SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE RULES COMMITTEE ON
H.R. 1815, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2006

(in alphabetical order)

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS

(summaries derived from information provided by sponsors)

Allen #58
Strikes the waiver authority from the law that prohibits the construction of U.S. Navy ships in foreign shipyards.

Allen #59
Prohibits DoD from implementing a “winner take all” acquisition strategy for the DD-X destroyer. A nearly identical provision was included in the FY2005 Supplemental Appropriations Conference Report.

Andrews #43
Provides an increase in death gratuity of $100,000 to all service connected deaths that occur in the Armed Forces.

Andrews #44
Requires the DoD to include a provision in their contracts with all defense contractors prohibiting them from requiring licenses and fees from businesses that manufacture, distribute, or sell models and model kits.

Baird #86
Requires a study to develop a realistic and comprehensive understanding of how many veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom will require mental health treatment when they return home. LATE.

Bishop(GA) #55
Requires a study of effectiveness of self administered pre- and post- deployment exams, within 120 days of enactment. REVISED.

Bishop (UT) #36
Shifts $10 million in DoD Chemical Demilitarization money ($1.2 billion funding line) to Air Force R&D to fully qualify our nation’s first supersonic cruise missile engine.

Blumenauer #8
Delays the implementation of the 2005 round of BRAC until the Secretary of Defense submits a strategy, including an estimate of the amount of funds necessary, to complete unexploded ordnance clean-up and environmental remediation of bases closed during the 1988 BRAC round.

Blunt/Kirk #24
Requires DoD to establish the employment of National Guard and Reserve Personnel as an evaluation factor in the awarding of defense contracts.

Bradley #1
Postpones the BRAC recommendations until one year after the last of these actions occurs: the recommendations of the Review of Overseas Military Facility Structure are implemented by the Secretary of Defense, a substantial number of American troops return from Iraq, the House and Senate Armed Services Committees receive the quadrennial defense review, the National Maritime Security Strategy is implemented, and the Homeland Defense and Civil Support directive is implemented.

Capito #82
Expresses the sense of Congress that an appropriate site in Arlington National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of the 40 members of the U.S. Armed Forces who lost their lies in the air crash at Bakers Creek, Australia, on June 14, 1943. LATE..

Cole #47
Directs the Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior to identify, establish, and administer a memorial to those killed on the USS Oklahoma on December 7, 1941. Directs the Secretary of the Navy to complete a memorialization plan within a year of enactment of this Act.

Conyers/Lee/Sanders/ Kucinich #46
Establishes a commission, "The Commission to Investigate Whether There Was a Secret Agreement by the Summer of 2002 to Invade Iraq", tasked with determining, among other things, whether the Bush Administration forged an agreement with foreign nations to invade Iraq two months before force was authorized by the U.S. Congress, whether there was an effort to create an ultimatum about weapons inspectors in order to create a legal justification for war, and whether U.S. and Britain officials undertook a coordinated effort to manipulate intelligence and facts in order to justify the invasion of Iraq. Composed of eight members, the Commission will hold hearings and issue a report to Congress no later than six months after the appointment of the last Commissioner.

Crowley #57
Sense of Congress that recognizes the diversity of the men and women of our Armed Services killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and honors their sacrifices and the sacrifices of their families. REVISED.

Davis (CA) #2
Lifts the current ban on privately funded abortions at U.S. military facilities overseas.

Davis, Jo Ann (VA) #68
Clarifies federal law regarding support for youth organizations (including the Boy Scouts of America) by the federal government. Removes doubt that DoD may welcome Scouts to hold meetings and go camping on federal property. Specifically, the Department of Defense would have to provide a minimum level of support that it provided in the previous four fiscal years. The support is defined as holding meetings, camping events, or other activities on defense property and hosting any official event of the youth organization. LATE

DeLauro #20
Requires the DoD to revise its mental health evaluations for pre- and post-deployment of servicemembers to combat theaters. Servicemembers returning from combat would be required to receive a combat stress evaluation from a mental health professional. Also requires the DoD to implement a mental-health awareness program aimed at reducing the stigma associated with mental health care within the Armed Services.

DeLauro #21
Requires the DoD to implement a mental health awareness program targeted at dependents of servicemembers who are deployed to combat theaters. Would educated dependents on the availability of mental health services for, and warning signs about mental health programs. Allows DoD to partner with colleges, universities, hospital-based and community-based mental health centers to implement this program.

