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" ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

114TH CONGRESS

1st Session 

REPORT

114–139 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2016 

R E P O R T 

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 

together with 

ADDITIONAL VIEWS 

[TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 2685] 

JUNE 5, 2015.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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" ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

114TH CONGRESS

1st Session 

REPORT

2015

114–139 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2016 

R E P O R T 

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 

together with 

ADDITIONAL VIEWS 

[TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 2685] 

JUNE 5, 2015.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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CONTENTS 

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Bill Totals ................................................................................................................. 1 

Committee Budget Review Process ........................................................................ 3 

Introduction .............................................................................................................. 3 

Definition of Program, Project, and Activity ......................................................... 3 

Funding Increases ................................................................................................... 4 

Committee Recommendations by Major Category ................................................ 4 

Military Personnel ............................................................................................... 4 

Operation and Maintenance ................................................................................ 4 

Procurement ......................................................................................................... 4 

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation ................................................... 5 

Defense Health Program ..................................................................................... 6 

Global War on Terrorism ..................................................................................... 6 

Classified Programs ............................................................................................. 6 

Global War on Terrorism ..................................................................................... 6 

A–10 and Close Air Support ................................................................................ 7 

TITLE I. MILITARY PERSONNEL ....................................................................... 9 

Military Personnel Overview .............................................................................. 11 

Summary of End Strength ............................................................................... 11 

Overall Active End Strength ........................................................................... 11 

Overall Selected Reserve End Strength ......................................................... 11 

Full-Time Support Strengths ........................................................................... 12 

Reprogramming Guidance for Military Personnel Accounts ......................... 13 

Military Personnel Special Interest Items ..................................................... 13 

General and Flag Officers ................................................................................ 13 

Sexual Assault Prevention and Response ...................................................... 14 

Cultural Sensitivity Training .......................................................................... 14 

Culture and Foreign Language Training ....................................................... 14 

Minority Outreach and Officer Accessions ..................................................... 15 

Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission .......... 15 

Military Personnel, Army .................................................................................... 16 

Military Personnel, Navy .................................................................................... 20 

Military Personnel, Marine Corps ...................................................................... 24 

Military Personnel, Air Force .............................................................................. 28 

Remotely Piloted Aircraft ................................................................................ 32 

Reserve Personnel, Army .................................................................................... 32 

Reserve Personnel, Navy ..................................................................................... 35 

Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps ....................................................................... 38 

Reserve Personnel, Air Force .............................................................................. 41 

National Guard Personnel, Army ....................................................................... 44 

Army National Guard End Strength .............................................................. 47 

Cyber Protection Teams ................................................................................... 47 

National Guard Personnel, Air Force ................................................................. 47 

Remotely Piloted Aircraft Missions ................................................................. 50 

TITLE II. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ................................................... 51 

Reprogramming Guidance for Operation and Maintenance Accounts ......... 53 

Operation and Maintenance Budget Execution Data .................................... 54 

Operation and Maintenance Special Interest Items ...................................... 54 

Size of the Civilian Workforce ......................................................................... 54 

Civilian Personnel and Pay Management ...................................................... 55 

Civilian Furloughs ............................................................................................ 56 

Operation and Maintenance Military Intelligence Program Budget Justification Material ......................................................................................... 56 

Encroachment on Military Installations ......................................................... 57 

Maintenance of Real Property ......................................................................... 57 

Operation and Maintenance, Army .................................................................... 57 

Combat Training Center Rotations ................................................................. 64 

Defense Generator and Rail Equipment Center at Hill Air Force Base ...... 64 


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Operation and Maintenance, Navy ..................................................................... 65 

Ship Repair Industrial Base ............................................................................ 72 

Naval Postgraduate School .............................................................................. 72 

Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps ....................................................... 72 

Operation and Maintenance, Air Force .............................................................. 76 

Air Force Depot Maintenance and Contractor Logistics Support ................. 83 

Air Education and Training Command Infrastructure ................................. 83 

Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide ....................................................... 83 

Energy Efficiency Report for Department of Defense Facilities ................... 88 

Net-Centric Enterprise Services ...................................................................... 88 

Performance Based Logistics ........................................................................... 88 

Defense Certified Parts .................................................................................... 89 

Hubzone and Small Business Set-Aside Acquisition Programs .................... 89 

Defense Security Service .................................................................................. 89 

Big Data ............................................................................................................ 90 

Bangladesh Working Conditions ..................................................................... 90 

Defense Commissary Agency ........................................................................... 90 

Meals Ready-To-Eat War Reserve .................................................................. 91 

Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve ...................................................... 91 

Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve ...................................................... 94 

Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve ........................................ 97 

Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve ................................................ 100 

Air Force Reserve Specialized Missions ......................................................... 103 

Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard ......................................... 103 

Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard ............................................. 107 

United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces ..................................... 110 

Environmental Restoration, Army ...................................................................... 110 

Environmental Restoration, Navy ...................................................................... 110 

Vieques and Culebra Environmental Restoration ......................................... 110 

Environmental Restoration, Air Force ............................................................... 110 

Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide ........................................................ 110 

Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites .............................. 111 

Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid ............................................. 111 

Humanitarian Demining .................................................................................. 111 

Cooperative Threat Reduction Account .............................................................. 111 

Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund ................. 111 

TITLE III. PROCUREMENT .................................................................................. 113 

Procurement Special Interest Items ............................................................... 115 

Reprogramming Guidance for Acquisition Accounts ..................................... 115 

Funding Increases ............................................................................................ 115 

Classified Annex ............................................................................................... 115 

Joint Strike Fighter Autonomic Logistics Information System .................... 115 

Precision Guidance Kit ..................................................................................... 116 

Aircraft Procurement, Army ................................................................................ 116 

Missile Procurement, Army ................................................................................. 120 

Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army ...................... 123 

Procurement of Ammunition, Army ................................................................... 127 

Other Procurement, Army ................................................................................... 131 

Corrosion Mitigation Covers ............................................................................ 141 

Aircraft Procurement, Navy ................................................................................ 141 

Weapons Procurement, Navy .............................................................................. 149 

Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps .................................... 154 

Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy ................................................................... 159 

Other Procurement, Navy ................................................................................... 162 

Procurement, Marine Corps ................................................................................ 171 

Backhoe Loader Fleet Replacement ................................................................ 177 

Aircraft Procurement, Air Force ......................................................................... 177 

E–8 JSTARS ..................................................................................................... 184 

Missile Procurement, Air Force .......................................................................... 184 

Space Procurement, Air Force ............................................................................. 187 

Space Procurement ........................................................................................... 190 

Defense Meteorological Satellite Program ...................................................... 190 

Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force ............................................................. 190 

Other Procurement, Air Force ............................................................................ 193 

Procurement, Defense-Wide ................................................................................ 198 

Defense Production Act ....................................................................................... 203 

Defense Production Act .................................................................................... 203 


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TITLE IV. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION ........... 205 

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Special Interest Items ......... 207 

Reprogramming Guidance for Acquisition Accounts ..................................... 207 

Funding Increases ............................................................................................ 207 

Classified Annex ............................................................................................... 207 

Small Business ................................................................................................. 207 

Aircraft Erosion Protection .............................................................................. 208 

Future Air Dominance ..................................................................................... 208 

Improved Camouflage Systems ....................................................................... 208 

Cyber Security .................................................................................................. 209 

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army ........................................ 210 

Degraded Visual Environment ........................................................................ 221 

Soldier Enhancement Program ....................................................................... 221 

Body Armor ....................................................................................................... 221 

Improved Turbine Engine Program ................................................................ 221 

Helicopter Seats ................................................................................................ 221 

Subterranean Hard Target Defeat .................................................................. 222 

Explosive Ordnance Disposal .......................................................................... 222 

Disabling and Neutralizing Weapons of Mass Destruction .......................... 222 

Army Research Lab Open Campus Initiative ................................................ 222 

Army Net Zero Industrial Base ....................................................................... 223 

Transformative Technologies for Propulsion Manufacturing Processes ...... 223 

Advanced Energetic Materials ......................................................................... 223 

Enhanced Dense Urban Warfare Effectiveness ............................................. 223 

Army Vehicle Intercommunications Systems ................................................. 224 

Projectile Enhancement ................................................................................... 224 

Soldier-Borne Sensors ...................................................................................... 224 

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy ........................................ 225 

Automated Test and Re-Test ........................................................................... 240 

Highly Integrated Photonics ............................................................................ 240 

Submarine Sonar Domes ................................................................................. 240 

Shipboard Water Purification .......................................................................... 241 

Energetics Research ......................................................................................... 241 

Air Manifold Test Facility ................................................................................ 241 

Tactical Combat Training Systems ................................................................. 241 

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force ................................. 242 

Long Range Strike-Bomber .............................................................................. 255 

Presidential Aircraft Replacement .................................................................. 255 

Engine Component Improvement Program .................................................... 255 

C–130 Avionics Modernization ........................................................................ 255 

Human Effectiveness Applied Research ......................................................... 255 

Space Modernization Initiative ....................................................................... 256 

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide .......................... 257 

Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions ..... 268 

National Security Education Program ............................................................ 268 

High Energy and Power Density Composites ................................................ 268 

Systems Engineering Research Center ........................................................... 268 

University Affiliated Research Centers .......................................................... 269 

Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense ........................................................ 269 

TITLE V. REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS ..................................... 271 

Defense Working Capital Funds ......................................................................... 271 

National Defense Sealift Fund ............................................................................ 271 

TITLE VI. OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS ...................... 273 

Defense Health Program ..................................................................................... 273 

Reprogramming Guidance for the Defense Health Program ........................ 277 

Carryover .......................................................................................................... 277 

Peer-Reviewed Cancer Research Programs .................................................... 278 

Metastatic Cancer Research ............................................................................ 278 

Joint Warfighter Medical Research Program ................................................. 278 

Electronic Health Record System .................................................................... 279 

Prescription Drug Abuse .................................................................................. 279 

Military Acuity Model ...................................................................................... 280 

Efficiency of Patient Care Delivery ................................................................. 280 

Functional Medicine ......................................................................................... 280 

Mental Health of Military Dependents ........................................................... 281 

Multi-Disciplinary Brain Research ................................................................. 281 

Travel Restrictions for Medical Personnel ..................................................... 281 


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Trauma Clinic Research Program ................................................................... 281 

Cooperation Between Military Medical Facilities, Civilian Healthcare Facilities, and Universities ............................................................................... 282 

The Cancer Center at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center ....... 282 

Emerging Infectious Diseases .......................................................................... 282 

Health Surveillance Technology ...................................................................... 283 

Peer-Reviewed Spinal Cord Research Program ............................................. 283 

Reconstructive Transplants ............................................................................. 283 

Reconstructive Microsurgery ........................................................................... 283 

Military Mental Health Programs .................................................................. 284 

Intelligent Prosthetics ...................................................................................... 284 

Canine Therapy Research ................................................................................ 284 

Combating Antibiotic Resistance .................................................................... 284 

Surgical Sterilization in Austere Military Medical Environments ............... 285 

HIV Testing ....................................................................................................... 285 

Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense ..................................... 285 

Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense ................................. 286 

Budget Justification Material .......................................................................... 286 

Joint Urgent Operational Needs Fund ............................................................... 287 

Office of the Inspector General ........................................................................... 287 

TITLE VII. RELATED AGENCIES ....................................................................... 289 

National and Military Intelligence Programs .................................................... 289 

Classified Annex ............................................................................................... 289 

STEM Recruitment for Workforce Development ........................................... 289 

Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund ............ 289 

Intelligence Community Management Account ................................................. 290 

Wildlife Trafficking .......................................................................................... 290 

TITLE VIII. GENERAL PROVISIONS .................................................................. 291 

TITLE IX. GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM ........................................................ 301 

Committee Recommendation ............................................................................... 301 

Reporting Requirements ...................................................................................... 301 

Military Personnel ............................................................................................... 301 

Operation and Maintenance ................................................................................ 307 

Readiness .......................................................................................................... 317 

European Reassurance Initiative .................................................................... 317 

Operation Freedom’s Sentinel ......................................................................... 318 

Assistance to Ukraine ...................................................................................... 318 

Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance ............................................. 318 

Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund ................................................................. 319 

Afghanistan Security Forces Fund ..................................................................... 319 

Iraq Train and Equip Fund ................................................................................. 319 

Syria Train and Equip Fund ............................................................................... 319 

Procurement ......................................................................................................... 319 

Stryker ............................................................................................................... 329 

National Guard and Reserve Equipment ....................................................... 329 

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation ................................................... 329 

Revolving and Management Funds .................................................................... 331 

Defense Working Capital Funds ..................................................................... 331 

Other Department of Defense Programs ............................................................ 331 

Defense Health Program .................................................................................. 331 

Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense ............................. 331 

Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund ........................................... 331 

Office of the Inspector General ........................................................................ 332 

General Provisions ............................................................................................... 332 

TITLE X. ................................................................................................................... 335

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ................ 335 

Changes in the Application of Existing Law ..................................................... 335 

Appropriations not Authorized by Law .............................................................. 347 

Transfer of Funds ................................................................................................. 348 

Rescissions ............................................................................................................ 350 

Directed Rule Making .......................................................................................... 350 

Program Duplication ............................................................................................ 351 

Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ................................ 351 

Compliance with Rule XIII, CL. 3(e) (Ramseyer Rule) ..................................... 351 

Earmark Disclosure Statement ........................................................................... 351 

Comparison with the Budget Resolution ........................................................... 351 

Five-Year Outlay Projections .............................................................................. 352 


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Financial Assistance to State and Local Governments ..................................... 352 

Full Committee Votes .......................................................................................... 353 

Additional Views .................................................................................................. 372 


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2016 

JUNE 5, 2015.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 

the Union and ordered to be printed 

Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN of New Jersey, from the Committee on 

Appropriations, submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H.R. 2685] 

The Committee on Appropriations submits the following report in 

explanation of the accompanying bill making appropriations for the 

Department of Defense, and for other purposes, for the fiscal year 

ending September 30, 2016. 

BILL TOTALS

Appropriations for most military functions of the Department of 

Defense are provided for in the accompanying bill for fiscal year 

2016. This bill does not provide appropriations for military construction, military family housing, civil defense, and military nuclear warheads, for which requirements are considered in connection with other appropriations Acts. 

The President’s fiscal year 2016 budget request for activities 

funded in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act totals 

$577,877,613,000 in new budget obligational authority. 


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COMMITTEE BUDGET REVIEW PROCESS

During its review of the fiscal year 2016 budget request and execution of appropriations for fiscal year 2015, the Subcommittee on 

Defense held a total of twelve hearings and three formal briefings 

during the period of February 2015 to April 2015. Testimony received by the Subcommittee totaled 1,183 pages of transcript. Hearings were held in open session, except when the security classification of the material to be discussed presented no alternative but to 

conduct those hearings in executive or closed session. 

INTRODUCTION

The Committee recommendation for the fiscal year 2016 Department of Defense base budget is $490,235,000,000, which is a decrease of $36,693,052,000 below the budget request. The Committee recommendation for the Global War on Terrorism is 

$88,421,000,000, which is an increase of $37,471,439,000 above the 

budget request. 

To reach the reduced base allocation, the Subcommittee has reviewed in detail the budget request, and found areas and programs 

where reductions are possible without adversely impacting the 

warfighter or modernization and readiness efforts. Examples of 

such reductions include: programs which have been terminated or 

restructured since the budget was submitted, savings from favorable contract pricing adjustments, contract or schedule delays resulting in fiscal year 2016 savings, unjustified cost increases or 

funding requested ahead of need, anticipated or historical underexecution, rescissions of unneeded prior year funds, and reductions 

that are authorized in the National Defense Authorization Act for 

fiscal year 2016. 

DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY

For the purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–177), as amended by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act of 

1987 (Public Law 100–119), and by the Budget Enforcement Act of 

1990 (Public Law 101–508), the terms ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ for appropriations contained in this Act shall be defined as the 

most specific level of budget items identified in the Department of 

Defense Appropriations Act, 2016, the related classified annexes 

and committee reports, and P–1 and R–1 budget justification documents as subsequently modified by congressional action. The following exception to the above definition shall apply: the military 

personnel and the operation and maintenance accounts, for which 

the term ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ is defined as the appropriations accounts contained in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act. 

At the time the President submits the budget request for fiscal 

year 2017, the Secretary of Defense is directed to transmit to the 

congressional defense committees budget justification documents to 

be known as the ‘‘M–1’’ and ‘‘O–1’’ which shall identify, at the 

budget activity, activity group, and sub-activity group level, the 

amounts requested by the President to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for military personnel and operation and 


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maintenance in any budget request, or amended budget request, 

for fiscal year 2017. 

FUNDING INCREASES

The Committee directs that the funding increases outlined in the 

tables for each appropriation account shall be provided only for the 

specific purposes indicated in the tables. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS BY MAJOR CATEGORY

MILITARY PERSONNEL

In title I of the bill, the Committee recommends a total of 

$122,727,607,000 for active, reserve, and National Guard military 

personnel, a decrease of $7,763,620,000 below the budget request, 

and a decrease of $5,277,011,000 below the fiscal year 2015 enacted 

level. The Committee recommendation provides funding to increase 

basic pay for all military personnel by 2.3 percent, as authorized 

by current law, effective January 1, 2016. The Committee provides 

funding to support the recommended end strength levels for active 

duty and Selected Reserve personnel. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

In title II of the bill, the Committee recommends a total of 

$162,286,489,000 for operation and maintenance support to the 

military Services and other Department of Defense entities, a decrease of $14,230,739,000 below the budget request, and an increase of $630,810,000 above the fiscal year 2015 enacted level. The 

recommended levels will robustly fund operational training programs in fiscal year 2016. Requests for unit and depot-level maintenance, facilities sustainment, restoration and modernization, and 

base operations support program funding are strongly supported. 

PROCUREMENT

In title III of the bill, the Committee recommends a total of 

$98,559,445,000 for procurement. 

Major initiatives and modifications include: 

$1,168,461,000 for the procurement of 64 AH–64 Apache helicopters. 

$1,435,945,000 for the procurement of 94 UH–60 Blackhawk helicopters. 

$1,024,587,000 for the procurement of 39 CH–47 Chinook helicopters. 

$414,946,000 for the procurement of 80 MSE missiles for the Patriot missile system. 

$783,116,000 for the procurement of WIN–T Ground Forces Tactical Networks. 

$187,177,000 for the procurement of 28 UH–72A Lakota helicopters. 

$305,743,000 for the procurement of 62 Stryker vehicle upgrades. 

$660,000,000 for the procurement of seven EA–18G Growler electronic attack aircraft, an increase of $660,000,000 and seven aircraft above the President’s request. 

$2,977,765,000 for the procurement of 16 P–8A Poseidon Multimission aircraft. 


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$788,606,000 for the procurement of 29 UH–1Y/AH–1Z helicopters, an increase of one aircraft above the President’s request. $8,351,227,000 for the procurement of 65 F–35 Lightning air- craft, an increase of $710,059,000 and eight aircraft above the 

President’s request: fifteen short take-off and vertical landing 

variants for the Marine Corps, six carrier variants for the Navy, 

and 44 conventional variants for the Air Force. 

$16,852,569,000 for the procurement of nine Navy ships, including two DDG–51 guided missile destroyers, two fully funded SSN– 

774 attack submarines, three Littoral Combat Ships, one fleet oiler, 

one LPD–17 amphibious transport dock landing ship, and one 

afloat forward staging base; an increase of one ship and 

$255,112,000 above the President’s request. $2,268,611,000 for the procurement of 29 C/HC/MC/KC–130J aircraft. 

$1,472,169,000 for the procurement of 20 MV/CV–22 aircraft, an increase of one aircraft and $35,814,000 above the President’s request. $542,528,000 for the procurement of 29 MQ–9 Reaper unmanned 

aerial vehicles. 

$2,350,601,000 for the procurement of twelve KC–46 tanker aircraft. 

$199,218,000 for the procurement of one Global Positioning System III satellite. 

$680,201,000 for the procurement of four Evolved Expendable 

Launch Vehicles. 

$55,000,000 for the Israeli Cooperative Program Iron Dome. 

$100,000,000 for HMMWV modernization for the Army National 

Guard, an increase of $100,000,000 above the President’s request. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

In title IV of the bill, the Committee recommends a total of 

$66,150,652,000 for research, development, test and evaluation. 

Major initiatives and modifications include: 

$217,159,000 for the continued development of High Performance 

Computing, an increase of $40,000,000 above the President’s request. 

$971,393,000 for the continued development of the replacement 

for the Ohio class ballistic missile submarine. 

$255,149,000 for the continued development of the E–2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. 

$179,682,000 for the continued development of common infrared 

countermeasures other aircraft survivability equipment, an increase of $84,000,000 above the President’s request. 

$393,770,000 for the continued development of the Next Generation Jammer. 

$1,727,999,000 for the continued development of the F–35 Lightning Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. 

$507,093,000 for the continued development of the replacement 

for the Presidential helicopter program. 

$250,429,000 for the continued development of the Multi-mission 

Maritime Aircraft, an increase of $2,500,000 above the President’s 

request. 

$786,228,000 for the continued development of a new penetrating 

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$44,343,000 for the development of a Next Generation JSTARS 

aircraft. 

$58,720,000 for the development of a Presidential Aircraft Replacement. 

$156,085,000 for the continued development of a new combat rescue helicopter. 

$241,235,000 for the continued development of the Space Based 

Infrared Satellite and associated ground support systems. 

$350,232,000 for the continued development of the Global Positioning System III operational control segment. 

$180,902,000 for the continued development of the Global Positioning System III space segment. 

$84,438,000 for the development of an alternative rocket engine 

for space launch. 

$2,872,693,000 for the Defense Advanced Research Projects 

Agency. 

$267,595,000 for the Israeli Cooperative Program, an increase of 

$164,800,000 above the President’s request. 

DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

The Committee recommends a total of $31,440,009,000 for the 

Defense Health Program to support worldwide medical and dental 

services for active forces and other eligible beneficiaries. 

The Committee recommends funding to augment the request for 

enduring traumatic brain injury, psychological health, and wounded, ill and injured requirements. To address these challenges of the 

Defense Health Program, the Committee recommends the following: 

Traumatic brain injury and psychological health research ................ $100,000,000 

Peer-reviewed spinal cord research ...................................................... 30,000,000 

Peer-reviewed orthopedic research ....................................................... 30,000,000 

GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM

In title IX of the bill, the Committee recommends a total of 

$88,421,000,000 for Global War on Terrorism operations. 

Military Personnel: The Committee recommends a total of 

$10,467,900,000 for military personnel in title IX of the bill. 

Operation and Maintenance: The Committee recommends a total 

of $53,783,361,000 for operation and maintenance in title IX of the 

bill. 

Procurement: The Committee recommends a total of 

$18,094,699,000 for procurement in title IX of the bill. 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS

As described elsewhere in this report, the Committee’s budget review of classified programs is published in a separate, detailed, and 

comprehensive classified annex. Adjustments to the classified programs are addressed in the classified annex accompanying this report. 

GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM

After more than a decade of war, the United States military and 

Intelligence Community remain engaged in responding to crises, 

conflicts, and instability across the globe. The rise of the Islamic 


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State of Iraq and the Levant, continued operations in Afghanistan, 

the presence of terrorist groups like al-Shabaab and Boko Haram 

in North Africa, the continued presence of al-Qaeda in the Middle 

East, ongoing efforts by Iran to reestablish Persian dominance in 

the Middle East, crises and instability in Yemen, Libya, and the 

Levant, and Russian aggression in Ukraine are just some of the 

stark reminders that providing the funding and resources necessary to ensure that the military and Intelligence Community are 

ready and able to respond to an unknown and unforeseen future 

event is more important than ever. The Committee does not assume that military engagements in the future will be limited to the 

Middle East or conflicts will be predicted well in advance. 

For these reasons, the Committee believes that providing additional resources to address both current contingencies and to ensure the military and Intelligence Community are ready to respond 

to future unknown crises at a moment’s notice is critical. To further address the Global War on Terrorism, the bill includes funding 

both in base appropriations accounts and in title IX for the military 

and Intelligence Community. To reverse the advances of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, maintain security along the 

border between Jordan and Syria, and to stem the aggression within the Levant, the Committee includes sufficient resources for the 

Iraq Train and Equip Fund and the Syria Train and Equip Fund. 

The Iraq Train and Equip Fund provides assistance to military and 

other security forces of the Government of Iraq, including Kurdish 

and tribal security forces. The Syria Train and Equip Fund provides support to appropriately vetted elements of the Syrian opposition and other appropriately vetted Syrian groups and individuals 

to enhance their combat ability and to promote conditions for a negotiated settlement to end the conflict in Syria. A general provision 

is included in title IX to provide assistance to the government of 

Jordan for the purpose of supporting and enhancing efforts of the 

armed forces of Jordan and to sustain security along the border of 

Jordan with Syria and Iraq. 

Since the war on terrorism is truly global, the Committee also includes funding under several authorities and efforts to support the 

U.S. Africa Command’s Theater Campaign Concept to combat alQaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Boko Haram, al-Qaeda East Africa, 

al-Shabaab, instability caused by the Lord’s Resistance Army, and 

piracy and illicit trafficking. These same authorities are expanded 

using the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund and are available, 

but not limited to, the countries bordering the Gulf of Aden, the 

Seas of Indonesia, the South China Sea, and other global havens 

for terrorism and extremism. 

Additional funding is also provided in title IX to restore readiness for the military Services and to maintain capabilities of the 

Intelligence Community to ensure that they are ready to address 

both current and emerging global challenges, both foreseen and unforeseen, at a moment’s notice. These investments will start the 

process of restoring and enhancing military readiness and Intelligence Community capabilities. 

A–10 AND CLOSE AIR SUPPORT

The Committee has carefully reviewed the Air Force’s renewed 

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Force’s need to modernize its shrinking and aging inventory of aircraft, when coupled with budget constraints in current law, has 

forced difficult decisions regarding force structure. The Committee 

acknowledges the A–10’s combat-proven advantages in the close air 

support (CAS) mission, but when set against the broad range of 

missions that the Air Force is required to carry out under the National Defense Strategy, the ability of other aircraft to perform 

CAS, and valid concerns regarding the A–10’s susceptibility to rapidly advancing anti-air threats in potential conflicts, divestment of 

the A–10 is the least unattractive option in the long run if the Air 

Force is to meet all of its national security responsibilities. 

