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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Apr 4, 2006
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD), military construction, and national security programs of the Department of Energy for FY2007.
Authorizes appropriations to DOD for: (1) procurement, including aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement; (2) research, development, test, and evaluation, including ballistic missile defense; (3) operation and maintenance, including defense working capital funds, the defense health program, chemical agents and munitions destruction, and environmental restoration; (4) active and reserve military personnel, including end strengths; (5) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program; and (6) Guard and reserve forces facilities.
Sets forth provisions or requirements concerning: (1) active and reserve military personnel policy, including expanded duties for National Guard and reserve members; (2) military education and training; (3) military justice, including an Air Force Office of Special Investigations; (4) military pay and allowances; (5) retired pay and survivor benefits; (6) military health care; (7) acquisition policy and management, including National Defense Stockpile disposals; (8) DOD organization and management, including intelligence-related matters; (9) counter-drug activities and matters related to homeland security; (10) civilian personnel matters; (11) matters relating to other nations; (12) cooperative threat reduction with states of the former Soviet Union; and (13) DOD chemical demilitarization construction.
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Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2007 for military construction for the Armed Forces and defense agencies.
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Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] · R–VA
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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