To enhance the services available to members of the Armed Forces returning from deployment in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to assist such members, and their family members, in transitioning to civilian life.

1. Adds Subtitle F--Transition Assistance for Members of the National Guard and Reserve Returning From Deployment in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom SEC. 681. SHORT TITLE at the end of title VI

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   (4) Covered member of the armed forces defined.--In this subsection, the term "covered member of the Armed Forces" means a member of the Armed Forces wounded or injured in a combat zone who is evacuated from a theater of operations for inpatient care.

   Inserted: Subtitle F--Transition Assistance for Members of the National Guard and Reserve Returning From Deployment in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom SEC. 681. SHORT TITLE.

   Inserted: This subtitle may be cited as the "Heroes at Home Act of 2006".

   Inserted: SEC. 682. SPECIAL WORKING GROUP ON TRANSITION TO CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE RETURNING FROM DEPLOYMENT IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.

   Inserted: (a) Working Group Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish within the Department of Defense a working group to identify and assess the needs of members of the National Guard and Reserve returning from deployment in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom in transitioning to civilian employment on their return from such deployment.

   Inserted: (b) Members.--The working group established under subsection (a) shall include a balance of individuals appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among the following:

   Inserted: (1) Personnel of the Department of Defense.

   Inserted: (2) With the concurrence of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

   Inserted: (3) With the concurrence of the Secretary of Labor, personnel of the Department of Labor.

   Inserted: (c) Responsibilities.--The working group established under subsection (a) shall--

   Inserted: (1) identify and assess the needs of members of the National Guard and Reserve described in subsection (a) in transitioning to civilian employment on their return from deployment as described in that subsection, including the needs of--

   Inserted: (A) members who were self-employed before deployment and seek to return to such employment after deployment;

   Inserted: (B) members who were students before deployment and seek to return to school or commence employment after deployment;

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   Inserted: (C) members who have experienced multiple recent deployments; and

   Inserted: (D) members who have been wounded or injured during deployment; and

   Inserted: (2) develop recommendations on means of improving assistance to members of the National Guard and Reserve described in subsection (a) in meeting the needs identified in paragraph (1) on their return from deployment as described in subsection (a).

   Inserted: (d) Consultation.--In carrying out its responsibilities under subsection (c), the working group established under subsection (a) shall consult with the following:

   Inserted: (1) Appropriate personnel of the Small Business Administration.

   Inserted: (2) Representatives of employers who employ members of the National Guard and Reserve described in subsection (a) on their return to civilian employment as described in that subsection.

   Inserted: (3) Representatives of employee assistance organizations.

   Inserted: (4) Representatives of associations of employers.

   Inserted: (5) Representatives of organizations that assist wounded or injured members of the National Guard and Reserves in finding or sustaining employment.

   Inserted: (6) Representatives of such other public or private organizations and entities as the working group considers appropriate.

   Inserted: (e) Report.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the working group established under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and Congress a report on its activities under subsection (c).

   Inserted: (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:

   Inserted: (A) The results of the identification and assessment required under subsection (c)(1).

   Inserted: (B) The recommendations developed under subsection (c)(2), including recommendations on the following:

   Inserted: (i) The provision of outreach and training to employers, employment assistance organizations, and associations of employers on the employment and transition needs of members of the National Guard and Reserve described in subsection (a) upon their return from deployment as described in that subsection.

   Inserted: (ii) The provision of outreach and training to employers, employment assistance organizations, and associations of employers on the needs of family members of such members.

   Inserted: (iii) The improvement of collaboration between the pubic and private sectors in order to ensure the successful transition of such members into civilian employment upon their return from such deployment.

   Inserted: (3) Availability to public.--The Secretary shall take appropriate actions to make the report under paragraph (1) available to the public, including through the Internet website of the Department of Defense.

   Inserted: (f) Termination.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The working group established under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

   Inserted: (2) Interim duties.--During the period beginning on the date of the submittal of the report required by subsection (e) and the termination of the working group under paragraph (1), the working group shall serve as an advisory board to the Office for Employers and Employment Assistance Organizations under section 683.