At the same time, the Committee recognizes that ongoing conflicts and contingency operations, a security environment that senior military leaders have described as highly uncertain, and continuing overseas deployments of A–10 squadrons raise questions of 

overall combat air forces capacity and whether it is prudent to proceed immediately with A–10 divestment. Due to these considerations, the Committee’s recommendation includes an additional 

$452,700,000 in title IX to preserve the present A–10 force structure. The Committee also includes a legislative provision that prohibits divestment of the A–10 or disestablishment of A–10 units in 

fiscal year 2016, as well as the further movement of A–10 aircraft 

to backup inventory status. 

The Committee commends the Air Force for actions it has taken 

to preserve and enhance performance of the CAS mission. The 

Committee strongly supports these efforts and their continuation 

regardless of the disposition of the A–10 fleet in this and future fiscal years. In order to monitor the progress of Air Force efforts to 

sustain the CAS mission, the Committee directs the Secretary of 

the Air Force to submit a report to the congressional defense committees not later than 60 days after the submission of the fiscal 

year 2017 budget request that describes the CAS policy initiatives 

stemming from the March 2015 ‘‘CAS Focus Week’’ hosted by Air 

Combat Command and the progress made in implementing these 

initiatives; presents a set of metrics by which CAS training can be 

tracked year-to-year; and describes efforts to identify new materiel 

solutions for CAS platforms and capabilities. 

Finally, the Committee recognizes that CAS is, above all considerations including aircraft platforms, a team effort requiring seamless air-ground cooperation. The Committee recognizes the indispensable contribution by the Air Force’s Battlefield Airmen community, including Tactical Air Control Party members, to the continuing excellence of CAS performance. The Committee’s recommendation includes an additional $55,900,000 in Other Procurement, Air Force for the acquisition of Joint Terminal Attack Controller training systems and Battlefield Airmen kits. The Committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force to submit a spending 

plan to the congressional defense committees for these additional 

funds not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act. 


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TITLE I 

MILITARY PERSONNEL 

The fiscal year 2016 Department of Defense military personnel 

budget request totals $130,491,227,000. The Committee recommendation provides $122,727,607,000 for the military personnel 

accounts. The table below summarizes the Committee recommendations: 


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MILITARY PERSONNEL OVERVIEW

The Committee recommendation provides $122,727,607,000 for 

the military personnel accounts, which funds military pay and allowances, recruitment and retention initiatives, and overall quality 

of life programs for active duty, National Guard, and reserve personnel. The Committee provides the resources required to maintain 

the recommended end strength levels for fiscal year 2016. The 

Committee recommendation provides funding to increase basic pay 

for all military personnel by 2.3 percent as authorized by current 

law, effective January 1, 2016. The Committee continues to encourage constructive evaluations of recruitment and retention programs, bonus and special pay incentives, and personnel benefit programs for fiscal year 2016. The Committee remains supportive of 

programs intended to enhance the morale and quality of life of 

military personnel and their families. 

SUMMARY OF END STRENGTH

The fiscal year 2016 budget request includes a decrease of 5,480 

in total end strength for the active forces and a decrease of 9,800 

in total end strength for the Selected Reserve as compared to the 

fiscal year 2015 authorized levels. The following tables summarize 

the Committee recommendations for end strength levels, both in 

the aggregate and for each active and Selected Reserve component. 

OVERALL ACTIVE END STRENGTH

Fiscal year 2015 authorized .............................................................. 1,310,680 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 1,305,200 

Fiscal year 2016 recommendation ..................................................... 1,308,915 

Compared with fiscal year 2015 ........................................................ ¥1,765 

Compared with fiscal year 2016 budget request .............................. +3,715 

OVERALL SELECTED RESERVE END STRENGTH

Fiscal year 2015 authorized .............................................................. 820,800 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 811,000 

Fiscal year 2016 recommendation ..................................................... 819,200 

Compared with fiscal year 2015 ........................................................ ¥1,600 

Compared with fiscal year 2016 budget request .............................. +8,200 


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SUMMARY OF MILITARY PERSONNEL END STRENGTH 

Fiscal year 2015 

authorized 

Fiscal year 2016 

Budget 

request 

Committee recommended Change from 

request 

Change from 

fiscal year 2015 

Active Forces (End Strength) 

Army ................................................................... 490,000 475,000 475,000 – – – ¥15,000 

Navy .................................................................... 323,600 329,200 329,200 – – – 5,600 

Marine Corps ...................................................... 184,100 184,000 184,000 – – – ¥100 

Air Force ............................................................. 312,980 317,000 320,715 3,715 7,735 

Total, Active Forces ................................... 1,310,680 1,305,200 1,308,915 3,715 ¥1,765 

Guard and Reserve Forces (End Strength) 

Army Reserve ...................................................... 202,000 198,000 198,000 – – – ¥4,000 

Navy Reserve ...................................................... 57,300 57,400 57,400 – – – 100 

Marine Corps Reserve ........................................ 39,200 38,900 38,900 – – – ¥300 

Air Force Reserve ............................................... 67,100 69,200 69,200 – – – 2,100 

Army National Guard .......................................... 350,200 342,000 350,200 8,200 – – – 

Air National Guard ............................................. 105,000 105,500 105,500 – – – 500 

Total, Selected Reserve ............................. 820,800 811,000 819,200 8,200 ¥1,600 

Total, Military Personnel ............................................. 2,131,480 2,116,200 2,128,115 11,915 ¥3,365 

FULL-TIME SUPPORT STRENGTHS

There are four categories of full-time support in the National 

Guard and reserve components: military technicians (dual status), 

Active Guard and Reserve, non-technician civilians, and active 

component personnel. 

Full-time support personnel organize, recruit, train, maintain, 

and administer the reserve components. Military technicians (dual 

status) directly support units and are critical to helping units 

maintain readiness and meet the wartime missions of the Army 

and Air Force. 

The following table summarizes the National Guard and reserve 

components full-time support end strengths: 

SUMMARY OF GUARD AND RESERVE FULL TIME STRENGTH 

Fiscal year 2015 

authorized 

Fiscal year 2016 

Budget 

request 

Committee recommended Change from 

request 

Change from 

fiscal year 2015 

Army Reserve: 

AGR ..................................................................... 16,261 16,261 16,261 – – – – – – 

Technicians ........................................................ 7,895 7,395 7,395 – – – ¥500 

Navy Reserve: 

AR ....................................................................... 9,973 9,934 9,934 – – – ¥39 

Marine Corps Reserve: 

AR ....................................................................... 2,261 2,260 2,260 – – – ¥1 

Air Force Reserve: 

AGR ..................................................................... 2,830 3,032 3,032 – – – 202 

Technicians ........................................................ 9,789 9,814 9,814 – – – 25 

Army National Guard: 

AGR ..................................................................... 31,385 30,770 31,385 615 – – – 

Technicians ........................................................ 27,210 26,099 27,210 1,111 – – – 

Air National Guard: 

AGR ..................................................................... 14,704 14,748 14,748 – – – 44 

Technicians ........................................................ 21,792 22,104 22,104 – – – 312 

Totals: 

AGR/AR ............................................................... 77,414 77,005 77,005 – – – ¥409 

Technicians ........................................................ 66,686 65,412 65,412 – – – ¥1,274 

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REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL ACCOUNTS

The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit the 

Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414) for each of the fiscal year 

2016 appropriation accounts not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act. The Secretary of Defense is prohibited from executing any reprogramming or transfer of funds for any purpose 

other than originally appropriated until the aforementioned report 

is submitted to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. 

The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to use the normal prior approval reprogramming procedures to transfer funds in 

the Services’ military personnel accounts between budget activities 

in excess of $10,000,000. 

MILITARY PERSONNEL SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

Items for which additional funds have been provided or have 

been specifically reduced as shown in the project level tables or in 

paragraphs using the phrase ‘‘only for’’ or ‘‘only to’’ in this report 

are congressional interest items for the purpose of the Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). Each of these items must be carried 

on the DD Form 1414 at the stated amount as specifically addressed in the Committee report. Below threshold reprogrammings 

may not be used to either restore or reduce funding from congressional special interest items as identified on the DD Form 1414. 

GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS

General and Flag Officers (GFOs) are the leaders of the military 

Services. While the size of the military has decreased in recent 

years, the number of GFOs has not. The Department ofDefense Appropriations Act, 2014 reduced funding for GFOs and directed the 

Government Accountability Office (GAO) to provide a report to the 

congressional defense committees detailing all associated costs. 

The GAO found that the GFO population experienced higher 

rates of growth since fiscal year 2001 than the enlisted population 

and that the full cost to the Department of Defense for GFOs from 

fiscal year 2001 through fiscal year 2013 could not be determined 

because complete cost data for GFOs and their aides is not available. Furthermore, the GAO noted that the position of officer aide 

is not defined in departmental guidance and, as a result, the Services were not able to consistently track the number of personnel in 

these positions. The GAO recommended that the Department update and improve information related to GFO aides and define the 

costs associated with GFOs. 

The Committee directs the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) and the Service Secretaries, to update GFO requirements and to define the costs associated with 

general and flag officers, including security details, government air 

travel, enlisted and officer aide housing costs, support staff, official 

residences, and any other costs incurred due to the nature of their 

position. Further, not later than 270 days after the enactment of 

this Act, the Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit 

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these positions, and describing the costs associated with GFOs, including officer and enlisted aides. 

SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE

The Committee remains concerned by the pervasive problem of 

sexual assault in the military. While the Committee is encouraged 

that the Department of Defense has worked aggressively to sustain 

and enhance its prevention and response systems through programmatic initiatives and policy changes, the Committee has previously stated that in order to fully address this problem there 

must be a culture change that occurs at all levels of the military. 

Federal law requires the Department of Defense to provide 

Congressan annual report on sexual assaults involving servicemembers. After several years of highlighting sexual assault as a serious issue, the Committee believes that more action is necessary 

to systematically combat this unacceptable epidemic. In addition to 

the aforementioned report, the Committee directs the Director of 

the Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program Office to brief the House and Senate Appropriations Committees not later than 30 days after issuing the annual 

report on the initiatives it is implementing to reform how the military prevents, responds to, and adjudicates sexual assault cases, as 

well as the efforts underway to more effectively assess and address 

perceived retaliation towards victims who reported an incident of 

sexual assault that occurred during military service. 

The Committee fully funds the budget request of $263,325,000 

for Sexual Assault Prevention and Response programs at the Service level and provides an additional $20,000,000 for the Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program 

Office for transfer to the Services, including the National Guard 

and reserve components. 

CULTURAL SENSITIVITY TRAINING

The Committee recognizes that the Department of Defense and 

the Services have multiple cultural sensitivity training programs 

for military personnel. The Committee believes that protecting 

servicemembers’ rights regarding religious exercise and ethnic heritage is important. The Committee supports efforts to identify resource and personnel gaps that may exist in the Department of Defense Office of Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity as 

well as efforts to identify existing gaps in protections for new and 

prospective servicemembers. 

CULTURE AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRAINING

The Committee supports efforts by the Department of Defense to 

establish foreign language, regional expertise, and cultural awareness as core competencies throughout the military Services, as well 

as efforts to improve foreign language capabilities for Army regionally aligned forces. Recently, the Committee received reports from 

the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Army regarding 

the feasibility of requiring language and cultural education for officers in all Services and the feasibility of establishing an Army pilot 

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aligned units and other positions that require foreign area expertise. The Committee is supportive of the findings of both reports 

and therefore, encourages the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Army to leverage the expertise of established foreign 

language and culture programs within the Department of Defense 

that utilize both in-residence style instruction and computer-based 

virtual classroom training. The Committee directs the Secretary of 

Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of the Army, to submit 

a report to the congressional defense committees not later than 180 

days after the enactment of this Act on programs of record within 

the Department that leverage both in-residence instruction and 

computer based virtual classrooms for language training to better 

determine what cost savings measures can be applied to make foreign language training more readily available within the Services. 

Further, the Committee recognizes the important role of the Defense Language Institute in providing foreign language training 

and interpretation to the intelligence community and supports efforts to ensure that it can continue to effectively conduct its mission. The Committee also supports the Joint Foreign Area Officer 

(FAO) program, which ensures that FAOs have knowledge and familiarity with the politics, military, culture, and language of the region in which they are stationed. The Committee is aware that the 

FAO Phase II sustainment program, which began as a pilot program, will transition from a language training center grant to a 

non-government educational entity beginning in fiscal year 2016. 

The Committee encourages the Director of the Defense Language 

National Security Education Office to ensure that changes made to 

the program do not inhibit FAOs from continuing to receive the 

training needed to successfully perform their duties. 

MINORITY OUTREACH AND OFFICER ACCESSIONS

Minorities remain underrepresented in the general officer ranks 

across the Services. To build a more diverse organization, the Committee supports efforts to conduct effective outreach and recruiting 

programs focused on increasing officer accessions in minority communities and encourages the Secretary of Defense and the Service 

Secretaries to support efforts to improve diversity in the military. 

MILITARY COMPENSATION AND RETIREMENT MODERNIZATION

COMMISSION

The Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission recently provided the President and Congress specific recommendations to modernize military pay and benefits. The Committee is encouraged that the Commission provided recommendations that endeavor to ensure the long-term viability of the All-Volunteer Force, to support a high quality of life for servicemembers 

and their families in a manner that fosters successful recruitment 

and retention, to support career opportunities for servicemembers, 

and to modernize the compensation and retirement system of 

servicemembers for fiscal sustainability. 

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en numerous family support programs, and promote servicemembers’ financial literacy. While the Commission decided that its 

focus would not be budget driven, these recommendations offer 

changes that, if implemented, will impact government expenditures. Recognizing that there may be additional opportunities to 

identify efficiencies in personnel and force structure programs, the 

Committee looks forward to receiving the Secretary of Defense’s response to these recommendations and to working with the Secretary to ensure pragmatic fiscal sustainability is achieved. 

MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $41,116,129,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 41,130,748,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 37,295,571,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥3,835,177,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $37,295,571,000 

for Military Personnel, Army which will provide the following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $27,453,200,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 28,262,396,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 26,711,323,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥1,551,073,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $26,711,323,000 

for Military Personnel, Navy which will provide the following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $12,828,931,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 13,125,349,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 12,586,679,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥538,670,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $12,586,679,000 

for Military Personnel, Marine Corps which will provide the following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $27,376,462,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 27,969,322,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 26,226,952,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥1,742,370,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $26,226,952,000 

for Military Personnel, Air Force which will provide the following 

program in fiscal year 2016: 


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REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT

The Committee understands that the Air Force has surged remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) operations nine times during the last 

eight years. Due to this increased operational tempo, the Air Force 

is studying the effectiveness and efficiency of this high-demand capability in order to alleviate any associated pilot training and retention issues. The Committee also understands that the Air Force 

is providing additional skill and incentive pays for career RPA pilots in order to stabilize the career path. However, the Committee 

notes that the Air Force continues to rely solely on officers to fill 

RPA pilot positions and additional incentive pays to steady the enterprise, while at the same time other Services have utilized enlisted personnel for similar operational needs. The Committee encourages the Secretary of the Air Force to consider utilizing enlisted personnel to help fill the pipeline of candidates for the RPA 

pilot mission. Additionally, the Committee directs the Secretary of 

the Air Force to submit a report to the congressional defense committees regarding the RPA pilot mission not later than 60 days 

after the enactment of this Act. This report should assess the feasibility of training enlisted personnel as RPA pilots, provide a proposed timeline for the incorporation of enlisted personnel as RPA 

pilots, include an updated list of any pay and incentives that these 

pilots are eligible to receive, provide a breakdown of how the pilots 

have populated the community (i.e. how many transfers from 

manned aircraft communities, how many direct accessions, how 

many from other sources, etc.), and include a listing of their Air 

Force Specialty Codes. 

The Committee also provides an additional $40,000,000 in Operation and Maintenance, Air Force to accelerate RPA pilot training. 

RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $4,317,859,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 4,550,974,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 4,463,164,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥87,810,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,463,164,000 

for Reserve Personnel, Army which will provide the following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $1,835,924,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 1,884,991,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 1,866,891,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥18,100,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,866,891,000 

for Reserve Personnel, Navy which will provide the following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $660,424,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 706,481,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 705,271,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥1,210,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $705,271,000 for 

Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps which will provide the following 

program in fiscal year 2016: 


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RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $1,653,148,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 1,696,283,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 1,689,333,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥6,950,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,689,333,000 

for Reserve Personnel, Air Force which will provide the following 

program in fiscal year 2016: 


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NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $7,643,832,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 7,942,132,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 7,980,413,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +38,281,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $7,980,413,000 

for National Guard Personnel, Army which will provide the following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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ARMY NATIONAL GUARD END STRENGTH

The fiscal year 2016 budget request proposes reducing the Army 

National Guard end strength from 350,200 in fiscal year 2015 to 

342,000 in fiscal year 2016 and reducing the levels of full time support personnel. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2015 established the National Commission on the Future of 

the Army, which will undertake a comprehensive study of the 

structure of the total Army to include a review of the size of the 

Army, force mixture, missions, force generation policies, and how 

the structure required to fulfill mission requirements is consistent 

with available resources. The Committee looks forward to receiving 

and reviewing those recommendations. In fiscal year 2016, the 

Committee recommends an additional $178,101,000 for the Army 

National Guard military personnel and operation and maintenance 

accounts to restore end strength to fiscal year 2015 levels. The recommendation also includes a provision that prohibits the reduction 

of the Army National Guard end strength levels below the authorized fiscal year 2015 levels. 

CYBER PROTECTION TEAMS

The Committee is encouraged that the Army National Guard 

plans to activate the first three of ten Army National Guard cyber 

protection teams in fiscal year 2016. The Committee directs the Director of the Army National Guard to submit a report to the congressional defense committees not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act which outlines the activation plan for all ten 

cyber protection teams. 

NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $3,118,709,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 3,222,551,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 3,202,010,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥20,541,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,202,010,000 

for National Guard Personnel, Air Force which will provide the following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT MISSIONS

The Air National Guard is a dual-use force whose missions include defending the homeland and supporting federal efforts. The 

Air National Guard finds itself in the unique position to support 

border operations with the recent growth of its Remotely Piloted 

Aircraft (RPA) enterprise. Recognizing the dual-use nature of the 

Air National Guard, the Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the congressional defense committees 

not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act on the costeffectiveness of using Air National Guard units to conduct RPA 

missions along the border in support of the Department of Homeland Security and the impact to Air National Guard training and 

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TITLE II 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

The fiscal year 2016 Department of Defense operation and maintenance budget request totals $176,517,228,000. The Committee 

recommendation provides $162,286,489,000 for the operation and 

maintenance accounts. The table below summarizes the Committee 

recommendations: 


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REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

ACCOUNTS

The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit the 

Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414) for each of the fiscal year 

2016 appropriation accounts not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act. The Secretary of Defense is prohibited from executing any reprogramming or transfer of funds for any purpose 

other than originally appropriated until the aforementioned report 

is submitted to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. 

The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to use the normal prior approval reprogramming procedures to transfer funds in 

the Services’ operation and maintenance accounts between O–1 

budget activities in excess of $15,000,000. In addition, the Secretary of Defense should follow prior approval reprogramming procedures for transfers in excess of $15,000,000 out of the following 

budget sub-activities: 

Army: 

Maneuver units 

Modular support brigades 

Land forces operations support 

Force readiness operations support 

Land forces depot maintenance 

Base operations support 

Facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization 

Navy: 

Aircraft depot maintenance 

Ship depot maintenance 

Facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization 

Marine Corps: 

Depot maintenance 

Facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization 

Air Force: 

Primary combat forces 

Combat enhancement forces 

Combat communications 

Facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization 

Air Force Reserve: 

Depot maintenance 

Air National Guard: 

Depot maintenance 

Additionally, the Secretary of Defense shall follow prior approval reprogramming procedures for transfers in excess of $15,000,000 

into the following budget sub-activity: 

Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard: 

Other personnel support/recruiting and advertising 

With respect to Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, proposed transfers of funds to or from the levels specified for defense 

agencies in excess of $15,000,000 shall be subject to prior approval 

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gressional defense committees not later than 15 days prior to implementing transfers in excess of $15,000,000 out of the following 

budget sub-activities: 

Navy: 

Mission and other flight operations 

Mission and other ship operations 

Air Force: 

Operating forces depot maintenance 

Mobilization depot maintenance 

Training and recruiting depot maintenance 

Administration and service-wide depot maintenance 

These transfers may be implemented 15 days after a congressional notification unless an objection is received from one of the 

congressional defense committees. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET EXECUTION DATA

The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to continue to 

provide the congressional defense committees with quarterly budget execution data. Such data should be provided not later than 45 

days after the close of each quarter of the fiscal year, and should 

be provided for each O–1 budget activity, activity group, and subactivity group for each of the active, defense-wide, reserve, and National Guard components. For each O–1 budget activity, activity 

group, and sub-activity group, these reports should include the 

budget request and actual obligation amount, the distribution of 

unallocated congressional adjustments to the budget request, all 

adjustments made by the Department in establishing the Base for 

Reprogramming (DD Form 1414) report, all adjustments resulting 

from below threshold reprogrammings, and all adjustments resulting from prior approval reprogramming requests. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

Items for which additional funds have been provided or have 

been specifically reduced as shown in the project level tables or in 

paragraphs using the phrase ‘‘only for’’ or ‘‘only to’’ in this report 

are congressional special interest items for the purpose of the Base 

for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). Each of these items must be 

carried on the DD Form 1414 at the stated amount as specifically 

addressed in the Committee report. Below threshold reprogrammings may not be used to either restore or reduce funding from 

congressional special interest items as identified on the DD Form 

1414. 

SIZE OF THE CIVILIAN WORKFORCE

Since 2001, the demands of war have driven growth in the size 

of the military, civilian personnel workforce, and contract workforce. The Department of Defense is now taking steps to right-size 

this workforce in light of reduced war demands and efficiencies in 

support functions. The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense 

to provide annual updates to the congressional defense committees 

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The Committee supports a strong civilian workforce and recognizes that much of the civilian workforce performs critical national 

security and readiness functions, including depot maintenance, 

cyber protection, medical support, and as reserve component military technicians. However, the Committee is concerned by the size 

and cost of headquarters and administrative functions, particularly 

at the Pentagon, including the size of the Services’ civilian workforces. A January 2015 Government Accountability Office (GAO) 

report found that while the Secretary of Defense set a target to reduce service headquarters budgets by twenty percent through fiscal 

year 2019, including the military, civilian, and contracted workforce, the Department has not finalized plans to achieve these reductions. 

The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a systematic determination of the personnel requirements for headquarters organizations, including the Pentagon, and the support organizations that perform headquarters-related functions, and to 

implement a process for conducting regular future determinations. 

Further, the Secretary of Defense is directed to submit a report to 

the congressional defense committees not later than 120 days after 

the enactment of this Act detailing the implementation of the twenty percent headquarters reduction at the Service, component, and 

headquarters level of detail. This report should provide both the 

funding baseline being used for the reduction, the baseline number 

of military, civilian, and contracted workforce at each headquarters 

and support organization, the timeline for implementation of the 

reductions, and the revised funding and size of the military, civilian, and contracted workforce by headquarters and support organization after the reduction is fully implemented. This report should 

also provide the findings of the systematic review of personnel requirements and a timeline for future periodic reassessments as recommended by the GAO report. 

CIVILIAN PERSONNEL AND PAY MANAGEMENT

The Committee believes that oversight and accurate budgeting is 

critical to making fiscally sound decisions regarding the civilian 

personnel workforce. However, the fiscal year 2016 budget request 

substantially overestimates the number of civilians that will be employed during fiscal year 2015, continuing the pattern of over-budgeting that has occurred over the last several fiscal years. Civilian 

full-time equivalent (FTE) data provided by the Services show that 

most of the Services and defense agencies are projected to end fiscal year 2015 far short of what is planned for in the fiscal year 

2016 budget request. Therefore, the Committee recommends reductions in fiscal year 2016 due to the overestimation of civilian FTE 

targets. 

While they consistently underexecute the budgeted number of 

FTEs, some of the Services simultaneously overexecute the civilian 

pay program. The Committee is concerned that the Services lack 

oversight of their civilian personnel and pay programs which cause 

them to not fully know their FTE and civilian pay requirements. 

For example, the Committee was disturbed to learn that the Air 

Force failed to adjust their Average Work Year cost for three 

straight fiscal years, which led to significant civilian pay funding 


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shortfalls despite large FTE underexecutions. The Air Force budget 

documentation regarding the civilian pay program is unclear, riddled with errors, and poorly justified. The Committee directs the 

Secretary of the Air Force to review the budget justification material for the civilian pay program and improve the documentation to 

properly justify requested increases and decreases in civilian FTEs 

by sub-activity group beginning in fiscal year 2017. The Committee 

also directs the Service Secretaries to provide the average civilian 

salary as part of the PB–31R personnel summary by account and 

as part of the OP–5 personnel summary by sub-activity group beginning with the fiscal year 2017 budget request. Finally, the Committee directs the Department of Defense Inspector General to conduct a full audit and review of the civilian pay and personnel programs at the Service and component level and to submit a report 

to the congressional defense committees not later than 180 days 

after the enactment of this Act on the findings of this review. 

CIVILIAN FURLOUGHS

In fiscal year 2013, the Secretary of Defense furloughed most Department of Defense civilian employees for up to six days due to 

budgetary shortfalls primarily caused by sequestration. The Committee believes that the negative impact on productivity, morale, 

and readiness substantially outweighed the savings generated from 

civilian furloughs. No furloughs were implemented in either fiscal 

year 2014 or fiscal year 2015, and the Committee assumes that the 

enactment of this Act will eliminate any need to furlough civilian 

employees in fiscal year 2016. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM

BUDGET JUSTIFICATION MATERIAL

The Committee is unsatisfied with the current budget justification material submitted for the operation and maintenance portion 

of the Military Intelligence Program (MIP). The Committee is concerned that the current material does not provide full visibility into 

requested funding which limits congressional oversight. Starting 

with the fiscal year 2017 budget request, the Committee directs the 

Secretary of Defense to provide justification material for the MIP 

that matches the budget exhibit and layout formats of the non-MIP 

justification materials and corresponds to the Service provided O– 

1 exhibits. 

