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H.R. 1815

One~undred

AT THE FIRST

SESSION

Be~u~and held at the City of Washittb~onoft Tuesday, the fourth day of Jmm.O',

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives the United States of America in Congress assembled,

of

This Act may be cited as the '2"~ational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006". (a) DlvmIoNs.--This Act is organized into three dl-dsions follows: (1) Di~sion A~Dep~tmentof Defense Authorizations. (2) Di~sion B~Milita~ Construction Autho~za~ons. (3) Di~sion C~Depar~ent of Ener~ National Secu~ty Authorizations and Other Authorizations. (b) TABLE CONTENTS.~he OF table of contents for this Act is as follows:

See. 122. L~Replacement (L~(R))amphibiou~ assault ~hip prepare.

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H. R. 1815--7 Sec. 593. Adoptionleave for members the Armed of Forces adopting children.

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H. R. 1815--149 appropriate with respect to the offering of a voluntary, nondenominational prayer at an otherwise authorized activity of the academy, subject to the United States Constitution and such limitations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe. (b) SERVICEACADEMIES.--Forpurposes of this section, the term "service academy" means any of the follo~ving: (1) The United States Military Academy. (2) The United States Naval Academy. (3) The United States Air Force Academy. SEC, 599. MODIFICATION AUTHORITY MAI[E MLL1TARY OF TO WORKING DOGSAVALLkBLE FOR ADOPTION, (a) ADglINISTIL~.TION OF AUTHORITY SECRETARIESOF MILIBY TARYDEPARTMENTS.---Subsection (a) of section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-(1) by st~ildng "Secretary of Defense may" and inserting "Secretary of the military department concerned may"; and (2) by striking "the Department of Defense" and inse~ing "such military department". (b) AUTHORITY TO MAKE DOGS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION BEFORE END OF USEFULWORKING LIFE.--Such subsection is further ~mended by striking "at the end" and all that follows and inserting ', unless the dog has been determined to be unsuitable for adoption under subsection (b), under circumstances as follows: ',:(1) At the end of the dog's useful ,working life. (2) Before the end of the dogs useful working life, such Secretary, in such Secretary's discretion, determines that unusual or extraordinary circumstmaces justify making the dog available for adoption before that time. "(3) When the dog is other~vise excess to the needs such military department.". (c) CLARIFICATION OF REPORTINGREQUIREMENT.--Subsection (f) of such section is amended by inserting "of Defense" ai~er "Secretary'. (d) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL A,MENDMENTS.--The heading of such section, and the item relating to such section in the table of sections at the begdnning of chapter 153 of such title, are each amended by striking the last six words.

TITLE

VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 2006. See. 60-. Additional pay for permanentmilitary professors at United States Naval Academy over 36 years of service. with See. 603. Basic pay rates for reserve component members selected to attend mthSec. 605. Enhancedauthori~ for agency contributions for membersof the Armed Forcesparticipating in the Thrift Savlng~s Plan. Sec. 606. Pilot program contributions to Thrift SavingsPlan for initial enlistees on in the Army. Sec. 607. Prohibition against requiring certain injured members pay for meals to providedby military treatmentfacilities. See. 608. Permanentauthority for supplemental subsistence allowance for low-incomemembers ',rith dependents. Sec. 609. tncrease in basic allowance for boualngand extension of temporarylodging ~xpenses authority for areas subject to major disa~tsr declaration or

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H. R. 1815--152 by the end the following: ,, or (2) the inserting before the period at and midshipmen under at rate provided for cadets subsection (c), whicheveris greater". SEC. 604. CLARIFICATION RESTRICTION CO~PENSATION OF ON FOR CORRESPONDENCE C OLrlIs ES. Section 206(d)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after "reserve component" the following: "or by a memberof the National Guard while not in Federal service". SEC. 605. ENtLA~CED AUTHORITY AGENCY FOR CONTREBUTIONS FOR ~EM~ERSOF THE APhiD FORCESPARTICIPATING IN THE THI~T SAVINGS PLAN. (a) AUTHORITY MAKE TO CONTRIBUTIONS CERTAIN FOR FIRSTTIME ENLISTEES.--Subsection(d) of section 211 of title 37, United States Code, is amended(l) in paragraph (I~-(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting "(i)" after (B) by redeslgnatSng subparagraph (B) as clause of subparagraph (A) and, in such clause, by striking the period at the end and inserting "; or"; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph (B): "(B) is enlisting in the armed forces for the first time and the period of the member's enlistment is not less than two years."; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking "paragraph (1)" the place it appears and inserting "paragraph (1)(A)'; (3) by designating the second sentence of paragrap,h, (2) as paragr,a, ph (4) and, in such paragraph by striking this paragraph' and inserting "this subsection"; and (4) by inserting before such paragraph (4) the following new paragraph: "(3) In the case of a member described by paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall make contributions to the Fund for the benefit of the memberfor each pay period of the enlistment of the member described in that paragraph for which the member makes a contribution to the Fund under section 8440e of title 5 (other than under subsection (d)(2) thereof).". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.-~uchsubsection is further amended by inserting "AND FIRST-TIME ENLISTEES" after "SPECIALTIES". SEC.606. FIX,OT PROGI~4J~I CONTREBUTIONS THRIFT ON TO SAVINGS (a) PILOTPROGRAMREQUIRED.~During ~sca] year 2006, the Secretary the Armyshall of usethe authority provided section by 211(d)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, as amendedby section 605, to carry out within the Army a pilot program in order to assess the extent to which contributions by the Secretary to the Thrift Savings Fund on behalf of members of the Armydescribed in subsection (b) would-(1) assist the Army recruiting efforts; and in (2) assist such members establishing habits of financial in responsibility during their initial enlistment in the Armed Forces. (b) COVERED MEMBERS.--To eligible to participate be in the pilot program under subsection (a), a member of the Army must