   Inserted: (g) Employment Assistance Organization Defined.--In this section, the term "employment assistance organization" means an organization or entity, whether public or private, that provides assistance to individuals in finding or retaining employment, including organizations and entities under military career support programs.

   Inserted: SEC. 683. OFFICE FOR EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATIONS.

   Inserted: (a) Designation of Office.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall designate an office within the Department of Defense to assist employers, employment assistance organizations, and associations of employers in facilitating the successful transition to civilian employment of members of the National Guard and Reserve returning from deployment in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom.

   Inserted: (2) Name.--The office designated under this subsection shall be known as the "Office for Employers and Employment Assistance Organizations" (in this section referred to as the "Office").

   Inserted: (3) Head.--The Secretary shall designate an individual to act as the head of the Office.

   Inserted: (4) Integration.--In designating the Office, the Secretary shall ensure close communication between the Office and the military departments, including the commands of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.

   Inserted: (b) Functions.--The Office shall have the following functions:

   Inserted: (1) To provide education and technical assistance to employers, employment assistance organizations, and associations of employers to assist them in facilitating the successful transition to civilian employment of members of the National Guard and Reserve described in subsection (a) on their return from deployment as described in that subsection.

   Inserted: (2) To provide education and technical assistance to employers, employment assistance organizations, and associations of employers to assist them in facilitating the successful adjustment of family members of the National Guard and Reserve to the deployment and return from deployment of members of the National Guard and Reserve as described in that subsection.

   Inserted: (c) Resources to Be Provided.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--In carrying out the functions specified in subsection (b), the Office shall provide employers, employment assistance organizations, and associations of employers resources, services, and assistance that include the following:

   Inserted: (A) Guidelines on best practices and effective strategies.

   Inserted: (B) Education on the physical and mental health conditions that can and may be experienced by members of the National Guard and Reserve described in subsection (a) on their return from deployment as described in that subsection in transitioning to civilian employment, including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), including education on--

   Inserted: (i) the detection of warning signs of such conditions;

   Inserted: (ii) the medical, mental health, and employment services available to such members, including materials on services offered by the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs (including through the vet center program under section 1712A of title 38, United States Code), the Department of Labor, military support programs, and community mental health clinics; and

   Inserted: (iii) the mechanisms for referring such members for services described in clause (ii) and for other medical and mental health screening and care when appropriate.

   Inserted: (C) Education on the range and types of potential physical and mental health effects of deployment and post-deployment adjustment on family members of members of the National Guard and Reserve described in subsection (a), including education on--

   Inserted: (i) the detection of warning signs of such effects on family members of members of the National Guard and Reserves;

   Inserted: (ii) the medical, mental health, and employment services available to such family members, including materials on such services as described in subparagraph (B)(ii); and

   Inserted: (iii) mechanisms for referring such family members for services described in clause (ii) and for medical and mental health screening and care when appropriate.

   Inserted: (D) Education on mechanisms, strategies, and resources for accommodating and employing wounded or injured members of the National Guard and Reserves in work settings.

   Inserted: (2) Provision of resources.--The Office shall make resources, services, and assistance available under this subsection through such mechanisms as the head of the Office considers appropriate, including the Internet, video conferencing, telephone services, workshops, trainings, presentations, group forums, and other mechanisms.

   Inserted: (d) Personnel and Other Resources.--The Secretary of Defense shall assign to the Office such personnel, funding, and other resources as are required to ensure the effective discharge by the Office of the functions under subsection (b).

   Inserted: (e) Reports on Activities.--

   Inserted: (1) Annual report by office.--Not later than one year after the designation of the Office, and annually thereafter, the head of the Office, in consultation with the working group established pursuant to section 682 (while in effect), shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a written report on the progress and outcomes of the Office during the one-year period ending on the date of such report.

   Inserted: (2) Transmittal to congress.--Not later than 60 days after receipt of a report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall transmit such report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, together with--

   Inserted: (A) such comments on such report, and such assessment of the effectiveness of the Office, as the Secretary considers appropriate; and

   Inserted: (B) such recommendations on means of improving the effectiveness of the Office as the Secretary considers appropriate.

