PL-108-11 Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 US

STATES STRATEGY FOR RELIEF AND RECONSTRUCTION IN IRAQ.

(a) Initial Report.--Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report on the United States strategy regarding activities related to post-conflict security, humanitarian assistance, governance, and reconstruction in Iraq that are undertaken as a result of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The report shall include the following: (1) The distribution of duties and responsibilities regarding such activities among agencies of the United States Government, including the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, and the Department of Defense (to be provided within 30 days of enactment of this Act). (2) A detailed plan describing the roles and responsibilities of foreign governments and international organizations including the United Nations, in carrying out activities related to post-conflict security, humanitarian assistance, governance, and reconstruction in Iraq. (3) A strategy for coordinating such activities among the United States Government, foreign governments and international organizations, including the United Nations. (4) An initial estimate of the costs expected to be associated with such activities. (5) A strategy for distributing the responsibility for paying costs associated with reconstruction activities in Iraq among the United States, foreign governments, and international organizations, including the United Nations, and an estimate of the revenue expected to be generated by Iraqi oil production that could be used to pay such costs.

(b) Subsequent Reports.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until September 30, 2004, the President shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report that contains: (1) A list of significant United States Government-funded activities related to reconstruction in Iraq that, during the 90-day period ending 15 days prior to the date the report is submitted to the Committees on Appropriations-- (A) were initiated; or (B) were completed. (2) A list of the significant activities related to reconstruction in Iraq that the President anticipates initiating during the 90-day period beginning on the date the report is submitted to the Committees on Appropriations, including:

(A) Cost estimates for carrying out the proposed activities. (B) The source of the funds that will be used to pay such costs. (3) Updated strategies, if changes are proposed regarding matters included in the reports required under subsection (a). (4) An updated list of the financial pledges and contributions made by foreign governments or international organizations to fund activities related to humanitarian, governance, and reconstruction assistance in Iraq.

CHAPTER 6

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Departmental Management

counterterrorism fund

For an additional amount for the ``Counterterrorism Fund'' for necessary expenses as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security, $150,000,000, to remain available until expended, to reimburse any Department of Homeland Security organization for the costs of providing support to prevent, counter, investigate, respond to, or prosecute unexpected threats or acts of terrorism: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives 15 days prior to the obligation of any amount of these funds in accordance with section 1601 of this Act.

Citizenship and Immigration Services

operating expenses

For necessary expenses for ``Operating Expenses'' related to conducting Operation Liberty Shield, $3,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives 15 days prior to the obligation of any amount of these funds.

United States Secret Service

operating expenses

For an additional amount for ``Operating Expenses'' for necessary expenses related to conducting Operation Liberty Shield, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives 15 days prior to the obligation of any amount of these funds.

Border and Transportation Security

customs and border protection

For necessary expenses for ``Customs and Border Protection'' related to conducting Operation Liberty Shield and for other purposes, $333,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,

That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives 15 days prior to the obligation of any amount of these funds.

immigration and customs enforcement

For necessary expenses for ``Immigration and Customs Enforcement'' related to conducting Operation Liberty Shield and for other purposes, $170,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives 15 days prior to the obligation of any amount of these funds.

transportation security administration

For necessary expenses for ``Transportation Security Administration'', $665,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That $130,000,000 of this amount shall not be made available until September 30, 2003: Provided further, That of the total amount provided, the following amounts are made available solely for the purposes specified below: (1) physical modification of commercial service airports for the purposes of installing checked baggage explosive detection systems into airport baggage systems, $235,000,000; (2) port security grants, $20,000,000; and (3) passenger screener hiring, training and related costs, $280,000,000, which shall not be obligated: (a) until the President transmits an official budget request for such amount to the Congress; and (b) until the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration submits a fiscal year 2003 budget execution plan approved by the Office of Management and Budget detailing spending levels by budget line item, program, project and activity: Provided, That such plan shall fully fund all programs and activities specifically funded by Congress in Public Laws 107-206 and 108-7:

Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives 15 days prior to the obligation of any amount of these funds.