Additionally, starting with the fiscal year 2017 budget request, 

the Committee directs the Secretary of Defense and the Service 

Secretaries to include, at a minimum, a classified version of the 

OP–5 and OP–32 budget exhibits as defined in the Department of 

Defense Financial Management Regulation by sub-activity group 

for each operation and maintenance account, budget activity, and 

sub-activity group in which MIP funding is requested. This material should be submitted for both the base budget request and the 

Global War on Terrorism request and should detail the MIP level 

of funding for the current budget year and the previous two fiscal 

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ENCROACHMENT ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS

The Committee recognizes the negative impact that encroachment and loss of habitat of threatened and endangered species can 

have on military training and readiness. The Committee supports 

efforts to prevent encroachment as well as efforts to protect the viability of installations and training ranges, to use simulation and 

technology to reduce training impacts on the environment, and to 

implement pre-mitigation and conservation efforts to preserve the 

critical habitats of at-risk species. 

The Committee is also aware that the inclusion of the greater 

sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act could impact multiple military installations and facilities, including some of the military’s premier training ranges. The Committee remains concerned 

by the negative impact that this could have on military training 

and readiness and believes that maintaining a balance between 

conservation efforts and meeting the national security and homeland defense mission is critical. 

MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY

The Committee is concerned with the maintenance and utilization of real property allocated to the Department of Defense. The 

Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct no maintenance or improvements to Department of Defense real property 

with a zero percent utilization rate according to the Department’s 

real property inventory database, except in the case of maintenance 

of an historic property, as required by the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) or maintenance to prevent a negative environmental impact as required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 

AUDITABILITY

The Committee strongly supports Department of Defense efforts 

to achieve auditability by the end of fiscal year 2017. The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide an update by 

military department and defense agency of the progress to achieve 

financial auditability not later than 90 days after enactment of this 

Act. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $31,961,920,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 35,107,546,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 28,349,761,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥6,757,785,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $28,349,761,000 

for Operation and Maintenance, Army which will provide the following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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COMBAT TRAINING CENTER ROTATIONS

The Army has recently increased the length of combat training 

center rotations for active duty soldiers from 14 to 18 days. While 

the Army believes that the additional time will increase the effectiveness of the rotations, the increased length has reduced the 

throughput at the training centers from ten to nine rotations per 

year at the National Training Center and the Joint Readiness 

Training Center. Since these rotations are the pinnacle event to 

prepare soldiers for combat, the Committee supports efforts to 

make them as effective as possible. However, the Committee is concerned that the reduced number of rotations, which results in a reduced number of soldiers being trained, may outweigh the benefits 

gained by the additional number of training days per rotation. The 

Committee is also concerned that the Army did not conduct a full 

analysis prior to this decision and therefore was unaware that increasing the number of days per rotation would require a reduction 

in the total number of rotations held each year. The Committee directs the Secretary of the Army to submit a report to the congressional defense committees not later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act that provides a detailed evaluation of the decision 

to increase combat training center rotation lengths for active duty 

soldiers, a full cost-benefit analysis of the decision to increase rotation lengths, and an analysis of how reducing the number of rotations impacts readiness. 

DEFENSE GENERATOR AND RAIL EQUIPMENT CENTER AT HILL AIR

FORCE BASE

The Committee understands that the Defense Generator and 

Rail Equipment Center (DGRC), located at Hill Air Force Base 

(AFB), requires significant renovations to address deficiencies, including some necessary for improved health and safety. Further, 

while the DGRC is currently located within the boundaries of Hill 

AFB, the Committee is aware that after completion of the enhanced use lease project, the DGRC could be located outside of the 

boundaries and if so, would be required to provide its own force 

protection which would increase operational costs. There are also 

concerns that should the DGRC remain in its current location, it 

could negatively impact the value of future phases of the Hill AFB 

enhanced use lease project. 

The explanatory statement accompanying the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 included language that urged the 

Secretary of the Army to work with the Secretary of the Air Force 

and relevant state and local stakeholders to address concerns 

raised by the current DGRC location and to reach an agreement acceptable to all parties on the future status and location of the 

DGRC. The Committee understands that the aforementioned stakeholders remain concerned that the Secretary of the Army has not 

addressed their concerns and is moving ahead unilaterally without 

engaging all impacted parties. Further, there is concern that the 

Secretary of the Army has not conducted a comprehensive cost benefit analysis of the facility’s current location versus a possible relocation of the facility. 


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The Committee again directs the Secretary of the Army to work 

with the Secretary of the Air Force and relevant state and local 

stakeholders to address concerns raised by the current DGRC location and to reach an agreement acceptable to all parties on the future status and location of the DGRC. The Committee also directs 

the Secretary of the Army to submit a report to the congressional 

defense committees not later than 60 days after the enactment of 

this Act which includes the following: a list of the proposed use of 

funds to renovate the DGRC and the health and safety requirement these renovations would address; an analysis of the current 

location of the DGRC and the feasibility of moving it to another location; Army proposals to address concerns raised by discussions 

with the Air Force, federal, state, and local stakeholders; proposals 

for how to reach a mutually acceptable outcome for all interested 

parties; and a timeline for the implementation of these proposals. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $37,590,854,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 42,200,756,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 40,548,338,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥1,652,418,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $40,548,338,000 

for Operation and Maintenance, Navy which will provide the following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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SHIP REPAIR INDUSTRIAL BASE

The Committee believes that a robust private sector ship repair 

industrial base, which complements a strong government capability, is critical to maintaining the Navy’s fleet through the full 

life of a ship, including the decommissioning of nuclear powered 

vessels. The Committee encourages the Secretary of the Navy to 

work with the ship repair industrial base to identify periods of reduced workload in order to mitigate the risk of lost skills and capabilities. 

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL

The Committee recognizes the important role that the Naval 

Postgraduate School (NPS) plays in providing quality foreign language training, professional development, and education to Naval 

and other military officers. The Navy is currently validating NPS 

requirements to ensure that staffing and funding levels meet workload requirements. The Committee includes a provision in this bill 

that prohibits the management of civilian personnel on the basis 

of end strength, and the Committee expects that any decisions regarding the NPS personnel and funding levels shall comply with 

this directive. The Committee fully funds the budget request for 

NPS and remains supportive of the school and its mission. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $5,610,063,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 6,228,782,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 5,338,793,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥889,989,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,338,793,000 

for Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps which will provide 

the following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $34,539,965,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 38,191,929,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 36,094,484,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥2,097,445,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $36,094,484,000 

for Operation and Maintenance, Air Force which will provide the 

following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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AIR FORCE DEPOT MAINTENANCE AND CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS

SUPPORT

The Committee recognizes that while the Air Force has improved 

its effort to capture all funding requested for depot maintenance, 

including contractor logistics support (CLS) for depot maintenance, 

in the depot maintenance sub-activity group (SAG), the Air Force 

is not yet able to fully differentiate between flight-line activities, 

for which funding should be requested in the aircraft operations 

and mission support SAGs, and depot maintenance activities, for 

which funding should be requested in the depot maintenance SAGs. 

The Air Force maintains that requesting funding for CLS in the 

appropriate sub-activity groups as they are currently defined would 

hinder its use of performance based logistics (PBL) contracts, and 

therefore it could negatively impact readiness. At the same time, 

the Committee is concerned that requesting funding for CLS in the 

depot maintenance line limits visibility into the execution of this 

funding and prevents the Committee from conducting proper oversight into the cost of contracts, the cost growth of weapons systems 

maintained by such contracts, and the primary drivers of such 

growth. 

The budget request includes funding in Operation and Maintenance, Navy for CLS and PBL in the aviation logistics SAG, which 

is separate from both the flying hours SAG and the depot maintenance SAG. Separating CLS and PBL funding from depot maintenance funding allows the Committee better oversight and visibility 

into the costs of such contracts, contract growth, and the total 

amount of funding requested for depot maintenance. The Committee believes the creation of a similar budget line item in the Operation and Maintenance, Air Force account would provide similar 

benefits. Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary of the Air 

Force to create a new SAG specifically for funding requested for 

CLS and PBL. 

AIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMAND INFRASTRUCTURE

The report accompanying the House version of the Department 

of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 recognized the adverse impact 

that flooding and other infrastructure challenges has had on the 

Air Education and Training Command facilities, equipment, operations, and training. The Committee understands that the Secretary of the Air Force is taking steps to address these deficiencies 

and supports these efforts. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $30,824,752,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 32,440,843,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 30,182,187,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥2,258,656,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $30,182,187,000, 

for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide which will provide 

the following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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ENERGY EFFICIENCY REPORT FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

FACILITIES

The Committee remains concerned about the lack of progress on 

energy efficiency initiatives within the Department of Defense. 

Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a report to the congressional defense committees not later 

than 180 days after the enactment of this Act on the energy use 

and energy efficiency projects at the Pentagon and the ten largest 

Department of Defense facilities. The report shall include, but is 

not limited to, an analysis of energy use at the Pentagon Reservation and the ten largest Department of Defense facilities; an accounting, including dates, of when energy audits and energy efficiency projects have been conducted at such facilities; and any potential savings associated with efficient lighting systems. 

Further, the Committee is aware of the Navy’s decision to pursue 

installation of Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs), including tubularLED (T–LED) lighting, on ships under construction after the Naval 

Sea Systems Command identified that LEDs use approximately 

fifty percent less energy and last longer than conventional lights. 

The Committee supports these efforts and encourages the Secretary of Defense to include T–LED as an option within the specifications for the Department’s Unified Facilities Criteria. 

NET-CENTRIC ENTERPRISE SERVICES

Collaboration services provided by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) are used by the Department of Defense for secure web-conferencing, virtual meetings, and distributed training. 

These services are available to all users on the classified and unclassified networks used by the Department of Defense. The Committee understands that DISA intends to replace the current system with an internally designed system that has recently deployed 

and will only be in service until the Unified Capabilities collaboration services program commences in fiscal year 2017. The Committee is concerned that replacing the current system of collaboration services with an interim solution is costly and shortsighted. 

Prior to proceeding with replacing the current system, the Committee directs the Director of DISA to submit a report to the congressional defense committees not later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act describing and justifying the total costs associated with implementing an interim collaboration service. 

PERFORMANCE BASED LOGISTICS

The Committee is aware that the Department of Defense values 

the use of performance based logistics (PBL) contracts for maintenance and repair. The Services use PBL to improve support for 

components such as aircraft engines and tires. Similarly, the Defense Logistics Agency is combining multiple contracts for similar 

items into a single PBL arrangement that supports all the Services. The Committee encourages the Secretary of Defense and Service Secretaries tocontinue using PBL contracts. 


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DEFENSE CERTIFIED PARTS

The Committee recognizes that cloned or counterfeit parts are 

difficult to identify or detect using current techniques, making supply chain vulnerability a threat to national security. The Committee encourages the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency to 

seek formal partnerships with industries and academic institutions 

with expertise in counterfeiting trends, hardware testing, counterfeit detection techniques, and countering hardware-based cyber-attacks. 

HUBZONE AND SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS

While the Committee supports the Federal Prison Industry (FPI) 

mission to reduce crime by preparing inmates for sucessful reentry 

to society through job training, the Committee is concerned that 

the Defense Logistics Agency’s interpretation of 10 U.S.C. Section 

2140(n) is inconsistent with legal and congressional intent. This interpretation of the law permits FPI to participate in HUBZone setaside acquisitions and small business set-aside acquisitions, including Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, even 

though FPI does not meet statutory requirements as a small business or the established HUBZone program goals. The Committee 

directs the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, 

and Logistics), in coordination with the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, to submit a report not later than 90 days after the 

enactment of this Act describing how the Department of Defense 

intends to achieve the goals of these set-aside programs under this 

legal interpretation. The report shall include the legal justification 

for permitting FPI to participate in small business and HUBZone 

set-aside acquisitions, the list of contracts awarded to FPI under a 

small business or HUBZone set-aside acquisition from fiscal year 

2010 to fiscal year 2014, and an explanation of how this legal interpretation is in compliance with the statutory requirements of the 

HUBZone and small business set-aside acquisition programs. 

DEFENSE SECURITY SERVICE

The Defense Security Service facilitates security clearance requirements for personnel security investigations in support of the 

Department of Defense and 27 other federal agencies. The fiscal 

year 2016 budget request for the Defense Security Service reduces 

funding for personnel security investigations which would reduce 

the number of initial background investigations and periodic reinvestigations of contractors. 

Additionally, the Committee recognizes that the Department of 

Defense Insider Threat Program provides an integrated capability 

to monitor and audit information for insider threat detection and 

mitigation. The fiscal year 2016 budget request reduces the funding 

for the program, which would reduce the ability to combat insider 

threat activity and effectively address current and emerging 

threats to Department of Defense personnel, assets, and information. The Committee recommends restoring $10,498,000 for both 

personnel security investigations and the Department’s Insider 

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Further, the Committee encourages the Secretary of Defense to 

consider measures to optimize and streamline data sharing for continuous evaluation and threat analysis, while leveraging funding 

and infrastructure of organizations within the Department. 

BIG DATA

The Committee encourages the Secretary of Defense to enhance 

the Department’s big data supercomputing capability in order to 

manage and leverage the growing amount of military and intelligence data from an increasing number of collection sources. Additionally, the Committee urges the Secretary of Defense to provide 

servicemembers the education and training required to maximize 

the results provided by big data systems. The Committee encourages the Secretary of Defense to study the feasibility and costs associated with co-locating and integrating big data technologies at 

Department of Defense education and research facilities, including 

the high-performance computing cluster located at the Naval Postgraduate School. 

BANGLADESH WORKING CONDITIONS

The explanatory statement accompanying the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 directed the Secretary of Defense to 

provide annual reports to the congressional defense committees 

which disclose all factories in Bangladesh that produce items sold 

in the commissary and exchange systems, and to indicate whether 

these factories comply with the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker 

Safety and/or the Accord for Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh. 

The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to follow these 

additional reporting requirements in all future annual reports: 

whether the factory has been inspected for fire and structural safety in accordance with the Bangladesh Harmonized Fire Safety and 

Structural Integrity Standard, whether the factory participates in 

worker safety training programs, and whether the factory has established a plan to remediate building safety problems identified 

through inspections conducted under the Bangladesh Harmonized 

Fire Safety and Structural Integrity Standard. The annual reports 

should include the factory name, address, brand(s), private label(s), 

licensee(s), or retail supplier(s) sourcing from that factory from the 

previous year. 

DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY

The Committee is aware of ongoing efforts by the Department of 

Defense to reduce the costs incurred by the Defense Commissary 

Agency. The Committee supports efforts to reduce costs and encourages the Secretary of Defense to evaluate alternative methods 

of controlling commissary costs. The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a report regarding commissary costs to 

the congressional defense committees not later than December 1, 

2015. This report should include the potential efficiencies that can 

be realized in air transportation contracts and the effect that these 

efficiencies may have on second destination transportation funding 

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defer any changes to the Defense Commissary Agency’s second destination transportation funding policy that would increase commissary retail prices until 30 days after the report is submitted to 

the congressional defense committees. 

MEALS READY-TO-EAT WAR RESERVE

The Committee commends the Defense Logistics Agency for requesting full funding for the meals ready-to-eat program in an effort to maintain the war reserve at an objective level of five million 

cases. The Committee recommends full funding and maintains its 

support for the program. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $2,513,393,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 2,665,792,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 2,644,274,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥21,518,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,644,274,000 

for Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve which will provide 

the following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $1,021,200,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 1,001,758,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 999,621,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥2,137,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $999,621,000 for 

Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve which will provide the 

following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $270,846,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 277,036,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 276,761,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥275,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $276,761,000 for 

Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve which will provide the following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $3,026,342,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 3,064,257,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 2,815,862,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥248,395,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,815,862,000 

for Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve which will provide the following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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AIR FORCE RESERVE SPECIALIZED MISSIONS

The Air Force Reserve includes units that have a designated specialized mission as well as a traditional tactical mission. The Committee is aware of concerns that these specialized units may lack 

sufficient training hours to fulfill both their tactical and specialized 

missions. The Committee encourages the Chief of the Air Force Reserve to review the requirements to ensure that specialized units 

are allocated sufficient training hours to successfully perform both 

their specialized and tactical missions and are allocated equipment 

upgrades necessary to address safety concerns associated with 

these missions. The Committee also supports efforts to build partnerships between units performing specialized missions and other 

government agencies when practical. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $6,175,951,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 6,717,977,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 6,731,119,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +13,142,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,731,119,000 

for Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard which will 

provide the following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $6,408,558,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 6,956,210,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 6,605,400,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥350,810,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,605,400,000 

for Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard which will provide the following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED 

FORCES 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $13,723,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 14,078,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 14,078,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. – – – 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $14,078,000 for 

the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $201,560,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 234,829,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 234,829,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. – – – 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $234,829,000 for 

Environmental Restoration, Army. 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $277,294,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 292,453,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 300,000,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +7,547,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $300,000,000 for 

Environmental Restoration, Navy. 

VIEQUES AND CULEBRA ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION

The Committee recently received a report from the Secretary of 

the Navy that detailed a plan for completing clean-up of contaminated areas of Vieques and Culebra. The report included the types 

of weapons that were deployed on these islands and the estimated 

amount of ordnance used at both sites. After reviewing the report, 

the Committee remains skeptical about the pace of environmental 

remediation on the islands. The Committee directs the Deputy 

Under Secretary of Defense (Installations and Environment) to 

brief the Committee not later than 90 days after the enactment of 

this Act on the timeline associated with the completion of surface 

clearance removal actions, site investigations, and subsequent remedial actions to address hazards not previously addressed by the 

initial removal actions. 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $408,716,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 368,131,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 368,131,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. – – – 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $368,131,000 for 

Environmental Restoration, Air Force. 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE-WIDE 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $8,547,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 8,232,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 8,232,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. – – – 


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The Committee recommends an appropriation of $8,232,000 for 

Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide. 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY USED 

DEFENSE SITES 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $250,853,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 203,717,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 228,717,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +25,000,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $228,717,000 for 

Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites. 

OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $103,000,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 100,266,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 103,266,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +3,000,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $103,266,000 for 

Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid. 

HUMANITARIAN DEMINING

The Department of Defense Humanitarian Demining Training 

Center (HDTC) is the government’s focal point for mine action 

training, providing the training and subject-matter expertise for 

the Humanitarian Mine Action Program, a Department of State 

funded program. The HDTC aids in the development skills for host 

country personnel to sustain their mine action programs after military trainers have redeployed. The Committee is concerned that explosive remnants of war deny civilian populations their livelihoods, 

uproot them from their lands, and promote political instability. 

Therefore, the Committee recommends an additional $3,000,000 for 

humanitarian demining. 

COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $365,108,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 358,496,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 358,496,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. – – – 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $358,496,000 for 

the Cooperative Threat Reduction Account. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE 

DEVELOPMENT FUND 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $83,034,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 84,140,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 84,140,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. – – – 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $84,140,000 for 

the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development 

Fund. 


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TITLE III 

PROCUREMENT 

The fiscal year 2016 Department of Defense procurement budget 

request totals $106,914,372,000. The Committee recommendation 

provides $98,559,445,000 for the procurement accounts. The table 

below summarizes the Committee recommendations: 


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PROCUREMENT SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

Items for which additional funds have been provided as shown in 

the project level tables or in paragraphs using the phrase ‘‘only for’’ 

or ‘‘only to’’ in this report are congressional special interest items 

for the purpose of the Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). 

Each of these items must be carried on the DD Form 1414 at the 

stated amount specifically addressed in the Committee report. 

These items remain special interest items whether or not they are 

repeated in a subsequent conference report. 

REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR ACQUISITION ACCOUNTS

The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to continue to 

follow the reprogramming guidance as specified in the report accompanying the House version of the Department of Defense Appropriations bill, 2008 (House Report 110–279). Specifically, the 

dollar threshold for reprogramming funds will remain at 

$20,000,000 for procurement and $10,000,000 for research, development, test and evaluation. 

Also, the Committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense 

(Comptroller) to continue to provide the congressional defense committees quarterly, spreadsheet-based DD Form 1416 reports for 

Service and defense-wide accounts in titles III and IV of this Act. 

Reports for titles III and IV shall comply with the guidance specified in the explanatory statement accompanying the Department of 

Defense Appropriations Act, 2006. The Department shall continue 

to follow the limitation that prior approval reprogrammings are set 

at either the specified dollar threshold or 20 percent of the procurement or research, development, test and evaluation line, whichever 

is less. These thresholds are cumulative from the Base for Reprogramming value as modified by any adjustments. Therefore, if 

the combined value of transfers into or out of a procurement (P– 

1) or research, development, test and evaluation (R–1) line exceeds 

the identified threshold, the Secretary of Defense must submit a 

prior approval reprogramming to the congressional defense committees. In addition, guidelines on the application of prior approval reprogramming procedures for congressional special interest items 

are established elsewhere in this report. 

FUNDING INCREASES

The Committee directs that the funding increases outlined in 

these tables shall be provided only for the specific purposes indicated in the tables. 

CLASSIFIED ANNEX

Adjustments to the classified programs are addressed in a classified annex accompanying this report. 

JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER AUTONOMIC LOGISTICS INFORMATION SYSTEM

The Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) is a critical 

component of the F–35 Joint Strike Fighter weapon system. ALIS 

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mating logistics support, providing decision aids critical to reducing 

life-cycle sustainment costs, and improving aircraft readiness. ALIS 

also manages a central aircraft information database used for mission planning, post-sortie mission analysis, and global support to 

the entire F–35 fleet including international partners. The Committee is concerned that despite actions taken by the Department 

of Defense to improve the management of ALIS development, the 

system is not proceeding at a pace that will ensure capability to 

support demands for data and information required for rapid aircraft turn-around and efficient maintenance operations. This concern becomes more acute as the Services begin to declare initial operating capability (IOC), beginning with the Marine Corps in 2015. 

Therefore, the Committee recommendation includes a legislative 

provision that limits the obligation of funds to the full funding of 

no more than 36 F–35A airframes and associated equipment until 

the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that the Department of Defense has accepted delivery of 

ALIS equipment that meets the requirements necessary to support 

Air Force declaration of IOC for the F–35A not later than the end 

of calendar year 2016. The Committee understands that the equipment necessary to meet Air Force IOC will be in the ALIS 2.0.2 

version and will be capable of establishing direct communication 

between standard operating units; providing air vehicle status reporting to parent organizations; providing deployment allocation 

decision support for selecting air vehicles, spares, tools, and other 

equipment; providing the capability to select and reassign air vehicles between standard operating units to support partial squadron 

deployments; and providing the capability to select and transfer 

supporting assets as needed to support partial squadron deployments. 

In addition, the Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to 

display funding for ALIS separately in budget request exhibits for 

both procurement and research, development, test and evaluation 

accounts, beginning with the submission of the fiscal year 2017 

budget request. 

PRECISION GUIDANCE KIT

The Committee understands that the Army’s Precision Guidance 

Kit program is progressing through the test phase and is in low 

rate initial production. The Committee encourages the Secretary of 

the Navy to leverage the Army investment in this munition and to 

consider using it for the Marine Corps. 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $5,216,225,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 5,689,357,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 5,336,971,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥352,386,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,336,971,000 

for Aircraft Procurement, Army which will provide the following 

program in fiscal year 2016: 


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MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $1,208,692,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 1,419,957,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 1,160,482,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥259,475,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,160,482,000 

for Missile Procurement, Army which will provide the following 

program in fiscal year 2016: 


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PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT 

VEHICLES, ARMY 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $1,722,136,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 1,887,073,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 1,805,773,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥81,300,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,805,773,000 

for Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army 

which will provide the following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $1,015,477,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 1,233,378,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 1,007,778,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥225,600,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,007,778,000 

for Procurement of Ammunition, Army which will provide the following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $4,747,523,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 5,899,028,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 5,230,677,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥668,351,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,230,677,000 

for Other Procurement, Army which will provide the following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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CORROSION MITIGATION COVERS

The Committee recognizes the importance of protecting critical 

aviation assets from corrosion and environmental degradation and 

supports the Army’s efforts to address this concern through the use 

of corrosion mitigation covers. The Committee encourages the Secretary of the Army to acquire additional corrosion mitigation covers 

to provide protection for key equipment and assets. 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $14,758,035,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 16,126,405,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 16,871,819,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +745,414,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $16,871,819,000 

for Aircraft Procurement, Navy which will provide the following 

program in fiscal year 2016: 


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WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $3,137,257,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 3,154,154,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 2,998,541,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥155,613,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $$2,998,541,000 

for Weapons Procurement, Navy which will provide the following 

program in fiscal year 2016: 


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PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE 

CORPS 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $674,100,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 723,741,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 559,141,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥164,600,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $559,141,000 for 

Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps which will 

provide the following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $15,954,379,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 16,597,457,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 16,852,569,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +255,112,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $16,852,569,000 

for Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy which will provide the following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $5,846,558,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 6,614,715,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 6,696,715,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +82,000,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,696,715,000 

for Other Procurement, Navy which will provide the following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $935,209,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 1,131,418,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 973,084,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥158,334,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $973,084,000 for 

Procurement, Marine Corps which will provide the following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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BACKHOE LOADER FLEET REPLACEMENT

The Committee recognizes that the aging, unarmored backhoe 

loader fleet currently operated by the Marine Corps does not offer 

the mobility, force protection, or self-deployable capability required. 

A mission critical need exists for a Marine Expeditionary Unit compatible, highly mobile loader/excavator. The Committee directs the 

Secretary of the Navy to submit a report to the congressional defense committees not later than 90 days after the enactment of this 

Act detailing the age and condition of the Marine Corps’ backhoe 

loader fleet, the plan to modernize or replace the fleet, and the required resources, both programmed and unfunded, for modernizing 

or replacing the fleet. 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $12,067,703,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 15,657,769,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 14,224,475,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥1,433,294,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $14,224,475,000 

for Aircraft Procurement, Air Force which will provide the following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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E–8 JSTARS

The fiscal year 2016 budget request reverses the Air Force’s prior 

decision to retire five operational E–8 JSTARS aircraft. The Committee notes that the Air Force has restored funding to address diminishing manufacturing source (DMS) issues for the primary mission equipment on these five aircraft. Since the Air Force’s Next 

Generation JSTARS aircraft is not expected to achieve initial operating capability until 2023, one year later than previously projected, the Air Force will be operating the existing JSTARS fleet 

until well into the 2020s. The Committee directs the Secretary of 

the Air Force to submit a report to the congressional defense committees not later than 60 days after the submission of the fiscal 

year 2017 budget request that details how the Air Force will address global air traffic management mandates, as well as the potential degradation of mission performance due to projected DMS 

requirements, until the E–8 is replaced by the Next Generation 

system. 

