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12 2 STA T .3 33 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28 , 2008 Sta t es Se cr et Ser vi ce , t h e D irect o ro f the Un ite d States M ar - sha l s Service, or an y other F ederal la w enforce m ent a g ency .SEC.1075 . MODIF IC AT IO N OFA U T H O R ITIES ON COMMISSION TO ASSESS THE THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES FROM E L ECTROMA G NETIC P ULSE ATTAC K . ( a )EXTENSIO NO F D A TEOFS UBM ITTA L OF FINAL R E P O R T. — Section 1403 (a) of the Floyd D. S p ence N ational Defense Au thori z a- tion Act for Fiscal Y ear 2 001 (as enacted into law b y P ublic L aw 10 6– 3 98;5 0 U.S. C . 2301 note) is amended by stri k ing ‘ ‘ J une 30, 200 7’ ’ and inserting ‘‘November 30, 2008’’. (b) COOR D INATION OF W OR K WIT H DEPARTMENT OF H OMELAND SE C URIT Y .—Section 1404 of such Act is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection

‘‘(c) COORDINATION WITH DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECU- RITY.— T he Commission and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall j ointly ensure that the work of the Commission with respect to electromagnetic pulse attack on electricity infrastructure, and protection against such attack, is coordinated with Department of Homeland Security efforts on such matters.’’. (c) LIMITATION ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDIN G .—The aggregate amount of funds provided by the Department of Defense to the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack for purposes of the preparation and submittal of the final report re q uired by section 1403(a) of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as amended by subsection (a)), whether by transfer or otherwise and including funds provided the Commission before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall not e x ceed $ 5,600,000. SEC. 107 6 . SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SMALL B USINESS INNO V ATION RESEARCH PROGRAM. I t is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Department of Defense’s Small B usiness Innovation Research program has been effective in supporting the perform- ance of the missions of the Department of Defense, by stimu- lating technological innovation through investments in small business research activities; (2) the Department of Defense’s Small Business Innovation Research program has transitioned a number of technologies and systems into operational use by warfighters; and (3) the Department of Defense’s Small Business Innovation Research program should be reauthorized so as to ensure that the program’s activities can continue seamlessly, efficiently, and effectively. SEC. 1077. REVISION OF PROFICIENC Y FLYING DEFINITION. Subsection (c) of section 2245 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(c) In this section, the term ‘proficiency flying’ means flying performed under competent orders by a rated or designated member of the armed forces while serving in a non-aviation assignment or in an assignment in which skills would normally not be main- tained in the performance of assigned duties.’’.