjust the deadline for meeting each objective 30 days after reporting on such adjustment to the defense and appropriations committees. Requires: (1) the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense to develop and maintain a Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness Plan; and (2) semiannual reports on the status and implementation of the Plan from the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) to the defense and appropriations committees. Outlines specific financial issues to be addressed in the first of such reports. Subtitle B: Naval Vessels and Shipyards - (Sec. 1011) Provides that, during the period beginning on the date of the decommissioning of the U.S.S. Enterprise and ending on the date of the commissioning of the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford, the number of operational aircraft carriers in the naval combat forces may be 10. (Sec. 1012) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2008 to repeal certain nuclear power requirements relating to major combatant vessels of the naval strike force. (Sec. 1013) Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Navy should meet its requirements for a 313-ship fleet; (2) the Navy should take greater care to achieve the full planned service life of existing ships and reduce the incidence of early ship decommissioning; (3) the Navy should exercise greater restraint on the acquisition process for ships in order to achieve on-time, on-cost shipbuilding programs; and (4) Congress should support the Navy when it is acting responsibly to achieve the 313-ship requirement and maintaining an appropriate fleet to meet U.S. national security needs. (Sec. 1014) Designates the U.S.S. Constitution as &quot;America's Ship of State.&quot; Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President, Vice President, executive officials, and Members of Congress should utilize the U.S.S. Constitution for conducting pertinent matters of state. Requires the Secretary of the Navy to determine an appropriate fee or reimbursement for any non-Navy entities using the U.S.S. Constitution for Ship of State purposes. Subtitle C: Counter-Drug Activities - (Sec. 1021) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 1998 to: (1) extend through FY2010 DOD authority to support counter-drug activities of certain foreign governments; and (2) increase to $100 million the maximum amount of such support for FY2010. (Sec. 1022) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2004 to extend through FY2010 the authority of a DOD joint task force to provide support to law enforcement agencies conducting counterterrorism activities. Requires an annual report in 2009 and 2010 on the effects of such support on counter-drug and counterterrorism activities and objectives. (Sec. 1023) Amends the Reagan Act to extend through FY2010 DOD authority to support a unified counter-drug and counterterrorism campaign in Colombia. Subtitle D: Military Commissions - (Sec. 1031) Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to conform procedures for offenses triable by military commissions to procedures governing trials by military courts-martial (as necessitated by the Supreme Court's ruling in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, 548 U.S. 557). Includes among such changes: (1) replacing the term &quot;unlawful enemy combatant&quot; with &quot;unprivileged enemy belligerent;&quot; (2) making subject to military commissions any alien enemy unprivileged belligerent who engaged in or supported hostilities against the United States; (3) requiring that statements obtained by the use of torture, whether or not under color of law, be inadmissible in a trial by a military commission; (4) specifically requiring procedures and rules of evidence applicable to trials by general courts-martial to apply in trials by military commissions, except when necessitated by the unique circumstances of the conduct of military and intelligence operations during hostilities or by other practical need; (5) the accused's right to the suppression of evidence that is not reliable or probative; (6) further restrictions on the use of hearsay evidence not otherwise admissible under rules of evidence applicable in trials by general courts-martial; (7) requiring any civilian defense counsel to protect any classified information received during the course of such representation; (8) allowing the United States to take an interlocutory appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (current law allows such an appeal to the Court of Military Commission Review); and (9) adding contempt and perjury and obstruction of justice as triable offenses. Directs the Secretary to report to the defense committees: (1) setting forth the procedures for military commissions as amended by this section; and (2) 60 days in advance of any proposed modification to regulations in effect for military commissions. Subtitle E: Medical Facility Matters - Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Act of 2009 - (Sec. 1043) Authorizes the Secretary, upon the conclusion of a resource-sharing agreement between the Secretary and the VA Secretary, to transfer to the VA the Navy ambulatory care center, parking structure, supporting facilities, and related medical personal property and equipment in Great Lakes, Illinois, to be known as the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center. Requires property reversion if used for purposes other than those specified in the agreement. (Sec. 1044) Authorizes the Secretary to transfer to the VA functions necessary for Center operation. (Sec. 1045) Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Health-Care Resources