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $4,629,662,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 2,987,045,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 2,334,165,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥652,880,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,334,165,000 

for Missile Procurement, Air Force which will provide the following 

program in fiscal year 2016: 


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SPACE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... – – – 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... $2,584,061,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 1,935,034,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥649,027,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,935,034,000 

for Space Procurement, Air Force which will provide the following 

program in fiscal year 2016: 


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SPACE PROCUREMENT

The fiscal year 2016 budget request includes a new five-year appropriation account to fund space procurement programs that are 

not included as part of the National Intelligence Program. While 

the Committee supports the creation of the new appropriation account, it maintains that funding should only remain available for 

the standard three year time period for traditional procurement accounts. 

DEFENSE METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE PROGRAM

The fiscal year 2016 budget request includes $89,351,000 to complete integration and testing of the final Defense Meteorological 

Satellite Program (DMSP) satellite. The request also includes 

$120,000,000 to purchase a launch vehicle for the satellite. Since 

the existing DMSP constellation is healthy, the Air Force stated 

last year that it prefers not to launch the last satellite before 2019, 

despite the fact that projected storage costs until 2019 are excessive. The explanatory statement accompanying the Department of 

Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 prohibited the Air Force from obligating more than $28,000,000 of fiscal year 2015 funds until the 

Secretary of the Air Force certified that the satellite would be 

launched by the end of calendar year 2016 in order to reduce the 

excessive storage costs. The explanatory statement further stated 

that if the final DMSP satellite would not launch prior to the end 

of calendar year 2016, the program is expected to be brought to an 

orderly close during calendar year 2015. 

The Secretary of the Air Force has made no such certification, 

but on March 25, 2015, requested relief from the direction in the 

explanatory statement. The Air Force has not presented a compelling requirement to change the direction clearly outlined last year. 

The DMSP constellation remains in good health and the final satellite is ill suited to meet other emerging weather requirements. 

The Committee believes that the Air Force should build systems 

to meet legitimate requirements and manage programs accordingly. 

Therefore, the Committee denies the Secretary’s request for relief 

from the direction in the explanatory statement accompanying the 

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015. Further, the 

Committee reduces the fiscal year 2016 budget request by 

$89,351,000 for integration and testing and $120,000,000 for 

launch and rescinds $50,000,000 from fiscal year 2015 funds to 

bring the DMSP acquisition program to an orderly close. 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $659,909,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 1,758,843,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 253,496,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥1,505,347,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $253,496,000 for 

Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force which will provide the following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $16,781,266,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 18,272,438,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 15,098,950,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥3,173,488,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $15,098,950,000 

for Other Procurement, Air Force which will provide the following 

program in fiscal year 2016: 


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PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $4,429,303,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 5,130,853,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 5,143,095,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +12,242,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,143,095,000 

for Procurement, Defense-Wide which will provide the following 

program in fiscal year 2016: 


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DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $51,638,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 46,680,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 76,680,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +30,000,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $76,680,000 for 

the Defense Production Act which will provide the following program in fiscal year 2016: 

EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Budget 

request 

Committee 

recommended 

Change from 

request 

NEXT GENERATION STAR TRACKER SYSTEM ........................................................... 12,050 12,050 – – – 

CADMIUM ZINC TELLURIDE SUBSTRATES ............................................................... 452 452 – – – 

SPACE ELECTRONICS AND MATERIAL INVESTMENTS .............................................. 21,000 21,000 – – – 

SUBMARINE VALVE-REGULATED LEAD ACID BATTERIES ......................................... 3,000 3,000 – – – 

3D MICROELECTRONICS FOR ANTI-TAMPER ........................................................... 2,911 2,911 – – – 

SECURE COMPOSITE SHIPPING CONTAINERS .......................................................... 7,267 7,267 – – – 

PROGRAM INCREASE ............................................................................................... – – – 30,000 30,000 

TOTAL, DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT ...................................................... 46,680 76,680 30,000 

DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT

The Committee is pleased that the Defense Production Act program has been successful in restoring the production capacity for 

several critical defense requirements. However, the Committee remains concerned about reduced production capacity within the domestic weapons and munitions industrial base. The Committee encourages the Secretary of Defense to use the Defense Production 

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TITLE IV 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION 

The fiscal year 2016 Department of Defense research, development, test and evaluation budget request totals $69,784,963,000. 

The Committee recommendation provides $66,150,652,000 for the 

research, development, test and evaluation accounts. The table 

below summarizes the Committee recommendations: 


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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION SPECIAL INTEREST

ITEMS

Items for which additional funds have been provided as shown in 

the project level tables or in paragraphs using the phrase ‘‘only for’’ 

or ‘‘only to’’ in this report are congressional special interest items 

for the purpose of the Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). 

Each of these items must be carried on the DD Form 1414 at the 

stated amount specifically addressed in the Committee report. 

These items remain special interest items whether or not they are 

repeated in a subsequent conference report. 

REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR ACQUISITION ACCOUNTS

The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to continue to 

follow the reprogramming guidance as specified in the report accompanying the House version of the Department of Defense Appropriations bill, 2008 (House Report 110–279). Specifically, the 

dollar threshold for reprogramming funds will remain at 

$20,000,000 for procurement and $10,000,000 for research, development, test and evaluation. 

Also, the Committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense 

(Comptroller) to continue to provide the congressional defense committees quarterly, spreadsheet-based DD Form 1416 reports for 

Service and defense-wide accounts in titles III and IV of this Act. 

Reports for titles III and IV shall comply with the guidance specified in the explanatory statement accompanying the Department of 

Defense Appropriations Act, 2006. The Department shall continue 

to follow the limitation that prior approval reprogrammings are set 

at either the specified dollar threshold or 20 percent of the procurement or research, development, test and evaluation line, whichever 

is less. These thresholds are cumulative from the Base for Reprogramming value as modified by any adjustments. Therefore, if 

the combined value of transfers into or out of a procurement (P– 

1) or research, development, test and evaluation (R–1) line exceeds 

the identified threshold, the Secretary of Defense must submit a 

prior approval reprogramming to the congressional defense committees. In addition, guidelines on the application of prior approval reprogramming procedures for congressional special interest items 

are established elsewhere in this report. 

FUNDING INCREASES

The Committee directs that the funding increases outlined in 

these tables shall be provided only for the specific purposes indicated in the tables. 

CLASSIFIED ANNEX

Adjustments to the classified programs are addressed in a classified annex accompanying this report. 

SMALL BUSINESS

The Committee is extremely supportive of the contributions 

made by the nation’s small businesses to the defense industrial 

base and research and development communities. Small businesses 

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vital for the nation to maintain a technological advantage over adversaries. In particular, the Department of the Navy has benefited 

from using small business innovations to improve the reliability of 

various components and weapon systems, reduce acquisition costs, 

and provide new capabilities to the warfighter. The Committee encourages the Secretary of Defense to consider small business suppliers for the manufacture of equipment and the development of 

new technologies. 

AIRCRAFT EROSION PROTECTION

Aircraft corrosion and erosion present serious safety-of-flight concerns for military aircraft. The Committee encourages the Secretary of Defense to continue development and use of technologies, 

including protective tapes for composite and aluminum exterior 

surfaces where appropriate, to protect aircraft surfaces and mission 

equipment that are susceptible to erosion from the impact of rain, 

sand, and airborne particles. 

FUTURE AIR DOMINANCE

The fiscal year 2016 budget request includes $5,000,000 in the 

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy account for the 

Next Generation Fighterand $8,830,000 in the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force account for the Next Generation Air Dominance program. With the submission of the budget request, the Department of Defense also announced the Aerospace 

Innovation Initiative (AII), described by the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics) as a new Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency-led program, in partnership with 

the Navy and Air Force, intended to develop technologies and address the risks associated with the air dominance platforms that 

will follow the F–35. While these efforts have been described publicly as ‘‘F–X’’, ‘‘F/A–XX’’, ‘‘sixth generation fighter’’, or ‘‘X-plane’’, 

the Committee understands these efforts not as a single-minded 

focus on acquisition of the next fighter aircraft, but as a consideration of the broader range of capabilities necessary to ensure air 

dominance in future conflicts, and supports these efforts as such. 

The Committee understands that the Department will complete 

an AII technology transition plan by July 2015. The Committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and 

Logistics) to submit the transition plan to the congressional defense 

committees not later than September 30, 2015. 

IMPROVED CAMOUFLAGE SYSTEMS

The Committee is concerned that currently fielded camouflage 

netting systems do not afford adequate concealment against current battlefield threats, particularly by short-wave infrared sensors. The Committee understands that the Department of Defense 

is currently reviewing the requirements for improved camouflage 

net systems. The Committee supports this effort and encourages 

the Secretary of Defense to expedite the fielding of an advanced 

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CYBER SECURITY

Cyber security across the total military enterprise remains a significant concern of the Committee. The Committee is encouraged 

by the efforts of Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) and the Chief Information Officers (CIO) of the Services and the Department of Defense to identify cyber threats and mitigations. However, the Committee is concerned about the scope of the cyber threats and the 

efforts to address them. For example, the Services currently use 

legacy weapon systems that were developed before cyber activities 

were identified. While these systems are mission capable, they may 

have cyber vulnerabilities that were not anticipated during development. The Committee believes that these vulnerabilities have not 

been identified and directs the CIO of the Department of Defense, 

in coordination with the CIOs of the Services, to include an assessment of the potential cyber vulnerabilities and mitigation plans of 

legacy weapon system capabilities with the fiscal year 2017 budget 

submission. If necessary, this assessment can include a separate 

classified portion. 

The Committee is also concerned with cyber vulnerabilities associated with systems currently under development. The dynamic nature of the cyber threat environment presents a significant challenge during the development process. The Committee believes that 

without greater insight, it will be impossible to have confidence in 

the Department’s commitment to addressing cyber vulnerabilities. 

Therefore, the Committee directs the CIO of the Department of Defense, in coordination with the CIOs of the Services and the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, to develop a standardized 

cyber vulnerability/mitigation report that will be included with the 

acquisition program baseline of all current and future Major Defense Acquisition Programs and Major Automated Information System as defined by Department of Defense Instruction 5000.02. 

The Committee is also concerned about the concept of operations 

and the coordination of capabilities employed by the Department 

against a cyber-event. The Committee directs the CIO of the Department of Defense, in coordination with the CIOs of the Services 

and the Commander of CYBERCOM, to submit a report to the congressional defense committees not later than 45 days after the enactment of this Act, that details the concept of operations for responses to cyber-events. 

Finally, the Committee is interested in the resourcing that the 

Department and the Services are allocating to cyber activities. The 

Committee commends the CIO of the Department of Defense for 

delivering the information technology justification book with the 

annual budget request. Further, the Committee is pleased with the 

adoption of the cyber taxonomy utilized by the Office of Management and Budget. However, the Committee finds it difficult to 

track cyber related efforts as they pertain to programmatic capabilities. Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary of Defense 

to include with the annual budget submission, starting with fiscal 

year 2017, the funding levels for cyber investment at the sub-activity group, program element, and line item levels, respectively, in 

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information technology justification book and identified under those 

categories. 

JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER DECONTAMINATION SYSTEM

The Committee is aware that the Department of Defense continues to plan for a full system-level chemical-biological decontamination test for the F–35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) in fiscal 

year 2016 and that the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation 

has recommended that the program demonstrate decontamination 

system effectiveness in a range of operationally realistic environments. The Committee is concerned whether the existing test plan 

sufficiently includes decontamination of pilot equipment such as 

protective ensembles, masks, helmets, and helmet-mounted devices. 

The Committee encourages the Director of the Joint Program Office 

for the JSF to test technologies that would allow for such equipment to be rapidly decontaminated within several hours of exposure to chemical-biological materials while protecting sensitive 

components from degradation. The Committee directs the Under 

Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) to submit a report to the congressional defense committees not later than 

30 days after the enactment of this Act that describes how F–35 

testing will incorporate pilot equipment decontamination, the technologies being considered for decontamination, and the funds allocated for this purpose. The Committee further directs the Director 

of Operational Test and Evaluation to include in its annual report 

an evaluation of the adequacy of the decontamination test plan. 

GROUND BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT

The Committee directs that not later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

congressional defense committees a report on the ground based 

strategic deterrent. The report shall include the planned number of 

missiles; an estimate of the annual and total cost for research, development, test, and evaluation and procurement for the total number of planned missiles; and an estimate of the proportional annual 

cost of the missiles as compared to the annual cost of the nuclear 

triad and annual defense spending. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $6,675,565,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 6,924,959,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 7,372,047,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +447,088,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $7,372,047,000 

for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army which will 

provide the following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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DEGRADED VISUAL ENVIRONMENT

The Committee is aware of the emphasis that Army leadership 

is placing on the development of technical enhancements, which 

when combined with evolving tactics, techniques, and procedures 

will assist helicopter flight crews to operate safely in conditions of 

reduced visibility due to darkness, dust, snow, smoke, and other 

impediments. Therefore, the Committee recommends an additional 

$15,000,000 for the development of enhancements to improve capabilities in a degraded visual environment. The Committee directs 

the Secretary of the Army to provide the congressional defense 

committees a plan for the use of these funds not later than 60 days 

after the enactment of this Act. 

SOLDIER ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM

The Committee understands that the soldier enhancement program helps the Army evaluate, test, and type-classify prototype or 

commercially available items that will enhance soldiers’ ability to 

execute combat missions. A robust soldier enhancement program 

facilitates small scale procurement, in-depth field evaluation opportunities, and the means to rapidly field validated technologies. 

Therefore, the Committee recommends an additional $5,000,000 to 

accelerate the efforts of this program. 

BODY ARMOR

The Committee recognizes the importance of body armor in protecting soldiers in combat. The Committee encourages the Secretary of the Army to ensure that the body armor industrial base 

is able to continue the development and manufacture of more advanced body armor by implementing the body armor modernization 

through replenishment program. 

IMPROVED TURBINE ENGINE PROGRAM

The Committee continues to support the Army’s Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP), which is a competitive acquisition 

program that is designed to develop a more fuel efficient and powerful engine for the current Black Hawk and Apache helicopter 

fleets. The Committee understands that this new engine is intended to increase operational capabilities in high altitude and 

high temperature environments while reducing operation and support costs. The Committee acknowledges the benefits of improved 

fuel efficiencies that the ITEP will bring to the battlefield and encourages the Secretary of the Army to prioritize maintenance and 

sustainment cost savings for ITEP to ensure the continued affordability of the program. 

HELICOPTER SEATS

The Committee acknowledges the need to improve seating in the 

Army’s rotary wing aircraft. The current seats lack modern 

ergonomics and are not sized to fit all aviators, including female pilots. Additionally, the stroking mechanism does not adequately protect pilots at the extreme ends of the size and weight spectrum. 

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research and development and rapid deployment of improved seating for rotary wing aircraft. 

SUBTERRANEAN HARD TARGET DEFEAT

The Committee is aware that the complex issue of subterranean 

hard target defeat goes well beyond wall breaching and bunker 

busters. New tactics, techniques, and doctrine are expected from 

Army leadership to deal with tunnels, sewers, caves, and bunkers 

as the environments in which soldiers operate become increasingly 

urban. The Army lead for the development of material solutions 

and systems integration is the Armaments Research Development 

Engineering Development Center (ARDEC). ARDEC provides subject matter expertise and technological solutions in support of 

emerging subterranean hard target defeat requirements and coordinates the technological responses across the Research Engineering Command (RDECOM). Additionally, ARDEC builds relationships across RDECOM to better serve the needs of the Training 

and Doctrine Command, the U.S. Special Forces Command, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, and other government agencies. 

Therefore, the Committee encourages the Secretary of the Army to 

work with other government agencies to adapt solutions applicable 

to the Army’s subterranean hard target defeat needs, and to support experimentation of technologies to disable and neutralize underground facilities and their associated components, including 

weapons of mass destruction. 

EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL

The Committee understands that a need exists to develop environmentally sustainable, near 100 percent efficient, explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technologies and techniques for unexploded 

ordnance containing highly insensitive energetic materials while 

minimizing the amount of energetic material required for successful EOD operations. The Committee encourages the Secretary of 

the Army to develop alternate EOD technologies and techniques to 

reduce the risk to personnel on the battlefield, to reduce the risk 

of increased range contamination with energetic materials, and to 

reduce the cost of range remediation. 

DISABLING AND NEUTRALIZING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

The Committee recognizes the need to support the development 

and demonstration of weapons of mass destruction defeat technology solutions to mitigate current and anticipated threat capabilities in subterranean facilities. Therefore, the Committee recommends an additional $15,000,000 for the Army to increase efforts to mature system technologies and develop defeat capability 

prototypes. 

ARMY RESEARCH LAB OPEN CAMPUS INITIATIVE

The Army Research Laboratory’s open campus concept program 

is an endeavor to encourage advances in basic and applied research. The Committee encourages the Secretary of the Army to establish a pilot program within the open campus concept program 

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technology transfer, business incubation, and technology commercialization. Partners should be selected based on criteria including 

expertise in technology transfer, strength of business plans, and 

demonstrated capacity to identify, recruit, and mentor public-private venture participants. 

ARMY NET ZERO INDUSTRIAL BASE

The Army’s net zero installations policy establishes the management of resources to achieve a balance of resources consumed 

versus resources produced at installations. The net zero concept 

builds on longstanding practices and requires installations to reduce overall energy use, maximize efficiency, implement energy recovery and cogeneration opportunities, and offset the remaining demand with the production of renewable energy from onsite sources. 

In addition to energy, the concept also requires installations to reduce overall water use, use water more efficiently, and reduce, recycle, compost, or recover solid waste streams and convert them to 

resource values, resulting in zero landfill disposal. The Committee 

supports the Army’s net zero policy, including efforts to enhance 

the sustainable operation of its industrial munitions base. 

TRANSFORMATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR PROPULSION MANUFACTURING

PROCESSES

The Committee is aware that the Army, in its role as the single 

manager for conventional ammunition for the Department of Defense, ensures effective life cycle management of conventional ammunition products. The Committee believes that the manufacture 

of conventional ammunition could be assisted by automating and 

optimizing ammunition propellant production processes such as solvent-less and spherical propellants, and integrating new materials 

such as energetic thermoplastic elastomers. Further, the Committee believes that these processes and materials play a crucial 

role in reducing cost, increasing ammunition performance, and enhancing soldier safety. The Committee encourages the Secretary of 

the Army to study the use of these new and emerging manufacturing processes and materials. 

ADVANCED ENERGETIC MATERIALS

The Committee recognizes the need to rapidly advance the use 

of advanced energetic material technology for lightweight combustible ammunitions and high-energy binder systems to meet current 

and future combat readiness and effectiveness objectives. The Committee encourages the Secretary of the Army to explore the use of 

advanced energetic materials for lightweight combustible ammunitions and future high explosives to continue the progress being 

made to increase lethality and better protect the warfighter. 

ENHANCED DENSE URBAN WARFARE EFFECTIVENESS

The Committee is aware that dense urban warfare presents a 

new set of challenges for the military. In dense urban terrain, command and control is difficult, engagements occur at short-range, 

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and navigation difficulties that result in confusion identifying 

enemy forces and their capabilities. The Committee encourages the 

Secretary of the Army to support efforts to enhance dense urban 

warfare awareness, adeptness, and performance. 

ARMY VEHICLE INTERCOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

The Committee understands that the Army will soon review vehicle intercommunication system requirements for maneuver combat vehicles and the family of tactical wheeled vehicles. The Committee looks forward to receiving the Army’s evaluation of these requirements and how they support future capability needs. The 

Committee directs the Secretary of the Army to submit a report detailing any changes to existing requirements to the congressional 

defense committees not later than 60 days after the completion of 

the review. 

PROJECTILE ENHANCEMENT

The Committee is aware of the Army’s effort to develop enhanced 

lethality and accuracy for dismounted soldiers. The Committee believes that emerging manufacturing technologies play a critical role 

in these efforts by enabling rapid flexible munitions production and 

cost savings for advanced projectile systems. The Committee encourages the Secretary of the Army to continue development of extended range hybrid and affordable precision gun launched projectiles to mitigate soldier risk. 

SOLDIER-BORNE SENSORS

The Committee understands that the Army is developing a pocket-sized soldier-borne sensor that will provide soldiers with improved intelligence, situational awareness, and enhanced targeting 

capability. The Committee understands that the technology has 

been successfully demonstrated by allies during operations and believes that soldier-borne sensors have promising potential for Army 

operations. The Committee urges the Secretary of the Army to advance development of pocket intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance technologies to assist soldiers in maintaining a tactical 

advantage during conflict. The Committee directs the Secretary of 

the Army to submit a report to the congressional defense committees not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act on the 

progress of soldier-borne sensors development. 

CANNON LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAM

The Committee commends the Department of Defense for its efforts to minimize the use of Hexavalent Chromium from weapons 

systems to reduce harm to humans and the environment. The Committee commends the Department of the Army in particular for its 

work on the Cannon Life Extension Program researching and developing Hexavalent Chromium substitutes and approving the use 

of safe alternatives. The Committee is also encouraged by the potential decrease in lifecycle costs and other benefits to members of 

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porting the Cannon Life Extension Program and explore the benefits of incorporating this technology into other firearms. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $15,958,460,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 17,885,916,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 17,237,724,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥648,192,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $17,237,724,000 

for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy which will 

provide the following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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AUTOMATED TEST AND RE-TEST

Although in an early stage, the Navy’s Automated Test and Retest (ATRT) program has performed extremely well. The Committee recommends an additional $15,000,000 for this program and 

directs the Secretary of the Navy to expand its use to as many programs as possible to maximize the return on investment. Additionally, the Committee notes with concern the lower than normal 

funding execution of this program. The ATRT program has vast potential for saving time and funding across the spectrum of Navy acquisition programs. Due to this potential, the Committee is dismayed as to why the Navy is not taking maximum advantage of 

the program and allowing it to execute at a more rapid pace. The 

Committee strongly encourages the Secretary of the Navy to allow 

this program to execute at the fastest rate possible. 

HIGHLY INTEGRATED PHOTONICS

The Committee is pleased with the Navy’s development of highly 

integrated photonics technology to transmit and process information in wired and chip-level electronic components. This technology 

can dramatically reduce platform size, weight, and power requirements, all very attractive features for aircraft acquisition programs. Additionally, overall platform sustainment cost will likely 

be reduced as a result of using this technology. Although primarily 

employed on aircraft programs, this technology can be deployed 

across a wider range of platforms. The Committee encourages the 

Secretary of the Navy to continue the development of this technology and incorporate it into operational platforms and provides 

an additional $15,000,000 to accelerate this effort. 

SUBMARINE SONAR DOMES

The Committee understands the important role that a submarine 

bow dome plays in the success of the mission of nuclear powered 

submarines. The Committee is extremely supportive of the Navy’s 

original plan to acquire the bow domes for the Ohio Class replacement program. This plan called for the development of domes fabricated from two different composite material systems. The Committee believed that this plan would reduce program risk while at 

the same time ensure competition to reduce the program’s acquisition cost, an extremely important factor for a program whose potential cost was described by a former Secretary of Defense as 

‘‘being capable to suck the life from the Navy’s shipbuilding budget’’. Considering the many benefits of this plan, the Committee is 

confused as to why the Navy prematurely down-selected to a single 

material system last year. The selection was made before either 

system was fully qualified by the design yard for the Ohio replacement program. The Committee assumes that a cost benefit analysis 

was conducted and provided a convincing case for the early selection. Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary of the Navy to 

provide the congressional defense committees the cost benefit analysis that led to the early selection of a single material system for 

the bow dome not later than 30 days after the enactment of this 

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and provide the results to the congressional defense committees not 

later than January 31, 2016. 

SHIPBOARD WATER PURIFICATION

The Navy’s legacy shipboard water purification systems use bromine as an anti-microbial agent, and while it is effective as an 

anti-microbial agent, it is toxic and requires hazardous material 

handling which can be time consuming and expensive. While the 

Navy has placed bromine-free water purification systems on most 

of the large deck surface ship classes, it has not yet removed bromine systems from the cruiser, destroyer, and frigate fleets. The 

Committee supports the Navy’s efforts to remove bromine systems 

from the fleet and encourages the Secretary of the Navy to continue to explore alternate water purification systems technologies. 

ENERGETICS RESEARCH

The Committee recognizes the potential value of advanced 

energetics capabilities and encourages the Secretary of the Navy to 

develop these capabilities for undersea weapons. The Committee 

also encourages the Secretary of the Navy to develop a database of 

global energetics materials activities as they apply to undersea 

warfare. 

AIR MANIFOLD TEST FACILITY

The Committee understands that the Navy lacks an east coast 

test, production, and qualification facility for the highly specialized 

air manifolds used in the systems on nuclear powered submarines. 

These air manifolds and valves are critical in maintaining the 

acoustic advantage over adversaries. The submarine construction 

yards are located on the east coast, while the majority of air manifold testing is accomplished on the west coast. When items require 

testing they must be shipped to the west coast for testing and then 

returned to the east coast for installation in a ship system. This 

practice is cumbersome, expensive, and time consuming. The Committee believes that there is a better way to complete testing and 

certification. Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary of the 

Navy to conduct a study to determine if the creation of an east 

coast test facility would be beneficial to the Navy’s shipbuilding 

programs. The study should include, at a minimum, a cost benefit 

analysis of establishing an east coast facility and possible locations 

for the facility that are central to the submarine construction 

yards. The Secretary is directed to submit a report detailing the results of this study to the congressional defense committees not 

later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act. 

TACTICAL COMBAT TRAINING SYSTEMS

The Committee supports the continuation of joint Air Force and 

Navy development of near-term encrypted air combat maneuvering 

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strumentation development is based on a comprehensive analysis 

of alternatives that considers both cost and interoperability with 

legacy and future combat aircraft. 

TORPEDO TEST CRAFT

The development of effective and reliable torpedo systems is important to the Navy’s undersea warfare mission. Yard Test Torpedo 

(YTT) craft play an important role in torpedo development and underwater range maintenance. The Committee is aware that the 

Navy’s YTT craft have exceeded their expected service lives and encourages the Secretary of the Navy to conduct a service life extension program for these craft to minimize the impact on torpedo development and underwater range operations. Additionally, the 

Committee encourages the Secretary of the Navy to develop a plan 

for the eventual replacement of these craft. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR 

FORCE 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $23,643,983,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 26,473,669,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 23,163,152,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥3,310,517,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $23,163,152,000 

for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force which 

will provide the following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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LONG RANGE STRIKE-BOMBER

The Committee recommends $786,228,000 for the Long Range Strike-Bomber program, a reduction of $460,000,000 from the request. The reduction from the request aligns funds with the program’s current schedule. 