Filner #10
Requires a study to determine if it is feasible for DoD to allow veterans with a service connected disability rating of 50 percent or higher access to Space-A travel.

Ford/Shimkus #12
Provides for a program under which postal benefits shall be made available for purposes of certain personal correspondence and other mail matter sent from within the United States to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty abroad who are engaged in military operations.

Goode #51
Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Department of Homeland Security in the performance of border protection functions.

Harman/Cunningham #34
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to construct at an appropriate place in Arlington National Cemetery, a memorial marker honoring the service and sacrifice of noncitizens killed in the line of duty while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States. Gives the Secretary of the Army the authority to accept donations for the purposes of constructing an appropriate memorial or monument, and does not permit federal funding for the design and construction of the memorial marker. REVISED.

Hoekstra #11
Clarifies the source of funding for the rapid acquisition of intelligence capabilities. Adds the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives in the notification. REVISED.

Honda #30
Requires parents to opt-in, or consent, before schools can divulge student director information to military recruiters.

Hostettler #32
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to admit Afghan and Iraqi nationals who serve U.S. forces as interpreters for at least 12 months and have a recommendation of the first General or Flag officer in the chain of command.

Hunter #80
Gives the President authority to direct the Secretary of Defense to train and advise foreign military forces for the purpose of improving their capacity to conduct counterterrorist operations, assert control over their territory, and participate in or support U.S. military operations. Such training shall include respect for civilian control of the military and individual human rights. The authority is limited to two years. LATE.

Israel #72
Requires the Secretary of the Air Force to submit to Congress a plan to ensure that religious tolerance and diversity are maintained at the U.S. Air Force Academy and to ensure that the institution is free from religious intimidation and discrimination. LATE.

Israel #81
Makes permanent the pilot "Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Defense Education Program" and include within its purview the study of foreign languages. LATE.

Kaptur #66
Requires the Department of Defense to conduct a study on the use of bio-diesel and ethanol fuels by the Armed Forces and Defense Agencies. Includes a review of the last five years, a forecast of usage for each of fiscal years 2007 to 2012 and assessments of the future commercial capabilities. REVISED.

Kelly #5
Prevents DoD from closing or limiting services at any of the 58 Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) schools in the continental U.S.

Kilpatrick/Slaughter #73
Extends whistle blower protections to military service victim advocates, victims or survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, family violence, intimate partner violence or stalking. LATE.

Kucinich #33
Reaffirms U.S. policy established in 1958 regarding the preservation of peace in space, and clarifies that it is U.S. policy to preserve peace in space by not deploying space-based weapons.

Lantos #67
Requires the federal government to make up any loss in pay suffered by National Guard and Reserves soldiers whose civilian employer is the Federal government.

Lee #22
Prohibits use of DoD funds for furnishing military equipment, military training or advice, or other support for military activities to any group or individual, not part of a country’s armed forces, for the purpose of overthrowing a democratically elected government.

 Lynch #29
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to grant students who are called or ordered to Active Duty a military leave of absence and, upon release from Active Duty, to be restored to prior educational status attained without loss of academic credits earned, scholarships or grants awarded, or tuition or fees paid, unless those have been refunded. Requires institutions to give such students certain refunds of tuition or fees paid prior to active duty.

Manzullo #14
Codifies the content requirements of the Buy American Act as stated in Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (Part 225).

Markey #19
Prohibits DoD from transferring or rendering person to countries that practice torture, including barring the use of diplomatic assurances as the basis for such transfers.

Marshall #56
Marshall Amendment ending the Disabled Veterans Tax.

Matheson #84
Prohibits DoD from destroying historical fallout records. Directs the Department to identify, preserve, and publish information contained in these records. LATE.

McKinney #77
Seeks to require an annual report to Congress and the Secretary of Defense from the Financial Management Modernization Executive Committee, created by 10 USC 185, disclosing the names of contractors engaged on projects related to “financial and data feeders system investment technology project(s)” and the financial obligation of the Department for each contract. LATE.

McKinney #78
Requires an annual report to Congress of contracts and vendors under contract to manage, operate, conduct interrogations or otherwise work at prisons or detention facilities operated under the authority of the United States in which are held, as prisoners or detainees, foreign nationals taken into custody by the armed forces or other agencies of the United States government. LATE.