Sharing Committee to provide for the joint funding of the Center. Establishes in the Treasury for such purposes the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Fund. Directs the Secretary to provide for an annual independent review of the Fund for at least three years after the enactment of this Act. Terminates the authority of this section at the end of FY2015. (Sec. 1046) Deems the Center a military facility for purposes of eligibility of members of the Armed Forces to receive care and services there. (Sec. 1047) Extends through FY2015 a joint DOD-VA program to identify, implement, and evaluate creative health care coordination and sharing initiatives at the facility, intraregional, and nationwide levels. Subtitle F: Miscellaneous Requirements, Authorities, and Limitations - (Sec. 1051) Requires the Secretary to submit to the defense and appropriations committees a list of each congressional earmark that has been included in a national defense authorization Act for three or more consecutive years as of the date of enactment of this Act. Directs the DOD Inspector General to conduct an audit of contracts, grants, or other agreements pursuant to congressional earmarks of DOD funds to determine whether or not earmark recipients are complying with federal requirements on the use of appropriated funds to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matter pending before Congress. (Sec. 1052) Directs the Secretary to develop and submit to Congress a national strategic plan for improving over a five-year period the U.S. nuclear forensic and attribution capabilities and the methods, capabilities, and capacity for nuclear materials forensics and attribution. (Sec. 1053) Extends through FY2010 DOD authority to offer and make rewards for assistance in combating terrorism through government personnel of allied forces. (Sec. 1054) Requires the appropriate chief management officer for a defense business system modernization to determine whether or not appropriate business process reengineering efforts have been undertaken before DOD approves a new business system modernization program. Directs such officer, for each defense business system modernization approved by the Defense Business Systems Management Committee before the date of enactment of this Act having a total cost in excess of $100 million, to review the modernization to determine whether appropriate reengineering efforts have been undertaken, and, upon a negative determination, to develop a plan to undertake such efforts. (Sec. 1055) Requires the Secretary of Commerce (current law requires the Secretary of Defense) to prepare the biennial global positioning system report. Requires such report to be submitted to Congress (current law requires the report to be submitted to the defense committees). (Sec. 1056) Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to authorize the DOD Inspector General to subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses necessary to carry out a DOD audit or investigation. Requires such Inspector General to consult with the Attorney General before issuing the subpoena. Prohibits the Inspector General from issuing the subpoena if the Attorney General objects. (Sec. 1057) Amends the Hunter Act to direct the Secretary and the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to report annually to the defense, appropriations, and intelligence committees on determinations made with respect to meeting bandwidth requirements for MDAPs and major system acquisition programs during the preceding fiscal year. (Sec. 1058) Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force, beginning with the FY2011 program year, to enter into one or more multiyear contracts for conducting a pilot program on utilizing commercial fee-for-service air refueling tanker aircraft for Air Force operations, as required under the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2008. Prohibits the amount of any such contract from exceeding $999,999,999. Subtitle G: Reports - (Sec. 1071) Directs the DNI to: (1) prepare a national intelligence estimate on the nuclear weapons and related programs of countries that are not parties to the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (commonly known as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty), as well as the nuclear weapons aspirations of other non-party entities that the Director considers appropriate; and (2) submit such estimate to the defense, appropriations, and intelligence committees. (Sec. 1072) Requires the CG to: (1) review the military whistleblower protections afforded to members of the Armed Forces; and (2) report review results to the defense, homeland security, and judiciary committees. Subtitle H: Other Matters - (Sec. 1081) Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to transfer to Piasecki Aircraft Corporation Navy aircraft N40VT and associated components, equipment, and engines. Requires 60 days' prior notification of Congress before such transfer. (Sec. 1082) Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to convey to an appropriate private entity two specified Big Crow aircraft, as long as such Secretary and the Under Secretary jointly determine that it is in the interests of DOD to do so. Title XI: Civilian Personnel Matters - (Sec. 1101) Repeals the permanent authority of the National Security Personnel System (NSPS). Directs the Secretary to ensure the transition of all organizational and functional units of the NSPS within one year after the enactment of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) establish and implement regulations providing performance management and workforce incentives for employees currently covered