PRESIDENTIAL AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT

The Committee recommends $58,720,000 for the Presidential Aircraft Replacement program, a reduction of $43,900,000 from the request. The Committee defers funding for initiating procurement of 

a commercial aircraft until the design for the aircraft’s mission systems, which constitute a majority of the program’s projected cost, 

benefits from further risk reduction activities, and the Air Force finalizes an acquisition strategy. 

ENGINE COMPONENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

The fiscal year 2016 budget request includes $177,048,000 for 

F135 engine system development and demonstration (SDD) under 

the F–35 Joint Strike Fighter program and $14,800,000 for the 

F135 element of the Engine Component Improvement Program 

(CIP). The Committee recommends full funding for both requests, 

but the concurrency of the two programs makes it necessary to 

clearly delineate the tasks to be properly accomplished under both 

SDD and CIP. The Committee understands that the Air Force has 

established a process to ensure that future engine tasks are 

prioritized and assigned to meet the respective requirements of the 

Air Force and the F–35 program. The Committee directs that none 

of the funds provided in this Act for F135 engine CIP be obligated 

until 15 days after the Secretary of the Air Force submits a report 

to the congressional defense committees describing the outcome of 

this process and the tasks to be accomplished on the F135 engine 

using CIP funds. 

C–130 AVIONICS MODERNIZATION

The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 provided 

the Air Force with the flexibility to use funds previously appropriated for the C–130 Avionics Modernization Program to pursue a 

more limited scope program intended to satisfy safety and airspace 

access requirements for legacy C–130H aircraft. The Committee 

continues to support a phased approach that prioritizes these more 

immediate operability concerns while retaining options for further 

avionics modernization and intends that the $33,962,000 provided 

in the Committee’s recommendation be used in accordance with 

this approach. 

HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS APPLIED RESEARCH

The Committee notes that unmanned aerial systems continue to 

rely heavily on human operators and supports ongoing research to 

develop a more seamless human-machine environment. The Committee understands that the Air Force is researching how to measure, accelerate, and expand the cognitive skills necessary to improve airmen training and mission performance, as well as how to 

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erator-aiding technologies for advanced intelligence, surveillance, 

and reconnaissance capabilities. The Committee encourages the 

Secretary of the Air Force to continue these research efforts. 

SPACE MODERNIZATION INITIATIVE

The Committee is concerned that the Air Force is using Space 

Modernization Initiative (SMI) funding to begin and sustain new 

development programs. The Committee believes that SMI funding 

should be used to make evolutionary upgrades to existing programs 

to enhance mission effectiveness and avoid parts obsolescence. Over 

the last few years, the Air Force has attempted to begin next generation technologies using SMI funds within the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) and the Space Based Infrared 

(SBIRS) satellite programs. 

The Committee can find no analyses of alternatives or fully vetted operational requirements documents that support the initiation 

of these efforts. The Government Accountability Office has found 

that these efforts are limited by lack of direction, are focused on 

isolated technologies, and are not set up to identify insertion points 

for a desired future system. 

The Committee is skeptical of the operational impacts, potential 

program risks, and cost of these new efforts. Before investing in 

this architectural approach, the Committee recommends that the 

Joint Requirements Oversight Council assesses the operational impacts and approves the requirements; the Secretary of the Air 

Force completes an analysis of alternatives, and the Director of 

Cost Assessment and Program Evaluationcertifies that the new 

program is cost effective. Until these actions have been completed, 

funding for these efforts is premature. Therefore, the Committee 

reduces the fiscal year 2016 request for AEHF SMI by 

$140,000,000 and SBIRS SMI by $51,000,000. 

NEXT GENERATION JSTARS

The House report accompanying the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 encouraged the Secretary of the Air Force to 

adopt an acquisition strategy for the next generation JSTARS system that would minimize development cost and schedule and field 

new aircraft ahead of the first planned delivery date of 2019. The 

Committee believes development and procurement of a single integrated system would significantly reduce development costs and 

provide a solution consistent with the conclusions of the Air Force’s 

mission area analysis of alternatives. The Committee notes that 

the fiscal year 2016 budget request delays the initial operating capability for the next generation system by 21 months as a consequence of the Air Force’s decision to extend the technology maturation and risk reduction phase. The Committee recognizes the 

need to reduce technological risk, but is also concerned by the 

growth in the program’s schedule in light of the increasing costs 

and capability risks associated with the legacy JSTARS system. 

The Committee believes that finalizing and adhering to a stable set 

of requirements will support an accelerated and more cost effective 

acquisition strategy for the next generation system and is critical 

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the congressional defense committees on the updated status of the 

next generation JSTARS program not later than 90 days following 

formal milestone A approval for the program. The briefing shall include an update on requirements definition, a technological risk 

analysis and the strategy to reduce such risk, an update on the acquisition strategy for all phases of the program, and any options 

for accelerating the program’s schedule relative to the plan included with the fiscal year 2016 budget request. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

DEFENSE-WIDE 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $17,225,889,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 18,329,861,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 18,207,171,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥122,690,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $18,207,171,000 

for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide 

which will provide the following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND MINORITY

INSTITUTIONS

The Committee recommendation includes $10,000,000 above the 

request for the Historically Black Colleges and Universities and 

Minority Institutions Program (HBCU/MI). The HBCU/MI program 

provides access to scientific and technical information products and 

services to faculty, staff, and students of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and other minority serving institutions. 

The Committee remains concerned about the long-term development of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics 

(STEM) workforce pipeline for underrepresented minorities. The 

Committee encourages the Secretary of Defense to emphasize 

STEM education improvement within the HBCU/MI program and 

to focus on increasing the participation of minority students 

through engaged mentoring, enriched research experiences, and opportunities to publish, present, and network. The Committee encourages the Secretary of Defense to consider these factors when 

awarding competitive funding under this program, and directs the 

Secretary of Defense to provide a report to the congressional defense committees not later than 90 days after the enactment of this 

Act that details plans to expand STEM opportunities for underrepresented minorities. 

NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION PROGRAM

The Committee supports the Department of Defense and the intelligence community in their partnerships with higher education 

institutions to ensure an adequate supply of professionals with proficiency in critical languages. The Committee believes that these efforts should include minority serving institutions, such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities, to ensure diversity within 

the intelligence community and to increase the number of analysts 

with proficiency in critical languages and cultural studies, including Russian, Chinese, Farsi, and Arabic. 

HIGH ENERGY AND POWER DENSITY COMPOSITES

The Committee recommends $7,500,000 above the request for 

emerging capabilities technology development to allow for the development of scalable composite systems which are capable of high 

energy and power densities. The Committee also encourages the 

Secretary of Defense to support the low-weight munitions for unmanned aerial system platforms that could increase range and mission duration for such aircraft. 

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER

In the report accompanying the House version of the Department 

of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015, the Committee provided 

$500,000 to conduct a study to assess the state of the Army’s 

lethality capability and to provide recommendations to achieve the 

lethality capability of the future. The Committee understands the 

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to submit a report to the congressional defense committees detailing the results and recommendations of the study not later than 60 

days after the completion of the study. 

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED RESEARCH CENTERS

The National Strategic Research Institute is the only University 

Affiliated Research Center capable of developing solutions for combating weapons of mass destruction for the nation. The Department considers these centers strategic assets that are formally established by the Department of Defense’s Director of Defense Research and Engineering. The centers were developed to ensure that 

essential engineering and technology capabilities are maintained. 

The Committee encourages the Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and the Secretary of the Air Force to utilize the capabilities these organizations can provide and to fund their operation beginning in fiscal year 2017. 

OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $209,378,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 170,558,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 170,558,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. – – – 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $170,558,000 for 

Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense which will provide the 

following program in fiscal year 2016: 


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TITLE V 

REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 

DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $1,649,468,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 1,312,568,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 1,634,568,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +322,000,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,634,568,000 

for the Defense Working Capital Funds accounts which will provide 

the following program in fiscal year 2016: 

EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Budget 

request 

Committee recommended Change from 

request 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY ............................................... 50,432 50,432 – – – 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE ....................................... 62,898 62,898 – – – 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE WIDE ................................. 45,084 45,084 – – – 

DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA ................................ 1,154,154 1,476,154 322,000 

Program increase ............................................................. – – – 322,000 – – – 

TOTAL, DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS ................ 1,312,568 1,634,568 322,000 

NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $485,012,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 474,164,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 474,164,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. – – – 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $474,164,000 for 

the National Defense Sealift Fund which will provide the following 

program in fiscal year 2016: 

EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Budget 

request 

Committee recommended Change from 

request 

STRATEGIC SEALIFT ACQUISITION ............................................. 15,456 15,456 – – – 

DoD MOBILIZATION ASSETS ....................................................... 160,520 160,520 – – – 

SEALIFT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ................................... 25,197 25,197 – – – 

READY RESERVE FORCE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE ...... 272,991 272,991 – – – 

TOTAL, NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND ............. 474,164 474,164 – – – 


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TITLE VI 

OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 

DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $32,069,772,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 32,243,328,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 31,440,009,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥803,319,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $31,440,009,000 

for the Defense Health Program which will provide the following 

program in fiscal year 2016: 


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REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR THE DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

The Committee remains concerned regarding the transfer of 

funds from the In-House Care budget sub-activity to pay for contractor-provided medical care. To limit such transfers and improve 

oversight within the Defense Health Program operation and maintenance account, the Committee includes a provision which caps 

the funds available for Private Sector Care under the TRICARE 

program subject to prior approval reprogramming procedures. The 

provision and accompanying report language should not be interpreted as limiting the amount of funds that may be transferred to 

the In-House Care budget sub-activity from other budget sub-activities within the Defense Health Program. In addition, funding 

for the In-House Care budget sub-activity continues to be designated as a congressional special interest item. Any transfer of 

funds from the In-House Care budget sub-activity into the Private 

Sector Care budget sub-activity or any other budget sub-activity requires the Secretary of Defense to follow prior approval reprogramming procedures for operation and maintenance funds. 

The Committee commends the Secretary of Defense for submitting a report to the congressional defense committees delineating 

transfers of funds from the Private Sector budget sub-activity 

group for fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014. However, the Committee remains concerned that these substantial transfers of funds 

from the Private Sector Care budget sub-activity occurred without 

the submission of written notification as required by prior year Department of Defense Appropriations Acts. The Committee directs 

the Secretary of Defense to provide written notification to the congressional defense committees of cumulative transfers in excess of 

$10,000,000 out of the Private Sector Care budget sub-activity not 

later than fifteen days after such a transfer. Furthermore, the 

Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a report to 

the congressional defense committees not later than 30 days after 

the enactment of this Act that delineates transfers of funds, and 

the dates any transfers occurred, from the Private Sector Care 

budget sub-activity to any other budget sub-activity for fiscal year 

2015. 

The Committee further directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense 

(Health Affairs) to provide quarterly reports to the congressional 

defense committees on budget execution data for all of the Defense 

Health Program budget activities and to adequately reflect changes 

to the budget activities requested by the Services in future budget 

submissions. 

CARRYOVER

For fiscal year 2016, the Committee recommends one percent carryover authority for the operation and maintenance account of the 

Defense Health Program. The Committee directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to submit a detailed spending 

plan for any fiscal year 2015 designated carryover funds to the congressional defense committees not less than 30 days prior to executing the carryover funds. 


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PEER-REVIEWED CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAMS

The Committee recommends $120,000,000 for the peer-reviewed 

breast cancer research program, $80,000,000 for the peer-reviewed 

prostate cancer research program, $20,000,000 for the peer-reviewed ovarian cancer research program, $12,000,000 for the peerreviewed lung cancer research program, and $30,000,000 for the 

peer-reviewed cancer research program that would research cancers not addressed in the aforementioned programs currently executed by the Department of Defense. 

The funds provided in the peer-reviewed cancer research program are directed to be used to conduct research in the following 

areas: bladder cancer, colorectal cancer, kidney cancer, listeria vaccine for cancer, liver cancer, lymphoma, melanoma and other skin 

cancers, mesothelioma, pancreatic cancer, pediatric brain tumors, 

stomach cancer, and the link between scleroderma and cancer. 

The funds provided under the peer-reviewed cancer research program shall be used only for the purposes listed above. The Committee directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) 

to provide a report not later than 180 days after the enactment of 

this Act to the congressional defense committees on the status of 

the peer-reviewed cancer research program. For each research 

area, the report should include the funding amount awarded, the 

progress of the research, and the relevance of the research to 

servicemembers and their families. 

METASTATIC CANCER RESEARCH

The Committee continues to support the establishment of a task 

force to focus on research for metastasized cancer with a focus on 

clinical and translational research aimed at extending the lives of 

advanced state and recurrent patients. The Committee directs the 

Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to submit a report 

to the congressional defense committees not later than 60 days 

after the enactment of this Act on the status of establishing such 

a task force. 

JOINT WARFIGHTER MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM

The Committee recommends $45,000,000 for the continuation of 

the joint warfighter medical research program. The funding shall 

be used to augment and accelerate high priority Department of Defense and Service medical requirements and to continue prior year 

initiatives that are close to achieving their objectives and yielding 

a benefit to military medicine. The funding shall not be used for 

new projects nor for basic research, and it shall be awarded at the 

discretion of the Secretary of Defense following a review of medical 

research and development gaps as well as unfinanced medical requirements of the Services. Further, the Committee directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to submit a report not 

later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act to the congressional defense committees which lists the projects that receive 

funding. The report should include the funding amount awarded to 

each project, a thorough description of each project’s research, and 

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ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM

For the last few fiscal years, the Committee has expressed its 

concern with the inability of the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to develop and procure interoperable electronic health 

records and has fenced the funding for the two Departments until 

certain reporting requirements have been met. The Committee recognizes that the Department of Defense has continually provided 

the required information regarding strategy and resource requirements in a timely, concise, and complete manner. Additionally, 

since restructuring the administration of the acquisition program 

and creating the Program Executive Office for Defense Healthcare 

Management Systems (DHMS), the Committee believes that the 

program is slowly progressing. The Committee also recognizes that 

the contract award for the new electronic health record system is 

currently scheduled for the third quarter of fiscal year 2015. 

However, although the request for proposals for the new electronic health record system for the Department of Defense included 

interoperability requirements, the Committee remains concerned 

that the future electronic health record system may not be able to 

seamlessly exchange meaningful patient data with the electronic 

health record system of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The 

Committee reiterates its concern that the two systems be completely and meaningfully interoperable and encourages the Under 

Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics) to not 

lose sight of the overall goal of seamless compatibility between the 

two Departments’ electronic health record systems. 

Furthermore, the Committee directs the Director of the Interagency Program Office to continue to provide quarterly reports on 

the progress of interoperability between the two Departments to 

the House and Senate Subcommittees on Appropriations for Defense and the House and Senate Subcommittees on Appropriations 

for Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies. 

Additionally, the Program Executive Officer DHMS, in conjunction 

with the Director of the IPO, is directed to provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees on the cost and 

schedule of the program, to include milestones, knowledge points, 

and acquisition timelines, as well as quarterly obligation reports. 

The Committee directs the PEO DHMS to continue briefing the 

House and Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittees on a 

quarterly basis, coinciding with the report submission. 

PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE

The Committee is encouraged at the progress that the Department of Defense and the Services have made in reducing the prevalence of prescription medication dependency among servicemembers. However, it remains imperative that the Services and 

military medical community continue to evolve their approach to 

prescribing and monitoring prescription drug usage to prevent 

overmedication, as well as to provide education and treatment options for servicemembers suffering from addiction. The Committee 

directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to submit a report to the congressional defense committees not later than 

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programs offered to educate servicemembers about the risks of prescription medication; the current treatment options for servicemembers suffering from addiction; the estimated number of servicemembers that participated in education and/or treatment programs 

in fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014; and specific recommendations 

for improving education and treatment programs. 

Further, the Committee commends the Navy on recent efforts to 

develop new pharmacological and pain management processes with 

minimal side effects or addictive qualities and encourages the Surgeon General of the Navy to continue these efforts. 

MILITARY ACUITY MODEL

The Committee is pleased by the continued progress of the Military Acuity Model as demonstrated in military research organizations and academic medical centers and believes that utilizing the 

model can provide more efficient care and improved access to care 

for patients. For the last few years, the Committee has encouraged 

the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to consider expanding the use of the model throughout the military health system. As such, the Committee directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to submit a report to the congressional defense committees not later than 90 days after the enactment of this 

Act on the feasibility and costs associated with implementing the 

Military Acuity Model throughout the military health system, and 

the potential benefits that employing this model would achieve. 

EFFICIENCY OF PATIENT CARE DELIVERY

The Committee understands the necessity of developing technologies to improve the efficiency of patient care in military treatment facilities. The Committee recognizes that, in the event of a 

mass casualty, military treatment facilities would experience a significant increase in patient volume. The ability to maximize efficiency and effectiveness of care would be critical to the management of an overwhelming surge in patient volume and intensity. 

The Committee encourages the Assistant Secretary of Defense 

(Health Affairs) to research the development of an automated resource management system to improve patient care, both in normal 

and emergency situations. 

FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE

The Committee is encouraged by the use of a patient-centered 

care model throughout the military health system. The patient-centered medical home is a team-based model that provides a strong 

primary care foundation, enhanced access to care, and a focus on 

the individual instead of symptoms that may be causing an illness. 

Exploring genetic, environmental, and other patient-centered factors are central components in the growing field of functional medicine. The Committee encourages the Service Surgeons General to 

continue promoting the patient-centered model of care and to consider the efficacy of functional medicine compared to traditional 

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MENTAL HEALTH OF MILITARY DEPENDENTS

The Secretary of Defense has indicated that military dependents 

are at a higher risk of depression and pediatric behavioral issues 

compared to the general population, and that further research to 

improve military dependent psychological health issues is needed 

to continue the adaptation and development of appropriate evidence-based interventions and targeted therapies. The Committee 

has expressed concern for the rising number of outpatient mental 

health cases among children of servicemembers for the last few 

years and has encouraged the Secretary of Defense to make the 

prevention of trauma in dependent children a priority. It is imperative to develop efficient means to identify children at risk of deployment-related mental health issues and to provide tools, education, 

and guidance to the professionals and families caring for these children. The Committee remains concerned and directs the Secretary 

of Defense to fully fund a program to address this issue starting 

in fiscal year 2017. 

MULTI-DISCIPLINARY BRAIN RESEARCH

The Committee recognizes recent efforts by the Department of 

Defense to leverage partnerships with academia and the private 

sector to understand and improve prevention and treatment of 

traumatic brain injuries to servicemembers. The Committee encourages the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to continue to leverage partnerships with academia and the private sector and to support further studies of traumatic brain injuries to 

gain a deeper understanding of concussive injuries including how 

they impact the brain, how and to what extent the brain recovers, 

and how prevention and treatment methods may be improved. 

TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR MEDICAL PERSONNEL

The Committee recognizes the necessity of restricting unnecessary and expensive travel for government employees. However, severe travel restrictions for military health system medical personnel have adverse consequences on the readiness and skillsets of 

these professionals. Medical personnel often need to travel to learn 

new techniques and best practices that will ultimately improve patient care. The Committee encourages the Secretary of Defense to 

re-evaluate and consider easing travel limitations on military 

health system medical personnel. 

TRAUMA CLINIC RESEARCH PROGRAM

The Committee recognizes that a significant number of servicemember casualties are caused by traumatic injury and supports the 

efforts that the military medical community is taking to further advances in trauma care. As recent military operations decline, military trauma research will likely also decline. To advance this research even as combat deployments decrease, the Committee understands that the Department of Defense is creating a coordinated, multi-institution, clinical research network of civilian and 

military trauma centers to address the military relevant priorities 

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continued research of traumatic injuries. However, the Committee 

recognizes that the Department of Defense is initiating this program and expects it to be fully funded in the fiscal year 2017 and 

subsequent budget submissions. 

COOPERATION BETWEEN MILITARY MEDICAL FACILITIES, CIVILIAN

HEALTHCARE FACILITIES, AND UNIVERSITIES

The Committee recognizes the importance of cooperation between 

military medical facilities, universities, and other civilian partners 

to provide valuable medical trauma training to sustain the education of military medical providers. This training and real-life experience contributes to maintain the capabilities of the National 

Guard Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Explosives 

Enhanced Response Force Packages, the National Guard Homeland 

Response Forces, and the Army Reserve Consequence Management 

Response Forces. 

The Committee encourages the Service Surgeons General and the 

Chief of the National Guard Bureau to continue to pursue trauma 

training with civilian partners in order to maintain unit medical 

readiness at optimum levels as military healthcare providers maintain their individual skills to respond effectively to emergency incidents. Additionally, the Committee supports the development of enhanced emergency preparedness medical training programs. 

THE CANCER CENTER AT WALTER REED NATIONAL MILITARY MEDICAL

CENTER

The John P. Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed National 

Military Medical Center is the only center of excellence for cancer 

care in the military health system. It provides world class care, patient-family support services, and translational research. The Committee understands that the Murtha Cancer Center is in the nascent stages of joining the Oncology Research Information Network 

which will allow it access to cancer tissue repositories and shareable data. This collaboration may advance research through the enhanced use of patient data derived from large patient studies that 

include long-term health records, biospecimen repositories, and preexisting research. The Committee encourages the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to assist the Murtha Cancer Center to collaborate with the Oncology Research Information Network. 

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The Committee recognizes that infectious diseases have the potential to significantly impact the operational readiness of deployed 

servicemembers and combat units. Although many diseases common in areas where troops are frequently deployed, such as malaria, are well known to researchers and clinicians, emerging infectious diseases that are not well known pose an increasing threat. 

For instance, in the Pacific region the Chikungunya virus, the Zika 

virus, and rickettsial infections potentially pose a major health 

threat to servicemembers. Disease surveillance, rapid detection, 

and outbreak response are essential to providing an early warning 

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Defense (Health Affairs) to pursue partnerships with colleges and 

universities that have strong research programs in emerging infectious diseases and to support research efforts that incorporate 

genomic technologies, bioinformatics, and computational biology. 

HEALTH SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY

The Committee recognizes that the Department of Defense currently uses surveillance technology to improve hospital-based patient safety and to monitor any acute or chronic public health disease threats. Health surveillance technology can detect rare biological threat agents and instances of naturally occurring infectious 

diseases, and may also be modified to detect non-infectious diseases 

and chronic illnesses. The Committee encourages the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to continue deploying this technology. 

PEER-REVIEWED SPINAL CORD RESEARCH PROGRAM

The Committee recommends $30,000,000 to continue funding the 

peer-reviewed spinal cord research program. However, the Committee is concerned that not enough funding is being dedicated to 

projects that are at the advanced research or translational research 

stages. As with all of the congressionally directed medical research 

programs, the Committee believes that there should be a focus on 

advanced projects which will potentially yield medical breakthroughs more quickly. The Committee encourages the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to fund projects at more advanced stages of research and development that focus on finding a 

cure for paralysis. 

RECONSTRUCTIVE TRANSPLANTS

The Committee recommends $12,000,000 for the peer-reviewed 

reconstructive transplant research program. Reconstructive transplantation is a growing discipline that benefits from collaboration 

among institutions and surgeons working to improve the lives of 

servicemembers who suffer significant combat injuries. Continued 

research in reconstructive transplantation will allow for the refinement of approaches for hand, face, and other vascularized composite tissue allografts, as well as the transplants of skin, muscle, 

tendon, nerves, bone, and blood vessels. The Committee encourages 

the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to promote 

multi-institutional collaboration among clinicians and research scientists that accelerates the advancement of innovative ideas in reconstructive transplantation into clinical applications. 

RECONSTRUCTIVE MICROSURGERY

Reconstructive microsurgery is a growing surgical field that uses 

precision instruments to perform complicated operations. The Committee encourages the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to research the benefits that reconstructive microsurgeries 

could yield in operations for severely injured servicemembers. 


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MILITARY MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS

The Committee has expressed its concern for the high number of 

suicides in the military for the last several years and has recognized the potential difficulties for members of the National Guard 

and reserve components to receive required treatment because they 

often do not live near military treatment facilities. It is encouraging that the Secretary of Defense created a pilot program to use 

community partnerships to improve treatment of servicemembers 

suffering from mental health disorders in the National Guard and 

reserve components. The Committee encourages the Secretary of 

Defense to expand this program and to consider partnerships with 

entities that engage in research, treatment, education, and outreach activities for servicemembers suffering from traumatic brain 

injuries and mental health disorders. Any additional community 

partners should be chosen through a competitive and merit-based 

award process. 

INTELLIGENT PROSTHETICS

The Committee recommends $30,000,000 for the peer-reviewed 

orthopedic research program. The Committee is aware that many 

of the injuries sustained by servicemembers in combat include multiple limb trauma and are often distinct from trauma typically seen 

in the civilian environment, thus requiring a unique solution set. 

The Committee encourages the Assistant Secretary of Defense 

(Health Affairs) to support research at the intersection of bioengineering, neuroscience, and rehabilitation to support neural 

interfaces to peripheral nerves and advanced prosthetics that deliver more functionality to amputees. 

CANINE THERAPY RESEARCH

The Committee is aware of the potential benefits of canine therapy for treatment of servicemembers suffering from traumatic 

brain injuries or post-traumatic stress disorder and believes that it 

may be a promising alternative to pharmaceutical treatment. To 

that extent, the Committee has appropriated $8,000,000 over the 

last two fiscal years to support the research and application of canine therapy and recommends an additional $5,000,000 for fiscal 

year 2016 to continue providing therapeutic service dog training 

programs. The Committee encourages the Service Surgeons General to initiate or expand the use of canine therapy in military 

treatment facilities. 

COMBATING ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE

The Committee recognizes the importance of combating antibiotic 

resistance as a public health priority and commends the Secretary 

of Defense for implementing antimicrobial stewardship programs 

aimed at preventing, detecting, and controlling illnesses caused by 

antibiotic resistant bacteria. The Committee directs the Secretary 

of Defense to submit a report to the congressional defense committees not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act on the 

progress of the Department’s stewardship programs, including 

funds obligated to date, coordination with other federal agencies, 

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SURGICAL STERILIZATION IN AUSTERE MILITARY MEDICAL

ENVIRONMENTS

The Committee recognizes that emergency surgical procedures 

often take place in less than ideal locations and that there is a 

need to modernize medical sterilization technology for instruments, 

devices, and materials used in military combat support hospitals, 

emergency humanitarian relief settings, and other austere military 

medical environments. The Committee directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to submit a report to the congressional defense committees not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act on the costs and benefits of alternative sterilization techniques and a plan for modernizing medical sterilization, 

including the potential use of portable hydrogen peroxide vapor 

sterilization technology. The report should compare logistics, energy consumption, effectiveness, and the ability to enhance surgical 

capabilities of combat support hospitals. 

