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Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.
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112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
1st SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
H. R. 3671CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
December 14, 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
December 14, 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents of this Act is as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 2. Table of contents.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 3. References.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 4. Explanatory statement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 6. Availability of funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012
Title I--Military Personnel, ArmyCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title II--Operation and MaintenanceCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title III--ProcurementCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title IV--Research, Development, Test and EvaluationCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title V--Revolving and Management FundsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title VI--Other Department of Defense ProgramsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title VII--Related agenciesCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title VIII--General provisionsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title IX--Overseas contingency operationsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
DIVISION B--ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012
Title I--Corps of Engineers--CivilCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title II--Department of the InteriorCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title III--Department of EnergyCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title IV--Independent agenciesCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title V--General provisionsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
DIVISION C--FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012
Title I--Department of the TreasuryCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title II--Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the PresidentCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title III--The JudiciaryCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title IV--District of ColumbiaCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title V--Independent agenciesCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title VI--General provisions--This ActCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title VII--General provisions--Government-wideCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title VIII--General provisions--District of ColumbiaCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
DIVISION D--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012
Title I--Departmental management and operationsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title II--Security, enforcement, and investigationsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title III--Protection, preparedness, response, and recoveryCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title IV--Research and development, training, and servicesCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title V--General provisionsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
DIVISION E--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012
Title I--Department of the InteriorCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title II--Environmental Protection AgencyCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title III--Related agenciesCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title IV--General provisionsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
DIVISION F--DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012
Title I--Department of LaborCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title II--Department of Health and Human ServicesCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title III--Department of EducationCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title IV--Related agenciesCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title V--General provisionsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
DIVISION G--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012
Title I--Legislative BranchCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title II--General provisionsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
DIVISION H--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012
Title I--Department of DefenseCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title II--Department of Veterans AffairsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title III--Related agenciesCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title IV--Overseas contingency operationsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title V--General provisionsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
DIVISION I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012
Title I--Department of State and related agencyCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title II--United States Agency for International DevelopmentCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title III--Bilateral economic assistanceCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title IV--International security assistanceCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title V--Multilateral assistanceCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title VI--Export and investment assistanceCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title VII--General provisionsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Title VIII--Overseas contingency operationsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 3. REFERENCES.
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ‘this Act’ contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.
The explanatory statement regarding this Act printed in the House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record on or about December 16, 2011 by the Chairman of the Committee of Appropriations of the House shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.
The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 6. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.
Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012
TITLE I--MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Army on active duty, (except members of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of
Military Personnel, Navy
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Navy on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere), midshipmen, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of
Military Personnel, Marine Corps
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Marine Corps on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to section 156 of
Military Personnel, Air Force
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Air Force on active duty (except members of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of
Reserve Personnel, Army
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 3038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under
Reserve Personnel, Navy
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Navy Reserve on active duty under
Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine Corps Reserve on active duty under
Reserve Personnel, Air Force
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 8038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under
National Guard Personnel, Army
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army National Guard while on duty under section 10211, 10302, or 12402 of title 10 or
National Guard Personnel, Air Force
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air National Guard on duty under section 10211, 10305, or 12402 of title 10 or
TITLE II
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Operation and Maintenance, Army
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized by law; and not to exceed $12,478,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Army, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes, $31,072,902,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine Corps, as authorized by law; and not to exceed $14,804,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes, $38,120,821,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized by law, $5,542,937,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by law; and not to exceed $7,699,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes, $34,985,486,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
(including transfer of funds)
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), as authorized by law, $30,152,008,000: Provided, That not more than $47,026,000 may be used for the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund authorized under
Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Army Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $3,071,733,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $1,305,134,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Marine Corps Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $271,443,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Air Force Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $3,274,359,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard
For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Army National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; hire of passenger motor vehicles; personnel services in the National Guard Bureau; travel expenses (other than mileage), as authorized by law for Army personnel on active duty, for Army National Guard division, regimental, and battalion commanders while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army National Guard as authorized by law; and expenses of repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment (including aircraft), $6,924,932,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard
For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Air National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; transportation of things, hire of passenger motor vehicles; supplying and equipping the Air National Guard, as authorized by law; expenses for repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment, including those furnished from stocks under the control of agencies of the Department of Defense; travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same basis as authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel on active Federal duty, for Air National Guard commanders while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau, $6,098,780,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
For salaries and expenses necessary for the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, $13,861,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official representation purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Environmental Restoration, Army
(including transfer of funds)
For the Department of the Army, $346,031,000, to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Army, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Environmental Restoration, Navy
(including transfer of funds)
For the Department of the Navy, $308,668,000, to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Navy, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Navy, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Environmental Restoration, Air Force
(including transfer of funds)
For the Department of the Air Force, $525,453,000, to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the Air Force shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Air Force, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Air Force, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide
(including transfer of funds)
For the Department of Defense, $10,716,000, to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of Defense, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of Defense, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites
(including transfer of funds)
For the Department of the Army, $326,495,000, to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris at sites formerly used by the Department of Defense, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid
For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid programs of the Department of Defense (consisting of the programs provided under sections 401, 402, 404, 407, 2557, and 2561 of title 10, United States Code), $107,662,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Cooperative Threat Reduction Account
For assistance to the republics of the former Soviet Union and, with appropriate authorization by the Department of Defense and Department of State, to countries outside of the former Soviet Union, including assistance provided by contract or by grants, for facilitating the elimination and the safe and secure transportation and storage of nuclear, chemical and other weapons; for establishing programs to prevent the proliferation of weapons, weapons components, and weapon-related technology and expertise; for programs relating to the training and support of defense and military personnel for demilitarization and protection of weapons, weapons components and weapons technology and expertise, and for defense and military contacts, $508,219,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That of the amounts provided under this heading, not less than $13,500,000 shall be available only to support the dismantling and disposal of nuclear submarines, submarine reactor components, and security enhancements for transport and storage of nuclear warheads in the Russian Far East and North.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund
For the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund, $105,501,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE III
PROCUREMENT
Aircraft Procurement, Army
For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $5,360,334,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2014.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Missile Procurement, Army
For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of missiles, equipment, including ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $1,461,223,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2014.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army
For construction, procurement, production, and modification of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $2,070,405,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2014.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Procurement of Ammunition, Army
For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by
Other Procurement, Army
For construction, procurement, production, and modification of vehicles, including tactical, support, and non-tracked combat vehicles; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; communications and electronic equipment; other support equipment; spare parts, ordnance, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $7,924,214,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2014.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Aircraft Procurement, Navy
For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $17,675,734,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2014.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Weapons Procurement, Navy
For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weapons, and related support equipment including spare parts, and accessories therefor; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $3,224,432,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2014.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps
For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy
For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisition, or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, including armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools and installation thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; procurement of critical, long lead time components and designs for vessels to be constructed or converted in the future; and expansion of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Carrier Replacement Program (AP), $554,798,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Virginia Class Submarine, $3,221,314,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Virginia Class Submarine (AP), $1,461,361,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
CVN Refuelings (AP), $529,652,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
DDG-1000 Program, $453,727,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
DDG-51 Destroyer, $1,980,709,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
DDG-51 Destroyer (AP), $100,723,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Littoral Combat Ship, $1,755,093,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
LPD-17, $1,837,444,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
LHA-Replacement, $1,999,191,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Joint High Speed Vessel, $372,332,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Oceanographic Ships, $89,000,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Moored Training Ship, $131,200,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
LCAC Service Life Extension Program, $84,076,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Service Craft, $3,863,000; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
For outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and first destination transportation, $270,639,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Completion of Prior Year Shipbuilding Programs, $73,992,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
In all: $14,919,114,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016: Provided, That additional obligations may be incurred after September 30, 2016, for engineering services, tests, evaluations, and other such budgeted work that must be performed in the final stage of ship construction: Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this heading for the construction or conversion of any naval vessel to be constructed in shipyards in the United States shall be expended in foreign facilities for the construction of major components of such vessel: Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this heading shall be used for the construction of any naval vessel in foreign shipyards.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Other Procurement, Navy
For procurement, production, and modernization of support equipment and materials not otherwise provided for, Navy ordnance (except ordnance for new aircraft, new ships, and ships authorized for conversion); the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $6,013,385,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2014.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Procurement, Marine Corps
For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufacture, and modification of missiles, armament, military equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools, and installation thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; vehicles for the Marine Corps, including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and expansion of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, $1,422,570,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2014.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
(including transfer of funds)
For construction, procurement, and modification of aircraft and equipment, including armor and armament, specialized ground handling equipment, and training devices, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of things, $12,950,000,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2014: Provided, That of the amount made available under this heading, $63,500,000 made available for C-130J aircraft shall be transferred to the Department of Homeland Security, Coast Guard, ‘Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Missile Procurement, Air Force
For construction, procurement, and modification of missiles, spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment, including spare parts and accessories therefor, ground handling equipment, and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of things, $6,080,877,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2014.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force
For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by
Other Procurement, Air Force
For procurement and modification of equipment (including ground guidance and electronic control equipment, and ground electronic and communication equipment), and supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; lease of passenger motor vehicles; and expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon, prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $17,403,564,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2014.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Procurement, Defense-Wide
For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments) necessary for procurement, production, and modification of equipment, supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public and private plants, equipment, and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $4,893,428,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2014.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Defense Production Act Purchases
For activities by the Department of Defense pursuant to sections 108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2078, 2091, 2092, and 2093), $169,964,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE IV
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army
For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $8,745,492,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2013.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy
For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $17,753,940,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2013: Provided, That funds appropriated in this paragraph which are available for the V-22 may be used to meet unique operational requirements of the Special Operations Forces: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for the Cobra Judy program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force
For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $26,535,996,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2013.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide
(including transfer of funds)
For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation; advanced research projects as may be designated and determined by the Secretary of Defense, pursuant to law; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $19,193,955,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2013: Provided, That of the funds made available in this paragraph, $200,000,000 for the Defense Rapid Innovation Program shall only be available for expenses, not otherwise provided for, to include program management and oversight, to conduct research, development, test and evaluation to include proof of concept demonstration; engineering, testing, and validation; and transition to full-scale production: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds provided herein for the Defense Rapid Innovation Program to appropriations for research, development, test and evaluation to accomplish the purpose provided herein: Provided further, That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 30 days prior to making transfers from this appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such transfer.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the independent activities of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, in the direction and supervision of operational test and evaluation, including initial operational test and evaluation which is conducted prior to, and in support of, production decisions; joint operational testing and evaluation; and administrative expenses in connection therewith, $191,292,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2013.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE V
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS
Defense Working Capital Funds
For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $1,575,010,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
National Defense Sealift Fund
For National Defense Sealift Fund programs, projects, and activities, and for expenses of the National Defense Reserve Fleet, as established by section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 U.S.C. App. 1744), and for the necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security needs of the United States, $1,100,519,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds provided in this paragraph shall be used to award a new contract that provides for the acquisition of any of the following major components unless such components are manufactured in the United States: auxiliary equipment, including pumps, for all shipboard services; propulsion system components (engines, reduction gears, and propellers); shipboard cranes; and spreaders for shipboard cranes: Provided further, That the exercise of an option in a contract awarded through the obligation of previously appropriated funds shall not be considered to be the award of a new contract: Provided further, That the Secretary of the military department responsible for such procurement may waive the restrictions in the first proviso on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE VI
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
Defense Health Program
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical and health care programs of the Department of Defense as authorized by law, $32,482,059,000; of which $30,582,235,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which not to exceed 1 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2013, and of which up to $16,512,141,000 may be available for contracts entered into under the TRICARE program; of which $632,518,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2014, shall be for procurement; and of which $1,267,306,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2013, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the amount made available under this heading for research, development, test and evaluation, not less than $8,000,000 shall be available for HIV prevention educational activities undertaken in connection with United States military training, exercises, and humanitarian assistance activities conducted primarily in African nations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with the provisions of section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense
(including transfer of funds)
For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of the Department of Defense, for transfer to appropriations available to the Department of Defense for military personnel of the reserve components serving under the provisions of title 10 and title 32, United States Code; for operation and maintenance; for procurement; and for research, development, test and evaluation, $1,209,620,000: Provided, That the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for obligation for the same time period and for the same purpose as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That $23,000,000 may not be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense submits an implementation plan for the expansion of prescription drug testing to the congressional defense committees.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Office of the Inspector General