under the NSPS; and (2) establish the Department of Defense Civilian Workforce Incentive Fund for such purposes. Outlines criteria for the establishment of a new personnel management system for such employees. Prohibits NSPS termination and transition to a new personnel management system unless there is a certification from the Secretary to the defense and government affairs committees that: (1) termination of the NSPS would not be in the best interests of DOD; and (2) changes made during FY2010 will result in improved employee acceptance of the NSPS. (Sec. 1102) Amends the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 to extend through FY2014 the experimental personnel management program for DOD scientific and technical personnel. Increases maximum pay levels for such employees (including bonuses and incentive payments). Revises an annual report requirement. (Sec. 1103) Amends the Hunter Act to extend through 2010 DOD authority to waive annual premium pay and aggregate pay limits for civilian employees working in certain overseas locations. (Sec. 1104) Makes DOD funds for the purchase of contract services to meet a requirement anticipated to continue for five years or more available to provide compensation for DOD civilian employees to meet the same requirement. Allows such funds use for FY2010-FY2019. Requires an annual report, during such period, from the Secretary to the defense and appropriations committees on the exercise of such authority. (Sec. 1105) Directs the Secretary to establish a program of leadership recruitment and development for DOD civilian employees, to be known as the Department of Defense Civilian Leadership Program. Limits to 5,000 the number of Program participants in a fiscal year. Outlines Program elements. (Sec. 1106) Requires the Secretary to: (1) undertake a review of specified defense laboratories not currently included in defense laboratory personnel demonstration projects (as authorized under prior defense authorization Acts) to determine whether such laboratories would benefit from such inclusion; and (2) report review results to the defense, appropriations, and government affairs committees. Title XII: Matters Relating to Foreign Nations - Subtitle A: Assistance and Training - (Sec. 1201) Increases the unit cost threshold for purchases using certain funds from the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund from $15,000 to the unit cost threshold for the use of O&amp;M funds for the purchase of investment items (currently, $250,000). (Sec. 1202) Extends DOD authority to provide certain services and support to coalition forces to coalition forces assigned to the headquarters of the combatant command for joint warfighting experimentation and joint forces training. (Sec. 1203) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2006 to limit to $75 million the amount of funds that may be used to build the capacity of foreign military forces to participate in or support military stability operations in which U.S. Armed Forces participate. (Sec. 1204) Provides that if DOD is providing assistance to: (1) irregular forces or individuals supporting U.S. special operations to combat terrorism, then the Secretary must notify the defense and appropriations committees at least 72 hours in advance; and (2) foreign forces providing such support, then the Secretary must notify such committees within 48 hours after the use of such authority. Revises a related annual report requirement. (Sec. 1205) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2008 to extend through FY2010 the authority to use DOD O&amp;M funds to reimburse key cooperating nations for logistical and military support provided in connection with U.S. military operations in Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom. Outlines types of support for which such reimbursement may be provided. Limits reimbursement amounts. Directs the Secretary to report quarterly to the defense and appropriations committees on the use of such authority. Extends through FY2011 the requirement of congressional notification of reimbursements to Pakistan for support provided. (Sec. 1206) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Commanders' Emergency Response Program (urgent humanitarian and reconstruction relief for Iraq and Afghanistan) provides U.S. military commanders a valuable tool for accomplishing counterinsurgency missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2006 to extend such Program through FY2010. Revises related report requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer up to $100 million of Program funds to the Secretary of State in order to support the Afghanistan National Solidarity Program, if the Secretary determines that such funds would enhance counterinsurgency or stability operations in Afghanistan. (Sec. 1207) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2006 to extend through FY2010 DOD authority to transfer funds to support State Department programs of foreign security and stabilization assistance. (Sec. 1208) Authorizes the Secretary to enter into non-reciprocal agreements for the exchange of military and civilian defense personnel with governments of U.S. allies and friendly foreign countries. Terminates such authority at the end of 2011. (Sec. 1209) Directs the Secretary to endeavor to increase the number of positions in professional military education courses that are made available annually to personnel of the security forces of Iraq. (Sec. 1210) Requires a report from the Secretary to the defense and appropriations committees assessing alternatives to the temporary DOD authority to use acquisition and cross-servicing agreements to lend military