   Inserted: (3) Availability to public.--The Secretary shall take appropriate actions to make each report under paragraph (2) available to the public, including through the Internet website of the Office.

   Inserted: (f) Employment Assistance Organization Defined.--In this section, the term "employment assistance organization" means an organization or entity, whether public or private, that provides assistance to individuals in finding or retaining employment, including organizations and entities under military career support programs.

   Inserted: SEC. 684. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TASK FORCE ON MENTAL HEALTH RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH OF MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE DEPLOYED IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.

   Inserted: (a) Additional Responsibilities.--Section 723 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3348) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and

   Inserted: (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d):

   Inserted: "(d) Assessment of Mental Health Needs of Members of National Guard and Reserve Deployed in OIF or OEF.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--In addition to the activities required under subsection (c), the task force shall, not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of the Heroes at Home Act of 2006, submit to the Secretary a report containing an assessment and recommendations on the needs with respect to mental health of members of the National Guard and Reserve who are deployed in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom upon their return from such deployment.

   Inserted: "(2) Elements.--The assessment and recommendations required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:

   Inserted: "(A) An assessment of the specific needs with respect to mental health of members of the National Guard and Reserve who are deployed in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom upon their return from such deployment.

   Inserted: "(B) An identification of mental health conditions and disorders (including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), suicide attempts, and suicide) occurring among members of the National Guard and Reserve who undergo multiple deployments in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom upon their return from such deployment.

   Inserted: "(C) Recommendations on mechanisms for improving the mental health services available to members of the National Guard and Reserve who are deployed in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom, including such members who undergo multiple deployments in such operations, upon their return from such deployment.".

   Inserted: (b) Report.--Subsection (f) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this section, is further amended--

   Inserted: (1) in the subsection heading, by striking "Report" and inserting "Reports";

   Inserted: (2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new paragraph (1):

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--The report submitted to the Secretary under each of subsections (c) and (d) shall include--

   Inserted: "(A) a description of the activities of the task force under such subsection;

   Inserted: "(B) the assessment and recommendations required by such subsection; and

   Inserted: "(C) such other matters relating to the activities of the task force under such subsection as the task force considers appropriate."; and

   Inserted: (3) in paragraph (2)--

   Inserted: (A) by striking "the report under paragraph (1)" and inserting "a report under paragraph (1)"; and

   Inserted: (B) by striking "the report as" and inserting "such report as".

   Inserted: (c) Plan Matters.--Subsection (g) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this section, is further amended--

   Inserted: (1) by striking "the report from the task force under subsection (e)(1)" and inserting "a report from the task force under subsection (f)(1)"; and

   Inserted: (2) by inserting "contained in such report" after "the task force" the second place it appears.

   Inserted: (d) Termination.--Subsection (h) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this section, is further amended--

   Inserted: (1) by inserting "with respect to the assessment and recommendations required by subsection (d)" after "the task force"; and

   Inserted: (2) by striking "subsection (e)(2)" and inserting "subsection (f)(2)".

   Inserted: SEC. 685. GRANTS ON ASSISTANCE IN COMMUNITY-BASED SETTINGS FOR MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE AND THEIR FAMILIES AFTER DEPLOYMENT IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may award grants to eligible entities to carry out demonstration projects to assess the feasibility and advisability of utilizing community-based settings for the provision of assistance to members of the National Guard and Reserve who serve in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom, and their families, after the return of such members from deployment in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom, as the case may be, including--

   Inserted: (1) services to improve the reuniting of such members of the National Guard and Reserve and their families;

   Inserted: (2) education to increase awareness of the physical and mental health conditions that members of the National Guard and Reserve can and may experience on their return from such deployment, including education on--

   Inserted: (A) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI); and

   Inserted: (B) mechanisms for the referral of such members of the National Guard and Reserve for medical and mental health screening and care when necessary; and

   Inserted: (3) education to increase awareness of the physical and mental health conditions that family members of such members of the National Guard and Reserve can and may experience on the return of such members from such deployment, including education on--

   Inserted: (A) depression, anxiety, and relationship problems; and

   Inserted: (B) mechanisms for medical and mental health screening and care when appropriate.