For expenses and activities of the Office of the Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $346,919,000, of which $341,419,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which not to exceed $700,000 is available for emergencies and extraordinary expenses to be expended on the approval or authority of the Inspector General, and payments may be made on the Inspector General’s certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes; of which $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014, shall be for procurement; and of which $4,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013, shall be for research, development, testing, and evaluation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE VII
RELATED AGENCIES
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund
For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund, to maintain the proper funding level for continuing the operation of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, $513,700,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Intelligence Community Management Account
For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Community Management Account, $547,891,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 8001. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the Congress.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8002. During the current fiscal year, provisions of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or employment of, any person not a citizen of the United States shall not apply to personnel of the Department of Defense: Provided, That salary increases granted to direct and indirect hire foreign national employees of the Department of Defense funded by this Act shall not be at a rate in excess of the percentage increase authorized by law for civilian employees of the Department of Defense whose pay is computed under the provisions of
Sec. 8003. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, unless expressly so provided herein.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8004. No more than 20 percent of the appropriations in this Act which are limited for obligation during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year: Provided, That this section shall not apply to obligations for support of active duty training of reserve components or summer camp training of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(transfer of funds)
Sec. 8005. Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, he may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed $3,750,000,000 of working capital funds of the Department of Defense or funds made available in this Act to the Department of Defense for military functions (except military construction) between such appropriations or funds or any subdivision thereof, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided, That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Congress promptly of all transfers made pursuant to this authority or any other authority in this Act: Provided further, That no part of the funds in this Act shall be available to prepare or present a request to the Committees on Appropriations for reprogramming of funds, unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which reprogramming is requested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using authority provided in this section shall be made prior to June 30, 2012: Provided further, That transfers among military personnel appropriations shall not be taken into account for purposes of the limitation on the amount of funds that may be transferred under this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8006. (a) With regard to the list of specific programs, projects, and activities (and the dollar amounts and adjustments to budget activities corresponding to such programs, projects, and activities) contained in the tables titled ‘Explanation of Project Level Adjustments’ in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), the obligation and expenditure of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act for those programs, projects, and activities for which the amounts appropriated exceed the amounts requested are hereby required by law to be carried out in the manner provided by such tables to the same extent as if the tables were included in the text of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Amounts specified in the referenced tables described in subsection (a) shall not be treated as subdivisions of appropriations for purposes of section 8005 of this Act: Provided, That section 8005 shall apply when transfers of the amounts described in subsection (a) occur between appropriation accounts.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8007. (a) Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Department of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 2012: Provided, That the report shall include--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President’s budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation both by budget activity and program, project, and activity as detailed in the Budget Appendix; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) an identification of items of special congressional interest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Notwithstanding section 8005 of this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional defense committees, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency requirement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(transfer of funds)
Sec. 8008. During the current fiscal year, cash balances in working capital funds of the Department of Defense established pursuant to
Sec. 8009. Funds appropriated by this Act may not be used to initiate a special access program without prior notification 30 calendar days in advance to the congressional defense committees.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8010. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one year of the contract or that includes an unfunded contingent liability in excess of $20,000,000; or (2) a contract for advance procurement leading to a multiyear contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one year, unless the congressional defense committees have been notified at least 30 days in advance of the proposed contract award: Provided, That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to initiate a multiyear contract for which the economic order quantity advance procurement is not funded at least to the limits of the Government’s liability: Provided further, That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to initiate multiyear procurement contracts for any systems or component thereof if the value of the multiyear contract would exceed $500,000,000 unless specifically provided in this Act: Provided further, That no multiyear procurement contract can be terminated without 10-day prior notification to the congressional defense committees: Provided further, That the execution of multiyear authority shall require the use of a present value analysis to determine lowest cost compared to an annual procurement: Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this Act may be used for a multiyear contract executed after the date of the enactment of this Act unless in the case of any such contract--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) the Secretary of Defense has submitted to Congress a budget request for full funding of units to be procured through the contract and, in the case of a contract for procurement of aircraft, that includes, for any aircraft unit to be procured through the contract for which procurement funds are requested in that budget request for production beyond advance procurement activities in the fiscal year covered by the budget, full funding of procurement of such unit in that fiscal year;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) cancellation provisions in the contract do not include consideration of recurring manufacturing costs of the contractor associated with the production of unfunded units to be delivered under the contract;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) the contract provides that payments to the contractor under the contract shall not be made in advance of incurred costs on funded units; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) the contract does not provide for a price adjustment based on a failure to award a follow-on contract.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Funds appropriated in title III of this Act may be used for a multiyear procurement contract as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
UH-60M/HH-60M and MH-60R/MH-60S Helicopter Airframes; and MH-60R/S Mission Avionics and Common Cockpits.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8011. Within the funds appropriated for the operation and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are hereby appropriated pursuant to
Sec. 8012. (a) During fiscal year 2012, the civilian personnel of the Department of Defense may not be managed on the basis of any end-strength, and the management of such personnel during that fiscal year shall not be subject to any constraint or limitation (known as an end-strength) on the number of such personnel who may be employed on the last day of such fiscal year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) The fiscal year 2013 budget request for the Department of Defense as well as all justification material and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2013 Department of Defense budget request shall be prepared and submitted to the Congress as if subsections (a) and (b) of this provision were effective with regard to fiscal year 2013.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to military (civilian) technicians.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8013. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before the Congress.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8014. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available for the basic pay and allowances of any member of the Army participating as a full-time student and receiving benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from the Department of Defense Education Benefits Fund when time spent as a full-time student is credited toward completion of a service commitment: Provided, That this section shall not apply to those members who have reenlisted with this option prior to October 1, 1987: Provided further, That this section applies only to active components of the Army.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(transfer of funds)
Sec. 8015. Funds appropriated in title III of this Act for the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protege Program may be transferred to any other appropriation contained in this Act solely for the purpose of implementing a Mentor-Protege Program developmental assistance agreement pursuant to section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (
Sec. 8016. None of the funds in this Act may be available for the purchase by the Department of Defense (and its departments and agencies) of welded shipboard anchor and mooring chain 4 inches in diameter and under unless the anchor and mooring chain are manufactured in the United States from components which are substantially manufactured in the United States: Provided, That for the purpose of this section, the term ‘manufactured’ shall include cutting, heat treating, quality control, testing of chain and welding (including the forging and shot blasting process): Provided further, That for the purpose of this section substantially all of the components of anchor and mooring chain shall be considered to be produced or manufactured in the United States if the aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured in the United States exceeds the aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured outside the United States: Provided further, That when adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis, the Secretary of the service responsible for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8017. None of the funds available to the Department of Defense may be used to demilitarize or dispose of M-1 Carbines, M-1 Garand rifles, M-14 rifles, .22 caliber rifles, .30 caliber rifles, or M-1911 pistols, or to demilitarize or destroy small arms ammunition or ammunition components that are not otherwise prohibited from commercial sale under Federal law, unless the small arms ammunition or ammunition components are certified by the Secretary of the Army or designee as unserviceable or unsafe for further use.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8018. No more than $500,000 of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used during a single fiscal year for any single relocation of an organization, unit, activity or function of the Department of Defense into or within the National Capital Region: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the congressional defense committees that such a relocation is required in the best interest of the Government.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8019. In addition to the funds provided elsewhere in this Act, $15,000,000 is appropriated only for incentive payments authorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (
Sec. 8020. Funds appropriated by this Act for the Defense Media Activity shall not be used for any national or international political or psychological activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8021. During the current fiscal year, the Department of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of not to exceed $350,000,000 for purposes specified in
Sec. 8022. (a) Of the funds made available in this Act, not less than $37,745,000 shall be available for the Civil Air Patrol Corporation, of which--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) $27,838,000 shall be available from ‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’ to support Civil Air Patrol Corporation operation and maintenance, readiness, counterdrug activities, and drug demand reduction activities involving youth programs;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) $8,990,000 shall be available from ‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) $917,000 shall be available from ‘Other Procurement, Air Force’ for vehicle procurement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) The Secretary of the Air Force should waive reimbursement for any funds used by the Civil Air Patrol for counter-drug activities in support of Federal, State, and local government agencies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8023. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act are available to establish a new Department of Defense (department) federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), either as a new entity, or as a separate entity administrated by an organization managing another FFRDC, or as a nonprofit membership corporation consisting of a consortium of other FFRDCs and other nonprofit entities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) No member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, Overseers, Advisory Group, Special Issues Panel, Visiting Committee, or any similar entity of a defense FFRDC, and no paid consultant to any defense FFRDC, except when acting in a technical advisory capacity, may be compensated for his or her services as a member of such entity, or as a paid consultant by more than one FFRDC in a fiscal year: Provided, That a member of any such entity referred to previously in this subsection shall be allowed travel expenses and per diem as authorized under the Federal Joint Travel Regulations, when engaged in the performance of membership duties.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds available to the department from any source during fiscal year 2012 may be used by a defense FFRDC, through a fee or other payment mechanism, for construction of new buildings, for payment of cost sharing for projects funded by Government grants, for absorption of contract overruns, or for certain charitable contributions, not to include employee participation in community service and/or development.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds available to the department during fiscal year 2012, not more than 5,750 staff years of technical effort (staff years) may be funded for defense FFRDCs: Provided, That of the specific amount referred to previously in this subsection, not more than 1,125 staff years may be funded for the defense studies and analysis FFRDCs: Provided further, That this subsection shall not apply to staff years funded in the National Intelligence Program (NIP) and the Military Intelligence Program (MIP).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(e) The Secretary of Defense shall, with the submission of the department’s fiscal year 2013 budget request, submit a report presenting the specific amounts of staff years of technical effort to be allocated for each defense FFRDC during that fiscal year and the associated budget estimates.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act for FFRDCs is hereby reduced by $150,245,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8024. None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy or armor steel plate for use in any Government-owned facility or property under the control of the Department of Defense which were not melted and rolled in the United States or Canada: Provided, That these procurement restrictions shall apply to any and all Federal Supply Class 9515, American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) or American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) specifications of carbon, alloy or armor steel plate: Provided further, That the Secretary of the military department responsible for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes: Provided further, That these restrictions shall not apply to contracts which are in being as of the date of the enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8025. For the purposes of this Act, the term ‘congressional defense committees’ means the Armed Services Committee of the House of Representatives, the Armed Services Committee of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8026. During the current fiscal year, the Department of Defense may acquire the modification, depot maintenance and repair of aircraft, vehicles and vessels as well as the production of components and other Defense-related articles, through competition between Department of Defense depot maintenance activities and private firms: Provided, That the Senior Acquisition Executive of the military department or Defense Agency concerned, with power of delegation, shall certify that successful bids include comparable estimates of all direct and indirect costs for both public and private bids: Provided further, That Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 shall not apply to competitions conducted under this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8027. (a)(1) If the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the United States Trade Representative, determines that a foreign country which is party to an agreement described in paragraph (2) has violated the terms of the agreement by discriminating against certain types of products produced in the United States that are covered by the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall rescind the Secretary’s blanket waiver of the Buy American Act with respect to such types of products produced in that foreign country.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding, between the United States and a foreign country pursuant to which the Secretary of Defense has prospectively waived the Buy American Act for certain products in that country.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress a report on the amount of Department of Defense purchases from foreign entities in fiscal year 2012. Such report shall separately indicate the dollar value of items for which the Buy American Act was waived pursuant to any agreement described in subsection (a)(2), the Trade Agreement Act of 1979 (
(c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘Buy American Act’ means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8028. During the current fiscal year, amounts contained in the Department of Defense Overseas Military Facility Investment Recovery Account established by section 2921(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act of 1991 (
Sec. 8029. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Air Force may convey at no cost to the Air Force, without consideration, to Indian tribes located in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington relocatable military housing units located at Grand Forks Air Force Base, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Ellsworth Air Force Base, and Minot Air Force Base that are excess to the needs of the Air Force.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) The Secretary of the Air Force shall convey, at no cost to the Air Force, military housing units under subsection (a) in accordance with the request for such units that are submitted to the Secretary by the Operation Walking Shield Program on behalf of Indian tribes located in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington. Any such conveyance shall be subject to the condition that the housing units shall be removed within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Secretary.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) The Operation Walking Shield Program shall resolve any conflicts among requests of Indian tribes for housing units under subsection (a) before submitting requests to the Secretary of the Air Force under subsection (b).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(d) In this section, the term ‘Indian tribe’ means any recognized Indian tribe included on the current list published by the Secretary of the Interior under section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe Act of 1994 (
Sec. 8030. During the current fiscal year, appropriations which are available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not more than $250,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8031. (a) During the current fiscal year, none of the appropriations or funds available to the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds shall be used for the purchase of an investment item for the purpose of acquiring a new inventory item for sale or anticipated sale during the current fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year to customers of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds if such an item would not have been chargeable to the Department of Defense Business Operations Fund during fiscal year 1994 and if the purchase of such an investment item would be chargeable during the current fiscal year to appropriations made to the Department of Defense for procurement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) The fiscal year 2013 budget request for the Department of Defense as well as all justification material and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2013 Department of Defense budget shall be prepared and submitted to the Congress on the basis that any equipment which was classified as an end item and funded in a procurement appropriation contained in this Act shall be budgeted for in a proposed fiscal year 2013 procurement appropriation and not in the supply management business area or any other area or category of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8032. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs of the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for the Reserve for Contingencies, which shall remain available until September 30, 2013: Provided, That funds appropriated, transferred, or otherwise credited to the Central Intelligence Agency Central Services Working Capital Fund during this or any prior or subsequent fiscal year shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That any funds appropriated or transferred to the Central Intelligence Agency for advanced research and development acquisition, for agent operations, and for covert action programs authorized by the President under section 503 of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended, shall remain available until September 30, 2013.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8033. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this Act for the Defense Intelligence Agency may be used for the design, development, and deployment of General Defense Intelligence Program intelligence communications and intelligence information systems for the Services, the Unified and Specified Commands, and the component commands.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8034. Of the funds appropriated to the Department of Defense under the heading ‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’, not less than $12,000,000 shall be made available only for the mitigation of environmental impacts, including training and technical assistance to tribes, related administrative support, the gathering of information, documenting of environmental damage, and developing a system for prioritization of mitigation and cost to complete estimates for mitigation, on Indian lands resulting from Department of Defense activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8035. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be expended by an entity of the Department of Defense unless the entity, in expending the funds, complies with the Buy American Act. For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘Buy American Act’ means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) If the Secretary of Defense determines that a person has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing a ‘Made in America’ inscription to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in America, the Secretary shall determine, in accordance with