equipment to military forces participating in combined operations with the United States in Iraq or Afghanistan or as part of United Nations (UN) or other international peacekeeping operations. Subtitle B: Reports - (Sec. 1221) Directs the President to report to Congress on U.S. engagement with Iran. Requires such report to address: (1) diplomacy; (2) support for terrorism and extremism; (3) nuclear activities; (4) missile activities; (5) support to the illegal narcotics network in Iran; and (6) U.S. sanctions against Iran. Subtitle C: Other Matters - (Sec. 1231) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Administration should expeditiously submit to Congress a list of measures of progress with regard to U.S. strategic objectives in Afghanistan and Pakistan; (2) such list should include newly-established measures as well as measures previously established under the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2008 that continue to be relevant; (3) the Administration should incorporate the list with each required report on Afghanistan and Pakistan under the aforementioned Act; and (4) upon submittal of such reports, the Administration should provide an assessment of each measure of progress. Title XIII: Cooperative Threat Reduction - (Sec. 1301) Specifies the cooperative threat reduction (CTR) programs to be funded through O&amp;M funds provided under this Act. Makes funds appropriated for such purpose available for three fiscal years. Allocates such funds among specified CTR programs. Prohibits such funds from being used for purposes other than those specified until 15 days after the Secretary reports to Congress on the new purposes. Provides limited authority to vary allocated amounts in the national interest, after congressional notification. (Sec. 1303) Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with entities under which the entity contributes funds for the DOD biological threat reduction program. Directs the Secretary to submit to the defense and appropriations committees: (1) the value and purpose of contributions made; (2) the identity of the entity making the contribution; and (3) annual reports on the contributions. Terminates such authority at the end of 2015. (Sec. 1304) Authorizes the Secretary to obligate or expend up to 10% of authorized CTR funds in a fiscal year to provide assistance for or otherwise carry out bilateral or multilateral activities relating to nonproliferation or disarmament. Requires the Secretary to: (1) notify the defense and appropriations committees at least 15 days in advance of such obligation or expenditure; and (2) certify that the obligation or expenditure is necessary to support U.S. national security objectives. Title XIV: Other Authorizations - Subtitle A: Military Programs - (Sec. 1401) Authorizes appropriations to DOD for FY2010 for: (1) Defense Working Capital Funds; (2) the National Defense Sealift Fund; (3) the Defense Health Program; (4) chemical agents and munitions destruction; (5) drug interdiction and counter-drug activities; and (6) the Defense Inspector General. (Sec. 1407) Provides that the amounts authorized under this Subtitle shall be available for programs, projects, and activities in the amounts specified in related FY2010 defense authorization funding tables. Subtitle B: National Defense Stockpile - (Sec. 1411) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 1998 to extend through FY2011 the authority to dispose of cobalt from the NDS. (Sec. 1412) Provides that, with respect to any action taken under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to correct the industrial resource shortfall for high-purity beryllium metal, the aggregate outstanding amount of all such actions may not exceed $80 million (currently, $50 million). Subtitle C: Armed Forces Retirement Home - (Sec. 1421) Authorizes appropriations for FY2010 for the Armed Forces Retirement Home. Title XV: Overseas Contingency Operations - (Sec. 1502) Authorizes appropriations for DOD for FY2010 to provide additional funds for overseas contingency operations, specifically for: (1) procurement; (2) RDT&amp;E; (3) O&amp;M; (4) military personnel; (5) Defense Working Capital Funds; (6) the Defense Health Program; (7) drug interdiction and counterdrug activities; and (8) the Defense Inspector General. (Sec. 1514) Provides that the amounts authorized under this title shall be available for programs, projects, and activities in the amounts specified in related FY2010 defense authorization funding tables. (Sec. 1515) Authorizes the Secretary, in the national interest, to transfer up to $4.5 billion of the amounts made available to DOD in this title between any such authorizations for that fiscal year. (Sec. 1516) Provides that funds authorized under this title for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund (part of O&amp;M funding) shall be subject to Fund use and transfer authority requirements of the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2008. (Sec. 1517) Requires funds transferred from the Secretary of State to DOD for the Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund to be merged with and available for such Fund's purposes. Prohibits any transferred funds from being utilized until the Secretary submits to the defense, appropriations, and foreign relations committees an assessment of whether Pakistan is committed to confronting the threat posed by al Qaeda, the Taliban, and other military extremists. Outlines Fund use and transfer authority requirements. Requires quarterly reports from the Secretary to such committees on any obligations or transfers from the Fund.<br/>

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