   Inserted: (b) Eligible Entities.--An entity eligible for the award of a grant under this section is any public or private non-profit organization, such as a community mental health clinic, family support organization, military support organization, law enforcement agency, community college, or public school.

   Inserted: (c) Application.--An eligible entity seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary of Defense an application therefor in such manner, and containing such information, as the Secretary may require for purposes of this section, including a description of how such entity will work with the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, State health agencies, other appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, family support organizations, and other community organization in undertaking activities described in subsection (a).

   Inserted: (d) Annual Reports by Grant Recipients.--An entity awarded a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary of Defense on an annual basis a report on the activities undertaken by such entity during the preceding year utilizing amounts under the grant. Each report shall include such information as the Secretary shall specify for purposes of this subsection.

   Inserted: (e) Annual Reports to Congress.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on activities undertaken under the grants awarded under this section. The report shall include recommendations for legislative, programmatic, or administrative action to improve or enhance activities under the grants awarded under this section.

   Inserted: (2) Availability to public.--The Secretary shall take appropriate actions to make each report under this subsection available to the public.

   Inserted: SEC. 686. LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY INCURRED BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.

   Inserted: (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, conduct a longitudinal study on the effects of traumatic brain injury incurred by members of the Armed Forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom. The duration of the longitudinal study shall be 15 years.

   Inserted: (b) Elements.--The study required by subsection (a) shall address the following:

   Inserted: (1) The long-term physical and mental health effects of traumatic brain injuries incurred by members of the Armed Forces during service in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom.

   Inserted: (2) The health care, mental health care, and rehabilitation needs of such members for such injuries after the completion of inpatient treatment through the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or both.

   Inserted: (3) The type and availability of long-term care rehabilitation programs and services within and outside the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs for such members for such injuries, including community-based programs and services and in-home programs and services.

   Inserted: (c) Reports.--

   Inserted: (1) Periodic and final reports.--After the third, seventh, eleventh, and fifteenth years of the study required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, submit to Congress a comprehensive report on the results of the study during the preceding years. Each report shall include the following:

   Inserted: (A) Current information on the cumulative outcomes of the study.

   Inserted: (B) Such recommendations as the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs jointly consider appropriate based on the outcomes of the study, including recommendations for legislative, programmatic, or administrative action to improve long-term care and rehabilitation programs and services for members of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injuries.

   Inserted: (2) Availability to public.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly take appropriate actions to make each report under this subsection available to the public.

   Inserted: (d) Funding.--

   Inserted: (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense to carry out this section amounts as follows:

   Inserted: (A) For fiscal year 2007, $5,000,000.

   Inserted: (B) For each of fiscal years 2008 through 2021, such sums as may be necessary.

   Inserted: (2) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by section 102(a)(2) for weapons procurement for the Navy is hereby reduced by $5,000,000, with the amount of the reduction to be allocated to amounts for the Trident II conventional modification program.

   Inserted: SEC. 687. TRAINING CURRICULA FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS ON CARE AND ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY INCURRED IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.

   Inserted: (a) Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver Panel.--

   Inserted: (1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, establish within the Department of Defense a panel to develop coordinated, uniform, and consistent training curricula to be used in training family members in the provision of care and assistance to members and former members of the Armed Forces for traumatic brain injuries incurred during service in the Armed Forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom.

   Inserted: (2) Designation of panel.--The panel established under paragraph (1) shall be known as the "Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver Panel".

   Inserted: (3) Members.--The Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver Panel established under paragraph (1) shall consist of 15 members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, equally represented from among--

   Inserted: (A) physicians, nurses, rehabilitation therapists, and other individuals with an expertise in caring for and assisting individuals with traumatic brain injury, including those who specialize in caring for and assisting individuals with traumatic brain injury incurred in war;

   Inserted: (B) representatives of family caregivers or family caregiver associations;

   Inserted: (C) Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs health and medical personnel with expertise in traumatic brain injury, and Department of Defense personnel and readiness representatives with expertise in traumatic brain injury;

   Inserted: (D) psychologists or other individuals with expertise in the mental health treatment and care of individuals with traumatic brain injury;

   Inserted: (E) experts in the development of training curricula; and

   Inserted: (F) any other individuals the Secretary considers appropriate.