(c) In the case of any equipment or products purchased with appropriations provided under this Act, it is the sense of the Congress that any entity of the Department of Defense, in expending the appropriation, purchase only American-made equipment and products, provided that American-made equipment and products are cost-competitive, quality competitive, and available in a timely fashion.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8036. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available for a contract for studies, analysis, or consulting services entered into without competition on the basis of an unsolicited proposal unless the head of the activity responsible for the procurement determines--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) as a result of thorough technical evaluation, only one source is found fully qualified to perform the proposed work;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) the purpose of the contract is to explore an unsolicited proposal which offers significant scientific or technological promise, represents the product of original thinking, and was submitted in confidence by one source; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) the purpose of the contract is to take advantage of unique and significant industrial accomplishment by a specific concern, or to insure that a new product or idea of a specific concern is given financial support: Provided, That this limitation shall not apply to contracts in an amount of less than $25,000, contracts related to improvements of equipment that is in development or production, or contracts as to which a civilian official of the Department of Defense, who has been confirmed by the Senate, determines that the award of such contract is in the interest of the national defense.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8037. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), none of the funds made available by this Act may be used--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) to establish a field operating agency; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) to pay the basic pay of a member of the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the department who is transferred or reassigned from a headquarters activity if the member or employee’s place of duty remains at the location of that headquarters.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) The Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military department may waive the limitations in subsection (a), on a case-by-case basis, if the Secretary determines, and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate that the granting of the waiver will reduce the personnel requirements or the financial requirements of the department.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) This section does not apply to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) field operating agencies funded within the National Intelligence Program;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) an Army field operating agency established to eliminate, mitigate, or counter the effects of improvised explosive devices, and, as determined by the Secretary of the Army, other similar threats; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) an Army field operating agency established to improve the effectiveness and efficiencies of biometric activities and to integrate common biometric technologies throughout the Department of Defense.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8038. The Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, acting through the Office of Economic Adjustment of the Department of Defense, may use funds made available in this Act under the heading ‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’ to make grants and supplement other Federal funds in accordance with the guidance provided in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8039. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to convert to contractor performance an activity or function of the Department of Defense that, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, is performed by Department of Defense civilian employees unless--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) the conversion is based on the result of a public-private competition that includes a most efficient and cost effective organization plan developed by such activity or function;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) the Competitive Sourcing Official determines that, over all performance periods stated in the solicitation of offers for performance of the activity or function, the cost of performance of the activity or function by a contractor would be less costly to the Department of Defense by an amount that equals or exceeds the lesser of--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) 10 percent of the most efficient organization’s personnel-related costs for performance of that activity or function by Federal employees; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) $10,000,000; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) the contractor does not receive an advantage for a proposal that would reduce costs for the Department of Defense by--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) not making an employer-sponsored health insurance plan available to the workers who are to be employed in the performance of that activity or function under the contract; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) offering to such workers an employer-sponsored health benefits plan that requires the employer to contribute less towards the premium or subscription share than the amount that is paid by the Department of Defense for health benefits for civilian employees under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b)(1) The Department of Defense, without regard to subsection (a) of this section or subsection (a), (b), or (c) of
(A) is included on the procurement list established pursuant to section 2 of the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act (
(B) is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or by a qualified nonprofit agency for other severely handicapped individuals in accordance with that Act; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(C) is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified firm under at least 51 percent ownership by an Indian tribe, as defined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (
(2) This section shall not apply to depot contracts or contracts for depot maintenance as provided in sections 2469 and 2474 of title 10, United States Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) The conversion of any activity or function of the Department of Defense under the authority provided by this section shall be credited toward any competitive or outsourcing goal, target, or measurement that may be established by statute, regulation, or policy and is deemed to be awarded under the authority of, and in compliance with, subsection (h) of
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Sec. 8040. Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘National Defense Sealift Fund, 2002/XXXX’, $20,444,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘National Defense Sealift Fund, 2003/XXXX’, $8,500,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘National Defense Sealift Fund, 2004/XXXX’, $6,500,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Aircraft Procurement, Army, 2010/2012’, $5,100,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army, 2010/2012’, $4,353,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Procurement of Ammunition, Army, 2010/2012’, $21,674,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Other Procurement, Army, 2010/2012’, $58,647,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Aircraft Procurement, Navy, 2010/2012’, $90,000,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, 2010/2012’, $32,897,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Missile Procurement, Air Force, 2010/2012’, $3,889,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Other Procurement, Air Force, 2010/2012’, $12,200,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Procurement, Defense-Wide, 2010/2012’, $716,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Aircraft Procurement, Army, 2011/2013’, $21,500,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Missile Procurement, Army, 2011/2013’, $99,800,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army, 2011/2013’, $18,834,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Procurement of Ammunition, Army, 2011/2013’, $15,000,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Other Procurement, Army, 2011/2013’, $438,436,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Aircraft Procurement, Navy, 2011/2013’, $78,000,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Weapons Procurement, Navy, 2011/2013’, $34,276,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps, 2011/2013’, $28,262,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Other Procurement, Navy, 2011/2013’, $59,598,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Under the heading, ‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 2011/2015’: Littoral Combat Ship Advance Procurement: $110,351,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, 2011/2013’, $220,213,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Missile Procurement, Air Force, 2011/2013’, $193,900,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Other Procurement, Air Force, 2011/2013’, $52,868,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Procurement, Defense-Wide, 2011/2013’, $4,312,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, 2011/2012’, $356,625,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, 2011/2012’, $65,687,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force, 2011/2012’, $258,094,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide, 2011/2012’, $254,284,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Defense Health Program, 2011/2012’, $257,000:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Provided, That the funds rescinded from the National Defense Sealift accounts are those described under the heading ‘National Defense Sealift Fund’ in
Public Law 107-117 ,Public Law 107-248 , andPublic Law 108-87 , or for the purposes described in section 115 of division H ofPublic Law 108-199 , as amended by section 1017 of division A ofPublic Law 109-13 .CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8041. None of the funds available in this Act may be used to reduce the authorized positions for military technicians (dual status) of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve for the purpose of applying any administratively imposed civilian personnel ceiling, freeze, or reduction on military technicians (dual status), unless such reductions are a direct result of a reduction in military force structure.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8042. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea unless specifically appropriated for that purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8043. Funds appropriated in this Act for operation and maintenance of the Military Departments, Combatant Commands and Defense Agencies shall be available for reimbursement of pay, allowances and other expenses which would otherwise be incurred against appropriations for the National Guard and Reserve when members of the National Guard and Reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence support to Combatant Commands, Defense Agencies and Joint Intelligence Activities, including the activities and programs included within the National Intelligence Program and the Military Intelligence Program: Provided, That nothing in this section authorizes deviation from established Reserve and National Guard personnel and training procedures.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8044. During the current fiscal year, none of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to reduce the civilian medical and medical support personnel assigned to military treatment facilities below the September 30, 2003, level: Provided, That the Service Surgeons General may waive this section by certifying to the congressional defense committees that the beneficiary population is declining in some catchment areas and civilian strength reductions may be consistent with responsible resource stewardship and capitation-based budgeting.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8045. (a) None of the funds available to the Department of Defense for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other department or agency of the United States except as specifically provided in an appropriations law.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) None of the funds available to the Central Intelligence Agency for any fiscal year for drug interdiction and counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other department or agency of the United States except as specifically provided in an appropriations law.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8046. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used for the procurement of ball and roller bearings other than those produced by a domestic source and of domestic origin: Provided, That the Secretary of the military department responsible for such procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes: Provided further, That this restriction shall not apply to the purchase of ‘commercial items’, as defined by section 4(12) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, except that the restriction shall apply to ball or roller bearings purchased as end items.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8047. None of the funds in this Act may be used to purchase any supercomputer which is not manufactured in the United States, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes that is not available from United States manufacturers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8048. None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to pay the salary of any officer or employee of the Department of Defense who approves or implements the transfer of administrative responsibilities or budgetary resources of any program, project, or activity financed by this Act to the jurisdiction of another Federal agency not financed by this Act without the express authorization of Congress: Provided, That this limitation shall not apply to transfers of funds expressly provided for in Defense Appropriations Acts, or provisions of Acts providing supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8049. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds available to the Department of Defense for the current fiscal year may be obligated or expended to transfer to another nation or an international organization any defense articles or services (other than intelligence services) for use in the activities described in subsection (b) unless the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate are notified 15 days in advance of such transfer.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) This section applies to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) any international peacekeeping or peace-enforcement operation under the authority of chapter VI or chapter VII of the United Nations Charter under the authority of a United Nations Security Council resolution; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) any other international peacekeeping, peace-enforcement, or humanitarian assistance operation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) A notice under subsection (a) shall include the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) A description of the equipment, supplies, or services to be transferred.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) A statement of the value of the equipment, supplies, or services to be transferred.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) In the case of a proposed transfer of equipment or supplies--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) a statement of whether the inventory requirements of all elements of the Armed Forces (including the reserve components) for the type of equipment or supplies to be transferred have been met; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) a statement of whether the items proposed to be transferred will have to be replaced and, if so, how the President proposes to provide funds for such replacement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8050. None of the funds available to the Department of Defense under this Act shall be obligated or expended to pay a contractor under a contract with the Department of Defense for costs of any amount paid by the contractor to an employee when--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in excess of the normal salary paid by the contractor to the employee; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) such bonus is part of restructuring costs associated with a business combination.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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Sec. 8051. During the current fiscal year, no more than $30,000,000 of appropriations made in this Act under the heading ‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’ may be transferred to appropriations available for the pay of military personnel, to be merged with, and to be available for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred, to be used in support of such personnel in connection with support and services for eligible organizations and activities outside the Department of Defense pursuant to
Sec. 8052. During the current fiscal year, in the case of an appropriation account of the Department of Defense for which the period of availability for obligation has expired or which has closed under the provisions of
(1) the obligation would have been properly chargeable (except as to amount) to the expired or closed account before the end of the period of availability or closing of that account;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) the obligation is not otherwise properly chargeable to any current appropriation account of the Department of Defense; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) in the case of an expired account, the obligation is not chargeable to a current appropriation of the Department of Defense under the provisions of section 1405(b)(8) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991,
Sec. 8053. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may permit the use of equipment of the National Guard Distance Learning Project by any person or entity on a space-available, reimbursable basis. The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall establish the amount of reimbursement for such use on a case-by-case basis.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Amounts collected under subsection (a) shall be credited to funds available for the National Guard Distance Learning Project and be available to defray the costs associated with the use of equipment of the project under that subsection. Such funds shall be available for such purposes without fiscal year limitation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8054. Using funds made available by this Act or any other Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, pursuant to a determination under
Sec. 8055. None of the funds appropriated in title IV of this Act may be used to procure end-items for delivery to military forces for operational training, operational use or inventory requirements: Provided, That this restriction does not apply to end-items used in development, prototyping, and test activities preceding and leading to acceptance for operational use: Provided further, That this restriction does not apply to programs funded within the National Intelligence Program: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that it is in the national security interest to do so.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8056. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to approve or license the sale of the F-22A advanced tactical fighter to any foreign government: Provided, That the Department of Defense may conduct or participate in studies, research, design and other activities to define and develop a future export version of the F-22A that protects classified and sensitive information, technologies and U.S. warfighting capabilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8057. (a) The Secretary of Defense may, on a case-by-case basis, waive with respect to a foreign country each limitation on the procurement of defense items from foreign sources provided in law if the Secretary determines that the application of the limitation with respect to that country would invalidate cooperative programs entered into between the Department of Defense and the foreign country, or would invalidate reciprocal trade agreements for the procurement of defense items entered into under
(b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) contracts and subcontracts entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) options for the procurement of items that are exercised after such date under contracts that are entered into before such date if the option prices are adjusted for any reason other than the application of a waiver granted under subsection (a).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation regarding construction of public vessels, ball and roller bearings, food, and clothing or textile materials as defined by section 11 (chapters 50-65) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and products classified under headings 4010, 4202, 4203, 6401 through 6406, 6505, 7019, 7218 through 7229, 7304.41 through 7304.49, 7306.40, 7502 through 7508, 8105, 8108, 8109, 8211, 8215, and 9404.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8058. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to support any training program involving a unit of the security forces or police of a foreign country if the Secretary of Defense has received credible information from the Department of State that the unit has committed a gross violation of human rights, unless all necessary corrective steps have been taken.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall ensure that prior to a decision to conduct any training program referred to in subsection (a), full consideration is given to all credible information available to the Department of State relating to human rights violations by foreign security forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) The Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretary of State, may waive the prohibition in subsection (a) if he determines that such waiver is required by extraordinary circumstances.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(d) Not more than 15 days after the exercise of any waiver under subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees describing the extraordinary circumstances, the purpose and duration of the training program, the United States forces and the foreign security forces involved in the training program, and the information relating to human rights violations that necessitates the waiver.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8059. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or other Department of Defense Appropriations Acts may be obligated or expended for the purpose of performing repairs or maintenance to military family housing units of the Department of Defense, including areas in such military family housing units that may be used for the purpose of conducting official Department of Defense business.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8060. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated in this Act under the heading ‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’ for any new start advanced concept technology demonstration project or joint capability demonstration project may only be obligated 45 days after a report, including a description of the project, the planned acquisition and transition strategy and its estimated annual and total cost, has been provided in writing to the congressional defense committees: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying to the congressional defense committees that it is in the national interest to do so.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8061. The Secretary of Defense shall provide a classified quarterly report beginning 30 days after enactment of this Act, to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, Subcommittees on Defense on certain matters as directed in the classified annex accompanying this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8062. During the current fiscal year, none of the funds available to the Department of Defense may be used to provide support to another department or agency of the United States if such department or agency is more than 90 days in arrears in making payment to the Department of Defense for goods or services previously provided to such department or agency on a reimbursable basis: Provided, That this restriction shall not apply if the department is authorized by law to provide support to such department or agency on a nonreimbursable basis, and is providing the requested support pursuant to such authority: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that it is in the national security interest to do so.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8063. Notwithstanding
Sec. 8064. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to transfer to any nongovernmental entity ammunition held by the Department of Defense that has a center-fire cartridge and a United States military nomenclature designation of ‘armor penetrator’, ‘armor piercing (AP)’, ‘armor piercing incendiary (API)’, or ‘armor-piercing incendiary tracer (API-T)’, except to an entity performing demilitarization services for the Department of Defense under a contract that requires the entity to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Department of Defense that armor piercing projectiles are either: (1) rendered incapable of reuse by the demilitarization process; or (2) used to manufacture ammunition pursuant to a contract with the Department of Defense or the manufacture of ammunition for export pursuant to a License for Permanent Export of Unclassified Military Articles issued by the Department of State.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8065. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, may waive payment of all or part of the consideration that otherwise would be required under
Sec. 8066. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be used for the support of any nonappropriated funds activity of the Department of Defense that procures malt beverages and wine with nonappropriated funds for resale (including such alcoholic beverages sold by the drink) on a military installation located in the United States unless such malt beverages and wine are procured within that State, or in the case of the District of Columbia, within the District of Columbia, in which the military installation is located: Provided, That in a case in which the military installation is located in more than one State, purchases may be made in any State in which the installation is located: Provided further, That such local procurement requirements for malt beverages and wine shall apply to all alcoholic beverages only for military installations in States which are not contiguous with another State: Provided further, That alcoholic beverages other than wine and malt beverages, in contiguous States and the District of Columbia shall be procured from the most competitive source, price and other factors considered.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 8067. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading ‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’, $124,493,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to transfer such funds to other activities of the Federal Government: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense is authorized to enter into and carry out contracts for the acquisition of real property, construction, personal services, and operations related to projects carrying out the purposes of this section: Provided further, That contracts entered into under the authority of this section may provide for such indemnification as the Secretary determines to be necessary: Provided further, That projects authorized by this section shall comply with applicable Federal, State, and local law to the maximum extent consistent with the national security, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8068. Section 8106 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1997 (titles I through VIII of the matter under subsection 101(b) of
Sec. 8069. In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, $4,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense, to remain available for obligation until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, that upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national interest, these funds shall be available only for a grant to the Fisher House Foundation, Inc., only for the construction and furnishing of additional Fisher Houses to meet the needs of military family members when confronted with the illness or hospitalization of an eligible military beneficiary.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8070. (a) In General- Subchapter I of chapter 88 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding the following new section at its end--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1790. MILITARY PERSONNEL CITIZENSHIP PROCESSING.
