(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)Sec. 9003. (a) Upon his determination that such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary of Defense may transfer between appropriations up to $1,500,000,000 of the funds made available to the Department of Defense in this title: Provided, 118 STAT. 1007 That the Secretary shall notify the Congress promptly of each transfer made pursuant to the authority in this section: Provided further, That the authority provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense and is subject to the same terms and conditions as the authority provided in section 8005 of this Act.(b) Section 8005 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–87; 117 Stat. 1071), is amended—(1) by striking “$2,100,000,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “$2,800,000,000”; and (2) by striking all after the third proviso and inserting the following: “: Provided further, That transfers among military personnel appropriations shall not be taken into account for purposes of the limitation on the amount of funds that may be transferred under this section.”. (c) Section 168(a) of division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–199; 118 Stat. 456), is repealed upon enactment of this Act.