   Inserted: (b) Development of Curricula.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver Panel shall develop training curricula to be utilized during the provision of training to family members of members and former members of the Armed Forces described in subsection (a) on techniques, strategies, and skills for care and assistance for such members and former members with the traumatic brain injuries described in that subsection.

   Inserted: (2) Scope of curricula.--The curricula shall--

   Inserted: (A) be based on empirical research and validated techniques; and

   Inserted: (B) shall provide for training that permits recipients to tailor caregiving to the unique circumstances of the member or former member of the Armed Forces receiving care.

   Inserted: (3) Particular requirements.--In developing the curricula, the Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver Panel shall--

   Inserted: (A) specify appropriate training commensurate with the severity of traumatic brain injury; and

   Inserted: (B) identify appropriate care and assistance to be provided for the degree of severity of traumatic brain injury for caregivers of various levels of skill and capability.

   Inserted: (4) Use of existing materials.--In developing the curricula, the Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver Panel shall utilize and enhance any existing training curricula, materials, and resources applicable to such curricula as the Panel considers appropriate.

   Inserted: (5) Deadline for development.--The Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver Panel shall develop the curricula not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

   Inserted: (c) Dissemination of Curricula.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver Panel, develop mechanisms for the dissemination of the curricula developed under subsection (b) to health care professionals referred to in paragraph (2) who treat or otherwise work with members and former members of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury incurred in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom. In developing such mechanisms, the Secretary may utilize and enhance existing mechanisms, including the Military Severely Injured Center.

   Inserted: (2) Health care professionals.--The health care professionals referred to in this paragraph are the following:

   Inserted: (A) Personnel at military medical treatment facilities.

   Inserted: (B) Personnel at the polytrauma centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

   Inserted: (C) Personnel and care managers at the Military Severely Injured Center.

   Inserted: (D) Such other health care professionals of the Department of Defense as the Secretary considers appropriate.

   Inserted: (E) Such other health care professionals of the Department of Veterans Affairs as the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, considers appropriate.

   Inserted: (3) Provision of training to family caregivers.--

   Inserted: (A) In general.--Health care professionals referred to in paragraph (2) who are trained in the curricula developed under subsection (b) shall provide training to family members of members and former members of the Armed Forces who incur traumatic brain injuries during service in the Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom in the care and assistance to be provided for such injuries.

   Inserted: (B) Timing of training.--Training under this paragraph shall, to the extent practicable, be provided to family members while the member or former member concerned is undergoing treatment at a facility of the Department of Defense or Department of Veterans Affairs, as applicable, in order to ensure that such family members receive practice on the provision of such care and assistance under the guidance of qualified health professionals.

   Inserted: (C) Particularized training.--Training provided under this paragraph to family members of a particular member or former member shall be tailored to the particular care needs of such member or former member and the particular caregiving needs of such family members.

   Inserted: (4) Quality assurance.--The Secretary shall develop mechanisms to ensure quality in the provision of training under this section to health care professionals referred to in paragraph (2) and in the provision of such training under paragraph (4) by such health care professionals.

   Inserted: (5) Report.--Not later than one year after the development of the curricula required by subsection (b), and annually thereafter, the Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver Training Panel shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and to Congress, a report on the following:

   Inserted: (A) The actions undertaken under this subsection.

   Inserted: (B) The results of the tracking of outcomes based on training developed and provided under this section.

   Inserted: (C) Recommendations for the improvement of training developed and provided under this section.

   Inserted: (d) Funding.--

   Inserted: (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense to carry out this section amounts as follows:

   Inserted: (A) For fiscal year 2007, $1,000,000.

   Inserted: (B) For each of fiscal years 2008 through 2011, such sums as may be necessary.

   Inserted: (2) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by section 102(a)(2) for weapons procurement for the Navy is hereby reduced by $1,000,000, with the amount of the reduction to be allocated to amounts for the Trident II conventional modification program.

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