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Operating Expenses

For an additional amount for ``Operating Expenses'' related to conducting Operation Liberty Shield, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives 15 days prior to the obligation of any amount of these funds.

Office for Domestic Preparedness

For an additional amount for the ``Office for Domestic Preparedness'', $2,230,000,000, to remain available until December 31, 2003, as authorized by sections 403(5) and 430 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) and section 1014 of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-56), for grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other activities, including grants to

State and local governments for terrorism prevention activities, which shall be allocated as follows: (1) $1,300,000,000 for grants pursuant to section 1014 of Public Law 107-56: Provided, That the application for grants shall be made available to States within 15 days of enactment of this Act; that States shall submit applications within 30 days of the grant announcement; that the Office for Domestic Preparedness shall act on each application within 15 days of receipt; and that each State shall transfer no less than 80 percent of the total amount of the grant to local governments within 45 days of the grant award; (2) $30,000,000 for technical assistance; (3) $200,000,000 for formula-based grants for critical infrastructure protection, subject to section 1014(c)(3) of Public Law 107-56: Provided, That the application for these grants shall be made available to States within 15 days of enactment of this Act; that States shall submit applications within 30 days of the grant announcement; that the Office for Domestic Preparedness shall act on each application within 15 days of receipt; and that each State shall transfer no less than 50 percent of the total amount of the grant to local governments within 45 days of the grant award; and (4) $700,000,000 for discretionary grants for use in high- density urban areas, high-threat areas, and for protection of critical infrastructure, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided, That no less than 80 percent of any grant to a State shall be transferred by the State to local governments within 45 days of the receipt of funds: Provided further, That section 1014(c)(3) of Public Law 107-56 shall not apply to these grants:

Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used for the construction or renovation of facilities: Provided further, That funds appropriated in subsections (3) and (4) under this heading shall be available for operational costs, to include personnel overtime as needed: Provided further, That the Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives 15 days prior to the obligation of any amount of the funds provided under this heading.

United States Coast Guard

operating expenses

For an additional amount for ``Operating Expenses'' for expenses related to conducting Operation Liberty Shield and for other purposes, $228,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives 15 days prior to the obligation of any amount of these funds.

Emergency Preparedness and Response

operating expenses

For necessary expenses for ``Operating Expenses'' related to conducting Operation Liberty Shield, $45,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the

Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives 15 days prior to the obligation of any amount of these funds.

emergency management planning and assistance

For an additional amount for ``Emergency Management Planning and Assistance'', $54,750,000, for grants for interoperable communications equipment: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives 15 days prior to the obligation of any amount of these funds.

GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER

Sec. 1601. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies in or transferred to the Department of Homeland Security that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2003, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds which: (1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by Congress; or (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by either the House or Senate Committees on Appropriations for a different purpose, unless the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies in or transferred to the Department of Homeland Security that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2003, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for programs, projects, or activities through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that: (1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities; (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or (3) results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, projects or activities, as approved by Congress; unless the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. Sec. 1602. (a) The Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Security may issue letters of intent to airports to provide assistance for the installation of explosive detection systems by the date prescribed by section 44901(d)(2)(i) of title 49, United States Code. (b) Beginning 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 60 days thereafter in calendar year 2003, the Under Secretary shall transmit a classified report to the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Senate Committee on

Commerce, Science, and Transportation describing each letter of intent issued by the Under Secretary under subsection (a).

Sec. 1603. In accordance with section 873(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 453(b)), the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection may accept donations of body armor for United States Border Patrol agents and United States Border Patrol canines if such donations would further the mission of protecting our Nation's borders and ports of entry as determined by the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security.

CHAPTER 7

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

disease control, research, and training

For an additional amount for ``Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Disease Control, Research, and Training'', $16,000,000 for costs associated with the prevention and control of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

Office of the Secretary

public health and social services emergency fund

For an additional amount for ``Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund'', for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended. For an additional amount for the ``Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund'', $42,000,000, to remain available until expended, for costs associated with compensating individuals with injuries resulting from smallpox vaccinations and countermeasures: Provided, That such funds shall become available only upon the enactment of legislation authorizing a smallpox vaccination compensation program.

