PUBLIC LAW 109–148—DEC. 30, 2005
119 STAT. 2727
taken to implement, the recommendations of the Comptroller General of the United States in the report of the Comptroller General entitled ‘‘Military and Veterans Benefits: Enhanced Services Could Improve Transition Assistance for Reserves and National Guard’’ (GAO 05–544). (b) PARTICULAR INFORMATION.—If the Secretary has determined in the course of the review described in subsection (a) not to implement any recommendation of the Comptroller General described in that subsection, the report under that subsection shall include a justification of such determination. SEC. 8121. (a) The Secretary of the Navy may, subject to the terms and conditions of the Secretary, donate the World War IIera marine railway located at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, to the Richardson Maritime Heritage Center, Cambridge, Maryland. (b) The marine railway donated under subsection (a) may not be used for commercial purposes. SEC. 8122. The Secretary of Defense may present promotional materials, including a United States flag, to any member of an Active or Reserve component under the Secretary’s jurisdiction who, as determined by the Secretary, participates in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom, along with other recognition items in conjunction with any week-long national observation and day of national celebration, if established by Presidential proclamation, for any such members returning from such operations. SEC. 8123. Section 8013 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103–139; 107 Stat. 1440) is amended by striking ‘‘the report to the President from the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, July 1991’’ and inserting ‘‘the reports to the President from the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, July 1991 and July 1993’’. SEC. 8124. (a) INCREASE IN RATE OF BASIC PAY.— (1) INCREASE.—Footnote 2 to the table on Enlisted Members in section 601(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 37 U.S.C. 1009 note) is amended by striking ‘‘or Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, or Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’’. (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on September 1, 2005, and shall apply with respect to months beginning on or after that date. (b) PERSONAL MONEY ALLOWANCE.—Section 414(c) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, or the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’’. SEC. 8125. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, to reflect savings from revised economic assumptions the total amount appropriated in title II of this Act is hereby reduced by $195,260,000, the total amount appropriated in title III of this Act is hereby reduced by $263,875,000, and the total amount appropriated in title IV of this Act is hereby reduced by $312,165,000: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall allocate this reduction proportionally to each budget activity, activity group, subactivity group, and each program, project, and activity, within each appropriation account.
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