Meehan #48
Requires participation of separating servicemembers, including members of the Guard Reserve, in the Department of Labor's Transition Assistance Program (TAP). Offers access to up to eight hours of training and counseling under TAP. Waives from the participation requirement servicemembers who: have previously participated in the program; or are returning to a position of employment or to pursuit of an academic degree or other educational or occupational training objective. Ensures that TAP be made available during duty time. Adds the following additional matters to be covered during TAP: VA health care benefits; referrals for a VA compensation and pension examination, as appropriate; the priority of service for veterans under the Jobs for Veterans Act; veterans small business ownership and entrepreneurship programs; rights under USERRA; veterans preference in federal employment and federal contracts; information on homelessness and housing.

Meehan/Allen #45
Affirms that it is not the policy of the United States to maintain a permanent military presence in Iraq.

Menendez #18
Requires the GAO to prepare a report on compensation and benefits for reserve component members. REVISED

Michaud #16
Ensures that emergency contraception is available at all military health care facilities.

Michaud #17
Prevents the closure or relocation of a Defense Finance and Accounting Service facility if the facility is located on a former military base that was closed in a previous BRAC round.

Ortiz #13
Directs the Secretary to submit to the congressional defense committees a sustainment plan by December 31, 2005, for the existing MHC-51 class mine countermeasures ships that are to be eventually replaced by the Littoral Combat ship and other mine countermeasures systems..

Paul/Herseth/Holt/ Pallone #4
Postpones the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment until the completion of certain specified activities by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security.

Platts/Skelton #35
Allows professional military education (PME) faculty at DoD professional schools and service academies to temporarily hold a copyright for their own research for publication in university presses or scholarly journals, so long as they agree to forgo royalties for their work. Upon publication, faculty members are required to transfer the copyright to the publisher, who may not collect royalties from the government for reprinting said works.

Reichert #27
Requires GAO to study the difficulties faced by our National Guard and Reserve Personnel in gaining re-employment once returning from duty. The report will also identify the size and nature of the employers.

Salazar #42
Allows eligible beneficiaries to receive both Dependency and Indemnity Compensation payments from the Department of Veterans Affairs and annuity payments from the Survivor Benefit Plan for the Department of Defense.

Sanders #62
Amends Section 608 to shorten the period of deployment required before a mobilized reserve component member would be eligible for income replacement payments. The new length of deployment would be three months consecutively or five months during a 60 month period.

Saxton #83
Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to sell up to 25 older model C-17 aircraft to a United States owned carrier or the original manufacturer under certain conditions: the aircraft must be certifiable by the Federal Aviation Administration; may not be licensed for export; and must be part of the Civil Reserve Fleet and thus available for contingent military missions. The proceeds from such sales would be applied to the procurement of new C-17 aircraft. This authority will increase US strategic mobility capacity while lessening the cost of newer, more capable aircraft. LATE. REVISED.

Schakowsky #64
Sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should implement a policy for conducting comprehensive background checks on foreign nationals hired by contracts (and subcontractors at any tier) of the DoD operating outside the United States, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this act. REVISED.

Schakowsky #65
Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on new contracts and task orders in excess of $1 million.

Schiff #9
Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide to Congress a report on the status of each detainee held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Sessions #15
Authorizes DoD to evaluate public-private competitions on any basis that is appropriate for meeting the requirements of the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA), which outlines procedures for full and open competition, determining an agency’s specifications and evaluating awards and protests.

Shays/Wasserman-Schultz #37
Allows service women who are victims of rape or incest to obtain publicly funded abortion services.

Simmons #52
Encourages the DoD to buy Lithium-Ion cells and batteries, and associated manufacturing technologies that are made in America.

Simmons #53
Lifts the age 60 requirement for Space-A travel by National Guard and Reserve retirees. REVISED

Simmons #54
Requires the Secretary of Defense to transmit to Congress its rationale for waiving the Buy America Act at least 45 days in advance.

Skelton/Wilson/ Snyder/Shimkus #41
Strikes section 574, relating to ground combat and other exclusion policies that impact the assignment of women in the Armed Forces, and requires the Secretary of Defense to conduct a review of the role of women in the Armed Forces and submit the report not later than one year after the date of enactment.

Slaughter #25
Authorizes $25 million annually for training and resources for the DoD to better respond to incidences of sexual assault. Requires the Secretary of Defense to assess the availability and accessibility within assigned or deployed units of trained personnel, rape evidence kits, testing supplies for sexually transmitted infections (STI’s) and diseases, including HIV, and for pregnancy, transportation resources, and medication within 30 days of enactment of this bill. Also requires the Secretary to develop and implement a plan to enhance accessibility and availability of supplies, trained personnel, and transportation resources in response to sexual assaults occurring in deployed units. REVISED

Slaughter/Taylor (MS) #26
Directs the Base Closure and Realignment Commission to consider the homeland security contributions and value of each military installation on the Department of Defense’s BRAC list.