HIV TESTING

The Committee believes that all health delivery services within 

the military health system, including HIV testing, should be of the 

highest quality and should be administered in the most cost effective and efficient manner possible. The Committee understands 

that both the Department of the Navy and the Department of the 

Army have recently made the decision to transition HIV testing 

from a contracted service to an in-house capability. The Committee 

directs the Surgeons General of the Navy and the Army to submit 

individual reports to the congressional defense committees not later 

than 90 days after the enactment of this Act that detail the analysis undertaken before recommending these decisions and that include a copy of any business case analysis performed. 

CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, 

DEFENSE 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $802,268,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 720,721,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 720,721,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. – – – 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $720,721,000 for 

Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense which will 

provide the following program in fiscal year 2016: 

EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Budget 

request Committee recommended Change from request 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE .............................................................................. 139,098 139,098 – – – 

PROCUREMENT ........................................................................................................ 2,281 2,281 – – – 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION ............................................... 579,342 579,342 – – – 

TOTAL, CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE ......... 720,721 720,721 – – – 


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DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 

DEFENSE 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $950,687,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 850,598,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 878,298,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +27,700,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $878,298,000 for 

Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense which will 

provide the following program in fiscal year 2016: 

EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Budget 

request 

Committee recommended Change from 

request 

COUNTER-NARCOTICS SUPPORT ............................................................................. 739,009 616,811 ¥122,198 

Transfer to National Guard counter-drug program ....................................... – – – ¥87,898 – – – 

CENTCOM requirements—transfer to title IX ........................................................ – – – ¥34,300 – – – 

DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM ................................................................... 111,589 113,589 2,000 

Young Marines—drug demand reduction ..................................................... – – – 2,000 – – – 

NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG PROGRAM ........................................................ – – – 147,898 147,898 

Transfer from counter-narcotics support ...................................................... – – – 87,898 – – – 

Program increase ........................................................................................... – – – 60,000 – – – 

TOTAL, DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE .... 850,598 878,298 27,700 

BUDGET JUSTIFICATION MATERIAL

In the report accompanying the House version of the Department 

of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015, the Committee directed that 

the Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense Account be divided into three separate sub-activity groups: counternarcotics support, the drug demand reduction program, and the 

National Guard counter-drug program. The Committee was disappointed when the fiscal year 2016 budget request only separated 

the funding request into sub-activity groups for counter-narcotics 

support and the drug demand reduction program. The Committee 

again separates the funding into three distinct lines to provide 

greater transparency and oversight of the program and its budget 

execution. Additionally, in lieu of formal reprogramming guidance 

and restrictions, the Committee directs the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Counter-narcotics and Global Threats) to provide 

written notification to the congressional defense committees not 

less than 15 days before transferring funding in excess of 

$5,000,000 between any of the three lines. The Committee again directs the Secretary of Defense to request funding for each separate 

sub-activity group under the Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug 

Activities, Defense account in the fiscal year 2017 and subsequent 

budget submissions. 

DRUG TRAFFICKING

The Committee recognizes that drug trafficking is a major source 

of funding for terrorist organizations, contributes to violence in 

parts of the United States, and creates instability in many other 

countries. The Committee understands the important role that the 

Department of Defense plays in the counter-drug mission and the 


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benefits that the Department provides to the security of the United 

States and the entire region, including Mexico and Central America. 

JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... – – – 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 99,701,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. – – – 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥99,701,000 

The Committee recommends no funding for the Joint Urgent 

Operational Needs Fund. 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation. ......................................................... $311,830,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 316,159,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 316,159,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. – – – 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $316,159,000 for 

the Office of the Inspector General which will provide the following 

program in fiscal year 2016: 

EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Budget 

Request 

Committee Recommended Change from 

request 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ................................................ 310,459 314,059 3,600 

IG requested transfer from Procurement ......................... – – – 1,000 – – – 

IG requested transfer from Research, Development, Test 

and Evaluation ............................................................ – – – 2,600 – – – 

PROCUREMENT .......................................................................... 1,000 – – – ¥1,000 

IG requested transfer to Operation and Maintenance .... ¥1,000 ¥1,000 – – – 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION ................. 4,700 2,100 ¥2,600 

IG requested transfer to Operation and Maintenance .... – – – ¥2,600 – – – 

TOTAL, OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ......... 316,159 316,159 – – – 


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TITLE VII 

RELATED AGENCIES 

NATIONAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS 

The National Intelligence Program and the Military Intelligence 

Program budgets funded in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act consist primarily of resources for the Director of National 

Intelligence including the Intelligence Community Management 

staff, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Reconnaissance Office, the National 

Security Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the 

intelligence services of the Departments of the Army, Navy, Air 

Force, and the CIA Retirement and Disability fund. 

CLASSIFIED ANNEX

The Committee’s budget review of classified programs is published in a separate, detailed, and comprehensive classified annex. 

The intelligence community, Department of Defense, and other organizations are expected to fully comply with the recommendations 

and directions in the classified annex accompanying the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016. 

STEM RECRUITMENT FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

The Committee supports research engagement and workforce recruitment efforts of students from leading universities trained in 

science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Therefore, the Committee encourages the federal intelligence community’s human capital and science and technology officers to develop 

and invest in a focused program designed to attract a large pool of 

STEM students from the nation’s university community. Such efforts may include cooperative agreements, fellowships, summer internships, and sponsored research between the university community and the intelligence community. The Committee directs the 

Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the congressional defense committees not later than 180 days after the enactment of 

this Act on the progress to develop and implement such initiatives. 

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND 

DISABILITY SYSTEM FUND 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $514,000,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 514,000,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 514,000,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. – – – 

This appropriation provides payments of benefits to qualified 

beneficiaries in accordance with the Central Intelligence Agency 

Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain Employees (P.L. 88–643), as 


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amended by Public Law 94–522. This statute authorized the establishment of the CIA Retirement and Disability System for certain 

employees and authorized the establishment and maintenance of a 

fund from which benefits would be paid to those beneficiaries. The Committee recommends an appropriation of $514,000,000 for 

the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System 

Fund. This is a mandatory account. 

INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT 

Fiscal year 2015 appropriation .......................................................... $507,600,000 

Fiscal year 2016 budget request ....................................................... 530,023,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 507,923,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥22,100,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $507,923,000 for 

the Intelligence Community Management Account. 

WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING

The Committee is concerned that wildlife poaching and trafficking, particularly of African elephant ivory, can be used as a 

source of funding by terrorist organizations, extremist militias, and 

transnational organized crime syndicates in Central and Eastern 

Africa. The Committee encourages the Director of National Intelligence to work with American and international law enforcement 

and partner countries to share information and analysis on 

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TITLE VIII 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

The accompanying bill includes 128 general provisions. Most of 

these provisions were included in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 and many have been included in the Defense 

Appropriations Acts for a number of years. A description of each 

provision follows. 

Section 8001 provides that no funds made available in this Act 

may be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized 

by Congress. 

Section 8002 provides for conditions and limitations on the payment of compensation to, or employment of, foreign nationals. 

Section 8003 provides that no funds made available in this Act 

may be obligated beyond the end of the fiscal year unless expressly 

provided for a greater period of availability elsewhere in the Act. 

Section 8004 provides a 20 percent limitation on the obligation 

of certain funds provided in this Act during the last two months 

of the fiscal year. 

Section 8005 has been amended and provides for the general 

transfer authority of working capital funds to other military functions. 

Section 8006 provides that the tables titled ‘‘Explanation of 

Project Level Adjustments’’ in the committee report and classified 

annex shall be carried out in the manner provided by the tables to 

the same extent as if the tables were included in the text of this 

Act. 

Section 8007 provides for the establishment of a baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current 

fiscal year. 

Section 8008 provides for limitations on the use of transfer authority of working capital fund cash balances. 

Section 8009 provides that none of the funds appropriated in this 

Act may be used to initiate a special access program without prior 

notification to the congressional defense committees. 

Section 8010 provides limitations and conditions on the use of 

funds made available in this Act to initiate multi-year contracts. 

Section 8011 provides for the use and obligation of funds for humanitarian and civic assistance costs under chapter 20 of title 10, 

United States Code. 

Section 8012 has been amended and provides that civilian personnel of the Department of Defense may not be managed on the 

basis of end strength or be subject to end strength limitations. 

Section 8013 prohibits funding from being used to influence congressional action on any matters pending before the Congress. 

Section 8014 prohibits compensation from being paid to any 

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and who receives benefits from the Education Benefits Fund when 

time spent as a full-time student is counted toward that member’s 

service commitment. 

Section 8015 provides for the transfer of funds appropriated in 

title III of this Act for the Department of Defense Pilot MentorProte ́ge ́ Program. 

Section 8016 provides for the Department of Defense to purchase 

anchor and mooring chains manufactured only in the United 

States. 

Section 8017 has been amended and makes permanent the prohibition of funds made available to the Department of Defense from 

being used to demilitarize or dispose of certain surplus firearms 

and small arms ammunition or ammunition components. 

Section 8018 provides a limitation on funds being used for the relocation of any Department of Defense entity into or within the National Capital Region. 

Section 8019 provides for incentive payments authorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544). 

Section 8020 provides that no funding for the Defense Media Activity may be used for national or international political or psychological activities. 

Section 8021 provides for the obligation of funds for purposes 

specified in section 2350j(c) of title 10, United States Code, in anticipation of receipt of contributions from the Government of Kuwait. 

Section 8022 provides funding for the Civil Air Patrol Corporation. 

Section 8023 has been amended and prohibits funding from being 

used to establish new Department of Defense Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC), with certain limitations, and reduces funding provided for FFRDCs. 

Section 8024 provides for the Department of Defense to procure 

carbon, alloy, or armor steel plate melted and rolled only in the 

United States and Canada. 

Section 8025 defines the congressional defense committees as 

being the Armed Services Committees of the House and Senate and 

the Subcommittees on Defense of the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate. 

Section 8026 provides for competitions between private firms and 

Department of Defense depot maintenance activities for modification, depot maintenance, and repair of aircraft, vehicles, and vessels as well as the production of components and other defense-related articles. 

Section 8027 has been amended and provides for the revocation 

of blanket waivers of the Buy American Act upon a finding that a 

country has violated a reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding by discriminating against products produced in the United States that are covered by the agreement. 

Section 8028 provides for the availability of funds contained in 

the Department of Defense Overseas Military Facility Investment 

Recovery Account for purposes specified in section 2921(c)(2) of the 

1991 National Defense Authorization Act. 

Section 8029 provides for the conveyance, without consideration, 

of relocatable housing units that are excess to the needs of the Air 


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Force located at Grand Forks Air Force Base, Malmstrom Air Force 

Base, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Ellsworth Air Force Base, 

and Minot Air Force Base to Indian Tribes located in the states of 

Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, 

Minnesota, and Washington. 

Section 8030 provides authority to use operation and maintenance appropriations to purchase items having an investment item 

unit cost of not more than $250,000. 

Section 8031 prohibits the use of funds to disestablish, close, 

downgrade from host to extension center, or place on probation a 

Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 

Section 8032 has been amended and prohibits the use of Working 

Capital Funds to purchase specified investment items. 

Section 8033 has been amended and provides that none of the 

funds appropriated for the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year except 

for funds appropriated for the Reserve for Contingencies, the Working Capital Fund, or other programs as specified. 

Section 8034 provides that funds available for the Defense Intelligence Agency may be used for the design, development, and deployment of General Defense Intelligence Program intelligence 

communications and intelligence information systems. 

Section 8035 provides for the availability of funds for the mitigation of environmental impacts on Indian lands resulting from Department of Defense activities. 

Section 8036 requires the Department of Defense to comply with 

the Buy American Act, chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 

Section 8037 provides conditions under which contracts for studies, analyses, or consulting services may be entered into without 

competition on the basis of an unsolicited proposal. 

Section 8038 places certain limitations on the use of funds made 

available in this Act to establish Field Operating Agencies. 

Section 8039 places restrictions on converting to contractor performance an activity or function of the Department of Defense unless it meets certain guidelines provided. 

(RESCISSIONS)

Section 8040 has been amended and provides for the rescission 

of $869,429,000 from the following programs: 

2014 Appropriations: 

Other Procurement, Army: WIN–T ................................................................................... $40,000,000 

Aircraft Procurement, Navy: 

E–2D economic change orders ............................................ 48,156,000 

KC–130J ............................................................................... 3,415,000 

MH–60R ................................................................................ 40,000,000 

Weapons Procurement, Navy: 

Sidewinder ............................................................................ 888,000 

Aircraft Procurement, Air Force: 

HH–60G ................................................................................ 2,300,000 

Missile Procurement, Air Force: 

Spaceborne equipment ......................................................... 1,000,000 

Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force: 

Fuzes-HTVSF ....................................................................... 12,600,000 

Other Procurement, Air Force: 

Night vision goggles ............................................................. 12,000,000 

Space launch range services ............................................... 2,000,000 


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2015 Appropriations: 

Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, 

Army: 

Paladin PIM ......................................................................... 30,000,000 

Other Procurement, Army: 

JTRS ...................................................................................... 20,000,000 

Night vision devices ............................................................. 10,000,000 

Aircraft Procurement, Navy: 

E–2D airframe ...................................................................... 10,675,000 

E–2D economic change orders ............................................ 27,000,000 

KC–130J ............................................................................... 3,418,000 

SH–60 series ......................................................................... 8,284,000 

Weapons Procurement, Navy: 

MH–54 mods growth ............................................................ 6,400,000 

MH–54 mods other cost ....................................................... 4,717,000 

Sidewinder ............................................................................ 4,305,000 

Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps: 

120mm all types contract delay .......................................... 5,011,000 

120mm all types support ..................................................... 3,895,000 

Procurement, Marine Corps: 

Amphibious support equipment .......................................... 1,722,000 

Common computer resources .............................................. 22,519,000 

Distributed common ground system ................................... 2,500,000 

Family of tactical trailers .................................................... 5,000,000 

5/4 truck HMMWV ............................................................... 57,255,000 

Aircraft Procurement, Air Force: 

B–1B ...................................................................................... 12,300,000 

C–17 ...................................................................................... 15,500,000 

F–15 ...................................................................................... 15,770,000 

F–22 depot activation .......................................................... 15,000,000 

HH–60G ................................................................................ 2,300,000 

KC–46 ................................................................................... 48,000,000 

Missile Procurement, Air Force: 

Defense meteorological satellite program .......................... 45,000,000 

GPS III advance procurement ............................................. 30,000,000 

Other Procurement, Air Force: 

Classified programs ............................................................. 8,000,000 

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy: 

COD follow-on ...................................................................... 8,873,000 

Marine Corps combat services support .............................. 5,355,000 

UCLASS ................................................................................ 218,000,000 

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force: 

3DELRR ................................................................................ 47,000,000 

F–15 IRST ............................................................................. 5,271,000 

Operationally responsive space ........................................... 500,000 

Service support to SPACECOM .......................................... 1,000,000 

Space control ........................................................................ 500,000 

Space launch range services ............................................... 500,000 

Space situational awareness ............................................... 500,000 

Space situational awareness operations ............................ 1,000,000 

Weather system follow-on ................................................... 4,000,000 

Section 8041 prohibits funds made available in this Act from 

being used to reduce authorized positions for military technicians 

(dual status) of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, 

Army Reserve, and Air Force Reserve unless such reductions are 

a direct result of a reduction in military force structure. 

Section 8042 prohibits funding from being obligated or expended 

for assistance to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea unless 

specifically appropriated for that purpose. 

Section 8043 provides for reimbursement to the National Guard 

and Reserve when members of the National Guard and Reserve 

provide intelligence or counterintelligence support to the combatant 

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Section 8044 prohibits the transfer of Department of Defense and 

Central Intelligence Agencies drug interdiction and counter-drug 

activity funds to other agencies except as specifically provided in 

an appropriations law. 

Section 8045 prohibits funding from being used for the procurement of ball and roller bearings other than those produced by a domestic source and of domestic origin. 

Section 8046 provides funding for Red Cross and United Service 

Organization grants. 

Section 8047 prohibits funding from being used to purchase 

supercomputers which are not manufactured in the United States. 

Section 8048 has been amended and provides set asides for the 

Small Business Innovation Research program and the Small Business Technology Transfer program. 

Section 8049 prohibits funding from being used for contractor bonuses being paid due to business restructuring. 

Section 8050 provides for prior congressional notification of article or service transfers to international peacekeeping organizations. 

Section 8051 provides for the Department of Defense to dispose 

of negative unliquidated or unexpended balances for expired or 

closed accounts. 

Section 8052 provides conditions for the use of equipment of the 

National Guard Distance Learning Project on a space-available, reimbursable basis. 

Section 8053 provides for the availability of funds to implement 

cost-effective agreements for required heating facility modernization in the Kaiserslautern Military Community, Landstuhl Army 

Regional Medical Center, and Ramstein Air Base, Germany. 

Section 8054 has been amended and provides funding for Sexual 

Assault Prevention and Response Programs. 

Section 8055 provides for the limitation on the use of funds appropriated in title IV to procure end-items for delivery to military 

forces for operational training, operational use or inventory requirements. 

Section 8056 provides for a waiver of ‘‘Buy America’’ provisions 

for certain cooperative programs. 

Section 8057 prohibits funding from being used to support the 

training of members of foreign security forces who have engaged in 

gross violations of human rights. 

Section 8058 prohibits funding in this Act from being used for repairs or maintenance to military family housing units. 

Section 8059 provides obligation authority for new starts for advanced concept technology demonstration projects only after notification to the congressional defense committees. 

Section 8060 provides that the Secretary of Defense shall provide 

a classified quarterly report on certain matters as directed in the 

classified annex accompanying this Act. 

Section 8061 has been amended and provides for the use of National Guard personnel to support ground-based elements of the 

National Ballistic Missile Defense System. 

Section 8062 prohibits the use of funds made available in this 

Act to transfer to any nongovernmental entity ammunition held by 

the Department of Defense that has a center-fire cartridge and is 


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designated as ‘‘armor piercing’’ except for demilitarization purposes. 

Section 8063 provides for a waiver by the Chief of the National 

Guard Bureau or his designee for all or part of consideration in 

cases of personal property leases of less than one year. 

Section 8064 provides for a limitation on funding from being used 

to support non-appropriated funds that purchase alcoholic beverages. 

Section 8065 has been amended and provides for the transfer of 

funds made available in this Act under Operation and Maintenance, Army to other activities of the Federal Government for classified purposes. 

Section 8066 has been amended and prohibits funding to separate, or to consolidate from within, the National Intelligence Program budget from the Department of Defense budget. 

Section 8067 has been amended and provides grant authority for 

the construction and furnishing of additional Fisher Houses to 

meet the needs of military family members when confronted with 

the illness or hospitalization of an eligible military beneficiary. 

Section 8068 has been amended and provides funding and transfer authority for the Israeli Cooperative Programs. 

Section 8069 has been amended and provides for the funding of 

prior year shipbuilding cost increases. 

Section 8070 has been amended and provides that funds made 

available in this Act for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by Congress for purposes of section 504 of the 

National Security Act of 1947 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for the current fiscal year. 

Section 8071 prohibits funding from being used to initiate a new 

start program without prior written notification. 

Section 8072 has been amended and provides that the budget of 

the President for the subsequent fiscal year shall include separate 

budget justification documents for costs of the United States Armed 

Forces’ participation in contingency operations for the military personnel, operation and maintenance, and procurement accounts. 

Section 8073 prohibits funding from being used for the research, 

development, test, evaluation, procurement, or deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile defense system. 

Section 8074 has been amended and reduces appropriations to 

reflect savings due to favorable exchange rates. 

Section 8075 prohibits funding from being used to reduce or disestablish the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve. 

Section 8076 prohibits funding from being used for the integration of foreign intelligence information unless the information has 

been lawfully collected and processed during conduct of authorized 

foreign intelligence activities. 

Section 8077 provides that at the time members of reserve components of the Armed Forces are called or ordered to active duty, 

each member shall be notified in writing of the expected period 

during which the member will be mobilized. 

Section 8078 prohibits funding from being used to transfer program authority relating to current tactical unmanned aerial vehicles from the Army and requires the Army to retain responsibility 


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for and operational control of the MQ–1C Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. 

Section 8079 provides funding under certain conditions for the 

Asia Pacific Regional Initiative Program for the purpose of enabling 

the Pacific Command to execute certain theater security cooperation activities. 

Section 8080 has been amended and limits the availability of 

funding provided for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for research and technology, which shall remain available 

for the current and the following fiscal years. 

Section 8081 provides for the adjustment of obligations within 

the Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy appropriation. 

Section 8082 has been amended and provides for the establishment of a baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer 

authorities for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for 

the current fiscal year. 

Section 8083 prohibits the use of funds to modify Army Contracting Command—New Jersey without prior congressional notification. 

Section 8084 prohibits funding from being used to violate the 

Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008. 

Section 8085 provides for the transfer of funds by the Director 

of National Intelligence to other departments and agencies for the 

purposes of Government-wide information sharing activities. 

Section 8086 provides for limitations on funding provided for the 

National Intelligence Program to be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 

U.S.C. 403–1(d)). 

Section 8087 directs the Director of National Intelligence to submit a future-years intelligence program reflecting estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations. 

Section 8088 defines the congressional intelligence committees as 

being the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

House, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the 

Subcommittees on Defense of the Committees on Appropriations of 

the House and Senate. 

Section 8089 has been amended and directs the Department of 

Defense to continue to report incremental contingency operations 

costs for Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, or any other named successor operations on a monthly basis 

in the Cost of War Execution Report as required by Department of 

Defense Financial Management Regulation. 

Section 8090 provides the authority to transfer funding from operation and maintenance accounts for the Army, Navy, and Air 

Force to the central fund for Fisher Houses and Suites. 

Section 8091 has been modified and provides that funds appropriated in this Act may be available for the purpose of making remittances and transfers to the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund. 

Section 8092 provides that any agency receiving funds made 

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Section 8093 prohibits the use of funds for federal contracts in 

excess of $1,000,000 unless the contractor agrees not to require, as 

a condition of employment, that employees or independent contractors agree to resolve through arbitration any claim or tort related 

to, or arising out of, sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false 

imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention, and to 

certify that each covered subcontractor agrees to do the same. 

Section 8094 has been amended and provides funds for transfer 

to the Joint Department of Defense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. 

Section 8095 prohibits the Office of the Director of National Intelligence from employing more Senior Executive employees than 

are specified in the classified annex. 

Section 8096 has been amended and provides for the purchase of 

heavy and light armed vehicles for the physical security of personnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of $450,000 per 

vehicle. 

Section 8097 has been amended and prohibits the use of funds 

providing certain missile defense information to certain entities. 

Section 8098 requires monthly reporting of the civilian personnel 

end strength by appropriation account to the congressional defense 

committees. 

Section 8099 has been amended and provides the Director of National Intelligence with general transfer authority with certain limitations. 

Section 8100 prohibits funding to transfer or release any individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba into the United States, 

its territories, or possessions. This language is identical to language enacted in Public Law 112–74. 

Section 8101 prohibits funding to modify any United States facility (other than the facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba) to house any 

individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. This language is 

identical to language enacted in Public Law 112–74. 

Section 8102 prohibits funding to transfer any individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to a country of origin or other 

foreign country or entity unless the Secretary of Defense makes 

certain certifications. This language is similar to language enacted 

in Public Law 112–239. 

Section 8103 prohibits funding from being used to violate the 

War Powers Resolution Act. 

Section 8104 prohibits funds from being used to purchase or 

lease new light duty vehicles except in accordance with the Presidential Memorandum-Federal Fleet Performance. 

Section 8105 prohibits funds from being used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 

with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to 

Rosoboronexport, except under certain conditions. 

Section 8106 prohibits the use of funds for the purchase of manufacture of a United States flag unless such flags are treated as covered items under section 2533a(b) of title 10, United States Code. 

Section 8107 prohibits the use of funds for certain activities in 

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Section 8108 provides that funds may be used to provide ex 

gratia payments to local military commanders for damage, personal 

injury, or death that is incident to combat operations in a foreign 

country. 

Section 8109 prohibits the use of funds to reduce or prepare to 

reduce the number of deployed and non-deployed strategic delivery 

vehicles and launchers. 

Section 8110 directs the Secretary of Defense to post grant 

awards on a public website in a searchable format. 

Section 8111 prohibits the use of funding to reduce the force 

structure at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. 

Section 8112 prohibits the use of funds for flight demonstration 

teams outside of the United States. 

Section 8113 prohibits the use of funds by the National Security 

Agency targeting U.S. persons under authorities granted in the 

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. 

Section 8114 has been amended and provides funding for basic 

allowance for housing for military personnel. 

Section 8115 prohibits the use of funds to implement the Arms 

Trade Treaty until ratified by the Senate. 

Section 8116 has been amended and prohibits the use of funding 

to transfer or divest AH–64 Apache helicopters from the Army National Guard to the active Army. 

Section 8117 prohibits the use of funds to provide counterterrorism support to foreign partners unless the congressional defense 

committees are notified accordingly. 

Section 8118 requires a report on the justification and approval 

requirements under section 811 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010. 

Section 8119 prohibits the use of funds to contravene the War 

Powers Resolution with respect to Iraq. 

Section 8120 has been amended and prohibits the use of funds 

to retire the A–10 aircraft. 

Section 8121 is new and provides funds to support Department 

of Defense activities related to the Digital Accountability and 

Transparency Act. 

Section 8122 is new and prohibits the transfer of funds to the 

National Sea Based Deterrent Fund. 

Section 8123 is new and prohibits the use of funds to award a 

new T–AO(X) program contract for the acquisition of certain components unless those components are manufactured in the United 

States. 

Section 8124 is new and provides for the transfer of additional 

funds to military personnel accounts for the purposes of military 

pay. 

Section 8125 is new and reduces Working Capital Funds to reflect excess cash balances. 

Section 8126 is new and reduces the total amount appropriated 

to reflect lower than anticipated fuel prices. 

Section 8127 is new and prohibits the use of funds to reduce end 

strength levels for the Army National Guard below the level specified in subtitle B of title IV of the National Defense Authorization 

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Section 8128 is new and prohibits the use of funds to enforce section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. 