General Provision

repatriation

Sec. 1701. Section 1113(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1313(d)), is amended by striking ``1991'' and inserting ``2003''.

CHAPTER 8

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Salaries and Expenses

For an additional amount for salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, $11,000,000, as follows:

Committee Employees

Standing Committees, Special and Select

For an additional amount for salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and select, authorized by House resolutions, $11,000,000: Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2004.

CAPITOL POLICE

General Expenses

For an additional amount for ``General expenses'', $37,758,000, to remain available until expended.

OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

Salaries and Expenses

For an additional amount for ``Salaries and expenses'', $111,000.

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

Capitol Building

For an additional amount for ``Capitol building'', $1,100,000.

Capitol Power Plant

For an additional amount for ``Capitol power plant'', $22,679,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 2007.

Capitol Police Buildings and Grounds

For an additional amount for ``Capitol police buildings and grounds'', $40,140,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Salaries and Expenses

For an additional amount for ``Salaries and expenses'', $5,500,000 to remain available until September 30, 2007.

Congressional Research Service

salaries and expenses

For an additional amount for ``Salaries and expenses'', $1,863,000, to remain available until September 30, 2004.

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

Salaries and Expenses

For an additional amount for ``Salaries and expenses'', $4,849,000.

GENERAL PROVISONS, THIS CHAPTER

Sec. 1801. Postal Patron Postcards. The matter under the subheading ``miscellaneous items'' under the heading ``Contingent Expenses of the Senate'' under title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108-7) is amended by striking ``with a population of less than 250,000''.

CHAPTER 9

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Military Construction, Navy

For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Navy'', $48,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds may be obligated or expended to carry out military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law.

Military Construction, Air Force

For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Air Force'', $152,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds may be obligated or expended to carry out planning and design and military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law.

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

For an additional amount for ``Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', $1,800,000.

GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER

Sec. 1901. (a) Transfer Authority.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may transfer not more than $150,000,000 of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense in this Act to the contingency construction account, authorized under section 2804 of title 10, United States Code, for the purpose of carrying out military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law. The transfer authority under this section is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense. (b) Conditions on Transfer.--A transfer of funds under subsection (a) may not be made until the end of the 7-day period beginning on the date the Secretary of Defense submits written notice to the appropriate committees of Congress certifying that the transfer is necessary to respond to, or protect against, acts or threatened acts of terrorism or to support Department of Defense operations in Iraq, and specifying the amounts and purposes of the transfer, including a list of proposed projects and their estimated costs. (c) Notice of Obligations.--Notwithstanding section 2804(b) of title 10, United States Code, when a decision is made to carry out a military construction project using funds transferred to the

contingency construction account under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit written notice to the appropriate committees of Congress no later than 15 days after the obligation of the funds for the project, specifying the estimated cost of the project and including form 1391. (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms ``appropriate committees of Congress'', ``military construction'', and ``military installation'' have the meanings given such terms in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code, except that, with respect to military construction in a foreign country, the term ``military installation'' includes, not only buildings, structures, and other improvements to real property under the operational control of the Secretary of a military department or the Secretary of Defense, but also any building, structure, or other improvement to real property to be used by the Armed Forces, regardless of whether such use is anticipated to be temporary or of longer duration. Sec. 1902. (a) The Secretary of the Army may accept funds from the State of Utah, and credit them to the appropriate Department of the Army accounts for the purpose of funding the costs associated with extending the runway at Michael Army Airfield, Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, as part of a previously authorized military construction project. (b) The Secretary may use the funds accepted for the refurbishment, in addition to funds authorized and appropriated for the project. The authority to accept a contribution under this section does not authorize the Secretary of the Army to reduce expenditures of amounts appropriated for the refurbishment project. The funds accepted shall remain available until expended. (c) The authority provided in this section shall be effective upon the date of the enactment of this Act.

CHAPTER 10

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

maritime guaranteed loan (title xi) program account

For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized, $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That none of the funds under this heading may be obligated or expended until the Department of Transportation Inspector General certifies to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that the recommendations of report CR-2003- 031 have been implemented to his satisfaction.