‘Authorization of Payments- Using funds provided for operation and maintenance and notwithstanding
section 2215 of title 10, United States Code , the Secretary of Defense may reimburse the Secretary of Homeland Security for costs associated with the processing and adjudication by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of applications for naturalization described in sections 328(b)(4) and 329(b)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1439(b)(4) and 1440(b)(4)). Such reimbursements shall be deposited and remain available as provided by sections 286(m) and (n) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(m)). Such reimbursements shall be based on actual costs incurred by USCIS for processing applications for naturalization, and shall not exceed $7,500,000 per fiscal year.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink(b) Clerical Amendment- The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 88 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1789 the following new item:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘1790. Military personnel citizenship processing.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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Sec. 8071. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading ‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’, $235,700,000 shall be for the Israeli Cooperative Programs: Provided, That of this amount, $110,525,000 shall be for the Short Range Ballistic Missile Defense (SRBMD) program, including cruise missile defense research and development under the SRBMD program, of which $15,000,000 shall be for production activities of SRBMD missiles in the United States and in Israel to meet Israel’s defense requirements consistent with each nation’s laws, regulations, and procedures, $66,220,000 shall be available for an upper-tier component to the Israeli Missile Defense Architecture, and $58,955,000 shall be for the Arrow System Improvement Program including development of a long range, ground and airborne, detection suite: Provided further, That funds made available under this provision for production of missiles and missile components may be transferred to appropriations available for the procurement of weapons and equipment, to be merged with and to be available for the same time period and the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this provision is in addition to any other transfer authority contained in this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8072. (a) None of the funds available to the Department of Defense may be obligated to modify command and control relationships to give Fleet Forces Command operational and administrative control of U.S. Navy forces assigned to the Pacific fleet.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) None of the funds available to the Department of Defense may be obligated to modify command and control relationships to give United States Transportation Command operational and administrative control of C-130 and KC-135 forces assigned to the Pacific and European Air Force Commands.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) The command and control relationships in subsections (a) and (b) which existed on March 13, 2011, shall remain in force unless changes are specifically authorized in a subsequent Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 8073. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading ‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’, $73,992,000 shall be available until September 30, 2012, to fund prior year shipbuilding cost increases: Provided, That upon enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer funds to the following appropriations in the amounts specified: Provided further, That the amounts transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes as the appropriations to which transferred to:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) Under the heading ‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 2005/2012’: LPD-17 Amphibious Transport Dock Program $18,627,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) Under the heading ‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 2006/2012’: LPD-17 Amphibious Transport Dock Program $23,437,000; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) Under the heading ‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 2008/2012’: LPD-17 Amphibious Transport Dock Program $31,928,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 8074. (a) Of the amounts appropriated in title IV of this Act under the heading ‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army’, for Budget Activities 4, 5 and 7, $50,000,000 shall be transferred to Program Element 0605601A: Provided, That no funds may be transferred until 30 days after the Secretary of the Army provides to the congressional defense committees a report including the details of any such transfer: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this provision is in addition to any other transfer authority contained in this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Of the amounts appropriated in title IV of this Act under the heading ‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force’, for Budget Activities 4, 5 and 7, $34,000,000 shall be transferred to Program Element 0605807F: Provided, That no funds may be transferred until 30 days after the Secretary of the Air Force provides to the congressional defense committees a report including the details of any such transfer: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this provision is in addition to any other transfer authority contained in this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8075. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (
Sec. 8076. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity unless such program, project, or activity must be undertaken immediately in the interest of national security and only after written prior notification to the congressional defense committees.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8077. The budget of the President for fiscal year 2013 submitted to the Congress pursuant to
Sec. 8078. None of the funds in this Act may be used for research, development, test, evaluation, procurement or deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile defense system.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 8079. In addition to the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, $44,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense: Provided, That upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national interest, he shall make grants in the amounts specified as follows: $20,000,000 to the United Service Organizations and $24,000,000 to the Red Cross.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8080. None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve, if such action would reduce the WC-130 Weather Reconnaissance mission below the levels funded in this Act: Provided, That the Air Force shall allow the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron to perform other missions in support of national defense requirements during the non-hurricane season.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8081. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for integration of foreign intelligence information unless the information has been lawfully collected and processed during the conduct of authorized foreign intelligence activities: Provided, That information pertaining to United States persons shall only be handled in accordance with protections provided in the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution as implemented through Executive Order No. 12333.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8082. (a) At the time members of reserve components of the Armed Forces are called or ordered to active duty under
(b) The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirements of subsection (a) in any case in which the Secretary determines that it is necessary to do so to respond to a national security emergency or to meet dire operational requirements of the Armed Forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 8083. The Secretary of Defense may transfer funds from any available Department of the Navy appropriation to any available Navy ship construction appropriation for the purpose of liquidating necessary changes resulting from inflation, market fluctuations, or rate adjustments for any ship construction program appropriated in law: Provided, That the Secretary may transfer not to exceed $100,000,000 under the authority provided by this section: Provided further, That the Secretary may not transfer any funds until 30 days after the proposed transfer has been reported to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, unless a response from the Committees is received sooner: Provided further, That any funds transferred pursuant to this section shall retain the same period of availability as when originally appropriated: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided by this section is in addition to any other transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8084. For purposes of
Sec. 8085. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to transfer research and development, acquisition, or other program authority relating to current tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (TUAVs) from the Army.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) The Army shall retain responsibility for and operational control of the MQ-1C Sky Warrior Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in order to support the Secretary of Defense in matters relating to the employment of unmanned aerial vehicles.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8086. Up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’ may be made available for the Asia Pacific Regional Initiative Program for the purpose of enabling the Pacific Command to execute Theater Security Cooperation activities such as humanitarian assistance, and payment of incremental and personnel costs of training and exercising with foreign security forces: Provided, That funds made available for this purpose may be used, notwithstanding any other funding authorities for humanitarian assistance, security assistance or combined exercise expenses: Provided further, That funds may not be obligated to provide assistance to any foreign country that is otherwise prohibited from receiving such type of assistance under any other provision of law.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8087. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for research and technology, which shall remain available until September 30, 2013.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8088. For purposes of
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Sec. 8089. During the current fiscal year, not to exceed $200,000,000 from funds available under ‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’ may be transferred to the Department of State ‘Global Security Contingency Fund’: Provided, That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 30 days prior to making transfers to the Department of State ‘Global Security Contingency Fund’, notify the congressional defense committees in writing with the source of funds and a detailed justification, execution plan, and timeline for each proposed project.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8090. The Director of National Intelligence shall include the budget exhibits identified in paragraphs (1) and (2) as described in the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation with the congressional budget justification books:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) For procurement programs requesting more than $10,000,000 in any fiscal year, the P-1, Procurement Program; P-5, Cost Analysis; P-5a, Procurement History and Planning; P-21, Production Schedule; and P-40, Budget Item Justification.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) For research, development, test and evaluation projects requesting more than $5,000,000 in any fiscal year, the R-1, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Program; R-2, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Budget Item Justification; R-3, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Project Cost Analysis; and R-4, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Program Schedule Profile.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8091. The amounts appropriated in title II of this Act are hereby reduced by $515,000,000 to reflect excess cash balances in Department of Defense Working Capital Funds, as follows: From ‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’, $515,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8092. (a) Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a report to the congressional intelligence committees to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 2012: Provided, That the report shall include--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President’s budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation by Expenditure Center and project; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) an identification of items of special congressional interest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional intelligence committees, unless the Director of National Intelligence certifies in writing to the congressional intelligence committees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency requirement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8093. (a) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (
(1) creates a new start effort;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) terminates a program with appropriated funding of $10,000,000 or more;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) transfers funding into or out of the National Intelligence Program; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) transfers funding between appropriations,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
unless the congressional intelligence committees are notified 30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; this notification period may be reduced for urgent national security requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (
Sec. 8094. The Director of National Intelligence shall submit to Congress each year, at or about the time that the President’s budget is submitted to Congress that year under
Sec. 8095. For the purposes of this Act, the term ‘congressional intelligence committees’ means the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8096. The Department of Defense shall continue to report incremental contingency operations costs for Operation New Dawn and Operation Enduring Freedom on a monthly basis in the Cost of War Execution Report as prescribed in the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation Department of Defense Instruction 7000.14, Volume 12, Chapter 23 ‘Contingency Operations’, Annex 1, dated September 2005.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 8097. During the current fiscal year, not to exceed $11,000,000 from each of the appropriations made in title II of this Act for ‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’, ‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’, and ‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’ may be transferred by the military department concerned to its central fund established for Fisher Houses and Suites pursuant to
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 8098. Of the funds appropriated in the Intelligence Community Management Account for the Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment, $20,000,000 is available for transfer by the Director of National Intelligence to other departments and agencies for purposes of Government-wide information sharing activities: Provided, That funds transferred under this provision are to be merged with and available for the same purposes and time period as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That the Office of Management and Budget must approve any transfers made under this provision.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8099. Funds appropriated by this Act for operation and maintenance may be available for the purpose of making remittances to the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund in accordance with the requirements of
Sec. 8100. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public website of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) the public posting of the report compromises national security; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) the report contains proprietary information.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8101. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be expended for any Federal contract for an amount in excess of $1,000,000, unless the contractor agrees not to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) enter into any agreement with any of its employees or independent contractors that requires, as a condition of employment, that the employee or independent contractor agree to resolve through arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) take any action to enforce any provision of an existing agreement with an employee or independent contractor that mandates that the employee or independent contractor resolve through arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be expended for any Federal contract unless the contractor certifies that it requires each covered subcontractor to agree not to enter into, and not to take any action to enforce any provision of, any agreement as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), with respect to any employee or independent contractor performing work related to such subcontract. For purposes of this subsection, a ‘covered subcontractor’ is an entity that has a subcontract in excess of $1,000,000 on a contract subject to subsection (a).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) The prohibitions in this section do not apply with respect to a contractor’s or subcontractor’s agreements with employees or independent contractors that may not be enforced in a court of the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(d) The Secretary of Defense may waive the application of subsection (a) or (b) to a particular contractor or subcontractor for the purposes of a particular contract or subcontract if the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary personally determines that the waiver is necessary to avoid harm to national security interests of the United States, and that the term of the contract or subcontract is not longer than necessary to avoid such harm. The determination shall set forth with specificity the grounds for the waiver and for the contract or subcontract term selected, and shall state any alternatives considered in lieu of a waiver and the reasons each such alternative would not avoid harm to national security interests of the United States. The Secretary of Defense shall transmit to Congress, and simultaneously make public, any determination under this subsection not less than 15 business days before the contract or subcontract addressed in the determination may be awarded.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8102. (a)(1) No National Intelligence Program funds appropriated in this Act may be used for a mission critical or mission essential business management information technology system that is not registered with the Director of National Intelligence. A system shall be considered to be registered with that officer upon the furnishing notice of the system, together with such information concerning the system as the Director of the Business Transformation Office may prescribe.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) During the fiscal year 2012 no funds may be obligated or expended for a financial management automated information system, a mixed information system supporting financial and non-financial systems, or a business system improvement of more than $3,000,000, within the Intelligence Community without the approval of the Business Transformation Investment Review Board.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) This section shall not apply to any programmatic or analytic systems or programmatic or analytic system improvements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8103. None of the funds made available under this Act may be distributed to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or its subsidiaries.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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Sec. 8104. From within the funds appropriated for operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program in this Act, up to $135,631,000, shall be available for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund in accordance with the provisions of section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010,
Sec. 8105. Section 310(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (
Sec. 8106. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall not employ more Senior Executive employees than are specified in the classified annex: Provided, That not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees the Office of the Director of National Intelligence strategic human capital plan and the Office of Director of National Intelligence current and future grade structure, to include General Schedule 15 positions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8107. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to pay a retired general or flag officer to serve as a senior mentor advising the Department of Defense unless such retired officer files a Standard Form 278 (or successor form concerning public financial disclosure under part 2634 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations) to the Office of Government Ethics.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8108. Appropriations available to the Department of Defense may be used for the purchase of heavy and light armored vehicles for the physical security of personnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of $250,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8109. The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall conduct a review of Anti-deficiency Act violations and their causes in the Department of Defense Military Personnel accounts. Based on the findings of the review, the Inspector General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the results of the review and recommendations for corrective actions to be implemented.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8110. Of the amounts appropriated for ‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’, $33,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, acting through the Office of Economic Adjustment of the Department of Defense, to make grants, conclude cooperative agreements, and supplement other Federal funds, to remain available until expended, to assist the civilian population of Guam in response to the military buildup of Guam, to include addressing the need for vehicles and supplies for civilian student transportation, preservation and repository of artifacts unearthed during military construction, and construction of a mental health and substance abuse facility: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating funds for this purpose, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such obligation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8111. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Secretary of Defense to take beneficial occupancy of more than 2,000 parking spaces (other than handicap-reserved spaces) to be provided by the BRAC 133 project: Provided, That this limitation may be waived in part if: (1) the Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress that levels of service at existing intersections in the vicinity of the project have not experienced failing levels of service as defined by the Transportation Research Board Highway Capacity Manual over a consecutive 90-day period; (2) the Department of Defense and the Virginia Department of Transportation agree on the number of additional parking spaces that may be made available to employees of the facility subject to continued 90-day traffic monitoring; and (3) the Secretary of Defense notifies the congressional defense committees in writing at least 14 days prior to exercising this waiver of the number of additional parking spaces to be made available: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall implement the Department of Defense Inspector General recommendations outlined in report number DODIG-2012-024, and certify to Congress not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act that the recommendations have been implemented.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8112. (a) None of the funds provided in this title for Operation and Maintenance may be available for obligation or expenditure to relocate Air Force program offices, or acquisition management functions of major weapons systems, to a central location, or to any location other than the Air Force Material Command site where they are currently located until 30 days after the Secretary of the Air Force submits the initial report under subsection (b).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) The Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report which includes the following: a listing of all Air Force Material Command functions to be transferred and an identification of the locations where these functions will be transferred from and to; a listing of all Air Force Material Command personnel positions to be transferred and an identification of the locations these positions will be transferred from and to; and the cost benefit analysis and the life-cycle cost analysis underpinning the Secretary of the Air Force’s decision to relocate Air Force Material Command functions and personnel.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8113. Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall resume quarterly reporting of the numbers of civilian personnel end strength by appropriation account for each and every appropriation account used to finance Federal civilian personnel salaries to the congressional defense committees within 15 days after the end of each fiscal quarter.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8114. In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, $10,000,000 is hereby appropriated, for an additional amount for ‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army’, to remain available until September 30, 2013. Such funds may be available for the Secretary of the Army to conduct research on alternative energy resources for deployed forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8115. The Secretary of Defense shall study and report to the Congressional Defense Committees the feasibility of using commercially available telecommunications expense management solutions across the Department of Defense by March 1, 2012.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8116. None of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to plan, prepare for, or otherwise take any action to undertake or implement the separation of the National Intelligence Program budget from the Department of Defense budget.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 8117. Upon a determination by the Director of National Intelligence that such action is necessary and in the national interest, the Director may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed $2,000,000,000 of the funds made available in this Act for the National Intelligence Program: Provided, That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen intelligence requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using authority provided in this section shall be made prior to June 30, 2012.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 8118. In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is appropriated $250,000,000, for an additional amount for ‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’, to be available until expended: Provided, That such funds shall only be available to the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Office of Economic Adjustment of the Department of Defense, or for transfer to the Secretary of Education, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to make grants, conclude cooperative agreements, or supplement other Federal funds to construct, renovate, repair, or expand elementary and secondary public schools on military installations in order to address capacity or facility condition deficiencies at such schools: Provided further, That in making such funds available, the Office of Economic Adjustment or the Secretary of Education shall give priority consideration to those military installations with schools having the most serious capacity or facility condition deficiencies as determined by the Secretary of Defense.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8119. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8120. (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) and subsection (d), none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer any individual detained at Guantanamo to the custody or control of the individual’s country of origin, any other foreign country, or any other foreign entity unless the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress the certification described in subsection (b) not later than 30 days before the transfer of the individual.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any action taken by the Secretary to transfer any individual detained at Guantanamo to effectuate--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) an order affecting the disposition of the individual that is issued by a court or competent tribunal of the United States having lawful jurisdiction (which the Secretary shall notify Congress of promptly after issuance); orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) a pre-trial agreement entered in a military commission case prior to the date of the enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) A certification described in this subsection is a written certification made by the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) the government of the foreign country or the recognized leadership of the foreign entity to which the individual detained at Guantanamo is to be transferred--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) is not a designated state sponsor of terrorism or a designated foreign terrorist organization;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) maintains control over each detention facility in which the individual is to be detained if the individual is to be housed in a detention facility;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(C) is not, as of the date of the certification, facing a threat that is likely to substantially affect its ability to exercise control over the individual;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(D) has taken or agreed to take effective actions to ensure that the individual cannot take action to threaten the United States, its citizens, or its allies in the future;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(E) has taken or agreed to take such actions as the Secretary of Defense determines are necessary to ensure that the individual cannot engage or reengage in any terrorist activity; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(F) has agreed to share with the United States any information that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(i) is related to the individual or any associates of the individual; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(ii) could affect the security of the United States, its citizens, or its allies; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) includes an assessment, in classified or unclassified form, of the capacity, willingness, and past practices (if applicable) of the foreign country or entity in relation to the Secretary’s certifications.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) and subsection (d), none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer any individual detained at Guantanamo to the custody or control of the individual’s country of origin, any other foreign country, or any other foreign entity if there is a confirmed case of any individual who was detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, at any time after September 11, 2001, who was transferred to such foreign country or entity and subsequently engaged in any terrorist activity.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any action taken by the Secretary to transfer any individual detained at Guantanamo to effectuate--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) an order affecting the disposition of the individual that is issued by a court or competent tribunal of the United States having lawful jurisdiction (which the Secretary shall notify Congress of promptly after issuance); orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) a pre-trial agreement entered in a military commission case prior to the date of the enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(d)(1) The Secretary of Defense may waive the applicability to a detainee transfer of a certification requirement specified in subparagraph (D) or (E) of subsection (b)(1) or the prohibition in subsection (c), if the Secretary certifies the rest of the criteria required by subsection (b) for transfers prohibited by (c) and, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, determines that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) alternative actions will be taken to address the underlying purpose of the requirement or requirements to be waived;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) in the case of a waiver of subparagraph (D) or (E) of subsection (b)(1), it is not possible to certify that the risks addressed in the paragraph to be waived have been completely eliminated, but the actions to be taken under subparagraph (A) will substantially mitigate such risks with regard to the individual to be transferred;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(C) in the case of a waiver of subsection (c), the Secretary has considered any confirmed case in which an individual who was transferred to the country subsequently engaged in terrorist activity, and the actions to be taken under subparagraph (A) will substantially mitigate the risk of recidivism with regard to the individual to be transferred; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(D) the transfer is in the national security interests of the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) Whenever the Secretary makes a determination under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, not later than 30 days before the transfer of the individual concerned, the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) A copy of the determination and the waiver concerned.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) A statement of the basis for the determination, including--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(i) an explanation why the transfer is in the national security interests of the United States; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(ii) in the case of a waiver of subparagraph (D) or (E) of subsection (b)(1), an explanation why it is not possible to certify that the risks addressed in the subparagraph to be waived have been completely eliminated.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(C) A summary of the alternative actions to be taken to address the underlying purpose of, and to mitigate the risks addressed in, the subparagraph or subsection to be waived.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(D) The assessment required by subsection (b)(2).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(e) In this section:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) The term ‘appropriate committees of Congress’ means--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) The term ‘individual detained at Guantanamo’ means any individual located at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of October 1, 2009, who--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) is--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(i) in the custody or under the control of the Department of Defense; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(ii) otherwise under detention at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) The term ‘foreign terrorist organization’ means any organization so designated by the Secretary of State under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (
Sec. 8121. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual described in subsection (c) for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) An individual described in this subsection is any individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) is--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8122. Of the funds made available to the Department of Defense under ‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’ in title II, $1,000,000 may be available to the Department to competitively commission an independent assessment of the current and prospective situation on the ground in Afghanistan and Pakistan, including the strategic environment in and around Afghanistan and Pakistan; the security, political, and economic and reconstruction developments in those two countries; and relevant policy recommendations relating thereto.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8123. Not later than 90 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 approximately $100,000,000,000 in efficiency savings identified by the military departments in the defense budget covering fiscal years 2012 through 2016 that are to be reinvested in the priorities of the military departments. Such report shall include an analysis of--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) each savings identified by the military departments, including--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) the budget account from which such savings will be derived;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) the number of military personnel and full-time civilian employees of the Federal Government affected by such savings;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(C) the estimated reductions in the number and funding of contractor personnel caused by such savings; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(D) a specific description of activities or services that will be affected by such savings, including the locations of such activities or services; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) each reinvestment planned to be funded with such savings, including--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) with respect to such reinvestment in procurement and research, development, test and evaluation accounts, the budget account to which such savings will be reinvested, including, by line item, the number of items to be procured, as shown in annual P-1 and R-1 documents;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) with respect to such reinvestment in military personnel and operation and maintenance accounts, the budget account and the subactivity (as shown in annual-1 and O-1 budget documents) to which such savings will be reinvested;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(C) the number of military personnel and full-time civilian employees of the Federal Government affected by such reinvestment;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(D) the estimated number and funding of contractor personnel affected by such reinvestment; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(E) a specific description of activities or services that will be affected by such reinvestment, including the locations of such activities or services.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8124. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8125. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 8126. There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States the ‘Military Intelligence Program Transfer Fund’. In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is appropriated $310,758,000 for the ‘Military Intelligence Program Transfer Fund’: Provided, That of the funds made available in this section, the Secretary of Defense may transfer these funds only to ‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’ or ‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’ and only for the purposes described in the classified annex accompanying this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such transfer not fewer than 15 days prior to making such transfers: Provided further, That funds transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which the funds are transferred: Provided further, That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8127. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of section 1590 or 1591 of title 18, United States Code, or in contravention of the requirements of section 106(g) or (h) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (
Sec. 8128. None of the funds made available by this Act for international military education and training, foreign military financing, excess defense articles, assistance under section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (
Sec. 8129. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (
TITLE IX
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS
MILITARY PERSONNEL
Military Personnel, Army
For an additional amount for ‘Military Personnel, Army’, $7,195,335,000: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Military Personnel, Navy
For an additional amount for ‘Military Personnel, Navy’, $1,259,234,000: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Military Personnel, Marine Corps
For an additional amount for ‘Military Personnel, Marine Corps’, $714,360,000: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Military Personnel, Air Force
For an additional amount for ‘Military Personnel, Air Force’, $1,492,381,000: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Reserve Personnel, Army
For an additional amount for ‘Reserve Personnel, Army’, $207,162,000: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Reserve Personnel, Navy
For an additional amount for ‘Reserve Personnel, Navy’, $44,530,000: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps
For an additional amount for ‘Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps’, $25,421,000: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Reserve Personnel, Air Force
For an additional amount for ‘Reserve Personnel, Air Force’ $26,815,000: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
National Guard Personnel, Army
For an additional amount for ‘National Guard Personnel, Army’, $664,579,000: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
National Guard Personnel, Air Force
For an additional amount for ‘National Guard Personnel, Air Force’, $9,435,000: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Operation and Maintenance, Army
For an additional amount for ‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’, $44,794,156,000: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
For an additional amount for ‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’, $7,674,026,000: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps
For an additional amount for ‘Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps’, $3,935,210,000: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
For an additional amount for ‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’, $10,879,347,000: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
For an additional amount for ‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’, $9,252,211,000: Provided, That each amount in this section is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading: Not to exceed $1,690,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013, for payments to reimburse key cooperating nations for logistical, military, and other support, including access, provided to United States military operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation New Dawn, and post-operation Iraq border security related to the activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq, notwithstanding any other provision of law: Provided further, That such reimbursement payments may be made in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, may determine, in his discretion, based on documentation determined by the Secretary of Defense to adequately account for the support provided, and such determination is final and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the United States, and 15 days following notification to the appropriate congressional committees: Provided further, That the requirement to provide notification shall not apply with respect to a reimbursement for access based on an international agreement: Provided further, That these funds may be used for the purpose of providing specialized training and procuring supplies and specialized equipment and providing such supplies and loaning such equipment on a non-reimbursable basis to coalition forces supporting United States military operations in Afghanistan, and 15 days following notification to the appropriate congressional committees: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees on the use of funds provided in this paragraph.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve
For an additional amount for ‘Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve’, $217,500,000: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve
For an additional amount for ‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve’, $74,148,000: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve
For an additional amount for ‘Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve’, $36,084,000: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve
For an additional amount for ‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve’, $142,050,000: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard
For an additional amount for ‘Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard’, $377,544,000: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard
For an additional amount for ‘Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard’, $34,050,000: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund
(including transfer of funds)