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TITLE IX 

GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

In title IX, the Committee recommends total new appropriations 

of $88,421,000,000. A detailed review of the Committee recommendation for programs funded in this title is provided in the 

following pages. 

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to continue to report incremental contingency operations costs for all named operations in the Central Command Area of Responsibility on a monthly basis in the Cost of War Execution report as required by Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation, Chapter 23, 

Volume 12. The Committee further directs the Secretary of Defense 

to continue providing Cost of War reports to the congressional defense committees that include the following information by appropriation account: funding appropriated, funding allocated, monthly 

obligations, monthly disbursements, cumulative fiscal year obligations, and cumulative fiscal year disbursements. 

The Committee expects that in order to meet unanticipated requirements, the Secretary of Defense may need to transfer within 

these appropriations accounts for purposes other than those specified in this report. The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense 

to follow normal prior approval reprogramming procedures should 

it be necessary to transfer funding between different appropriations 

accounts in this title using authority provided in Section 9003 of 

this Act. 

MILITARY PERSONNEL 

The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of 

$10,467,900,000 for Military Personnel. The Committee recommendation for each military personnel account is as follows: 


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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of 

$53,783,361,000 for Operation and Maintenance. The Committee 

recommendation for each operation and maintenance account is as 

follows: 


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READINESS

The agreement includes $2,500,000,000 in title IX to be transferred to the operation and maintenance accounts and be divided 

among the Services and the National Guard and reserve components. Funding is to be distributed as follows: thirty-five percent to 

the Army, including seven percent to the Army Reserve and ten 

percent to the Army National Guard; thirty-three percent to the 

Navy, including the Navy Reserve; seven percent to the Marine 

Corps, including the Marine Corps Reserve; and twenty-five percent to the Air Force, including the Air Force Reserve and the Air 

National Guard. 

This funding shall be used only to improve military readiness, 

specifically increased training, depot maintenance, and base operations support. Funding should be obligated only in readiness subactivity groups that fund training, depot maintenance, and base operations support within budget activity 1 ‘‘Operating Forces’’ or, for 

the Air Force only, budget activity 2 ‘‘Mobilization Forces’’. The 

Committee is concerned that in fiscal year 2015, some Services proposed to use readiness funds on named operations or to accelerate 

information technology requirements from future years rather than 

to build readiness. As such, none of the funds provided may be 

used to participate in named operations, and none of the funds provided may be used for recruiting, marketing, or advertising programs. 

The funding provided is a congressional special interest item. 

The Secretary of Defense and the Service Secretaries are directed 

to submit a detailed spending plan by sub-activity group to the 

House and Senate Appropriations Committees not less than 30 

days prior to the obligation of these funds. These transfers may be 

implemented 30 days after congressional notification unless an objection is received from either the House or Senate Appropriations 

Committees. 

Additional funds are also provided to the Army, Army Reserve, 

and the Army National Guard in their respective operation and 

maintenance accounts only for the purpose of restoring readiness. 

EUROPEAN REASSURANCE INITIATIVE

The Committee supports efforts started in fiscal year 2015 to reassure NATO allies and partners of the continued commitment of 

the United States to their security and territorial integrity. The 

Committee recommends $789,300,000 for the European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) to support increased capability, presence, 

readiness, and responsiveness to deter further destabilization in 

central and eastern Europe. Efforts include an increased U.S. military presence in Europe, additional bilateral and multilateral exercises and training opportunities with allies and partners, improved 

infrastructure to allow for greater responsiveness, enhanced 

prepositioning of equipment in Europe, and intensified efforts to 

build partner capacity for new NATO members and other partners. 

This funding is provided as requested in the fiscal year 2016 

budget request in the military personnel and operation and maintenance accounts at the budget activity and sub-activity group level 

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request any required fiscal year 2017 funding within the existing 

military personnel and operation and maintenance accounts as part 

of the fiscal year 2017 budget request. 

OPERATION FREEDOM’S SENTINEL

The mission of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel is to work with allies and partners on Resolute Support and continue counterterrorism operations against the remnants of Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. The President recently announced a change to the drawdown 

in Afghanistan that will affect this operation. The Army reports 

that it will have a $593,000,000 shortfall in operation and maintenance requirements as a result of this change to the drawdown 

timeline. The Committee recommendation provides an additional 

$593,000,000 in the Operation and Maintenance, Army account to 

be used only for Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. This funding is a 

congressional special interest item. The Committee directs the Secretary of the Army to provide a spend plan by sub-activity group 

to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees not less than 

15 days prior to any obligation of funds. This funding may be implemented 15 days after congressional notification unless an objection is received from either the House or Senate Appropriations 

Committee. 

ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE

The Committee recommends an additional $200,000,000 to provide assistance to the national security forces of Ukraine. Section 

9014 of this Act provides guidance for the use of this funding and 

directs the purchase of items such as training, equipment, lethal 

weapons of a defensive nature, and logistics support. This assistance is provided for the purpose of helping Ukraine secure its sovereign territory and protect its citizens against foreign aggressors. 

INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE

The Committee believes that a strong Intelligence, Surveillance, 

and Reconnaissance (ISR) capability is a critical component of the 

Global War on Terrorism. Accordingly, the Committee recommends 

additional funding for the procurement of several ISR aircraft and 

also provides $500,000,000 above the request to improve the Department’s ISR capabilities. This funding shall be used to address 

the ISR gap faced by the combatant commanders and is available 

for the pay, allowances, and training of ISR personnel, operation 

and maintenance of ISR assets, procurement of ISR assets, and 

processing of ISR-derived data. None of the funds provided may be 

used for bonuses, to include critical skills retention bonuses and enlistment and re-enlistment bonuses. The Committee directs the 

Secretary of Defense and the Service Secretaries to submit a detailed spending plan by account, activity group, and sub-activity 

group or line item to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees not less than 30 days prior to the obligation of these funds. 

This report shall include at a minimum the intended use of funds, 

including specific information on how this funding will improve the 

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is received from either the House or Senate Appropriations Committee. 

COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND 

The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of 

$2,060,000,000 for the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. 

AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND 

The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of 

$3,762,257,000 for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. 

IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND 

The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of 

$715,000,000 for the Iraq Train and Equip Fund. 

SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND 

The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of 

$600,000,000 for the Syria Train and Equip Fund. 

PROCUREMENT 

The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of $18,094,699,000 for Procurement. The Committee recommendation 

for each procurement account is as follows: 


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STRYKER

The Stryker series of vehicles has provided improved force protection, agility, and mobility for the Army’s medium weight vehicle 

class. The Committee is aware of efforts to improve Stryker survivability, power, and lethality while limiting growth in size and 

weight. The Committee recommendation provides an increase of 

$106,300,000 to upgrade 36 Strykers to Double V Hull vehicles. Additionally, the Committee provides an increase of $314,300,000 to 

purchase Stryker lethality upgrades. 

NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT

The Committee recommends $1,500,000,000 for National Guard 

and Reserve Equipment. Of that amount, $500,000,000 is for the 

Army National Guard; $500,000,000 is for the Air National Guard; 

$315,000,000 is for the Army Reserve; $70,000,000 is for the Navy 

Reserve; $40,000,000 is for the Marine Corps Reserve; and 

$75,000,000 is for the Air Force Reserve to meet urgent equipment 

needs that may arise this fiscal year. 

This funding will allow the National Guard and reserve components to procure high priority equipment that may be used by 

these units for both their combat missions and their missions in 

support of state governors. The funding within this account is not 

to be used to procure equipment that has been designated as high 

density critical equipment item, major weapon systems, aircraft, 

and other items of equipment central to a unit’s ability to perform 

its doctrinal mission. The funding within this account is not to be 

used to procure equipment that should be purchased by the senior 

Service, to expand or accelerate current Service procurement plans 

increasing program risk borne by the reserve components, to purchase expendable items, or to purchase facilities or equipment for 

any requirement that can be satisfied elsewhere. 

The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to ensure that 

the National Guard and Reserve Equipment account shall be executed by the Chiefs of the National Guard and reserve components 

with priority consideration given to the following items: acoustic 

hailing devices, large aircraft infrared countermeasures, advanced 

targeting pods, security and support mission equipment communications packages for UH–60 civil support communications, electromagnetic in-flight propeller balance system, joint threat emitter 

systems, data links in ground vehicles, upgrades for first responder 

radios, network wideband radios (including airborne terminals), 

training systems and simulators, wireless mobile mesh network 

technologies, integrated facial protection components for standard 

issue helmets, and laser protective eyewear. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION 

The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of 

$1,784,653,000 for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation. 

The Committee recommendation for each research, development, 

test and evaluation account is as follows: 


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REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 

DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS 

The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of 

$88,850,000 for the Defense Working Capital Funds accounts. 

OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 

DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 

The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of 

$272,704,000 for the Defense Health Program. The Committee recommendation is as follows: 

EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Budget 

request 

Committee 

recommended 

Change from 

request 

IN–HOUSE CARE ........................................................................ 65,149 65,149 – – – 

PRIVATE SECTOR CARE ............................................................. 192,210 192,210 – – – 

CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT ............................................ 9,460 9,460 – – – 

EDUCATION AND TRAINING ........................................................ 5,885 5,885 – – – 

TOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ........................... 272,704 272,704 – – – 

DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 

DEFENSE 

The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of 

$275,300,000 for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities Defense. The Committee recommendation is as follows: 

EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Budget 

request 

Committee recommended Change from 

request 

DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES ............ 186,000 260,300 89,300 

CENTCOM requirements—transfer from title VI ............. – – – 34,300 – – – 

Program increase ............................................................. – – – 40,000 – – – 

Program increase—SOUTHCOM ISR ................................ – – – 15,000 – – – 

TOTAL, DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG 

ACTIVITIES .................................................................... 186,000 275,300 89,300 

JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND 

The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of 

$443,271,000 for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat 

Fund. The Committee recommendation is as follows: 

EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Budget 

request 

Committee recommended Change from 

request 

ATTACK THE NETWORK .............................................................. 219,550 219,550 – – – 

DEFEAT THE DEVICE .................................................................. 77,600 77,600 – – – 


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EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Budget 

request 

Committee 

recommended 

Change from 

request 

TRAIN THE FORCE ..................................................................... 7,850 7,850 – – – 

STAFF AND INFRASTRUCTURE ................................................... 188,271 138,271 ¥50,000 

Program reduction ........................................................... – – – ¥50,000 – – – 

TOTAL, JOINT IED DEFEAT FUND .................................. 493,271 443,271 ¥50,000 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 

The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of 

$10,262,000 for the Office of the Inspector General. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Title IX contains several general provisions, many of which extend or modify war-related authorities included in previous Acts. A 

brief description of the recommended provisions follows: 

Section 9001 is new and requires the President to designate 

Overseas Contingency Operation/Global War on Terrorism funds. 

Section 9002 has been amended and provides that funds made 

available in this title are in addition to funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for the current fiscal year. 

Section 9003 has been amended and provides for general transfer 

authority within title IX. 

Section 9004 provides that supervision and administration costs 

associated with a construction project funded with appropriations 

available for operation and maintenance, Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund, or the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund may be obligated at the time a construction contract is awarded. 

Section 9005 provides for the procurement of passenger motor vehicles and heavy and light armored vehicles for use by military and 

civilian employees of the Department of Defense in the U.S. Central Command area. 

Section 9006 has been amended and provides funding for the 

Commander’s Emergency Response Program, within certain limitations. 

Section 9007 provides lift and sustainment to coalition forces 

supporting military and stability operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

Section 9008 prohibits the establishment of permanent bases in 

Iraq or Afghanistan or United States control over Iraq oil resources. 

Section 9009 prohibits the use of funding in contravention of the 

United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. 

Section 9010 limits the obligation of funding for the Afghanistan 

Security Forces Fund until certain conditions have been met. 

Section 9011 provides for the purchase of items of a particular 

investment unit cost from funding made available for operation and 

maintenance. 


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Section 9012 has been amended and provides funding for the operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq 

and security assistance teams. 

Section 9013 is new and provides security assistance to the Government of Jordan. 

Section 9014 is new and provides assistance and sustainment to 

the military and national security forces of Ukraine. 

Section 9015 restricts funds provided under the heading Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide for payments under Coalition 

Support Funds for reimbursement to the Government of Pakistan 

until certain conditions are met. 

Section 9016 is new and provides funds to the Department of Defense to improve intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities. 

Section 9017 has been amended and provides funds for the operation and maintenance accounts of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps 

and Air Force (including the National Guard and reserve components) to improve military readiness. 

Section 9018 prohibits the use of funds with respect to Syria in 

contravention of the War Powers Resolution. 


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TITLE X 

Title X contains two new general provisions. 

Section 10001 states that the Congress has a constitutional duty 

to debate the use of authorized military force against the Islamic 

State of Iraq and the Levant. 

Section 10002 states that the applicable allocation of budget authority made by the Committee on Appropriations does not exceed 

the amount of proposed new budget authority. 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPORTING 

REQUIREMENTS 

The following items are included in accordance with various requirements of the Rules of the House of Representatives: 

CHANGES IN THE APPLICATION OF EXISTING LAW

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the following statements are submitted describing the effect of provisions in the accompanying bill which directly 

or indirectly change the application of existing law. 

Language is included in various parts of the bill to continue ongoing activities which require annual authorization or additional 

legislation, which to date has not been enacted. 

The bill includes a number of provisions which place limitations 

on the use of funds in the bill or change existing limitations and 

which might, under some circumstances, be construed as changing 

the application of law. 

The bill includes a number of provisions, which have been virtually unchanged for many years that are technically considered 

legislation. 

The bill provides that appropriations shall remain available for 

more than one year for some programs for which the basic authorizing legislation does not presently authorize each extended availability. 

In various places in the bill, the Committee has allocated funds 

within appropriation accounts in order to fund specific programs. 

Changes in the application of existing law found within appropriations headings: 

Language is included in various accounts placing a limitation on 

funds for emergencies and extraordinary expenses. 

Language is included that provides not more than $15,000,000 

for the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund. 

Language is included that provides not more than $36,000,000 

for emergencies and extraordinary expenses. Language is included that provides not less than $35,045,000 for 

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gram, of which not less than $3,600,000 shall be available for centers. 

Language is included that prohibits the consolidation of certain 

legislative affairs or liaison offices. 

Language is included that makes available $9,031,000 for certain 

classified activities, allows such funds to be transferred between 

certain accounts, and exempts such funds from the investment item 

unit cost of items ceiling. 

Language is included that provides that any transfer authority 

provided under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, DefenseWide’’ shall be in addition to any other transfer authority provided 

in this Act. 

Language is included under the various Environmental Restoration accounts that provides that the Service Secretaries may transfer such funds for the purposes of the funds provided under such 

appropriations headings, and provides that such transfer authority 

shall be in addition to any other transfer authority provided in the 

Act. 

Language is included that provides for specific construction, acquisition, or conversion of vessels under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding 

and Conversion, Navy’’. 

Language is included under the heading ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 

Air Force’’ that limits the purchase of certain aircrafts until a certification is made. 

Language is included under the heading ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy’’ that provides funds for certain 

activities. 

Language is included under the heading ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’ that provides 

$250,000,000 for the Defense Rapid Innovation Program and provides for the transfer of funds subject to certain requirements. 

Language is included under the heading ‘‘National Defense Sealift Fund’’ providing authority for certain awards. 

Language is included that provides that not less than $8,000,000 

of funds provided under ‘‘Defense Health Program’’ shall be available for HIV/AIDS prevention education activities. 

Language is included that provides for the carry-over of one percent of the Operation and Maintenance account under the ‘‘Defense 

Health Program’’. 

Language is included under the ‘‘Defense Health Program’’ that 

provides for not less than $587,100,000 to be made available to the 

U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command to carry out 

congressionally directed medical research programs. 

Language is included that specifies the use of certain funds provided under ‘‘Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction’’. 

Language is included that provides for the transfer of funds 

under ‘‘Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities’’’. Such 

transfer authority shall be in addition to other transfer authority 

provided elsewhere in the Act. 

Language is included that provides that no funds made available 

in this Act may be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not 

authorized by Congress. 


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Language is included that provides for conditions and limitations 

on the payment of compensation to, or employment of, foreign nationals. 

Language is included that provides that no funds made available 

in this Act may be obligated beyond the end of the fiscal year unless express provision for a greater period of availability is provided 

elsewhere in this Act. 

Language is included that provides a 20 percent limitation on the 

obligation of funds provided in this Act during the last two months 

of the fiscal year with certain exceptions. 

Language is included that provides for general transfer authority. 

Language is included that provides for incorporation of project 

level tables. 

Language is included that provides for the establishment of a 

baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities 

for fiscal year 2016 and prohibits certain reprogrammings until 

after submission of a report. 

Language is included that provides for limitations on the use and 

transfer authority of working capital fund cash balances. 

Language is included that provides that prohibits funds appropriated in this Act to initiate a special access program without 

prior notification to the congressional defense committees. 

Language is included that provides limitations and conditions on 

the use of funds made available in this Act to initiate multi-year 

contracts. 

Language is included that provides for the use and obligation of 

funds for humanitarian and civic assistance costs under Chapter 20 

of title 10, United States Code. 

Language is included that provides that civilian personnel of the 

Department may not be managed on the basis of end strength or 

be subject to end strength limitations, sets forth certain requirements related to end strength for the budget submission, and requires that Department of Army Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories be managed based on budget availability. 

Language is included that prohibits funds made available in this 

Act from being used to influence congressional action on any matters pending before the Congress. 

Language is included that prohibits compensation from being 

paid to any member of the Army who is participating as a full-time 

student and who receives benefits from the Education Benefits 

Fund when time spent as a full-time student is counted toward 

that member’s service commitment. 

Language is included that provides for the transfer of funds appropriated in title III of this Act for the Department of Defense 

Pilot Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Program. 

Language is included that provides for the Department of Defense to purchase anchor and mooring chains manufactured only in 

the United States. 

Language is included that prohibits funds made available to the 

Department of Defense from being used to demilitarize or dispose 

of surplus firearms. 


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Language is included that provides a limitation on funds being 

used for the relocation of any Department of Defense entity into or 

within the National Capital Region. 

Language is included that provides for incentive payments authorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 

U.S.C. 1544). 

Language is included that provides that no funds made available 

in this Act for the Defense Media Activity may be used for national 

or international political or psychological activities. 

Language is included that provides for the obligation of funds for 

purposes specified in section 2350j(c) of title 10, United States 

Code. 

Language is included that provides funding for the Civil Air Patrol Corporation. 

Language is included that provides for the number of staff years 

of technical effort that may be funded for defense Federally Funded 

Research and Development Centers. 

Language is included that provides for the Department of Defense to procure carbon, alloy, or armor steel plate melted and 

rolled only in the United States and Canada. 

Language is included that defines congressional defense committees as being the Armed Services Committees and the Subcommittees on Defense of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

and Senate. 

Language is included that provides for competitions between private firms and Department of Defense Depot Maintenance Activities for modification, depot maintenance, and repair of aircraft, vehicles, and vessels, as well as the production of components and 

other Defense-related articles. 

Language is included that provides for revocation of blanket 

waivers of the Buy America Act upon a finding that a country has 

violated a reciprocal trade agreement by discriminating against 

products produced in the United States that are covered by the 

agreement. 

Language is included that provides for the availability of funds 

for the Department of Defense Overseas Military Facility Investment Recovery Account established by section 2921(c)(2) of the 

1991 National Defense Authorization Act. 

Language is included that provides for the conveyance, without 

consideration, of relocatable housing units located at Grand Forks, 

Malmstrom, Mountain Home, Ellsworth, and Minot Air Force 

Bases to Indian Tribes that are excess to Air Force needs. 

Language is included that provides authority to use operation 

and maintenance appropriations to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not more than $250,000. 

Language is included that prohibits funds from being used to disestablish, close downgrade or place of probation a Senior Reserve 

Officers’ Training Corps program. 

Language is included that prohibits the purchase of specified investment items within Working Capital Fund. 

Language is included that provides that none of the funds appropriated for the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain available 

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Fund, or other certain programs authorized under section 503 of 

the National Security Act. 

Language is included that provides that funds available for the 

Defense Intelligence Agency may be used for intelligence communications and intelligence information systems for the Services, the 

Unified and Specified Commands, and the component commends. 

Language is included that provides that not less than 

$12,000,000 within ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ 

shall be for mitigation of environmental impacts on Indian lands. 

Language is included that provides for the Department of Defense to comply with the Buy American Act (chapter 83 of title 41, 

United States Code). 

Language is included that provides conditions under which contracts for studies, analyses, or consulting services may be entered 

into without competition on the basis of an unsolicited proposal. 

Language is included that provides for the limitations of funds 

made available in this Act to establish Field Operating Agencies. 

Language is included that provides for the limitations on the conversion of an activity or function of the Department of Defense to 

contractor performance. 

Language is included that provides for the rescission of previously appropriated funds. 

Language is included that prohibits funds made available in this 

Act from being used to reduce authorized positions for military 

technicians (dual status) of the Army National Guard, Air National 

Guard, Army Reserve, and Air Force Reserve unless such reductions are a direct result of a reduction in military force structure. 

Language is included that provides that none of the funds made 

available in this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance 

to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea unless appropriated 

for that purpose. 

Language is included that provides for reimbursement to the National Guard and reserve when members of the National Guard 

and reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence support to 

the Combatant Commands, Defense Agencies, and Joint Intelligence Activities. 

Language is included that provides that Defense and Central Intelligence Agencies’ drug interdiction and counter-drug activity 

funds may not be transferred to other agencies unless specifically 

provided in an appropriations law. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds appropriated by this Act for the procurement of ball and roller bearings 

other than those produced by a domestic source and of domestic origin. 

Language is included to provide funding to make grants if it 

serves the national interest to do so. 

Language is included that provides for the Department of Defense to purchase supercomputers manufactured only in the United 

States unless the Secretary certifies such acquisition must be made 

for national security purposes. 

Language is included to allow for Small Business Innovation Research program and Small Business Technology Transfer program 

set-asides to the extent they contribute to the extramural budget. 


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Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act for contractor bonuses from being paid due to business restructuring. 

Language is included that provides for the transfer of funds to 

be used to support personnel supporting approved non-traditional 

defense activities. 

Language is included that provides for the Department of Defense to dispose of negative unliquidated or unexpended balances 

for expired or closed accounts. 

Language is included that provides conditions for the use of 

equipment of the National Guard Distance Learning Project on a 

space-available, reimbursable basis. 

Language is included that provides for the availability of funds 

provided by this Act to implement cost-effective agreements for required heating facility modernization in the Kaiserslautern Military Community, Germany and for other purposes. 

Language is included to provide for funding under ‘‘Operation 

and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ to support high priority Sexual 

Assault Prevention and Response program requirements, including 

the transfer of funds. 

Language is included that provides for the limitation on the use 

of funds appropriated in title IV to procure end-items for delivery 

to military forces for operational training, operational use, or inventory requirements. 

Language is included that provides for a waiver of the ‘‘Buy 

America’’ provisions for certain cooperative programs. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act to support the training of members of foreign security forces who have engaged in gross violations of human rights. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act for repairs or maintenance to military family housing units. 

Language is included that provides obligation authority for new 

starts for advanced concept technology demonstration projects only 

after notification to the congressional defense committees. 

Language is included that provides that the Secretary of Defense 

shall provide a classified quarterly report on certain matters as directed in the classified annex accompanying this Act. 

Language is included that provides for the use of National Guard 

personnel to support ground-based elements of the National Ballistic Missile Defense System. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act to transfer to any nongovernmental entity ammunition held by the Department of Defense that has a center—fire cartridge and designated as ‘‘armor piercing’’ except for demilitarization purposes. 

Language is included that provides for a waiver by the Chief, National Guard Bureau or his designee for all or part of consideration 

in cases of personal property leases of less than one year. 

Language is included that prohibits funds made available in this 

Act from being used to purchase malt beverages and wine with 

nonappropriated funds for resale. 


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Language is included that provides for the transfer of funds 

made available in this Act under ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

Army’’ to other activities of the Federal Government. 

Language is included that prohibits the modification of the appropriations budget request for the National Intelligence Program 

budget structure and presentation. 

Language is included that provides grant authority for the construction and furnishing of additional Fisher Houses to meet the 

needs of military family members when confronted with the illness 

or hospitalization of an eligible military beneficiary. 

Language is included that provides funding and transfer authority for the Israeli Cooperative missile defense programs. 

Language is included that provides for the transfer of funds to 

properly complete prior year shipbuilding programs. 

Language is included that provides that funds made available in 

this Act are deemed to be specifically authorized by Congress for 

purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 until 

enactment of the authorization Act. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act to initiate a new start program without prior written notification. 

Language is included that provides that the budget of the President for fiscal year 2017 shall include separate budget justification 

documents for costs of the United States Armed Forces’ participation in contingency operations that contain certain budget exhibits 

as defined in the Department of Defense Financial Management 

Regulation. 

Language is included that prohibits funds made available in this 

Act from being used for the research, development, test, evaluation, 

procurement, or deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile defense system. 

Language is included that reduces funding due to favorable foreign exchange rates. 

Language is included that prohibits funds made available in this 

Act from being used to reduce or disestablish the operation of the 

53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve. 

Language is included that prohibits funds made available in this 

Act from being used for the integration of foreign intelligence information unless the information has been lawfully collected and processed during conduct of authorized foreign intelligence activities. 

Language is included that provides that at the time members of 

reserve components of the Armed Forces are called or ordered to 

active duty, each member shall be notified in writing of the expected period during which the member will be mobilized. 

Language is included that prohibits the transfer of program authorities related to tactical unmanned aerial vehicles from the 

Army. 

Language is included that provides funding and authority for the 

Asia Pacific Regional Initiative program. 

Language is included that limits the obligation authority of funds 

provided for the Director of National Intelligence to the current fiscal year except for research and technology which shall remain 

available for the current and the following fiscal years. 


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Language is included that provides for the adjustment of obligations within the ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’ appropriation. 

Language is included that prohibits transfers of funds until the 

Director of National Intelligence submits a baseline for application 

of reprogramming and transfer authorities. 

Language is included that prohibits the realignment or personnel 

reductions for certain Army command sites within prior notification 

to the congressional defense committees. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds in violation 

of the standards of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008. 

Language is included that provides for the transfer of up to $20,000,000 of funds available for the Program Manager for Information Sharing Environment to be transferred to other departments and agencies for certain purposes. 

Language is included that sets forth reprogramming and transfer 

procedures for the National Intelligence Program. 