This title may be cited as the ``Columbia Orbiter Memorial Act''.

COLUMBIA ORBITER AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.

(a) Construction Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall, in consultation with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, construct at an appropriate place in

Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, a memorial marker honoring the seven members of the crew of the Columbia Orbiter who died on February 1, 2003, over the State of Texas during the landing of space shuttle mission STS-107. (b) Availability of Funds.--Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title II of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 107-248) under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $500,000 shall be available for the construction of the memorial marker required by subsection (a).

(a) Authority To Accept Donations.--The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration may accept gifts and donations of services, money, and property (including personal, tangible, or intangible property) for the purpose of an appropriate memorial or monument to the seven members of the crew of the Columbia Orbiter who died on February 1, 2003, over the State of Texas during the landing of space shuttle mission STS-107, whether such memorial or monument is constructed by the Administrator or is the memorial marker required by section 302. (b) Transfer.--(1) The Administrator may transfer to the Secretary of the Army any services, money, or property accepted by the Administrator under subsection (a) for the purpose of the construction of the memorial marker required by section 302. (2) Any moneys transferred to the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be merged with amounts in the account referred to in subsection (b) of section 302, and shall be available for the purpose referred to in that subsection. (c) Expiration of Authority.--The authority of the Administrator to accept gifts and donations under subsection (a) shall expire 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FOR DISPLACED AIRLINE RELATED WORKERS.

(a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section-- (1) the term ``eligible individual'' means an individual whose eligibility for temporary extended unemployment compensation under the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-147; 116 Stat. 21), as amended by Public Law 108-1 (117 Stat. 3), is or would be based on the exhaustion of regular compensation under State law, entitlement to which was based in whole or in part on qualifying employment performed during such individual's base period; (2) the term ``qualifying employment'', with respect to an eligible individual, means employment-- (A) with an air carrier, employment at a facility at an airport, or with an upstream producer or supplier for an air carrier; and (B) as determined by the Secretary, separation from which was due, in whole or in part, to-- (i) reductions in service by an air carrier as a result of a terrorist action or security measure; (ii) a closure of an airport in the United States as a result of a terrorist action or security measure; or (iii) a military conflict with Iraq that has been authorized by Congress; (3) the term ``air carrier'' means an air carrier that holds a certificate issued under chapter 411 of title 49, United States Code; (4) the term ``upstream producer'' means a firm that performs additional, value-added, production processes, including firms that perform final assembly, finishing, or packaging of articles, for another firm; (5) the term ``supplier'' means a firm that produces component parts for, or articles and contract services considered to be a part of the production process or services for, another firm; (6) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Labor; and (7) the term ``terrorist action or security measure'' means a terrorist attack on the United States on September 11, 2001, or a security measure taken in response to such attack.

(b) Additional Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation for Eligible Individual.--In the case of an eligible individual, the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-147; 116 Stat. 21), as amended by Public Law 108-1 (117 Stat. 3), shall be applied as if it had been amended in accordance with subsection (c).

(c) Modifications.-- (1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (b), the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-147; 116 Stat. 21), as amended by Public Law 108-1 (117 Stat. 3), shall be treated as if it had been amended as provided in this subsection. (2) Program extension.--Deem section 208 of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002,

as amended by Public Law 108-1 (117 Stat. 3), <<NOTE: 26 USC 3304 note.>> to be amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 208. APPLICABILITY.

``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), an agreement entered into under this title shall apply to weeks of unemployment-- ``(1) beginning after the date on which such agreement is entered into; and ``(2) ending before December 29, 2003.

