124 STAT. 4460 PUBLIC LAW 111–383—JAN. 7, 2011 (1) by striking ‘‘$300,000,000 in funds available for oper- ation and maintenance for fiscal year 2010 may be used in Afghanistan upon completing the prenotification requirements under subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000 in funds available for operation and maintenance for fiscal year 2011 may be used in Afghanistan subject to the notification require- ments under subsection (b)’’; and (2) by striking ‘‘$500,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$300,000,000’’. (c) ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (h) of sec- tion 2808 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (division B of Public Law 108–136; 117 Stat. 1723), as added by section 2806(a) of the Military Construction Authoriza- tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (division B of Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2662), is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2011’’; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2012’’. (d) DEFINITION.—Section 2808 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (division B of Public Law 108–136; 117 Stat. 1723) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: ‘‘(1) The term ‘area of responsibility’, with respect to the Combined Task Force-Horn of Africa, is Kenya, Somalia, Ethi- opia, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Seychelles. ‘‘(2) The term ‘area of interest’, with respect to the Com- bined Task Force-Horn of Africa, is Yemen, Tanzania, Mauri- tius, Madagascar, Mozambique, Burundi, Rwanda, Comoros, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Uganda.’’. SEC. 2805. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REPORT REGARDING EMPLOY- MENT OF VETERANS TO WORK ON MILITARY CONSTRUC- TION PROJECTS. (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should establish a Veterans to Work pro- gram to provide an opportunity for apprentices, who are also vet- erans, to work on military construction projects. (b) REPORT.— (1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after enact- ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes at a minimum the following: (A) An assessment of the number of unemployed apprentices, who are also veterans, with data presented by appropriate age groupings. (B) An evaluation of benefits to be derived from estab- lishing a program to employ apprentices, who are also veterans, in military construction projects, including the impacts of the program on the following: (i) Workforce sustainability. (ii) Workforce skills enhancement. (iii) Short- and long-term cost-effectiveness. (iv) Improved veteran employment in sustainable wage fields. (C) Any challenges, difficulties, or problems projected in recruiting apprentices, who are also veterans.