Language is included that provides that the Director of National 

Intelligence shall provide budget exhibits identifying the five year 

future-years intelligence program. 

Language is included that defines the congressional intelligence 

committees. 

Language is included that directs the Department of Defense to 

report on the Cost of War Execution Report on a monthly basis. 

Language is included that provides that funds from certain operation and maintenance accounts may be transferred to a central 

fund established for Fisher Houses and Suites pursuant to section 

2493(d) of title 10, United States Code. 

Language is included that provides that funds may be used for 

the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund. 

Language is included that provides that agencies post congressionally directed reports on a public website. 

Language is included that provides limitations on the award of 

contracts to contractors that require mandatory arbitration for certain claims as a condition of employment or a contractual relationship. The Secretary is authorized to waive the applicability of these 

limitations for national security interests. 

Language is included that provides funds and transfer authority 

for the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. 

Language is included that provides a limitation on the number 

of senior executives employed by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. 

Language is included that provides authority to purchase heavy 

and light armored vehicles notwithstanding price or other limitations on the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds in contravention of sections 1661, 1662, or 1663 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. 

Language is included that requires the Secretary of Defense to 

provide quarterly reports on civilian personnel end strength. 

Language is included that provides transfer authority for the Director of National Intelligence for the National Intelligence Program. 


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Language is included that prohibits funds to transfer or release 

certain individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba into the 

United States, its territories, or possessions. 

Language is included that prohibits funds to construct, acquire, 

or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds to transfer 

any individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to the custody 

or control of the individual’s country of origin, any other foreign 

country, or any other foreign entity except in accordance with section 1035 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2014. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (50 USC 1541). 

Language is included that prohibits the lease or purchase of new 

light duty vehicles except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum-Federal Fleet Performance. 

Language is included that prohibits the Department of Defense 

from entering into certain agreements with Rosoboronexport with 

certain waiver authorities. 

Language is included that prohibits the purchase or manufacture 

of a United States flag unless such flag is treated as a covered item 

under section 2533a(b) of the United States Code. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds for the direct personal benefit of the President of Afghanistan. 

Language is included that provides for the payment of ex gratia 

payments in certain circumstances subject to certain conditions. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds to reduce 

or prepare to reduce the number of deployed and non-deployed 

strategic delivery vehicles and launchers below certain authorized 

levels. 

Language is included that directs grants awards to be posted on 

a public website. 

Language is included that limits force structure changes at Lajes 

Field, Azores, Portugal except under certain conditions. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds for the performance of a flight demonstration team at a location outside the 

United States only if a performance at a location within the United 

States was canceled during the current fiscal year due to insufficient funding. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds by the National Security Agency for certain activities. 

Language is included that provides for an additional appropriation and transfer authority for basic allowance for housing for military personnel. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds to transfer 

or divest AH–64 Apache helicopters from the Army National Guard 

to the active Army with certain conditions. 

Language is included that requires certain notification on funds 

provided under section 1208 authorities, with a waiver for exigent 

circumstances. 


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Language is included that requires a report to assess requirements under section 811 of the National Defense Authorization Act. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds with respect 

to Iraq in contravention of the War Powers Resolution. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds to divest, retire, transfer or place in storage or backup status any A–10 aircraft. 

Language is included that provides for the use of funds from ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’ to support the Department’s activities related to the implementation of 

the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act. 

Language is included that prohibits funds from being transferred 

to the National Sea Based Deterrent Fund. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds to aware a 

new contract for the T–AO(X) program except under certain circumstances. 

Language is included that provides an additional appropriation 

and transfer authority for pay for military personnel. 

Language is included that reduces the amount of funds due to 

excess cash balances in the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds. 

Language is included that reduces the amount of funds due to 

lower than anticipated fuel prices. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds to reduced 

end strength levels for the Army National Guard below levels specified in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2015, except in certain circumstances. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds to enforce 

section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. 

Language is included that provides for the transfer of funds to 

the ‘‘Coast Guard Operating Expenses’’ account from the ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’ account. 

Language is included under ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ that provides for the use of funds under certain circumstances. 

Language is included under ‘‘Counterterrorism Partnerships 

Fund’’ that provides for the use of funds for certain purposes, compliance with vetting standards, and transfer of such funds to other 

accounts. 

Language is included under ‘‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’’ 

that provides for the use of funds for certain purposes and the 

management of contributions and returned items. 

Language is included under ‘‘Iraq Train and Equip Fund’’ that 

provides for the use of funds for certain purposes, compliance with 

vetting standards, management of contributions, and the submission of certain onetime reporting. 

Language is included under ‘‘Syria Train and Equip Fund’’ that 

provides for the use of funds for certain purposes, compliance with 

vetting standards, and the management of contributions. 

Language is included under ‘‘National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account’’ providing for the procurement of certain items and 

the submission of modernization priority assessments. Language is 

included under ‘‘Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund’’ 

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any other provision of law and provides for transfers to other accounts. 

Language is included that provides that amounts designed in 

this Act as Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism shall be available only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the 

Congress. 

Language is included that provides that funds made available in 

title IX are in addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made 

available for the Department of Defense for the current fiscal year. 

Language is included that provides for transfer authority between appropriations made available in title IX. 

Language is included that provides for supervision and administration costs associated with overseas contingency operations. 

Language is included that provides authority to purchase passenger, heavy, and light armored vehicles notwithstanding price or 

other limitations on the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles for 

use in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. 

Language is included that provides funds and authority for the 

Commander’s Emergency Response Program and establishes certain reporting requirements. 

Language is included that authorizes the use of funds to provide 

certain assistance to coalition forces supporting military and stability operations in Afghanistan and to counter the Islamic State 

of Iraq and the Levant, and establishes certain reporting requirements. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds to establish 

permanent bases in Iraq or Afghanistan. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds in contravention of certain laws or regulations promulgated to implement 

the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, 

Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. 

Language is included that places limitations on the use of Afghanistan Security Forces Funds and requires certain certifications. 

Language is included that authorizes funds in title IX for the 

purchase of items having an investment unit cost of up to 

$250,000, subject to certain conditions. 

Language is included that authorizes up to $140,000,000 under 

the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ for the Office of Security 

Cooperation in Iraq and security assistance teams, and operations 

and activities authorized in the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2016, subject to written notice requirements. 

Language is included that provides for up to $600,000,000 of 

funds appropriated for the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund to 

be used for assistance to the Government of Jordan for certain purposes and under certain circumstances. 

Language is included that provides for $200,000,000 for assistance to the military and national security forces of Ukraine for certain purposes and under certain circumstances. 

Language is included that places limitations on the use of Coalition Support Funds for the Government of Pakistan. 


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Language is included that provides for additional funds and 

transfer authority to improve the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities of the Department of Defense. 

Language is included that provides for additional funds and 

transfer authority to the Department of Defense for purposes of improving military readiness. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds with respect 

to Syria in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 

1541). 

Language is included that sets the amount by which subcommittee allocation exceeds the amount of proposed new budget 

authority at $0. 


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TRANSFER OF FUNDS

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the following is submitted describing the transfer of funds provided in the accompanying bill. 

Language has been included under ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

Defense-Wide’’ which provides for the transfer of funds for certain 

classified activities. 

Language has been included under ‘‘Environmental Restoration, 

Army’’ which provides for the transfer of funds for environmental 

restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of 

unsafe buildings and debris, or for similar purposes. 

Language has been included under ‘‘Environmental Restoration, 

Navy’’ which provides for the transfer of funds for environmental 

restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of 

unsafe buildings and debris, or for similar purposes. 

Language has been included under ‘‘Environmental Restoration, 

Air Force’’ which provides for the transfer of funds for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris, or for similar purposes. 

Language has been included under ‘‘Environmental Restoration, 

Defense-Wide’’ which provides for the transfer of funds for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris, or for similar purposes. 

Language has been included under ‘‘Environmental Restoration, 

Formerly Used Defense Sites’’’ which provides for the transfer of 

funds for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris, or for similar 

purposes. 

Language has been included under ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’ which provides for the transfer of funds for expenses 

necessary for the construction, acquisition, or conversion of vessels 

as authorized by law. 

Language has been included under ‘‘Research, Development, Test 

and Evaluation, Defense Wide’’ which provides for the transfer of 

funds for the Defense Rapid Innovation Program to appropriations 

for research, development, test and evaluation for specific purposes. 

Language has been included under ‘‘Drug Interdiction and 

Counter-Drug Activities, Defense’’ which provides for the transfer 

of funds to appropriations available to the Department of Defense 

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maintenance; for procurement; and for research, development, test 

and evaluation for drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of 

the Department of Defense. Language has been included under 

‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 8005’’ which provides for the transfer of 

working capital funds to other appropriations accounts of the Department of Defense for military functions. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8008’’ which provides for the transfer of funds between working 

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ment of Defense Pilot Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Program to any other appropriation for the purposes of implementing a Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Program development assistance agreement. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8050’’ which provides for the transfer of funds from ‘‘Operation and 

Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ to appropriations available for the pay 

of military personnel in connection with support and services of eligible organizations and activities outside the Department of Defense. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8054’’ which provides for the transfer of funds from the Department of Defense to the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, 

including Reserve and National Guard, to support high priority 

Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program requirements 

and activities. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8065’’ which provides for the transfer of funds from ‘‘Operation and 

Maintenance, Army’’ to other activities of the federal government. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8068’’ which provides for the transfer of funds from ‘‘Procurement, 

Defense-Wide’’ and ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 

Defense-Wide’’ for the Israeli Cooperative Programs. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8069’’ which provides for the transfer of funds under the heading 

‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’ to fund prior year shipbuilding cost increases. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8085’’ which provides for the transfer of funds appropriated in the 

Intelligence Community Management Account for the Program 

Manager for the Information Sharing Environment to other departments and agencies for the purposes of Government-wide information sharing activities. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8090’’ which provides for the transfer of funds from ‘‘Operation and 

Maintenance, Army’’, ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, and 

‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’’ to the central fund established for Fisher Houses and Suites. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8091’’ which provides that funds appropriated by this Act may be 

made available for the purpose of making remittances to the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8094’’ which provides for the transfer of funds appropriated for operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program to the 

Joint Department of Defense—Department of Veterans Affairs 

Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8099’’ which provides for the transfer of funds for the National Intelligence Program. Language has been included under ‘‘General 

Provisions, Sec. 8114’’ which provides for the transfer of funds for 

basic allowance for housing for military personnel. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8124’’ which provides for the transfer of funds for pay for military 


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personnel for purposes of fully funding the authorized military pay 

raise. 

Language has been included under title IX ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’ for the transfer of funds to the ‘‘Coast Guard Operating Expenses’’’ account. 

Language has been included under title IX ‘‘Counterterrorism 

Partnerships Fund’’ for the transfer of funds to other appropriations provided for in this Act. 

Language has been included under title IX ‘‘Joint Improvised Explosive Devise Defeat Fund’’ which provides for the transfer of 

funds to appropriations available to the Department of Defense for 

military personnel; for operation and maintenance; for procurement; for research, development, test and evaluation; and for defense working capital funds for purposes related to assisting United 

States forces in the defeat of improvised explosive devices. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

9003’’ which provides for the authority to transfer funds between 

the appropriations or funds made available to the Department of 

Defense in title IX, subject to certain conditions. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

9016’’ which provides for the transfer of funds to the operations 

and maintenance, military personnel, and procurement accounts, to 

improve the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities of the Department of Defense. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

9017’’ which provides for the transfer of funds to the operation and 

maintenance accounts of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air 

Force, including National Guard and reserve, for purposes of improving military readiness. 

RESCISSIONS

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

or Representatives, the following table is submitted describing the 

rescissions recommended in the accompanying bill: 

Other Procurement, Army, 2014/2016 .................................................................................................. $40,000,000 

Aircraft Procurement, Navy, 2014/2016 ............................................................................................... 91,571,000 

Weapons Procurement, Navy, 2014/2016 ............................................................................................ 888,000 

Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, 2014/2016 ........................................................................................ 2,300,000 

Missile Procurement, Air Force, 2014/2016 ......................................................................................... 1,000,000 

Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force, 2014/2016 ............................................................................ 12,600,000 

Other Procurement, Air Force, 2014/2016 ........................................................................................... 14,000,000 

Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army, 2015/2017 ...................................... 30,000,000 

Other Procurement, Army, 2015/2017 .................................................................................................. 30,000,000 

Aircraft Procurement, Navy, 2015/2017 ............................................................................................... 49,377,000 

Weapons Procurement, Navy, 2015/2017 ............................................................................................ 15,422,000 

Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps, 2015/2017 ..................................................... 8,906,000 

Procurement, Marine Corps, 2015/2017 .............................................................................................. 88,996,000 

Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, 2015/2017 ........................................................................................ 108,870,000 

Missile Procurement, Air Force, 2015/2017 ......................................................................................... 75,000,000 

Other Procurement, Air Force, 2015/2017 ........................................................................................... 8,000,000 

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, 2015/2016 ........................................................ 232,228,000 

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force, 2015/2016 ................................................. 60,271,00 

DIRECTED RULE MAKING

This bill does not contain any provision that specifically directs 

the promulgation or completion of a rule. 


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PROGRAM DUPLICATION

No provision of this bill establishes or reauthorizes a program of 

the Federal Government known to be duplicative of another Federal program, a program that was included in any report from the 

Government Accountability Office to Congress pursuant to section 

21 of Public Law 111–139, or a program related to a program identified in the most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. 

STATEMENT OF GENERAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the following is a statement of general performance goals and objectives for which this measure authorizes funding: 

The Committee on Appropriations considers program performance, including a program’s success in developing and attaining 

outcome-related goals and objectives, in developing funding recommendations. 

COMPLIANCE WITH RULE XIII, CL. 3(e) (RAMSEYER RULE)

In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, the Committee notes that the accompanying bill does not propose to repeal or amend a statute or part 

thereof. 

EARMARK DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

Neither the bill nor the report contains any congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined in 

Clause 9 of rule XXI. 

COMPARISON WITH THE BUDGET RESOLUTION

Clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives requires an explanation of compliance with section 

308(a)(1)(A) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 

Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–344), as amended, which requires that 

the report accompanying a bill providing new budget authority contain a statement detailing how that authority compares with the 

reports submitted under section 302 of the Act for the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal 

year from the Committee’s section 302(a) allocation. This information follows: 

[In millions of dollars] 

302(b) Allocation This Bill 

Budget Authority Outlays Budget Authority Outlays 

Discretionary: 

General Purpose ............................................................ 490,235 519,579 490,235 1 515,802 

Global War on Terrorism2 ............................................. 88,421 46,849 88,421 45,029 

Mandatory ............................................................................... 514 514 514 514 

1 Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

2 Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 


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FIVE-YEAR OUTLAY PROJECTIONS

In compliance with section 308(a)(1)(B) of the Congressional 

Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (Public Law 93– 

344), as amended, the following table contains five-year projections 

associated with the budget authority provided in the accompanying 

bill. 

[In millions of dollars] 

Non-GWOT GWOT 

2016 ......................................................................................................................................... 1 312,144 45,029 

2017 ......................................................................................................................................... 103,401 24,328 

2018 ......................................................................................................................................... 39,709 10,317 

2019 ......................................................................................................................................... 18,817 4,790 

2020 and future years ............................................................................................................ 14,608 2 2,518 

1 Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

2 Note: GWOT is Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

In accordance with section 308(a)(1)(C) of the Congressional 

Budget and Impoundment Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–344), as 

amended, no new budget or outlays are provided by the accompanying bill for financial assistance to State and local governments. 


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ADDITIONAL VIEWS—FISCAL YEAR 2016 DEPARTMENT OF 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL 

With this bill, the Committee has carried out its Constitutional 

responsibility to recommend the appropriations necessary to provide for the common defense of our Nation. The Committee did this 

in a collegial and bipartisan fashion consistent with its long-standing traditions. 

The base portion of this bill provides $490,235,000,000 in new 

budget authority covering all Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community functions except for Military Construction 

and Family Housing. This is $36,693,052,000 below the President’s 

budget request, and $2,617,782,000 below last year’s enacted level. 

The Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) portion provides 

$88,421,000,000. This is an increase of $37,471,439,000 above the 

President’s budget request, and $24,485,705,000 above the FY 2015 

level. 

As with all the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Appropriations measures, 

this bill was developed under the constraints of the Budget Control 

Act (BCA) of 2011, and therefore continues the mindless austerity 

it has wrought upon our great nation. 

Despite near universal disdain, and plenty of buyer’s remorse, 

the BCA has proven to be an extremely resilient yet utterly ineffective piece of law. We have seen short postponements of sequestration in the American Taxpayers Relief Act of 2012 and two-year alleviations of the caps provided by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 

2013. Yet, the Committee finds itself, nearly five years since the 

BCA’s enactment, far away from the consensus needed to repeal 

the law. Further, the continued half-hearted attempts to fix the 

BCA are almost as detrimental as the law itself, as they add to the 

uncertainty and waste everyone’s time 

It is becoming increasingly difficult to point to any positive 

changes in our fiscal situation as a result of the BCA. While intended to reduce the budget deficit through spending limits and reductions, our nation’s debt has increased by 24.5 percent since the 

BCA was signed into law, mainly because committees that are not 

truly constrained by the BCA’s discretionary spending caps continue to push politically popular legislation with little regard for its 

impact on the federal budget. For example, in April of this year, 

Congress passed legislation that permanently fixed the long-standing issues with Medicare’s payment rates for physicians’ services. 

According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), this ‘‘fix’’ will 

result in a $141 billion increase in federal budget deficits over the 

next ten years and yet the measure sailed through both Houses 

with very little opposition and was greeted by a cheerful signing 

statement at the White House. After 17 temporary overrides since 

2003, we cannot argue that the permanent ‘‘Doc fix’’ was not long 

overdue. However, we believe it illustrates our larger point that the 


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legislative and executive branches are nowhere close to having a 

sincere conversation about our deficits while non-discretionary 

spending and lack of revenue continue to largely get a free pass. 

Until the President and Congress confront the continued growth 

in mandatory spending while simultaneously increasing revenues, 

this Committee has no choice but to carry out the implausible mandate contained in the BCA and attempt to control deficits with jurisdiction over only 34 percent of one-half of the federal ledger. 

Unfortunately, we fear a majority of our colleagues have no idea 

when the fiscal year starts, except that is when it is time to shut 

down the government. We despair that most think Continuing Resolutions are the norm, and sequestration is not that bad; that some 

delight every time a civilian federal employee is furloughed. All are 

symptoms of failure to us. 

The time we have caused people to waste by not finishing our 

work on time, enacting innumerable Continuing Resolutions, and 

vacillating from one topline to another is deplorable. Whether it is 

a federal agency, a state, other political subdivisions, non-profit organizations, contractors, or an allied nation, all have been less efficient in recent years because of the constant uncertainty surrounding the federal government’s finances. 

To illustrate, in nearly every fiscal year since the BCA’s enactment there have been attempts to alter the caps on defense and 

non-defense spending. For example, just two years ago, the House 

and Senate had top-line allocations that were $91 billion apart, yet 

the sub-allocations for Defense were less than $4 billion apart. 

Needless to say, we ended up at a point somewhere between the 

two, but only after a lot of wasted time and a federal government 

shutdown. 

While not a mirror image of two years ago, the FY 2016 process 

is careening towards a similar fate. This fiscal year, the President 

started the process by submitting a budget request that did not 

comply with the limitations mandated by the BCA across all budgeted fiscal years. Further, paired with the President’s budget request was a threat to veto any appropriations bills that adhered to 

the BCA caps. 

The Majority party’s response to the President was to pass a 

Budget Resolution that purports to abide by the BCA caps in FY 

2016 for defense and non-defense discretionary spending, yet 

evades the defense cap by proposing $38 billion above the President’s budget request for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) 

or as renamed in this bill, the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). 

Despite objections from the Secretary of Defense, this additional 

GWOT funding was further entrenched by the recently passed FY 

2016 National Defense Authorization Act. 

Needless to say, this solution is very troubling and not because 

of our objection to providing additional funding for the Department 

of Defense. We are in agreement with the Commander in Chief 

that complying with the BCA caps on defense spending would necessitate our forces to assume unacceptable risk in carrying out our 

National Defense Strategy. At this moment, the United States military and Intelligence Community are actively engaged in responding to current and emerging crises and conflicts around the globe. 


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The Nation needs them ready to respond at a moment’s notice to 

future challenges, both foreseen and unforeseen. 

However, just as we need a strong defense, we need a strong Nation. We cannot continue to let our country deteriorate with interstate bridges that collapse and kill our citizens, meaningful scientific research that atrophies, and a population whose educational 

attainment falls further and further behind. Increasing GWOT 

funding is merely a fleeting salve to the sequester caps for one 

agency and does not allow the Department of Defense to properly 

plan and budget for the future. Further, if the President is true to 

his veto threat, then we are playing a serious game of 

brinksmanship with DoD and the rest of the federal government. 

The Committee realizes we will be in the throes of another crisis 

in December—our time should no longer be wasted and the President and the leaders of both Houses and both parties should start 

meaningful negotiations now, so that they can be concluded before 

October 1st, to allow this preeminent committee to again do the 

business of the country in an orderly, thoughtful, and timely fashion. 

Additionally, the Administration, DoD, and Congress have been 

complicit since 2001 in using emergency war funding to fund enduring requirements for the military. Over the past few years, despite the constraints of the BCA, the Subcommittee, led by Chairman Frelinghuysen, had begun to make strides in limiting what is 

an eligible expense in OCO and shift activities to the base budget. 

After fourteen years into the fight it is increasingly difficult to 

argue that this operational tempo for our military is a contingency 

and not the new normal in defending our nation and our interests. 

If the higher GWOT funding is enacted, much of the progress made 

in reining in Title IX will be undone. 

Unfortunately, as in past years, this bill is largely silent on several of the Defense Department’s long-term fiscal challenges and in 

some cases severely restricts DoD’s ability to even consider initiatives that recognize the reality of finite resources. Congress needs 

to consider the retirement of aging and underperforming weapons 

systems, policy changes that curb the expected increase in health 

care costs, and modifications to military compensation that are prospective and keep the promises we have made to those who have 

served. The sooner Congress reaches the consensus required to 

make the difficult decisions needed in this constrained fiscal environment, the better we can provide for our national defense. 

Ignoring the numerous concerns just expressed, Chairman 

Frelinghuysen and the Subcommittee did an exceptional job assembling this bill. In particular, the Chairman was very meticulous 

with the $37.5 billion added to Title IX of the bill by the FY 2016 

Budget Resolution. He avoided the easy path and did not dump 

large portions of the Operations and Maintenance accounts into 

GWOT. Rather, he has painstakingly worked to provide the needed 

resources for the preparation of our forces in the field. Further, the 

Chairman was very thoughtful in his construction of the base portion of the bill to provide the resources needed for our military personnel, readiness activities, and preserving the industrial base. 

The Subcommittee has again included additional resources for 

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and welcome focus on retaliation. Specifically, the bill fully funds 

the budget request for the activities and offices tackling this act of 

mistrust with an additional $20 million to be divided among all 

services and components. 

The bill continues to robustly fund research for traumatic brain 

injury and psychological health, suicide prevention outreach programs, and medical research. The report, again this year, carries 

language expressing our concerns about interoperable electronic 

health records becoming a reality for veterans and service members. 

Small businesses will be able to compete for funding with the Rapid Innovation Fund once again funded in this bill at $250 million. This find allows small businesses with big ideas for national 

security problems to participate, providing a path into the defense 

acquisition community. 

We commend the Chairman for including the funding increase 

for the Humanitarian Mine Action program. While it may be a 

small program, this mission is of immense value. It may take years 

to reclaim lands around the world from the explosive remnants of 

war, but we can share our military’s expertise with host nations on 

detection, clearance, disposal, and demilitarization of explosive ordnance to protect innocent civilians. 

The Chairman’s focus on resourcing the Combatant Commands 

beyond Central Command is appreciated. Let us be clear, while the 

support for our almost ten thousand U.S. service members still 

serving in Afghanistan and the threat of ISIL is paramount, there 

are other Areas of Responsibility that need attention. The $200 

million in the bill to provide assistance to the Ukrainian national 

security forces to help Ukraine secure its sovereign territory and 

protect its citizens against foreign aggressors is an example of how 

the Committee can, and will, help those who ask for help. The additional money added to support Drug Interdiction and Counterdrug Activities, especially the additional $15 million for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance activities in Southern 

Command is another example of support included in this bill. The 

additional funding to allow Africa Command to maintain a persistent presence on a continent that rules with ‘‘the tyranny of distance’’ ensures U.S. efforts in that part of the world are successful. 

Also, this bill addresses the Service Chiefs’ concerns about readiness. The billions allocated to readiness activities will allow the 

services to mitigate the effects of constant deployments and financial unpredictability. The concern for readiness is also addressed in 

the $1.4 billion added across the services for Facility Sustainment, 

Restoration and Modernization although, this figure could be much 

lower if Congress allowed the Department of Defense to divest 

itself of unusable infrastructure through a Base Realignment and 

Closure round. 

Traditionally, the Committee emphasizes the positive side of the 

ledger; however, we believe the Committee should also highlight 

the other side of the ledger, as reductions in funding are also a result of good oversight. In this bill, there is a reduction of $100 million to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s total request. This bill also made a reduction of $82 million, denying the 

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nation of funding for the Joint Urgent Operational Needs Fund 

drives requests from the Combatant Commanders back into the 

normal acquisitions process for more oversight and scrutiny. The 

restriction on funding 8 Joint Strike Fighters until the Autonomic 

Logistics Information System is delivered is another example of 

oversight. 

Throughout this year’s process, the Defense Subcommittee continued its tradition of bipartisanship. The Subcommittee has operated collaboratively and effectively for many years and, within the 

constraints placed upon the bill, our interests have been addressed. 

The adoption of Representative Barbara Lee’s amendment, stating 

that Congress has a constitutional duty to debate and decide when 

to authorize the use of military force in the fight against the Islamic State in the Levant, is an example of this culture and demonstrates the important role the Committee has in protecting the 

prerogatives of the Legislative Branch. 

The process for preparing this bill, and the recommendations it 

contains, were done in a deliberate and thoughtful manner. However, we need to find a way to provide for our national security 

needs without relying on contingency war funds to pay for regular 

base budget activities. Our military leaders contend that unless we 

wean ourselves from this dependency on war funding, we will completely undermine the Defense Department’s ability to plan over 

the long term. 

NITA M. LOWEY. PETER J. VISCLOSKY. 

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