Spratt #38
Adds $80 million to DoD and DoE nonproliferation programs to secure and dispose of vulnerable nuclear material. Offset by modest decreases to future silo construction of ground-based missile defense over and above missiles already scheduled for deployment.

Spratt #39
Adds war-related reporting requirements for tracking costs, military personnel force levels, reconstitution requirements, and military construction projects associated with operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and enhanced security operations at home.

Stark #28
Instructs the GAO to submit a report to Congress on criminal violations in military recruiting practices, including DoD policies that may contribute to violations, evaluation of any internal investigations, and recommended legislative or administrative remedies. REVISED

Stearns #63
Expresses the sense of Congress that any college or university that denies equal access or discriminate against ROTC programs or military recruiters should be denied certain Federal taxpayer support, especially funding for many military and defense programs. Requires the Secretary of Defense to issue a report to Congress on the college and universities that are denying equal access to military recruiters and ROTC programs..

Strickland #40
Adds “information concerning the availability of mental health services” to what is already required to be communicated in benefit counseling sessions to those in the armed forces who are separating from active duty.

Stupak #69
Prohibits funds to be used by the Department of Defense to compensate individuals held in military prisons under the control of the U.S. in Iraq until full compensation is awarded by a court to U.S. citizens who were held as prisoners of war by the regime of Saddam Hussein during the Persian Gulf War in 1991. LATE.

Stupak #70
Directs the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security to pay a bonus of $1500 to all troops for each tour-of-duty they serve. LATE.

Stupak #71
Prohibits the Department of Defense from procuring goods that do not comply with the Buy American Act. LATE.

Tauscher #74
Replaces the Commission in the mark on the Long Term Implementation on the New Strategic Posture of the United States, with a Commission on the Nuclear Strategy of the United States charged with looking at broader issues of nuclear policy. LATE.

Tauscher #75
Mandates that within 15 days of receipt, the SecDef shall transmit reports on detainee abuse that the Pentagon receives, to the Armed Services and International Relations Committees in a classified manner. LATE.

Tauscher #76
Creates an Office for Combating the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction at the White House to better coordinate and budget for nonproliferation efforts resident in multiple agencies. LATE.

Taylor (MS)/Wilson/Latham #23
Provides members of the Selected Reserve access to the military’s TRICARE health care program on a permanent basis for the duration of their service.

Tierney/Leach #79
Establishes a select committee to study, among other things, the bidding, contracting, and auditing standards in the issuance of government contracts to conduct activities in Iraq and Afghanistan; the oversight procedures and forms of payment and safeguards against money laundering; the accountability of contractors and government officials involved in procurement; and the allocation of contracts to foreign companies and small businesses. LATE.

Udall (CO)/Beauprez #60
Provides that a person employed by the DoE or any of its contracts for an aggregate of at least 250 work days at Rocky Flats before January 1, 2006 would be a “member of the Special Exposure Cohort.”

Udall (NM) #31
Allows spouses, parents, or children of military personnel who are serving on, or are called to active duty, in support of a contingency operation to use their Family and Medical Leave Act benefits for issues directly related to deployment.

Velazquez #49
Prohibits DoD from bundling a contract for parts for the F404 Aircraft engine, which would eliminate small business participation.

Velazquez #50
Allows DoD to set annual goals for small business participation above the level of 40% in the construction, refuse management, architectural and engineering, non-nuclear ship repair, landscaping and pest control industries.

Waxman #3
Prevents contractors with a conflict of interest from assisting in the oversight of other contractors. Prohibits the awarding of “monopoly contracts,” i.e. very large contracts for an unspecified number of goods or services to a single contractor. Requires the submission to Congress of reports on overcharges of more than a million dollars by contractors.

Weldon #85
Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should cooperate with Russia on missle defense. Cites two specific examples of possible avenues of cooperation: 1) testing specific elements of the Missle Defense Agency's detection and tracking.

Woolsey #6
Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should develop a plan for the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Iraq, and submit this plan to the congressional defense committees.

Woolsey #7
Requires the Secretary of Defense to replicate with Libya and Pakistan the Cooperative Threat Reduction program in which the U.S. works with the Russian Federation and states of the former Soviet Union to dismantle nuclear warheads, reduce nuclear stockpiles, and secure nuclear weapons and materials.

* Summaries derived from information submitted by the amendment sponsors.