For the ‘Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund’, $400,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013: Provided, That such sums shall be available for infrastructure projects in Afghanistan, notwithstanding any other provision of law, which shall be undertaken by the Secretary of State, unless the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense jointly decide that a specific project will be undertaken by the Department of Defense: Provided further, That the infrastructure referred to in the preceding proviso is in support of the counterinsurgency strategy, requiring funding for facility and infrastructure projects, including, but not limited to, water, power, and transportation projects and related maintenance and sustainment costs: Provided further, That the authority to undertake such infrastructure projects is in addition to any other authority to provide assistance to foreign nations: Provided further, That any projects funded by this appropriation shall be jointly formulated and concurred in by the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense: Provided further, That funds may be transferred to the Department of State for purposes of undertaking projects, which funds shall be considered to be economic assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for purposes of making available the administrative authorities contained in that Act: Provided further, That the transfer authority in the preceding proviso is in addition to any other authority available to the Department of Defense to transfer funds: Provided further, That any unexpended funds transferred to the Secretary of State under this authority shall be returned to the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund if the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, determines that the project cannot be implemented for any reason, or that the project no longer supports the counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan: Provided further, That any funds returned to the Secretary of Defense under the previous proviso shall be available for use under this appropriation and shall be treated in the same manner as funds not transferred to the Secretary of State: Provided further, That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein to the Secretary of State in accordance with section 635(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act from any person, foreign government, or international organization may be credited to this Fund, to remain available until expended, and used for such purposes: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to making transfers to or from, or obligations from the Fund, notify the appropriate committees of Congress in writing of the details of any such transfer: Provided further, That the ‘appropriate committees of Congress’ are the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Relations and Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs and Appropriations of the House of Representatives: Provided further, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Afghanistan Security Forces Fund
For the ‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’, $11,200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of allowing the Commander, Combined Security Transition Command--Afghanistan, or the Secretary’s designee, to provide assistance, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to the security forces of Afghanistan, including the provision of equipment, supplies, services, training, facility and infrastructure repair, renovation, and construction, and funding: Provided further, That the authority to provide assistance under this heading is in addition to any other authority to provide assistance to foreign nations: Provided further, That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein from any person, foreign government, or international organization may be credited to this Fund and used for such purposes: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees in writing upon the receipt and upon the obligation of any contribution, delineating the sources and amounts of the funds received and the specific use of such contributions: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating from this appropriation account, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such obligation: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of any proposed new projects or transfer of funds between budget sub-activity groups in excess of $20,000,000: Provided further, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
PROCUREMENT
Aircraft Procurement, Army
For an additional amount for ‘Aircraft Procurement, Army’, $1,137,381,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Missile Procurement, Army
For an additional amount for ‘Missile Procurement, Army’, $126,556,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army
For an additional amount for ‘Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army’, $37,117,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Procurement of Ammunition, Army
For an additional amount for ‘Procurement of Ammunition, Army’, $208,381,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Other Procurement, Army
For an additional amount for ‘Other Procurement, Army’, $1,334,345,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Aircraft Procurement, Navy
For an additional amount for ‘Aircraft Procurement, Navy’, $480,935,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Weapons Procurement, Navy
For an additional amount for ‘Weapons Procurement, Navy’, $41,070,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps
For an additional amount for ‘Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps’, $317,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Other Procurement, Navy
For an additional amount for ‘Other Procurement, Navy’, $236,125,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Procurement, Marine Corps
For an additional amount for ‘Procurement, Marine Corps’, $1,233,996,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
For an additional amount for ‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’, $1,235,777,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Missile Procurement, Air Force
For an additional amount for ‘Missile Procurement, Air Force’, $41,220,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force
For an additional amount for ‘Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force’, $109,010,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Other Procurement, Air Force
For an additional amount for ‘Other Procurement, Air Force’, $3,088,510,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Procurement, Defense-Wide
For an additional amount for ‘Procurement, Defense-Wide’, $405,768,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
National Guard and Reserve Equipment
For procurement of aircraft, missiles, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, other weapons and other procurement for the reserve components of the Armed Forces, $1,000,000,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2014: Provided, That the Chiefs of National Guard and Reserve components shall, not later than 30 days after the enactment of this Act, individually submit to the congressional defense committees the modernization priority assessment for their respective National Guard or Reserve component: Provided further, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle Fund
(including transfer of funds)
For the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle Fund, $2,600,170,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to procure, sustain, transport, and field Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles: Provided further, That the Secretary shall transfer such funds only to appropriations made available in this or any other Act for operation and maintenance; procurement; research, development, test and evaluation; and defense working capital funds to accomplish the purpose provided herein: Provided further, That such transferred funds shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes and the same time period as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, not fewer than 10 days prior to making transfers from this appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such transfer: Provided further, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army
For an additional amount for ‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army’, $18,513,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy
For an additional amount for ‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy’, $53,884,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force
For an additional amount for ‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force’, $259,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide
For an additional amount for ‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’, $194,361,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS
Defense Working Capital Funds
For an additional amount for ‘Defense Working Capital Funds’, $435,013,000: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
Defense Health Program
For an additional amount for ‘Defense Health Program’, $1,228,288,000, which shall be for operation and maintenance, to remain available until September 30, 2012: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense
For an additional amount for ‘Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense’, $456,458,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund
(including transfer of funds)
For the ‘Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund’, $2,441,984,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of allowing the Director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization to investigate, develop and provide equipment, supplies, services, training, facilities, personnel and funds to assist United States forces in the defeat of improvised explosive devices: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds provided herein to appropriations for military personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; research, development, test and evaluation; and defense working capital funds to accomplish the purpose provided herein: Provided further, That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to making transfers from this appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such transfer: Provided further, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Office of the Inspector General
For an additional amount for the ‘Office of the Inspector General’, $11,055,000: Provided, That such amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE
Sec. 9001. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this title are in addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2012.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 9002. Upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer up to $4,000,000,000 between the appropriations or funds made available to the Department of Defense in this title: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the Congress promptly of each transfer made pursuant to the authority in this section: Provided further, That the authority provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense and is subject to the same terms and conditions as the authority provided in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 9003. Supervision and administration costs associated with a construction project funded with appropriations available for operation and maintenance, ‘Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund’, or the ‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’ provided in this Act and executed in direct support of overseas contingency operations in Afghanistan, may be obligated at the time a construction contract is awarded: Provided, That for the purpose of this section, supervision and administration costs include all in-house Government costs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 9004. From funds made available in this title, the Secretary of Defense may purchase for use by military and civilian employees of the Department of Defense in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility: (a) passenger motor vehicles up to a limit of $75,000 per vehicle; and (b) heavy and light armored vehicles for the physical security of personnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of $250,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 9005. Not to exceed $400,000,000 of the amount appropriated in this title under the heading ‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’ may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to fund the Commander’s Emergency Response Program (CERP), for the purpose of enabling military commanders in Afghanistan to respond to urgent, small-scale, humanitarian relief and reconstruction requirements within their areas of responsibility: Provided, That each project (including any ancillary or related elements in connection with such project) executed under this authority shall not exceed $20,000,000: Provided further, That not later than 45 days after the end of each fiscal year quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report regarding the source of funds and the allocation and use of funds during that quarter that were made available pursuant to the authority provided in this section or under any other provision of law for the purposes described herein: Provided further, That, not later than 30 days after the end of each month, the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees monthly commitment, obligation, and expenditure data for the Commander’s Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan: Provided further, That not less than 15 days before making funds available pursuant to the authority provided in this section or under any other provision of law for the purposes described herein for a project with a total anticipated cost for completion of $5,000,000 or more, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written notice containing each of the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) The location, nature and purpose of the proposed project, including how the project is intended to advance the military campaign plan for the country in which it is to be carried out.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) The budget, implementation timeline with milestones, and completion date for the proposed project, including any other CERP funding that has been or is anticipated to be contributed to the completion of the project.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) A plan for the sustainment of the proposed project, including the agreement with either the host nation, a non-Department of Defense agency of the United States Government or a third-party contributor to finance the sustainment of the activities and maintenance of any equipment or facilities to be provided through the proposed project.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 9006. Funds available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to provide supplies, services, transportation, including airlift and sealift, and other logistical support to coalition forces supporting military and stability operations in Iraq and Afghanistan: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees regarding support provided under this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 9007. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be obligated or expended by the United States Government for a purpose as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) To establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) To exercise United States control over any oil resource of Iraq.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) To establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 9008. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of the following laws enacted or regulations promulgated to implement the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (done at New York on December 10, 1984):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1)
(2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of
(3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (
Sec. 9009. None of the funds provided for the ‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’ (ASFF) may be obligated prior to the approval of a financial and activity plan by the Afghanistan Resources Oversight Council (AROC) of the Department of Defense: Provided, That the AROC must approve the requirement and acquisition plan for any service requirements in excess of $50,000,000 annually and any non-standard equipment requirements in excess of $100,000,000 using ASFF: Provided further, That the AROC must approve all projects and the execution plan under the ‘Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund’ (AIF) and any project in excess of $5,000,000 from the Commanders Emergency Response Program (CERP): Provided further, That the Department of Defense must certify to the congressional defense committees that the AROC has convened and approved a process for ensuring compliance with the requirements in the preceding provisos and accompanying report language for the ASFF, AIF, and CERP.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 9010. (a) Funding for Outreach and Reintegration Services Under Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program- Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by title IX, up to $20,000,000 may be available for outreach and reintegration services under the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program under section 582(h) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (
(b) Supplement Not Supplant- The amount made available by subsection (a) for the services described in that subsection is in addition to any other amounts available in this Act for such services.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 9011. Funds made available in this title to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items having an investment unit cost of not more than $250,000: Provided, That, upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary to meet the operational requirements of a Commander of a Combatant Command engaged in contingency operations overseas, such funds may be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not more than $500,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 9012. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, up to $150,000,000 of funds made available in this title under the heading ‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’ may be obligated and expended for purposes of the Task Force for Business and Stability Operations, subject to the direction and control of the Secretary of Defense, with concurrence of the Secretary of State, to carry out strategic business and economic assistance activities in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom: Provided, That not less than 15 days before making funds available pursuant to the authority provided in this section for any project with a total anticipated cost of $5,000,000 or more, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written notice containing a detailed justification and timeline for each proposed project.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 9013. From funds made available to the Department of Defense in this title under the heading ‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’ up to $524,000,000 may be used by the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to support United States Government transition activities in Iraq by funding the operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq and security assistance teams, including life support, transportation and personal security, and facilities renovation and construction: Provided, That not less than 15 days before making funds available pursuant to the authority provided in this section, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written notice containing a detailed justification and timeline for each proposed site.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 9014. The amounts appropriated in title IX of this Act are hereby reduced by $4,042,500,000 to reflect reduced troop strength in theater: Provided, That the reductions shall be applied to the military personnel and operation and maintenance appropriations only: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to reducing funds for this purpose, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such reduction by appropriation and budget line item.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 9015. Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: Provided, That such amounts are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund, 2010’, $356,810,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Procurement of Ammunition, Army, 2010/2012’, $21,000,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Other Procurement, Air Force, 2010/2012’, $2,250,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
This division may be cited as the ‘Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
DIVISION B--ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012
TITLE I
CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Corps of Engineers--civil
The following appropriations shall be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil functions of the Department of the Army pertaining to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related efforts.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
investigations
For expenses necessary where authorized by law for the collection and study of basic information pertaining to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related needs; for surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications of proposed river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic ecosystem restoration projects and related efforts prior to construction; for restudy of authorized projects; and for miscellaneous investigations and, when authorized by law, surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications of projects prior to construction, $125,000,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
construction
For expenses necessary for the construction of river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by law; for conducting detailed studies, and plans and specifications, of such projects (including those involving participation by States, local governments, or private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection by law (but such detailed studies, and plans and specifications, shall not constitute a commitment of the Government to construction); $1,694,000,000, to remain available until expended; of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of construction costs for facilities under the Dredged Material Disposal Facilities program shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund as authorized by
mississippi river and tributaries
For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction projects and related efforts in the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized by law, $252,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for inland harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
operation and maintenance