``(b) Transition for Amount Remaining in Account.-- ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), in the case of an individual who has amounts remaining in an account established under section 203 as of December 28, 2003, temporary extended unemployment compensation shall continue to be payable to such individual from such amounts for any week beginning after such date for which the individual meets the eligibility requirements of this title, including such compensation payable by reason of amounts deposited in such account after such date pursuant to the application of subsection (c) of such section. ``(2) Limitation.--No compensation shall be payable by reason of paragraph (1) for any week beginning after December 26, 2004.''. (3) Additional weeks of benefits.--Deem section 203 of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002, as amended by Public Law 108-1 (117 Stat. 3), to be amended-- (A) in subsection (b)(1)-- (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``50'' and inserting ``150''; and (ii) by striking ``13'' and inserting ``39''; and (B) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``\1/3\ of'' after ``equal to''. (4) Effective date of modifications described in paragraph (3).-- (A) In general.--The amendments described in paragraph (3)-- (i) shall be deemed to have taken effect as if included in the enactment of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002; but (ii) shall be treated as applying only with respect to weeks of unemployment beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act, subject to subparagraph (B). (B) Special rules.--In the case of an eligible individual for whom a temporary extended unemployment account was established before the date of enactment of this Act, the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (as amended by this section) shall be applied subject to the following: (i) Any amounts deposited in the individual's temporary extended unemployment compensation account by reason of section 203(c) of such Act (commonly known as ``TEUC-X amounts'') before the date of enactment of this Act shall be treated as amounts deposited by reason of section 203(b) of such Act (commonly

known as ``TEUC amounts''), as deemed to have been amended by paragraph (3)(A). (ii) For purposes of determining whether the individual is eligible for any TEUC-X amounts under such Act, as deemed to be amended by this subsection-- (I) any determination made under section 203(c) of such Act before the application of the amendment described in paragraph (3)(B) shall be disregarded; and (II) any such determination shall instead be made by applying section 203(c) of such Act, as deemed to be amended by paragraph (3)(B), as of the time that all amounts established in such account in accordance with section 203(b) of such Act (as deemed to be amended under this subsection, and including any amounts described in clause (i)) are in fact exhausted.

(a) Establishment.--There is established a panel to review sexual misconduct allegations at the United States Air Force Academy. (b) Composition.--The panel shall be composed of seven members, appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among private United States citizens who have expertise in behavioral and psychological sciences and standards and practices relating to proper treatment of sexual assault victims (to include their medical and legal rights and needs), as well as the United States military academies. (c) Chairman.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Chairmen of the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, select the Chairman of the panel from among its members under subsection (b). (d) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--Members shall be appointed for the life of the panel. Any vacancy in the panel shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. (e) Meetings.--The panel shall meet at the call of the Chairman. (f) Initial Organization Requirements.--(1) All original appointments to the panel shall be made not later than May 1, 2003.

(2) The Chairman shall convene the first meeting of the panel not later than May 8, 2003.

(a) In General.--The panel established under section 501(a) shall carry out a study of the policies, management and organizational practices, and cultural elements of the United States Air Force Academy that were conducive to allowing sexual misconduct (including sexual assaults and rape) at the United States Air Force Academy.

(b) Review.--In carrying out the study required by subsection (a), the panel shall-- (1) review the actions taken by United States Air Force Academy personnel and other Department of the Air Force officials in response to allegations of sexual assaults at the United States Air Force Academy; (2) review directives issued by the United States Air Force pertaining to sexual misconduct at the United States Air Force Academy; (3) review the effectiveness of the process, procedures, and policies used at the United States Air Force Academy to respond to allegations of sexual misconduct; (4) review the relationship between-- (A) the command climate for women at the United States Air Force Academy, including factors that may have produced a fear of retribution for reporting sexual misconduct; and (B) the circumstances that resulted in sexual misconduct at the Academy; (5) review, evaluate, and assess such other matters and materials as the panel considers appropriate for the study; and (6) review, and incorporate as appropriate, the findings of ongoing studies being conducted by the Air Force General Counsel and Inspector General.

(c) Report.--(1) Not later than 90 days after its first meeting under section 501(f)(2), the panel shall submit a report on the study required by subsection 502(a) to the Secretary of Defense and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

(2) The report shall include-- (A) the findings and conclusions of the panel as a result of the study; and (B) any recommendations for legislative or administrative action that the panel considers appropriate in light of the study.

(a) Pay of Members.--(1) Members of the panel established under section 501(a) shall serve without pay by reason of their work on the panel. (2) Section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, shall not apply to the acceptance of services of a member of the panel under this title. (b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the panel shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the panel.