For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by law; providing security for infrastructure owned or operated by the Corps, including administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining harbor channels provided by a State, municipality, or other public agency that serve essential navigation needs of general commerce, where authorized by law; surveying and charting northern and northwestern lakes and connecting waters; clearing and straightening channels; and removing obstructions to navigation, $2,412,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, and for inland harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; of which such sums as become available from the special account for the Corps of Engineers established by the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (
regulatory program
For expenses necessary for administration of laws pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, $193,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
formerly utilized sites remedial action program
For expenses necessary to clean up contamination from sites in the United States resulting from work performed as part of the Nation’s early atomic energy program, $109,000,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
flood control and coastal emergencies
For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurricane, and other natural disasters and support emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in response to such disasters as authorized by law, $27,000,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
expenses
For expenses necessary for the supervision and general administration of the civil works program in the headquarters of the Corps of Engineers and the offices of the Division Engineers; and for costs of management and operation of the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity, the Institute for Water Resources, the United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers Finance Center allocable to the civil works program, $185,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official reception and representation purposes and only during the current fiscal year: Provided, That no part of any other appropriation provided in title I of this Act shall be available to fund the civil works activities of the Office of the Chief of Engineers or the civil works executive direction and management activities of the division offices: Provided further, That any Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies appropriation may be used to fund the supervision and general administration of emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in response to any flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
office of the assistant secretary of the army for civil works
For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works as authorized by
administrative provision
The Revolving Fund, Corps of Engineers, shall be available during the current fiscal year for purchase (not to exceed 100 for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles for the civil works program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
general provisions--corps of engineers--civil
(including transfers of funds)
Sec. 101. (a) None of the funds provided in title I of this Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in title I of this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2012, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by this Act, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity for a different purpose, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(5) augments or reduces existing programs, projects or activities in excess of the amounts contained in subsections 6 through 10, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(6) INVESTIGATIONS- For a base level over $100,000, reprogramming of 25 percent of the base amount up to a limit of $150,000 per project, study or activity is allowed: Provided, That for a base level less than $100,000, the reprogramming limit is $25,000: Provided further, That up to $25,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation for existing obligations and concomitant administrative expenses;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(7) CONSTRUCTION- For a base level over $2,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit of $3,000,000 per project, study or activity is allowed: Provided, That for a base level less than $2,000,000, the reprogramming limit is $300,000: Provided further, That up to $3,000,000 may be reprogrammed for settled contractor claims, changed conditions, or real estate deficiency judgments: Provided further, That up to $300,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation for existing obligations and concomitant administrative expenses;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(8) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE- Unlimited reprogramming authority is granted in order for the Corps to be able to respond to emergencies: Provided, That the Chief of Engineers must notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of these emergency actions as soon thereafter as practicable: Provided further, That for a base level over $1,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount a limit of $5,000,000 per project, study or activity is allowed: Provided further, That for a base level less than $1,000,000, the reprogramming limit is $150,000: Provided further, That $150,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(9) MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES- The same reprogramming guidelines for the Investigations, Construction, and Operation and Maintenance portions of the Mississippi River and Tributaries Account as listed above; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(10) FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM- Reprogramming of up to 15 percent of the base of the receiving project is permitted.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) De Minimus Reprogrammings- In no case should a reprogramming for less than $50,000 be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Continuing Authorities Program- Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to any project or activity funded under the continuing authorities program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(d) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Corps of Engineers shall submit a report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year: Provided, That the report shall include:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) A table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President’s budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) A delineation in the table for each appropriation both by object class and program, project and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for the respective appropriations; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) An identification of items of special congressional interest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 102. None of the funds made available in this title may be used to award or modify any contract that commits funds beyond the amounts appropriated for that program, project, or activity that remain unobligated, except that such amounts may include any funds that have been made available through reprogramming pursuant to section 101.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 103. None of the funds in this Act, or previous Acts, making funds available for Energy and Water Development, shall be used to award any continuing contract that commits additional funding from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund unless or until such time that a long-term mechanism to enhance revenues in this Fund sufficient to meet the cost-sharing authorized in the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (
Sec. 104. Within 120 days of the date of the Chief of Engineers Report on a water resource matter, the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) shall submit the report to the appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees of the Congress.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 105. During the fiscal year period covered by this Act, the Secretary of the Army is authorized to implement measures recommended in the efficacy study authorized under section 3061 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1121) or in interim reports, with such modifications or emergency measures as the Secretary of the Army determines to be appropriate, to prevent aquatic nuisance species from dispersing into the Great Lakes by way of any hydrologic connection between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River Basin.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 106. The Secretary is authorized to transfer to ‘Corps of Engineers--Civil--Construction’ up to $100,000,000 of the funds provided for reinforcing or replacing flood walls under the heading ‘Corps of Engineers--Civil--Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies’ in
Sec. 107. The Secretary of the Army may transfer to the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service may accept and expend, up to $3,800,000 of funds provided in this title under the heading ‘Operation and Maintenance’ to mitigate for fisheries lost due to Corps of Engineers projects.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 108. The Secretary of the Army may authorize a member of the Armed Forces under the Secretary’s jurisdiction and employees of the Department of the Army to serve without compensation as director, officer, or otherwise in the management of the organization established to support and maintain the participation of the United States in the permanent international commission of the congresses of navigation, or any successor entity.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 109. (a) Acquisition- The Secretary is authorized to acquire any real property and associated real property interests in the vicinity of Hanover, New Hampshire as may be needed for the Engineer Research and Development Center laboratory facilities at the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory. This real property to be acquired consists of 18.5 acres more or less, identified as Tracts 101-1 and 101-2, together with all necessary easements located entirely within the Town of Hanover, New Hampshire. The real property is generally bounded to the east by state route 10-Lyme Road, to the north by the vacant property of the Trustees of the Dartmouth College, to the south by Fletcher Circle graduate student housing owned by the Trustees of Dartmouth College, and to the west by approximately 9 acres of real property acquired in fee through condemnation in 1981 by the Secretary of the Army.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Revolving Fund- The Secretary is authorized to use the Revolving Fund (
(c) Right of First Refusal- The Secretary may provide the Seller of any real property and associated property interests identified in subsection (a)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) a right of first refusal to acquire such property, or any portion thereof, in the event the property, or any portion thereof, is no longer needed by the Department of the Army.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) a right of first refusal to acquire any real property or associated real property interests acquired by condemnation in Civil Action No. 81-360-L, in the event the property, or any portion thereof, is no longer needed by the Department of the Army.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) the purchase of any property by the Seller exercising either right of first refusal authorized in this section shall be for consideration acceptable to the Secretary and shall be for not less than fair market value at the time the property becomes available for purchase. The right of first refusal authorized in this section shall not inure to the benefit of the Sellers successors or assigns.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(d) Disposal- The Secretary of the Army is authorized to dispose of any property or associated real property interests that are subject to the exercise of the right of first refusal as set forth herein.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 110. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Corps of Engineers to relocate, or study the relocation of, any regional division headquarters of the Corps located at a military installation or any permanent employees of such headquarters.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 111. (a) Section 5 of the Act entitled ‘An Act authorizing the construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other purposes,’ approved June 22, 1936, (
(1) inserting ‘for work, which includes planning and design,’ before ‘to be expended’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) striking ‘flood control or environmental restoration work’ and inserting ‘water resources development study or project’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) inserting ‘: Provided further, That the term ‘States’ means the several States, the District of Columbia, the commonwealths, territories, and possessions of the United States, and Federally recognized Indian tribes’ before the period.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) The Secretary shall notify the appropriate committees of Congress prior to initiation of negotiations for accepting contributed funds under
Sec. 112. With respect to the property covered by the deed described in Auditor’s instrument No. 2006-014428 of Benton County, Washington, approximately 1.5 acres, the following deed restrictions are hereby extinguished and of no further force and effect:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) The reversionary interest and use restrictions related to port and industrial purposes;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) The right for the District Engineer to review all pre-construction plans and/or specifications pertaining to construction and/or maintenance of any structure intended for human habitation, if the elevation of the property is above the standard project flood elevation; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) The right of the District Engineer to object to, and thereby prevent, in his/her discretion, such activity.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 113. That portion of the project for navigation, Block Island Harbor of Refuge, Rhode Island adopted by the Rivers and Harbors Act of July 11, 1870, consisting of the cut-stone breakwater lining the west side of the Inner Basin; beginning at a point with coordinates N32579.55, E312625.53, thence running northerly about 76.59 feet to a point with coordinates N32655.92, E312631.32, thence running northerly about 206.81 feet to a point with coordinates N32858.33, E312673.74, thence running easterly about 109.00 feet to a point with coordinates N32832.15, E312779.54, shall no longer be authorized after the date of enactment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 114. The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is authorized, using amounts available in the Revolving Fund established by section 101 of the Act of July 27, 1953, chap. 245 (
Sec. 115. Section 1148 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4254; 110 Stat. 3718; 114 Stat. 2609) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(b) Disposition of Acquired Land- The Secretary may transfer land acquired under this section to the non-Federal sponsor by quitclaim deed subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be in the public interest.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 116. The New London Disposal Site and the Cornfield Shoals Disposal Site in Long Island Sound selected by the Department of the Army as alternative dredged material disposal sites under section 103(b) of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, as amended, shall remain open for 5 years after enactment of this Act to allow for completion of a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement to support final designation of an Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site in eastern Long Island Sound under section 102(c) of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 117. (a) That portion of the project for navigation, Newport Harbor, Rhode Island adopted by the Rivers and Harbors Acts of March 2, 1907 (34 Stat. 1075); June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 632); August 26, 1937 (50 Stat. 845); and, modified by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2000,
(b) The area described by the following shall be redesignated as an eighteen-foot channel and turning basin: Beginning at a point (1) with coordinates N144759.41, E374413.16; thence running north 73 degrees 11 minutes 42.9 seconds east 1,252.88 feet to a point (2) with coordinates N145121.63, E375612.53; thence running north 26 degrees 29 minutes 48.1 seconds east 778.89 feet to a point (3) with coordinates N145818.71, E375960.04; thence running north 0 degrees 3 minutes 38.1 seconds west 1,200.24 feet to a point (4) with coordinates N147018.94, E375958.77; thence running north 2 degrees 22 minutes 45.2 seconds east 854.35 feet to a point (5) with coordinates N147872.56, E375994.23; thence running north 7 degrees 47 minutes 21.9 seconds west 753.83 feet to a point (6) with coordinates N148619.44, E375892.06; thence running north 88 degrees 46 minutes 16.7 seconds east 281.85 feet to a point (7) with coordinates N148625.48, E376173.85; thence running south 7 degrees 47 minutes 21.9 seconds east 716.4 feet to a point (8) with coordinates N147915.69, E376270.94; thence running north 80 degrees 17 minutes 42.3 seconds east 315.3 feet to a point (9) with coordinates N147968.85, E.76581.73; thence running south 9 degrees 42 minutes 20.3 seconds east 248.07 feet to a point (10) with coordinates N147724.33, E376623.55; thence running south 2 degrees 10 minutes 43.3 seconds east 318.09 feet to a point (11) with coordinates N147406.47, E376635.64; thence running north 78 degrees 56 minutes 15.6 seconds east 571.11 feet to a point (12) with coordinates N147516.06, E377196.15; thence running south 88 degrees 57 minutes 2.3 seconds east 755.09 feet to a point (13) with coordinates N147502.23, E377951.11; thence running south 1 degree 2 minutes 57.7 seconds west 100.00 feet to a point (14) with coordinates N147402.25, E377949.28; thence running north 88 degrees 57 minutes 2.3 seconds west 744.48 feet to a point (15) with coordinates N147415.88, E377204.92; thence running south 78 degrees 56 minutes 15.6 seconds west 931.17 feet to a point (16) with coordinates N147237.21, E376291.06; thence running south 39 degrees 26 minutes 18.7 seconds west 208.34 feet to a point (17) with coordinates N147076.31, E376158.71; thence running south 0 degrees 3 minutes 38.1 seconds east 1,528.26 feet to a point (18) with coordinates N145548.05, E376160.32; thence running south 26 degrees 29 minutes 48.1 seconds west 686.83 feet to a point (19) with coordinates N144933.37, E375853.90; thence running south 73 degrees 11 minutes 42.9 seconds west 1,429.51 feet to end at a point (20) with coordinates N144520.08, E374485.44.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 118. None of the funds made available to the Corps of Engineers by this Act may be used for the removal or associated mitigation of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Project number 2342.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 119. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for the study of the Missouri River Projects authorized in section 108 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 (division C of
Sec. 120. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to continue the study conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to section 5018(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE II
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Central Utah Project
central utah project completion account
For carrying out activities authorized by the Central Utah Project Completion Act, $27,154,000, to remain available until expended, of which $2,000,000 shall be deposited into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account for use by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission. In addition, for necessary expenses incurred in carrying out related responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior, $1,550,000. For fiscal year 2012, the Commission may use an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for administrative expenses.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Bureau of Reclamation
The following appropriations shall be expended to execute authorized functions of the Bureau of Reclamation:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
water and related resources
(including transfers of funds)
For management, development, and restoration of water and related natural resources and for related activities, including the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of reclamation and other facilities, participation in fulfilling related Federal responsibilities to Native Americans, and related grants to, and cooperative and other agreements with, State and local governments, federally recognized Indian tribes, and others, $895,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $10,698,000 shall be available for transfer to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and $6,136,000 shall be available for transfer to the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund; of which such amounts as may be necessary may be advanced to the Colorado River Dam Fund: Provided, That such transfers may be increased or decreased within the overall appropriation under this heading: Provided further, That of the total appropriated, the amount for program activities that can be financed by the Reclamation Fund or the Bureau of Reclamation special fee account established by
central valley project restoration fund
For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habitat restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, $53,068,000, to be derived from such sums as may be collected in the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund pursuant to sections 3407(d), 3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of
california bay-delta restoration
(including transfers of funds)
For carrying out activities authorized by the Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, consistent with plans to be approved by the Secretary of the Interior, $39,651,000, to remain available until expended, of which such amounts as may be necessary to carry out such activities may be transferred to appropriate accounts of other participating Federal agencies to carry out authorized purposes: Provided, That funds appropriated herein may be used for the Federal share of the costs of CALFED Program management: Provided further, That the use of any funds provided to the California Bay-Delta Authority for program-wide management and oversight activities shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior: Provided further, That CALFED implementation shall be carried out in a balanced manner with clear performance measures demonstrating concurrent progress in achieving the goals and objectives of the Program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
policy and administration
For necessary expenses of policy, administration, and related functions in the Office of the Commissioner, the Denver office, and offices in the five regions of the Bureau of Reclamation, to remain available until September 30, 2013, $60,000,000, to be derived from the Reclamation Fund and be nonreimbursable as provided in
administrative provision
Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall be available for purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles, which are for replacement only.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
GENERAL PROVISIONS--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Sec. 201. (a) None of the funds provided in title II of this Act for Water and Related Resources, or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in title II of this Act for Water and Related Resources that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2012, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) initiates or creates a new program, project, or activity;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) increases funds for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by this Act, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) restarts or resumes any program, project or activity for which funds are not provided in this Act, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(5) transfers funds in excess of the following limits, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) 15 percent for any program, project or activity for which $2,000,000 or more is available at the beginning of the fiscal year; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) $300,000 for any program, project or activity for which less than $2,000,000 is available at the beginning of the fiscal year;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(6) transfers more than $500,000 from either the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation category or the Resources Management and Development category to any program, project, or activity in the other category, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(7) transfers, where necessary to discharge legal obligations of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than $5,000,000 to provide adequate funds for settled contractor claims, increased contractor earnings due to accelerated rates of operations, and real estate deficiency judgments, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Subsection (a)(5) shall not apply to any transfer of funds within the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation category.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘transfer’ means any movement of funds into or out of a program, project, or activity.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(d) The Bureau of Reclamation shall submit reports on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing all the funds reprogrammed between programs, projects, activities, or categories of funding. The first quarterly report shall be submitted not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 202. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to determine the final point of discharge for the interceptor drain for the San Luis Unit until development by the Secretary of the Interior and the State of California of a plan, which shall conform to the water quality standards of the State of California as approved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to minimize any detrimental effect of the San Luis drainage waters.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and the costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program shall be classified by the Secretary of the Interior as reimbursable or nonreimbursable and collected until fully repaid pursuant to the ‘Cleanup Program-Alternative Repayment Plan’ and the ‘SJVDP-Alternative Repayment Plan’ described in the report entitled ‘Repayment Report, Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program, February 1995’, prepared by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation. Any future obligations of funds by the United States relating to, or providing for, drainage service or drainage studies for the San Luis Unit shall be fully reimbursable by San Luis Unit beneficiaries of such service or studies pursuant to Federal reclamation law.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 203. Section 529(b)(3) of
Sec. 204. Section 8 of the Water Desalination Act of 1996 (
(1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by striking ‘2011’ and inserting ‘2013’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘$25,000,000 for fiscal years 1997 through 2011’ and inserting ‘$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2013’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 205. The Federal policy for addressing California’s water supply and environmental issues related to the Bay-Delta shall be consistent with State law, including the co-equal goals of providing a more reliable water supply for the State of California and protecting, restoring, and enhancing the Delta ecosystem. The Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, the Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator shall jointly coordinate the efforts of the relevant agencies and work with the State of California and other stakeholders to complete and issue the Bay Delta Conservation Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement no later than February 15, 2013. Nothing herein modifies existing requirements of Federal law.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 206. The Secretary of the Interior may participate in non-Federal groundwater banking programs to increase the operational flexibility, reliability, and efficient use of water in the State of California, and this participation may include making payment for the storage of Central Valley Project water supplies, the purchase of stored water, the purchase of shares or an interest in ground banking facilities, or the use of Central Valley Project water as a medium of payment for groundwater banking services: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior shall participate in groundwater banking programs only to the extent allowed under State law and consistent with water rights applicable to the Central Valley Project: Provided further, That any water user to which banked water is delivered shall pay for such water in the same manner provided by that water user’s then-current Central Valley Project water service, repayment, or water rights settlement contract at the rate provided by the then-current Central-Valley Project Irrigation or Municipal and Industrial Rate Setting Policies; and: Provided further, That in implementing this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall comply with applicable environmental laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (
Sec. 207. (a) Subject to compliance with all applicable Federal and State laws, a transfer of irrigation water among Central Valley Project contractors from the Friant, San Felipe, West San Joaquin, and Delta divisions, and a transfer from a long-term Friant Division water service or repayment contractor to a temporary or prior temporary service contractors within the place of use in existence on the date of the transfer, as identified in the Bureau of Reclamation water rights permits for the Friant Division, shall be considered to meet the conditions described in subparagraphs (A) and (I) of section 3405(a)(1) of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (
(b) The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation shall initiate and complete, on the most expedited basis practicable, programmatic environmental compliance so as to facilitate voluntary water transfers within the Central Valley Project, consistent with all applicable Federal and State law.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act and each of the 4 years thereafter, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report that describes the status of efforts to help facilitate and improve the water transfers within the Central Valley Project and water transfers between the Central Valley Project and other water projects in the State of California; evaluates potential effects of this Act on Federal programs, Indian tribes, Central Valley Project operations, the environment, groundwater aquifers, refuges, and communities; and provides recommendations on ways to facilitate and improve the process for these transfers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 208. (a) Permitted Uses- Section 2507(b) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘In any case in which there are willing sellers’ and inserting ‘For the benefit of at-risk natural desert terminal lakes and associated riparian and watershed resources, in any case in which there are willing sellers or willing participants’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘in the Walker River’ and all that follows through ‘119 Stat. 2268)’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘in the Walker River Basin’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Walker Basin Restoration Program- Section 208(b) of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)(iv), by striking ‘exercise water rights’ and inserting ‘manage land, water appurtenant to the land, and related interests’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘The amount made available under subsection (a)(1) shall be provided to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’ and inserting ‘Any amount made available to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation under subsection (a) shall be provided’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE III
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ENERGY PROGRAMS
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
(including rescission of funds)
For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy efficiency and renewable energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for electricity delivery and energy reliability activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (
Nuclear Energy
For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for nuclear energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (
Fossil Energy Research and Development
(including rescission of funds)
For necessary expenses in carrying out fossil energy research and development activities, under the authority of the Department of Energy Organization Act (
Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves
For expenses necessary to carry out naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities, $14,909,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, unobligated funds remaining from prior years shall be available for all naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
For necessary expenses for Strategic Petroleum Reserve facility development and operations and program management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as amended (
SPR Petroleum Account
(including rescission of funds)
Of the amounts deposited in the SPR Petroleum Account established under section 167 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (
Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve
(including rescission of funds)
For necessary expenses for Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve storage, operation, and management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, $10,119,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That amounts net of the purchase of 1 million barrels of petroleum distillates in fiscal year 2011; costs related to transportation, delivery, and storage; and sales of petroleum distillate from the Reserve under section 182 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (
Energy Information Administration
For necessary expenses in carrying out the activities of the Energy Information Administration, $105,000,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for non-defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (
Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund
For necessary expenses in carrying out uranium enrichment facility decontamination and decommissioning, remedial actions, and other activities of title II of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, $472,930,000, to be derived from the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Science
For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for science activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (
Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy
For necessary expenses in carrying out the activities authorized by section 5012 of the America COMPETES Act (
Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program
Such sums as are derived from amounts received from borrowers pursuant to section 1702(b)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 under this heading in prior Acts, shall be collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided, That for necessary administrative expenses to carry out this Loan Guarantee program, $38,000,000 is appropriated, to remain available until expended: Provided further, That $38,000,000 of the fees collected pursuant to section 1702(h) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account to cover administrative expenses and shall remain available until expended, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2012 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0: Provided further, That fees collected under section 1702(h) in excess of the amount appropriated for administrative expenses shall not be available until appropriated.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program
For administrative expenses in carrying out the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, $6,000,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Departmental Administration
For salaries and expenses of the Department of Energy necessary for departmental administration in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (
Office of the Inspector General
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $42,000,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Weapons Activities
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for atomic energy defense weapons activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
(including rescission of funds)
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for defense nuclear nonproliferation activities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (
Naval Reactors
For Department of Energy expenses necessary for naval reactors activities to carry out the Department of Energy Organization Act (
Office of the Administrator
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Administrator in the National Nuclear Security Administration, including official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $12,000, $410,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES
Defense Environmental Cleanup
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for atomic energy defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (
Other Defense Activities
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses, necessary for atomic energy defense, other defense activities, and classified activities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (
POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS
Bonneville Power Administration Fund
Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund, established pursuant to
Operation and Maintenance, Southeastern Power Administration
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy, including transmission wheeling and ancillary services pursuant to section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (
Operation and Maintenance, Southwestern Power Administration
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy, for construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations and appurtenant facilities, and for administrative expenses, including official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500 in carrying out section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (
Construction, Rehabilitation, Operation and Maintenance, Western Area Power Administration
For carrying out the functions authorized by title III, section 302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 (
Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund
For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for the hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad Dams, $4,169,000, to remain available until expended, and to be derived from the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund of the Western Area Power Administration, as provided in section 2 of the Act of June 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 255) as amended: Provided, That notwithstanding the provisions of that Act and of
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to carry out the provisions of the Department of Energy Organization Act (
GENERAL PROVISIONS--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
(including rescission and transfer of funds)
Sec. 301. (a) No appropriation, funds, or authority made available by this title for the Department of Energy shall be used to initiate or resume any program, project, or activity or to prepare or initiate Requests For Proposals or similar arrangements (including Requests for Quotations, Requests for Information, and Funding Opportunity Announcements) for a program, project, or activity if the program, project, or activity has not been funded by Congress.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) The Department of Energy may not, with respect to any program, project, or activity that uses budget authority made available in this title under the heading ‘Department of Energy--Energy Programs’, enter into a multi-year contract, award a multi-year grant, or enter into a multi-year cooperative agreement unless the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement includes a clause conditioning the Federal Government’s obligation on the availability of future-year budget authority and the Secretary notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 14 days in advance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Except as provided in this section, the amounts made available by this title shall be expended as authorized by law for the projects and activities specified in the ‘Conference’ column in the ‘Department of Energy’ table included under the heading ‘Title III--Department of Energy’ in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(d) The amounts made available by this title may be reprogrammed for any program, project, or activity, and the Department shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 30 days prior to the use of any proposed reprogramming which would cause any program, project, or activity funding level to increase or decrease by more than $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, during the time period covered by this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(e) Notwithstanding subsection (c), none of the funds provided in this title shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) creates, initiates, or eliminates a program, project, or activity,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this Act, orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) reduces funds that are directed to be used for a specific program, project, or activity by this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(f)(1) The Secretary of Energy may waive any requirement or restriction in this section that applies to the use of funds made available for the Department of Energy if compliance with such requirement or restriction would pose a substantial risk to human health, the environment, welfare, or national security.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of any waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but not later than 3 days after the date of the activity to which a requirement or restriction would otherwise have applied. Such notice shall include an explanation of the substantial risk under paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 302. The unexpended balances of prior appropriations provided for activities in this Act may be available to the same appropriation accounts for such activities established pursuant to this title. Available balances may be merged with funds in the applicable established accounts and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for the same time period as originally enacted.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 303. Funds appropriated by this or any other Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (
Sec. 304. (a) Submission to Congress- The Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress each year, at the time that the President’s budget is submitted to Congress that year under
(b) Elements- Each future-years energy program shall contain the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) The estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations necessary to support programs, projects, and activities of the Secretary of Energy during the 5-fiscal year period covered by the program, expressed in a level of detail comparable to that contained in the budget submitted by the President to Congress under
(2) The estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations shaped by high-level, prioritized program and budgetary guidance that is consistent with the administration’s policies and out year budget projections and reviewed by the Department of Energy’s (DOE) senior leadership to ensure that the future-years energy program is consistent and congruent with previously established program and budgetary guidance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) A description of the anticipated workload requirements for each DOE national laboratory during the 5-fiscal year period.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Consistency in Budgeting-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that amounts described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) for any fiscal year are consistent with amounts described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) for that fiscal year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) Amounts referred to in paragraph (1) are the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) The amounts specified in program and budget information submitted to Congress by the Secretary of Energy in support of expenditure estimates and proposed appropriations in the budget submitted to Congress by the President under
(B) The total amounts of estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations necessary to support the programs, projects, and activities of the administration included pursuant to paragraph (5) of section 1105(a) of such title in the budget submitted to Congress under that section for any fiscal year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 305. Section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (
(1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(b) Specific Appropriation or Contribution-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) IN GENERAL- No guarantee shall be made unless--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) an appropriation for the cost of the guarantee has been made;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) the Secretary has received from the borrower a payment in full for the cost of the guarantee and deposited the payment into the Treasury; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) a combination of one or more appropriations under subparagraph (A) and one or more payments from the borrower under subparagraph (B) has been made that is sufficient to cover the cost of the guarantee.’.Comments